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Arts & Culture Community Everyday Rhythms Family Gospel Mission Missional Community

March 26, 2019

Accepting Ordinary Invitations

My wife Bethany and I are suckers for weird artsy puppet shows, so of course we were pumped to see that Fort Worth’s Amphibian Theater was producing just that with Geppetto: Extraordinary Extremities. We grabbed a few friends and…

by Jeff Vanderstelt 0

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Coaching Discipleship Foundations Gospel Leadership Missionary Spiritual Growth

March 19, 2019

Power for Salvation

When people say they are saved, what do they mean? Think of this blog post as a vocabulary lesson. To become fluent in any language, you must develop your vocabulary. So let’s delve into the aspects of the gospel…

by Jordan Elder 0

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Everyday Rhythms Gospel Identity Mission Missional Community

February 26, 2019

Seasons of Mission

As Missional Communities are planted, it is important to understand mission as an ancient work empowered by the Holy Spirit. God has been doing this “work” throughout redemptive history and calls each new generation to join Him. Mission can be…

by Madalaine Horky 0

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Discipleship Foundations Gospel Identity Mission Missional Community

February 19, 2019

Elevating the Poor

Becoming a friend to the poor requires a recognition of the ways that Jesus invited us to sit with Him and be elevated with Him, even though we could never deserve it. Throughout the story of the Bible, it…

by Rachel Swartley 0

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Discipleship Gospel Identity Life Issues Spiritual Growth

January 15, 2019

He is Always Calling Us Back

Read Part One Here. In no way is this meant to be a voice of condemnation, for I am the worst of us! However, I have personally come to a place of seeing my deep need for Jesus through…

by Rachel Swartley 0

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Everyday Rhythms Gospel Gospel Shepherding Identity Life Issues Spiritual Growth

January 8, 2019

Enduring Trials Well

Measuring Suffering The aching desire for a spouse, the pain of losing a friend, the uncertainty of finding a job...these things all produce pain. Why is it, though, that we tend to compare our suffering to the next person,…

by Brad Watson 1

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Discipleship Foundations Gospel Identity Saturate Podcast Spiritual Growth

December 25, 2018

Arrival of Enough

A few years ago, I ran a 5K on Thanksgiving with my whole family - three kids and two strollers. As we crossed the finish line the announcer said, “Welcome the stroller team!” The race was through the…

by Brad Watson 0

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Discipleship Foundations Gospel Identity Saturate Podcast Spiritual Growth

December 24, 2018

Gospel Feast

Our Advent traditions have become numerous: we cut down our tree at the Beck family farm in the shadow of Mt. Hood; we make cinnamon rolls for our neighbors; we go ice skating at the mall; I take…

by Brad Watson 0

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Discipleship Foundations Gospel Identity Saturate Podcast Spiritual Growth

December 23, 2018

Lasting Redeeming Love

On these last days of Advent, we turn our gaze to the love embodied in the crib. The incarnation carries into our world not just hope, peace, and joy, but Christ brings with Him a love of…

by Brad Watson 0

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Discipleship Foundations Gospel Identity Saturate Podcast Spiritual Growth

December 22, 2018

Loved from the Beginning

One of my favorite Christmas memories came five years ago when Mirela told me she was pregnant with our second child. I was overjoyed, amazed, and humbled. When that daughter was born we named her “Maitê,” which means…

by Brad Watson 0

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Discipleship Foundations Gospel Identity Saturate Podcast Spiritual Growth

December 21, 2018

Future Victory and Present Joy

We find ourselves between two arrivals - the first in Jesus in Bethlehem and the second as He comes again. We stand between resurrection and restoration. That’s precisely why this season is so important; it locates our hope,…

by Brad Watson 0

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Discipleship Foundations Gospel Identity Saturate Podcast Spiritual Growth

December 20, 2018

The True Light

I haven’t found a suburban light show, a boat parade light show, or the lights in a fancy mall in Los Angeles to compare the Christmas lights of Lisbon, Portugal. My home city truly rises to the occasion…

by Brad Watson 0

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Discipleship Foundations Gospel Identity Saturate Podcast Spiritual Growth

December 19, 2018

Emmanuel

Christmas is one of those strange times you sing a lot. It’s also a time when you oddly sing words in Latin, Greek, Hebrew, and all sorts of languages. A favorite, I think, is the song “O Come,…

by Cassie Langford 0

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Discipleship Gospel Holy Spirit Identity Missional Community Spiritual Growth

December 18, 2018

From Jaded to Jeweled

A guy who has hung around on the outskirts of our missional community sent a message asking for gas money this week. He said he missed us, but he has been going to another local church. My gut reaction…

by Brad Watson 0

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Discipleship Foundations Gospel Identity Saturate Podcast Spiritual Growth

December 18, 2018

Good Times Have Come, So Go Tell it On the Mountain

We tell the stories that matter most to us and our world. The stories you tell at parties, over dinner, and even in small talk have two overlapping qualities: you like them and you think the people around…

by Brad Watson 0

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Discipleship Foundations Gospel Identity Saturate Podcast Spiritual Growth

December 17, 2018

Joy to the World, Good News!

I’ll never forget where I was when I first heard the news: LeBron James was coming to Los Angeles to play for our Lakers. King James was going to come! After years of trying to read between…

by Brad Watson 0

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Discipleship Foundations Gospel Identity Mission Saturate Podcast Spiritual Growth

December 16, 2018

The Meaning of Joy

This Advent season has been a delight for me as we’ve walked through hope and peace. Now we turn our gaze toward joy. Our modern dictionaries define joy as a feeling of great happiness. It’s essentially pleasure plus,…

by Nathan Cedarland 0

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Church Discipleship Everyday Rhythms Gospel Identity Missional Community

December 13, 2018

Better than Christmas

At heart, I’m a nostalgic sentimentalist. Growing up, It’s a Wonderful Life was not only my favorite Christmas movie but my favorite movie in general. Seriously. Almost any holiday song by Nat King Cole or Bing Crosby still fills…

by Tim Parlier 0

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Community Discipleship Gospel Leadership Mission Missionary Youth & Teens

December 11, 2018

Sent Where the Sin Is

As we at Saturate seek to commission disciple-makers of students (or anyone for that matter), we are confronted with circumstances and beliefs that seems to be stopping many from starting a new work or shifting their current ministry functions. There…

by Brad Watson 0

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Discipleship Foundations Gospel Identity Mission Saturate Podcast Spiritual Growth

December 8, 2018

Mourning with Hope in a Tragic World

Christmas can be a time of lights, trees, parties, and decadent food, but it is definitely a season of grief and sadness. For some, it’s the grief of a lost childhood; the holidays remind us of all the…

by Brad Watson 0

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Discipleship Foundations Gospel Identity Mission Saturate Podcast Spiritual Growth

December 7, 2018

A Humble Baby?

“But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for me one who will be ruler over Israel, whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.” Therefore Israel…

by Brad Watson 0

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Discipleship Foundations Gospel Identity Saturate Podcast Spiritual Growth

December 6, 2018

Responding to the King’s Arrival

Go on up to a high mountain, O Zion, herald of good news; lift up your voice with strength, O Jerusalem, herald of good news; lift it up, fear not; say to the cities of Judah, “Behold your God!” Behold,…

by Brad Watson 0

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Discipleship Foundations Gospel Identity Mission Saturate Podcast Spiritual Growth

December 5, 2018

Life from a Stump

As I mentioned previously, our family always cuts down a Christmas tree. Each year, we leave a stump in the ground—something that was once growing is now dead. Stumps in Oregon are a part of life. In fact…

by Nathan Cedarland 0

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Discipleship Gospel Gospel Shepherding Identity Leadership Missional Community Pastoring Spiritual Growth

December 4, 2018

We Need “Good Shepherd” Theology

During our family meal last week, my five-year-old son Caleb perched attentively on the arm of the padded chair in which I sat––my Bible sprawled open on the coffee table in front of us. “What does it mean for…

by Brad Watson 0

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Discipleship Gospel Identity Mission Saturate Podcast Spiritual Growth

December 4, 2018

Jesus Came into the World

“Jesus came into Galilee” is offered as hope, the first hope. After centuries of silence, of struggle, and continued sin, the resignation of the people was, “No one is coming.” And yet, Jesus came into Galilee. “No-one-is-coming” is…

by Brad Watson 0

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Discipleship Foundations Gospel Identity Saturate Podcast Spiritual Growth

December 3, 2018

The True Story of Hope

On a December morning in Newtown, Connecticut in 2012, children and teachers were likely gearing up for a day filled with gluing cotton balls onto Santa beards when a 20-year-old man came into the school shooting and killing…

by Brad Watson 0

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Discipleship Foundations Gospel Identity Saturate Podcast Spiritual Growth

December 2, 2018

Why Did Jesus Have to Come?

Christmas is a magical time for kids as they see the glow of lights, trees in the home, and packages accumulate. It’s also the season when we get to regularly articulate the meaning and nature of God coming…

by Brad Watson 0

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Discipleship Foundations Gospel Identity Kids Resources

November 27, 2018

The Whole Gospel

This is an excerpt from the Adult Leader's Preparation for the first lesson of Gospel Basics for Kids. Each week of Gospel Basics has reflections and readings to help the teacher prepare to engage kids on the same topic.…

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Discipleship Everyday Rhythms Foundations Gospel Identity Kids

November 22, 2018

Why Teach the Basics of the Gospel to Kids?

Why should we teach the basics of the gospel to our kids? For no other reason than we are in a battle: For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against…

by Mirela Watson 0

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Discipleship Foundations Gospel Identity Kids

November 20, 2018

Speaking the Gospel with Children

Sometimes I think she understands, and I always wonder how amazed she will be when she fully comprehends the depth of the justice and righteousness Jesus brings to our lives, both here and in eternity. We are on the…

by Charlie Meo 0

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Church Current Events Domains of Society Gospel Identity Missionary

November 13, 2018

Reconstructing Our True Identity

This is part two of this two-part series on deconstructed Christianity. If you haven’t read the first piece on the roots and ramifications of deconstruction, go back and do that first. The True Story Could it be that the…

by Charlie Meo 0

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Church Current Events Domains of Society Gospel Identity Pastoring

November 8, 2018

Hope for Deconstructed Christians

Our hope is that through embracing the Bible as the True Story, followers of Jesus are given three new identities that reconstruct a flourishing faith. In the past couple of weeks, we have witnessed pipe bombs sent to prominent…

by Amy Lathrop 0

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Community Domains of Society Everyday Rhythms Family Foundations Gospel Missional Community

November 1, 2018

Flourishing at the Table

Hospitality is a practice to be cultivated for God’s glory, our good and the flourishing of others. It’s an invitation to worship the One who invites us in, feeds us, listens to us, knows us, and provides for our…

by Jeff Vanderstelt 0

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Discipleship Everyday Rhythms Gospel Mission Missional Community Missionary

October 30, 2018

Be With and Become

Eugene Peterson paraphrased John 1:14 – The Word became flesh and blood and moved into the neighborhood. Jesus fully related to everything we experience by fully becoming human and dwelling in our space. I’ve been learning how to do…

by Rich McCaskill 0

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Coaching Discipleship Gospel Leadership Mission Missional Community Missionary

October 11, 2018

The Jonah Factor

What is Jonah doing in the Bible? He is such a different prophet from the others! I believe God put it there because Jonah opens our eyes to a hidden truth. It is the truth that God calls us…

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Identity Archives - Page 3 of 6 - Saturate

Accepting Ordinary Invitations

Power for Salvation

Where the Immigrant, Asylum Seeker, and the Refugee Belong

Seasons of Mission

Elevating the Poor

He is Always Calling Us Back

Enduring Trials Well

Arrival of Enough

Gospel Feast

Lasting Redeeming Love

Loved from the Beginning

Future Victory and Present Joy

The True Light

Emmanuel

From Jaded to Jeweled

Good Times Have Come, So Go Tell it On the Mountain

Joy to the World, Good News!

The Meaning of Joy

Better than Christmas

Sent Where the Sin Is

Mourning with Hope in a Tragic World

A Humble Baby?

Responding to the King’s Arrival

Life from a Stump

We Need “Good Shepherd” Theology

Jesus Came into the World

The True Story of Hope

Why Did Jesus Have to Come?

The Whole Gospel

Why Teach the Basics of the Gospel to Kids?

Speaking the Gospel with Children

Reconstructing Our True Identity

Hope for Deconstructed Christians

Flourishing at the Table

Be With and Become

The Jonah Factor

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