Sunday Sermons from Penrith Anglican Church
True Encouragement
Jun 28, 2026 · 23 min · 6 segments
Tom Harricks preaches from Colossians 4:7-18.
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Sunday Sermons from Penrith Anglican Church
Jun 28, 2026 · 23 min · 6 segments
Tom Harricks preaches from Colossians 4:7-18.
Tom HarricksHostNow, you
could forgive the Colossians for believing that they had a key person risk in Paul.
Because part of this letter of Colossians, we've been looking at this term, is the news that Paul was in jail.
You might have experienced this personally when maybe a key mentor, a spiritual mentor, a supporter or a friend, someone who's helped you grow in the faith, has in one way or another moved on.
And you're left wondering, how on earth am I going to do this by myself? What is the right thing to say to yourself in that situation? What's the right thing to say to someone else in that situation? Well, here's what Paul says.
So let's have a look at what this key person says, the Apostle Paul, Colossians 4 verse 7 says, Tychicus will tell you the news about me.
I'm sending him to you for the express purpose that you may know about our circumstances and that he may encourage your hearts.
happening on the inside of the jail, more concerned with what's happening outside the jail walls.
It seems that with people and churches that he supports separated from him by the circumstances, there are real spiritual dangers.
While he's unavoidably absent, the concern is that others might cause trouble in these churches that have started.
Now, you
could forgive the Colossians for believing that they had a key person risk in Paul.
Because part of this letter of Colossians, we've been looking at this term, is the news that Paul was in jail.
You might have experienced this personally when maybe a key mentor, a spiritual mentor, a supporter or a friend, someone who's helped you grow in the faith, has in one way or another moved on.
And you're left wondering, how on earth am I going to do this by myself? What is the right thing to say to yourself in that situation? What's the right thing to say to someone else in that situation? Well, here's what Paul says.
So let's have a look at what this key person says, the Apostle Paul, Colossians 4 verse 7 says, Tychicus will tell you the news about me.
I'm sending him to you for the express purpose that you may know about our circumstances and that he may encourage your hearts.
happening on the inside of the jail, more concerned with what's happening outside the jail walls.
It seems that with people and churches that he supports separated from him by the circumstances, there are real spiritual dangers.
While he's unavoidably absent, the concern is that others might cause trouble in these churches that have started.
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