{"id":2100,"date":"2025-09-26T19:34:57","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T23:34:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/?p=2100"},"modified":"2025-09-26T19:34:57","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T23:34:57","slug":"introducing-wisdom-the-paradoxes-of-wisdom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/?p=2100","title":{"rendered":"Introducing Wisdom  ::  The Paradoxes of Wisdom"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Presented at Curwensville Alliance on 9\/21\/25 by Pastor Steve Shields.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wisdom is a gift that must be pursued. <\/strong> While wisdom comes as a gift from God, you must pursue it as though it depended upon you. <\/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\/09\/SermonOnlySlide-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/SermonOnlySlide-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/SermonOnlySlide-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/SermonOnlySlide-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/SermonOnlySlide-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/SermonOnlySlide.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wisdom expands your life by limiting you. <\/strong> Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding, in all your ways submit to him, and he will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wisdom is both earthly and spiritual.  Biblical wisdom protects you spiritually<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_5232\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2100-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/curwensvillealliance.org\/mp3s\/2025\/20250921IntroducingWisdome.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/curwensvillealliance.org\/mp3s\/2025\/20250921IntroducingWisdome.mp3\">https:\/\/curwensvillealliance.org\/mp3s\/2025\/20250921IntroducingWisdome.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/curwensvillealliance.org\/mp3s\/2025\/20250921IntroducingWisdome.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/?powerpress_pinw=2100-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/curwensvillealliance.org\/mp3s\/2025\/20250921IntroducingWisdome.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"20250921IntroducingWisdome.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 9\/21\/25 by Pastor Steve Shields. Wisdom is a gift that must be pursued. While wisdom comes as a gift from God, you must pursue it as though it depended upon you. Wisdom expands your life by limiting you. 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