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We continue our series through Philemon and today, we will focus on verse 21: Confident of your obedience, I write to you, knowing that you will do even more than I say. This verse is straightforward and self explanatory. It doesn’t need much explanation. Here is Paul calling Philemon to obedience. You may ask, obedience to what? Obedience to all what Paul has been saying …

We continue our series in Philemon and our sermon for today will concentrate on vv.15-16. And I read For this perhaps is why he was parted from you for a while, that you might have him back forever, no longer as a bondservant but more than a bondservant, as a beloved brother—especially to me, but how much more to you, both in the flesh and …

Accordingly, though I am bold enough in Christ to command you to do what is required, yet for love’s sake I prefer to appeal to you—I, Paul, an old man and now a prisoner also for Christ Jesus  (Philemon 1:8-9) We are still in the letter to Philemon. And if you remember our previous series so far, we spoke about Philemon as a Letter of …