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  • Elmer Towns avatar

    To Put God First Lesson 3 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jul 20, 2023
     | 1,456 views

    Your first decision to follow Jesus should influence every other decision you make in life.

    “You can enter God’s Kingdom only through the narrow gate. The highway to hell is broad, and its gate is wide for the many who choose that way. But the gateway to life is very narrow and the road is difficult, and only a few ever find it.” Matthew 7:13-14, NLT “If any of you wants to be my ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    To Keep Your Ax Lesson 5

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jul 20, 2023
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    Fasting will not make a decision for you, it gives you access to God. In His presence, you can find your answer.

    “And he (Paul) was three days without sight, and neither ate nor drank.” Acts 9:9 “Is this the fast that I (the Lord) have chosen … (so) your light (understanding) should break forth speedily.” Isaiah 58:6, 8 NKJV “We can make our plans, but the Lord gives the right answer.” Proverbs 16:9, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    To Keep Your Ax (Ministry) Lesson 6 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jul 20, 2023
     | 1,311 views

    Fasting keeps God’s presence alive, and keeps God first to make you effective in ministry.

    “They (the prophets) began cutting down trees. But as one of them was cutting a tree, his ax head fell into the river. ‘Oh Sir!’ he cried, ‘It was a borrowed ax.’ ‘Where did it fall?’ The man of God asked. When he showed him the place, Elisha cut a stick and threw it into the water at that ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    When You Are Threatened Lesson 7 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jul 20, 2023
     | 1,921 views

    Worship activates God to action.

    “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for You are with me.” Psalm 23:4, NKJV “Some came … told Jehoshaphat … a great multitude is coming against you from beyond the (Dead) sea .. Jehoshaphat feared … seek ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    When Facing Midnight Danger Lesson 8 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jul 20, 2023
     | 1,556 views

    Your fasting bridges the gap between your pain and God’s provision.

    “But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the prisoners were listening to them. Suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken and immediately all the doors were opened, and everyone’s chains were loosed.” Acts 16:25-26 “At ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    When Facing A Decision Lesson 5 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jul 20, 2023
     | 1,551 views

    Fasting will not make a decision for you, it gives you access to God. In His presence, you can find your answer.

    “And he (Paul) was three days without sight, and neither ate nor drank.” Acts 9:9 “Is this the fast that I (the Lord) have chosen … (so) your light (understanding) should break forth speedily.” Isaiah 58:6, 8 NKJV “We can make our plans, but the Lord gives the right answer.” Proverbs 16:9, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    October – My Month Of Overflowing Favour

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Sep 27, 2025
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    October is declared as a season of overflowing favour where God’s grace, mercy, and kindness will distinguish and uplift you beyond human limitations.

    OCTOBER – MY MONTH OF OVERFLOWING FAVOUR By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: Psalm 102:13 Key Verse: “Thou shalt arise, and have mercy upon Zion: for the time to favour her, yea, the set time, is come.” (Psalm 102:13 KJV) Supporting Texts: Genesis 39:21, Esther 2:17, Proverbs 3:3-4, Luke ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    A Leap Of Faith Lesson 3 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Sep 29, 2025
     | 152 views

    Faith is relationship.

    A. INTRODUCTION 1. Faith is relationship. “But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is” (Heb. 11:6). 2. Jerry Falwell said, “Faith is stepping out into the darkness, the unknown.” a. Not knowing. “But Abraham . . . went out, not knowing ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    How To Grow Your Faith Lesson 5 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Sep 29, 2025
     | 187 views

    Growth in faith is a possibility.

    A. INTRODUCTION 1. How can you write so much? A page a day equals a 365 page book a year. Growing your faith is like growing a book, or a garden, or a child. a. Not easy. b. Continuous care. c. Watch out for obstacles and diseases. 2. Grow from seed-faith. “Faith as a grain of mustard ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Pot Holes, Cancers, And Snakes That Hinder Faith Lesson 6 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Sep 29, 2025
     | 149 views

    Your faith can grow.

    A. REVIEW LESSONS ON FAITH 1. Faith is a relationship. “Have faith in God” (Mark 11:22). 2. It takes two wings to fly. “Faith without works is dead” (James 2:20). 3. Your faith can grow. “From faith to faith” (Rom. 1:17). 4. Different believers express faith for different purposes. “Having ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Emotions Of The Heart Lesson 1 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Sep 29, 2025
     | 122 views

    Measure your heart by Scripture.

    A. INTRODUCTION 1. The image of God (Imago Dei) is our personhood. “God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness” (Gen. 1:26). 2. The image of God is our intellect (power to know), emotion (power to feel) and will (power to choose). 3. The heart is the biblical word for ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Mind Of A Person Lesson 2 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Sep 29, 2025
     | 151 views

    The natural mind doesn’t seek God.

    A. INTRODUCTION “Let this mind be in you which was also in Christ Jesus” (Phil. 2:5). 1. What is personality? a. INTELLECT: the power of mental ability, i.e., the mind. b. EMOTION: the power of feelings, i.e., joy, sorrow, fear, hate, excitement, and love. c. WILL: the power of choice, i.e., ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Looking At The Church Lesson 1

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Sep 29, 2025
     | 125 views

    The imperative is to get people to follow Jesus.

    A. WHAT FUTURE DID JESUS SEE? “I will build My church” (Matt. 16:18). 1. An entity, He begins – “I will.” 2. Didn’t exist then or in Old Testament. 3. Continuous development – “Be building.” 4. Uniquely Jesus’ possession – “My.” 5. He would gather them into an assembly. 6. Victory “all the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Wind Is Blowing

    Contributed by Rev. Samuel Arimoro on Apr 21, 2025
     | 563 views

    When the wind of God blows, the impossible becomes possible, the dead come back to life, and the Red Sea parts.

    THE WIND IS BLOWING By Rev. Samuel Arimoro Main Text: John 3:8 Supporting Texts: Ezekiel 37:9-10, Acts 2:1-4, Exodus 14:21, 1 Kings 18:45 INTRODUCTION: The wind is a mysterious force. You cannot see it, but you can feel it. You don’t know where it’s coming from or where it’s going, but you can ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Church Conflicts

    Contributed by Abiodun Adeniyi on Apr 22, 2025
     | 363 views

    There are divisions in the Church today as there were in the early Church and there is little or nothing that we can do to completely eliminate it but it might be managed to remove rancour and bitterness.

    Church Conflicts. TEXT: 1 Cor. 1:10-13. Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfectly joined together in the same mind and in the same judgment. 11 For it hath been declared ...read more

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    Denomination: Pentecostal