{"id":1685,"date":"2024-03-11T13:03:43","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T17:03:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/?p=1685"},"modified":"2024-03-11T13:03:44","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T17:03:44","slug":"reconnecting-with-god-kingdom-focus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/?p=1685","title":{"rendered":"Reconnecting With God  ::  KINGDOM FOCUS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Presented at Curwensville Alliance on 03\/10\/24 by Pastor Steve Shields. <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Where do you hear from God these days?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/SermonOnlySlide-1-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1686\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/SermonOnlySlide-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/SermonOnlySlide-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/SermonOnlySlide-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/SermonOnlySlide-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/SermonOnlySlide-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>God speaks through <strong>His word.  <\/strong>God speaks <strong>personally to us. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why does God sometimes seem distant? <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes it is a lie.  Sometimes it is a function of our disappointment.  Sometimes it is created by my own sin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If we are feeling distant from God, how do we reconnect?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Be honest about your faults (sins).  Don&#8217;t deny them, don&#8217;t excuse them, don&#8217;t celebrate them and don&#8217;t hide them.  Own your wrongdoing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Realize the rollercoaster and resist it. <\/strong> An unmonitored Christian life has unnecessary ups and downs.  Step off of the roller coaster and onto the foundation of God and His word. <\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_8013\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1685-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/curwensvillealliance.org\/mp3s\/2024\/20240310ReconnectingWithGodKINGDOMFOCUS.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/curwensvillealliance.org\/mp3s\/2024\/20240310ReconnectingWithGodKINGDOMFOCUS.mp3\">https:\/\/curwensvillealliance.org\/mp3s\/2024\/20240310ReconnectingWithGodKINGDOMFOCUS.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/curwensvillealliance.org\/mp3s\/2024\/20240310ReconnectingWithGodKINGDOMFOCUS.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/?powerpress_pinw=1685-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/curwensvillealliance.org\/mp3s\/2024\/20240310ReconnectingWithGodKINGDOMFOCUS.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"20240310ReconnectingWithGodKINGDOMFOCUS.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 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. &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/?p=1685\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Reconnecting With God  ::  KINGDOM FOCUS&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[333,345],"class_list":["post-1685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-podcasts","tag-kingdomfocus","tag-reconnectngwithgod"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9XvIY-rb","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1685"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1685\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1687,"href":"https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1685\/revisions\/1687"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}