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I Desire Mercy Not Sacrifice
Experiencing the mercy of God in our lives
Ready & Faithful
Looking to Jesus for help now and hope in the future
Why Suffering?
Help your church understand God's plan in pain
"Clothe Yourself"
December 18, 2021 It’s still 62 AD. Paul is still in Rome and he is still behind bars awaiting trial. According to the book of Acts, Paul’s base of operation during his 3rd Missionary journey was Ephesus. From Ephesus the Gospel was carried far and wide including to Colossae, 100 miles east ...read more
Scripture: Jeremiah 31:34, Proverbs 15:1, 2 Chronicles 7:14, Hosea 11:4, Nehemiah 9:19, John 13:35, Matthew 12:42-45, Zechariah 3:1-5, Proverbs 14:29, Colossians 3:8-17 (view more) (view less)
Denomination: Seventh-Day Adventist
Paul’s desire - for Philemon to embody the grace given to him
Pentecost 15 Refresh my heart Sept 9 † In the Lord Jesus’ Name † Grace, and the peace of God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ… is yours. Paul’s view – The Difficult Request He sits in his room, chained to a Roman Centurion. On the table, a piece of parchment, waiting to bear words that ...read more
Scripture: Philemon 1:1-21
Denomination: Lutheran
This book is a picture of salvation.
A. THE STORY OF PHILEMON Paul had led Philemon to Christ, a rich businessman in Colossae, 100 miles from Ephesus. Paul probably never visited Colossae (Col. 1:7; 2:7). Philemon owned slaves, and one slave, Onesimus, stole valuables and ran away to Rome, thinking he couldn’t be found in that ...read more
Scripture: Philemon 1:1-25
Denomination: Baptist
66th in a series from Ephesians. The church needs behind the scene heroes like Tychicus.
I’m going to begin with a quiz this morning. The subject of this quiz is the University of Arizona football team. Let’s see how much you know about the team. Let’s begin with the coaching staff. How many of you can name the head coach? [Mark Stoops]. How about the offensive coordinator? [Sonny ...read more
Scripture: Ephesians 6:21-22
Paul radically undermines the institution of slavery by commanding slaves and masters to serve the true King Jesus.
Above All: Colossians 3:22-4:1 Pastor Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 08-07-2022 Got it Wrong? Recently, a former student of mine posted on Facebook a question that caught my attention. This is what he wrote: “If the Bible got it wrong on slavery, can we really trust anything the ...read more
Beloved, Martin Luther saw the power of this short epistle to Philemon in his statement: "We are all his Onesimi if we really believe it." Updated September 2022
Beloved ... It seems right to me ... that we lay the foundation ... the background to this letter to Philemon ... before we look into it ... to behold its treasures. We know the following ... from the Scriptures ... from both this letter ... and the letter ... to the Colossians: That Philemon ...read more
Scripture: Matthew 27:46-48, 1 Peter 1:18, Romans 5:12, Romans 6:23, Galatians 3:13, 2 Corinthians 5:21, Philemon 1:1-25, Romans 10:9 (view more) (view less)
Denomination: Anglican
To discuss how we can use the example of Paul and others in Scripture to pray through Scriptures for ourselves and others
SBC Philippi am 8/1/04, Rev. Jeff Simms Praying the Scriptures Colossians 1:9-12 Primary Purpose: To examine how Paul prayed, so that we might pray according to God’s will for each other. There is a way of taking scripture and personalizing it in your prayers that I want to show you an example ...read more
Scripture: Colossians 1:9-12
The Story of Philemon and Onesimus
Series: One Chapter Books in the New Testament Dr. Elmer Towns Lesson: Philemon June 3, 2012 A. THE STORY OF PHILEMON Paul had led Philemon to Christ, a rich businessman in Colossae, 100 miles from Ephesus. Paul probably never visited Colossae (Col. ...read more
Giving Christ the supreme position in our lives is a decision we make. Paul opens his letter to the Colossian church with a reminder that he was sent by God.
Introduction: I. I have a friend, a co-worker to be more specific, who comes from an American Indian heritage. A. He is actually quite proud of his background, B. In talking with him about Christ, I also discovered that he claims Christ as his savior. 1. Sounds good right. 2. That is ...read more
Scripture: Colossians 1:1-11
Denomination: Methodist
A sermon about the power of Christ.
I. Intro: You know the Bible is an amazing book. It records wonderful miracles, testimonies of healing and redemption. It describes the human condition and gives us the cure for it. It gives us instruction on how to gain eternal life and how to lives out our lives on a day to day basis. But ...read more
Scripture: Colossians 1:15-19
Paul wanted to clarify why he was saying Jesus was superior to this false teaching...
Colossians 2:8-15 [NLT] January 9, 2013 Oak Park Baptist Church – Wed Bible Study Series Colossians Bible Study Paul’s explains the exclusivity of Christ: Paul has just told the believers in Colossae and Laodicea about how special it was for them to know and have Christ in their ...read more
Scripture: Colossians 2:8-15
First message in a series through Colossians. We are expected to GROW
OPEN: Today we are going to be starting in a new series of messages as we start to look at the letter to the Colossians. Every time a pastor starts a new year there is a great deal of prayer that goes into asking the Lord, "What is it that you want me to do with your people this year? On what ...read more
Scripture: Colossians 1:1-13
Denomination: Independent/Bible
We see Paul's struggle, his goal, his warning, his delight
Above All: A Study in Colossians Colossians 2:1-5 Pastor Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 5-08-202 Donna Our friend Donna was raised in a strong, Jesus-loving house and church. She loved Jesus and thought she was firm in her faith. Until she ended up divorced. She sank into deep ...read more
Scripture: Colossians 2:1-5
Paul lists ten ministry partners at the end of his letter and we can learn from each one how to be All In for the Gospel Mission
Above All: Colossians 4:7-18 Pastor Jefferson M. Williams Chenoa Baptist Church 08-21-2022 Dream Teams I asked a question on Facebook this week, “what have been some of the greatest teams of all time?” Here are some of the answers: The 1992 Dream Team The 1927 Yankees The 2016 Cubs The ...read more
Scripture: Colossians 4:7-18
Learning to accept God's love for us.
"Christ is All You Need" Colossians 2:6-23 Have you ever wondered if God really loves you? Author and speaker Brennan Manning has a pretty cool story about how he got the name "Brennan." While growing up, his best friend was a guy named Ray. The two of them did everything together: ...read more
Scripture: Colossians 2:6-23
Denomination: United Methodist