Bible & Theology Archives - Saturate

Bible & Theology Archives - Saturate

by Dave Ainsworth 0

Bible & Theology Discipleship Gospel Missional Community Spiritual Growth

November 22, 2022

Finding Jesus in the Waiting

PREPARING FOR CHRISTMAS Certainly, Christmas is worth preparing for. Alongside Good Friday and Easter, Christmas is the most important holiday for the faith of the Christian. There is no gospel without the Incarnation. However, it is increasingly hard to appreciate…

by Ben Connelly 0

Bible & Theology Discipleship Foundations Gospel

October 4, 2022

A Gospel-Centered Gospel

This is adapted from Ben Connelly's newest book Reading the Bible, Missing the Gospel, ©2022 Moody Publishers. Get your copy here or wherever you buy books.I grew up in a religious culture. I knew a lot about Jesus. I was…

by Jeff Vanderstelt 0

Apologetics Bible & Theology Discipleship Everyday Rhythms Foundations Gospel Spiritual Growth

April 26, 2022

Bringing the Gospel to Our Lips

If you and others around you are going to grow in gospel fluency, you need consistent immersion in a gospel-speaking community. This needs to be much more than a weekly gathering of the church where the gospel is preached…

by Micah Lang 0

Bible & Theology Discipleship Foundations Holy Spirit Spiritual Growth

October 12, 2021

Reading Your Bible is Not the Goal. God Is.

Relationship or Discipline (or both)? How is your relationship with Christ these days? This question is one that is quite familiar in Christian circles. Knowing that our passion for God has a tendency to ebb and flow, often we disciple…

by Cassie Langford 0

Discipleship Ethics Gospel Missional Community

September 14, 2021

The Whole Story?

We have considered adding “Storyteller” as one of the team leadership roles for our missional communities. And I would love to fulfill this role. I love stories—especially stories of God’s faithfulness. But I’ve faced some ethical dilemmas in the past…

by Kendrick Banks 0

Bible & Theology Discipleship Gospel

August 10, 2021

Humility is Better Than Rightness

Often we clarify our convictions hoping to strengthen unity—“Here is what I believe… Who’s with me?” But what if a doctrine becomes destructive or divisive not because of what it is, but because of how we hold it? Isn’t it…

by Jeff Vanderstelt 0

Bible & Theology Church Coaching Discipleship Gospel Leadership Pastoring Spiritual Growth

June 29, 2021

5 Ways To Equip Disciples as Gospel Ministers

Church leader? Your job is not to do the ministry for the church, but to equip the church to be gospel ministers. Habakkuk 2:14 speaks of a day when “The knowledge of the glory of the Lord will cover the…

by Alan Hirsch 0

Bible & Theology Church Community Discipleship Family Foundations Gospel Shepherding Mission Missionary

October 8, 2020

Don’t Be A Lone Ranger

(Enjoy this final post in Alan Hirsch's eleven-part series.) When the church gets its act together, it is the most potent force for the transformation of the world. One of the most profound ways to embody countercultural dissents against the…

by Alan Hirsch 0

Arts & Culture Bible & Theology Community Discipleship Domains of Society Family Foundations Holy Spirit Mission Missional Community Missionary Spiritual Growth

October 5, 2020

Undercover Subversives

(Post ten in an eleven-part series from Alan Hirsch. Read part eleven here.) The kingdom works covertly to undermine the way things are now and to initiate God’s rule in its place. Contrary to a narrow fundamentalist understanding of…

by Alan Hirsch 0

Apologetics Arts & Culture Bible & Theology Community Current Events Discipleship Domains of Society Everyday Rhythms Faith and Work Foundations Mission Missionary

October 1, 2020

Discipleship as an Invitation to Relationship

(Post nine in an eleven-part series from Alan Hirsch. Read post ten here.) Stop being overly “spiritual,” using insider, religious language, to talk about God—it mostly alienates people. The reality is, to become a missional Christian, we begin by simply…

by Alan Hirsch 0

Arts & Culture Bible & Theology Church Community Current Events Discipleship Domains of Society Everyday Rhythms Faith and Work Foundations Gospel Mission Missionary Spiritual Growth

September 28, 2020

The Sacred vs the Secular

(Post eight in an eleven-part series from Alan Hirsch. Read part seven here.) We live as if there is an insurmountable distance between the “sacred” and the “secular.” One of the important dimensions of incarnational mission is to break…

by Alan Hirsch 0

Bible & Theology Foundations Mission Missionary

September 22, 2020

Joining God in His Mission

(Post seven in an eleven-part series from Alan Hirsch. Read post six here.) It is false to say that only Christians can experience God. One of the most basic assumptions of the incarnational missionary is to assume God is already…

by Alan Hirsch 0

Arts & Culture Bible & Theology Church Community Current Events Domains of Society Everyday Rhythms Faith and Work Foundations Holy Spirit Mission Missional Community Missionary

September 18, 2020

Listen to the Culture’s Stories

(Post six in an eleven-part series from Alan Hirsch. Read post five here.) Don’t presume you really know what’s going on. A few years ago I ran and organized a conference called St. Paul Goes to the Movies. The idea…

by Alan Hirsch 0

Bible & Theology Community Domains of Society Foundations Mission Missionary Women

September 15, 2020

Our Neighborhoods Have Changed

(Post five in an eleven-part series from Alan Hirsch. Read part four here) Whether we like it or not, we live in a world that is culturally fragmented and fragmenting. We are called to be a missional (move-out) people, and…

by Alan Hirsch 0

Bible & Theology Church Community Discipleship Foundations Mission Missionary Servant

September 8, 2020

Learning the Art Of Small

(Post four in an eleven-part series from Alan Hirsch. Read post three here) Every Christian is a missionary, and we are called to live out our commitment to Jesus’ lordship in every sphere and domain of life. The first…

by Alan Hirsch 0

Bible & Theology Church Church Planting Domains of Society Foundations Gospel Mission Missional Community Missionary

September 2, 2020

Living the Message

(Post three in an eleven-part series from Alan Hirsch. Read post two here.) You are the church before you do church. If we take Jesus at his word when he says, “As the Father has sent me, I am…

by Alan Hirsch 0

Bible & Theology Church Church Planting Domains of Society Foundations Leadership Mission Multiplication

August 31, 2020

Two Elements of a Missional Movement

(Post two in an eleven-part series from Alan Hirsch. Read part one here.) It’s going to take both missional church plus missional disciples to make a missional movement. Let’s start this journey to what we call “missionality” with a big…

by Alan Hirsch 0

Bible & Theology Church Foundations Mission

August 26, 2020

Powerful Potential

Welcome to the first in an eleven-part from Alan Hirsch! The current Christian church needs to reconnect, not with a trendy new movement, but with the power of the original one. One of my deepest-held beliefs is that all…

by Brent Thomas 0

Arts & Culture Bible & Theology Community Current Events Discipleship Domains of Society Gospel Holy Spirit Mission Missionary Spiritual Growth

August 19, 2020

Fear Is Easy

We have lost the art of thoughtful dialogue. Left to ourselves, we seem to avoid controversy or handle it poorly. It's impolite to discuss religion or politics. These are issues held with the head and the heart. Beliefs become convictions,…

by Michael Sullivan 1

Bible & Theology Discipleship Faith and Work Foundations Gospel

July 10, 2020

Listening to and Pursuing Unity with Jesus’ Church

"This Jesus-way of bringing his kingdom on earth as it is in heaven has a lot of political implications." - Craig Greenfield We're going to bring this introductory series to "Politics with Jesus in Mind" to a close with…

by Michael Sullivan 0

Bible & Theology Discipleship Faith and Work Foundations Gospel

July 8, 2020

The Story of God and Our Practices of Justice Today

"Faithful political action is about pursuing public justice." - Rev. Dr. Michael Goheen in Seeking the Justice of the Kingdom This post is the 2nd in a 3-part introductory series entitled, "Politics with Jesus in Mind." The first post was:…

by Jeff Vanderstelt 0

Church Current Events Ethics

June 25, 2020

Statement on Racial Injustice

https://vimeo.com/432026632 Soma and Saturate affirm the image of God and inherent dignity of all people regardless of ethnicity. We long for a fuller expression of the true reality of the church created in Christ. Jesus taught us to pray…

by Brad Watson 0

Apologetics Church Family Gospel Kids Mission

March 31, 2020

What’s the Point of the Resurrection?

We're about to embark on perhaps the strangest and best Easter of our lives. It will be an Easter without large brunches, egg hunts, and large worship services. In fact, it will be an Easter of sheltering in place, rising…

by Jessica Jager 0

Bible & Theology Discipleship Family Foundations Gospel Identity

February 11, 2020

The Good News About Who You Are

Words like son or daughter or even family bring up feelings that are personal to the stories in which we’ve experienced them. To some son or daughter is a positive descriptor, one that tells you that you belong, that…

by Brad Watson 0

Bible & Theology Church Discipleship Gospel Mission Missional Community Resources

January 8, 2020

Ministers and Messengers of Reconciliation

This blog post is an excerpt from a chapter of our newest resource, an Everyday Discipleship Study on the book of Jonah. Available TODAY, you can download the first chapter for free now! The gospel saves us from sin…

by Brad Watson 0

Bible & Theology Discipleship Foundations Gospel Mission Missional Community Spiritual Growth

December 27, 2019

What Is the Jonah Story About?

This blog post is an excerpt from the introduction of our newest resource, an Everyday Discipleship Study on the book of Jonah. This study launches Monday, Jan 6th but you can download the first chapter for free now! Jonah…

by Brad Watson 0

Bible & Theology Discipleship Foundations Gospel Missional Community Spiritual Growth

October 1, 2019

The Vision of Every Church

For this reason I bow my knees before the Father, from whom every family in heaven and on earth is named, that according to the riches of his glory he may grant you to be strengthened with power through his Spirit…

by Brad Watson 0

Bible & Theology Discipleship Foundations Gospel Spiritual Growth

September 5, 2019

Loving God through Word and Prayer

What are missional communities supposed to do? They exist, primarily, to grow in love for God. Missional communities are groups of people learning to follow Jesus. Meaning, people are being renewed by the gospel through abiding in Christ. They…

by Jeff Vanderstelt 0

Apologetics Bible & Theology Discipleship Foundations Gospel Spiritual Growth

August 21, 2019

Listen To Your Heart

Part of our job in growing in gospel fluency is paying attention to the overflow of our hearts. What comes out in the form of thoughts, emotions, and behaviors finds its origin inside of us. Too often, we focus…

by Brad Watson 0

Bible & Theology Community Discipleship Foundations Gospel Missional Community

August 15, 2019

A Whole New People and a Whole New World

This blog post is an excerpt from the introduction of our newest resource, an Everyday Discipleship Study on the book of Ephesians. This study launches Monday, August 19th but you can download the first chapter for free now!…

by Jake Chambers 0

Bible & Theology Discipleship Foundations Gospel Prayer Spiritual Growth

June 24, 2019

Gospel Rooted | Day by Day

MONDAY Who is God? God is generous. Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or…

by Jake Chambers 0

Bible & Theology Discipleship Foundations Gospel Prayer Spiritual Growth

June 17, 2019

Gospel Rooted | Day by Day

MONDAY Who is God? God is King. Clap your hands, all peoples! Shout to God with loud songs of joy! For the Lord, the Most High, is to be feared, a great king over all the earth. He subdued…

by Jake Chambers 0

Bible & Theology Discipleship Foundations Gospel Prayer Spiritual Growth

June 10, 2019

Gospel Rooted | Day by Day

MONDAY Who is God? God is a Good Shepherd. The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads…

by Jake Chambers 0

Bible & Theology Discipleship Foundations Gospel Prayer Spiritual Growth

June 3, 2019

Gospel Rooted | Day by Day

MONDAY Who is God? God is gracious. The Lord descended in the cloud and stood with him there, and proclaimed the name of the Lord. The Lord passed before him and proclaimed, “The Lord, the Lord, a God…

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