In this final Advent midweek sermon of the Faith and Public Life series, Rev. Oliver Bergh explores what it truly means to live between two kingdoms—the earthly and the spiritual—and how they interact when things go wrong. Rather than offering partisan solutions or policy prescriptions, this episode clarifies the church's distinctive calling: to preach the Word of God in law and gospel so that both individuals and governments are held accountable before God's judgment and mercy. Using the concrete and contested example of immigration, Rev. Bergh shows how Scripture forms our conscience without dictating policy, entrusting citizens—renewed by baptism and empowered by the Holy Spirit—to discern faithful action in the public square. The sermon also turns the lens inward, demonstrating how the earthly kingdom can hold the church accountable to its own mission, reminding us that neither church nor state is ultimate. Set within the hope of Advent, this episode proclaims that Christ is coming, God's Word is actively creating faith and new life, and we are sent into the world as people addressed by that Word—free, responsible, and accountable before God.