“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, how God’s indiscriminate kindness shapes ours, and why loving only the people who love us back proves nothing. Most of all, we see the gospel at the center: while we were still God’s enemies, Christ died for us (Romans 5:10). We were the ones holding the axe — and He answered with forgiveness.

Join us as we walk verse by verse through the Gospel of Matthew.