Labor agonizingly in prayer for the saints, desiring nothing more for them than the Gospel, Jesus Christ.
Affectionate prayer - Love the people of God... “the saints!”[Epaphras, who is one of you...]
Absent prayer - Don't be an “out of sight/out of mind” Christian. [Epaphras... greets you...]
Agonizing prayer - Pray till it hurts. [...always struggling on your behalf in his prayers...he has worked hard for you...]
Ample prayer - Pray generously. [...he has worked hard for you and for those in Laodicea and in Hierapolis.] Don't know what to pray, pray big.
Audible prayer - Don't be a mime. [...For I bear him witness...]
Aspiring prayer - Pray toward Gospel ends. [...that you may...] i[na conjunction; (1) used to introduce clauses that show a purpose or goal that, in order that, so that; You pray to accomplish something. Epaphras wasn't pouring his life out on the gospel altar of prayer for the sake of the Colossians so that SOMETHING would happen, he was pouring out his life on the gospel altar of prayer so that the GOSPEL would happen... IN THEM!
Goals: Gospel Completeness - Fully understand & obey God's will... the gospel of Grace! [...that you may stand mature...in all the will of God...]
Gospel Confidence - Persevere to the end... by the powerful working of the Holy Spirit. [...that you may stand...fully assured in all the will of God.
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