How do you keep a calm heart when your phone, your mailbox, and your news feed are all telling you to either pledge your allegiance or panic? In Romans 13:1-7, Paul writes to a small, vulnerable church in the capital of an empire ruled by Nero, and he still calls them to honor the governing authorities. Steve walks through what that does and does not mean, why God’s sovereignty (not any leader’s character) is the basis for it, and where a Christian’s deepest loyalty has to stay. It is a message about posture and conscience, not parties or platforms. Give it a listen when you have a few quiet minutes.

Most of us know what it feels like to smile on Sunday morning while something harder sits underneath. Romans 12:9-21 reads like a long list of impossible commands, and if we try to run it in our own strength, we collapse. In this message from our Romans series, Steve shows why Paul opens with God’s mercies before he says a word about love, and what changes when we stop performing and start clinging to Jesus. Listen in if you are tired of wearing a mask.

What happens to your heart when nobody notices what you do? David Mudge knows that question personally. In this message from Romans 12:1-8, he opens up about a season when the recognition fell away and he had to ask whether the love of Jesus was really enough. What he discovered changed the way he serves, and it might change the way you see your own place in the church. Paul calls it a living sacrifice, but it may not mean what you think.