{"id":4389,"date":"2026-08-23T07:24:31","date_gmt":"2026-08-23T11:24:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/matawanumc.org\/?p=4389"},"modified":"2026-08-24T07:28:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T11:28:53","slug":"breathing-living-stones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/matawanumc.org\/?p=4389","title":{"rendered":"\u201cBreathing, Living Stones\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The entire universe comes alive because of our surrender to the mystery of the Resurrection of Jesus. The universe is 93 million light years in diameter\u2014 incomprehensible to us. The universe bears the fullness of God with the fullness of Jesus in the Holy Spirit down to the very depths of our souls. God in fullness is always with us. We surrender to this gift as we praise our God!<\/p>\n\n\n\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=\"&quot;Breathing, Living Stones&quot;  -  Sermon, August 23, 2026\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OqjKf4pXdP8?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=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">These praise songs by Tiffany, Beverly and Lisa pour their faith, their voice and their joy to catch fire within us. Michael&#8217;s accompaniments and interludes deepen our spiritual experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAmazing Grace (My Chains Are Gone)\u201d<br>\u201cRising\u201d &#8211;<br>\u201cBe Unto Your Name\u201d<br>Musical Interlude<br>\u201cChrist Beside Me\u201d<br>\u201cI Will Lift My Hands\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\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=\"Praise Worship - Sunday, August 223, 2026\" width=\"740\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0tfT-2VNZHM?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<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/matawanumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/26-08-23-Order-of-Worship.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of 26-08-23 Order of Worship.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-0c506301-cbb2-4fb4-b2f5-17e05d78d77b\" href=\"https:\/\/matawanumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/26-08-23-Order-of-Worship.pdf\">26-08-23 Order of Worship<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/matawanumc.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/26-08-23-Order-of-Worship.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-0c506301-cbb2-4fb4-b2f5-17e05d78d77b\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The entire universe comes alive because of our surrender to the mystery of the Resurrection of Jesus. 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