Month: May 2026

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The Peace of God Can Be Yours :: PHILIPPIANS

Presented at Curwensville Alliance on 5/24/26 by Pastor Steve Shields.

Listen as Pastor Steve goes through Philippians 4:1-9 and how the peace of God can be yours.

The Peace of God can be yours. You can be at peace even with others. You can rise above circumstances. Your emotions do not have to rule your thinking or your behavior. You can choose what playlist runs in your mind.

To receive the peace of God decide to rejoice in the Lord. Make it your practice. Look at the good things God places in your path and find joy in them and celebrate them. Be reasonable and gentle. Develop a new playlist to replace the old one.

Receiving God’s peace through prayer. It is not you figuring out how to be at peace. Instead it is trusting God to care for what you thought you needed to care for. It is not you rising above your circumstances. Instead it is God giving you peace to rest in all circumstances. It is lifting your prayers to God and knowing that He is above your circumstances, offering you a peace that transcends understanding. It is not you choosing a better playlist. It is God healing your heart and mind as you fill your life with the truth of His love and surrender to Him.

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The Highway :: PHILIPPIANS

Presented at Curwensville Alliance on 5/17/26 by Pastor Steve Shields.

Listen as Pastor Steve goes through Philippians 3:12-4:1 using a highway analogy.

Take the on ramp. You have to decide that you are going to follow Jesus.

Leave the past behind. You can find forgiveness for the past in Christ.

Move forward through the traffic. You will need to regularly evaluate your progress as you move through life.

Look at the mindset of the better drivers. Look beyond their acts and adopt their midset. Spend time with Godly people.

Look how Christ has changed you. You belong to a different world. God is continually transforming you.

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Where Do You Find Joy :: PHILIPPIANS

Presented at Curwensville Alliance on 05/10/26 by Pastor Steve Shields.

Where do you find joy? Know where you come from. In the beginning God… It’s not what you are made of that brings you value, it’s who you were made by. Know where you are. Know where you’re going.

Joy is something that you need to maintain in your life.

But how do you maintain your joy? Proclaim your joy ( 3:1). Be alert (3:2) Know who you are (3:3). Run the numbers (3:4-9). Compare your life before Jesus to your life in Jesus. Pursue oneness with Christ (3:10-14). Expect false teaching/teachers (3:15-16).

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Being A Difference Maker :: PHILIPPIANS

Presented at Curwensville Alliance on 5/3/26 by Pastor Steve Shields.

Listen as Pastor Steve goes through Philippians 2:19-30 on how to be a difference maker.

How do you be a difference maker? Ask God to show you what differences need to be made. Develop a ministry awareness. What do they need help with? What can I do to help them? Ask God to help you see the needs of others. Put yourself in others shoes. Savagely reserve time to care for those needs.

Ask God to give you a sacrificial kind of love. Genuine love is sacrificial. Sacrificial love eventually becomes a lifestyle. Ask God to keep your focus on others.

Show me the needs of others. Give me a sacrificial kind of love. Help me keep the focus on others.

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