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Lincoln Avenue Baptist ChurchAuthor: Lincoln Avenue Baptist Church
Lincoln Avenue Baptist Church is made up of people who have been changed by the grace of God. We have seen the greatness and glory of our Savior Jesus Christ and have found Him to be the greatest treasure in all the world. Through the teaching and preaching of God's Word we strive to know Christ more and it is our desire for you to see His Glory as well. Language: en Genres: Christianity, Religion & Spirituality Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Philemon
Sunday, 2 August, 2026
What does it look like to carry the full weight of the gospel into the hardest moments of our lives? The book of Philemon gives us a rare and intimate look at exactly that. In this short but remarkably rich letter, we are drawn into a real conflict between real people -- a runaway slave, a wronged master, and an apostle writing from prison -- and we discover that the gospel is not just a message to be believed but a force to be lived out in the most complicated corners of human relationship. At the heart of the letter is a prayer that stops us in our tracks: that the sharing of our faith would become effective for the full knowledge of every good thing that is in us for the sake of Christ. The stunning implication is that we have not yet reached the bottom of what God has placed in us through Christ. There are depths of resurrection power, love, and truth that most of us have barely touched. And the path to discovering those depths is not passive -- it runs directly through the act of sharing. The more we speak the truths of Christ into our relationships, our struggles, and our everyday lives, the more of his glory we uncover. This is not just a theological idea. It is a lived experience that grows richer every time we open our mouths and declare what God has done.
