Tychicus

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Tychicus

• Colossians 47

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Introduction

• Henry Wadsworth Longfellow once wrote
• Lives of great men all remind us
• We can make our lives sublime,
• And, departing, leave behind us
• Footprints on the sands of time.
• (A Psalm of Life)

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Introduction

• Who was Tychicus?
• He is mentioned 5 times in the Bible
• What sort of person was he?
• Was he someone we should imitate?

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Who was Tychicus?

• Acts 204
• Pauls companions on his return to Jerusalem
  after his third missionary journey
• Men were selected from different churches to
  carry their gift to the needy saints in Jerusalem
  (1 Cor 163-4)
• Tychicus, along with Trophimus, came from the
  province of Asia
• What kind of man was Tychicus?

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The character of Tychicus

• He was a TRUSTWORTHY man
• The church in Asia trusted him to bring their
  gift to the needy saints in Jerusalem
• Col 47-8 Eph 621-22
• Paul knew him to be honest and dependable
• Titus 312
• Paul trusted him to relieve Titus in Crete
• 2 Tim 411-12
• Paul trusted him with the work in Ephesus
• Trustworthy men are dependable and honest
• They faithfully perform their responsibilities

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Are we trustworthy?

• God places much responsibility on us
• Col 318-21
• Familial responsibilities
• Col 322-25
• Employment responsibilities
• Col 41
• Management responsibilities
• Col 45-6
• Responsibilities for how you act toward everyone
• Will God see us as worthy of His trust?

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The character of Tychicus

• He was a beloved brother (Col 47, Eph 621)
• Brother indicates the family relationship in
  Christ
• The church is Gods family (1 Tim 315)
• Christians are Gods children (Rom 814-17)
• 1 Pet 117-23
• We are brethren born from incorruptible seed
• We have a responsibility to love
• He was beloved
• Because he was encouraging (Col 48, Eph 622)
• Would we be called beloved brethren?

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The character of Tychicus

• He was a faithful minister
• Minister (Grk diakonos) means a servant
• The kingdom is a spiritual domain INTO which we
  are conveyed (Col 112-13)
• For the purpose of SERVING (Heb 1228)
• Rom 121-2 Serving means sacrifice
• 1 Cor 1558 A lifetime of work
• 2 Tim 49-12
• He remained faithful even when others abandoned
  Paul
• Rev 210
• Are we faithful ministers?

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The character of Tychicus

• He was a fellow servant in the Lord
• Servant (Grk doulos) means slave
• Jn 832-34
• Before coming to Christ all are slaves of sin
• Rom 615-23
• If you belong to God, then His slave
• Freedom in Christ is NOT a license to do what you
  want to do it is the privilege to do what you
  ought to do (Col 317)
• Would God consider us to be His slaves based on
  the way we live?

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Conclusion

• The Bible has examples of great men for us to
  follow
• Not all are well-known
• Perhaps a less-known example, like Tychicus, will
  impact us more
• He was like us, simply a Christian
• Yet are we like him?
• Trustworthy, honest, dependable
• A beloved brother
• A faithful servant
• A fellow slave of the Lord

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