{"id":20392,"date":"2017-10-04T08:00:30","date_gmt":"2017-10-04T12:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/?p=20392"},"modified":"2026-07-15T11:44:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T15:44:50","slug":"god-gets-practical","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/god-gets-practical.htm","title":{"rendered":"God Gets Practical"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Self-help books and seminars may have a place but so often take a humanistic path void of divine intervention. The Christian life, however, centers around what God does for us, not what we do for ourselves. &#8212; &#8220;I can do all this through him who gives me strength.&#8221; <span class=\"class2\">(Phil. 4:13)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>God already provided The Book, <a href=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/bible-study-resources.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">His Word<\/a>, that contains practical solutions for issues we still experience today along with the power we need to apply these truths to our lives. While &#8220;all Scripture&#8221; is intended to be &#8220;useful&#8221; <span class=\"class2\">(2 Tim. 3:16-17)<\/span>, we&#8217;re going to zero in on just one small book in the Bible to demonstrate how practical God gets &#8212; the Book of Philippians.<\/p>\n<h2>Practical Issues in the Book of Philippians<\/h2>\n<p>Outline the Book of Philippians and in just four chapters you will find the following practical issues we face in our daily lives as individuals and as a church today:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>becoming more other-centered (1:1-11)<\/li>\n<li>learning to better cope and deal with circumstances (1:12-26)<\/li>\n<li>maintaining unity (1:27-2:11)<\/li>\n<li>living a life of obedience to God (2:12-18)<\/li>\n<li>serving wholeheartedly (2:19-30)<\/li>\n<li>setting priorities (3:1-14)<\/li>\n<li>getting an attitude adjustment (3:15-4:1)<\/li>\n<li>experiencing peace (4:1-9)<\/li>\n<li>being content (4:10-19)<\/li>\n<li>praising God &amp; embracing one another (4:20-23)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Imagine the difference in our lives if we took the help He offers to deal with these issues!<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mintools-store.com\/products\/philippians-discussion\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-20393 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/mintools.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/philippians-dwnld.jpg\" alt=\"Practical Issues in the Book of Philippians\" width=\"90\" height=\"116\" \/><\/a>If you haven&#8217;t read through Philippians lately, perhaps this is a good time to do so. 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