Aim: To become more Christlike, through following a good example.
Doctrine: People like Epaphroditus are loved by Christ's church, because they give themselves entirely to Jesus, which manifests itself in service rendered.
Exegesis: The character of an Epaphroditus: this is a man with a heart (vv. 25-26), with influence (vv. 27-28), and with courage (vv. 29-30).
Further application: How to develop ''Epaphroditus''-type spirits: by reckoning ourselves already dead to sin, the world, the flesh and the devil; and by doing what we do for Christ, first and foremost.
Key verse: v. 25 ''Yet I considered it necessary to send to you Epaphroditus, my brother, fellow worker, and fellow soldier, but your messenger and the one who ministered to my need...''
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Rev. Mark Henninger received his Masters of Divinity from Trinity Evangelical Divinity School in Deerfield, Illinois, and he has been Pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Peoria, Illinois for more than 30 years.