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    Be Prepared Lesson 3 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Apr 3, 2024
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    Finish well!

    A. GETTING READY FOR A BIG TASK “And Joshua commanded the leaders of Israel, ‘Go tell the people prepare food and get everything else ready because in three days we will cross the Jordan River and take possession of the land God has given to us’” (Joshua 1:10-11, ELT). 1. Secure allegiance of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Preparation For A New Step Of Faith Lesson 4 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Apr 3, 2024
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    God uses unsaved people in the ministry of Christians.

    A. YOUR ATTITUDE BEFORE ACTIONS 1. Act on what God has told you. “Arise, go over this Jordan . . . to the land which I am giving them” (1:2). a. God sends us. “Go into all the world and preach the gospel” (Mark 16:15). b. God wants to use us. “Yield ye your members” (Romans 6:13, KJV). c. God ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Wrapping Up God's Miraculous Work Lesson 5 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Apr 3, 2024
     | 796 views

    A leader must stand firm as well as minister, preach, and pray.

    “Joshua and the people got up early in the morning and set out for the Jordan … then officers reminded the people … ‘When you see the Ark of the Covenant …. go quickly over the Jordan … stay about 3,000 feet away ... you have not come this way before’ … Joshua said to the people, ‘Sanctify ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    After You Fail Spiritually Lesson 8 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Apr 5, 2024
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    Meet God before you meet your challenge.

    A. YIELD YOUR FUTURE TO GOD: JOSHUA 8 Y – Yield your future success or failures to God. I – Identify the spiritual causes of your failure. Achan had sinned. E – Eliminate the sin that made you fail. “All Israel stoned him with stones” (7:25). L – Learn from your mistakes. D – ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    When People Trick You Lesson 9 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Apr 5, 2024
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    Two wrongs never make a right.

    A. THE GIBEONITES TRICK ISRAEL: JOSHUA 9:1-27 “When the six kings of great nations in the land heard about the destruction of Jericho and Ai, plus God stopping up the Jordan River, they made a covenant to fight together against Israel. The nation of Gibeon decided not to join the covenant but to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Do You Want For Your Birthday? Lesson 14

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Apr 9, 2024
     | 523 views

    You are never too old to be used of God.

    1. You take a new look at yourself on your birthday. “I am this day eight-five years old” (Joshua 14:10). a. You look at your past. “Moses ... sent me ... to spy out the land” (14:7). b. You survey your present condition. “I am as strong on this day, as ...” (14:11). c. You plan your future. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Joshua's First Message On Separation Lesson 19 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Apr 9, 2024
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    God has given us peace, but there are still spiritual wars to fight, and sin over which we need victory.

    A. JOSHUA’S MESSAGE OF EXHORTATION AND WARNING 1. This is first of two messages at the end of Joshua’s life. “Joshua called . . . leaders” (23:2). “Joshua gathered all the tribe” (24:1). FIRST: Joshua 23 SECOND: Joshua 24 Leaders All people From his heart ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    A Speech That Demands Action Lesson 20 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Apr 9, 2024
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    Your authority is God's Word.

    A. WHY PEOPLE RESENT BEING TOLD WHAT TO DO 1. They know better than you. 2. They don’t respect your opinion. 3. They are blinded to God’s work and your ideas. 4. They have a hidden agenda. 5. They are not yielded to God’s will. 6. They are ignorant – never learned Christian principles. 7. They ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Do You Want For Your Birthday? Lesson 14 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Apr 9, 2024
     | 1,040 views

    You are never too old to be used of God.

    1. You take a new look at yourself on your birthday. “I am this day eight-five years old” (Joshua 14:10). a. You look at your past. “Moses ... sent me ... to spy out the land” (14:7). b. You survey your present condition. “I am as strong on this day, as ...” (14:11). c. You plan your future. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Unpopular? Plod On! What Do You Need?

    Contributed by Wade Martin Hughes, Sr on Jul 16, 2025
     | 208 views

    This is a study on one of the must unpopular subjects of today. What does man think of PATIENCE? What does God think of patience?

    UNPOPULAR? PLOD ON! WHAT DO YOU NEED? By Wade Martin Hughes, Sr. Kyfingers@aol.com (YouTube: Wade Hughes) GOD HAS EVERY RIGHT TO DEMAND OF US LOVE AND PATIENCE. GOD IS A GOD OF LOVE AND PATIENCE. Exodus 34:6 And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, ...read more

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    Denomination: Assembly Of God

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    Fasting

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jul 30, 2025
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    Fasting is a spiritual discipline for inward communion with God.

    A. INTRODUCTION: MATTHEW 6:16-18 “When you fast, don’t make it obvious to others, as the hypocrites who try to look mournful or disheveled like they didn’t comb their hair, or wash their face. Don’t try to get people to admire you for fasting. That is the only reward you will get. But when you ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Thanksgiving

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jul 30, 2025
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     | 3,475 views

    Prayer and thanksgiving in the fall.

    A. WHERE WE GOT THANKSGIVING 1. What happened at the first Thanksgiving at Plymouth Rock December 1621? a. Three-day feast by 90 Indians and 50 colonists ate from their harvest of hunted turkeys and deer. b. Athletic events, races, wrestling, etc. c. Prayers. 2. Practice of Colonist. a. Day ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    About One Year Before Jesus Was Born Lesson 1 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jul 30, 2025
     | 237 views

    God told him Zechariah he would have a son by supernatural birth

    A. WHAT ZECHARIAH KNEW: LUKE 1:5-10 “Zechariah an elderly priest was finally chosen by lots to offer prayer in the Holy Room in the Tabernacle. It was right before he retired. He and his wife Elizabeth had no children, even though they were devoted to God and lived blamelessly. There was a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Coming Cultural Earthquake Lesson 1 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jul 31, 2025
     | 302 views

    The coming cultural earthquake will shake human life as we know it.

    Don’t reject God who has spoken to us in the Word. Those who rejected God in the past did not escape His punishment, and you also will not escape if you do not listen and obey. God’s message is like an earthquake, because He promised, “Next time, I will shake not only the earth, but I will also ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Leadership Transfer Lesson 2

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jul 31, 2025
     | 135 views

    “I will give you all the land on which you set your feet … no one will be able to stop you. I will be with you as I was with Moses. I will not fail you or abandon you” (Joshua 3-5)

    A. CAN YOU THINK YOUR WAY TO SUCCESS? “After the death of Moses the Lord’s servant, the Lord spoke to Joshua son of Nun, Moses’ assistant. He said, ‘Moses my servant is dead. Therefore, the time has come for you to lead these people, the Israelites, across the Jordan River into the land I am ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist