Christian Sermons from Calvary Chapel Greenmeadow, North Kingstown, RI

Missionaries returning from the mission field have challenges that are hard to imagine for those who have not gone through it. As a church, we can help to support these families as they go through reentry.

Regarding our wives, husbands should pay attention, listen, observe, and dwell. Husbands need to know their wives in great detail. We need to learn how to listen to more than the words being said. We are to live with our lives in every sense of the word.

God designed and created marriage for His purpose. Those that fail often do not have Jesus at their core. The only thing that makes a marriage work is loving Jesus more than your spouse. It is a God-given gift to treasure.

We were created for God and for His purposes. We are complex in form, from our hands down to a single hair or cell. These complexities are not the result of many gradual mutations, but the instantaneous work of a complex creator.

The God of Genesis 1:1 is the God we have given our lives to. The basic truths there are the basis for our faith. Disbelief of these simple facts is the beginning of foolishness and the darkening of the heart.

God does not answer us on our timetable. Waiting on Him is difficult, but God remains silent to refine us, to better us, and to cause us to pursue a deeper relationship with Him than we thought possible. Stand watch and wait to see what He has to say.

Jesus the Son has given us permission to have a relationship with God the Father. We need to understand that he is holy and righteous and cannot dwell with sin. The Holy Spirit encourages us to be holy. Although God is big, He is approachable.

How do we respond to being told no? Sometimes God says no as a consequence of our sin. God owes man nothing. Just because we are enthusiastic about doing something for God does not give us a right to do it. Be content with the tasks He gives you.

It is a scary world and getting scarier all the time. There are a lot of rational reasons to fear. We need to fight that fear with rational courage, which comes from knowing who God is. The longer we walk with Him, the more reasons we have to trust Him.

Glory be unto the God who gives us salvation. Although we cannot yet see Him in His full glory, one day we will. In this present life, when we focus on His glory, our problems fade away. In heaven, His glory will be proclaimed for eternity.