Little Country Church on the edge of town

Do do do do do do

People coming every day from miles around

For meetings and for Sunday school

And it's very plain to see

It's not the way it used to be.

Welcome to the Word for today, featuring the Bible teaching ministry of Pastor Chuck Smith, founder of the Calvary Chapel Movement.

This radio program is a chapter by chapter verse by

verse study through the entire Bible. And on today's edition of the word for today, Pastor Chuck

continues his message by the love of Christ as we pick up in Philemon chapter 1 verse 7. And now with

today's study, here's Pastor Chuck. For we have great joy and consolation

in thy love because the bowels of the saints are refreshed by the brother. And so Paul really rejoiced

in the witness of this man's life

and in the work of God within his life that was demonstrated through the works that he did.

Wherefore, though I might be very bold in Christ,

to enjoin thee that which is convenient or fitting, yet for love's sake,

I would rather beseech thee.

Now, Paul was the apostle.

He had the authority as an apostle to enjoin or to order a person to do a particular thing.

And though Paul said, I could enjoin you, I could order you to do this.

I'm not going to order you.

I'm going to beg you.

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