Sermon Outlines

By Frederick F. Schwindt, Evangelist

"IT IS FINISHED!"

1. They are, in truth, the death warrant against Satan, the chief instigator of sin:
   1. "And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly" - Rom. 16:20
   2. Satan knows that he is under sentence and his time is very short - Rev. 12:12
2. It is, thank God, the emancipator's proclamation to every victim and slave of sin:
   1. "He hath sent me to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound" - Isa. 61:1; 2 Tim. 2:26; 1 Pet. 1:18, 19
   2. "The people which sat in darkness saw a great light; and to them which sat in the region and shadow of death, light is sprung up." - Matt. 4:16; 1 Pet. 3:18, 19
3. It is the Magna Carta of the believers and their liberty:
   1. From sin - 1 Cor. 15:3; Matt. 1:21
   2. From the power of Satan - Rev. 12:10; Luke 10:18; Acts 26:18
   3. From the power of death and the grave - Hos. 12:13; Heb. 2:1-16

1. A life of loving obedience: Phil. 2:6-11; Ps. 40:8; John 12:49
2. He showed the way of obedience unto us: Matt. 26:39; John 10:18; Heb. 5:8
3. The old dispensation of types came to an end - type had been met by the anti-type:
   1. Luke 23:45; Heb. 10:1-9
   2. Heb. 7:18, 19; 8:13
   3. The sacrifice of animals came to an end - Heb. 9:8-12
4. God's moral law had been vindicated: Ps. 40:6-8; Matt. 5:17-19
5. The all-sufficient sacrifice for sin has been made once and forever more: Heb. 9:25-28; 10:10-14
6. The work of redemption, as far as the sacrifice was concerned, was finished:
   1. The moment had come when the consummation of the plan of redemption could be seen!
   2. The hope and expectation of all the pilgrims of God in all ages see that their hope has a solid foundation.
   3. The unfallen angels have seen and are fully satisfied - 1 Tim. 3:16
   4. The mystery of iniquity has been fully exposed to the full view of the universe.
7. Meditate upon these scriptures:
   1. John 9:4; 17:4; Gal. 1:4
   2. Rom. 8:2; 1 John 5:12; Gal. 3:13; Rev. 21:6

1. Can you, dear reader, fathom the signification of these words?
   1. The Son of God had work to do - John 9:4
   2. To perform this work, Christ came, lived, taught, and died!
   3. He had fought with the most determined foes in the universe - Rev. 12:9; He had met and defeated him once and for all times.
   4. He had lived among men, shared life's experience with men - Heb. 2:14-16
   5. He had prayed much and labored much; He had healed the sick and raised the dead.
   6. He had lived a sinless life.
2. What do all these things mean to you and to me?
   1. Mortal tongue cannot tell nor even begin to tell the meaning of the closing words of Christ on the cross.
   2. But this we do know, that all that pertains unto our salvation, on God's part, has been completed.
   3. When can we say, "It is finished?" 2 Tim. 4:6-8