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  • J Jeffrey Smead avatar

    The Ledger, Charge That To My Account - Philemon

    Contributed by J Jeffrey Smead on Dec 9, 2015
    based on 46 ratings
     | 22,539 views

    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

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Tim Smith avatar

    The Hardest Thing Series

    Contributed by Tim Smith on Feb 7, 2016
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,874 views

    What do you as a follower of Jesus Christ when someone close to you has hurt you?

    The Hardest Thing You’ll Ever Do Philemon What do you do when the person closest to you has betrayed and hurt you? I had a friend in college with whom I reconnected after I moved back from seminary. Let’s call her Jane. She had a whirlwind romance and after just six months, got married. ...read more

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    Denomination: Methodist

  • Kevin L. Jones avatar

    Being An Advocate For Others Series

    Contributed by Kevin L. Jones on Feb 28, 2016
    based on 22 ratings
     | 31,586 views

    A sermon examining the importance of ministering to others.

    BEING AN ADVOCATE FOR OTHERS Philemon 1:8-21 (Antioch Baptist Church: Sunday Morning, July 6th, 2025) Listen online at - https://youtu.be/hA3T00nqTGM?feature=shared It’s the kind of story that makes the news; a man who had set out on a mission to destroy a church unexpectedly came to ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Rick Burdette avatar

    The Restoration Of A Slave Series

    Contributed by Rick Burdette on Oct 4, 2018
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,356 views

    Restoration, Forgiveness, Repentance, Grace

    JAIL BREAK (Breaking the Chains of Unforgiveness) - The Restoration of a Slave October 7, 2018 Philemon 1:1-25 (p. 837) Introduction: I believe love is the most powerful motivator known to mankind…I include something in all my wedding ceremonies that Kari and I included in ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Elmer Towns avatar

    Philemon Lesson 1 Series

    Contributed by Elmer Towns on Feb 15, 2019
    based on 4 ratings
     | 9,426 views

    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

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • Christopher Holdsworth avatar

    The Nature Of Our Calling (Complete Text)

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jan 7, 2017
    based on 10 ratings
     | 39,483 views

    All believers are partakers of the heavenly calling. Having been called to belong to Jesus, we press on towards the mark of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

    I. THE HIGH CALLING OF GOD IN CHRIST JESUS. Philippians 3:14. When we are converted, we have a change of mind, a change of heart. Yet this is not only a once-for-all experience, but also an on-going process which will not be completed this side of eternity. We have been changed, we are being ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

  • Chris Appleby avatar

    Freedom For The Captives Series

    Contributed by Chris Appleby on Feb 23, 2015
    based on 1 rating
     | 7,774 views

    Paul's whole plea to Philemon is to act the way the loving Father acted: to welcome home the beloved son; to restore him to fellowship with the family. There will be, and have been, occasions when we'll be called to respond to wrongdoers the same way.

    There's something quite different about reading this letter compared with all Paul's other letters. In all the others, even those addressed to individuals, the focus is on the Church where they're ministering. But here there's a much more personal feel to the correspondence. You can feel the warmth ...read more

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    Denomination: Anglican

  • Drake Caudill avatar

    A Letter To Philemon: A Plea For Grace

    Contributed by Drake Caudill on Oct 29, 2014
     | 8,927 views

    A plea for forgiveness to Philemon and to the church today.

    Many of us are aware that much of the New Testament was written by the Apostle Paul. 13 out of the 27 New Testament books are written by Paul. Romans, Corinthians, and Titus are some of the more popular books written by Paul. When written, Paul didnʼt divide the ʻbooksʼ into chapters ...read more

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    Denomination: Baptist

  • W Pat Cunningham avatar

    Useless Or Useful? Series

    Contributed by W Pat Cunningham on Nov 8, 2014
     | 5,896 views

    Mercy is the greatest of the virtues in the external manifestation.

    Thursday of the 32nd Week in Course Joy of the Gospel St. Paul had a dilemma. One of his converts in Asia, Philemon, lived in Colossae. Philemon’s slave, Onesimus, had escaped and probably stolen property in the process. Escaped slaves were dealt with according to their owner’s whim ...read more

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    Denomination: Catholic

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    Runaway Slave

    Contributed by Jeff Riedel on Jun 30, 2014
     | 6,380 views

    This sermon is designed to inspire the reader to include others into our fellowship, regardless of what they once were. We must break down the walls that divide us and have a heart of "inclusion" with everyone we meet.

    Illustration: Many years ago, my wife and I visited my parents in Florida, and we attended my Mother's church. She was relatively new to the congregation but she was proud to have us. As we entered the foyer, she began to introduce us saying, this is my son Jeff and daughter- in- law Rita. ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian Church

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    Reconciliation Series

    Contributed by Paul Clemente on Jul 21, 2014
    based on 1 rating
     | 8,221 views

    Why reconcile as Christians?

    We continue to learn from a letter ordained by God from the Apostle Paul to a man named Philemon. Please open your Bibles to this Letter to Philemon……….. What can we note about this man Philemon: v1: a dear friend and fellow worker of Christian leader Paul v2: hospitable (church ...read more

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    Denomination: Independent/Bible

  • Jason Smith avatar

    Paul's Postcard To Philemon

    Contributed by Jason Smith on Sep 25, 2013
     | 7,664 views

    Philemon is a very short epistle (a postcard). But as short as it is, there are many great lessons we can learn from it.

    Introduction Philemon was a member of the church in Colossae (cf. Col 4.9). He seems from our text to be somewhat wealthy; he was a slave-owner; it also seems that the church met in his house if those mentioned in verse 2 are members of his household as most assume. Philemon was a faithful servant ...read more

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    Denomination: Christian/Church Of Christ

  • Anthony Zibolski avatar

    Forgive Like Philemon

    Contributed by Anthony Zibolski on Jun 10, 2015
     | 7,312 views

    Forgiving is easy to tell someone else but very hard for each one of us. Forgiving takes the power out of the hands of the offender and allows God to provide healing to you.

    Forgive like Philemon Philemon 1-21 Introduction- This morning I want to talk to you about forgiveness. Right away we can think of many that should hear this message. But you are here this morning and God wants to speak to each one of us about forgiveness. When someone hurts you, you can ...read more

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    Denomination: Nazarene

  • Christopher Holdsworth avatar

    Called To Freedom Series

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Dec 25, 2016
    based on 9 ratings
     | 10,562 views

    If the Son shall make us free, we shall be free indeed.

    III. CALLED TO FREEDOM. A. SET FREE - TO SERVE GOD! Exodus 10:24-26. It is somewhat ironic that Pharaoh would eventually release the children of Israel from bondage in Egypt that they might go and “serve the LORD” (Exodus 10:24). Pharaoh was not willing for them to take their flocks with them, ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational

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    An Open Letter

    Contributed by Christopher Holdsworth on Jul 20, 2019
    based on 4 ratings
     | 6,446 views

    No longer a slave.

    AN OPEN LETTER. PHILEMON 1:1-21. Onesimus was a slave who had escaped from his Christian master, Philemon. 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 1:1). Many a ...read more

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    Denomination: Evangelical/Non-Denominational