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  • 40 Days Of Purpose: Week 5: Ministry: You Were Shaped For Serving God

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Aug 30, 2004
    based on 63 ratings
     | 3,367 views

    “You were put on earth to make a contribution. You weren’t created just to consume resources – to eat, breathe, and take up space. God designed you to make a difference with your life” -Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Life

    Review: Week one: Why am I on earth? Existence. Week two: What has God planned for me? Significance. Week three: How must I get along with others? Sharing. Week four: What is God doing in my life? Character. Week five: What does God want me to do? Serve. MEMORY VERSE “Each one should use whatever ...read more

  • 40 Days Of Purpose: Week 6: Evangelism: You Were Made For A Mission

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Aug 30, 2004
    based on 59 ratings
     | 2,249 views

    “Jesus calls us not only to come to Him, but to go for Him.” -Rick Warren, The Purpose Driven Life

    Review: Six words 1. Purpose: God has a plan for us. 2. Worship: bring pleasure to God. 3. Fellowship: living with others. 4. Discipleship: becoming like Jesus. 5. Ministry: serving others. 6. Evangelism: sharing the good news. MEMORY VERSE “Be wise in the way you act toward outsiders; make the ...read more

  • Stories Of Christmas: Lesson 1

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Aug 31, 2004
    based on 37 ratings
     | 1,153 views

    Stories of Christmas

    A. THE FIRST WORD FROM HEAVEN IN 400 YEARS. LUKE 1:3-22 1. Why did God choose Elizabeth and Zacharias to be parents of John the Baptist? - Because they were godly. “Both were righteous before God, walking in all the commandments . . . blameless” (v. 6). - To raise a godly son. - To reward them ...read more

  • Stories Of Christmas: Lesson 2

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Aug 31, 2004
    based on 30 ratings
     | 725 views

    Stories of Christmas

    A. WHERE ELSE WOULD A KING BE BORN? LUKE 2:1-7 1. Why did Mary and Joseph go to Bethlehem? - Commanded by Caesar. “A decree went out from Caesar Augustus . . . so all went . . . everyone to his own city” (2:1, 3). - Predicted. “But you Bethlehem . . . out of you will come . . . the One to be ...read more

  • Stories Of Christmas: Lesson 3:

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Aug 31, 2004
    based on 33 ratings
     | 902 views

    Stories of Christmas

    A. IN SEARCH OF THE KING. MATTHEW 2:1-2 1. Why were Mary and Joseph still living in Bethlehem? - So their son could be near the Temple. - So their son could identify with David. Bethlehem is the city of David and the angel predicted Jesus would sit on David’s throne. - Rumors in Nazareth. - The ...read more

  • Palm Sunday Journey

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Sep 1, 2004
    based on 95 ratings
     | 13,751 views

    Jesus’ Palm Sunday Journey

    1. The road was well known, but this journey was unique. - Jesus had been on this road many times. - Offers Himself as King. “Behold your King is coming to you, lowly and sitting on a donkey” (Matt. 21:5). - We may know our road, but Jesus knows our journey. 2. Why a donkey for this journey? - ...read more

  • How To Love Your Mother

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Sep 3, 2004
    based on 45 ratings
     | 3,139 views

    How to love your mother

    1. Tell her you love her. There are at least three languages of love. “My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth” (I John 3:18). a. Attitudes. This is loving in attitude of truth. b. Actions. This is loving in deeds. c. Words. This is verbal communicaton of ...read more

  • The Bible And Retirement: Lesson 1: The Seasons Of Life

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Sep 1, 2003
    based on 74 ratings
     | 6,851 views

    Series: The Bible and Retirement

    A. INTRODUCTION Winter: The farmer planning and dreaming. Spring: Cultivating the soil and planting. Summer: Working and growing toward success. Fall: Harvesting the fruits of life. THREE MISSED OPPORTUNITIES 1. Rejecting the season you are in. Always dreaming of the lazy, hazy days of summer. 2. ...read more

  • When The Brook Dries Up

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Aug 21, 2003
    based on 215 ratings
     | 67,279 views

    We’ve all been in a place where the "brook" dried up and God moved us on to another place. There are many lessons to be learned beside the brook.

    A. INTRODUCTION “And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, ‘As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.’ And the word of the LORD came unto him, saying, ‘Get thee hence, and turn ...read more

  • Lesson 2: How To Know The Line Between Right And Wrong

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Mar 24, 2010
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,153 views

    How to know how sin affects our relationship with Christ, and what God expects of us.

    A. WHAT GOD EXPECTS OF YOU 1. Separate from sin. “Be ye holy, for I am holy” (I Peter 1:16). 2. Perfection. “You shall be perfect, just as your Father in Heaven” (Matt. 5:48). B. WHAT IS THE LINE BETWEEN RIGHT AND WRONG? Anything that dims my vision of Christ, or ...read more

  • Jonah Rebels Again

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Dec 11, 2009
    based on 3 ratings
     | 762 views

    What made Jonah angry.

    A. JONAH REBELS AGAIN: JONAH 4:1-5 1. How mad was Jonah? “Exceedingly . . . very angry” (4:1). The wicked heart gets mad at the wrong thing (repenting heathen) and the wrong person (God). a. Lost control of himself. b. Violent expression. 2. Wrong prayer. “So he ...read more

  • Jonah Obeys God

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Dec 16, 2009
    based on 4 ratings
     | 1,645 views

    Jonah receives a second chance to obey God.

    A. JONAH OBEYS GOD - 3:1-10 1. The God of the second chance. “The word of the Lord came to Jonah a second time” (3:1). Who Had a Second Chance? 1. Abraham after a lie to Pharaoh. 2. Jacob after deceiving his father. 3. Ten brothers after selling Joseph into ...read more

  • Why Symbols Are Important

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Dec 16, 2009
    based on 5 ratings
     | 1,720 views

    What role Christian symbols play in society.

    A. WHY SYMBOLS ARE IMPORTANT 1. Christmas is filled with symbols. The world’s symbols are Santa Claus, tinsel, Christmas trees, snow, sleigh bells, holly, mistletoe, and presents. Recently the world has added shopping, vacations, special movies and Christmas music. Why Christmas ...read more

  • Lesson 1: God Gives Work

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Aug 30, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 1,145 views

    Find what you love to do, and you’ll never have to work a day in your life.

    A. INTRODUCTION 1. Work, some people love it, others hate it, but most people need work to pay the bills. 2. Work, some can’t wait for the closing whistle, or they live for retirement, while others joyfully put in extra hours without extra pay because they love what they do. 3. The first person ...read more

  • Lesson 2: How To Pray When You Lose Your Job

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Aug 30, 2011
    based on 1 rating
     | 3,732 views

    We must work as best we can to find a job, while God supplies the job.

    A. WHAT GOD DOES 1. Remember the division of labor, i.e., we must work as best we can to find a job, while God supplies the job. God does the supernatural by arranging circumstances, planting ideas and guiding you where to look, ask and apply. 2. The secret to God’s leading and answers to ...read more