1. Lesson No. 20 PHILEMON

2. KEY WORD—“BROTHER.” KEY VERSE—Philemon 1:16. KEY PHRASE— “UNPROFITABLE SINNERS MADE PROFITABLE.”

3. WRITER—Paul.

4. DATE and PLACE of writing, same as Colossians, 62 A.D., during his first imprisonment at Rome.

5. TO WHOM written—Philemon. Philemon was a member of the church at Colossae, and was probably converted at Ephesus, during Paul’s three-year stay there.

6. ABOUT WHOM WRITTEN— Onesimus. He was a slave of Philemon, and still a heathen when he robbed his master and ran off to Rome.

7. PURPOSE—To show that the gospel has the power to win a thief and a runaway, and to soften the harsh relationship that existed between a master and his slave.

8. Great Fact I -- The Apostle’s Greeting.

9. Great Fact II -- Philemon ’ s Faith and Kindness.

10. Great Fact III -- Paul ’ s Plea for the Runaway.