{"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":"The Fruit of Our Lips","slug":"the-fruit-of-our-lips","published_at":"2026-06-04T07:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grace-for-all-6595211/the-fruit-of-our-lips","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/grace-for-all-6595211","url":"https://graceforall.captivate.fm/episode/the-fruit-of-our-lips","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/e24864b9-ce6e-42a6-a2bb-6bfb19ce1847.mp3","summary":"Hebrews 13:13–16 (NIV) Therefore let us go to him outside the camp, bearing the disgrace he bore. For here we do not have an enduring city, but we are looking for the city that is to come. Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise — the fruit of lips that openly profess his name. And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased. We have all heard it said that \"talk is cheap.\" And so it is. Words flow easily from our lips, often without much thought about where they are going or what they will do when they get there. We talk constantly — to each other, at each other, sometimes simply into the air — and much of what we say costs us nothing at all. The writer of Hebrews has something different in mind. In this passage, he invites us to think of our speech as something far more significant than idle chatter. He calls it a sacrifice — specifically, a sacrifice of praise. For ancient readers steeped in the Jewish tradition, the word sacrifice carried enormous weight. Sacrifice was costly. It required something of you. And here, the writer says, is your sacrifice: the fruit of your lips. But notice the word that changes everything: continually. The writer does not say to offer this sacrifice on Sundays, or during our prayers, or in moments of particular devotion. He says continually — through all things, at all times. This is not an occasional offering. It is meant to be the ongoing texture of how we use our voices every single day. That is a quiet but radical challenge. If our speech is meant to be a continual sacrifice of praise, then the question we must honestly ask ourselves is sometimes an uncomfortable one: Is what we are saying worthy of being an offering to God? Or are we simply filli…","meta_description":"Hebrews 13:13–16 (NIV) Therefore let us go to him outside the camp, bearing the disgrace he bore. For here we do not have an enduring city, but we are loo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":399,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/grace-for-all-6595211/episodes/the-fruit-of-our-lips/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/the-fruit-of-our-lips.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}