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    Lesson 1: What We Believe About The Bible

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Feb 3, 2003
    based on 34 ratings
     | 1,451 views

    Series: Foundational Doctrines of the Faith

    A. THE BIBLE IS DESCRIBED AS THE GREATEST BOOK IN THE WORLD. 1. It is the greatest in subject matter. 2. It is the greatest in influence on lives and nations. 3. It answers man’s greatest need: salvation. B. EIGHT THEMES TO DESCRIBE THE BIBLE. 1. Revelation – refers to the act of God, which ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Lesson 2: How To Know The Bible Is God's Word

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Feb 3, 2003
    based on 16 ratings
     | 2,510 views

    Series: Foundational Doctrines of the Faith

    A. INTRODUCTION 1. Christianity is a religion of the book. 2. What happens when you give up the authority of the Bible? a. You have no final proof. b. You will deny its contents. c. Your life is a rudderless ship in a stormy sea at the mercy of every wind that blows. 3. The Bible has dual ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Lesson 3: What We Believe About God

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Feb 3, 2003
    based on 13 ratings
     | 1,361 views

    Series: Foundational Doctrines of the Faith

    A. THE NATURE OF GOD – TOWARD A DEFINITON OF GOD. 1. God is Spirit (John 4:24). a. The word "spirit" means incorporeal being. b. Spirit means life. 2. God is person. a. Self-awareness (Ex. 3:14). b. Self-determination (Job 23:13). c. Intelligence (Gen. 18:19). d. Emotion (Ex. 3:7-8). e. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Lesson 5: What We Believe About Christ

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Feb 3, 2003
    based on 21 ratings
     | 1,245 views

    Series: Foundational Doctrines of the Faith

    A. THE INCARNATION – HIS MIRACULOUS BIRTH. 1. Incarnation. "And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us" (John 1:14). a. Implies a preexistence of Christ. b. Suggests some voluntary limitations. 2. The incarnation explains why Jesus was necessarily born of a virgin (Isa. 7:14). 3. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Lesson 7: What We Believe About Salvation

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Feb 3, 2003
    based on 26 ratings
     | 1,479 views

    Series: Foundational Doctrines of the Faith

    Salvation is divided into two sections, first what Christ did on the historic cross, i.e., salvation past; and second what Christ does for someone today, i.e., salvation present. The past is redemption, reconciliation, forgiveness and propitiation. The present is conversion, regeneration and ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Lesson 9: What We Believe About People

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Feb 3, 2003
    based on 32 ratings
     | 1,117 views

    Series: Foundational Doctrines of the Faith

    A. WHO ARE PEOPLE? 1. The biblical view of people recognizes the existence of both a physical and spiritual aspect of their being. a. The material part of a person is the body. The Bible teaches that people have: (1) A created body (Gen. 2:7). (2) A physical body (I Cor. 15:38-40). (3) A body ...read more

    Denomination: Baptist

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    Lesson 11: What We Believe About Eschatology

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Feb 3, 2003
    based on 38 ratings
     | 2,954 views

    Series: Foundational Doctrines of the Faith

    A. INTRODUCTION 1. Eschatology literally means “the study of last things. 2. Two doctrineal sections of Eschatology. a. The study of God’s final judgments and the eternal state, Heaven and Hell. b. Future events on earth (Rev. 1:19). 3. Abuses in Eschatology. a. Date-setting. b. Making ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Lesson 2 (Prayer Partners): Helping Others In Prayer

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jun 13, 2002
    based on 32 ratings
     | 2,481 views

    How we can help others in prayer.

    Prayer Partners Series By Dr. Elmer Towns Lesson 2: Helping others in prayer A. INTRODUCTION: EXODUS 17:8-14 “Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim. And Moses said unto Joshua, Choose us out men, and go out, fight with Amalek: tomorrow I will stand on the top of the ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Lesson 3 (Prayer Partners): Power Of Two-Pray

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jun 13, 2002
    based on 59 ratings
     | 5,239 views

    What happens to me when I’m asked to pray for others?

    Prayer Partners Series By Elmer Towns Lesson 3: The Power of Two-Pray A. INTRODUCTION 1. Charles Spurgeon, Metropolitan Tabernacle, The Watchers. 2. C. Peter Wagner estimates 20% are intercessors. 3. Evangelism Explosion, Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church, Florida. Archie Parish overseer of ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Lesson 5 (Prayer Partners): You And The Holy Spirit

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jun 17, 2002
    based on 71 ratings
     | 4,336 views

    Learning to pray with the Holy Spirit’s intercession is one of the most effective avenues of prayer.

    Prayer Partners Series By Elmer Towns Lesson 5: You and the Holy Spirit I. INTRODUCTION “Likewise the Spirit also helpeth our infirmities: for we know not what we should pray for as we ought: but the Spirit Himself maketh intercession for us with groanings which cannot be uttered. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Lesson 7 (Prayer Partners): Agreeing What To Ask

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jun 17, 2002
    based on 44 ratings
     | 1,836 views

    Jesus promises to answer prayer "when two of you agree." But how much agreement is required?

    Prayer Partner Series By Elmer Towns Lesson 7: Agreeing What To Ask A. INTRODUCTION 1. The Promise; answered prayer. “Again I say unto you, that if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven” (Matt. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Lesson 4 (23rd Psalm): Paths Of Righteousness*

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jun 18, 2002
    based on 126 ratings
     | 19,568 views

    You can walk in the correct path for your life when you follow the Shepherd.

    Psalm 23 Series By Elmer Towns Lesson 4 (23rd Psalm): Paths of Righteousness A. INTRODUCTION 1. The shepherd’s main task is leadership. 2. What type of leader was Jesus? a. Not dictatorial. He let Judas betray, and Peter deny. b. Not democratic. He never took a vote. c. Not Laissez ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Lesson 10 (23rd Psalm): Goodness And Mercy*

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Jun 18, 2002
    based on 99 ratings
     | 12,120 views

    Once you belong to the shepherd, goodness and mercy will pursue you for the rest of your life.

    Psalm 23 Series By Elmer Towns Lesson 10: Goodness and Mercy A. WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN? 1. Stopped following. “He leadeth me.” 2. Straying. “Yea though I walk through the valley.” 3. Death shadows. “The valley of the shadow of death.” 4. Protected. “I will fear no evil, for Thou art ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    (Lesson 6) Jeremiah: Built Up For A Call To Service

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Apr 10, 2003
    based on 22 ratings
     | 3,907 views

    God set Jeremiah apart for ministry from His mother’s womb. God later encountered 21 year-old Elijah to call him to a ministry of rejection and persecution.

    A. INTRODUCTION: JEREMIAH 1:1-10 1. Father the High Priest. "Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah of the priests that were in Anathoth" (1:1). "They came to Hilkiah the high priest" (II Chron. 34:4). 2. Born in evil days. "Amon . . . did that which was evil in the sight of the Lord . . . sacrificed unto ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Lesson 12: When Death Tests Your Faith

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Apr 11, 2003
    based on 60 ratings
     | 3,026 views

    Abraham’s Journey of Faith

    A. INTRODUCTION 1. The only woman. Sarah is the only woman in the Bible whose age is given. "Sarah was a hundred and seven and twenty years old" (32:1). 2. 37 years. Sarah influenced her only son into manhood. Isaac was born when she was 90 years old. 3. 87 years. Sarah followed her husband in ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist