Thank you for joining listeners all around the world for a very special edition of Leading the Way audio.

Today, a challenging message from Dr. Jonathan Yousuff, Dr. Michael Youssef's youngest son,

and content provider for Leading the Way's popular podcast, candid conversations with Dr. Jonathan Yusuf. Recently while traveling, Dr. Jonathan Youssef.

Recently while traveling, Dr. Michael Youssef asked his son, Jonathan, to lead his church

in teaching while he was away, and he did not disappoint. The message that Dr. Jonathan

Yusuf shared was one that impacted all in attendance, and it sure to impact you as you

listen to this episode of leading the way. Jonathan takes you into the pages of Colossians

chapter 4, introducing you to Paul's friends, each with a different impact on and in Paul's

gospel ministry, each with a different skill set, each impacting many

for eternity. So let's listen. As Jonathan begins this challenging message, he's called,

I get by with a lot of help from my friends. Colossians chapter four, beginning in verse seven. How many of you have read through some of the

epistles and you kind of get to this part where it's a lot of greetings and salutations and

I'm done. I'm done. I don't know these people. This is just Paul's kind of little formal part. I don't know anything about this. I don't need to read this. It's not important. All scripture has God breathed, is it not? And so, you know, you could say, I don't know this first man on the list. I can't even pronounce his name. What's the point in me going on here? Well, there's good news for us.

We're going to do a character study on all eight of these individuals. You laugh.

I'll try and go quick. But these are eight friends who helped Paul in his ministry while he's in prison in Rome. And so you can call this

section as we've titled it, I get by with a lot of help for my friends. So let's introduce

ourselves to them. First, we meet Tichicus. Tichikis will tell you all about my activities. He's a beloved brother

and a faithful minister and a fellow servant in the Lord. I've sent him to you for this very purpose,

that you may know how we are and that he may encourage your heart. Tichikis is, as you could say, the friend with a servant's heart.

Now, we don't know a great deal about him. There isn't a lot in scripture about him. He has mentioned

five times, but every time it's just very brief. In Acts, he's one of the Gentiles who

travels with Paul to Jerusalem to bring some of the tithe to the Christians there.

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