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2. Beloved Brothers Colossians 4:7-9
Technological advances have changed the way we communicate -
Telegraph
Telephone
Cell phone & Computers
Colossians 4:7-9

3. Beloved Brothers Colossians 4:7-9
Tychicus and Onesiums would inform the Colossians about Paul and the news from Rome
Paul wanted others informed about himself and his situation so they could pray properly

4. Beloved Brothers Colossians 4:7-9
There is a balance to being open and vulnerable and becoming self-centered and self-serving
Paul’s greater interest was on ministry to the Colossians
Tychicus was sent to encourage them

5. An Arduous Journey
Paul was in prison in Rome and it would be a major undertaking to get a letter to the Colossians
Paul also sent additional letters to the Ephesians, to Philemon, and to the Philippians (by Epaphroditus)

6. Rome to Colossae via Ship
●Philippi
●Colossae

7. Rome to Colossae : Walking

8. Rome to Colossae: Walking & Ship
●Philippi
●Colossae

9. An Arduous Journey
All routes would have been arduous with many dangers - weather, supplies, injury, robbers
Paul would have written very thoughtfully –
the cost and risk were too great to send anything less

10. Tychicus
He is first mentioned in Acts 20:4 when he is with Paul in Greece on the way back to Jerusalem

11. He is from the Lydia region of Proconsular Asia (western Turkey)
Mysia
Lydia
●Ephesus
Caria

12. Tychicus
He and Paul probably met when Paul while Paul was in Ephesus on his third missionary journey
He goes to Jerusalem as one of the representatives of the Gentile churches of Asia
It is unclear what Tychicus did after Paul was arrested,
but he is with Paul in Rome

13. Tychicus Beloved Brother
oJ ajgaphtoV" ajdelfoV"/ / ho agapetos adelphos.
A fellow believer who had a very close friendship with Paul
Lack of proximity in time and place will prevent potential friendships from ever forming

14. Tychicus Beloved Brother
Lack of time to fulfill all desires will keep many friendships from becoming closer
Immaturity makes friendship more difficult and less developed

15. Tychicus Faithful Servant
pistoV" diavkono" / pistos diakonos
Emphasis is on the service and not the relationship to the one being served
Used of many specific people as a title for those meeting certain qualifications (1 Timothy 3:8-13)

16. Tychicus Faithful Servant
Tychicus was faithful in the sense of reliable, trustworthy - which arose out of his belief in Christ

17. Tychicus Fellow Bondslave
suvndoulo" ejn kurivw / sundoulos en kurio
Used to refer to those who were also slaves.
All true Christians are slaves of Jesus Christ for we have been purchased by His blood (1 Cor. 6:20)

18. Tychicus Fellow Bondslave
Many apostles referred to themselves specifically as slaves of Christ
Paul only refers to Epaphras, Tychicus and Timothy as slaves of Christ
Tychicus proved himself to be a slave of Christ in his later ministries - 2 Tim. 4:12; Titus 3:12

19. Onesimus
A runaway slave that met Paul in Rome and was converted and is returning voluntarily to his master
Though young in the Lord, he already become beloved to Paul and demonstrated himself to be faithful
He had the characteristics of one raised up with Christ (Colossians 3) and would be an example to them

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