Christian Sermons from Calvary Chapel Greenmeadow, North Kingstown, RI

Just as Jesus called for Mary, He calls for us by name. Our response to Jesus should be immediate like hers. This is for our benefit and is a witness to those who are watching. He calls us to spend time with Him because He loves us unconditionally.

God has His own timetable that we don’t know anything about it. This is why we must trust Him and not lean on our own understanding. We need to have both faith that He is able--and belief that He will--do things beyond our understanding.

God loves us individually and unconditionally, but His love does not mean that He removes our infirmities. He wants us to call on Him when we, or our loved ones, are in need. This establishes our relationship with Him. We can always trust His purposes.

This well know passage contains three things we must do and one promise of what God will do. If we trust wholeheartedly in God alone, realize that our understanding is insufficient, and know the Lord in all our ways, He will keep us on the right path.

The Bible says that to be ready to enter the Kingdom, you need to be lowly in heart. Are you ready to meet the supreme creator? Are you where you ought to be? Will He know you when He sees you? Make it your top priority to decide to follow Him.

The Jews wanted to stone Jesus to death for blasphemy since He claimed to be God. All must stop and examine the evidence to see that Jesus' claims were true. Do not put your faith and trust in people. Unless He is God, His sacrifice is meaningless.

Salvation, being a gift, is not something earned, so it cannot be unearned. Jesus says that no one can snatch us out of His hand (His hands bear the scars of the price He paid for us). It makes no sense to ask whether we can lose Him; He cannot lose us!

Jesus' sheep are His precious possessions, but to be one, requires salvation. The mechanism of salvation involves both God's sovereignty and personal responsibility. We need to do our part as commanded, and then we will hear His voice and follow Him.

God is good and He is merciful. Knowing that His goodness and mercy are always chasing after us, whether we are having a good day or bad, is astonishing! But the good news gets even better: He prepares a place for us to live with Him in eternal pleasure!

When God sets the table, there is a sense of peace, even when our enemies surround us. Peace comes when we change our focus from ourselves to what Christ has done. He has blessed us so greatly that our cup overflows in response as we bless others.