Summary:
The passage closes with Paul saying that Tychicus, a beloved brother and faithful servant in the Lord, will tell the believers about Paul’s circumstances and activities. He explains that he has sent him for this very purpose: to inform them and to encourage their hearts. Paul then ends with a blessing, speaking peace to the brothers and sisters, along with love joined with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. He concludes by pronouncing grace on all who love the Lord Jesus Christ with incorruptible love.
Teaching:
To become a worker in the church means that each person has a role entrusted to them. The workers of Seoul Igigineun Church are called to support the pastor. This is not a master-servant relationship, but a matter of supporting the pastor’s ministry. By building direct relationships with the congregation, they help the members receive the pastor’s message more fully by communicating both the Word the pastor preaches and the pastor’s circumstances, and by helping the members become fellow workers together with the pastor.
The closing greeting is like the opening greeting - because God is the beginning and the end. The church is the church of the Triune God. Jesus is the head of the church, and the church is called the body of Jesus. And God the Father is the owner of the church. The sovereign Lord of the church is God the Father.
Our faith, from beginning to end, is in God the Father, in Jesus Christ, and in God the Holy Spirit.
Excerpt from the sermon by Pastor Lee, Apr 29, 2026
Ephesians 6:21-24