{"id":2321,"date":"2012-05-29T08:55:18","date_gmt":"2012-05-29T12:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shieldsgroup.com\/?p=2321"},"modified":"2012-05-29T09:01:08","modified_gmt":"2012-05-29T13:01:08","slug":"ch-ch-ch-ch-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shieldsgroup.com\/blog\/2012\/05\/29\/ch-ch-ch-ch-changes\/","title":{"rendered":"Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes&#8230;."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>At our church, we&#8217;ve just passed the one year marker of a change<\/strong> &#8212; a change to Today&#8217;s Worship. As I was speaking through Ephesians, I noted that the words Paul said to the saints in Ephesus were applicable to our church, Curwensville Alliance.<\/p>\n<p>One of the Worship Team members, Rusty, agreed to paraphrase Paul&#8217;s words. They follow.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Dear Curwensville Alliance Church family,<\/p>\n<p>Ever since I heard about your church&#8217;s leap of faith in the Lord Jesus Christ and your love for all your fellow saints, I have not stopped giving thanks and praying for your continued success.<\/p>\n<p>Constantly, I ask God to give you the wisdom to find the best way to praise and know Him better.<\/p>\n<p>I have also prayed that everyone&#8217;s heart may be enlightened to know\u00a0God&#8217;s place for them,\u00a0the impact it will have on other&#8217;s understanding of His grace,\u00a0and his amazing love and strength that flows through all of His people.<\/p>\n<p>Let God&#8217;s strength surge through the church as it did for Christ who saved the world by his death and resurrection in order that His praises may continue to be sung today as well as the future.<\/p>\n<p>God put all of us where we are to help His church grow so that the whole world will know, love and praise Him.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations on your efforts and may the Lord continue to shine His love on all of you.<\/p>\n<p>Always in love,<\/p>\n<p>Paul<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>God&#8217;s done amazing things<\/strong> at Curwensville Alliance. This podcast,<em>\u00a0taken from the early, traditional service,\u00a0<\/em>speaks of his work in today&#8217;s Church. If you&#8217;re interested to hear the kinds of changes God loves, take a listen.<\/p>\n<div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2369\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2321-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/shieldsgroup.com\/mp3s\/2012\/ephesians\/20120527Ephesians_CelebratingGodsWorkA.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/shieldsgroup.com\/mp3s\/2012\/ephesians\/20120527Ephesians_CelebratingGodsWorkA.mp3\">http:\/\/shieldsgroup.com\/mp3s\/2012\/ephesians\/20120527Ephesians_CelebratingGodsWorkA.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/shieldsgroup.com\/mp3s\/2012\/ephesians\/20120527Ephesians_CelebratingGodsWorkA.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.shieldsgroup.com\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=2321-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/shieldsgroup.com\/mp3s\/2012\/ephesians\/20120527Ephesians_CelebratingGodsWorkA.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"20120527Ephesians_CelebratingGodsWorkA.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At our church, we&#8217;ve just passed the one year marker of a change &#8212; a change to Today&#8217;s Worship. 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