Sermons on Cure For A Dead Church:

Igniting A Lifeless Church Series

Contributed by Terry Blankenship on Feb 8, 2011

Have you ever wondered what it takes to ignite a dying church? Have you ever attended a dying church? No one wants to be in a dead, dull, dying church. What do you think it takes for a church to burn for Jesus?

Have you ever wondered what it takes to ignite a dying church? Have you ever attended a dying church? Introduction - A Dying Church An artist was once asked to put on canvas what he considered to be the picture best symbolizing a decaying and dying church. After several months, he returned and ...read more

Scripture: Mark 1:21-28

Denomination: Baptist

Conflict: Causes And Cures Part 2 Series

Contributed by Perry Greene on Aug 2, 2012

Once we establish the reality and causes of conflict we need to find a cure for them. God shows us the way to remove conflict is by a humble spirit towards others.

1. End of WWII World War II had ended. On September 2, 1945 General Douglas MacArthur spoke to a waiting world from the Battleship Missouri anchored in Tokyo Bay, “Today the guns are silent...the skies no longer rain death...the seas bear only commerce...men everywhere walk upright in the ...read more

Scripture: James 4:4-10

Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

A Slow Death With Only One Cure

Contributed by Ronnie Miller on Jul 28, 2011

This woman had no hope until she seen Jesus from a distance and said "If I may touch his clothes, I shall be whole"

Mark 5:25 And a certain woman, which had an issue of blood twelve years, 26 And had suffered many things of many physicians, and had spent all that she had, and was nothing bettered, but rather grew worse, 27 When she had heard of Jesus, came in the press behind, and touched his garment. 28 For she ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:25

Denomination: Baptist

When God Declares War Series

Contributed by Donald Mcculley on Dec 21, 2010

Going to war with God is a losing cause!

WHEN GOD DECLARES WAR JEREMIAH 4:5-6:30 INTRODUCTION: This is the third sermon in a series on “A Journey through Jeremiah”. Here is Jeremiah. He has been created by God; conditioned by God; called by God; and commissioned by God. He is sent into a society, not unlike the one in which we live. ...read more

Denomination: Baptist

How To Overcome Loneliness Series

Contributed by Tom Shepard on Jan 19, 2016

Sermon looks at loneliness. Reasons: 1. TRANSITION 2. SEPARATION 3. OPPOSITION 4. REJECTION - Five steps: A. RECOGNIZE God Is There B. MAXIMIZE God’s Strength C. UTILIZE Your Time D. SYMPATHIZE For Those In Need E. GOLRIFY God’s Deliverance

How To Overcome Loneliness Loneliness is one of the most miserable feelings a person can have. When you’re lonely you may feel that nobody loves you. You may feel that nobody cares. Loneliness can make you may feel that nobody even cares if you exist. But here is a fact: You don’t ...read more

Scripture: 2 Timothy 4:5-9

Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

Rejection

Contributed by Grant Adams on Jan 1, 2022

Let's take a look at the causes and cures of rejection

We will look at ways to help us realize that everyone needs love and acceptance. Everyone has experienced some form of rejection. We must realize that God, through His word, is the cure to all forms of rejection. I. Evidence of Rejection in Your Life 1. A distrust of God and His plan in our life. ...read more

Scripture: Hebrews 12:13-17, 1 Corinthians 15:9-10, 2 Corinthians 12:9-10

Denomination: Baptist

A Tragic Case With A Glorious End.

Contributed by Dr.w.samuel Legon on Aug 11, 2021

This is a man who had a condition was hopeless.

A Tragic case with a Glorious end. 1And they came over unto the other side of the sea, into the country of the Gadarenes. 2And when he was come out of the ship, immediately there met him out of the tombs a man with an unclean spirit, 3Who had his dwelling among the tombs; and no man could bind ...read more

Scripture: Mark 5:1-20

Denomination: Baptist

Do Not Worry Series

Contributed by Sourav Dasgupta on Jan 3, 2022

Fix Your Eyes on Jesus rather than on chores of life to be full of Joy

. . *DO NOT WORRY.* (Matthew 6: 25-34) Many people in the world are going through unprecedental problems or sickness and are going through worries of different levels... Problems can come for everyone but how we face it or handle it differs from person to person and depends on who we are or ...read more

Scripture: Matthew 6:25-34

Sardis: The Dying Church Series

Contributed by Gordon Pike on Feb 7, 2021

can a church that was once so full of life become a white-washed tomb full of dead men’s bones and rotting corpses? That, my fellow investigators, is our job this morning as “Christian Soul Investigators.” Get it? “CSI”

God morning, brothers and sisters! Welcome to “CSI: Canton.” For those of you who live in a cave and don’t have cable, “CSI” stands for “Crime Scene Investigation.” Now, CSI started out as a weekly crime show that literally began at the turn of the century … in the year 2000 … on CBS. The ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:1-6

Denomination: United Methodist

Active, But Not Alive

Contributed by John Butler on Feb 28, 2009

Larn from Jesus’ description of the church at Sardis what makes a church a DEAD CHURCH...

Active But Not Alive I. Glad To Be Here... Praise the Lord!!! How many in here this morning are glad to be in the house of the Lord? In Psa 122:1 David said... I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the LORD. I don’t know about you, but I’m glad to be here this ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:1-6

Lifting Self-Esteem Through Church Life Series

Contributed by Ed Vasicek on Nov 8, 2004

Although this passage is not the cure-all for self-esteem problems, it clearly will make a significant difference. Walk with the Lord and serve the Lord and you will feel better about yourself.

Lifting Self Esteem Through Church Life (Romans 12:3-8) 1. People will try anything to build their self-esteem: A mild mannered young man came into a counselor’s office ready for a divorce. He complained that his bride was so bossy that she was driving him off the wall. He wanted things to ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:3-8

Denomination: Independent/Bible

Shipwrecked: Our Condition Before Christ Series

Contributed by Paul Dayao on Sep 27, 2025

Using the analogy of a shipwreck, this sermon on Ephesians 2:1-3 explores Paul's stark description of our condition without Christ: spiritually dead, helplessly swept along by the currents of the world, the flesh, and the devil, and destined for God's just wrath.

Introduction Imagine a person who has survived a terrible shipwreck. They are floating alone in the middle of a vast, dark ocean. Though they are breathing and their heart is beating, are they truly alive? They are cut off from land, from safety, from any source of help. They are completely at the ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-3

Denomination: Baptist

Discharge Instructions Series

Contributed by Todd Leupold on Apr 28, 2010

The patient's healing and continued health will depend on the willingness and determination of the patient to fully accept and unfailingly apply the Great Physician's prescriptions for cure and continuing care.

SERIES: PRESCRIPTIONS FOR A HEALTHY & HOLY CHURCH: A Study in 1 Corinthians Applied To The Church Today IV. DISCHARGE INSTRUCTIONS (1 Cor. 16:1-24) Rev. Todd G. Leupold, Perth Bible Church, August 30, 2009 AM INTRODUCTION: Together, we have spent most of the past eight months examining ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 16:1-24

Denomination: Baptist

Living Faith / Dead Faith

Contributed by Eddie Snipes on Sep 21, 2007

The Bible speaks of a faith that is dead and living faith that empowers the Christian life. This study examines the scriptures that teach about faith and explain how that faith is not the product of man’s efforts, but the gift of God.

Living Faith / Dead Faith Over the last several months I have been praying for God to reveal more about faith to me. As I study the scriptures, I realized that there is much I have yet to understand. This study is the result of a lot of seeking and praying. While I believe that God has answered ...read more

Scripture: Romans 12:3

Denomination: Baptist

Have We Become The Church Of Casual Christianity?

Contributed by Chris Swanson on Sep 3, 2023

A cold church is a dead church, but a hot church is alive. Flies do not land on a hot stove.

What does it mean to be a Church of Casual Christianity? How does a church become casual? Is it speaking of the church building or the church body? Or does it refer to the church members, the individual Christians? Look at the churches depicted in Revelation chapters two and three. • Ephesus ...read more

Scripture: Revelation 3:14-22

Denomination: Independent/Bible