{"id":10389,"date":"2020-11-27T19:03:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-28T01:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/?p=10389"},"modified":"2020-11-28T08:25:58","modified_gmt":"2020-11-28T14:25:58","slug":"distraction-sermon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/2020\/distraction-sermon.html","title":{"rendered":"Distraction (sermon)"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-10389\" data-postid=\"10389\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-10389 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    <\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m just stopping by to share with you a sermon that I preached in Canada. Actually, this is one of the only (if not <em>the<\/em> only) sermons I specifically prepared on the topic of &#8220;missions&#8221;. 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