{"podcast":{"title":"Grace for All","slug":"grace-for-all-6595211","podcast_index_feed_id":6595211,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/graceforall/","website_url":"https://1stchurch.org","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/2428ce1f-9c22-4f5a-acd7-88e0a40ad9bf/Grace-for-All-3000.jpg","author":"Jim Stovall, Greta Smith, First United Methodist Church, Maryville, TN","episode_count":300,"summary":"\"Grace for All\" is a daily devotional podcast from the laity of First United Methodist Church in Maryville, Tennessee. Each episode presents scripture and a brief reflection, written and recorded by members of our church. These short episodes are meant to inspire you and support your journey of understanding and faith. We believe the central message of Jesus is one of grace. Grace for all human beings. Grace for All is a podcast ministry of First United Methodist Church, Maryville, TN","last_synced_at":"2026-07-17T16:20:38.196226+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grace-for-all-6595211"},"episode":{"title":"Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly","slug":"let-the-word-of-christ-dwell-in-you-richly","published_at":"2026-06-12T07:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grace-for-all-6595211/let-the-word-of-christ-dwell-in-you-richly","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grace-for-all-6595211","url":"https://graceforall.captivate.fm/episode/let-the-word-of-christ-dwell-in-you-richly","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/8a804d46-de45-47f9-9305-31e5690140fb.mp3","summary":"Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teach and admonish one another in all wisdom; with gratitude in your hearts sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs to God. The word of Christ is made up of the teachings of Jesus and the good news concerning his life, death, and resurrection. It is to be our guide for living as Jesus taught, our guide for living a life that reflects Jesus to those around us. To know if I am following this instruction, I have to begin by asking myself, “What dwells in me richly?” In other words, what “lives” in me? What does the world see when it sees me? We live in or dwell in our homes. We’ve got all our stuff there, all our possessions, and the family and things we love. We likely keep our dwelling place free of garbage and trash, especially when we expect people to come in and see our dwelling place. We may scurry around cleaning and straightening up when we expect someone to come by and see our home. We take out the garbage and dust and sweep the floors, making our dwelling place clean and orderly. Perhaps we should ask, “Do I need to do some scurrying around and cleaning and straightening up for Jesus to dwell in me? Is the dwelling place of my life fit for Jesus? Do my thoughts, words, and deeds show the world that I am a dwelling place for Jesus? Have I centered my thinking on loving God and loving my neighbors? Or am I full of anger, bitterness, worry, turmoil, hurts, and fears? Have I swept out the garbage and dusted the corners of my mind to make plenty of room for Christ to dwell in me richly today? Or do I need a good Spring cleaning?” Perhaps we should all take some time every morning to put our internal dwelling place in order, allowing Christ to have the first and best place to dwell. We should bow in prayer, s…","meta_description":"Colossians 3:16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teach and admonish one another in all wisdom; with gratitude in your hearts sing psalms, hymns…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":379,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/grace-for-all-6595211/episodes/let-the-word-of-christ-dwell-in-you-richly/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grace-for-all-6595211/let-the-word-of-christ-dwell-in-you-richly.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}