Do You Care?

Do You Care?

7 Tychicus,

a beloved brother, faithful minister, and fellow servant in the Lord,

will tell you all the news about me.

8 I am sending him to you for this very purpose,

that he may know your circumstances and comfort your hearts,

9 with Onesimus,

a faithful and beloved brother,

who is one of you.

They will make known to you all things which are happening here.

10 Aristarchus my fellow prisoner greets you,

with Mark the cousin of Barnabas (about whom you received instructions: if he comes to you, welcome him),

11 and Jesus who is called Justus.

These are my only fellow workers for the kingdom of God who are of the circumcision;

they have proved to be a comfort to me.

12 Epaphras,

who is one of you,

a bondservant of Christ,

greets you,

always laboring fervently for you in prayers,

that you may stand perfect and complete in all the will of God.

13 For I bear him witness that he has a great zeal for you, and those who are in Laodicea, and those in Hierapolis. 14 Luke the beloved physician and Demas greet you. 15 Greet the brethren who are in Laodicea, and Nymphas and the church that is in his house.

M.O.I. – Christian Concern

C.I.T. – Paul wanted the Colossians that he was concerned for them and was sending other Christians to help them.

Thesis – Christians today need to be concerned about other Christians in the world that they have never met, but nevertheless are brothers and sisters in Christ.

Proposition – I want to teach the church that we must move beyond our walls and be concerned for Christians all around the world.

Probing Question – What does this passage teach us about concern for other Christians?

Unifying Word – Concerns

Transitional Sentence – Normally people are caught up in all their own needs and dramas in life that they do not think much about what others are experiencing.  As Christians we must be above that and have true concern for other Christians.  In this passage Paul teaches us how.

I. We must have a true concern for what other Christians are experiencing.  Vs 7,8

II.  We must have a true concern that they know our circumstances as well.  Vs. 9

III.  We must have a true concern that all Christians are involved in caring for others.  Vs. 10-15