Sermon Outlines

By Frederick F. Schwindt, Evangelist

CHRIST OR CHAOS

1. The nations are in serious difficulty; that was foretold by our Lord:
   1. Distress among the nations.
   2. Heart trouble among men - Luke 21:25, 26; Matt. 24:6, 7
2. Our modern society is in trouble:
   1. Morality is, in many instances, cast to the wind - 2 Tim. 3:1-8
   2. Excess in amusements and pleasures are sapping the strength of the nation - Luke 17:26, 27 (as in the days of Noah, etc.)
   3. The America home is in difficulty -
      1. Juvenile delinquency keeps the courts more than busy.
      2. Parents seem unable to keep their children within bounds.
      3. Divorces are on the increase to an alarming extent, and the end is not in sight.
3. The church is in a state of impotence, unable to cope with the influence of the world upon its members:
   1. Ponder the testimony of the true witness to the church of Laodicea - Rev. 3:14-22
   2. Think of the prediction of our Lord of the last days - Matt. 24:12 (Because iniquity shall abound the love of many shall wax cold.)
   3. And above all, read Paul's prophecy of the conditions in the last days - 2 Tim. 3:1-9

1. The nations have turned to science and the scientist:
   1. Accomplishment of current science is amazing and at times baffling. Dan. 12:4
   2. We are living in an era of great forward movement in many fields of knowledge.
2. But there is one field where science is helpless -- to build up moral strength. It has not even touched the character of human beings:

1. Our text offers God's remedy for ills of the world, society and the family:
   1. "Look unto me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth" - Isa. 45:22
   2. There is no remedy for sin outside of Christ - Acts 4:12
   3. Only the blood of Christ is able to cover our sins - 1 Pet. 1:18, 19; Rev. 1:5; John 6:51-56
2. When the Jews, as a nation, rejected Christ:
   1. They cut themselves off from all hope.
   2. They cut the last link between them as a nation and a people.
3. Christ has the remedy for what ails the world:
   1. The world needs real peace.
   2. Christ offers that peace to all who desire it - John 14:27
   3. The world needs rest.
   4. Christ offers rest to all who come unto him - Matt. 11:28-30
4. Here are a number of very timely questions:
   1. What will the world do with its sins?
   2. The Bible has the answer - John 1:29
   3. What can the world do with all its problems?
   4. The Bible has the answer - 1 Pet. 5:5-7
   5. How shall we face the judgment day without Christ?
   6. The Bible has the answer - 2 Cor. 5:10; Rev. 20:10-12
   7. Take Christ out of the world, and peace is impossible; take him out of society, and society is doomed; take Christ out of the church, and the church is meaningless; take Christ out of the home, and you have a home filled with darkness and despair.
   8. That brings us back to our subject title -- Christ or chaos?