Forgiveness for a Runaway Slave

Philemon 1:1-25. Captured in this special little letter from Paul to Philemon we find a redemptive story that so beautifully unfolds the gospel message. We also see our own story in Onesimus, who found such grace and favour in the face of such demerit and unworthiness. May God stir our hearts everyday to see that […]

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Remember, You Were Lost, but Now Are Found

Eph 2:11. Just like Israel of old, we are commanded to always remember all that God has done. How refreshing and heart-stirring it is to look back & consider that we were dead in our sins, without Christ, without hope, and without God and yet now we are now found in Christ, complete, saved, and […]

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Onesimus The Runaway Slave

Philemon 1:1-25. The short letter from Paul to Philemon addresses the situation of a runaway slave who had since become a Christian and now returns to his master, seeking forgivness, to now be receieved as a brother. How will Philemon respond? How does this story parallel our own story of redemption?

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