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CONTENTS


INTRODUCTION:

1. ANANIAS: READY FOR THE MASTER'S USE
----1.1. Ananias Was Ready To Listen
----1.2. Ananias Was Ready To Obey
----1.3. Ananias Was Ready To Speak
----1.4. Ananias Was Ready To Welcome
----1.5. Ananias Was Ready To Serve

2. JASON: A MAN WHO REFUSED TO BE INTIMIDATED
----2.1. Jason, A Fearless Witness
----2.2. Jason, A Loyal Witness
----2.3. Jason, A Dedicated Witness
----2.4. Jason, A Faithful Witness

3. DORCAS: EXAMPLE OF DOING GOOD
----3.1. Dorcas' Name Implied Her Devotion
----3.2. Dorcas Spoken Of As A Disciple
----3.3. Dorcas Known For Her Good Deeds
----3.4. Dorcas Was Raised From The Dead

4. MNASON: AN OLD DISCIPLE
----4.1. Mnason Began As A Young Disciple
----4.2. Mnason Was A Faithful Disciple
----4.3. Mnason Was An Enduring Disciple
----4.4. Mnason Was A Valued Disciple
----4.5. Mnason Was A Hospitable Disciple
----4.6. Mnason Was An Active Disciple

5. PHEBE: AN EXAMPLE IN SERVICE
----5.1. Her Service Was Unobtrusive
----5.2. Her Service To The Church
----5.3. Her Service To The Needy
----5.4. Her Service Required Assistance
----5.5. Her Service Received Encouragement

6. TRYPHENA AND TRYPHOSA: LABOURERS FOR THE LORD
----6.1. Their Recognition
----6.2. Their Relationship
----6.3. Their Renunciation
----6.4. Their Resources
----6.5. Their Remembrance

7. EPAENETUS: FIRST FRUITS OF ASIA
----7.1. Epaenetus, First In Coming To Christ
----7.2. Epaenetus, First To Confess Christ
----7.3. Epaenetus, First In Conformity To Christ
----7.4. Epaenetus, First In Consecration To Christ
----7.5. Epaenetus, First In Continuing With Christ

8. EPAPHRODITUS: WHO HAD A SERVANT HEART
----8.1. He Served Others Readily
----8.2. His Self-forgetting Recklessness
----8.3. His Spiritual Power Revealed
----8.4. His Spent Body Restored
----8.5. His Sacrificing Love Recommended

9. STEPHANAS: ADDICTED TO SERVING SAINTS
----9.1. A Vindicating Addiction
----9.2. A Voluntary Addiction
----9.3. A Vocational Addiction
----9.4. A Visionary Addiction
----9.5. A Virtuous Addiction
----9.6. A Various Addiction
----9.7. A Venerated Addiction

10. ONESIPHORUS: A GOOD FRIEND
----10.1. He Was A Profitable Friend
----10.2. He Was A Proved Friend
----10.3. He Was A Painstaking Friend
----10.4. He Was A Persistent Friend
----10.5. He Was A Prayed For Friend

11. EPAPHRAS: PORTRAIT OF A SHEPHERD
----11.1. A Shepherd's Helpfulness
----11.2. A Shepherd's Faithfulness
----11.3. A Shepherd's Lovingkindness
----11.4. A Shepherd's Prayerfulness
----11.5. A Shepherd's Big-heartedness


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