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  • Roger Griffith avatar

    A Dead Church?

    Contributed by Roger Griffith on Oct 17, 2000
    based on 119 ratings
     | 10,754 views

    When people speak of "dead churches," they normally mean something derorgatory. However, in this sermon, when I speak of a "dead church," I am speaking about a kind of church that every pastor would love to have.

    A DEAD CHURCH? INTRODUCTION: When people speak of "dead churches," they normally mean something derorgatory. They are usually trying to say that the church services are not as lively as one might prefer, or that the church is not reaching out to the community. However, in this sermon, when I ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Johnny Creasong avatar

    Live Churches Vs. Dead Churches

    Contributed by Johnny Creasong on Sep 28, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 4,911 views

    If all that is happening in any church could be reproduced by human hype or ability, why should that church exist? Are we a Live Church or is our pulse weakening?

    Live Churches vs. Dead Churches Acts 5:12-20 12 The apostles performed many miraculous signs and wonders among the people. And all the believers used to meet together in Solomon’s Colonnade. 13 No one else dared join them, even though they were highly regarded by the people. 14 Nevertheless, more ...read more

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    Denomination: Church Of God

  • Ed Wood avatar

    Sardis: A Corpse And Didn't Know It Series

    Contributed by Ed Wood on May 30, 2007
    based on 45 ratings
     | 10,358 views

    Seven Letters to Seven Churches (5th in series).

    SARDIS: A CORPSE AND DIDN’T KNOW IT Revelation 3:1-6 INTRO: Sardis was one of the great cities of the ancient world, the capital city of a great empire. The Greeks referred to it as the greatest of all cities. It was a city of great strength. However, it was a city of the past. It was a city ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Denn Guptill avatar

    A Tale Of Seven Churches: Sardis Series

    Contributed by Denn Guptill on Mar 30, 2003
    based on 39 ratings
     | 6,340 views

    This is part six of an eight part message on the seven churches of Asia.

    So, where were we? Oh yeah, Sardis. We’ve looked at Ephesus, Pergamum, Smyrna and Thyatira and now we are on Sardis, which is the fifth of the seven churches that the letter in the Revelation was addressed to. If we pull up our trusty map we discover that Sardis was located in what we know as ...read more

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    Denomination: Wesleyan

  • Horace Wimpey avatar

    Are We Becoming A Dead Church

    Contributed by Horace Wimpey on Feb 29, 2012
    based on 134 ratings
     | 28,392 views

    Paul writes that in order to live for God, we must first die to sin and then die to self.

    Are We Becoming a Dead Church Romans 6: 11-14 Intro: Back in the early 1990’s there was a movie that came out about the Jamaican bobsled team that was trying to qualify to race in the Olympics. Now I know that sounds much like an oxymoron but it’s true. There was a Jamaican bobsled team. I don’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Andy Grossman avatar

    "The Church Of Sardis" Series

    Contributed by Andy Grossman on Sep 21, 2009
    based on 1 rating
     | 6,186 views

    compares the church of Sardis to the church today.

    “REVEALING THE REVELATION” “The Church of Sardis” September 28, 2009 "To the angel of the church in Sardis write: These are the words of him who holds the seven spirits of God and the seven stars. I know your deeds; you have a reputation of being alive, but you are dead. Wake up! Strengthen ...read more

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    Denomination: Holiness

  • Carl Allen avatar

    Sardis; The Dead Church Series

    Contributed by Carl Allen on Nov 12, 2008
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,674 views

    The church that thought they were doing everything right.

    Sardis: The Dead Church 3:1-6 Intro Sardis was one of the great cities of the ancient world, the capital city of a great empire. The Greeks referred to it as the greatest of all cities. It was a city of great strength. However, it was a city of the past. It was a city that lived on its ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Carl Allen avatar

    Sardis; The Dead Church Series

    Contributed by Carl Allen on Nov 12, 2008
    based on 9 ratings
     | 12,074 views

    The church that thought they were doing everything right.

    Sardis: The Dead Church 3:1-6 Intro Sardis was one of the great cities of the ancient world, the capital city of a great empire. The Greeks referred to it as the greatest of all cities. It was a city of great strength. However, it was a city of the past. It was a city that lived on its ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • John Lowe avatar

    Lesson Iib2: The Beginning, The First-Born From The Dead Series

    Contributed by John Lowe on Jun 30, 2018
     | 1,609 views

    Christ is the originating source of the spiritual life of the Church—in respect to the state of grace, He is the beginning; in respect to the state of glory, He is the first-born from the dead. He gives to the Church its being, form, history, and glory.

    6/1/18 Tom Lowe Title: Lesson IIB2: THE BEGINNING, THE FIRST-BORN FROM THE DEAD • “Special Notes” and “Scripture” follow related verses. • NIV Bible is used throughout unless noted otherwise. Colossians 1:18b (NIV) (Text) 1:18b: “he is the beginning and the firstborn from among the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    When Dry Bones Live

    Contributed by Matthew Morine on Jan 6, 2008
    based on 14 ratings
     | 8,457 views

    There are places we dislike, graveyards and dead churches. Each of these places have the same message. This sermon helps us to overcome this message that might be crying out in our congregations

    WHEN DRY BONES LIVE TEXT: EZEKIEL 37:1-14 THEME: THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD GIVES THE POWER TO LIVE Have you ever walked through a graveyard at night? It is a quiet place. It is a place of reflection and fear. It is a place that we avoid at night. We do because of all the dead bodies in the ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Jeff Taylor avatar

    The Dead Church

    Contributed by Jeff Taylor on Jan 20, 2023
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,211 views

    Many churches all over the world are dead churches. Why? Because they have forsaken the Gospel of Jesus Christ. They are still living on past victories and faded glory from long past. They are not living the daily life with Christ the Lord and as such, have now grown cold to the Gospel.

    Please turn in your Bibles to Revelation Chapter 3, as today we are going to look at verses 1-6, Jesus’ warning to the church at Sardis. John MacArthur, in his exposition of these verses, used an illustration that has stuck with me. I would like to begin with it. He talked about the phenomenon ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal

  • Wade Martin Hughes, Sr avatar

    Buillding Walls Will Never Make Better People!

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jul 9, 2003
    based on 21 ratings
     | 2,674 views

    We look at building walls of seperation in the church, are we to be better or bitter?

    BUILDING WALLS WILL NEVER MAKE BETTER PEOPLE! By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com I was a member of THE YOUNG AND RESTLESS in the ENERAL HOSPITAL in the city of DALLAS. I was waiting to see THE DOCTORS. They told me I was at THE EDGE OF NIGHT. My illness was serious. Suddenly I realized ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

  • Terry Frazier avatar

    The Walking Dead

    Contributed by Terry Frazier on Aug 24, 2013
     | 17,443 views

    Christians are constantly coming in contact with the walking dead around us. Jesus talked about the walking dead when He spoke to the Pharisees about being dead inside. Jesus also warned the Laodicean Church that they were dead as well.

    The Walking Dead Last week I talked to yall about five signs that showed that we are spiritually alive. It’s good to be spiritually alive isn’t it? What about being spiritually dead? How much fun is that? How many of us remember when we were still spiritually dead? All of us at one time ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Dr. Bradford Reaves avatar

    Part 8 - Sardis: The Church Alive But Dead Series

    Contributed by Dr. Bradford Reaves on May 20, 2020
    based on 3 ratings
     | 5,274 views

    Can a church have the appearance of being alive organizationally but dead spiritually? Jesus identifies that church in his message to Sardis

    Grace Community Church Winchester, VA www.gracecommunity.com View this sermon at https://youtu.be/3TRIaa_CqZQ Introduction We are now looking at the 5 of 7 Churches addressed to by Jesus himself in the Book of Revelation. These churches were located in the Roman Province of Asia Minor, which is ...read more

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    Denomination: Brethren

  • Mike Fogerson avatar

    To The Church That Was Dead And Didn't Know It Series

    Contributed by Mike Fogerson on Nov 5, 2006
     | 3,164 views

    Dead churches are not doomed to stay dead.

    If Jesus Passed a Note in Church, What Would It Say? (Part 5 of 7) (Series of sermon content original to W. Herschel Ford) To the Church That Was Dead and Didn’t Know It Rev. 3:1-6 Nov. 5 , 2006 FBC, Chester Mike Fogerson, Pastor Introduction: A Pogo: We ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist