{"id":2270,"date":"2026-05-04T11:48:19","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T15:48:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/?p=2270"},"modified":"2026-05-04T11:48:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T15:48:21","slug":"being-a-difference-maker-philippians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/?p=2270","title":{"rendered":"Being A Difference Maker  :: PHILIPPIANS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Presented at Curwensville Alliance on 5\/3\/26 by Pastor Steve Shields. <\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Listen as Pastor Steve goes through Philippians 2:19-30 on how to be a difference maker. <\/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\/2026\/05\/SermonOnlySlide-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SermonOnlySlide-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SermonOnlySlide-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SermonOnlySlide-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/SermonOnlySlide-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/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>How do you be a difference maker?<\/strong>  <strong>Ask God to show you what differences need to be made. <\/strong> <strong>Develop a ministry awareness<\/strong>.  What do they need help with?  What can I do to help them?  <strong>Ask God to help you see the needs of others. <\/strong> Put yourself in others shoes.  <strong>Savagely reserve time to care for those needs.  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ask God to give you a sacrificial kind of love.<\/strong>  Genuine love is sacrificial.  Sacrificial love eventually becomes a lifestyle.  Ask God to keep your focus on others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Show me the needs of others. Give me a sacrificial kind of love. Help me keep the focus on others. <\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_624\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2270-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/curwensvillealliance.org\/mp3s\/2026\/20260503BeingADifferenceMakerPHILIPPIANS.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/curwensvillealliance.org\/mp3s\/2026\/20260503BeingADifferenceMakerPHILIPPIANS.mp3\">https:\/\/curwensvillealliance.org\/mp3s\/2026\/20260503BeingADifferenceMakerPHILIPPIANS.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/curwensvillealliance.org\/mp3s\/2026\/20260503BeingADifferenceMakerPHILIPPIANS.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.curwensvillealliance.org\/podcasts\/?powerpress_pinw=2270-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/curwensvillealliance.org\/mp3s\/2026\/20260503BeingADifferenceMakerPHILIPPIANS.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"20260503BeingADifferenceMakerPHILIPPIANS.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 5\/3\/26 by Pastor Steve Shields. Listen as Pastor Steve goes through Philippians 2:19-30 on how to be a difference maker. How do you be a difference maker? Ask God to show you what differences need to be made. Develop a ministry awareness. What do they need help with? 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