When Every Mouth Is Silenced

In this week’s podcast episode, Missionary Mark Parsons shares a message inspired by his time at the 1517 Conference, Free Will Is Fiction, commemorating 500 years since Martin Luther’s The Bondage of the Will. Luther’s work reminds us that our will is not free when it comes to salvation—we are bound in sin and unable to reach up to God. Yet the gospel tells a far better story: God, in mercy, reaches down to us.

This sermon is based on Paul’s incredible words in Romans 3:19–28, where every mouth is silenced and the whole world is held accountable before God. In that silence, the righteousness of God is revealed apart from the law—a righteousness given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe.

Mark’s sermon, When Every Mouth Is Silenced, explores the futility of self-righteousness and the peace that comes when every excuse is quieted—not by condemnation, but by mercy. It’s a message for anyone weary of trying to prove their worth or earn God’s favor, offering rest in the grace of the One whose will alone brings life.

It’s also a gentle invitation for those from a Latter-day Saint background wrestling with ideas of agency, worthiness, and grace. This message isn’t confrontational—it’s freeing.

Listen now and be reminded that when every mouth is silenced, every heart can finally hear the voice of mercy.

Read the accompanying blog: When Every Mouth Is Silenced.

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