The End Of The Beginning

THE END OF THE BEGINNING

John 19:16-37

I want us to focus on what is meant when Jesus says: “IT IS FINISHED.”

We could talk about all the prophecy fulfilled!

We could talk about the Law being Fulfilled!

We could preach on the Levitical Priesthood being done away with by the Great High Priest

But I thought of the importance of these words for us today

The immediate impact that the Crucifixion plays in our lives and what Jesus and others had to say about it as our lives are affected.

SO I WANT TO DEAL THIS MORNING ON THE FINISHED WORK!

And Preach on this thought THE END OF THE BEGINNING

There is an End here – Jesus “IT IS FINISHED”

Those words were the END OF HIS WORK that gave A NEW BEGINNING

Thank God there is a New Beginning

I. A NEW WAY - DIRECTION

When a Person gets to Calvary – It changes their Way

It changes their Path

It Changes their Direction

All of this was accomplished by the Finished Work of Christ on the Cross

Heb 10:20

By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;

That word Way – Means a road, A Route, a Journey a Highway, a Path

Thank God when he saved Me – HE CHANGED MY DIRECTION

THERE’S A NEW WAY THAT’S BEEN MADE

NO MORE BLOOD OF GOATS AND CALVES

NO MORE SACRIFICES ON THE ALTAR

NO MORE GOING BEFORE THE PRIEST FOR FORGIVENESS OF SINS

THERE’S A NEW WAY

THERE’S A NEW TESTAMENT

THERE’S A NEW CONVENANT

Heb 9:15 And for this cause he is the mediator of the new testament, that by

means of death, for the redemption of the transgressions that were under

the first testament, they which are called might receive the promise of eternal inheritance.

Heb 12:24 And to Jesus the mediator of the new covenant, and to the blood of sprinkling, that speaketh better things than that of Abel.

2Co 3:6 Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not

of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.

THERE IS A NEW AND LIVING WAY AND HIS NAME IS JESUS

Joh 14:6 Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.

Joh 10:9-10 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.

The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

Ac 4:12 Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other

name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.

Ro 5:1 Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God

through our Lord Jesus Christ:

By whom also we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.

When a Person gets to Calvary – TO THE FINISHED WORK

It changes their Way It changes their Path

It Changes their Direction

THIS WORLD IS HEADED IN THE WRONG DIRECTION

It seems like that everything that used to be wrong is now right and

everything that used to be right is now wrong

The world is going exactly the opposite of what the Bible says

The Bible is headed in the Right Direction so if the World is going contrary to the word of God its headed in the Wrong Direction

The Government World is Headed in the Wrong Direction

The Social World is headed in the Wrong Direction

The Religious World is Headed in the Wrong Direction

Men are Living after their Own Lust

Consumed by Sin

Overwhelmed with Unrighteousness

WE ARE BORN IN THIS WORLD AND FOLLOW AFTER WHAT EVERYONE ELSE IS DOING

Most of the World – Are Empty inside and have no peace – BUT THEY DON’T EVEN KNOW HOW TO CORRECT

Many would change the direction their Headed – BUT THEY DON’T KNOW THE ANSWER

Now Before we start getting puffed up and bow our chest out – We need to rememer that it wasn’t long ago that we were apart of that

1Co 6:9-11 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

And such were some of you: BUT YE ARE WASHED, BUT YE ARE SANCTIFIED, BUT YE ARE JUSTIFIED in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.