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Introduction Me You Romans 6:15-23 15 What then? Should we sin because we are not under the law but under grace? Absolutely not! 16 Don’t you know that if you offer yourselves to someone as obedient slaves, you are slaves of that one you obey—either of sin leading to death or of obedience leading to…

1 “Now these are the rules that you shall set before them. 2 When you buy a Hebrew slave, he shall serve six years, and in the seventh he shall go out free, for nothing. 3 If he comes in single, he shall go out single; if he comes in married, then his wife shall go out with him. 4 If his master gives…

Review We have finished studying Paul’s appeal to Philemon. In verses 13-25, Paul does several things: He makes… An appeal in Philemon’s best interest An appeal for eternal perspective An appeal for a new relationship An appeal despite the cost An appeal that was hopeful Message We’ve finished our series…

This concept of slavery has permeated Paul’s answer to the question presented in verse 15, asking “Shall we sin because we are not under law but under grace?” And yet, this concept of being a “slave to righteousness” is not popular in today’s Christian thinking. But is it right?

Introduction 1 Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our beloved friend and fellow laborer, 2 to the beloved Apphia, Archippus our fellow soldier, and to the church in your house: 3 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 4 I thank my God,…

To be free Isn’t that a common desire? We certainly hear a great deal about freedom today Freedom is a topic for our governmental politics Freedom is a topic when kids want to live without the “burden” of curfew Freedom is a topic when we deal with many aspects of life I will start with this caution…

Freedom! Jesus is offering true freedom but they are not accepting what He is offering at the high price (lol, tongue/cheek humor) of belief. What do you think the cost of freedom is? Toby Castleberry once said: “There is nothing like the freedom we can have in Jesus. No money can buy it, no status can…

Far from being truly free and able to do as we liked without any care in the world, we were enslaved to Sin, and excluded from true righteousness. The only true thing that it produced within us was shame and death; both physical death and spiritual death.

Intro - yellow sheets Biblical understanding of slavery. In the Old Testament God’s designs for Israel. “Now these are the rules that you shall set before them. When you buy a Hebrew slave, he shall serve six years, and in the seventh he shall go out free, for nothing. If he comes in single, he shall…

We choose our level of Spiritual maturity bythe spiritual food we consume. Choosing faith in God means choosing to be a child of God instead of slave to sin.

Introduction A. Preliminaries Welcome: Please turn with me in your Bibles to the sixth Chapter of Ephesians, beginning in verse 5. Our text this morning will be verses 5 thru 9 of Chapter 6, which you can find at the top of page 1163 in the navy blue Bibles found in your pews. Ephesians 6:5–9 (ESV) Bondservants,…

Introduction Philemon is a short letter sandwiched in between Titus and Hebrews. “Why study Philemon?” One main reason: it’s very likely that this letter to Philemon was written and sent with the letter to the church at Colosse. We know that Philemon was part of the church at Colosse, and there are some…

Peace. We all yearn for peace. A refuge from the anxiety of everyday life, from conflict and competition, from danger and loss. But are we prepared to accept the preconditions of peace? Can we stomach the sacrifices we must make? Do we even understand what those things are? Join us as we explore the prophet Micah's promise of peace, and how it will be fulfilled in the world and in our own lives today.

Review Two weeks ago we began a series through the letter to Philemon. This letter is a study on restoring hurt relationships. Onesimus was a slave who ran away from Philemon, but in the process, he trusted Christ. Now Paul was writing to ask Philemon to welcome Onesimus back as a new brother in Christ.…

Review Today we are going to continue our series through the letter to Philemon. In the previous message, we listened as Paul began to make his appeal to Philemon. Paul chose to make an appeal instead of a demand - Philemon 8-10 . A gracious, humble appeal is often much more powerful than an accusation…

Festus, procurator of Judaea. asked by the Jews to take Paul down to Caesarea and they would jump him on the way. Festus said no, and that he would go to caesarea and hear any charges they could bring against Paul, which they did. 2 men brought charges they could not prove. The Jews had set up Paul,…

There is the story of Winnie the Pooh and piglet that is quite sweet. Winnie the pooh and piglet are off in the 100 acre wood out for an adventure then they stumble across some tracks, one track of a rather large animal and one track from a smaller animal. The tracks lead them to another set of tracks…

Covenant Keeper 11 One day, when Moses had grown up, he went out to his people and looked on their burdens, and he saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew, one of his people. 12 He looked this way and that, and seeing no one, he struck down the Egyptian and hid him in the sand. 13 When he went out the next…

Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject to lifelong slavery. For surely it is not angels…

15 But when Pharaoh saw that there was relief, he hardened his heart and did not heed them, as the Lord had said. 14 For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. 15 For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry…

Heading test 1 That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we looked upon and have touched with our hands, concerning the word of life—

What does it look like to represent Jesus at work? Find out in this message from 1 Timothy 6:1-2

A Heartfelt Conclusion Paul loved to close out his letters was a personal touch, a word of encouragement and words of grace and peace (1The5:28; 2The3:17-18; Php4:23). The letter to the church at Galatia is a little more in depth. He still has a little more to say. Things to consider as we finish this…

Living as God’s People As I have continued to study this book of Deuteronomy, it has struck me more and more the nature of repetitiveness found there. And when you zoom out from just Deuteronomy, you find that the Pentateuch, the first five books of the Bible, contain as well certain themes or statements…

What It Really Means to Be A Child of God Not all people are children of God. That may be a surprise for you to hear, but I want to talk about what the Bible says, not about what the culture says. It’s a feel-good quote when people bring up racial tensions that is just not what the Bible says. The Bible,…