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  • Elmer Towns avatar

    The Positive Side Of The Ten Commandments: The First Commandment Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Nov 15, 2002
    based on 107 ratings
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    The hidden motive back of each commandment is worship. Since everything a Christian does should praise God, all of the Ten Commandments revolve around worshipping God.

    A. INTRODUCTION A line is drawn through the ages; it extends from Heaven to man and reaches around the earth. The line crosses the deserts of North Africa, and is drawn on the sand at the foot of Mount Sinai. On one side is God and the blessings of Heaven. On the other side is Satan with all ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Positive Side Of The Ten Commandments: The Second Commandment

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Nov 15, 2002
    based on 79 ratings
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    The hidden motive back of each commandment is worship. Since everything a Christian does should praise God, all of the Ten Commandments revolve around worshipping God.

    A. INTRODUCTION 1. People are worshippers. What is suggested in the Commandments? “If you will indeed obey My voice and keep My commandments . . . then you shall be a kingdom of priests and a holy nation” (Ex. 19:5). 2. Worship reflects God. How should people worship? “God is spirit, and they ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Positive Side Of The Ten Commandments: The Third Commandment Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Nov 15, 2002
    based on 84 ratings
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    The hidden motive back of each commandment is worship. Since everything a Christian does should praise God, all of the Ten Commandments revolve around worshipping God.

    A. INTRODUCTION THIRD COMMANDMENT “Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that taketh His name in vain” (Exodus 20:7). 1. Not for salvation. Could a person be saved if they kept the third commandment, if they never once cursed, or never ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Positive Side Of The Ten Commandments: The Fourth Commandment

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Nov 15, 2002
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    The hidden motive back of each commandment is worship. Since everything a Christian does should praise God, all of the Ten Commandments revolve around worshipping God.

    A. INTRODUCTION FOURTH COMMANDMENT “Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: but the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Positive Side Of The Ten Commandments: The Fifth Commandment

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Nov 15, 2002
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    The hidden motive back of each commandment is worship. Since everything a Christian does should praise God, all of the Ten Commandments revolve around worshipping God.

    A. INTRODUCTION: WHAT IS LEFT OUT? “Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee” (Ex. 20:12). 1. Love is natural. Why is there no command for parents to love children or respect them? 2. Love is reflected in giving. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Positive Side Of The Ten Commandments: The Sixth Commandment Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Nov 15, 2002
    based on 88 ratings
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    The hidden motive back of each commandment is worship. Since everything a Christian does should praise God, all of the Ten Commandments revolve around worshipping God.

    SIXTH COMMANDMENT “You must not murder” (Ex. 20:13, LB). A. WHY DID GOD CREATE US? God created us to worship and praise Him. “They that worship Him must worship in spirit and in truth” (John 4:24). 1. With an intellect to meaningfully worship. 2. With emotions to passionately worship. 3. With ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Positive Side Of The Ten Commandments: The Seventh Commandment Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Nov 15, 2002
    based on 89 ratings
     | 7,140 views

    The hidden motive back of each commandment is worship. Since everything a Christian does should praise God, all of the Ten Commandments revolve around worshipping God.

    SEVENTH COMMANDMENT "You shall not commit adultery” (Ex. 20:14, NKJV). God does not have a Commandment about worshipping Him in a temple or sanctuary. He planned to live in the body of His people. He wants to be glorified in their body and carry out His ministry through them. A. WHAT DOES GOD ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Positive Side Of The Ten Commandments: The Eighth Commandment Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Nov 15, 2002
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    The hidden motive back of each commandment is worship. Since everything a Christian does should praise God, all of the Ten Commandments revolve around worshipping God.

    EIGHTH COMMANDMENT “Thou shalt not steal” (Ex. 20:15). A. INTRODUCTION: HOW DOES GOD WANT US TO GET STUFF? 1. Work. How does God want us to get STUFF? “Let him that stole steal no longer, but rather let him labor, working with his hands what is good, that he may have something good” (Eph. ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Positive Side Of The Ten Commandments: The Ninth Commandment Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Nov 15, 2002
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     | 6,618 views

    The hidden motive back of each commandment is worship. Since everything a Christian does should praise God, all of the Ten Commandments revolve around worshipping God.

    NINTH COMMANDMENT “Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbor” (Ex. 20:16). A. INTRODUCTION 1. Relationship. Why did God say, Thou shalt not lie? Because you know when you lie, you cannot lie to yourself. We lie to others. 2. Destroys self-respect. If we cannot lie to ourself, how ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Positive Side Of The Ten Commandments: The Tenth Commandment Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Nov 15, 2002
    based on 134 ratings
     | 7,093 views

    The hidden motive back of each commandment is worship. Since everything a Christian does should praise God, all of the Ten Commandments revolve around worshipping God.

    TENTH COMMANDMENT “You shall not covet your neighbor’s house; you shall not covet your neighbor’s wife, nor his male servant, nor his female servant, nor his ox, nor his donkey, nor anything that is your neighbor’s” (Ex. 20:17). A. INTRODUCTION 1. Consumerism. We follow a new ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    What Happens When A Christian Sins?

    Contributed by David Lansdown on Apr 16, 2003
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    When a Christian sins relationship is NOT altered, position is NOT altered, BUT fellowship is broken.

    WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A CHRISTIAN SINS? PSALM 51 Scripture makes it abundantly clear that if we believe in Jesus and have put our trust in Him, then we are His, and nothing or no-one can change that. How wonderful it is to know that we are secure in the Lord Jesus Christ! WELL THEN, SINCE THE ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Our Position To The Powers That Be.

    Contributed by Melvin Shelton on Sep 29, 2003
    based on 16 ratings
     | 2,107 views

    There is not a law in our state that says you are to love me but there is a law against you killing me.

    Our position to the powers that be. Rom. 13:1 -- 7. 10/05/03 There was this sheep farmer who lived in the hills of Idaho. Everyday, a man would go to a ridge and watch the sheep farmer tending his sheep. He decided he would count the sheep and pull a fast one on the farmer. So, he spent on a ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    The Secret To Being A Positive Thinker

    Contributed by Don Schultz on Jul 11, 2002
    based on 60 ratings
     | 8,923 views

    How can you be hopeful,joyful, enthusiastic, in a world and life full of problems? Here you find the answer...

    Romans 8:18-25: THE SECRET TO BEING A POSITIVE THINKER Have you ever heard someone say, “You should think more positively. You should be a positive thinker.” Sometimes that’s easy. Sometimes, it’s not. For example, think about the flooding in Texas. I read about one man down there, whose ...read more

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    Denomination: Lutheran

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    Two Conditions, One Position

    Contributed by Greg Barron on Aug 5, 2007
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     | 2,584 views

    To note the difference between being in the flesh or in the spirit and the difference the spirit of Jesus will make in the believer’s life

    The first point we should see upon reading this text is that there are two conditions that a person could be in. That is, he could be first of all, “in the flesh”, or second “In the Spirit.” First lets explore what it means to be in the flesh. Our text begins in verse 5 and says, “they that are ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

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    Making A Positive Impact For Jesus

    Contributed by Warner Pidgeon on Dec 7, 2007
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,025 views

    John the Baptist made a big impact on many people. This sermon encourages people to make a positive impact (for Jesus) upon people, and not simply to be going through the motions

    Just occasionally we come across someone who makes a big impact upon us. Early in my life John Stainer made an impact upon me. At the time he had a big bushy beard – a bit like I imagine John the Baptist. John was my Sunday school teacher (John Stainer that is, not the Baptist), and he made an ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican