{"id":10593,"date":"2026-08-16T13:16:45","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T17:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clintonfirst.org\/fumc\/?p=10593"},"modified":"2026-08-16T20:31:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-17T00:31:53","slug":"august-16-2026-worship-twelfth-sunday-after-pentecost-walking-with-christ","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clintonfirst.org\/fumc\/2026\/08\/16\/august-16-2026-worship-twelfth-sunday-after-pentecost-walking-with-christ\/'","title":{"rendered":"August 16, 2026 Worship &#8211; Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost &#8211; &#8220;Walking with Christ&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/clintonfirst.org\/documents\/bulletins\/2026\/bulletin-august-16.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Worship Bulletin<\/a> including<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/3YkXzGhU5tU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Worship Message<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=john+wesley+&amp;sca_esv=2fbc8fd622ef6d70&amp;rlz=1C1HKFL_enUS1193US1193&amp;sxsrf=APpeQnuJtcr4HAJ7n-TvHrBcvEgxg4RcxQ%3A1786925176942&amp;ei=eFCCaumDOcC9mLQPvdjR-AU&amp;ved=0ahUKEwjpn6WDr6aWAxXAHoYAHT1sFF8Q4dUDCBA&amp;uact=5&amp;oq=john+wesley+&amp;gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiDGpvaG4gd2VzbGV5IDIKEC4YgAQYigUYQzILEC4YgAQYigUYkQIyChAAGIAEGIoFGEMyEBAuGIAEGIoFGEMYsQMYgwEyCxAAGIAEGIoFGJECMgsQABiABBiKBRiRAjIOEC4YgAQYxwEYrwEYjgUyBRAAGIAEMgUQABiABDINEC4YgAQYigUYQxixAzIZEC4YgAQYigUYQxiXBRjcBBjeBBjgBNgBAUisCVCmBVimBXABeACQAQCYAYYBoAHOAaoBAzEuMbgBA8gBAPgBAZgCAqACkQHCAgoQABhHGNYEGLADwgIOEAAY5AIY1gQYsAPYAQHCAhcQLhjcBhi4BhjaBhjYAhjIAxiwA9gBAZgDAIgGAZAGDroGBggBEAEYCZIHAzEuMaAH3yayBwMwLjG4B4sBwgcDMi0yyAcIgAgB&amp;sclient=gws-wiz-serp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">John Wesley<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?gs_ssp=eJzj4tVP1zc0LDEpLzZNsUg3YPRSzsrPyFMoTy3OSa1USMzJzS8uUUjOKMosLslMzFMoTi3Kzc8DAMPZElg&amp;q=john+wesley+almost+christian+sermon&amp;rlz=1C1HKFL_enUS1193US1193&amp;oq=john+wesley%2C+almost&amp;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqEAgBEC4YiwMYnAMYqAMYgAQyBggAEEUYOTIQCAEQLhiLAxicAxioAxiABDIICAIQABgWGB7SAQg5MTI4ajFqN6gCALACAA&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;source=chrome.ob&amp;ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Almost Christian<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=g-KLF1Oke2M&amp;list=RDg-KLF1Oke2M&amp;start_radio=1&amp;pp=ygUKcGFzcyBpdCBvbqAHAQ%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pass It On<\/a>&#8220;<\/li>\n<li>Transfiguration &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Matthew%2017&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Matthew 17<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Maintaining a Life in Christ\n<ul>\n<li>Spirituality\n<ul>\n<li>How to Grow\n<ul>\n<li>Daily Prayer<\/li>\n<li>A daily devotion to God<\/li>\n<li>A spirit of self-examination<\/li>\n<li>Being in community with other Christians<\/li>\n<li>Quiet times for listening to the Holy Spirit<\/li>\n<li>Courage to stay strong in your faith<\/li>\n<li>Going to Bible studies or<\/li>\n<li>Reading your Bible<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Discovery through Study\n<ul>\n<li>How to Study\n<ul>\n<li>Read the Bible<\/li>\n<li>Pray about going on a Walk to Emmaus<\/li>\n<li>Form a Bible study group<\/li>\n<li>Read\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=max+lucado&amp;rlz=1C1HKFL_enUS1193US1193&amp;oq=Max+Lucado&amp;gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUqDQgAEAAY4wIYsQMYgAQyDQgAEAAY4wIYsQMYgAQyCggBEC4YsQMYgAQyCggCEAAYsQMYgAQyBwgDEAAYgAQyBwgEEAAYgAQyBwgFEAAYgAQyBwgGEAAYgAQyBwgHEAAYgAQyBwgIEAAYgAQyBwgJEAAYgATSAQczNzVqMGo3qAIAsAIA&amp;sourceid=chrome&amp;source=chrome.ob&amp;ie=UTF-8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Max Lucado<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=Rick+Warren&amp;sca_esv=2fbc8fd622ef6d70&amp;rlz=1C1HKFL_enUS1193US1193&amp;sxsrf=APpeQnvleUz2nB7I8rwAmqVVMr0_3CzNhQ%3A1786926497700&amp;ei=oVWCate2KpG9p84PxqXfiAY&amp;biw=1290&amp;bih=673&amp;ved=0ahUKEwiXi4r5s6aWAxWR3skDHcbSF2EQ4dUDCBA&amp;uact=5&amp;oq=Rick+Warren&amp;gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiC1JpY2sgV2FycmVuMg0QLhiABBiKBRhDGLEDMgoQABiABBiKBRhDMggQABiABBixAzIFEAAYgAQyBRAAGIAEMgUQABiABDIFEAAYgAQyBRAAGIAEMgUQABiABDIFEAAYgAQyHBAuGIAEGIoFGEMYsQMYlwUY3AQY3gQY3wTYAQFIgANQAFgAcAB4AZABAJgBZqABZqoBAzAuMbgBA8gBAPgBAvgBAZgCAaACa5gDALoGBggBEAEYFJIHAzAuMaAHoguyBwMwLjG4B2vCBwMyLTHIBwOACAE&amp;sclient=gws-wiz-serp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Rick Warren<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=T.D.+Jakes&amp;sca_esv=2fbc8fd622ef6d70&amp;rlz=1C1HKFL_enUS1193US1193&amp;biw=1290&amp;bih=673&amp;sxsrf=APpeQntCPUiPLnGGK0BepepAEldcZJSyzw%3A1786926517083&amp;ei=tVWCavXWBJbIp84P0aH9oAo&amp;ved=0ahUKEwi1hamCtKaWAxUW5MkDHdFQH6QQ4dUDCBA&amp;uact=5&amp;oq=T.D.+Jakes&amp;gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiClQuRC4gSmFrZXMyBRAAGIAEMgUQLhiABDIFEAAYgAQyBRAAGIAEMgUQABiABDIFEAAYgAQyBRAAGIAEMgUQABiABDIFEAAYgAQyBRAAGIAESP8EUABYAHAAeAGQAQCYAYEBoAGBAaoBAzAuMbgBA8gBAPgBAvgBAZgCAaAChAGYAwCSBwMwLjGgB4kPsgcDMC4xuAeEAcIHAzAuMcgHAoAIAQ&amp;sclient=gws-wiz-serp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">T.D. Jakes<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?q=C.S.+Lewis&amp;sca_esv=2fbc8fd622ef6d70&amp;rlz=1C1HKFL_enUS1193US1193&amp;biw=1290&amp;bih=673&amp;sxsrf=APpeQnuJVVT0YNoymCDDgoSsKJY-cEJtfQ%3A1786926555164&amp;ei=21WCavDMCZbgp84Pws2GoQY&amp;ved=0ahUKEwiwpr2UtKaWAxUW8MkDHcKmIWQQ4dUDCBA&amp;uact=5&amp;oq=C.S.+Lewis&amp;gs_lp=Egxnd3Mtd2l6LXNlcnAiCkMuUy4gTGV3aXMyBRAuGIAEMgUQABiABDIFEAAYgAQyBRAuGIAEMgUQABiABDIFEAAYgAQyCxAuGIAEGMcBGNEDMgUQLhiABDIFEAAYgAQyBRAAGIAEMhQQLhiABBiXBRjcBBjeBBjfBNgBAUj8AlAAWABwAHgBkAEAmAGFAaABhQGqAQMwLjG4AQPIAQD4AQL4AQGYAgGgAokBmAMAugYGCAEQARgUkgcDMC4xoAe6FLIHAzAuMbgHiQHCBwMyLTHIBwOACAE&amp;sclient=gws-wiz-serp\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">C.S. Lewis<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Christian Action\n<ul>\n<li>Doing what God would do\u2014even when you don\u2019t want to<\/li>\n<li>Make a Friend!<\/li>\n<li>Be a Friend!<\/li>\n<li>Bring a Friend to Christ!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Romans%208%3A38-39&amp;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Romans 8:38-39<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t expect to be perfect!<\/li>\n<li>Take a moral inventory<\/li>\n<li>Be Gentle with Each Other<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Worship Bulletin including<\/p>\n<p>Worship Message<\/p>\n<p> John Wesley The Almost Christian &#8220;Pass It On&#8220; Transfiguration &#8211; Matthew 17 Maintaining a Life in Christ Spirituality How to Grow Daily Prayer A daily devotion to God A spirit of self-examination Being in community with other Christians Quiet times for listening to the Holy Spirit Courage to stay strong <span style=\"color:#777\"> . . . &rarr; Read More: <a href=\"https:\/\/clintonfirst.org\/fumc\/2026\/08\/16\/august-16-2026-worship-twelfth-sunday-after-pentecost-walking-with-christ\/'\">August 16, 2026 Worship &#8211; Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost &#8211; &#8220;Walking with Christ&#8221;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10597,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_has_post_settings":{"highlight_sharing":"default","image_sharing":"default","headline_sharing":"default"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[40,55,38,80,79,42,37],"hashtags":[],"class_list":["post-10593","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-worship","tag-audio","tag-bible","tag-bulletin","tag-music","tag-scripture","tag-video","tag-worship","odd"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/clintonfirst.org\/fumc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10593","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/clintonfirst.org\/fumc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/clintonfirst.org\/fumc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clintonfirst.org\/fumc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clintonfirst.org\/fumc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10593"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/clintonfirst.org\/fumc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10593\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10612,"href":"https:\/\/clintonfirst.org\/fumc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10593\/revisions\/10612"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clintonfirst.org\/fumc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10597"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/clintonfirst.org\/fumc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clintonfirst.org\/fumc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clintonfirst.org\/fumc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10593"},{"taxonomy":"hashtags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clintonfirst.org\/fumc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtags?post=10593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}