{"id":3404,"date":"2026-03-29T18:17:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T18:17:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.foresidechurch.org\/?p=3404"},"modified":"2026-03-30T18:37:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T18:37:27","slug":"getting-to-empty-un-kinged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.foresidechurch.org\/index.php\/2026\/03\/29\/getting-to-empty-un-kinged\/","title":{"rendered":"Getting to Empty: Un-Kinged"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"March 29, 2026 - Palm Sunday Worship\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eF1tpWP9JQc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Scripture: <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/bible.oremus.org\/?passage=Matthew+21:1-11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Matthew 21:1-11<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/bible.oremus.org\/?passage=Philippians+2:5-11\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"> Philippians 2:5-11<\/a><br>We follow Jesus into Jerusalem and join in shouts of praise. We, like those crowds long ago, too often try to bend Jesus into our own form of just another emperor or king. Instead, we are shown the grace-filled leadership of self-emptying. How do we follow in his way, making space for one another so that we might live more wholly as a people?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scripture: Matthew 21:1-11 Philippians 2:5-11We follow Jesus into Jerusalem and join in shouts of praise. We, like those crowds long ago, too often try to bend Jesus into our own form of just another emperor or king. Instead, we are shown the grace-filled leadership of self-emptying. 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