Restoration for
the Broken
Memory Verse:
Psalm 147:3 (NKJV)3
He heals the brokenhearted
And binds up their wounds.
TEXT: Philemon 1-25
INTRODUCTION: Philippians 1:13; Philippians 4:22; Colossians
4:9.
“Wesley aptly discerned in Paul’s letter to
Philemon a message that “infinitely transcends all the wisdom of the world. And
it gives us a specimen how Christians ought to treat of secular affairs from
higher principles.”” -- Wesley Study Bible
1.
REFRESH THE FEEBLE
Philemon 1–5; Galatians 6:1; Cf. Rom 16:5; 1 Cor 16:19; Col 4:15; Philemon 7 ; Matthew 11:28 ; Philemon 15–16
“Christianity is the only army that shoots its wounded.”—Rick Ezell.
2.
RELEASE THE FAULTY
Philemon 8–12, 17–21; Cf. 1
Tim 1:2; 2 Tim 1:2; Titus 1:4.; Titus 1:42 Corinthians 5:17 ;Hebrews 8:12; Colossians 3:13
“What does a forgiver so? A forgiver releases the sin…
Forgiveness means to cancel a debt in order to provide an opportunity for
repentance and reconciliation of a broken relationship.”—Rick Ezell.
“Who formerly was useless to you, but now he has become
useful both to you and to me.”—Story told
by Rick Ezell.
“Never forget the
three powerful resources you always have available to you: love, prayer, and
forgiveness.”--H.
Jackson Brown, Jr.
“An eye for an eye only ends up making the
whole world blind.” --Mahatma Gandhi
“He who goes to bed angry has the devil for a bed-fellow.
Never take your enemies to bed with you.”—Old
Latin
Illustration: Wife’s Imaginary List
“To be a Christian means to forgive the
inexcusable because God has forgiven the inexcusable in you.” ― C.S.
Lewis
3.
RESTORE THE FRACTURED
Philemon 11
“Love is the lens through which the Christian looks at
relationships and rules. The grace-filled life is the life that is filled with
responsive love.”—Wesley Study Bible
Illustration:
Bride Had 13 Bullets in Her
CONCLUSION: Psalm 147:3
