Epaphras: Faithful Service
Pastor’s Pen, This Sunday: Epaphras: Faithful Service Colossians 4:12, 13 I f someone were to ask you to identify the most impactful servants of Christ, it is likely the names of Paul and Peter would come to mind. Certainly they and other members of the apostles served our Lord faithfully. However if you were to had the opportunity to ask the apostle Paul that question, I suspect he my name a man named Epaphras. A native of the city of Colossae, Epaphras likely played a key role in planting churches in Colossae, Laodicea and Hierapolis, the three key cities of the Lycus Valley in what today is Turkey. After playing a key role in founding the churches there, he wound up spending time with Paul in Rome, where he was identified as a ”fellow prisoner.” There is much to be learned from the life of this little-known New Testament saint. ***** We appreciate those who help sanitize our facilities for services e