{"id":1678,"date":"2021-03-11T17:05:11","date_gmt":"2021-03-11T21:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/pastorsblog\/?p=1678"},"modified":"2021-03-11T17:46:47","modified_gmt":"2021-03-11T21:46:47","slug":"its-part-of-the-landscape-of-serving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/pastorsblog\/?p=1678","title":{"rendered":"It’s Part of the Landscape of Serving"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

It’s odd – in a good way – <\/strong>how sermon-writing works.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have been reading and prayerfully contemplating my message for this week – a message regarding healing. I’ve been at it all day – and I have been pondering it for two weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Today – just now – I was ready to pack it in <\/strong>for the day and move on to reviewing the material for tonight’s Bible study. But as I was closing MS Word (with about 10 lines of text typed) I thought, “Hey – I should write this….” and it flowed. Pages flowed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is amazing when God does that. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That kind of “flow” of the Spirit is not limited to sermon development and presentation. If you’re a believer, you’ve probably experienced it in other places. I’ve seen it in small group Bible studies. I’ve felt it while digging up a septic tank in the yard of a widow. I’ve noted it while shoveling snow from a friend’s driveway. And I’ve sensed it while talking with some buddies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s the difference between pedaling up a long grade <\/strong>and coasting around some gentle curves. It can’t be manufactured or forced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s part of the landscape of serving.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And it’s beautiful.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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