{"podcast":{"title":"Ultimately with R.C. Sproul","slug":"ultimately-with-r-c-sproul-1062481","podcast_index_feed_id":1062481,"rss_url":"https://ultimately.ligonier.org/rss","website_url":"https://ultimatelypodcast.com","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/7/a/e/1/7ae1f525618ebec7/3000x3000_PODCAST_ultimately.jpg","author":"Ligonier Ministries","episode_count":100,"summary":"How do you focus on what really matters? Where do you go to regain perspective? Drawn from a lifetime of Bible study and reflections on the nature of truth, Ultimately with R.C. Sproul features unique moments of insight to help you understand what you believe and why you believe it. Renew your mind and grow in your knowledge of God when you listen to biblical teaching every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. Set your mind on what matters most—what matters ultimately. A podcast from Ligonier Ministries.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-27T10:19:09.435871+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ultimately-with-r-c-sproul-1062481"},"episode":{"title":"Excommunication","slug":"excommunication","published_at":"2026-06-15T05:01:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ultimately-with-r-c-sproul-1062481/excommunication","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ultimately-with-r-c-sproul-1062481","url":"https://ligonier.org/podcasts/ultimately-with-rc-sproul/excommunication","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/ultimately/ultimately20260615.mp3?dest-id=2190716","summary":"There are times when excommunication is necessary for maintaining the purity of the church. Today, R.C. Sproul speaks on the essential importance of church discipline and the need for caution in carrying it out. Read the transcript: https://ligonier.org/podcasts/ultimately-with-rc-sproul/excommunication/ Study Reformed theology with a free resource bundle from Ligonier Ministries: https://grow.ligonier.org/ A donor-supported outreach of Ligonier Ministries. Donate: https://donate.ligonier.org/ Explore all of our podcasts: https://www.ligonier.org/podcasts","meta_description":"There are times when excommunication is necessary for maintaining the purity of the church. Today, R.C. Sproul speaks on the essential importance of churc…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":140,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/ultimately-with-r-c-sproul-1062481/episodes/excommunication/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/ultimately-with-r-c-sproul-1062481/excommunication.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}