{"podcast":{"title":"Kearney First UMC Podcasts","slug":"kearney-first-umc-podcasts-6739631","podcast_index_feed_id":6739631,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/kearneyfirstumc/feed.xml","website_url":"https://kearneyfirstumc.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/17534708/Small_Podcast_8ny45y.png","author":"Kearney First UMC, NE","episode_count":100,"summary":"Listen to Kearney First United Methodist Church’s sunday sermons for thought provoking and uplifting messages.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-28T06:19:12.532229+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kearney-first-umc-podcasts-6739631"},"episode":{"title":"A More Excellent Way","slug":"a-more-excellent-way","published_at":"2026-07-26T18:45:42+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kearney-first-umc-podcasts-6739631/a-more-excellent-way","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kearney-first-umc-podcasts-6739631","url":"https://kearneyfirstumc.podbean.com/e/a-more-excellent-way/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/86eqkdgepuwn7ryy/A_More_Excellent_Way705eb.mp3","summary":"Welcome to our Sunday Sermon podcast! In this sermon, Pastor Matt challenges us to think about these questions: Thinking about the Christian life, what question or desire most motivates you? Paul suggests “a more excellent way” than desiring faithful Christian practices and growing spiritual gifts. What is the more excellent way? Talk to or read from a non-Christian about Christianity. What are their views and critiques? Pick a life area and do a thought experiment (like money management, sleep, or eating habits) and think through, “What does loving God and neighbor look like related to this area of my life?”","meta_description":"Welcome to our Sunday Sermon podcast! In this sermon, Pastor Matt challenges us to think about these questions: Thinking about the Christian life, what qu…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1290,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/kearney-first-umc-podcasts-6739631/episodes/a-more-excellent-way/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/kearney-first-umc-podcasts-6739631/a-more-excellent-way.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}