{"id":156,"date":"2019-01-25T23:49:25","date_gmt":"2019-01-25T23:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?page_id=156"},"modified":"2024-10-02T15:08:07","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T20:08:07","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/home\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t

About the La Vista Church of Christ<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"Pondering\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

Who We Are<\/a><\/h3>

A general overview of who we are.<\/p>\nLearn More<\/a>\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"compass\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

Come Visit!<\/a><\/h3>

Directions to the building and the times of our services.<\/p>\nLearn More<\/a>\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"meeeting\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

Coming Events<\/a><\/h3>

Upcoming events taking place at La Vista or area congregations.<\/p>\nLearn More<\/a>\t\n\t

For Your Learning<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"puzzled\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

Answers<\/a><\/h3>

An extensive list of answers to questions asked over the years.<\/p>\nLearn More<\/a>\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"notes\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

Notes<\/a><\/h3>

Scripture references and notes, good for finding a reference or starter material for lessons.<\/p>\nLearn More<\/a>\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"writing\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

Articles<\/a><\/h3>

Articles written by brethren on a variety of topics.<\/p>\nLearn More<\/a>\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"preaching\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

Sermons<\/a><\/h3>

Outlines, audio recordings, and a few videos.<\/p>\nLearn More<\/a>\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"newspaper\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

Issues<\/a><\/h3>

Brief references to moral issues in the news with commentary.<\/p>\nLearn More<\/a>\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"study\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

Studies<\/a><\/h3>

Bible studies in outline and workbook formats, sorted by age groups.<\/p>\nLearn More<\/a>\t\n\t

Aids in Lesson Preparation<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"book\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

Illustrations<\/a><\/h3>

Pictures from old children’s Bible story books now in the public domain. Useful for illustrating bulletins, articles, sermons, and Bible classes.<\/p>\nLearn More<\/a>\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"notes\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

Notes<\/a><\/h3>

Scripture references and notes, good for finding a reference or starter material for lessons.<\/p>\nLearn More<\/a>\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"chain\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

Resources<\/a><\/h3>

A list of links to other websites containing material useful in studying the Bible and preparing sermons and class material.<\/p>\nLearn More<\/a>\t\n\t

Useful Tools<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"search\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

Searching<\/a><\/h3>

Finding just what you are looking for can be difficult on large sites. Our current search responds shortly after you start typing what you are looking for. On the right, there are filters to help narrow down the possible results so you can find what you are looking for.<\/p>\nLearn More<\/a>\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"sharing\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

Sharing<\/a><\/h3>

If you find a page on La Vista’s site that you really like, you can share it with your friends with a few simple clicks through the “Share” buttons at the bottom of each page.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"reading\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

Tracking<\/a><\/h3>

If you want to keep track of recent changes to La Vista’s site, you can have updates emailed to you. Look for “Follow Us” in the sidebar, enter your email address, and then click “Subscribe.” The main updates are also posted to our Facebook page. By “liking” the page, you will get notices in your news feed. We also keep a page listing all postings<\/a>\u00a0in chronological order that you can visit.<\/p>\nLearn More<\/a>\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"bible\"\n\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n

Peeking<\/a><\/h3>

All pages that give Bible references have pop-up boxes to the actual passage, which you can view by putting your mouse over the passage.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

About the La Vista Church of Christ Who We Are A general overview of who we are. Learn More Come Visit! Directions to the building and the times of our services. Learn More Coming Events Upcoming events taking place at La Vista or area congregations. 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It can be scary thinking about all the things you need to learn. Some see the work involved and give up before they begin. I trust you are\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":41978,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/pauls-letter-to-the-romans\/acceptance-of-brethren\/","url_meta":{"origin":156,"position":4},"title":"Acceptance of Brethren","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"February 26, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"Acceptance of Brethren Bear with the weak\u00a0(Romans 15:1-3) Those who have strong confidence in what they believe ought to support those with less stable confidence (I Corinthians 9:22; 12:22-24). Being a Christian is not about doing what you want but about helping others reach heaven (I Corinthians 10:24,33; Galatians 6:1-2;\u2026","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":59633,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/christ-in-you-a-study-of-colossians\/wrapping-up\/","url_meta":{"origin":156,"position":5},"title":"Wrapping Up","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"February 27, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"Wrapping Up Text:\u00a0Colossians 4:7-18 Introduction to Tychicus - Colossians 4:7-9 There was no formal postal service in those days. 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