pride series<\/a> has been very insightful and helpful this morning. I just wanted to send a very belated but much-deserved thank you for your work.<\/p>\n\tAnswer:<\/h2>\n
You’re welcome.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Question: I have been reading your\u00a0sermon outlines\u00a0for about a year now and using some of your topics for my own messages. Today I plan on teaching from Psalms 119:71 “It is good for me that I have been afflicted: that I might learn thy statutes.” I will also be preaching about Job’s sin (if God…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[127,126],"class_list":["post-11878","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-answer","tag-about-this-site","tag-pride"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":66909,"url":"https:\/\/www.lavistachurchofchrist.org\/cms\/the-new-topics-section-is-very-helpful\/","url_meta":{"origin":11878,"position":0},"title":"The new Topics section is very helpful","author":"Jeffrey Hamilton","date":"March 4, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Question: Hello Mr. Hamilton,I have been meaning to tell you that I really appreciate your efforts with the website. 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