Christian Sermons from Calvary Chapel Greenmeadow, North Kingstown, RI

If Jesus did not rise from the dead, then there is no point to our faith. But because He did, Jesus took our sadness, disappointment, and fear and turned them around. He broke the power of sin so that we do not have to pay the penalty, which is death.

During the triumphal entry, Jesus was for a moment, adored. Yet He wept over Jerusalem knowing the troubles they would soon face. Jesus' love for us does not depend on our reciprocation. Likewise, we are to love Him and our neighbor selflessly.

Bread is found in every diet of all people around the world. It is necessary for our physical health. But Jesus is the Bread of Life. He is necessary for our current physical lives and our eternal life in heaven. Believe, repent, and follow Him today.

We all want free stuff, but because we are prideful, we also want to take credit for getting it. This leads some to think they can earn salvation. But the work of God is only to believe in the one whom He has sent. Free salvation must be accepted humbly.

The human race is prone to neglecting noble things while pursuing that which brings immediate gratification. Christians are not immune to this. We need to follow Jesus not for temporal rewards, but for eternal love. Follow Him for who He is.

Even when we do not see or sense Jesus, He is near, watching over us. When we listen to Him and read His word, it will dispel our fear, and following His voice will allow us to do the impossible. Until we do, we will not truly know His power.

Through the miracle of the loaves and fishes, we learn to not despair in the face of seemingly impossible odds, to offer all we have even when we think that it is not enough, and to remember that Jesus can multiply even that which is dead.

We have testimony of Christ's deity from John the Baptist, who pointed to Jesus by testifying to the truth, the works of Jesus, which show that the Father sent Him, God the Father who called Jesus His son, and the writings of Moses. Now choose Him!

We all start our lives in a state of spiritual death, which is separation from God. It is by trusting and believing (putting our full trust in) Jesus that we cross over from death to life. The evidence of that life is expressed in the way we live.

In order to understand who Jesus is, we should know what He said about Himself: that He is the Lord of the Sabbath and is equal with God, yet independent. He holds power over life and death, passes judgment, and is worthy of worship and honor.