Carlton Landing Community Church Sermons

Love Your Enemies: Matt. 5:43-48

Love your enemies. No one had ever said that before, and it would become a trademark of Jesus's teaching. But Jesus didn't just teach this, he did it. In this section of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus calls his disciples to follow in his footsteps by overcoming evil with love.

Free from Anger, Fulfilling the Law: Matt. 5:17-26

Jesus did not come to abolish the Law but to fulfill it. That means Jesus's life and teaching don't change what God commanded Israel, but perfectly encompass and live up to it. Jesus's life is the fullest picture of the way God designed us to be. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus teaches us to live righteous lives before God by surrendering our hearts to him and learning to be forgiven. In the first example, Jesus applies this lesson to anger. To be free from anger, we must learn how to be forgiven.

Called to Be Disciples: Matt. 4:18-22

Jesus called us to be his disciples; not just his followers and friends, but learners, imitators, and co-workers in the mission of God. When Jesus walked along the shore of the Sea of Galilee, he called the disciples to a life of following him. He would train them, develop them, and send them out to work with him in the Great Commission. In the first sermon of this series, Pastor Cole talks about the call that we have received to be Jesus's disciples.  

New Series! Disciples: The Gospel of Matthew

This Sunday, we're beginning a new series at Carlton Landing Community Church called Disciples, a study of the Gospel of Matthew. From now until Easter Sunday, we'll be following Jesus through the gospel and learning what it means to be his disciples. 

For more information, check out the series page on our website.

From One Degree of Glory to Another: 2 Cor. 3:12-18

New Year's Day is a time of transition. What will the next year look like? Who do we want to be in 2023? As Paul points out in this passage, the key to transformation is tradeoffs. In this message, Pastor Cole Feix casts a vision for the new year and challenges us to make the tradeoffs that will lead to transformation.

A Kingdom and a King: Matt. 2:1-12

The Magi were strange guests to appear in the first Christmas stories. They were Gentiles, outsiders, and wanderers from the East, but their story tells us that Jesus came for everyone. He was God's invitation back into the family and the faithful son who came to seek and save the lost. 

A Kingdom of Love: Matt. 1:18-25

God's love is the most transformative power in the universe. So much so that Paul said, when you've known it, you're compelled by it. In Advent, we celebrate the greatest act of love in history, God sending his son to die for us and bring us back into God's family. Curiously in Matthew's gospel, we first see this love played out in Joseph's life. He is a picture of the transformation God wants to bring each of us.

A Kingdom of Peace: Matt. 21:1-11

Peace is more than just the absence of something. When the angels announced "peace on earth," they were drawing on hundreds of years of promises. God promised to return to Israel, to put his king on the throne, and bring everlasting peace. During the triumphal entry, Matthew turns our attention to a prophecy in the book of Zechariah about a humble and righteous king who would speak peace to the nations. If we serve the prince of peace, how can we find peace in our world today?

A Kingdom of Hope: Matt. 4:12-17

When Jesus came preaching the kingdom, what was he preaching? Of the gospel writers, Matthew makes the most connections between the story of Israel and the story of Jesus. In chapter 4, he cites a famous Christmas passage, Isaiah 9:1-7, but he doesn't simply quote, "For unto us a child is born," he quotes the first part of the passage, "people who have walked in darkness have seen a great light." Jesus came to give hope to the region of Galilee, and from there, hope to the ends of the earth.

Put on the Full Armor of God: Eph. 6:10-18

We're in a spiritual war. Christ has conquered death, and he will defeat every enemy in the end, but for now, we must be prepared for spiritual battle. God has equipped us with a full set of spiritual armor for whatever we may face, and he's opened himself to us in prayer, listening whenever we open our hearts to him. 

 

Preacher: Kerwin Dees