Christian Sermons From Calvary Chapel Greenmeadow, North Kingstown, Ri

When we see the sun rise, it reveals a splendor that reminds us of the glory of the Son who rose. He freed us from sin and death by leading the perfect life of a man and rising from the dead. Now we look to His return in all His majesty and glory.

Love wants life for us. How can we help someone to actually live? The truth is that we were dead until God gave us life through His love for us. This is what love looks like. Although no one can see God, they can see His love in us when we express it.

We owe a debt of love to one another that can only be repaid through the funds God continuously deposits in our hearts. Having a true heart and mind knowledge of God is necessary to understand this love and let it out to others. It is what sets us apart.

Everyone has a world view that shapes and informs his experiences of the world around us. Christians should let the Word of God shape their view and then share it with others. Four essentials of a word view are origin, meaning, morality, and destiny.

There is a battle between the Spirit of Truth and the spirit of this world. Since the world hates God and His followers, we must not desire to be like the world. Guard your ears, listen to the truth, speak it to others and be doers of the Word!

Jesus wants us to pray and His house will be called a house of prayer. When we do, He promises to hear us and to heal our land. God will listen because He wants a relationship with us and the prayer of the upright is His delight, like incense.

Christians have the power of God living in them and that power is greater than the power of the devil who rules this world. He assures us of an effective eternal victory. Every believer is an overcomer whether he feels so or not. It is finished!

Are you gullible? We are living in a crisis of truth. Fortunately, God has given us His spirit to help us discern. Test the spirits against His word, which is our spiritual sword. A true spirit acknowledges that Jesus is the Son of God incarnate.

Our guilty conscience is not there just to condemn us but to cause us to get right with God. As we delight ourselves in Him, He will guide our hearts to desire what pleases Him. And as we trust in Him and love Him and one another, He will be with us.

Christians need to walk the walk and not just talk the talk. Someone has to self-sacrifice and actually do something for someone else. When we do, we are actually doing it for Jesus too. We are known to be Christians by our loving actions.

God's standard of right and wrong is absolute, not relative, and sin is falling short of that mark. A child of God will have the conviction of the Holy Spirit when he sins while a child of the devil will not care, but both will bear bad fruit.

Going through storms is challenging. Even Luke gave up all hope of being saved due to a very bad storm. When we find ourselves in these circumstances, we should pray for the lives of those with us and encourage them. Jesus is the peace in the storm.

In music, there are periods of quiet called rests that make the notes of the song more powerful. Our lives also have rests. They are part of the beautiful melody God has created in us. As that music builds in our hearts, we should share it with others.

Three things to remember in our battle with the devil: our strength is insufficient to stand (our power is in God), our enemy's goal is our destruction, and the equipment we have to defend ourselves must be used regularly so that we are familiar with it.

When we love someone, wrongs are not held against them and there is no bitterness. By loving others as commanded, assurance of our salvation is magnified. Pray for the ability to love people in this way, remembering that He first loved sinners.

To have pure religion, we each need to be able to see people in need, and when we do, let them know that they are not forgotten. Our compassion should meet the actual need and we must be faithful in our giving without letting discouragement stop us.

Mary made a courageous decision to accept the message of the angel despite the risk of losing her reputation, her plans, her betrothed, and even her life. Saying yes to God in a big thing usually comes after saying yes to Him in a series of small things.

One of the benefits of being a child of God is being an heir who will share in the inheritance of glory. That knowledge should affect how we live presently in this world. Having a pure and humble king requires being pure and humble children.

One reason why God's love for us goes beyond our understanding is that it does not depend on anything we have done. He loved us while we were still sinners and nothing can separate believers from the love of Christ. He has made us sons and daughters.

We have a choice everyday to open the Word or not. It is imperative that we do so that we can abide in the Lord. We can only be at home in a place where we spend time. As we do, our prayers and desires will be aligned with God’s and He will shelter us.