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Introduction Today I want to do a somewhat book overview of this short letter from Paul to a man by the name of Philemon. Let’s look first at some of the attributes of this man Philemon: Philemon was a man of God (v1) His conversion implies it’s tied to Paul’s ministry (v19) He had a church in his house…

TEXT: GALATIANS 5:20a | SINS OF IDOLATRY INTRO EXPLANATION : Last time we found ourselves in Galatians 5 , we found ourselves dealing with the sins of immorality. Adultery, Fornication, Uncleanness, and Lasciviousness. To summarize those sins, they are all sensual sins that are participated in outside…

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…

Gordon and Arlene Hood. Newport, Rhode Island. The U.S. Navel War College. Let’s pray: 1 Paul, a prisoner of Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our beloved friend and fellow laborer, Paul tells us quite a bit in this short introduction to this letter. We know he is writing it, along with…

We are reminded that God graciously unites us into one family. We are encouraged to serve one another with humility.

Intro; Andy and Dave were best friends from childhood. Andy came from a very influential family in town and were faithful members at the Baptist church. Dave was from the wrong side of town and his family did not attend church. But this societal difference did not affect their friendship in life. They…

A little context for you. The book of Philemon is a short letter written by St. Paul in the early 60’s. Paul writes to a wealthy Christian man and church leader named Philemon living in Colassae who’s slave named Onesimus ran away and befriended Paul. The book of Philemon is perhaps one of the most clear…

COUNT THE COST OF CHRISTIANITY I went in the Navy SEALS website and it says right in the beginning of their website: this is how you can assess and ponder whether you want to be a Navy SEAL. Then they lay out exactly what it's going cost you, and what they describe is intense. In the first phase of training,…

Lord, grant me the grace to accept the things I cannot change, the courage to change those things that I can, and the wisdom to know the difference Wilberforce MP dedicated his life to abolishing slavery Undoubtedly influenced by Paul in Galatians 3:28 There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave…

Introduction: The Gospel demands all of us. It is something that penetrates our minds and hearts. It changes the way we live, think, spend our finances, raise our children, do marriage, and relate to others. It demolishes social barriers, economic barriers, and ethnic barriers. There is no aspect of…

The Big Ask Happy Mother’s Day again! In watching the news this morning as I was getting ready to come to the church one of the newscasters said that Mothers are often not appreciated in our culture today. Yet in my experience, you will seldom meet someone who would say they don’t appreciate their mother.…

Paul’s Greeting Who is the letter written to? and why to the church? the same greeting that is in all of his letters but why does Paul begin with grace and peace is this just something they said back then? Read Philemon 1-3 . Pray The structure first 3 verses Paul a prisoner Christ Jesus Paul followed…

Philemon Philemon is a personal letter written to a good friend by the Apostle Paul in regards to a new brother in Christ, Onesimus Onesimus was and still is a slave of Philemon Paul is sending back Onesimus to Philemon but not just as a slave but a brother we are looking at the introduction of this…

Onesimus: From slave to... The rest of the story… Paul Harvey There is a rest of the story regarding Philemon and Onesismus Letter delivered at the same time as the letter to the Colossian church (and probably Ephesians as well). The Colossian church, or at least part of it, met at Philemon’s house.…

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,…

Philemon 1-25 Paul, a prisoner for Christ Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To Philemon our beloved fellow worker and Apphia our sister and Archippus our fellow soldier, and the church in your house: Grace to you and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. I thank my God always when I remember…

Sunday Evening Lesson

Philemon is a great example of a ministry of Reconciliation.

Palm Sunday Foretold by the Prophets 9 Rejoice greatly, O daughter of Zion! Shout in triumph, O daughter of Jerusalem! Behold, your king is coming to you; He is just and endowed with salvation, Humble, and mounted on a donkey, Even on a colt, the foal of a donkey. 22 The stone which the builders rejected…

Where do we start? 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding. 10 The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom; A good understanding have all those who do His commandments; His praise endures forever. What do we tend to fear? The unknown…

Background Theme Context Map of Places Timeline Basic Outline of the book Audience and Purpose Relevance to today Although a personal letter, this is a rich example of how to handle conflicts within the church. In addition, it reveals the church as a family without distinctions of class, race, or ethnicity.…

In the letter of Philemon we find Paul advocating for a friend, and showing us one of the most difficult features of the Christian life: forgiveness.

Bible Text Accordingly, though I am bold enough in Christ to command you to do what is required, yet for love’s sake I prefer to appeal to you—I, Paul, an old man and now a prisoner also for Christ Jesus— I appeal to you for my child, Onesimus, whose father I became in my imprisonment. (Formerly he was…

There are times… we come to God’s Word, hoping for it to say something or speak to some situation how we want it to. Passages like: Ephesians 6:5 or Colossians 3:22 or Portions of the Old Testament Or a book like Philemon… We find uncomfortable topics like slavery and despite searching the scriptures…

Opening Prayer: Heavenly Father, We come before You today with grateful hearts, thanking You for the gift of family and the privilege of coming together to seek Your face. As we gather in Your presence, we ask for Your Holy Spirit to be among us, guiding our thoughts and opening our hearts to the message…