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twitter URL http//:twitter.com/OAddisonGethers Messenger contact window live/msn messenger: [email protected] aim: durangoadd64 skype: cowboys62 yahoo messenger: OADDISONGETHERS rs ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donnie Parrett" <[email protected]> To: "Donnie Parrett" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, December 12, 2009 9:34 PM Subject: Daily Bible Reading For Sunday December 13 > Day 347 > > Philemon 1 > 1-3I, Paul, am a prisoner for the sake of Christ, here with my brother > Timothy. I write this letter > to you, Philemon, my good friend and companion in this work-also to our > sister Apphia, to Archippus, > a real trooper, and to the church that meets in your house. God's best to > you! Christ's blessings on > you! > 4-7Every time your name comes up in my prayers, I say, "Oh, thank you, > God!" I keep hearing of the > love and faith you have for the Master Jesus, which brims over to other > believers. And I keep > praying that this faith we hold in common keeps showing up in the good > things we do, and that people > recognize Christ in all of it. Friend, you have no idea how good your love > makes me feel, doubly so > when I see your hospitality to fellow believers. > > To Call the Slave Your Friend > 8-9In line with all this I have a favor to ask of you. As Christ's > ambassador and now a prisoner > for him, I wouldn't hesitate to command this if I thought it necessary, > but I'd rather make it a > personal request. > 10-14While here in jail, I've fathered a child, so to speak. And here he > is, hand-carrying this > letter-Onesimus! He was useless to you before; now he's useful to both of > us. I'm sending him back > to you, but it feels like I'm cutting off my right arm in doing so. I > wanted in the worst way to > keep him here as your stand-in to help out while I'm in jail for the > Message. But I didn't want to > do anything behind your back, make you do a good deed that you hadn't > willingly agreed to. > > 15-16Maybe it's all for the best that you lost him for a while. You're > getting him back now for > good-and no mere slave this time, but a true Christian brother! That's > what he was to me-he'll be > even more than that to you. > > 17-20So if you still consider me a comrade-in-arms, welcome him back as > you would me. If he damaged > anything or owes you anything, chalk it up to my account. This is my > personal signature-Paul-and I > stand behind it. (I don't need to remind you, do I, that you owe your very > life to me?) Do me this > big favor, friend. You'll be doing it for Christ, but it will also do my > heart good. > > 21-22I know you well enough to know you will. You'll probably go far > beyond what I've written. And > by the way, get a room ready for me. Because of your prayers, I fully > expect to be your guest again. > > 23-25Epaphras, my cellmate in the cause of Christ, says hello. Also my > coworkers Mark, Aristarchus, > Demas, and Luke. All the best to you from the Master, Jesus Christ! > > > > > > > > ~~~~~ > Please join us on Skype Monday thru Friday at 8:00 EST for our Morning > Skype Prayer Time. > Also, follow my tweets on Twitter @ http://twitter.com/Donnie1261 > > > Contact Me At: > Donnie Parrett > 1956 Asa Flat Road > Annville, Kentucky 40402 > Home Phone: 606-364-3321 > Church Phone: 606-364-PRAY > Skype Name: Donnie1261 > Email: [email protected] > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Deaf-Blind Inspirational Life Group" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/dbilg?hl=en.
