Striving for the Faith: A Journey through Philippians for Life on Mission by Alex Kocman
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Book Description:
Paul's epistle to the Philippians sports many pivotal motifs-joy, suffering, humility, and encouragement. Underneath all these themes, Philippians is a book of mission. Its thesis comes in chapter 1, verse 27: "Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel."
This crucial letter stands as a summons for the church today to strive for the faith and be about the work of her Lord. In turn, this expository journey through Philippians is intended as an invitation for all of Christ's people to read Paul's time-tested words with new eyes and to apply it to a life of mission.
Contents:
Part 1: Striving for the Faith through Joyful Partnership(Philippians 1:1-30)
1. Grace and Peace to God's Servants
2. Fellowship beyond the Church Potluck
3. No Unfinished Work
4. The Christian Response to Disruptive Witness
5. On the Relationship between Love and Truth
6. Faithfully Awaiting Christ's Return
7. Life on Mission: A Call to Suffer
8. Confidence in the Face of Persecution
9. Responding to Preachers with Impure Motives
10. A Case for Christian Optimism
11. The Missionary Question: To Live or Die?
12. To Be "Worthy" of the Gospel
13. How to "Strive" for the Faith
14. Persecution, Suffering, and Fearlessness
Part 2: Striving for the Faith through Humble Mission(Philippians 2:1-30)
15. A Surprising Way to Encourage Ministry Leaders
16. Goldfish and Towels
17. Reading Christ's Mind
18. Even Death on a Cross
19. The Name above Every Name
20. Every Knee Will Bow
21. What It Means to "Work Out" Your Salvation
22. On Divine Sovereignty and Christian Willpower
23. The Ineffable Witness of a Complaint-Free Christian
24. Positivity Is Not Enough
25. Can a True Christian "Waste" His Life?
26. Timothy's Proven Worth
27. The Costliness of Christian Love
Part 3: Striving for the Faith through Persevering Devotion (Philippians 3:1-21)
28. The Serious Business of Heaven
29. Watch Out
30. The Meaninglessness of Merit
31. Trash or Treasure
32. No Shortcuts in the Christian Race
33. Heavenly Minded and Earthly Good?
Part 4: Striving for the Faith through Radical Contentment (Philippians 4:1-23)
34. Why Christians Stand Firm
35. The Cure for Conflict
36. Reasonableness: The New "Radical"
37. Anxiety-Pacifying Prayer
38. Goodness, Truth, Beauty, and the Christian
39. How to Endure All Things
40. The Grace of Giving and Receiving
41. Devotion beyond Donation
42. God Will Provide-to the Last Penny
43. The Three Letters That Define Christian Mission
44. God's Empowering Grace for His Whole Global Family
45. Coda: Being Philippians
Author:
Alex Kocman is the Director of Communications and Engagement for ABWE and serves as an elder and as worship director at Faith Bible Fellowship Church of York, Pa. He serves as general editor for Message Magazine and co-hosts The Missions Podcast. After earning his M.A. in Communication and B.S. in Biblical Studies, he served as an online apologetics instructor with Liberty University and a youth pastor in Pennsylvania, where he now resides with his wife and four children. You can follow him on X at @ajkocman or by visiting alexkocman.com.
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