PARADISE GAINED (Luke 23:39-43)
1) PAIN
Jesus on the cross
2) PARDON
“Lord remember me”
3) PEACE
“Today, you will be with Me in Paradise”
1) PAIN
Jesus on the cross
2) PARDON
“Lord remember me”
3) PEACE
“Today, you will be with Me in Paradise”
***Apologies again for the sound quality…a new digital recorder has been ordered and is on its way. 1) HIS VISION! (4:12-19) I’ve had a divine message 2) HIS VIEW! (4:7-9) You are not innocent You reap what you sow 3) HIS VENOM! (15:1-6, 20-25) You’re full of hot air and empty talk It’s the wicked…
1. This is the Day! Spiritual Illumination 2. This is the Child! Light for the Darkness Life through His death 3. This is it! He is all I need
1. WHO IS TO BE THE GUARD? (v20) A personal, passionate and urgent plea 2. WHAT IS TO BE GUARDED? (v20) The gospel truth that leads to godly living 3. WHAT IS TO BE GUARDED AGAINST? (v21) Novel “knowledge” that is deprived of truth 4. HOW WILL THE GUARD BE EQUIPPED? (v21) Grace!
Take my poor heart and let it be, forever closed to all but thee. I have but one passion, it is HE and HE alone. Preach the Gospel, die and be forgotten THE COMPANY! (v1-28) Civil and religious leaders, servants and families THE COVENANT! (v29-39) To walk in God’s law (v29), To marry God’s people…
1) HIS CLAIM “I am the resurrection and the life. Whoever believes in me, though he die, yet shall he live, and everyone who lives and believes in me shall never die.” Do you believe this? 2) HIS COMPASSION He was deeply moved in his spirit and greatly troubled Jesus Wept The comfort it brings…
1. CLAIM (v12) a) Context: time (7:37, 8:2), place (8:20) and Bible (Is 42:6, 49:6; Jn 1:9, 3:19) b) Content: personal, exclusive, extensive, extravagant Note: “Whoever follows….” 2. CONTEST (v13-30) a) Sources: who can you trust? Jesus’ knowledge and their ignorance v14. Their judgements – human v15, 7:24 b) Sin: they will die in sin…