1. philemon
7 January 2018

2. characters Paul – author Timothy –co-worker of Paul
Onesimus –runaway slave
Philemon – recipient of letter, slave owner
Apphia
Archippus – part of the church at Colossae
Epaphras – Epaphroditus – probably the person Paul called “my brother, co- worker, and fellow soldier” in Phil 2:25
Aristarchus – accompanied Paul on his journey as a prisoner to Rome in Acts 27:2
Demas – likely the same person mentioned in  Col 4:14 and 2 Tim 4:10
Mark & Luke – fellow workers
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3. phileomon

4. why read | study Philemon
Slavery has immediate connections to our world.
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5. How Philemon treats his slave Onesimus puts the gospel and Christian ethics on the line.

6. Philemon 1:16
No longer a slave, better than a slave, a brother or a sibling.

7. why read | study Philemon
Slavery has immediate connections to our world.
Power is perennially a problem.

8. Power is not Christian until it is
power-for
power-with
power-unto

9. why read | study Philemon
Slavery has immediate connections to our world.
Power is perennially a problem.
Reconciliation is the message.
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10. reconciliation Paul wanted Philemon to welcome to embrace to forgive
to restore
to reconcile

11. Philemon 1:16
No longer a slave, better than a slave, a brother or a sibling.
To start over again

12. why read | study Philemon
Slavery has immediate connections to our world.
Power is perennially a problem.
Reconciliation is the message.
Decision is the implication.

13. How gospel-shaped will your household be?

14. why read | study Philemon
Slavery has immediate connections to our world.
Power is perennially a problem.
Reconciliation is the message.
Decision is the implication.
The way of the empire is not the way of Christ.

15. The way of the empire was & is the way: of punishment
of beatings & diminishment
of permanent scarring
of life-long shackles
& capital punishment.
The way of Christ is:
conversion
& gospel
advocacy for the runaway by the apostle,
confession
& forgiveness
& embracing
& reconciliation.
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16. why read | study Philemon
Slavery has immediate connections to our world.
Power is perennially a problem.
Reconciliation is the message.
Decision is the implication.
The way of the empire is not the way of Christ.
The church is the location of kingdom realities taking form.
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17. Philemon 1:16
No longer a slave, better than a slave, a brother or a sibling.

18. kingdom space taking root
In tangible ways
In concrete realities
In real relationships
In turning the way of the empire into the way of Christ.
The kingdom of God becoming visible.

19. Philemon 1:16
No longer a slave, better than a slave, a brother or a sibling.

20. Paul persuades he pushes into Philemon’s presence backs off a bit
pushes again
he gets emotional I’m an old man, I’m in prison
then says Don’t do this because I say so but out of love Do this willingly and not out of duty
and then Confident of your obedience

21. How gospel-shaped will your household be?
Paul wants Philemon to act on the gospel

22. Philemon 1:16
No longer a slave, better than a slave, a brother or a sibling.

23. Philemon 1:10
I appeal to you to show kindness to my child, Onesimus. I became his father in the faith while here in prison.
Paul is in jail, because of preaching the gospel

24. Philemon 1:11
Onesimus hasn’t been of much use to you in the past, but now he is very useful to both of us.

25. Philemon 1:12
 I am sending him back to you, and with him comes my own heart.

26. Philemon 1:13-14
I wanted to keep him here with me while I am in these chains for preaching the Good News, and he would have helped me on your behalf. But I didn’t want to do anything without your consent. I wanted you to help because you were willing, not because you were forced.

27. It doesn’t really matter what I want

28. Philemon 1:15-16
It seems you lost Onesimus for a little while so that you could have him back forever. He is no longer like a slave to you. He is more than a slave, for he is a beloved brother, especially to me. Now he will mean much more to you, both as a man and as a brother in the Lord.

29. confessional living functional living

30. In the Garden of Gethsemane

31. philemon