8/6/2017
Philippians 2:12-18
Chris Breslin
“Expect the end of the world. Laugh. Laughter is immeasurable. Be joyful though you have considered all the facts.” -Wendell Berry
“Salvation is not only something we receive but also something we do.” –Gordon Fee
Urban Church Planting Plantations by Christena Cleveland (blogpost)
Hillsong Church: Do Not Colonize San Francisco by Nate J Lee (blogpost)
Transracial Adoption: the Pros and Cons and the Parent’s Perspective by Andrew Morrison (Harvard Blackletter Law Journal)
The Realities of Raising a Kid of a Different Race by Karen Valby (Time Magazine)
Scripture:
Songs for Today’s Worship Gathering:
Abide by Somers
Jesus, What a Beautiful Name by Riches
He Leadeth Me by Gilmore/Bradbury
God With Us by Ingram/Jordan
Psalm 126 by Wardell
Lay it All Down by Reagan/Washington
Doxology
This Week’s Memory Scripture: Philippians 2:12b-13
Go further:
Epistle to the Philippians by Karl Barth
Paul’s Letter to the Philippians (NICNT) by Gordon Fee
Exploring a missional reading of Scripture: Philippians as a case study (article) by Dean Flemming
Celebration of Discipline, chapter “The Discipline of Celebration” by Richard Foster
Philippians (Two Horizons NT Commentary) by Stephen Fowl
Becoming the Gospel: Paul, Participation, & Mission by Michael Gorman
Surprised by Joy by C.S. Lewis
Theology and Joy by Jürgen Moltmann
Joy and Human Flourishing ed by Miroslav Volf and Justin Crisp