Plea
Plea For Forgiveness
Date: November 11, 2021
Passage: Philemon 1:8–25
Paul makes a strong plea for Philemon to forgive Onesimus for running away and stealing from him and to welcome him back (vv. 8-9). Paul’s mentions that he is aged and also a prisoner was probably made to gain Philemon’s approval. Paul must have been nearly sixty years …
A Plea For Wisdom
Date: September 4, 2020
Passage: Proverbs 1:20–33
The plea for wisdom continues in this section. In fact wisdom appears as a female and cries out in the streets (vv. 2-21). She calls out to the crowds at the gates of the fortified cities (v. 21). She addresses the simple minded, the scorners and the fools (v. 22). Wisdom cannot …