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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…

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

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…

Paul’s Plea read 10-21 Paul wants the Gospel to be at work in Philemon’s life wants him to forgive wants him to accept Onesimus as a beloved brother as an equal in the sight of God Read 22 Pray Prepare A Guest Room Paul is making plans to visit what does that make Philemon think? he is going to check…

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.…

Last week we took time to remember all the things that God is to us. -He is a Sovereign God. -He is the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. -He is the Father of Mercies. -He is a God of Comfort. Today I want us to stop and take a look at how exactly God is working. 1. God allows trials to come our way!…

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…

Each time he said, “My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me. That’s why I take pleasure in my weaknesses, and in the insults, hardships, persecutions, and troubles that I suffer for Christ.…

Philemon is a great example of a ministry of Reconciliation.

Having confidence in thy obedience I wrote unto thee, knowing that thou wilt also do more than I say. Obedience to God Paul states that he is confident of Philemon’s obedience. Yet earlier, Paul had stated clearly that he was not approaching Philemon as an apostle to be obeyed, but as a fellow worker…

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…

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.

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…

Foundations are the most important thing yet often unseen part of any ediface. If the foundation of a building is not sound then the building will collapse when placed under stress. But if the foundations is sound then the building can withstand extreme stress. Cultures have foundations. These are the…

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…

Genesis 3:14-15 Dec 17, 1927 8 year old S class submarine conducting tests off coast of MA. 2273 Any Hope Of Rescue? Someone has said that if you could convince a man there was no hope, he would curse the day he was born. Hope is an indispensable quality of life. Years ago the S-4 submarine was rammed…

God dispersed the people for their own good, then later He united the peoples out of His mercy.

Does anyone know what this picture represents? This might be the most amazing data picture you see in a lifetime! It shows the 63,779 cross-references in the Bible. The white bars along the bottom represent each Bible chapter, Gen. 1 - Rev. 22 . The line’s color shows the reference’s distance from the…

Good morning, Gateway! Scripture: Psalm 31 . Prayer Intro Good morning, again! August 5, 2001 was a beautiful night in Cleveland, Ohio at Jacobs Field, especially if you were a Seattle Mariners fan. The Mariners coming into the game were 80-30, they had won the first two games of the series, and seemed…

Forgiveness is the duty of the Church of God 32 And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you. A pastor arranged for a gathering of the women’s auxiliary. It was to be a garden party on the church lawn, under the old oak. At the last…

Good morning, Gateway! Scripture: Lam 3:21-26 . God of creation. God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. God of the covenant. You are merciful, and gracious, slower to anger, and abounding in steadfast love and faithfulness, keeping steadfast love for thousands, forgiving iniquity and sin, but you are also…

Last Spring, we studied through the Sermon on the Mount. One of the great themes of Matthew is the coming kingdom. The Book of Revelation speaks of the time when that new kingdom is fully realized. I shared with our Elders a week ago an observation that I gleaned about songs describing Heaven. Historically…