Month: March 2024

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The Time of Your Visitation – Palm Sunday

Presented at Curwensville Alliance on 03/24/24 by Pastor Steve Shields.

Listen as Pastor Steve speaks about the time of your visitation.

How do you miss this visitation – the incarnation? People missed the incarnation as they asked whatcha got for me? As they said you’re not really what we want, or you’re getting in the way.

There is a visitation coming that no one will miss. For some that day of visitation will be wonderful. For some that day of visitation will be terrible.

A visitation you can’t afford to miss in the here and now. It happens in everyday places. It might happen when you’re finally looking. It might be in this moment.

Did you recognize the time of your visitation?

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Getting Our Priorities In Place :: KINGDOM FOCUS

Presented at Curwensville Alliance on 03/17/24 by Pastor Steve Shields.

How are your priorities? Pastor Steve has some questions for you to ask yourself to assess your priorities.

What’s your schedule like? Are you giving attention to the needs of others? Do you find yourself struggling with anger? Where is your treasure? Where is your heart? Are you giving God His due – your time and service?

Why should God be a priority in my life? He made you. He called you. Jesus died for you. He placed His Spirit within you. He will require an account for your life. He forgave you.

Priorities require commitment. What kind of commitment do kingdom people make?

Kingdom people make a proactive commitment. They take initiative, and they take responsibility. They make a commitment that is sincere and not casual. They make a commitment that is broad in scope. They don’t give God the leftovers, instead they give Him the first.

What if you were to write some promises to God? They might be things related to relationships. Things that distract you from God. Things that tempt you to compromise.

But be aware you can’t maintain the covenant. Instead look to the Holy Spirit for strength. Look to Jesus for grace. Look to tomorrow for hope.

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Reconnecting With God :: KINGDOM FOCUS

Presented at Curwensville Alliance on 03/10/24 by Pastor Steve Shields.

Where do you hear from God these days?

God speaks through His word. God speaks personally to us.

Why does God sometimes seem distant?

Sometimes it is a lie. Sometimes it is a function of our disappointment. Sometimes it is created by my own sin.

If we are feeling distant from God, how do we reconnect?

Be honest about your faults (sins). Don’t deny them, don’t excuse them, don’t celebrate them and don’t hide them. Own your wrongdoing.

Realize the rollercoaster and resist it. An unmonitored Christian life has unnecessary ups and downs. Step off of the roller coaster and onto the foundation of God and His word.

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Why We Study The Bible :: KINGDOM FOCUS

Presented at Curwensville Alliance on 3/03/24 by Pastor Steve Shields.

Reasons we love the word of God.

Because of its place – it moves us forward spiritually. Because of the authority – God’s Word. Because of its universal nature – it speaks to everyone. Because of its depth. Because of its complexity. Because of its touch – it speaks to the heart. Because of its nature – it is restorative.

Four pointers on Reading God’s word from Andrew Murray (1828-1917). Read it with reverence. Read it with expectation. Read it with careful attention. Read it with desire to make it yours.

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