A NEW BOOK FOR THE CHURCH
A NEW BOOK FOR THE CHURCH
Is Your Church Prepared to Stand Firm?
Standing Firm in the Coming Storm
How Future Hope Shapes Faithfulness
By B. David Mobile
Standing Firm in the Coming Storm helps pastors prepare believers for costly faithfulness before cultural pressure, persecution, or crisis exposes weaknesses in their formation.
Print preorders are open · Expected shipment January 15, 2027
THEOLOGY FOR FAITHFUL ENDURANCE
REFLECTION AND DISCUSSION QUESTIONS INCLUDED
What Others Are Saying
Endorsements of Standing Firm in the Coming Storm
“This book is a very timely guide for pastors as they lead their churches through these changing times of the twenty-first century.”
Perry G Downs, Ph.D.
Professor Emeritus, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School
Read full endorsement“This new book by Dave captures the importance of preaching, teaching and living out the complete story of God’s redemptive plan.”
Dr. Dann Spader
Founder: Sonlife, Concentric and Future Hope
Author: 4 Chair Discipling and Like Jesus materials
“The practicality of the work shines through, making the arguments and logic clear, while also grounding everything in solid biblical theology.”
Ron C. Fay, Ph.D.
Adjunct Professor of New Testament, Liberty School of Divinity
Author and Editor
“I have known Dr. David Mobile for nearly twenty years. He is a man of God who loves Christ and His church. Although my schedule has allowed me to read only the introductory chapter of Standing Firm in the Coming Storm, what I have read, together with my longstanding knowledge of Dr. Mobile, gives me confidence in recommending this book.”
Dr. Dwight A. Perry
Former Provost, Moody Bible Institute
President, Perry Leadership Consulting LLC
THE QUESTION BEHIND THE BOOK
Endurance requires formation.
Churches cannot assume that believers will suddenly develop endurance when pressure arrives. The convictions that govern obedience and the relationships that sustain faithfulness need attention in the ordinary life of the church.
Pastors have a responsibility to prepare congregations through sound doctrine and spiritual formation. Christian community, baptism and the Lord’s Supper, faithful leadership, and hope in Christ’s return all have a place in that preparation. The church remains dependent on the Spirit’s work and God’s sustaining grace.
INSIDE THE BOOK
Biblical conviction. Practical pastoral counsel.
The book helps pastors connect the church’s teaching and shared life with the demands of costly faithfulness.
Hope that shapes holiness
Understand how the Spirit uses the sure hope of Christ’s return to shape present obedience and endurance.
Readiness before pressure
Cultivate settled convictions and practiced obedience before and during seasons of pressure.
Strength through the church
Strengthen mutual care and belonging to Christ through the church’s common life, including baptism and the Lord’s Supper.
Witness until Christ comes
Help believers obey Christ and proclaim His gospel with courage and gentleness while depending on His grace.
ABOUT THE BOOK
Christ’s return changes how the church lives today.
The Spirit uses the sure hope of Christ’s return to shape present faithfulness. This conviction carries the argument of Standing Firm in the Coming Storm.
The book connects Christian hope with practiced obedience, belonging to Christ and His people, doctrinal faithfulness, and gospel witness. It also addresses grief in light of bodily resurrection and new creation, and perseverance through weariness by God’s preserving grace.
Chapter recaps, action steps, and reflection and discussion questions help readers bring the book’s teaching into personal obedience and congregational life. Its purpose is to help believers and churches remain faithful to Christ until He comes.
WHO THIS BOOK SERVES
Written for those preparing the church.
Serious enough for ministry leaders, clear enough for the congregation, and structured for thoughtful reading together.
Pastors
Prepare congregations for costly faithfulness and sustained faithfulness.
Church leaders
Strengthen the church’s shared life and care for believers under pressure.
Bible teachers
Connect sound doctrine with Christian formation and faithful witness.
Seminary students
Consider how biblical theology informs the responsibility of pastoral leadership.
Mature Christians
Examine the church’s readiness and grow in faithfulness to Christ.
A FREE PASTORAL RESOURCE
Begin with a prayerful assessment.
Is Your Church Prepared? offers seven questions to help evaluate a church’s readiness for costly faithfulness. The free assessment includes focused statements and a practical scoring guide for pastors and ministry leaders.
Get the Free Readiness AssessmentPRINT PREORDERS ARE OPEN
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Standing Firm in the Coming Storm releases in January 2027. Print presale orders are expected to ship on January 15, 2027.
Hardcover: $29.99 · Softcover: $19.99
Ebook: $9.99 — coming soon. Ebook ordering is not yet available; its release date will be announced separately.
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