Sermon Outlines

By Frederick F. Schwindt, Evangelist

THE PROCLAMATION OF THE POWER OF THE GOSPEL
OF JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD

1. Our commission:
   1. "Go, stand and speak . . . all the words of this life - Matt. 28:18-20; Acts 5:20
   2. This commission rests on the highest authority in heaven and in earth.
   3. No human attempt to prevent us from carrying this gospel into all the world, to every creature, can succeed - Acts 4:19; 5:29
   4. Such attempts have been made in the past and will be made before probation closes -
      1. We think of the dark ages when the two messengers had to speak in sackcloth - Rev. 11:3-11
      2. We know the prediction of God's prophet of what the enemy of the gospel will attempt to do against God's messengers - Matt. 10:17-22; Rev. 12:12, 17
   5. The enemy of the gospel knows, also, that the blood of the martyrs of Christ is the seed of the gospel that spreads beyond the control of the enemy - Acts 8:1-14
2. All these experiences confirm the fact that no weapon formed against the cause of truth will ever succeed: Isa. 54:17

1. We think of the power provided by God to proclaim the gospel of Jesus Christ:
   1. Attempts have been made in the past to stop the publishing of the good news - Acts 5:17, 18; 12:1-19; 16:23, 24
   2. One might as well attempt to stop the heartbeat of God as to stop the preaching of the gospel of Christ - 2 Cor. 13:8
   3. This fact ought to embolden God's messengers to preach with renewed vigor.
2. The great dynamics of the gospel:
   1. It is the Word of Life
      1. A new life - 2 Cor. 5:14-17
      2. A divine life - 2 Pet. 1:3-6
      3. A transformed life - 2 Cor. 3:18
   2. The Word of power
      1. Cleansing power - Isa. 1:18, 19; 1 John 1:7-9
      2. Transforming power - 2 Cor. 5:17; Rom. 8:29
      3. Keeping power - 1 Pet. 1:5; 1 Tim. 6:20
   3. The operation of the Holy Spirit -
      1. "by my Spirit, saith the Lord" - Zech. 4:6, 7
      2. We are quickened by the Spirit unto a new life - 1 Pet. 3:18; Eph. 2:5; Col. 2:13
      3. We are transformed by the power of the Holy Ghost - Rom. 12:2; 2 Cor. 3:17, 18

1. It moves swiftly and with irresistibility to do its redeeming work:
   1. It grows as it gets into the hearts of men - Acts 12:24
   2. Persecution helps it to spread more rapidly - Acts 6:7; 8:1- 9; 12:24
   3. "So mightily grew the Word of God and it prevailed" - Acts 19:20
2. Its great objective:
   1. To bring good tidings to all men - Luke 2:14; Matt. 28:18-20
   2. That does not mean that all who hear it will accept it - Matt. 24:14
   3. The gospel offers Jesus Christ, heaven's choicest gift, as man's only hope of salvation - Acts 3:26; 4:12
3. Its fruitage:
   1. Influences and transforms lives. To this we can witness.
   2. It readies a people for translation and the kingdom of glory.