Text: The Book of PHILEMON “Picture Perfect” Text: The Book of PHILEMON

Philemon- (The Man In The Mansion)

Philemon- (The Man In The Mansion) Onesimus- (The Man In The Mess)

Philemon- (The Man In The Mansion) Onesimus- (The Man In The Mess) Paul- (The Man In The Middle)

Philemon- “The Man In The Mansion”

Philemon- “The Man In The Mansion” He was a Gentile.

Colossians 4:9- “With Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They shall make known unto you all things which are done here.”

Philemon- “The Man In The Mansion” He was a Gentile. He was a saved man.

Philemon- “The Man In The Mansion” He was a Gentile. He was a saved man. He was a rich man.

Philemon- “The Man In The Mansion” He was a Gentile. He was a saved man. He was a rich man. He was a family man.

Philemon- “The Man In The Mansion” He was a Gentile. He was a saved man. He was a rich man. He was a family man. He was a good man.

Romans 1:23- “And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.”

Ephesians 3:20- “Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us”

Onesimus- “The Man In The Mess”

Onesimus- “The Man In The Mess” He is a runaway slave.

Onesimus- “The Man In The Mess” He is a runaway slave. (He stole, He’s unprofitable)

Luke 17:7-10- “But which of you, having a servant plowing or feeding cattle, will say unto him by and by, when he is come from the field, Go and sit down to meat? And will not rather say unto him, Make ready wherewith I may sup, and gird thyself, and serve me, till I have eaten and drunken; and afterward thou shalt eat and drink? Doth he thank that servant because he did the things that were commanded him? I trow not. So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants: we have done that which was our duty to do.”

Romans 3:12- “They are all gone out of the way, they are together become unprofitable; there is none that doeth good, no, not one.”

Whose slave are you? John 8:34- “Jesus answered them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whosoever committeth sin is the servant of sin.”

Whose slave are you? Mary Crowley- “We are free up to the point of choice, then the choice controls the chooser.” G.K. Chesterton- “Hell is God’s great compliment to the reality of human freedom and the dignity of human choice”.

Onesimus- “The Man In The Mess” He is a runaway slave. He is a redeemed saint.

Ephesians 2:11-12- “Wherefore remember, that ye being in time past Gentiles in the flesh, who are called Uncircumcision by that which is called the Circumcision in the flesh made by hands; That at that time ye were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel, and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope, and without God in the world:”

Ephesians 2:13- “But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.”

Onesimus- “The Man In The Mess” He is a runaway slave. He is a redeemed saint. He is a returned servant.

John 15:13-15- “Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command you. Henceforth I call you not servants; for the servant knoweth not what his lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things that I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.”

John 20:16-17 – “Jesus saith unto her, Mary John 20:16-17 – “Jesus saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, and saith unto him, Rabboni; which is to say, Master. Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.”

Paul- “The Man In The Middle” He was a prisoner.

1st Corinthians 6:20- “For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.”

Paul- “The Man In The Middle” He was a prisoner. He was friend.

Paul- “The Man In The Middle” He was a prisoner. He was friend. He was a reconciler.

John 14:2-3 – “In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, there ye may be also.”

The Man In The Mansion The Man In The Mess The Man In The Middle Which One Are You? The Man In The Mansion The Man In The Mess The Man In The Middle