Sermon
Waking Up from Dead Religion
Cross Church
Speaker: Nick Floyd
January 12, 2026 · 35 min
Summary
Drawing from John Wesley's life during the First Great Awakening, the sermon challenges believers in Revelation 3 to wake from "dead religion"—outward religious performance without inward spiritual vitality. Jesus calls the sleepy church to remember their conversion, repent, and remain spiritually alert, warning that unrepentant complacency invites God's judgment to awaken them.
Highlights
It's one thing to be a Christian in name only. It's another thing to actually be the church. You say you believe one thing, but your life tells me another.
You are one moment of repentance away from a renewed fellowship with God.
God will not allow you to remain in your calloused casualness. He will allow things to happen. And the purpose of God allowing these things is to wake you up.