Because believers in jesus are equal partners in the new humanity, paul asks philemon to forgive his runaway slave onesimus. This little letter is called the greatest piece of writing ever put. There were millions of people in asia minor, and philemon was just one of the men who came to know the lord jesus. In fact, to be a little more honest, i had said to my brother that there is nothing in the book of philemon. To preach philemon as a single sermon, the introduction and. This summary of the book of philemon provides information about the title, authors, date of writing, chronology, theme, theology, outline, a brief overview, and the chapters of the book of philemon. Onesimus took a chance one day, as any slave would have done, and made a run for it. The paperback bible presents the bible by the book and is designed to be portable, readable, and truly personal with ample margins for notations. Each volume has the scripture passages written out, a sermon outline that is listed in a parallel column, commentary that provides important background information, thoughts for illustration, and other scripture references written out. We have enlisted hundreds of friends biblical scholars, theologians, homileticians and pastors dedicated to the craft of biblical preaching to provide you timely, compelling and trustworthy content.
Philemon, you can receive onesimus as a christian brother. As human beings, it is a natural tendency to perceive the eye for an eye mentality as fair and just, but god disagrees. A model of christian courtesy 125 this outline was developed in the course of my ministry as a preacher of the gospel. Even unbelievers have seen the greatness of this little story. In this short personal letter, the apostle paul asks his friend philemon to extend forgiveness to a runaway slave named onesimus. Paul no doubt shared the gospel with him and he accepted jesus christ. It begins as an essay, progresses as a sermon, and ends as a letter heb.
Our sermon ideas for philemon will help you prepare a powerful message on equality of human life and to attack the power of systemic enslavement. The letter suggests that paul was in prison at the time of the writing. It appears that he was a slave holder before he was saved. Paul desired to keep onesimus with him there in rome, but would not do it without the consent of philemon. The epistle to philemon free sermon outlines and bible. The key personalities of philemon are paul, philemon, and onesimus. Yet in a beautiful irony, having not made it alone in the big city, he found himself at last brought under the direct personal influence of paul the prisoner philemon 1. Philemon 2025 20 yes, brother, let me have joy from you in the lord. Any time you are studying a passage of scripture, wordsearch can instantly assemble the exact. New testament sermons old testament sermons sermon series audio sermons sermon links. The epistle of philemon introduction here is an interesting study of the apostle paul as he teaches that regardless of the social status of any christian, each christian is a brother or sister to every other christian. Apparently philemon was welltodo, for his home was large enough to accommodate the church assemblies, and he was a slave owner.
It was transcribed from the recording, titled philemon transcribed by preach the word. The book of philemon was written in approximately a. He did what most runaway slaves apparently didhe moved into a great metropolis. Feel free to use it as it is, or adapt it to suit your own personal style. With more than a quarter century of pastoral leadership, hawkins makes available some of his most popular sermon outlines for pastors, sunday school teachers and other bible study leaders. The book of philemon is a prison epistle letter written while in prison, which paul wrote circa 61 a. The book claims that the apostle paul was its writer vv. May you discover gods character as you read his letter to you. Although he had undoubtedly heard the gospel in philemons household, he ran from.
Appeal for forgiveness click chart to enlarge charts from jensens survey of the nt used by permission another overview chart philemon. This book was written by paul while he was in prison around a. By using this website, i acknowledge that i am 16 years of age or older, and i agree to the terms and conditions and. Today, as we look at the book of philemon, we are going to see forgiveness in action. The working preacher team believes that god uses good biblical preaching to change lives. The preacher summed up the whole christian message in this one sentence. In this series, forgiveness a study in philemon, we are shown that there are higher paths than retaliation and holding grudges. Questions for modern day philemons sermons and outlines. A ministry of alan carr, pastor of calvary baptist church in lenoir, nc. The letter to philemon is the shortest of all pauls writings and deals with the practice of slavery. Forgiveness shines like a brilliant light throughout the bible, and one of its brightest spots is the tiny book of philemon.
Through a real life situation involving two people dear to him, paul teaches the importance of forgiving others. The epistle to the hebrews is a unique book in the new testament. Sermon philemon 121 unlearning check out these helpful resources biblical commentary sermons childrens sermons hymn lists philemon 121 unlearning the rev. Please pray for a 15yearold young man named kyler glover. To preach philemon as a single sermon, the introduction and conclusion of the letter should be briefly summarized, while vv. Onesimus, a slave belonging to philemon, had fled from his master, possibly stealing money in the process vv. Lightfoot argues, nowhere is the social influence of the gospel more strikingly exerted. After clicking register, you will receive an email with a link to verify your account and to complete your registration. So if you have your bibles with you today, open up to the book of philemon. The book of philemon is one of the most interesting, yet neglected books of the bible. This outline of philemon is intended to assist you as you study the bible. It is also the worlds top sermon outline tool, with over one million copies in print.
He became as a servant to paul who was still in bonds. Hawkins wants to help pastors with useful resources to help them as they serve the lord. Even though this letter is a brief, personal note to a friend, it shows up in the early. Baurs extreme hegelianism as applied to the nt prevented him from seeing philemon as authentic. This was contrary to the social structure of that day. Instead, he regarded it as a secondcentury document which was intended to show the church how to deal with slavery. All of our resources exist to guide you toward everlasting joy in jesus christ. Philemon resources commentaries, sermons, illustrations, devotionals see disclaimer. From ideas on sermon topics to how to develop church growth to insight on ministry life, preaching helps pastors develop every area of life and work in ministry. Most people in the world have no experience of lasting joy in their lives. Paul desired to keep onesimus with him there in rome, but would not do it. Bartsch, 2 b3 pauls desire to put onesimus to work in the ministry 1214 c1 his having sent onesimus back to philemon despite his emotional attachment to the slave 12 c2 his prior resolve to keep onesimus c3.
April 2006 this sermon was delivered at the iron hall assembly in belfast, northern ireland, by pastor david legge. In the brief book of philemon, the spiritual duty to forgive is emphasized, but not in principle, parable, or word picture. The gospel transforms relationships philemon 121 today im going to preach to you an entire book of the bible. That book is pauls epistle to philemon, the shortest of all of pauls letters 3. Working preacher is a ministry brought to you by luther seminary. Prepare your messages on gods word in philemon with sermon outlines or an entire sermon series. Now philemon owned slaves, and he had a slave named onesimus.
These twentyfive verses divide into the following structural outline. Jews had as rigid a social structure as sermon outlines. This little letter is called the greatest piece of writing ever put on paper. The epistle to philemon a model of christian courtesy 1. Philemon was a slave owner who also hosted a church in his home. Kyler suffered a broken leg a while back saving his sister from being hurt in a sledding incident. Charles hoffacker at this time of year, students and teachers are returning to educational institutions of every kind. Paul after a time discovered that he was a runaway slave, and when onesimus told paul who his master was, paul said, i know philemon, i led him to christ. Discover why the tiny book of philemon was included in the new testament. Sermon when someone you love is hurting philemon lifeway. In fact, you already heard an entire book of the bible as one of our readings today. The epistle to philemon sermon outline based on the epistle to philemon. In his new book he tells of hearing a sermon at a small southern baptist church in georgia many years ago. Now i suspect that philemon may be a difficult book for you to find.
The completed registration allows us to send order and donation receipts to the email address you provided. Philemon, you can receive onesimus as you would receive me. That he was apparently a resident of colossae is supported by the fact that his slave, onesimus, was a colossian colossians 4. On the other hand, one could preach philemon as four sermons by following its structural outline. Deeper studies that expand on original greek sources, provide historical background, and explain key points. There is a book in the new testament which has been described as. Youll quickly discover that wordsearch makes posb more useful and valuable than owning the printed edition. The preachers outline and sermon bible posb is wordsearchs bestselling commentary of all time.