Presented in 2011 by Pastor Steve Shields at Curwensville Alliance Church This was the Back to School Sermon from 2011. Through the years, the popularity of the Back to School Sermon has really grown. I remember less than a decade … Continue reading →

Originally presented in 2009 at Curwensville Alliance Church I’ll never forget how ill-equipped some of the kids I went to college with were. Oh — not academically. They knew their stuff in that area. And not socially. They did fine … Continue reading →

Back to school clothes, bookbags, gym clothes, supplies… The preparation list goes on and on. Every good parent and every good student makes all the preparations diligently. But what about spiritual preparation? Is there any need for students to prepare … Continue reading →

Presented by Pastor Steve Shields at Curwensville Alliance Church on 7/8/2018 I have a lot of tools. And I’ve used a lot of them. But I have tools that I have never used. I have a gear-pulling kit. Never used it. … Continue reading →

PRESENTED AT CURWENSVILLE ALLIANCE CHURCH BY PASTOR STEVE SHIELDS “Hope does not disappoint.” What kind of statement is that? It’s ridiculous, unless the hope is in something solid. And when the hope is in something solid — that kind of … Continue reading →

PRESENTED BY STEVE SHIELDS AT CURWENSVILLE ALLIANCE Anyone who desires to influence others for their benefit will notice this: For some people, their greatest hindrance is their unwillingness to receive instruction. Some people struggle to be teachable. This is particularly troubling … Continue reading →

When I was a kid, I took guitar lessons every Thursday night. Mrs. Crate required I discipline myself to practice – every day. And that’s all I could see. The drudgery of practice. The songs she taught me didn’t help. Go Tell Aunt … Continue reading →

Tools for Resilience | Pursuing God PRESENTED BY PASTOR STEVE SHIELDS AT CURWENSVILLE ALLIANCE CHURCH It was A. W. Tozer who noted the following in the introduction to his book, The Pursuit of God: In this hour of all-but-universal darkness … Continue reading →

Tools for Resilience | Processing Grief PRESENTED AT CURWENSVILLE ALLIANCE CHURCH BY PASTOR STEVE SHIELDS Through the years I’ve heard people say, “There’s no right way or wrong way to grieve.” I get why people say that; we don’t want … Continue reading →

Tools for Resilience | Personal Responsibility PRESENTED BY PASTOR STEVE SHIELDS AT CURWENSVILLE ALLIANCE God gives you lots of tools for living. He gives you spiritual mentors. He gives you brothers and sisters. He gives you Himself. He also gives … Continue reading →