Christian Sermons from Calvary Chapel Greenmeadow, North Kingstown, RI

Having a sacred and private place to pray is a good idea. It can help us enjoy being in God's presence. Model prayer begins with God and recognizes our relationship with the Holy One to Whom we pray. He is perfect and we are lowly sinners.

At Christmas we celebrate a birth like no other.

Jesus came down to us from the glory of Heaven. He was sent from the Father God. He arrived with a purpose and a holy mission. Gifts are good, but considering that Jesus is the perfect gift, we ought to accept Him and work hard to know Him better.

Jesus did not promise peace. In fact, He promised trouble. He offered us His peace, but it is not automatic. We need to turn to Him for it. Believers can take heart that Jesus has fought the battle for us and He is the victor!

This relationship that you and I have with the Father exists because we know the son. Because of the son, we are able to have a relationship with the Father. Access to the Father occurred when the veil was torn after Jesus gave His life for us.

We will weep and mourn in this life, but our grief will turn to joy when we see Him again. Although we may have to wait longer than the 3 days the Apostles waited for the resurrection, we have the Spirit already. Joy comes when our eyes are on Christ.

The Holy Spirit guides us to truth, and that truth aligns with the Bible. Satan is the father of lies and therefore we battle for the truth in a world that esteems lies. The Spirit, speaking only what He hears from Jesus, brings us wisdom for all time.

It was for the good of Jesus' disciples, and for us all, that He left this earth. The Holy Spirit was sent so that God could be with and in every believer. The Spirit convicts us when we sin, keeps us right with God, and proclaims the coming judgment.

No matter what is going on in the world, we are not alone; the Holy Spirit is with us. The Spirit should cause us to look to, and point others to, Jesus. Knowing that He, and not anyone else, is the savior gives us peace so that we can be a bold witness.

If we follow Jesus, we should expect for the world to hate us, since it hates Him. Because we live differently from those around us, and because the contrast highlights their sin, we are despised. A blessing awaits us when we suffer because of Him.