{"podcast":{"title":"Iowa City Church Podcast","slug":"iowa-city-church-podcast-343089","podcast_index_feed_id":343089,"rss_url":"https://iowacitychurch.libsyn.com/rss","website_url":"http://iowacitychurch.libsyn.com/website","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/f/5/5/a/f55a23ca9f8c6766/logo_yellow1.jpg","author":"Tom Steele","episode_count":100,"summary":"The Iowa City Church Podcast brings you the weekly sermons from our teaching team. We know life can feel confusing, overwhelming, and at times just plain hard. That's why we believe the best way to navigate life is by following King Jesus. Each episode is grounded in the Bible as our final authority and is designed to encourage, challenge, and guide you as you follow Him. Our hope is that these messages strengthen your faith and help you take your next step as a disciple—wherever you are on the journey.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-21T16:18:37.640798+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/iowa-city-church-podcast-343089"},"episode":{"title":"8. Abiding In Prayer","slug":"8-abiding-in-prayer","published_at":"2025-11-04T16:31:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/iowa-city-church-podcast-343089/8-abiding-in-prayer","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/iowa-city-church-podcast-343089","url":"https://iowacitychurch.libsyn.com/8-abiding-in-prayer","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/iowacitychurch/8._Abiding_in_Prayer.mp3?dest-id=1291523","summary":"Abiding in Prayer Life can sometimes feel like we're paddling hard against the wind—trying our best but getting nowhere. Yet God never intended for us to move through life on our own strength. In this message, Pastor Tom reminds us that prayer is how we lift the sails of our hearts to catch the power and direction of the Holy Spirit. Discover how to move from striving to abiding, and experience the peace and strength that come when we stop paddling and start praying. From our \"Our Church\" series at Iowa City Church.","meta_description":"Abiding in Prayer Life can sometimes feel like we're paddling hard against the wind—trying our best but getting nowhere. Yet God never intended for us to…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2504,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/iowa-city-church-podcast-343089/episodes/8-abiding-in-prayer/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/iowa-city-church-podcast-343089/8-abiding-in-prayer.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}