EPAPHRODITUS

Phil. 2:25-30

ÉNTIMOS

• Honor
• Esteem
• Precious
• Costly

WHY study/preach about extra-biblical people?

WHY study/preach about extra-biblical people?
1. Phil. 2:29

WHY study/preach about extra-biblical people?
1. Phil. 2:29 2. Matt. 5:16

WHY study/preach about extra-biblical people?
1. Phil. 2:29 2. Matt. 5:16
3. Matt. 13:34

WHY study/preach about extra-biblical people?
1. Phil. 2:29 2. Matt. 5:16
3. Matt. 13:34 4. Matt. 6:26-28

WHY study/preach about extra-biblical people?
1. Phil. 2:29 2. Matt. 5:16
3. Matt. 13:34 4. Matt. 6:26-28
5. Pro. 11:14; 15:22; 24:6

"Next to the Word of God, I like those books best which give account of the lives and experiences of His people. No book of this kind has been more welcome to me than the life of Mr. Brainerd..."

- John Newton

"Perhaps his life did more in the work of missions than anybody else since the Apostle Paul..."


- John Piper

"Let every preacher read carefully over the 'Life of Brainerd'"


- John Wesley

Charles Spurgeon placed Brainerd's journal as second only to the Scriptures themselves.

"David Brainerd. Oh! Blessed be the memory of that beloved saint! No uninspired writer ever did me so much good."
- Henry Martyn

April 20, 1718
in Haddam, Connecticut

Hardships

Salvation

More Hardships

Missionary Work

Died:
Oct. 9, 1747

Applications
1. Persevere

Applications
1. Persevere
2. Pursue

Applications
1.Persevered
2.Pursued
3.Purposeful

APPS...
Persevered
Pursued
Purposeful
Preoccupied

"I feel it is HEAVEN
to please Him and to be just what He would have me to be."