“The Thief on the Cross” | D. L. Moody Sermon | Salvation | “Today you will be with me in Paradise”

“And he said unto Jesus, Lord remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom.” – Luke 23:42 If you feel led to donate to the work of this channel, feel free to do so through Venmo: https://www.venmo.com/u/historichomilies 🔊 D. L. Moody Sermons – Playlist    • D. L. Moody Sermons | Historic Homilies   🔊 Charles Spurgeon Sermons – Playlist    • Charles Spurgeon Sermons | Historic Homilies   🔊 Historic Homilies – All Uploads    • Historic Homilies | All Uploads   Dwight Lyman Moody (February 5, 1837 – December 22, 1899), also known as D. L. Moody, was an American evangelist and publisher connected with Keswickianism, who founded the Moody Church, Northfield School and Mount Hermon School in Massachusetts (now Northfield Mount Hermon School), Moody Bible Institute, and Moody Publishers. One of his most famous quotes was "Faith makes all things possible... Love makes all things easy." Moody gave up his lucrative boot and shoe business to devote his life to revivalism, working first in the Civil War with Union troops through YMCA in the United States Christian Commission. In Chicago, he built one of the major evangelical centers in the nation, which is still active. Working with singer Ira Sankey, he toured the country and the British Isles, drawing large crowds with a dynamic speaking style. (source: Wikipedia) “The Thief on the Cross,” a sermon by Dwight L. Moody. Read by: Joel Griffis Note: Some words or phrases may be modernized or adapted to aid understanding. Joel is a pastor at Grace Fellowship Church:    / @gracefellowshipchurch1948   https://www.gfcbaker.org Joel’s Other Channels: HeartStore Music – Bible memory verse songs    / @heartstore   JoelGriffis – Song performances, mostly covers, some originals    / @joelgriffis   Musings Under The Sun – Discussion/podcast channel, various topics    / @musingsunderthesun196   Sermon Excerpt: Every one who is not a Christian ought to be interested in this man, to know how he was converted. Any man who objects to sudden conversions should give attention to how this man was converted. If conversions are gradual, this poor thief could not have been converted. If a man who has lived a good, consistent life cannot be suddenly converted, then this thief didn't have any chance. If it takes six months, six weeks, or six days to convert a man, there was no chance for this thief. Turn to the 23rd chapter of Luke, and you will see how the Lord dealt with this man, who was not only a thief, but the worst kind of a thief. It was only the worst classes who were condemned to die the death upon the cross. We find this man was condemned to that most ignominious death. When a prominent man dies, we are anxious to get his last words and acts. We ask, What did he do? What were his last words and acts? The last act of the Son of God was to save a sinner. He commenced his ministry by saving sinners, and ended it by saving this poor thief. “Shall the prey be taken from the mighty, or the lawful captive delivered? But thus saith the Lord: Even the captives of the mighty shall be taken away, and the prey of the terrible shall be delivered.” He took this captive from the jaws of death. He was on the borders of hell, and Christ snatched him from the grasp of Satan. We are told by Matthew and Mark that these thieves came to curse; they both reviled Christ. They were not only thieves but revilers; and they cast it into his teeth that he said, “I am the Son of God.” Here, then, our Lord is condemned by them. There were none to pity them. Perhaps they might have had some mother in the crowd, but no one else had any pity for them. Justice cried out: “Let them be put to death; they are not worthy to live.” The question is: What was it converted one of these thieves? I do not know, but I have an idea that it was Christ’s prayer. When Christ cried on the cross: “Forgive them, for they know not what they do!” I can imagine that did what the scourge did not do. They had gone through the trial, and their hearts had not been broken; they had been nailed to the cross, but their hearts had not been subdued; they raised no cry to God for mercy, but they reviled the Son of God. But when they heard the cry: “Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do!” one of them says: “That man is not of the same spirit as we are. I would call out the thunderbolts of heaven to consume them.” There they are crying, “Save thyself if thou be the Son of God;” yet while they are crying this, the Son of God is crying to his Father to have mercy on them. It flashed into his soul that this was the Son of God, and that moment he confessed his sin. He turned to the other thief and rebuked him, and says, “Dost thou not fear God?” The fear of God fell upon him. . . .