{"id":1405,"date":"2022-12-09T20:00:35","date_gmt":"2022-12-10T00:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/?p=1405"},"modified":"2022-12-09T20:00:36","modified_gmt":"2022-12-10T00:00:36","slug":"grace-whats-hidden-in-the-manger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/?p=1405","title":{"rendered":"Grace  :: WHAT&#8217;S HIDDEN IN THE MANGER?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Presented at Curwensville Alliance by Pastor Steve Shields on 12\/4\/22.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Grace.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Grace.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1406\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Grace.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Grace-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Grace-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>Grace is there from the beginning<\/strong>, but we need reminded regularly of God&#8217;s grace. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Receiving God&#8217;s grace has nothing to do with what we do, and everything to do with God&#8217;s goodness.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>God takes delight in what He has created, and He takes delight in giving grace. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>God is never short on grace.  <\/strong>Grace and truth are not opposites.  Rather, <strong>grace is &#8220;I forgive you&#8221;<\/strong> and truth is <strong>&#8220;My forgiveness is your hope&#8221;<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Grace overflows to us. <\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5271\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1405-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/curwensvillealliance.org\/mp3s\/2022\/20221204GraceWHATSHIDDENINTHEMANGERADVENT.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/curwensvillealliance.org\/mp3s\/2022\/20221204GraceWHATSHIDDENINTHEMANGERADVENT.mp3\">https:\/\/curwensvillealliance.org\/mp3s\/2022\/20221204GraceWHATSHIDDENINTHEMANGERADVENT.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/curwensvillealliance.org\/mp3s\/2022\/20221204GraceWHATSHIDDENINTHEMANGERADVENT.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/?powerpress_pinw=1405-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/curwensvillealliance.org\/mp3s\/2022\/20221204GraceWHATSHIDDENINTHEMANGERADVENT.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"20221204GraceWHATSHIDDENINTHEMANGERADVENT.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 by Pastor Steve Shields on 12\/4\/22. Grace. Grace is there from the beginning, but we need reminded regularly of God&#8217;s grace. Receiving God&#8217;s grace has nothing to do with what we do, and everything to do with God&#8217;s goodness. 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