{"podcast":{"title":"Church of the City New York","slug":"church-of-the-city-new-york-203880","podcast_index_feed_id":203880,"rss_url":"https://cotcnyc.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://church.nyc","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/8/4/2/7/8427d4f1cead436e16c3140a3186d450/.podcastartworkArtboard_1.jpeg","author":"COTC NYC","episode_count":535,"summary":"Welcome to the Church of the City Podcast. Church of the City New York is a church community passionate about making disciples who \"practice the way of Jesus together for the renewal of the city.\" We believe in the authority and power of the scriptures to shape our communal life and practice, as we seek to teach God's word with clarity and conviction. Most of the teaching in our community is done by Pastor Jon Tyson and our teaching team. We have both morning and evening services and meet in the heart of Manhattan. For more information visit: churchofthecitynyc.com","last_synced_at":"2026-09-15T08:19:40.482051+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/church-of-the-city-new-york-203880"},"episode":{"title":"FOLLOW | Seeking - Ralph Castillo","slug":"follow-seeking-ralph-castillo","published_at":"2026-07-13T19:17:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/church-of-the-city-new-york-203880/follow-seeking-ralph-castillo","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/church-of-the-city-new-york-203880","url":"https://cotcnyc.libsyn.com/follow-seeking-ralph-castillo","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/cotcnyc/DT_07.12-04.mp3?dest-id=527009","summary":"This week, Pastor Ralph continued our FOLLOW series with a teaching on Jesus' command to \"seek first the kingdom of God.\" He began with a simple observation—everyone is seeking something. The real question is what sits at the center of our lives. Working through Matthew's Gospel, Pastor Ralph showed that before Jesus ever calls people to seek the Kingdom, He reveals the King. Pastor Ralph quoted \"the only way to dispossess the heart of an old affection is by the expulsive power of a new one.\" Lasting change comes less from trying harder than from discovering a greater love. As Jesus becomes the center, everything else begins to find its proper place.","meta_description":"This week, Pastor Ralph continued our FOLLOW series with a teaching on Jesus' command to \"seek first the kingdom of God.\" He began with a simple observati…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2052,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/church-of-the-city-new-york-203880/episodes/follow-seeking-ralph-castillo/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/church-of-the-city-new-york-203880/follow-seeking-ralph-castillo.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}