{"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":"Freed | Unforgiveness - Tim Brown","slug":"freed-unforgiveness-tim-brown","published_at":"2026-06-08T18:32:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/church-of-the-city-new-york-203880/freed-unforgiveness-tim-brown","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/church-of-the-city-new-york-203880","url":"https://cotcnyc.libsyn.com/freed-unforgiveness-tim-brown","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/cotcnyc/Jun_7_Tim_Podcast_v2.mp3?dest-id=527009","summary":"This week, Pastor Tim Brown continued our FREED series with a sermon on unforgiveness—what he called one of the most ignored sources of bondage in the Church today. Drawing from Matthew 18, Pastor Tim explored why forgiveness is so difficult, how bitterness quietly takes root in our lives, and why Jesus speaks about forgiveness with such urgency. Through the parable of the unforgiving servant, he showed that forgiveness is not minimizing an offense, but absorbing the debt, humanizing the offender, and releasing them. The invitation of Jesus is clear: unforgiveness imprisons us, but forgiveness opens the door to freedom.","meta_description":"This week, Pastor Tim Brown continued our FREED series with a sermon on unforgiveness—what he called one of the most ignored sources of bondage in the Chu…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2657,"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/freed-unforgiveness-tim-brown/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/freed-unforgiveness-tim-brown.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}