{"id":1938,"date":"2025-03-02T20:30:17","date_gmt":"2025-03-03T00:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/?p=1938"},"modified":"2025-03-02T20:30:17","modified_gmt":"2025-03-03T00:30:17","slug":"the-talents-parables","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/?p=1938","title":{"rendered":"The Talents  ::  PARABLES"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Presented at Curwensville Alliance on 03\/02\/25 by Pastor Steve Shields.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pastor Steve presents the parable of the talents in Matthew 25:14-30.<\/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\/2025\/03\/BothServicesPromo-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1939\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BothServicesPromo-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BothServicesPromo-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BothServicesPromo-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BothServicesPromo-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/BothServicesPromo.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>There are several hinderances to using our talents.  Our perceived lack of talents. <\/strong> <strong>The idea that you are inadequate is simply inaccurate.  <\/strong>You were given the talent you were given because it is exactly what you can use.  <strong>The fear of failure <\/strong>is also a hinderance to using our talents.  <strong>God knows what you can and cannot do. <\/strong> He gives you the resources you need. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The two take home lessons are <strong>you can do significant things with what God has given you.<\/strong> Also, <strong>there is a lot on the line:<\/strong> great regret vs great joy. <\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_7791\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1938-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/curwensvillealliance.org\/mp3s\/2025\/20250302TheTalentsPARABLES.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/curwensvillealliance.org\/mp3s\/2025\/20250302TheTalentsPARABLES.mp3\">https:\/\/curwensvillealliance.org\/mp3s\/2025\/20250302TheTalentsPARABLES.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/curwensvillealliance.org\/mp3s\/2025\/20250302TheTalentsPARABLES.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/?powerpress_pinw=1938-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/curwensvillealliance.org\/mp3s\/2025\/20250302TheTalentsPARABLES.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"20250302TheTalentsPARABLES.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\/02\/25 by Pastor Steve Shields. Pastor Steve presents the parable of the talents in Matthew 25:14-30. There are several hinderances to using our talents. Our perceived lack of talents. The idea that you are inadequate is simply inaccurate. 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