Sermon: August 3rd, 2025 | Bryan Vaughn | We Are Forgiveness People

Oaks Church Cookeville · Aug 4, 2025 · 36m

In this powerful message, Bryan explores the short yet profound New Testament letter to Philemon, drawing parallels between Paul’s appeal for reconciliation and our own call to forgive and restore broken relationships. Reflecting on a moving letter written by Abraham Lincoln, Bryan unpacks the deeply personal tone of Paul’s words to Philemon, urging him to receive back his runaway servant Onesimus—not as a slave, but as a brother in Christ. Through vivid storytelling and gospel-centered teaching, this sermon challenges us to become “forgiveness people,” modeling the cross by stepping into…