CrossWay Church Sermon Podcast

"Love your enemies" might be the hardest command Jesus ever gave — and the most misunderstood. In this message from our series through the Sermon on the Mount, we look at Matthew 5:43–48 and discover that "hate your enemy" was never in the Bible; it was a cultural loophole Jesus came to close. We explore what enemy-love actually is (an action, not a feeling), why prayer is the first practical step...

Vance Hays fills in for Pastor Brad. He reminds us what the divinity of Christ and humanity of Christ are both vitally important for Christ's mediation for our sins.

When someone wrongs you, every instinct says hit back. Get even. Win. But in Matthew 5:38–42, Jesus calls his followers to something radically different — not passive victimhood, but what author James Bryan Smith calls Kingdom Jujitsu. Instead of matching force with force, Jesus teaches us to take the energy of an attack and flip it into something the other person never expected. In this sermon fr...

Guest Pastor Josh Al Joani joins us this week and shares his personal testimony.

A psychologist at the University of Massachusetts ran a study where strangers had a simple ten-minute conversation. The average person said something that wasn't completely true three times — and most of them didn't even realize they were doing it. We have become so practiced at managing how others see us that bending the truth comes almost naturally. That's exactly the world Jesus is speaking int...

Jesus doesn't wait for the affair to happen. He goes further back — to the glance, the thought, the habit of the heart. In Matthew 5:27–32, Jesus redefines adultery not just as an action but as an orientation of the soul — and He calls us to a radical honesty about what we're really looking for in other people. In this sermon, Pastor Brad walks through three uncomfortable but freeing truths: lust...

What does Jesus really mean when he says "Do not murder"? In this sermon from Matthew 5:21–26, Pastor Brad digs beneath the surface of one of the most familiar commandments in Scripture — and what he finds is both convicting and hopeful. Jesus isn't just raising the bar on behavior. He's exposing the roots: the anger we've learned to manage, the contempt we've dressed up as discernment, the grudge...

Did Jesus come to throw out the Old Testament? Some people think so. But in Matthew 5:17–20, Jesus sets the record straight — and what he says might surprise you. In this sermon from our series on the Sermon on the Mount, Pastor Brad explores one of the most misunderstood passages in all of Scripture. Jesus didn't come to tear down God's law. He came to fulfill it. And the righteousness he require...

Are you living as salt and light in a world that desperately needs both? In this message from Matthew 5:13–16, we explore Jesus’ powerful declaration that God’s promises are being fulfilled — and we are part of the evidence. Salt and light aren’t just metaphors; they define the everyday mission of every follower of Christ. Discover what it means to preserve what is good, bring life to your communi...

What does it actually mean to be blessed? In this sermon from Matthew 5:10–12, we discover that Jesus redefines blessing in a way that turns our expectations upside down. Being blessed doesn't mean life is comfortable — it means your life is secured by something no one can take away. We look honestly at what Jesus says his followers will face: persecution and insults. We ask the hard question — is...