{"id":1213,"date":"2022-03-21T13:58:04","date_gmt":"2022-03-21T17:58:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/?p=1213"},"modified":"2022-03-21T13:58:05","modified_gmt":"2022-03-21T17:58:05","slug":"its-not-about-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/?p=1213","title":{"rendered":"It&#8217;s Not About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Presented at Curwensville Alliance on 3\/20\/22 by Reverend Bernie Knefley.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Only thinking about ourselves is an old issue. <\/strong> We can look back to Adam and Eve and see that Eve was only thinking about herself, and not the consequences that would still be in effect today.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Its-Not-About-US.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1215\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Its-Not-About-US.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Its-Not-About-US-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Its-Not-About-US-768x480.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What you choose to do effects others.  Doing the things of God are not necessarily easy to do. <\/strong> We can look to Esther to see that her decision put her in harms way.  John the Baptist lost his head for speaking out about God. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Joseph understood that the choices of others were actually fulfilling the plan of God. <\/strong> So rather than enacting judgement against his brothers, he blessed them. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As odd as it may seem, <strong>when troubles of any kind come your way, consider it an opportunity for great joy.  Maybe the troubles are happening in your life so you can show Jesus to others. <\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2847\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1213-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/curwensvillealliance.org\/mp3s\/2022\/20220320NotAboutUsBernie.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/curwensvillealliance.org\/mp3s\/2022\/20220320NotAboutUsBernie.mp3\">http:\/\/curwensvillealliance.org\/mp3s\/2022\/20220320NotAboutUsBernie.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/curwensvillealliance.org\/mp3s\/2022\/20220320NotAboutUsBernie.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/?powerpress_pinw=1213-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/curwensvillealliance.org\/mp3s\/2022\/20220320NotAboutUsBernie.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"20220320NotAboutUsBernie.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/?feed=podcast\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Presented at Curwensville Alliance on 3\/20\/22 by Reverend Bernie Knefley. Only thinking about ourselves is an old issue. We can look back to Adam and Eve and see that Eve was only thinking about herself, and not the consequences that would still be in effect today. What you choose to do effects others. 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