{"id":9888,"date":"2024-04-12T09:51:30","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T13:51:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/multimedia.sebts.edu\/?p=9888"},"modified":"2026-04-29T15:17:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T19:17:57","slug":"matt-carter-the-cost-of-following-christ-john-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/multimedia.sebts.edu\/?p=9888","title":{"rendered":"Matt Carter | The Cost of Following Christ | John 4"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"ast-oembed-container\" style=\"height: 100%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Matt Carter | The Cost of Following Christ | John 4\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/933417666?dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Matt Carter, Vice President of Mobilization at the North American Mission Board, speaks about the importance of following Jesus for who He is rather than what he can offer, using John chapter 6 as a reference. 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