{"podcast":{"title":"St Andrews Church Geraldine‘s Podcast","slug":"st-andrews-church-geraldine-s-podcast-5206951","podcast_index_feed_id":5206951,"rss_url":"https://multimediap.podbean.com/feed.xml","website_url":"https://multimediap.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/12866060/Podcast2_9uju9s.png","author":"St Andrews Church Geraldine","episode_count":100,"summary":"We are an all-age family church with a range of ministries and services into our local community. We have a passion above all else to serve God’s purposes here in South Canterbury and we would love you to come and check us out this Sunday. Our Mission Statement ”Glorifying and enjoying God together. Growing God‘s Kingdom through Jesus transforming lives. Going to all people because they are special to God.” ”Glorify ... Grow ... Go.”","last_synced_at":"2026-07-19T22:17:10.722638+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/st-andrews-church-geraldine-s-podcast-5206951"},"episode":{"title":"229: 24-05-2026  The End Times (Part 1) - Why Preach the End Times? Why (some) Churches Avoid It — and Why We Need It","slug":"230-24-05-2026-why-preach-the-end-times-why-some-churches-avoid-it-and-why-we-need-it","published_at":"2026-05-24T00:01:30+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/st-andrews-church-geraldine-s-podcast-5206951/230-24-05-2026-why-preach-the-end-times-why-some-churches-avoid-it-and-why-we-need-it","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/st-andrews-church-geraldine-s-podcast-5206951","url":"https://multimediap.podbean.com/e/230-24-05-2026-why-preach-the-end-times-why-some-churches-avoid-it-%e2%80%94-and-why-we-need-it/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/w9td5kg9xwjrxm7y/20260524_Why_Preach_the_End_Times_Why_some_Churches_Avoid_It_and_Why_We_Need_It_-_Alistair_McNaughton70tjx.mp3","summary":"Why Preach the End Times? Why Some Churches Avoid It — and Why We Still Need ItBible passage: 1 Thessalonians 5:1–11 This opening message begins a winter series on the End Times by asking why many churches avoid teaching on the return of Christ, especially when it can become divisive, speculative, and difficult to teach well. Looking at Scripture through the lens of the early church, the message argues that these dangers are real but do not outweigh the biblical reasons for teaching on Christ’s return. In 1 Thessalonians 5:1–11, Paul shows that end-times teaching is not given to satisfy curiosity or fuel arguments, but to keep Christians spiritually awake, give hope and endurance in suffering, and call believers to holy living as children of the light while we wait for Christ.","meta_description":"Why Preach the End Times? Why Some Churches Avoid It — and Why We Still Need ItBible passage: 1 Thessalonians 5:1–11 This opening message begins a winter…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1588,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/st-andrews-church-geraldine-s-podcast-5206951/episodes/230-24-05-2026-why-preach-the-end-times-why-some-churches-avoid-it-and-why-we-need-it/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/st-andrews-church-geraldine-s-podcast-5206951/230-24-05-2026-why-preach-the-end-times-why-some-churches-avoid-it-and-why-we-need-it.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}