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Paul's Prison Epistles

  1. Lesson One
    Paul’s Imprisonment
    3 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  2. Lesson Two
    Paul and the Colossians
    3 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  3. Lesson Three
    Paul and the Ephesians
    3 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  4. Lesson Four
    Paul and Philemon
    3 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  5. Lesson Five
    Paul and the Philippians
    3 Activities
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    1 Assessment
  6. Course Wrap-Up
    Course Completion
    1 Activity
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    1 Assessment

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Paul’s Prison Epistles Paul and Philemon Overview and Objectives
Lesson 4, Activity 1

Overview and Objectives

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Lesson Overview

This course offers an analysis of four of the epistles that Paul wrote from prison (Colossians, Ephesians, Philemon, and Philippians). As Christians we face many challenges to our faith. False teachings and worldviews assault our loyalty to Christ. Suffering tempts us to think that God is not in control, or that He does have our best interests at heart. And our relationships with other believers are often strained to the point that we doubt the value of the church. But Paul responded to these types of difficulties in his letters from prison. This course is a study of these epistles, based on the DVD lessons of Dr. Reggie M. Kidd produced by Third Millennium Ministries.

Lesson Objectives

When you complete this lesson, you should be able to:

  • Grow in your ability and your desire to help resolve interpersonal conflicts.
  • Understand the background, the key subjects, and the major theological issues that Paul deals with in his letter to Philemon.
  • Apply key teachings from Philemon to your own life and use them to analyze contemporary expressions of thought.

Personal Reflection

As you proceed through this lesson have the following question in mind.
Paul was an advocate for Onesimus and incurred a potential cost by defending him before Philemon. Who has been an advocate for you? For whom should you advocate?