{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Commons Church Podcast","title":"A Song for the Forgotten - Jeremy Duncan","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/b341f885\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1843,"description":"In this Advent sermon, we explore the second canticle of Luke’s gospel—the Benedictus, the prophetic song of Zechariah.\nBefore he could sing, Zechariah had to face something deeper than disbelief: the fear that God had forgotten him. And maybe that’s a fear many of us hold quietly during the Christmas season.\nIn this message we look at:\n✨ Why Scripture gives us songs—not just stories—to prepare us for Christmas\n🌑 How the “dark nights” of waiting shape us\n🔒 The hidden spaces where shame, disappointment, and unanswered prayers live\n🌅 And the renewed hope that breaks in when God whispers, “Do not be afraid… your prayer has been heard.”\nIf Christmas feels heavy, complicated, or lonely, this sermon reminds us: there is room for your story in the Advent story.\nGod sees the hidden places. God hears the long-held prayers. And God meets us with light—guiding our feet back to the path of peace.\n🔔 Subscribe for more Advent reflections, sermons, and teaching from Commons Church.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/icwXcrJQyrNlhck0A-v9WDGWKhB8Uyi0q6ZPjuvnhoM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9kMDQw/ODJmNWNlZmZkYzUz/YzIyZDkwZTZiZmVk/MDllMC5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}