{"podcast":{"title":"St Pauls and St Barnabas Belfast","slug":"st-pauls-and-st-barnabas-belfast-6574291","podcast_index_feed_id":6574291,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/e6cbd234/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.spbbelfast.church","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/38621173/38621173-1692025190120-fa47a6652c26.jpg","author":"SPB Belfast","episode_count":126,"summary":"Join the SPB Church Podcast, a journey through Anglicanism's Evangelical Stream. Dive into scriptures that illuminate our path with the Holy Spirit and guide us closer to Christ. Sundays bring preaching that deepens our understanding of living for Jesus. Embark on active discipleship, grasp the power of prayer, and explore SPB's mission to share Christ's love both in Belfast and globally. SPB is more than a church; it's a family walking the Christian journey. Whether a seasoned Anglican or new seeker, discover the Kingdom with us.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-14T02:19:58.999281+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/st-pauls-and-st-barnabas-belfast-6574291"},"episode":{"title":"SPB Sermons || Contending for Hope (Part 1) | Strangers sent into a Stranger World || 1 Peter 1:1–2","slug":"spb-sermons-contending-for-hope-part-1-strangers-sent-into-a-stranger-world-1-peter-1-1-2","published_at":"2026-01-06T13:19:28+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/st-pauls-and-st-barnabas-belfast-6574291/spb-sermons-contending-for-hope-part-1-strangers-sent-into-a-stranger-world-1-peter-1-1-2","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/st-pauls-and-st-barnabas-belfast-6574291","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/spbbelfast/episodes/SPB-Sermons--Contending-for-Hope-Part-1--Strangers-sent-into-a-Stranger-World--1-Peter-112-e3d8mnu","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/e6cbd234/podcast/play/113580222/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-0-6%2F7045af16-90d7-449a-7336-a5dd27d3f574.mp3","summary":"As we begin a new year and mark 175 years of worship and witness at St Paul’s & St Barnabas, we open a new teaching series: Contending for Hope . In this first message, we turn to the opening words of Peter’s first letter. Written to a weary, scattered church under pressure, these verses speak with striking clarity to our own moment. Peter reminds God’s people who they are before he tells them what to do: strangers in the world, yet chosen by God; set apart by the Spirit; sprinkled by the blood of Jesus; sent to live faithfully where God has placed them. This is not a call to retreat from the world, nor to manage decline quietly. It is a call to live with confidence, clarity, and hope in a place that does not yet feel like home. As we stand at the threshold of a new year and a significant anniversary in the life of this parish, this sermon sets the foundation for what it means to contend for hope in our city today: grounded in salvation, rooted in grace, and sent with peace. Grace and peace be yours in abundance.","meta_description":"As we begin a new year and mark 175 years of worship and witness at St Paul’s & St Barnabas, we open a new teaching series: Contending for Hope . In t…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1716,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/st-pauls-and-st-barnabas-belfast-6574291/episodes/spb-sermons-contending-for-hope-part-1-strangers-sent-into-a-stranger-world-1-peter-1-1-2/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/st-pauls-and-st-barnabas-belfast-6574291/spb-sermons-contending-for-hope-part-1-strangers-sent-into-a-stranger-world-1-peter-1-1-2.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}