Christian Sermons from Calvary Chapel Greenmeadow, North Kingstown, RI

Koinonia means fellowship, but not just fellowship with each other; it is communion with heaven. Jesus came to make fellowship with God possible. We can now share our lives with Him. How would you rate your fellowship with God? Casual or close?

In First John, we see that the church then faced many of the same problems as the church today. Unlike John, we have not walked physically with Jesus, but we have the same Holy Spirit to help us understand His Holy Word. This is the basis of fellowship.

The first mistake Peter made was to turn away from Jesus to see who was following behind him. We need to just focus on God and do what He calls us to do and let others follow their own calling. God uses very different types of people for His glory.

Do you love Jesus more than all other things? Are you being fed by the word and feeding others by it? Jesus wants to be active in our lives and He calls us to be eager to serve Him. There is a cost to following Him and we must be prepared to pay it.

When we recognize that Jesus is the one speaking to us, we need to jump in and take action, as Peter did. Knowing that Jesus has gone before us and will take care of us makes that jump easier. Meeting with Him in fellowship is what true life is about.

To be true followers we need to listen to His voice, seek His guidance in the choices we make, wait for His direction, and obey His commands. It is not by our power or might that we accomplish anything. We want Jesus to show us the way.

At least thirty-five miracles are recorded in the gospels, but here we learn that there were many more. Jesus didn't stop then and He is still working today. These are written that we may look to Jesus as the object of our faith and believe in Him.

Do not miss out on fellowship and the teaching of the Word by not showing up. Those who isolate themselves cannot hear correction and those with hard hearts will stubbornly refuse to believe. You must believe with your heart that Jesus is YOUR Lord.

We find peace in His word, in His presence and by gathering with believers. We are to share this peace and the story of how we obtained it with others. Without the forgiveness of sin, the lost cannot experience Christ's peace, so bring Jesus to them.

Perhaps the first words Christ spoke after His resurrection were, "why are you crying?" Mary was brokenhearted, but she had an encounter with Jesus and she talked about it. Can we tell anyone that Jesus is alive and working in our lives?