{"id":11933,"date":"2026-09-08T12:37:38","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T18:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/?p=11933"},"modified":"2026-09-08T12:37:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T18:37:39","slug":"bible-studies-starting-restarting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cottrillcompass.com\/blog\/2026\/bible-studies-starting-restarting.html","title":{"rendered":"Bible Studies Starting, Restarting…"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

We would appreciate your prayers for the Bible studies this week! There’s a general study starting up tonight – please pray that God would bring the people that should come, and that God would speak through His Word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We’re also restarting the Men’s Bible study on Saturday, after a false start or two! Please pray that God would guide as we move forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Women’s Bible Study is also on Saturday, and will be wrapping up a study they’ve been doing for the last few months. So you can pray that God would give them direction for future studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bible studies have been a particular challenge with this church because people tend to be so busy during the week. And when I say busy, I mean that people often are out of town from early in the morning until late at night due to work and study. And yet we know we need these times to study God’s Word together. So we’re trying to find ways to make it happen!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks for your prayers!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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