{"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":"All In Or All Out","slug":"all-in-or-all-out","published_at":"2026-01-06T22:42:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/iowa-city-church-podcast-343089/all-in-or-all-out","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/iowa-city-church-podcast-343089","url":"https://iowacitychurch.libsyn.com/all-in-or-all-out","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/iowacitychurch/All_In.mp3?dest-id=1291523","summary":"As we step into a new year, we're asking an honest and important question: What does it really mean to follow Jesus? In this sermon we'll look at Jesus' words to the church in Laodicea in Revelation 3—a loving but challenging call to move beyond comfortable, halfway faith and into a life of full surrender. Whether 2025 was a year of joy, struggle, growth, or disappointment, this message speaks directly to where we are and where Jesus is inviting us to go next. Following Him was never meant to be \"part-way\"—it's an all-in invitation to real transformation, freedom, and life with Him. You'll hear a hopeful and grace-filled reminder that Jesus doesn't walk away from us when we struggle—He stands at the door and knocks. He offers forgiveness, clarity, rest, and renewal to anyone willing to open the door and follow Him fully. If you've felt spiritually stuck, lukewarm, or ready for something different this year, we would love for you to give a listen to this encouraging and challenging teaching about what it means to really follow Jesus.","meta_description":"As we step into a new year, we're asking an honest and important question: What does it really mean to follow Jesus? In this sermon we'll look at Jesus' w…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1807,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/iowa-city-church-podcast-343089/episodes/all-in-or-all-out/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/all-in-or-all-out.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}