{"id":7570,"date":"2005-08-17T13:57:55","date_gmt":"2005-08-17T18:57:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/?page_id=7570"},"modified":"2019-09-11T11:32:06","modified_gmt":"2019-09-11T16:32:06","slug":"mens-training-class","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/mens-training-class\/","title":{"rendered":"Men&#8217;s Training Class"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<h1>Men&#8217;s Training Class<\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/book-863418_960_720-300x188.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/mens-training-class\/some-basics-to-consider\/\">Some Basics to Consider<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/mens-training-class\/reading-the-scripture\/\">Reading the Scripture<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/mens-training-class\/the-lords-supper\/\">The Lord&#8217;s Supper<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/mens-training-class\/the-collection\/\">The Collection<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/mens-training-class\/song-leading\/\">Song Leading<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/mens-training-class\/public-prayer\/\">Public Prayer<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/mens-training-class\/making-announcements\/\">Making Announcements<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/mens-training-class\/short-talks\/\">Giving Short Talks<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\nBased on a class given by Dempsey Collins in St. Peters, Missouri, on February 19, 1985.<br \/>\nModified and extended by Jeffrey W. Hamilton.\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/\" target=\"_self\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBible Studies\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Men&#8217;s Training Class Some Basics to Consider Reading the Scripture The Lord&#8217;s Supper The Collection Song Leading Public Prayer Making Announcements Giving Short Talks Based on a class given by Dempsey Collins in St. Peters, Missouri, on February 19, 1985. Modified and extended by Jeffrey W. Hamilton. Bible Studies<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":459,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7570","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":7589,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/bible-studies\/mens-training-class\/the-collection\/","url_meta":{"origin":7570,"position":0},"title":"The Collection (Men&#8217;s Training)","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"August 17, 2005","format":false,"excerpt":"The Collection Introduction The collection is no less a part of worship than any other part. It should not be treated as an afterthought. 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