A) . 4:7-9 Paul was not only a great soul winner but also a great friend maker. Paul mentions more than 100 names in his epistles. V.7-8 a) Servant - Paul’ s 2 Primary Purposes of sending Tychicus. I. Tychicus was a brother, minister and servant. II. Gathering Information - A beloved brother can comfort the hearts of the saints. III. Giving Inspiration - A faithful minister and a servant knows the circumstances of things, they see the need and meet it. IV. Tychicus joined Paul in his 3rd missionary journey. Acts 20:4 V. 6-8 years later Tychicus is still with Paul during his Roman imprisonment. Eph.6:21 VI. 9-11 years later Tychicus is still with Paul. Tit.3:12 VII. 13 years later just before Paul died he was still Paul’ s companion in ministry. 2.Tim.4:12 V.9 b) Brother - The Prosecuted. I. Onesimus was a run away slave and the cause of why Paul wrote Philemon. II. Onesimus received Christ by Paul’ s leading. III. Onesimus was about to come back to his master in the flesh. Tychicus and Onesimus travelled from Rome to Colosse, with the epistle to the Ephesians Eph. 6:21-22. They probably also carried one to the Laodiceans Col.4:16, the epistle to Philemon and this epistle.