CFLM Sermons

The Tenth and final commandment reveals the kind of obedience all the commandments have been after – an obedience from the heart. Serving as a bridge between the old and new covenants, in the command not to covet we see God has always been shaping hearts that desire and obey Him. This week we consider how your response to this command is a matter of life and death.

Tell the truth at all times and in every way. Isn’t that what the commandment to bear false witness means? It turns out the commandment doesn’t really say that and for good reason. This week we consider what the command means and how a shrewd person must navigate truth telling.

Taking that which you didn’t earn or which doesn’t belong to you is stealing. The eighth of the ten commandments is easily and often transgressed. Join us as we examine the practice and relationship implications of theft.

Marriage is not a product of humanity, but a plan of God. What happens when this divine covenant is broken by infidelity? Join us for a frank discussion of adultery, it’s impact, and healing in the aftermath.

If we were to list the worst sins a person could commit, murder would likely be near the top of most people’s list. The sixth commandment strictly forbids unjust killing, and this week we gather to discuss the far reaching social, national, individual, and deeply-spiritual results of murder.

The fifth commandment turns our attention to the relationship between parents and children. And the directive comes not to parents, but rather to children. Join us as we examine God’s plan for the household: a plan that begins with the family’s subordinate members.

The human relationship to work is a complex one. Too much or not enough is detrimental not just to an individual but to every relationship that an individual is involved in. In this week’s sermon, we study this firth directive which instructs God’s people to observe a mandatory cycle of work and rest.

The third of the ten commandments comes with the most dire warning of reprimand in the whole batch. And yet it remains the most broadly misunderstood of all the commandments. This week we’ll attempt to bring clarity to this very important directive from God and why the believer must take it very seriously.

Idolatry is forbidden. Historically monotheists knew what that meant, but modern Christians sometimes have difficulty discerning what idolatry looks like in the present era. This week we set out to give clarity to the history and current incarnations of idolatry as we dive into the second of the ten commandments.

What makes a law binding? What makes law more than words and instead moves it into the realm of being a regulation that cannot be ignored? The ten commandments begins with a statement that performs this very function. Join us this week as we begin studying the first of the ten commandments. (Exo 20:1-3)

Of all Jesus’ I AM statements, this one is the most intimate, the most exclusive; Jesus can only be known as the true vine by true disciples. This week we’ll join Jesus and the disciples on their walk from the upper room to the garden of Gethsemane to hear Jesus’ final I AM statement, taught hours before His death (John 15).

You have a problem known as mortality: you and everyone you know will die. This week we’ll listen as Jesus forces this problem out into the open, so that he can introduce himself as the solution to our mortality problem. Jesus wants us to relate to him as “The Resurrection and The Life” (John 11).

In John chapter 14 Jesus is speaking to his disciples at one of the most dejected and grief-filled moments of their lives. Join us as we see how the name he gives his disciples can transform the trajectory of the most despondent of us even to this day.

Denford from African Development Mission trust gives a fantastic update of work in Zimbabwe.

We continue our series on the “I Am” statements of Jesus by focusing on a singularly vital portal… a gate: and this gate, strangely enough, has everything to do with sheep. This week we will again let Jesus instruct us on how to relate to him, by hearing his self-identification as “the gate” and “the good shepherd.”

At the Feast of Booths Jesus illuminated the masses who were present that all the festivities were all about HIM. How do we relate with the “Light of the World?” Join us as we delve into that and more of Jesus’ teachings at the Temple mount in John 7-9.

What is bread? And why is it relevant as a metaphor for how we relate to Jesus? Join us as we investigate Jesus’ claim to the “The Bread of Life” in John chapter 6.

When it comes to relating to non-believers, Christians often have radically different ideas about how those relationships are supposed to go. Do we blend in or stand out? Freely engage with them, or insulate ourselves from them? Should we try to make them comfortable, or uncomfortable? Join us as we seek to answer the question of how a Christ follower ought to be relating to those outside of the f...

Marriage has always contained elements of beauty and mystery for it’s not about the husband and wife but whom they represent. Agur, son of Jakeh, reflects, “There are three things which are too wonderful for me, four which I do not understand: the way of an eagle in the sky, the way of a serpent on a rock, the way of a ship in the middle of the sea, and the way of a man with a maid” (Prov. 30:18-1...

Whether brought up in a home centered on Christ or in a family apart from God all have been shaped and impacted by parent-child relationships. From parenting principles to the duties of children Scripture provides both practical pointers as well as rich and challenging truths. Whether you view family with dread or delight, join us as we discuss the parent-child relationship and how it applies to e...

The relationship between you and the church is eternal, it is commanded by God, and this relationship will inform and direct all other human relationships you have in this life. Your relationship to the church of Jesus Christ is extremely important and without getting this one right, all other relationships you have will suffer. Join us as we discuss “You and the Church.”

Everyone experiences suffering, trials, stress, and turmoil. It’s how we respond to these ordinary events that really demonstrates whether our beliefs are more than mere concepts. God has demonstrated in His character a response to trials that should define every Christian relationship: Long-suffering. Join us this week as we explain and work to embody this relationship virtue.

When it comes to the world’s solutions to conflict the tool of choice is the sledgehammer, an implement of destruction. Meanwhile, the Scriptures present an entirely different way to address pain and conflict. We continue our series on relationship tools by discussing forgiveness – what it is (and is not) as well as how to practice it on a daily basis.

What’s the one thing which is present in all your bad relationships? That’s right! You are! We begin our series on relationship tools by discussing how your identity (who you are) needs to be addressed before any other relationship can be fixed.

This week we begin a new year, and I wanted to try something novel with our message this week. I want to re-member 2022: I’d like for us to revisit some of what we studied over the course of the year, and then I’d like to look ahead to what we’re going to be studying in 2023. We’ll also be discussing some exciting plans for this year, so you’ll want to join us for this gathering as we start the ye...