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Faithful to the Finish
Peter's final call to a young and growing church
Grace and Glory
A short series through the highlights of 1 Peter
Entrusted
Gifts, risk, and the return of the King
When the heart goes out of our faith, then the life goes out of our church. A vital congregation has its source in God.
Nobody wants to be a part of a dead church. Not even Jesus! In the last book of the Bible, the book of Revelation, we find Jesus speaking to the church in a city called Sardis, and you know what he says? He says: “I know your works; you have a name [for] being alive, but [actually] you are ...read more
Scripture: Ezekiel 37:1-14
Denomination: Presbyterian/Reformed
A Parable of Preparedness
WANTED: DEAD OR ALIVE The Bible is a book about relationships and love. Christ is the friend who “sticketh closer than a brother.” God is Father. Christ is the bridegroom and we, the church are His bride. Right now Christ is physically “absent” while He is preparing a ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 25:1-13
Denomination: Methodist
Are we dead to Christ or are we dead to sin? We determine which one and to what level.
Dead Man Walking I am crucified with Christ; nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me. Galatians 2:20 Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that ...read more
Scripture: Galatians 2:20
Denomination: Assembly Of God
This message looks at Lazarus being raised from the dead and the implications it has for us today. Actually wrote and preached this years ago as a part of a series on the X-files
So here we are week two of the Walking Dead. For those of you who are wondering what in the world is happening at Cornerstone let’s bring you up to speed. Through October and November our theme at Cornerstone is “The Walking Dead” and we will be looking at various stories in the ...read more
Scripture: John 11:32-44
Denomination: Wesleyan
This message looks at how we deal with tragedies in our lives.
Eutychus It was a tragedy, and worse than that it was a tragedy that could have been prevented. But really isn’t that the way of most tragedies? So here we are, week four of our Walking Dead series, so far we have looked at 10 lepers who were healed and given their lives back. In many ways ...read more
Scripture: Acts 20:7-12
All glory for our change goes to God. He provided us with salvation. We do not need to do good works to merit salvation, but we should do good works because we have received salvation. This is God’s plan for every believer.
Opening illustration: Can a man be officially alive after being declared legally dead? That question became international news when a man from Ohio showed up in good health after being reported missing more than 25 years earlier. At the time of his disappearance he had been unemployed, addicted, ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-10
Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational
Paul claims that through Christ, we can be free from Sin, do you believe this?
Are We DEAD to Sin? Romans 6:1-14 6 What shall we say, then? Shall we go on sinning so that grace may increase? 2 By no means! We are those who have died to sin; how can we live in it any longer? 3 Or don’t you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? 4 ...read more
Scripture: Romans 6:1-14, Exodus 20:1-3
Denomination: Nazarene
A dead dog is a very unpleasant image to think about. But, if any of us live in fear on a daily basis, the dead dog we see is ourselves. Mephibosheth had an encounter with fear; and thereafter, looked upon himself as a dead dog.
Back when I was in college, a friend and I used to go cave exploring as often as possible. Sometimes we went caving about twice a week. One evening we followed a lead for a new cave that we heard about, one that was in the top of a ridge and was supposed to be really huge. When someone tells you ...read more
Scripture: 2 Samuel 4:4, 2 Samuel 9:1-11
Denomination: Baptist
In this passage, Paul delivered a riveting message - man apart from Christ is dead in sin. A dead man is hopeless to do anything to improve his situation - he's dead! Our only hope is found in Christ.
Dead Man Walking Ephesians 2: 1-3 Often as those condemned to death by execution are led from their cell toward the death chamber, the other prisoners will say, “Dead man walking.” For the condemned, and all who face a similar fate, the reality of the situation begins to take hold. The condemned ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 2:1-3
What does being dead to sin actually mean?
Have you ever seen a zombie movie? I haven’t; I’m not into horror movies, I’ve never thought that fear was fun. But zombies are the monster du jour. Space invaders, werewolves and vampires are all old hat. What’s the fascination with graves opening and corpses in various stages of decomposition ...read more
Scripture: Romans 6:1-11
The church needs to be reminded of the need for continued vigilance, to remain strong in the faith and to defend itself against heresy.
Jude wrote this letter to warn believers of false teachers (Colossians 2:4) that were teaching the Christians that they could do what they wanted without fear of reprisal from God. Many believers in today's churches may still act in this manner. We need to heed the warning of these false ...read more
Scripture: Jude 1:12
Denomination: Independent/Bible
America did not begin in perfection — but it began in fear of God. Our earliest laws quoted Scripture. But dead flies do not fall all at once. The jar spoils slowly.
🪰 DEAD FLIES IN A NATION (National Decay) SEEING THE BIG PICTURE TEXT Ecclesiastes 10:1 “Dead flies cause the ointment of the apothecary to send forth a stinking savor…” PROLOGUE: A NATION ONCE FRAGRANT America did not begin in perfection — but it began in fear of God. Our earliest ...read more
Scripture: Ecclesiastes 10:1, Proverbs 14:34, Proverbs 28:15, Isaiah 1:23, Isaiah 59:14, Habakkuk 1:4, Ecclesiastes 9:18, Isaiah 3:9, Jeremiah 6:15 (view more) (view less)
Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ
Do you want to have a dead faith or one that is alive in Christ Jesus
“Wanted dead or alive” James 2:14-26 Intro- Good morning church We have been in a series “Faith without works is dead”. We have been looking at what happens in our life after we have accepted Christ as Lord of our lives. Sadly for some, they do not change very much. In fact, some people we do ...read more
Scripture: James 2:14-26
We are either dead in sin or dead to sin, walking walking in the ways of Satan or in the ways of Christ
DEAD MEN WALKING INTRODUCTION A. In Ephesians 2:1-3, Paul describes the old man or the old self as a dead man walking. B. We shall examine two portraits of the old man and then show why, even at his best, the old man is lost. I. A PORTRAIT OF THE OLD MAN AT HIS WORST A. We live in a world ...read more
Scripture: Romans 6:11, Romans 7:24, Ephesians 2:1-3, Colossians 3:5-10
In Christ, we too are assured of our resurrection from the dead, and of our position with God in the heavenlies. All we must do is to agree with God concerning our condition ...
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