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WHEN THINGS GO BAD (4 OF 5)

by Central Christian Church of Arizona

Scripture: Philemon 1:8-25
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When Things Go Bad (4 of 5)
Series: Strained Relationships - Philemon
Cal Jernigan
Philemon 1:8-25


Big Idea: Great friends call one another UP, not OUT.

1) Opening Comments

a) Welcome All

b) Comments on Glow event

i) Community emphasis

ii) Hold up a pumpkin
(1) Show and Tell
(2) Any idea what this is?
(3) Wrong!
(4) It only looks like a pumpkin
(5) What is actually is? A BRIDGE
(a) It reaches from YOUR HOUSE
(b) To your NEIGHBORS HOUSE

iii) A reason to gather...
(1) Each family can take 5 pumpkins; we have them all over each campus.
(2) Host a party between now and October 24th
(3) Share your story with us

2) Our Current Series

a) Strained Relationships

b) A study of the short story of Philemon

c) Please get out...

i) Bible... Philemon

ii) Journal

(1) Week #2
(a) Rachel Cruze

(2) Sequel to last week's message:
(a) WHEN TIMES WERE GOOD
(b) Genuine friendship is a bridge that can carry the weight of truth.

(3) Title: When Things Go Bad

(4) Big Idea: Great friends call one another UP, not OUT!

iii) There's a huge difference, isn't there?
(1) You ever been called OUT?
(a) I can't believe you did that!
(b) Relevant words: Shame, disgust, disappointment
(2) You ever been called UP?
(a) I believe you can do better than that!
(b) Relevant words: Encouragement, inspiration, forgiveness

d) A Quick Review:

i) What's the book of Philemon all about?
(1) It's about a runaway slave
(2) What to do about him?

[Don't Drag Through This!]

ii) The characters and what happened
(1) Paul
(2) Philemon
(3) Onesimus
(a) How the facts might have come out
(b) In my mind it goes like this...
(c) How much Onesimus meant to Paul

iii) What to do???

iv) Paul could have...

(1) Stayed quiet about Onesimus
(a) Kept him with him
(b) What Philemon doesn't know won't hurt him!
(c) Keep it on the DL

(2) Kept him and notified Philemon that he was keeping him
(a) Finders keepers
(b) ''You sho ...

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