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Today's Bible Translation

Bible translation used in today's episode: Ch. 1 CEB

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Podcast Introduction

It’s Epistles Sunday, and we’ll read the book of Philemon. And we’ll have a time of Praise and Prayer Requests. I’m calling this episode “Slavery in Biblical Times.“

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Summary

Paul urges Philemon to forgive his runaway slave, Onesimus, and accept him as a fellow believer. The passage emphasizes the importance of forgiveness and highlights Paul's own transformation and the parallel to Jesus' forgiveness.

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Transcript corrected by Sister Denise

Steve Webb 0:00There it is.

Steve Webb 0:08Coming to you from Riverside, California, this is the Lifespring! One Year Bible and podcasting since 2004 - and back in the saddle again - I'm your OG Godcaster, Steve Webb. It's Epistle Sunday and we'll read the book of Philemon. Happy Father's Day to the Lifespring family dads, whether or not you're in the US. And we'll have a time of praise and prayer requests. The website is lifespringmedia.com, and I'll have contact information at the end of today's show. This is my first day back behind the microphone in over a week. Feels good. I'll have a brief report on our week in Florida just a bit later on in the show. Before we read, let's pray. Our gracious heavenly Father, how we thank you for our time together around your Word. We ask that you would bless our time of reading today and that you would touch our hearts and teach us today. We pray this in Jesus' name. Amen. Are you ready? Let's begin.

Steve Webb 1:01In this letter, Paul is writing to a man named Philemon whom he had previously brought to the Lord. Paul's writing about an escaped slave named Onesimus. Onesimus had been a slave of Philemon's and had apparently taken some of Philemon's belongings when he ran away.

Steve Webb 1:22Philemon, chapter 1. From Paul, who is a prisoner for the cause of Christ Jesus, and our brother Timothy. To Philemon our dearly loved coworker, Apphia our sister, Archippus our fellow soldier, and the church that meets in your house. May the grace and peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ be with you. Philemon, I thank my God every time I mention you in my prayers because I’ve heard of your love and faithfulness, which you have both for the Lord Jesus and for all God’s people. I pray that your partnership in the faith might become effective by an understanding of all that is good among us in Christ. I have great joy and encouragement because of your love, since the hearts of God’s people are refreshed by your actions, my brother. Therefore, though I have enough confidence in Christ to command you to do the right thing, I would rather appeal to you through love. I, Paul—an old man, and now also a prisoner for Christ Jesus— appeal to you for my child Onesimus. I became his father in the faith during my time in prison. He was useless to you before, but now he is useful to both of us. I’m sending him back to you, which is like sending you my own heart. I considered keeping him with me so that he might serve me in your place during my time in prison because of the gospel. However, I didn’t want to do anything without your consent so that your act of kindness woul...