<p class="s26"><span class="s25"><span class="bumpedFont20">TITLE: </span></span><span class="s25"><span class="bumpedFont20">WHAT THE WORLD SAYS VERSUS WHAT WE DO</span></span><span class="s25"><span class="bumpedFont20">:</span></span></p>
<p class="s27"><span class="s25"><span class="bumpedFont20">THE WORD VERSUS THE WORLD</span></span></p>
<p class="s16"> <span class="s25"><span class="bumpedFont20">TEXT: </span></span><span class="s25"><span class="bumpedFont20">PHILEMON VERSES 17-22</span></span></p>
<p class="s28"><span class="s25"><span class="bumpedFont20">INTRODUCTION</span></span></p>

<div class="s30"><span class="s20">A. </span><span class="s29"><span class="bumpedFont20">Paul makes a personal investment in Onesimus’ life  </span></span>​</div>
<div class="s30"><span class="s20">B. </span><span class="s29"><span class="bumpedFont20">A personal investment in someone else’s life…?!?!?!</span></span><span class="s29"><span class="bumpedFont20">  </span></span>​</div>
<div class="s31"><span class="s20">C. </span><span class="s29"><span class="bumpedFont20">Paul saw something in Onesimus that Philemon did not see  </span></span>​</div>
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<p class="s28"><span class="s25"><span class="bumpedFont20">RECEIVE HIM AS YOU WOULD RECEIVE ME</span></span></p>

<div class="s30"><span class="s20">A. </span><span class="s29"><span class="bumpedFont20">Onesimus was a runaway slave</span></span><span class="s29"><span class="bumpedFont20">  </span></span>​</div>
<div class="s30"><span class="s20">B. </span><span class="s29"><span class="bumpedFont20">Paul </span></span><span class="s29"><span class="bumpedFont20">was a well-respected apostle – imprisoned </span></span><span class="s29"><span class="bumpedFont20">for Christ</span></span> ​</div>
<div class="s31"><span class="s20">C. </span><span class="s29"><span class="bumpedFont20">Paul, “Receive him as you would receive me.”</span></span> ​</div>
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<p class="s28"><span class="s25"><span class="bumpedFont20">IF HE OWES YOU ANYTHING, CHARGE ME</span></span></p>

<div class="s30"><span class="s20">A. </span><span class="s29"><span class="bumpedFont20">It was not a matter of “If” Onesimus owed Philemon…</span></span><span class="s29"><span class="bumpedFont20">  </span></span>​</div>
<div class="s30"><span class="s20">B. </span><span class="s29"><span class="bumpedFont20">Paul was willing to use his personal influence</span></span><span class="s29"><span class="bumpedFont20">  </span></span>​</div>
<div class="s30"><span class="s20">C. </span><span class="s29"><span class="bumpedFont20">Paul was willing to stand with Onesimus</span></span><span class="s29"><span class="bumpedFont20">  </span></span>​</div>
<div class="s31"><span class="s20">D. </span><span class="s29"><span class="bumpedFont20">Paul was willing to stand in between Onesimus and Philemon </span></span>​</div>
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<p class="s28"><span class="s25"><span class="bumpedFont20">DO NOT FORGET, YOU OWE ME YOURSELF</span></span></p>

<div class="s30"><span class="s20">A. </span><span class="s29"><span class="bumpedFont20">Washing face versus cleansing conscience  </span></span>​</div>
<div class="s30"><span class="s20">B. </span><span class="s29"><span class="bumpedFont20">“Every saint has a past, and every sinner has a future”</span></span><span class="s29"><span class="bumpedFont20">  </span></span>​</div>
<div class="s31"><span class="s20">C. </span><span class="s29"><span class="bumpedFont20">“Pay it forward”</span></span><span class="s29"><span class="bumpedFont20">  </span></span>​</div>
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<p class="s28"><span class="s25"><span class="bumpedFont20">DO IT FOR ME</span></span></p>

<div class="s30"><span class="s20">A. </span><span class="s29"><span class="bumpedFont20">Not for legal reasons…</span></span><span class="s29"><span class="bumpedFont20">  </span></span>​</div>
<div class="s30"><span class="s20">B. </span><span class="s29"><span class="bumpedFont20">Not for moral reasons…</span></span> ​</div>
<div class="s30"><span class="s20">C. </span><span class="s29"><span class="bumpedFont20">Not for spiritual reasons…</span></span> ​</div>
<div class="s31"><span class="s20">D. </span><span class="s29"><span class="bumpedFont20">“Do it for me…”  </span></span>​</div>