Tag: Freedom
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Friday Sundown Worship
Friday Sundown Worship Sept. 15, 2017 God’s Preamble Exodus 20:1, 2 What is a “Preamble” you ask? Good question for we don’t think much in terms of Preamble’s anymore. I would rather keep politics out of discussions about religious matters, but the US Constitution has a wonderful Preamble. “We the People of the United…
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Philemon: The Letter, The Appeal part II
The Appeal part II Paul continues his appeal to Philemon on behalf of Onesimus, which I must point out whose name means “Useful.” Philemon verses 10-18. “I beseech three for my son Onesimus, whom I have begotten in my bonds: Which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to…
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The Final Word on Slaves Before We begin
The Romans did not deny their slaves all hope of freedom. The law provided for their manumission, or liberation, in various ways. Most commonly, the master took his slave before an official, in whose presence he turned the slave around and pronounced the longed-for words liber esto, “Be free,” and struck him with a rod.…
Pastor Lester Bentley 