Elephant in the Room is a six-week sermon series that dares to confront the topics many churches avoid but every believer needs to face. From favoritism and exclusivity in church culture, to politics, sexuality, generosity, modern idolatry, and the return of Christ, this series brings biblical clarity and gospel-centered conviction to the conversations shaping our lives. Each week exposes an “elephant” that quietly undermines our witness, and replaces it with the truth and grace of Jesus. Grounded in Scripture and guided by the Holy Spirit, this series calls the church to repentance, renewal, and courageous love—so that our community becomes not a safe haven for the comfortable, but a mission outpost for the redeemed.

Week 2 of The Elephant in the Room confronts one of the most polarizing issues in modern Christianity—politics—and reclaims it through the lens of the gospel. Scripture reminds us that while we live as citizens of earthly nations, our true allegiance is to a heavenly King (Philippians 3:20). Jesus’ command to “give to Caesar what is Caesar’s and to God what is God’s” (Matthew 22:21) reframes our engagement with government: we render earthly honor without surrendering divine worship. Romans 13 teaches submission to authority as God’s servant for good, yet Acts 5:29 and Daniel 3 remind us that obedience to God always comes first. This sermon calls believers to resist political idolatry, fear, and outrage, and instead to embody the politics of the Kingdom—justice, humility, and love. Our mission is not to baptize parties or power but to bear faithful witness to King Jesus, whose eternal rule exposes the temporary nature of every human government. In the end, our hope is not in elections or empires but in the Lamb who reigns forever.