Autopsy of a Dead Church | 2 Corinthians 12:16-21
From Reformation Baptist Church Wetumpka by Reformation Baptist Church Wetumpka
May 25, 2026 · 1h 0m · Season 5 · Episode 50
About this episode
Pastor Brandon Scroggins warns against the sins that weaken and destroy the church while highlighting the hope of the gospel.
In this sermon, “Autopsy of a Dead Church,” Pastor Brandon Scroggins exposits 2 Corinthians 12:16–21, warning the church against the sins that weaken, divide, and destroy the people of God. Beginning with Charles Spurgeon and the Downgrade Controversy, this message shows how doctrinal compromise, slander, bitterness, gossip, pride, disorder, and unrepentant sin grieve the Holy Spirit and threaten the health of a local church. Yet the hope of the gospel remains: God’s kindness leads His people to repentance, holiness, forgiveness, and the fruit of the Spirit. Paul models faithful Christian endurance by loving when unloved, building up when torn down, confronting error with godly concern, and mourning over sin with the heart of Christ. Scripture: 2 Corinthians 12:16–21 Sermon Title: Autopsy of a Dead Church Preacher: Pastor Brandon Scroggins Church: Reformation Baptist Church, Central Alabama Subscribe for expositional preaching, Reformed Baptist teaching, and Christ-centered sermons from Reformation Baptist Church.
People in this episode
Host: Pastor Brandon Scroggins
Topics covered
- church health
- doctrinal compromise
- spiritual endurance
- repentance
- gossip
- bitterness
- forgiveness
Keywords
- church
- sermon
- 2 Corinthians
- spirituality
- Christianity
- repentance
- gossip
- bitterness
- forgiveness
- doctrinal compromise
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Reformation Baptist Church
Books & works: Autopsy of a Dead Church, 2 Corinthians 12:16-21
Places: Central Alabama
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