Exalting Jesus in Philippians

by Tony Merida, Francis Chan, David Platt (Editor), Dr. Daniel L. Akin (Editor), Tony Merida (Editor)

Overview

Edited by David Platt, Daniel L. Akin, and Tony Merida, this new commentary series, projected to be 48 volumes, takes a Christ- centered approach to expositing each book of the Bible.

Rather than a verse-by-verse approach, the authors have crafted chapters that explain and apply key passages in their assigned Bible books. Readers will learn to see Christ in all aspects of Scripture, and they will be encouraged by the devotional nature of each exposition.
Projected contributors to the series include notable authors such as Russell D. Moore, Al Mohler, Matt Chandler, Mark Dever, and others.
 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780805497595
Publisher:	B&H Publishing Group
Publication date:	02/01/2016
Series:	Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
Sales rank:	502,255
File size:	3 MB
Age Range:	3 Months to 18 Years

About the Author

Tony Merida is the founding pastor of Imago Dei Church in Raleigh, North Carolina. He earned a Ph.D. in preaching from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and serves as associate professor of Preaching at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. He is the author of  Ordinary, Faithful Preaching, Orphanology (co-author), and multiple volumes in the Christ-Centered Exposition Series.

Francis Chan is the best-selling author of Crazy Love, Forgotten God, Erasing Hell and the host of the BASIC.series (Who Is God & We Are Church). Currently, Francis is planting churches in the San Francisco area. Together, Francis and his wife Lisa raise their seven children in Northern California and are co-authors of the new book You and Me Forever: Marriage in Light of Eternity. For more information, check out youandmeforever.org and @youandmeforever.
Tony Merida is lead pastor of Imago Dei Church in Raleigh, North Carolina. He earned a Ph.D. in preaching from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and serves as associate professor of Preaching at Southeastern Baptist Theological Seminary. His books include Faithful Preaching and Orphanology.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments xi

Series Introduction xiii

Philippians

Partnership and Church Planting in Philippi: 1 1-2 3

The Happiest Man in Rome: 1:3-8 18

Praying for Your Partners in the Gospel: 1 9-11 33

How to Maintain Joy in Ministry: 1:12-18 49

A Life Worth Living and a Death Worth Dying: 1:18b-26 61

Living Worthy of the Gospel Together: 1:27-2:4 74

A Christ-Centered Mind-set: 2:5-11 89

Shining Like Stars: 2:12-18 105

Model Servants: 2:19-30 116

The Glory of Knowing Christ: 3:1-11 131

Making Every Effort to Know Christ: 3:12-21 148

Shepherding a Church's Heart: 4:1-9 165

Models of Giving and Receiving: 4:10-23 184

Works Cited 200

Scripture Index 203

Editorial Reviews

It's one thing to know Bible stories; it's another to know the story of the Bible. It's one thing to be aware of the story's many heroes; it's another to have met the Hero himself. From the Old Testament that anticipates him, to the Gospels that manifest him, to the Book of Acts that proclaims him, to the Epistles that explain him, and to the Book of Revelation that tells of him coming again, your Bible is about Jesus. That's why I love the vision of the Christ-Centered Exposition Commentary series. It models for preachers and teachers how to proclaim—with pastoral focus and exegetical care—the beauty of the gospel from every page of Scripture.

Matt Smethurst
Associate Editor for The Gospel Coalition

Few things are more important for faithful biblical interpretation than reading Scripture in light of its master narrative. The Christ-Centered Exposition series aims to do just that.  In a postmodern age, these commentaries provide pastors and lay people an invaluable resource that is unswervingly committed to the authority of Scripture and the centrality of the Gospel in the Bible’s storyline.

Dr. R. Albert Mohler Jr., President
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary

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