II. Prophecy Fulfilled – Luke 23:34b-38; Psalm 22
III. Two Thieves -- Luke 23:39-42
A. The Unrepentant Thief v. 39
B. Repentance at the Eleventh Hour 40-42
1. His Confession before men We receive the due reward of our deeds, but this man has done nothing wrong.
2. His Request to Christ Lord, remember me when You come into Your kingdom.
IV. Christ’s Response v. 43
V. Final Applications
A. Death Bed Repentance
B. Salvation is not Dependent upon Good Works.
C. The Words of the Thief as an Example of Salvation
1. He rebuked his fellow sinner. 2. He made a full confession of his own personal guilt. 3. He bravely defended the Lord. 4. He directed his prayer to Jesus. 5. He asked for the right thing. 6. He had true humility in his prayer 7. He had remarkable faith as shown in his prayer.
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Outstanding Sermon! Free grace, amazing grace, God's grace, given by God to whom He is pleased to love with His special love, could not be more clearly seen then here at the cross, as the thief turns from scorning Christ, to seeing Him as the Son of God, King of a kingdom, promised Savior. Jesus as the innocent God-Man dying to save His people was made know to him through the gift of the Spirit. What great faith he had as he himself hung there dying next to His savior. I love this sermon.
Pastor Steve came to Christ at the age of 11. He graduated from Pacific Coast Baptist Bible College in 1979 with a B.A. in theology as the Valedictorian of his class. He joined our church in 1978, came on staff, full-time in 1980, was ordained as an Elder in 1982, and became...