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In our previous lesson we looked at a man named Philemon who had a runaway slave named Onesimus. Paul’s message to Philemon was the need for forgiveness. But the way Paul speaks to the need for reconciliation and forgiveness was not through command or obligation but out of love. In this lesson we are going to examine the letter for how one is to receive a person back…

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The book of Philemon is a personal letter written to a slave owner named Philemon who has a runaway slave named Onesimus, whom Paul is sending back to Philemon. Because this is the purpose of the book, Philemon is an often skipped book. A letter to a slave owner about a runaway slave. Does this book have anything for us? Can this book be useful to us? There are a couple of reasons for us to study this book and recognize that it can be useful for us today. First, this personal letter was kept by God as scripture for us today. Second, notice that this book was not written to Philemon alone, as we might assume. Carefully read verse 2 and you will see that not only is this letter written to Philemon, but also Apphia, Archippus, and the church in your house. This letter was read to the church. So, though this situation is a personal matter regarding Philemon and Onesimus, its message is important and practical for us today…

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The first word in Romans 12:3 is the word “for.” This tells us that we are continuing the discussion that began in Romans 12:1-2. Remember that in Romans 12:2 that we were told that being living sacrifices means that we must not be conformed to this world but transformed by the renewing of our minds so that we can discern the will of God. God wants us to know his will through his word. But discerning his will requires a transformed mind. This is where Paul is going now in Romans 12:3-8. We need to have a different way of thinking. We also noted in our last lesson that, before we come to Christ, our thinking is darkened and futile (cf. Ephesians 4:17-18). So we need our minds renewed. We need a new way of thinking as disciples of Jesus. Paul is going to teach us how to think about ourselves, how to think about others, and what to do with this new way of thinking. Open your copies of God’s word to Romans 12:3-8 and let us consider together the new way of thinking God wants for each of us…

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We kicked off our new series Life on the Altar by carefully looking at Romans 12:1 where Paul urges us to look at the mercies of God so that we will be living sacrifices, holy and acceptable to him. But how are we to become a living sacrifice? What does it look like to live life on the altar? The apostle Paul is going to give us a number of instructions and pictures to teach us what life on the altar looks and how we can become the living sacrifices God wants. Please open your copies of God’s word to Romans 12 and we are going to spend our time in this lesson looking at verse 2…

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I want to begin our study by reading the first two verses of 2 Chronicles 25. You will read that Amaziah was 25 years old when he began to reign. He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, but not wholeheartedly. At the very beginning of the account of Amaziah’s reign, the Chronicler wants you to pay attention to what happens to him. He did right in the eyes of the Lord, but not with his whole heart. We are left with some questions that we want answered. Why did he not serve with his whole heart? What did he do that brought this result about? What happens when faith goes missing, how does this happen, and what can we do to make sure this failure does not happen to us?

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We have been looking at eleven chapters in Romans over the past few months. But it is important to notice that Paul does not start in chapter 12. We must know the first eleven chapters to appreciate what Paul is going to tell us that we must do. So how should we sum up all that we have looked at over these chapters in the book of Romans? The apostle Paul has a simple phrase to sum up what he has taught to us. He calls them “the mercies of God” in Romans 12:1. It would probably be helpful for to scan back through through eleven chapters to remember the mercies of God that Paul proclaimed…

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