{"podcast":{"title":"LIFEchurch IA","slug":"lifechurch-ia-4231","podcast_index_feed_id":4231,"rss_url":"https://lifechurchia.podbean.com/feed.xml","website_url":"https://lifechurchia.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/793003/LIFEchurch_Podcast2021_3000x3000px.jpg","author":"LIFEchurch IA","episode_count":200,"summary":"Welcome to the LIFEchurch podcast where you will find weekly encouraging sermons from our pastoral staff and others! We are one church in multiple locations in the Eastern Iowa area. To learn more, visit www.lifechurchnow.org.","last_synced_at":"2026-09-09T06:23:48.158570+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lifechurch-ia-4231"},"episode":{"title":"What It Really Means to Be Blessed | LIFEchurch Sunday Message | Chris Cary","slug":"what-it-really-means-to-be-blessed-lifechurch-sunday-message-chris-cary","published_at":"2026-09-08T15:10:43+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lifechurch-ia-4231/what-it-really-means-to-be-blessed-lifechurch-sunday-message-chris-cary","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lifechurch-ia-4231","url":"https://lifechurchia.podbean.com/e/what-it-really-means-to-be-blessed-lifechurch-sunday-message-chris-cary/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/uc2swf2w5iyp9nqt/Redefining_Blessed_2026-09-06_Stand_Alone_Messages_-_Podcast7lxea.mp3","summary":"We say “blessed” so often that we can stop hearing what it means. Chris returns to the blessing God asked the priests to speak over his people and lingers on the thought of God turning his face toward us. That kind of attention matters when we’ve begun to think of ourselves as a failure or feel forgotten. Through Jesus’ teaching and the prayer of Jabez, Chris invites us to receive God’s care in the season we’re actually living in and to ask him for room to bless others. Speaker: Chris CaryMessage: Redefining BlessedDate: September 6, 2026Scripture: Matthew 5:3-11; Numbers 6:22-27; Deuteronomy 28:1-14; 1 Chronicles 4:9-10 Next steps, prayer, and connection: https://bit.ly/m/lifechurchiaLearn more about LIFEchurch: https://www.lifechurchnow.org/Give: https://www.lifechurchnow.org/give","meta_description":"We say “blessed” so often that we can stop hearing what it means. Chris returns to the blessing God asked the priests to speak over his people and lingers…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2156,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/lifechurch-ia-4231/episodes/what-it-really-means-to-be-blessed-lifechurch-sunday-message-chris-cary/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/lifechurch-ia-4231/what-it-really-means-to-be-blessed-lifechurch-sunday-message-chris-cary.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}