Thanksgiving, and Prayer

Greetings

grace to you

to be filled with grace

to be humble and in need of grace

grace to live the christian life the way God intends

grace for every aspect of the christian life

but it needs to be acquired by faith

Paul is going to continue with thanksgiving and prayer

for Philemon

and the encouragement that Paul receives from hearing about Philemon

Read Philemon 1-7.

Pray

Thanksgiving

V 4

Paul a prayer warrior

in almost all of his books he opens them with telling them he is always praying for them- he means it

He is thanking God for them

I think he is mentioning them by name

V 5 because i hear about

Paul is always getting reports from all of the churches

he is writing them letters to correct doctrine

to correct sin

to encourage them in the faith

to rebuke them for their allowing false teachers in

so he hears about the faith and love coming from individuals

this time it’s Philemon

what he hears is the love he has toward Jesus and To the saints

before I knew really what biblical love is

I told God that I don’t love Him I knew that I should But don’t

and that concerned me

and then God started showing me what love is

my love for Him started also to grow

and my love for others grew

this love is a supernatural love

Romans 5:5 LEB

and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us.

1 John 3:14 LEB

We know that we have passed over from death to life because we love the brothers. The one who does not love remains in death.

love for Jesus and the brother is a sign that one is a Christian

Paul is thankful for this because he sees the working of God in his life

The love for the saints

1 Corinthians 13.

we need to pray for those we are in conflict with

our faith and love for Jesus results in love for the rest of the body

Prayer

Philemon 6.

here is what Paul prays for Philemon and the church at his house

Fellowship κοινωνία (koinōnia). n. fem. fellowship, communion, sharing, participation. A term that conveys a sense of commonality, solidarity, and shared responsibility among households or individuals.

Davis, D. L. (2014). Assembly, Religious. In D. Mangum, D. R. Brown, R. Klippenstein, & R. Hurst (Eds.), Lexham Theological Wordbook. Lexham Press.

when we give to missionaries we are participating in Koinonea

The fellowship of faith

there are many fellowships in this world

a group of likeminded people , a society, exclusive

of faith is the Church, body of Christ, the Bride of Christ

Baptist think it’s a potluck

but it’s much deeper, it’s our connection as a family

our love for each other

sharing each others burdens

V 6

May become effective in the knowledge of every good thing in us

so what is the good thing in us that we may be more effective in?

Colossians 1 9-23. Paul goes more in depth in what he is praying for

Ephesians 1 15-23. 3 14-

All of the riches of Christ in us that increase our faith

and when we learn these things

the result of our learning these things is

Christ is Glorified / God is glorified

Westminster Catechism question 1

what is the chief end of man?

to glorify God, and enjoy him forever

Jesus is glorified when we use all of what he has given us

its like getting someone an expensive toy and they are satisfied with the box

and with this

Paul’s Encouragement

V 7

Paul is encouraged when he sees the fruit of the gospel

the love that Philemon has for all of the saints

Paul is reminding Philemon of who he is in Christ

because Philemon is going to have to put all of these principals together when he accepts Onesimus as a brother

as we learn as we apply what we have learned

I learned this week that am a prisoner of Jesus

there is a lot that I am unable to do all of a sudden