{"id":1448,"date":"2023-02-10T10:06:52","date_gmt":"2023-02-10T14:06:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/?p=1448"},"modified":"2023-02-10T10:06:53","modified_gmt":"2023-02-10T14:06:53","slug":"o-outward-focus-commission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/?p=1448","title":{"rendered":"O &#8211; Outward Focus  ::  COMMISSION"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Presented at Curwensville Alliance on 2\/05\/23 by Pastor Steve Shields. <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jesus had an outward focus.  <\/strong>We see this in His <strong>becoming human<\/strong>, His <strong>Kingdom teaching <\/strong>and His <strong>going to the cross. <\/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\/2023\/02\/Outward-Focus.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Outward-Focus.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Outward-Focus-300x188.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Outward-Focus-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>When we look at the life of Christ we can see the patterns of His outward focus. <\/strong>  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jesus&#8217; pattern entailed going.<\/strong>  He went to where the people were.  That&#8217;s part of being outward focused.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jesus&#8217; pattern entailed connecting. <\/strong> Influencing someone toward life change almost always entails connecting with them personally and genuinely. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jesus&#8217; pattern was to engage people on a spiritual level both relationally and clearly. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How can you live your commission based on the pattern of Jesus?  <strong>Get off the couch!  Risk rebuttal.  Engage personally and authentically. <\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_943\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1448-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/curwensvillealliance.org\/mp3s\/2023\/20230205OutwardCOMMISSION.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/curwensvillealliance.org\/mp3s\/2023\/20230205OutwardCOMMISSION.mp3\">https:\/\/curwensvillealliance.org\/mp3s\/2023\/20230205OutwardCOMMISSION.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/curwensvillealliance.org\/mp3s\/2023\/20230205OutwardCOMMISSION.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/?powerpress_pinw=1448-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/curwensvillealliance.org\/mp3s\/2023\/20230205OutwardCOMMISSION.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"20230205OutwardCOMMISSION.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 2\/05\/23 by Pastor Steve Shields. Jesus had an outward focus. We see this in His becoming human, His Kingdom teaching and His going to the cross. When we look at the life of Christ we can see the patterns of His outward focus. Jesus&#8217; pattern entailed going. 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