Christian Sermons from Calvary Chapel Greenmeadow, North Kingstown, RI

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.