Sermons on cure for dead church:

Are You Dead

Contributed by Bo Brown on Mar 15, 2005

THE ONLY WAY YOU CAN FIND OUT IF YOU ARE TRULY DEAD OR NOT IS TO FIRST FIND OUT IF YOU ARE ALIVE

ARE YOU DEAD JOHN 11:14 INTRO: A) DO YOU EVER NOTICE HOW PEOPLE TEND TO REACT TO DEATH B) MOST OF THE TIME THEY WON’T EVEN USE THE WORD C) WE SAY THINGS LIKE 1) WELL THEY PASSED AWAY 2) THEY’RE NO LONGER WITH US 3) THEY’VE GONE TO BE WITH THE LORD D) BUT JESUS DIDN’T BEAT AROUND THE BUSH E) HE ...read more

Scripture: John 11:14

Denomination: Baptist

Dead Or Alive

Contributed by Gaither Bailey on Apr 6, 2023

Our God is alive, present with us in every circumstance.

Dead or Alive – Matthew 28: 1 - 10 Intro: The largest Presbyterian Church in the world is in Pittsburgh, PA. It is the East Liberty Presbyterian Church which takes up a whole city block. Open to the sanctuary is a memorial chapel in which are buried Mr. and Mrs. ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 28:1-10

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Burying The Dead Series

Contributed by Jeff Strite on Oct 31, 2010

One preacher decided not to baptize one young girl on October 31st because he didn’t want her to associate her baptism with Halloween - a season of death. Was he right?

OPEN: One of the boys in a Sunday School teacher’s class proudly announced to his teacher that he was being baptized the next Sunday. She told him that was really great, and he told her he was going to take his swim goggles. She was curious about why the youngster would want to wear his goggles ...read more

Scripture: Romans 6:1-7, Romans 6:1

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

The Walking Dead!

Contributed by Steve Keeler on Jun 11, 2017

I look around me and see a world full of the living dead. The sad part is they don’t know they are dead. Paul reminds the Christ follower that they too were once part of "The Walking Dead". And at the time, we didn't know we were dead either!

“The Walking Dead” by Steve Keeler Ephesians 2:1-3 “1 And you were dead in your trespasses and sins, 2 in which you formerly walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, of the spirit that is now working in the sons of disobedience. 3 Among them we ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-3

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

They Are All Dead

Contributed by Joe Burke on Jan 17, 2007

Jesus lives and holds the keys of death

THEY ARE ALL DEAD ! Adam is dead. Abraham is dead. Moses is dead. The prophets are dead. Buddha is dead. Mohammed is dead. Krishna is dead. Confucius is dead. Mormon Joe Smith is dead. Caesar is dead. Solomon is dead. Kings, nations, cultures, civilizations, governments and great ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 1:18

Denomination: Catholic

Temporarily Dead Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Apr 4, 2010

We worship a Risen Savior! Our text provides us with several reasons why He is worthy of worship.

Temporarily Dead (Revelation 1:17-18) Resurrection Sunday 1. None of us have seen someone rise again from the grave. 2. But there is a fictitious story about one who recently did. 3. There was a certain man who often walked through a cemetery on his way home. However, one night, though, ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 1:17-18

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Quick And The Dead

Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on May 2, 2011

Beloved, this message is on “The quick and the dead.” The Bible says in Acts of the Apostles 10:42 that it is He which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead. One thing which is certain is that when God is dispensing His judgement, He will

Beloved, this message is on “The quick and the dead.” The Bible says in Acts of the Apostles 10:42 that it is He which was ordained of God to be the Judge of quick and dead. One thing which is certain is that when God is dispensing His judgement, He will treat a person the way he is, ...read more

Scripture: Acts 10:42

Denomination: Pentecostal

Presumed Dead Series

Contributed by David Welch on Jul 21, 2018

Message 13 in our study of Colossians dealing with considering our selves dead to sin.

Chico Alliance Church “Presumed Dead” Review Christ reigns supreme over all creation. Christ remains sufficient for all creation. We have been rescued from the kingdom of darkness. We have been transferred into the Kingdom of His beloved Son. The ransom price has been paid. Our debt has been paid ...read more

Denomination: Christian Missionary Alliance

Twice Dead

Contributed by Daniel Olukoya on Jun 16, 2004

Eternity will reveal whether we have made the right use of time.

Jude 1:12: “These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear; clouds they are without water, carried about of winds: trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots.” Psalm 49:16-17 says, “Be not thou afraid when ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 49:16-17, 1 Timothy 6:6-7

Denomination: Pentecostal

Idolatry Is Not Dead Series

Contributed by Glenn Pease on Mar 20, 2021

We tend to dismiss idolatry because we think only of those who have visible forms of idols. This is still a part of our world, and it is amazing that people in the modern century have been just as foolish as were the pagans in the days of the prophets.

Does it ever bother you that good things that should happen don't, and bad things that shouldn't happen do? Dr. Larry Crabb whose book Inside Out was a great seller tells of the parents who decided to enroll their 13 year daughter in a Christian school. One of the teachers introduced ...read more

Scripture: Acts 17:16-23

Dead Or Alive?

Contributed by I. Grant Spong on Nov 2, 2019

What happens after death? What happens between death and the return of Christ? Let’s discuss the Sadducees, an ancient marriage custom and resurrection questions in Luke 20:27-38.

What happens after death? What happens between death and the return of Christ? Where are our loved ones? Let’s understand that God is the God of the living because to him all are alive. Let’s discuss the Sadducees, an ancient marriage custom and resurrection questions in Luke ...read more

Scripture: Luke 20:27-38

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Dead & Alive

Contributed by Ed Mcneely on Jun 23, 2002

The one thing that keeps most Christians out of Christian service is a sense of unworthiness--a guilty conscience.

DEAD & ALIVE 2-03-02 Romans 6:1-14 - 8:14, 1John 1:9 The one thing that keeps more Christians out of Christian service is: . Not a lack of time… . Not a callous heart… but, A guilty conscious! That’s right: A sense of unworthiness. We simply have a dirty conscience. I’m talking about real… ...read more

Scripture: 1 John 1:9

Denomination: Independent/Bible

The Blessed Dead Series

Contributed by Curry Pikkaart on Aug 29, 2013

Our living has something to say about our dying; life has a direct relationship to death.

“The Great Unveiling: The Blessed Dead” Revelation 14:1-20 If Revelation makes one thing clear it’s that we are constantly making a choice between life and death. The message of this great book is often a re-echoing of the messages given to Israel long ago: God has placed ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 14:1-20

Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed

Waking The Dead

Contributed by Joel Smith on Apr 11, 2009

A resurrected Christ changes everything

Here we are gathered together on another Easter Sunday and a question arises in my mind: “Do we really get it?” A Sunday School teacher asked her class on the Sunday before Easter if they knew what happened on Easter and why it was so important. One little girl spoke up saying: "Easter is when the ...read more

Scripture: John 20:1-18

Denomination: Baptist

The Walking Dead Series

Contributed by John Oscar on Mar 12, 2018

A message showing how all those who are not born again are the walking dead (referencing the TV show)

The Walking Dead CCCAG March 11th, 2018 Scripture- John 3:1-8 Some of you might be wondering about the title of the message this morning. Let me explain a little. As I was preparing this week I had hundreds of thoughts about how to handle the third chapter of the Gospel of John being that is, in ...read more

Scripture: John 3:1-8

Denomination: Assembly Of God