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Philippians 2:25 · BSB
2:25 But I thought it necessary to send back to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker, and fellow soldier, who is also your messenger and minister to my needs.
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…now you're not. I wonder where he went. And you're just sort of ever around. But church membership is biblical. In those passages, Epaphroditus inPhilippians 2:25, Paul says he's one of you. That means he's a member of the church in Philippi. In Colossians 4:12, Epaphras is a member of the church in Colossae.…
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…she really loved them. And I believe that what Paul wrote about Paphroditus and himself in the next verses captures this beautiful concept. Paul inPhilippians 2, verse 25 to 26wrote, But I've regarded it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother and my fellow worker and fellow soldier, who is also your messenger…
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…uses military language a lot. Paul especially uses military language a lot throughout uh throughout his letters, throughout his uh writings. InPhilippians chapter 2, verse 25, he even calls Epaphroditus there a fellow soldier of the gospel. Uses military language all throughout. We're going to see other places even uh in…
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…think this will go the way you think it'll go. Be a genuine friend and value that. Find those. Number two, I want us to look at Epaphroditus. InPhilippians 2, verse 25, Paul said, Meanwhile, I thought I should send Epaphroditus back to you. He is a true brother, coworker, and fellow soldier. He was your messenger…
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…think this will go the way you think it'll go. Be a genuine friend and value that. Find those. Number two, I want us to look at Epaphroditus. InPhilippians 2, verse 25, Paul said, Meanwhile, I thought I should send Epaphroditus back to you. He is a true brother, coworker, and fellow soldier. He was your messenger…
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…And so our scripture this morning comes from Philippians chapter 2. And there's just five verses there that talk about a short-term missionary.Philippians chapter 2, verse 25. Now, the setting is that the Apostle Paul, who's writing this letter to the church in Philippi, is under house arrest in Rome. He follows kind of…
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…up the life of a unique man. And I don't know if you and I have ever met a man like this. This man's name's Epaphroditus. Paul writes of him inPhilippians chapter 2, verses 25 to 30. And so let's read that together right now. Paul writes this to the Philippian church from jail in Rome. He says, I've thought it necessary to send…
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…Now, that's a very interesting wording we found. This word's unique. It's only used twice in scripture. It's used once in Philemon, verse 2, andPhilippians, chapter 2, verse 25. And this language has to do with someone who has experienced the spiritual battles of ministry. When you serve the Lord, there are battles that go…
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…of the gospel, fellow worker for the gospel, and a minister of the gospel to Paul's needs. And Paul sends him as a messenger of the gospel to thePhilippians. Chapter 2, verse 25. A messenger of news about Paul, to be sure. But I think more importantly and more primarily, a messenger of the gospel. We have mentioned that…
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…the afflictions of Christ by extending them to others. How? How do they extend that to others? A man named Epaphroditus can help us with this. InPhilippians chapter 2 verse 25and following, Paul writes to the Philippian believers, I have thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus my brother and fellow worker and…
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…you quickly just to set the stage for you. We're really trying to get to verse 30 so hang with me if it drives you crazy I'd read fast I apologize.Philippians 2 verse 25I have thought it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus my brother and fellow worker and fellow soldier and your messenger and minister to my need…
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