{"podcast":{"title":"HopeUC Nashville Word of the Week","slug":"hopeuc-nashville-word-of-the-week-6719906","podcast_index_feed_id":6719906,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/492194/rss","website_url":"https://sites.libsyn.com/492194","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/9/a/0/0/9a00925c8ff233a827a2322813b393ee/WORD_OF_THE_WEEK_2_1.png","author":"HopeUC Nashville","episode_count":110,"summary":"By God's grace we pray that HopeUC will always be a body, a church, a family and a home that is defined by God's presence. Worshipful, missional, prayerful, generational, creative, generous, thankful, authentic and completely passionate about people responding to the message of salvation. And with a shout that resounds through every part of our lives that HOPE is a person, and His name is Jesus. The songs and teachings range from adoration to warfare, but the message is the same, the Lord alone is worthy of praise. We believe that when people see God for who He really is, they can't help but worship loudly and extravagantly. Join us from the HopeUC Nashville barn every week as our team delivers a word that builds on our four core values. The Word is our foundation, Worship is our Honor, Community is our Heartbeat and His Presence is our Passion.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-23T22:20:38.026032+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hopeuc-nashville-word-of-the-week-6719906"},"episode":{"title":"June 21st - Keys to the Kingdom | Jesus' Call to the Disqualified by Shane Willard","slug":"june-21st-keys-to-the-kingdom-jesus-call-to-the-disqualified-by-shane-willard","published_at":"2026-06-23T20:39:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hopeuc-nashville-word-of-the-week-6719906/june-21st-keys-to-the-kingdom-jesus-call-to-the-disqualified-by-shane-willard","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hopeuc-nashville-word-of-the-week-6719906","url":"https://6b52b85a-749d-4721-b356-2bd514be9e53.libsyn.com/june-21st-keys-to-the-kingdom-jesus-call-to-the-disqualified-by-shane-willard","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/6b52b85a-749d-4721-b356-2bd514be9e53/June_21st_Podcast.mp3?dest-id=4204400","summary":"In this episode, Shane Willard takes us into the Jewish world of Jesus to show Him as a real first‑century rabbi—and what it means to actually live under His yoke today. Shane explains how rare the title \"rabbi\" was, what a \"yoke\" is (a way of interpreting and living Scripture), and why Jesus was recognized as a rabbi \"with authority\" (s'mikah). With that authority, Jesus could offer His own yoke—easy and light—and overturn heavy, harmful interpretations that crushed people. Instead of choosing the best students from rabbinic schools, Jesus goes to the lake, calling fishermen and a tax collector who had already been told they weren't good enough. His simple words \"follow me\" re‑qualify the disqualified and invite ordinary people to carry His way into the world. Shane then shows Jesus' yoke in action: with the woman caught in adultery, Malchus in the garden, and Jesus on the cross. Rather than using Scripture to stone or disqualify, Jesus fulfills it through mercy, restoration, and radical love—even for His enemies. This message calls us back to the real Rabbi Jesus: to be covered in His dust, to be known for love more than opinions, and to treat people the way He treated people—healing instead of harming, qualifying instead of canceling, and letting His cross‑shaped love shape how we read the Bible and live every day. For more messages and resources, visit www.hopeucnashville.com or download the HopeUC Nashville app.","meta_description":"In this episode, Shane Willard takes us into the Jewish world of Jesus to show Him as a real first‑century rabbi—and what it means to actually live under…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2772,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hopeuc-nashville-word-of-the-week-6719906/episodes/june-21st-keys-to-the-kingdom-jesus-call-to-the-disqualified-by-shane-willard/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hopeuc-nashville-word-of-the-week-6719906/june-21st-keys-to-the-kingdom-jesus-call-to-the-disqualified-by-shane-willard.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}