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Colossians 4:12 · BSB
4:12 Epaphras, who is one of you and a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you greetings. He is always wrestling in prayer for you, so that you may stand mature and fully assured in the full will of God.
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…is biblical. In those passages, Epaphroditus in Philippians 2:25, Paul says he's one of you. That means he's a member of the church in Philippi. InColossians 4:12, Epaphras is a member of the church in Colossae. Where's their membership? Where's their involvement? Where's their activity? It's in this place,…
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…That's what Paul is saying. At the end of Colossians, I do want to read this just because it's one of my favorites. Snippets regarding prayer. InColossians chapter 4 verses 12 -13we read this. Paul is walking through his fellow prisoners. His fellow prisoner lists. And his friends and his co -workers and co -laborers. And…
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…Christ, called to be an apostle, separated to the gospel of God. Or Philippians 1, verse 1, Paul and Timothy, bondservants of Jesus Christ. OrColossians 4, verse 12, Epaphos, who is one of you, a bondservant of Christ. This description does not speak of exaltation or advancement, but it stresses the reality…
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…Christ on your behalf now. Epiphras. He's only mentioned two other times in the Word of God. He's mentioned at another place here in Colossians, inColossians chapter 4, verse 12. He's mentioned there, and he's also mentioned the 23rd verse of Philemon. He is a faithful servant with God with with Paul he probably got.…
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…of miles away. How is he struggling for them? I'll tell you how. He's praying for them. He's praying for them. We kind of get our clue fromColossians chapter 4 verse 12. And Colossians 4 verse 12 says this. He says, Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, greets you always struggling. That's our…
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…what they did, but they pushed that food should come out. Praise the Lord. So continue. breaking of bread. And he also said, continue in prayers.Colossians chapter 4 verse 12that we have been reading, a prophet who is one of you. Praise the Lord. He said, continue in prayers. Continue in organized prayers. Continue in…
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…with what you have been entrusted. Follow Ty-ch-i-cus example. Wrestling in prayer The second person I want to point out to you is Epaphras.Colossians 4:12Paul says Epaphras is always wrestling in prayer for you. He is always laboring in prayer. How do we tend to look at prayer? Do we see it has…
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…which implies Epaphras was a teacher. Our dear fellow servant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ. OK, now chapter 4, verse 12, still inColossians, chapter 4, verse 12, as he is saluting the brethren here, he says in verse 12A, Pafrus, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you always laboring fervently…
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…to prayer that moved Paul. So we've spoken about Elijah, we've spoken about Paul, and now let's talk about Epaphras. Okay. We find this man here inColossians 4 verse 12. This is Paul writing. He says, Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, saluteth you always, laboring fervently for you in prayers, that…
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…to pray for you. (Colossians 1:9) * Continue steadfastly in prayer. (Colossians 4:2) * Epaphras…always struggling on your behalf in his prayers. (Colossians 4:12) * Constantly mentioning you in our prayers. (1 Thessalonians 1:2) * We also thank God constantly for this. (1 Thessalonians 2:13) * As we pray…
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…you do. So we impact people with our life and with our lips. And with our loot, but what about our labor? Our labor in prayer, the Bible says inColossians 4:12, Epaphras, who is one of you, a servant of Christ, He salute you always laboring fervently in prayers that you may stand perfect and complete in…
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…together in love, to reach all the riches of full assurance of understanding and the knowledge of God's mystery, which is Christ. Or he says inColossians chapter 4, verse 12, that Epaphras is praying that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God. Or back in Romans chapter 14, he says in verse 14…
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…what striving in prayer looks like. Epaphras was likely the founding pastor of the church in Colossae. And the Apostle Paul said this about him inColossians 4, verse 12. He said, Epaphros, who was one of you, a servant of Christ Jesus, greets you, always struggling on your behalf in his prayers, so that you may…
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…the spirit. Epaphras here is also mentioned in a couple other verses in the New Testament is mentioned here in verse 7. And he's also mentioned inColossians 4 verse 12, where it says epaphras, who is one of you a bond servant of Christ greets. You always laboring fervently for you and prayers that you may stand,…
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…friends a fresh start. When you get through it, you're going to have something to say to them. Can you say amen? So Jesus interceded. And then inColossians chapter 4, verses 12 through 13, listen how Paul speaks about this prayer warrior for us. He says, who is one of you, a bondservant of Christ, greets you, always laboring…
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…your mind goes a thousand different directions. Like thoughts you're like why am I thinking about this? This makes no sense. Right? Seems likeColossians chapter 4 verse 12records Epaphras who is one of you a servant of Christ Jesus greets you always struggling the same word always struggling on your behalf in his…
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