Living Hope Church Podcast

Living Hope Church
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Listen to sermons from Pastor Phil Steiger and others from Living Hope Church in Colorado Springs.

  1. 2d ago

    Romans 13:11-14c

    Romans 13:11-14 delivers a clear and urgent call to every believer: wake up, cast off sin, and put on Christ. Paul uses the imagery of removing a burning jacket to describe how seriously we should treat sin in our lives. Sin is not passive. It creeps, it corrodes, and it becomes a master over anyone who tolerates it. The good news is that repentance is not just turning away from something. It is turning toward Someone far greater. Putting on Christ means actively clothing ourselves in compassion, humility, patience, and love. The Holy Spirit empowers this transformation from the inside out. We are not left to fight alone.

    Romans 13:11-14c

  2. Sep 6

    Romans 13.8-14b

    Biblical love is not sentimental or passive. It is active, transforming, and grounded in the character of God Himself. Romans 13 makes clear that genuine love does no wrong to a neighbor, and that this kind of love actually fulfills the entire law. Paul also calls believers to wake up, recognizing that we are living in a decisive moment in history. The return of Christ is drawing closer, and that reality should shape how we live every single day. We are called to cast off the works of darkness, put on Christ, and walk in the light. Love your neighbor the way Christ has loved you.

    Romans 13.8-14b

  3. Aug 30

    Romans 13:8-14a

    Love is one of the most talked-about topics in the world, yet the version most people know is shallow and built on feelings and affirmation. Biblical love is something far deeper. It is rooted in the character of God Himself and defined not by emotions but by the person and work of Jesus Christ. God demonstrated the true meaning of love by sending His Son to die for sinners, even while they were still His enemies. This kind of love does not erase the law or affirm everything without condition. It fulfills the law, hates what is wrong, and rejoices in truth. Real love is patient, kind, selfless, and willing to sacrifice, and it grows in believers as the Holy Spirit works in them over time.

    Romans 13:8-14a

  4. Aug 23

    Romans 13:1-7b

    God has established governing authorities for His purposes, and Christians have a real role to play within that order. Romans 13 gives two reasons for submitting to authority: the external reality of God's wrath against sin, and the internal motivation of a transformed conscience shaped by love for Christ. Even corrupt or unjust leaders are not outside God's sovereign control, as Scripture shows repeatedly through figures like Nebuchadnezzar, whom God used to accomplish His will. When governments command what God forbids, Christians obey God rather than men, just as Daniel, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego did. Rather than retreating from culture, followers of Jesus are called to be salt and light, stepping into the gaps that broken institutions leave behind. The church is the one organization entrusted by God to carry the virtues of Christ into the world, and that calling demands engagement, not silence.

    Romans 13:1-7b

  5. Aug 16

    Romans 13:1-7

    Government is not separate from God's design. It is one of three institutions He established for human life, alongside the family and the church. Romans 13 makes clear that governing authorities exist under God's sovereignty and are meant to serve as His instruments for justice and order. Christians are called to live lives of genuine virtue, not merely legal compliance, and to pray for those in authority over them. Because God has entrusted justice to governing authorities and will ultimately settle all accounts Himself, Christians are freed from personal vengeance and empowered to forgive. Every human being bears the image of God, and that truth is the foundation for why every life has infinite value. The church is not a bystander in civilization. It is one of the most essential forces for good the world has ever known.

    Romans 13:1-7

  6. Aug 9

    Romans 13:1-2

    Romans 13 is one of the most misunderstood passages in Scripture. It is often reduced to a simple command to obey the government, but Paul is making a much deeper point. God created governing authority for a specific purpose: to establish order, promote good, and punish evil. That means government is accountable to God, not the other way around. When the state oversteps its God-given role and begins to replace God as the definer of truth and morality, Christians are not called to silent compliance. Submission to authority is the starting point, not the whole story. God has placed His people in every sphere of life, from the home to the workplace to the public square, to be salt and light. Christians are not passive observers. They are His representatives wherever He has placed them.

    Romans 13:1-2

  7. Aug 2

    Romans 12:17-21b

    When someone wrongs us, every instinct pushes us toward payback. But Romans 12:17-21 calls believers to something radically different, not out of weakness, but out of trust in a God whose justice is perfect and complete. God is not indifferent to evil. He is perfectly righteous, and He has promised that vengeance belongs to Him. Holding onto revenge does not keep our hearts neutral. It pulls us toward bitterness, malice, and hatred over time. Because God has already overcome evil with good through Jesus Christ, and because He will complete that work when Christ returns, we are free from the exhausting cycle of personal revenge. We do not overcome evil by matching it. We overcome evil with good, because that is exactly what God has done and will do.

    Romans 12:17-21b

  8. Jul 26

    Romans 12:17-21a

    Romans 12:17-21 calls followers of Christ to refuse the natural impulse to repay evil with evil. Instead, believers are called to pursue what is honorable, to seek peace with everyone, and to trust God as the final judge of all injustice. Jesus Himself modeled this perfectly, entrusting Himself to the Father rather than retaliating against those who wronged Him. The cycle of evil has to be broken somewhere, and for the follower of Christ, that break begins in the heart. Pursuing peace does not mean compromising on truth or holiness. It means being willing to forgive, reconcile, and let Christ lead the response rather than letting sin lead the way. God sees every injustice and has promised to deal with it fully. The believer's role is to overcome evil with good.

    Romans 12:17-21a
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Listen to sermons from Pastor Phil Steiger and others from Living Hope Church in Colorado Springs.

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  • Creator
    Living Hope Church
  • Years Active
    2019 - 2026
  • Episodes
    414
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    © Living Hope Church
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