Love Your Enemies

Scripting the Flip - Sermon on the Mount
Written By Lexie Miller

Lead Pastor Josh Carstensen continues our Sermon on the Mount series.

Loving your enemy is a command that defies our natural instincts. In a world that teaches retaliation, Jesus offers a revolutionary path: selfless, unconditional love. But how? What does that look like when enemies take advantage of you, hurt you, and oppose what you believe?

In this final statement of six, Jesus confronts a big lie: that love is only for those who love us back. Instead, He calls us to a love so radical and countercultural that it makes people stop and ask, Why?

Today, we'll unpack what it truly means to love our enemies—not by ignoring justice, but by mirroring the love God first showed us.

Key Moments

  • 00:00 Welcome

  • 01:03 Message: Love Our Enemies

  • 12:48 Historical Context: Enemies in Jesus's Time

  • 19:29 What Does It Mean to Love Your Enemy?

  • 26:15 The Challenge of Radical Love

Lexie Miller
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