I.    The Sinful Condition   v. 39-41a
          1.   Their Sins were Abundant
          2.   Their Sins were Accountable
          3.   Their Sins were Admitted  (by the repentant thief)

II.   The Sinless Christ   "...but this man hath done nothing..."
          1.   He was the Just dying for the unjust
          2.   He was the Justifier dying as the condemned
          3.   He was the Judge dying as one judged

III.   The Surrendered Call   "Lord, remember me..."
          1.   Surrender  (he looked away from the thief to Christ)
          2.   Submission  (he called Him Lord)
          3.   Salvation   (asked for rememberance)

IV.   The Simple Confidence "Today shalt thou be with me.."
          1.   Rememberance   "Today..."
          2.   Reception    "...shat thou be with me..."
          3.   Revelation   "...in paradise."

V.   The Scriptural Conclusions
          1.   Substitutes Are Ineffective!
                -NOT baptism, good works, church membership, keeping 
                        the commandments, communion, etc
          2.   Salvation is Instantaneous
                -no weeping, begging, pleading; just a revealtion of his
                       sinful  condition and simply calling on Christ