Aim: To realize that needs are avenues to fulfillment and usefulness (in Christ).
Doctrine: Christians have needs that God would have met only by other Churchmen. This is nothing to be ''ashamed'' of; instead, it is Christ's way of building community.
Exegesis: The needs of every saint of God: fellowship—especially in discouraging times (vv. 9-10); significance—expressed in meaningful (and shared) ministry (vv. 11-12); tools—the use of which enable and inspire (v. 13).
Further application: How to have our needs met in the Church: First, we must offer ourselves to each other; then, we are to (collectively) seek the welfare of the whole world.
Key phrase: vv. 9-10a ''Be diligent to come quickly; for Demas has forsaken me, having loved this present world, and has departed for Thessalonica...''
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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.