{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Houston's First Baptist Church","title":"How Shall We Live","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":1713,"description":"In this sermon the preacher opens with a call to turn to John 6:66, where many disciples abandon Jesus, and uses Peter’s question, “Lord, to whom shall we go?” as the springboard for his message. He urges the congregation to commit to an ambitious year‑long teaching plan that will run through Genesis, the rest of the Old Testament, and then the entire New Testament, emphasizing that regular attendance is essential to experience the “great spiritual experiences” he promises. Throughout the talk he repeatedly stresses that true life is found not in worldly pleasures or intellectual pursuits but in the words of Jesus, the living Word, which give both quality and purpose to existence.\n\nThe speaker then explores the vital role of God’s words, linking them to justification, peace, and pardon. He argues that humanity’s inherent guilt and sin can only be resolved through the pardon offered by Christ, which then yields genuine peace with God, oneself, and circumstances. By immersing daily in Scripture—reading, meditating, and internalizing the Word—believers receive the life‑giving power that sustains them, and the preacher concludes with a prayer for those needing to rediscover that pardoning grace.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/o5yzRQYlXr9ParDz0W15WXJmDEyj_QNDo8tzYNqSRoc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wN2Ew/Yjg4MTI1YTdmNDVi/Mjc2NWZiNDkwYTBi/OTU4MS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}