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    The Ninth Commandment Lesson 9 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Oct 10, 2025
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    Jesus: You try to live a lie before Me, but I know the truth.

    NINTH COMMANDMENT “You shall not lie to your neighbor” (Ex. 20:16, ELT). “I speak what My Father tells Me to say, but you speak what you father tells you . . . your father is the devil . . . a murderer from the beginning and does not have the truth in him. I tell you the truth” (John 8:38, 44). ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Finding God's Plan When You Feel Lost

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Oct 10, 2025
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    God cannot deny His promise or His nature.

    A. WHEN YOU FEEL CUT OFF FROM GOD 1. When you can’t reach God, you question Him, “Has God forgotten to be kind? Has He slammed the door on His compassion?” (Ps. 77:9, NLT). “O Israel, how can you say the Lord does see your troubles? How can you say God refuses to hear your prayers?” (Is. 40: 2, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    When You Need A Fresh Dream

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Oct 10, 2025
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    Learn to prioritize your thinking to conceptualize and dream anew.

    1. Why you need to re-dream or re-vision. a. You have been defeated. “Daddy, don’t kill my dream” (Debbie). b. You are tired and drained of energy. c. Times have changed. d. You are frustrated with your life. You have lost the zest of life and twinkle in your eye. e. People around you have ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Meeting God When Running Scared

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Oct 10, 2025
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    When a person is limited . . . threatened . . . and scared, he/she will listen to God and respond positively.

    “Jacob left Beersheba in the desert and walked through the hills of Galilee. When the sun set and night descended, he laid down to sleep at that spot. He took a stone as his pillow and went to sleep. He dreamed and saw a ladder set on earth with its top reaching to heaven. There were angels ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Learning To Manage Your Life Lesson 3 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Oct 16, 2025
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    Stewardship is properly managing your time, talent and treasure.

    A. WHAT HAS GOD GIVEN ME? “Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift” (II Cor. 9:15). 1. God has given us physical life. “And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being” (Gen. 2:7). Because we have this ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Is A Parable? Introduction Lesson 1 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Oct 16, 2025
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    A miracle is the truth of God in works.

    A. WHAT IS A PARABLE? 1. A parable is a story. a. Actions that lead to a conclusion. b. Actors who are people. c. Narrative or interaction. 2. That is true to life. Parables are not myths about flying horses, or talking objects in nature. 3. But not a historical event. The story did not ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Can We Learn From Angels?

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Oct 22, 2025
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    Christ is better than the angels.

    A. ANGELS PREPARE IN ETERNITY PAST: HEBREWS 1:4-14 1. The key word for Hebrews is better, i.e., Christ is better than all Old Testament symbols and people. 2. The theme for chapter one, Christ is better than the angels. 3. “God’s son is much better than the angels, just as the name Jesus is far ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Introduction: Lesson 1 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Oct 22, 2025
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    How God uses weakness for victory.

    A. INTRODUCTION 1. Joshua told how God used strength for victory and conquest. The book of Judges tells us how God uses weakness for victory. 2. Only two generations from heresy. “So the people served the Lord all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders who outlived Joshua, who had ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Othniel: From Dominated To Domineering Lesson 2

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Oct 22, 2025
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    Many men have lost their leadership ability because they wouldn’t be the spiritual leader in the home.

    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 sin … self … satan’s ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Introduction: Why God Uses Imperfections Lesson 1 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Nov 5, 2025
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    We learn victory is possible when God gives weak people strength to succeed.

    A. IMPERFECT PEOPLE? 1. Positive: we learn victory is possible when God gives weak people strength to succeed. 2. Negative: we learn what not to do. TEN IMPERFECT PEOPLE ? Jacob: A liar and trickster changed by a dream ? Noah: After walking with God got drunk ? Peter: A granite rock who ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Naomi: A Bitter Woman Constantly Desiring Better, Ended Up A Nourisher Lesson 7 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Nov 5, 2025
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    God can overlook the sins and mistakes of your youth and use you in your old age.

    A. HOW NAOMI COMPROMISED 1. She compromised her spiritual priorities. a. Did not continue in difficulties. “A famine in the land” (Ruth 1:1). b. Enticed by the well-watered plains of Moab (1:1). c. Left the Promised Land. “Ephrathites of Bethlehem, Judah” (1:2). 2. She compromised her ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Isaiah - When Your Dreams Fall Apart Lesson 6 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Nov 7, 2025
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    When you buy into a person’s dream, you buy into their leadership.

    (All Scripture quoted in this lesson is from The Bible by Jesus unless otherwise noted). A. INTRODUCTION 1. King Uzziah was used of God. “The people of Judah then made 16 year old Uzziah . . . their king . . . he ruled 52 years . . . he obeyed Me, the Lord . . . as long as Zechariah was alive, ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Bible By Jesus

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Nov 7, 2025
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    What this Bible can do for you.

    A. WHAT THIS BIBLE CAN DO FOR YOU 1. Let Me explain the Bible to you. I led two disciples through the writings of Moses and all the prophets, explaining from all the scripture the things "concerning Himself” (Luke 24:27, NLT). 2. Let Me get you excited when you understand scripture. “Didn’t ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Announcement In Heaven Lesson 1 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Nov 10, 2025
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    We must be like the angels who are willing and obedient to serve God.

    A. ANGELS PREPARE IN ETERNITY PAST: HEBREWS 1:4-14 1. The key word for Hebrews is better, i.e., Christ is better than all Old Testament symbols and people. 2. The theme for chapter one, Christ is better than the angels. 3. “God’s son is much better than the angels, just as the name Jesus is far ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    An Announcement Of Preparation Lesson 2 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Nov 10, 2025
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    Angels have access to God’s presence.

    A. ANGELS PREPARE ZECHARIAH: LUKE 1:5-25 1. Silence. There were 400 silent years when no voice or miracles were sent from heaven. Angels only appear in history when God re-directs His program. 2. A forerunner is predicted (Luke 1:11-14, 18-20, ELT), “Zechariah was in the sanctuary when an angel ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist