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    Elmer Towns

    Contributing sermons since Jan 1, 2000

    Church Name: Thomas Road Baptist Church/ Liberty University

    Job Position: Denominational Leader

    Sermons Contributed: 759

    Denomination: Baptist

Elmer's church

Thomas Road Baptist Church/ Liberty University
Lynchburg, Virginia 24502
434-582-2169

About Elmer
  • Education: Bachelor of Arts, Northwestern College, Minneapolis, Minnesota, 1954. Master of Arts, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, 1958. Master of Theology, Dallas Theological Seminary, Dallas, Texas, 1958. Master of Religious Education, Garrett Theological Seminary, Evanston, Illinois, 1970. Doctor of Ministry, Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California, 1983.
  • Experience: He was President of Winnipeg Bible College for five years, leading it to receive American Accreditation and Provincial authority to offer degrees (1960-1965). He taught at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, in greater Chicago, Illinois, in the field of Religious Education and Evangelism (1965-1971). He is Vice President and co-founder of Liberty University, with Jerry Falwell, in 1971, and was the only full-time teacher in the first year of Liberty’s existence. Today, the University has
  • Hobbies: Loves to golf.
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  • Samson: Enigmatical Lesson 7

    Contributed on Apr 29, 2024
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    Everything outside God’s will is lost time.

    A. INTRODUCTION 1. Why does God allow persecution? To draw us to Himself. “The children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord, and the Lord delivered them into the hand of the Philistine forty years” (13:1). 2. Forty years is wasted time. a. Not for God’s preparation. b. Everything ...read more

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  • Jephthah: Half Breed

    Contributed on Apr 29, 2024
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    Rules for making vows/pledges.

    A. INTRODUCTION 1. His mother was a social outcast. “He was the son of a harlot” (11:1). a. Social stigma – born out of wedlock. b. Racial stigma – born of a non-Jewish woman. 2. His Father was socially outstanding. “Gilead beget Jephthah” (11:1). a. Was the town of Gilead named after his ...read more

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  • Gideon: The Introvert Lesson 5

    Contributed on Apr 29, 2024
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    Little is much when God is in it.

    A. THE FOURTH CYCLE OF OPPRESSION 1. Who persecuted Israel? Midianites. “The children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord . . . and He delivered them into the hand of Midian for seven years” (Judges 6:1). 2. Step-cousins. The Midianites were Ishmaelites. Both came from Abraham. ...read more

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  • Deborah And Jael Lesson 4

    Contributed on Apr 29, 2024
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    Women in ministry.

    A. THE OPPRESSORS: JUDGES 4:1-22; 5:1-26 1. Threat from the north. “The children of Israel again did evil in the sight of the Lord . . . sold them into the hand of the Jabin king of Canaan . . . the captain was Sisera” (4:1-2). 2. The latest in warfare scares us. “Jabin had 900 chariots of iron” ...read more

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  • Ehud: Deformity Lesson 3

    Contributed on Apr 23, 2024
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    There is strength when a great church (a body of believers) are led by a great leader who will confront evil and give people peace.

    A. THE OPPRESSOR OF ISRAEL – EGLON: JUDGES 3:12-14 1. Repeated sin. “The Israelites again did evil in the sight of the Lord; and the Lord strengthened Eglon the king of Moab against Israel” (3:12). a. Why would God use an evil person? As an instrument of punishment for His sinning ...read more

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