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    Elmer Towns

    Contributing sermons since Jan 1, 2000

    Church Name: Thomas Road Baptist Church/ Liberty University

    Job Position: Denominational Leader

    Sermons Contributed: 1490

    Denomination: Baptist

Elmer's church

Thomas Road Baptist Church/ Liberty University
Lynchburg, Virginia 24502
434-582-2169

About Elmer
  • Education: Bachelor of Arts, Northwestern College, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1954. Master of Arts, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, 1958. Master of Theology, Dallas Theological Seminary, Dallas, Texas, 1958. Master of Religious Education, Garrett Theological Seminary, Evanston, Illinois, 1970. Doctor of Ministry, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California, 1983.
  • Experience: He was President of Winnipeg Bible College for five years, leading it to receive American Accreditation and Provincial authority to offer degrees (1960-1965). He taught at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, in greater Chicago, Illinois, in the field of Religious Education and Evangelism (1965-1971). He is Vice President and co-founder of Liberty University, with Jerry Falwell, in 1971, and was the only full-time teacher in the first year of Liberty’s existence. Today, the University has
  • Hobbies: Loves to golf.
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  • Othniel - From Dominated To Domineering Lesson 7

    Contributed on Dec 8, 2025
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    You don’t have the power to obey until you make a choice to obey.

    A. WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM? 1. “In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes” (21:25). a. No spiritual leadership to give godly direction. b. No one preached God’s standard. “In his own eyes.” c. When left to themselves, they turned to the left, i.e., to ...read more

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  • Ehud - Deformity Lesson 6

    Contributed on Dec 8, 2025
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    There is strength when a great church (a body of believers) are led by a great leader who will confront evil and give people peace.

    A. THE OPPRESSOR OF ISRAEL – EGLON: JUDGES 3:12-14 1. Repeated sin. “The Israelites again did evil in the sight of the Lord; and the Lord strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel” (3:12). a. Why would God use an evil person? As an instrument of punishment for His sinning ...read more

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  • Deborah And Jael Lesson 5

    Contributed on Dec 8, 2025
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    People who were captive to sin are now captive to God.

    A. THE OPPRESSORS: JUDGES 4:1-22; 5:1-26 1. Threat from the north. “The children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord . . . sold them into the hand of the Jabin king of Canaan . . . the captain was Sisera” (4:1-2). 2. The latest in warfare scares us. “Jabin had 900 chariots of iron” ...read more

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  • Gideon The Introvert Lesson 4

    Contributed on Dec 8, 2025
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    God leads by common sense, not by luck.

    A. THE FOURTH CYCLE OF OPPRESSION 1. Who persecuted Israel? Midianites. “The children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord . . . and He delivered them into the hand of Midian for seven years” (Judges 6:1). 2. Step-cousins. The Midianites were Ishmaelites. Both came from Abraham. ...read more

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  • Half-Breed - Whole Man Of God Lesson 3

    Contributed on Dec 8, 2025
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    Only vow what you know can be done.

    A. INTRODUCTION 1. His mother was a social outcast. “He was the son of a harlot” (11:1). a. Social stigma – born out of wedlock. b. Racial stigma – born of a non-Jewish woman. 2. His Father was socially outstanding. “Gilead beget Jephthah” (11:1). a. Was the town of Gilead named after his ...read more

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