Title: Place That On My Account
Author: Donald Cantrell
Text: Philemon 1:1-25
I - Paul's Mindful Association "His Portrayal" (1 - 3)
II - Paul's Thankful Appreciation "His Praise" (4 - 7)
III - Paul's Hopeful Appeal "His Plea" (8 - 17)
IV - Paul's Powerful Assurance "His Promise" (18 - 19)
V - Paul's Wonderful Acknowledgement "His Petition" (20 - 21)
VI - Paul's Faithful Allies "His Partners" (22 - 25)
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The Soldier, the Girlfriend, and the "Dear John" Letter
Maybe you heard about the Desert Storm soldier who, while he was overseas, received a "Dear John" letter from his girlfriend back home. To add insult to injury, she wrote, "Will you please return my favorite photograph of myself? I need it for my engagement picture in the local newspaper."
The poor guy was devastated, but all the soldiers came to his rescue.
They went through the entire camp and collected pictures of all the other guys' girlfriends. They filled up an entire shoebox and sent it back to the girl, along with a note from the guy saying, "Please find your picture and return the rest; for the life of me, I can't remember which one is you!"
Humorous, fitting, and at the same time apparently harmless!
I call it relatively harmless because, as far as I understand, that's where it ended; she hurt him, he hurt her back, his friends helped him to heal, and she probably opened the box, realized it was her "just desert," married her new guy, and moved on with her life. Moving on is key: If they both moved on, the dual acts of tit and tat were harmless and, in many ways, cathartic.
A healthy blowout and then back to normal life. Unfortunately, in far too many cases, we can become obsessed with "winning at any cost."
Our anger increases and reaches an explosive level because the person who injured us isn't chasing after us or seeking us out to repair the relationship.
After the ...
Author: Donald Cantrell
Text: Philemon 1:1-25
I - Paul's Mindful Association "His Portrayal" (1 - 3)
II - Paul's Thankful Appreciation "His Praise" (4 - 7)
III - Paul's Hopeful Appeal "His Plea" (8 - 17)
IV - Paul's Powerful Assurance "His Promise" (18 - 19)
V - Paul's Wonderful Acknowledgement "His Petition" (20 - 21)
VI - Paul's Faithful Allies "His Partners" (22 - 25)
This sermon contains a fully alliterated outline, with subpoints.
The Soldier, the Girlfriend, and the "Dear John" Letter
Maybe you heard about the Desert Storm soldier who, while he was overseas, received a "Dear John" letter from his girlfriend back home. To add insult to injury, she wrote, "Will you please return my favorite photograph of myself? I need it for my engagement picture in the local newspaper."
The poor guy was devastated, but all the soldiers came to his rescue.
They went through the entire camp and collected pictures of all the other guys' girlfriends. They filled up an entire shoebox and sent it back to the girl, along with a note from the guy saying, "Please find your picture and return the rest; for the life of me, I can't remember which one is you!"
Humorous, fitting, and at the same time apparently harmless!
I call it relatively harmless because, as far as I understand, that's where it ended; she hurt him, he hurt her back, his friends helped him to heal, and she probably opened the box, realized it was her "just desert," married her new guy, and moved on with her life. Moving on is key: If they both moved on, the dual acts of tit and tat were harmless and, in many ways, cathartic.
A healthy blowout and then back to normal life. Unfortunately, in far too many cases, we can become obsessed with "winning at any cost."
Our anger increases and reaches an explosive level because the person who injured us isn't chasing after us or seeking us out to repair the relationship.
After the ...
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