Paul’s strategy isn’t retreat—it’s transformation. This clip dives into the bold idea that real impact happens in neighborhoods, cities, and culture from within, not from the sidelines.

Change the World From the Inside

Bonhoeffer’s name drops like a thunderclap as this Sunday conversation wrestles with Paul, Rome, and the hard line between honoring authority and resisting evil.

When Obedience Becomes Complicity

A punchy Sunday takeaway: don’t answer evil with destruction—put on Christ, do good, and let love hit harder than outrage.

One Good Thing Beats the Chaos

Hot take meets church history: a provocative look at Christian nationalism, political power, and why adding “Christian” changes the whole argument.

Christian Nationalism: Luther’s Unexpected Angle

A jaw-dropper from Romans: submit to governing authorities—even with Nero on the throne. Pastors Phil Brandt and Matthew Hardaway unpack the paradox that still hits hard today.

Paul Said WHAT Under Nero?

Faith meets real-life frustration as the pastors tackle taxes, civic duty, and why voting—not dodging the bill—is the bold Christian response.

Pay the Tax... Even If You Hate It?

What starts with skipping trash pickup turns into full-on chaos: backyard dumping, bears at the door, and a wild lesson in why rules matter.

No Rules, Then Bears in the House

The wild twist: a religion-rejecting ruler may have borrowed a seminarian’s cadence to win the crowd. This clip digs into how sacred rhythm can make raw power sound almost holy.

Stalin’s Secret Sermon Voice

A raw, real-world moment from This Sunday Podcast: when faith meets danger, the answer isn’t just prayer—it’s protection. Pastors Phil Brandt and Matthew Hardaway get pastoral, practical, and powerfully clear.

Pastor’s 3-Word Advice for Abuse Survivors

A hilariously specific HOA analogy turns faith and community into something painfully relatable: if you join, you participate. Funny, concrete, and sneakily theological.

Bought the HOA House? Then You Show Up

Romans 13: Faithful Witness Under Flawed Governments. A close reading of Romans 13 and what Paul's call to "be subject to the governing authorities" means for Christians today. We wrestle with the hard case of Nero's Rome, ask what submission to authority actually requires, and explore how love of neighbor sits at the center of Christian public witness. Along the way: how believers navigate taxes and laws, the quiet Jesus-shaped acts that shape political witness, and practical guidance for everyday civic life — following rules, seeking change, and serving the common good. Closes with an encouragement to preachers taking Romans 13 to the pulpit.

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The Theology of the Cross and Romans 12 A wide-ranging conversation on the theology of the cross and its practical shape in ordinary Christian life. Starting from Luther's Heidelberg Disputation and the way it redirected the Reformation beyond the 95 Theses, we explore why the cross — not glory — stands at the center of Lutheran thought, and what it means to take up one's cross day by day. From there we walk through Romans 12 verse by verse: honor, zeal, hope, prayer, and hospitality; blessing enemies and rejecting envy; forgiveness, burning coals, and overcoming evil with good; and finally what Romans 12 looks like as a vision for the church, the classroom, and young-adult community. We close with reflections on preaching Romans 12 concretely in ministry today.

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A close reading of Romans 12 that moves from Paul's doxology of divine mercy into the practical shape of Christian life. We explore how mercy and the honest acknowledgment of sin can coexist without cheap grace, what it means to offer your body as a living sacrifice and be transformed by the renewal of your mind, and how a Christ-centered humility replaces self-focused pride. From there we turn to the church itself — how varied spiritual gifts, seasons, and voices, held together without comparison or ranking, make the body of Christ more compelling and more whole.

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Pastors Brandt and Hardaway delve into Romans 11 for the 12 Sunday after Pentecost.

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