Salutation
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Col 4:7 All my state shall Tychicus declare unto you, who is a beloved brother, and a faithful minister and fellowservant in the Lord:
Col 4:8 Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that he might know your estate, and comfort your hearts;
Col 4:9 With Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They shall make known unto you all things which are done here.
Col 4:10 Aristarchus my fellowprisoner saluteth you, and Marcus, sister's son to Barnabas, (touching whom ye received commandments: if he come unto you, receive him;)
Col 4:11 And Jesus, which is called Justus, who are of the circumcision. These only are my fellowworkers unto the kingdom of God, which have been a comfort unto me.
Col 4:12 Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.
Col 4:13 For I bear him record, that he hath a great zeal for you, and them that are in Laodicea, and them in Hierapolis.
Col 4:14 Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you.
Col 4:15 Salute the brethren which are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church which is in his house.
Col 4:16 And when this epistle is read among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and that ye likewise read the epistle from Laodicea.
Col 4:17 And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it.
Col 4:18 The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen.
This final portion of scripture is important
Relationships are vitally important in the Christian life
Wives to husbands
husbands to wives
children to fathers
fathers to children
Now we see the importance of relationships with the People in the church
Active servants using their gifts
Using talents
time
treasure
What God gave us did we invest it in His Kingdom
Marriage
Parental
Working
Church Relationships
18 But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.
God is sovereign and He brought you here
As it has pleased Him
If God put me here I should be active here
It pleases Him for you to be here
20 But now are they many members, yet but one body.
Many members but together
22 Nay, much more those members of the body, which seem to be more feeble, are necessary:
God said the feeble are necessary
Who are we to say someone is not necessary
Enduring faithfulness is vitally important
God could use us to touch the world as we are connected and serving in the church
Well I don’t want to be hurt - there will be difficulty in every relationship
Multitudes followed Jesus
12 disciples
Peter James and John
Every one of us could get closer to the body of Christ so we can have greater reach into this world
We need to be intimate friends with those who are in the church
counselors
prayer warriors
financial supporters
We minister to one another to help each other reach our potential in ministry so we may reach the world
I believe in local church - everyone being involved
7 For none of us liveth to himself, and no man dieth to himself.
Stop operating independant from the body of Christ
9 With Onesimus, a faithful and beloved brother, who is one of you. They shall make known unto you all things which are done here.
Onesimus was Philemon’s slave
He ran from servitude and met the Apostle Paul
11 which in time past was to thee unprofitable, but now profitable to thee and to me:
Onesimus became useful after coming to Christ
He didn’t drain Paul
He didn’t subtract from Paul’s energy
Do you add to your family
Do you help your family
Do you add to your church family
Are you someone that adds
Colossians 4:7 (KJV 1900)
7 All my state shall Tychicus declare unto you, who is a beloved brother, and a faithful minister and fellowservant in the Lord:
8 Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that he might know your estate, and comfort your hearts;
These men had gifts but what is commended is their character
Beloved Brother
Faithful Minister
Fellow Servant
In the Lord
Character
You can have gifts but without character your
God wants you to be more than He wants you to do
Being is vastly more important to doing for without being who you cannot do
Late, irritable, unstable
Imoral, A lack of character
Lacking character
Minister = deacon
Dependable
Will you follow, will you obey
Lacking character will make you undependable
27 But I keep under my body, and bring it into subjection: lest that by any means, when I have preached to others, I myself should be a castaway.
Lacking character and faithfulness can make you unusable
Fellow Servant - Bond slave
Whatever needs to be done let’s do it
Putting the hand to the plow
Beloved Brother
Lovely brother = easily loved - He was easy to love
When the apostle Paul saw Tychicus he smiled and it was an enjoyable time
You know what it’s like when see someone and it’s like oh no...
In The Lord
Abiding relationship - fruitful joy
You know they have been with the Lord
In the Lord - obvious presence of God in their life
More than salvation
Warm caring
Trustworthy, joyful
Onesimus and Tychicus were sent on a mission from Paul
7 All my state shall Tychicus declare unto you, who is a beloved brother, and a faithful minister and fellowservant in the Lord:
8 Whom I have sent unto you for the same purpose, that he might know your estate, and comfort your hearts;
He was an encourager - cheered
Exhorts
Fans the flames
Are you the type that touch others by your kindness
Who are we to talk about the negative’s of others
Who are we to think we are greater than others in the body of Christ
10 Aristarchus my fellowprisoner saluteth you, and Marcus, sister’s son to Barnabas, (touching whom ye received commandments: if he come unto you, receive him;)
Aristarchus was in the prison with the Apostle
Someone who was with the apostle in the darknesss
encouraging
Mark went with Barnabas and was separated for a time
Received Him
We are reconciled
You need to reconcile with people
11 And Jesus, which is called Justus, who are of the circumcision. These only are my fellowworkers unto the kingdom of God, which have been a comfort unto me.
Fellow workers - Helping
12 Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you, always labouring fervently for you in prayers, that ye may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.
Always labouring fervently for you in prayers
Prayer warriors standing in the gap for one another
We need to pray for eachother
14 Luke, the beloved physician, and Demas, greet you.
The apostle Paul’s personal doctor
Demas at some point forsook the apostle Paul - Loving this present world
15 Salute the brethren which are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church which is in his house.
There was a house church
16 And when this epistle is read among you, cause that it be read also in the church of the Laodiceans; and that ye likewise read the epistle from Laodicea.
There was another epistle written and they were to both be read
17 And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it.
Get back to what God called you to do
Let’s never try to figure out reasons to get out of serving
18 The salutation by the hand of me Paul. Remember my bonds. Grace be with you. Amen.
Theodore Roosevelt
“It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.”
You who are working -
You who are ministering -
You who are praying -
Ask someone to help you
The Apostle Paul invited others
Beloved kind tender encouragers that would be in the battle with him
37 Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few;
38 Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.
All these that we talked about were laborers
Are you encouraging
Are you criticizing
Are you working?
Let’s be in the battle together
