In his message to the church at Colosse, Paul told them that he and his co-laborers in the work preached the truths of God’s Word to every man, not selectively or with respect to societal ranking. In contrast to the work of the Pharisees who were only interested in speaking to the educated upper class, Paul wanted his message to be heard by all.

He wrote in…

Colossians 1:28 (Christ Jesus) Whom we preach, warning every man, and teaching every man in all wisdom; that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus:

It is noteworthy that there was not a class of men, or a distinction among them that would cause Paul to avoid them with his preaching. He carried a burden from the Lord to impact each and every person his voice could reach with the message of Christ and His transforming work.

Paul’s methods were radical in his day. The journeys of Paul as chronicled in the book of Acts record his ministering to men and women. Like the Savior, Paul did not limit his ministry to only the men who congregated in the synagogue for prayer and Bible reading. Though those meetings were for primarily only men, Paul made sure that his message reached beyond the confines of those walls that those not ‘privileged’ to attend could also hear the wonders of Christ’s love.

When Paul ministered in the city of Philippi, he made sure to speak to folks outside of the synagogue. After attending the meetings on the Sabbath, he traveled outside the city to a river where he met some women who were gathered together praying.

To them Paul shared the Good News, and one of them received the Lord Jesus, and became a devout disciple, herself winning others to Christ. Her name was Lydia, and her first response was to take the message to her own family, who trusted in Christ and were baptized along with her.

Too often ministries are directed to a certain class of people, especially those who have enough money to support their dreams and lifestyles. While they pander to the elite, droves of poor people are ignored, themselves recognizing their need, and desirous of hearing about the One who can redeem their souls and show them real love.

Paul was not only interested in simply sharing the Gospel with every man, his desire was that each of them also grow in the Lord to maturity. Such a pattern is called today discipleship. He set for us a challenging example in winning folks to Christ, and then teaching them and encouraging them to spiritual maturity.

It is important that we follow Paul and the Lord Jesus in their examples of showing concern for every man, and every woman.
Thank God someone considered us enough to show us the love of Christ.