I.    The Details of Commencement    v. 1-3
             1.   The Great Apostle Who Penned It    v. 1a
             2.   The Good Saints Who Prospered From It   v. 1b-2
             3.   The Greeting of Peace     v. 3

II.   The Description of the Christians   v. 4-6
             1.   Prayed for    v. 4
             2.   Pure in love    v. 5
             3.   Powerful in  Faith    v. 6

III.  The Drama of the Conditions    v. 7-12
             1.   The Boldness not used   v. 8
             2.   The Beeseeching that was used    v. 9
             3.   The Begatting of a son    v. 10
             4.   The Benefit to Paul   v. 11
             5.   The Bringing to Philemon  v. 12

IV.   The Demands of Christlikeness   v. 13-25
             1.   The Petition to receive him   v. 13-14
             2.   The Partnership between them   v. 15-17
             3.   The Proclamation of substitution   v. 18-19
             4.   The Pleasure of his confidence   v. 20-21
             5.   The Preparation for answered prayer    v. 22
             6.   The people whon he salutes   v. 23-25