{"id":3562,"date":"2026-08-09T17:03:04","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T17:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.foresidechurch.org\/?p=3562"},"modified":"2026-08-10T17:05:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T17:05:55","slug":"skipping-stones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.foresidechurch.org\/index.php\/2026\/08\/09\/skipping-stones\/","title":{"rendered":"Skipping Stones"},"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=\"August 9, 2026 - Sunday Worship\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CojN_5UvgvU?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+14:22-33\">Matthew 14:22-33<\/a><br>Jesus comes to his disciples walking on the water. 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