Sermon Notes for November 25, 2007

Sermon:  The One True Story
Text:    Luke 23:27-43

Outline:  We know the happy ending of the one true story:
  1. God’s promises are fulfilled on that day of final resurrection.
  2. There is conflict in the one true story; We are mocked by
     others and by death.
  3. The sudden reversal in the one true story is that the criminal
     receives paradise, and so we.  The one true story: Jesus gives
     paradise from the cross by saving others instead of Himself,
     and so we look forward to that day of fulfillment when He
     silences all mockery with our final resurrection from the dead.
  4. We enjoy the rest of the story as we listen to Jesus’ words
     of promised paradise.
  5. We know the end of the story, and until then, we keep praying
     just as the criminal did, "Lord, remember me when you enter
     your kingdom."

Children’s message:  Don’t Laugh! He Is Our King!
Text:                Luke 23:27-43