Christ was sinless and innocent and not deserving of death on the cross. He was there on that cross not because of His sin or guilt, but rather because of the sin of His elect. Christ died a substitutionary death for His sheep on the cross and was numbered among the transgressors as He was hanging in between two criminals on the day of His crucifixion. The two criminals heard the same words from Christ that day and saw the same event unfolding in front of their eyes. So why did one criminal believe and the other did not? There was not alter call with soft music in the background, no raise your hand to accept Christ, and no sinner's prayer. His heart was brought from death to life by the supernatural working of the Holy Spirit. In the middle of the pain, agony, anguish, bleeding, and torture of the cross, God made His soul regenerated so the criminal would believe. As the criminal was first nailed to the cross, he was a lost sheep and before he died, he was a found sheep. Christ laid down His life for His sheep and He was dying for this criminal. Christ and His cross was in the middle of two people and their responses were completely different. The side of the cross you are on determines your eternal destination. Those on the unbelieving side will have eternal punishment in the lake of fire and those on the believing side of the cross have the promise given to the believing criminal on the cross: that one day we will be with Christ in Paradise.
Featuring a sermon puts it on the front page of the site and is the most effective way to bring this sermon to the attention of thousands including all mobile platforms + newsletter.
Text-Featuring a sermon is a less expensive way to bring this sermon to the attention of thousands on the right bar with optional newsletter inclusion. As low as $30/day.