Phm 1:1-12 Paul, a prisoner for , and Timothy ______our brother, To Philemon our beloved fellow ______worker 2 and Apphia our sister and Archippus our fellow ______soldier, and the church in your house: 3 Grace to you and ______peace from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. 4 I ______thank my God always when I remember you in my ______prayers, 5 because I hear of your love and of the faith ______that you have toward the Lord Jesus and for all the ______saints, 6 and I pray that the sharing of your faith may ______become effective for the full knowledge of every good ______thing that is in us for the sake of Christ. 7 For I have ______derived much joy and comfort from your love, my brother, ______because the hearts of the saints have been refreshed ______through you. 8 Accordingly, though I am bold enough in ______Christ to command you to do what is required, 9 yet for ______love's sake I prefer to appeal to you—I, Paul, an old man ______and now a prisoner also for Christ Jesus— 10 I appeal to ______you for my child, , whose father I became in my ______imprisonment. 11 (Formerly he was useless to you, but ______now he is indeed useful to you and to me.) 12 I am ______sending him back to you, sending my very heart. ______1. Mark words/phrases that need an explanation ______2. Connect similar words/phrases ______3. Ask these questions about the text: How does this fit into the paragraph before? ______How does this fit into the paragraph that follows? ______How does this fit into the theme of the book? 4. Ask these questions about God & man: ______What does this teach me about God? ______What does this teach me about man? ______• Is there a command to obey? • Is there an example to follow? ______• Is there a promise to claim? ______• Is there a sin to avoid? • Is there a principle to follow? ______• What can I apply personally? ______• What could our church apply corporately? ______Phm 1:1-12 Paul, a prisoner for Christ 9 yet for love's sake I prefer to appeal Jesus, and Timothy our brother, To to you—I, Paul, an old man and now a Philemon our beloved fellow worker prisoner also for Christ Jesus— 2 and Apphia our sister and Archippus 10 I appeal to you for my child, our fellow soldier, and the church in Onesimus, whose father I became in your house: my imprisonment. 3 Grace to you and peace from God 11 (Formerly he was useless to you, our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. but now he is indeed useful to you

4 I thank my God always when I and to me.) remember you in my prayers, 12 I am sending him back to you, 5 because I hear of your love and of sending my very heart. the faith that you have toward the

Lord Jesus and for all the saints, 1. Mark words/phrases that need an explanation 2. Connect similar words/phrases 6 and I pray that the sharing of your 3. Ask these questions about the text: faith may become effective for the full How does this fit into the paragraph before? How does this fit into the paragraph that follows? knowledge of every good thing that is How does this fit into the theme of the book? in us for the sake of Christ. 4. Ask these questions about God & man: 7 For I have derived much joy and What does this teach me about God? What does this teach me about man? comfort from your love, my brother, • Is there a command to obey? because the hearts of the saints have • Is there an example to follow? • Is there a promise to claim? been refreshed through you. • Is there a sin to avoid? 8 Accordingly, though I am bold • Is there a principle to follow? • What can I apply personally? enough in Christ to command you to • What could our church apply corporately? do what is required,