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by Brad Watson 0

Discipleship Foundations Gospel Saturate Podcast Spiritual Growth

December 15, 2018

When the Soul Feels Its Worth

This past week, each reflection has focused on the theme of Peace and the Kingdom Jesus’ birth brings. It all seems so wonderful. The birth of the saving king, so glorious. The highest glory has come to us!…

by Brad Watson 0

Discipleship Foundations Gospel Saturate Podcast Spiritual Growth

December 14, 2018

The End of War — Healing of the Nations

My favorite Christmas movie is Joyeux Noel. It tells the true story of a Christmas Day Truce in the trenches of World War I between the Germans, French, and British. The cost of World War I was a…

by Nathan Cedarland 0

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 Brad Watson 0

Discipleship Foundations Gospel Saturate Podcast Spiritual Growth

December 13, 2018

We’ve Been Brought Near

We all have a complicated relationship with the Church. It’s a ruckus communion of saints. It’s for many a place of quarreling, a place of scheming, a place of power, and even for those same people, a place…

by Brad Watson 0

Discipleship Foundations Gospel Saturate Podcast Spiritual Growth

December 12, 2018

The Kingdom that Divides

Growing up, my family spent each night of the holidays sitting beneath the glow of the Christmas tree and watching Christmas movies. We watched the original Miracle on 34th Street and the “new” Miracle on 34th Street (which…

by Tim Parlier 0

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

Discipleship Foundations Gospel Missional Community Saturate Podcast Spiritual Growth

December 11, 2018

How the Long Expected Jesus Came

How does the king come? We know He comes to change the world. We know He was born into our world. But how does Jesus come? What is the manner, the posture, the practice of Jesus’ incarnation? Returning to…

by Brad Watson 0

Discipleship Foundations Gospel Missional Community Saturate Podcast Spiritual Growth

December 10, 2018

A Child and Big Government

Wherever he reigns, His thriving and flourishing will be there, too! His law is peace. On May 19, 2018, Prince Harry of England married Meghan Markle in Windsor, England. The event was marked by the usual fanfare of such…

by Brad Watson 0

Discipleship Foundations Gospel Missional Community Saturate Podcast Spiritual Growth

December 9, 2018

Peace on Earth

At the center of the angel’s announcement on the first Christmas night is this phrase found in Luke 2:14; it’s what Linus quotes at the end of A Charlie Brown Christmas: “Glory to God in the Highest, and peace…

by Brad Watson 0

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Discipleship Foundations Gospel Saturate Podcast Spiritual Growth

December 1, 2018

Preparing for Advent

Christmas Tree Hunting In the early days of Advent, we drive out to the Beck family farm to cut down a Christmas tree. Our only rule is it must be shorter than “Mom” so it will fit in…

by Adam Breckenridge 0

Discipleship Foundations Gospel Gospel Shepherding Leadership Missional Community Spiritual Growth

November 29, 2018

What to Expect from People in DNA Groups

Expectations for being in a DNA Group Deep discipleship and transformation doesn’t happen in isolation. Rather, deep growth occurs in the soil of trusting relationships, where we can be known and loved, challenged and encouraged. This is the purpose…

by Brad Watson 0

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.…

by Liz.Pearse 0

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

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 Jeff Vanderstelt 0

Discipleship Foundations Gospel Gospel Shepherding Pastoring

November 16, 2018

Give Them Jesus

The apostle Paul, in his letter to the church in Ephesus, states: “And he gave the apostles, the prophets, the evangelists, the shepherds and teachers, to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for building up the body…

by Charlie Meo 0

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

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 James Grout 0

Church Everyday Rhythms Foundations Mission Missional Community Youth & Teens

November 6, 2018

From One Generation to the Next

A Shaky Foundation Several years into my career as a youth pastor I had a crisis of purpose. I loved what I was doing and believed developing people and programs to support teenagers in their faith journey was one…

by Amy Lathrop 0

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

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 Brad Watson 0

Bible & Theology Church Discipleship Gospel Leadership Pastoring Spiritual Growth

October 25, 2018

Words Lived Out

I broke down last night. Hunched over our kitchen sink and weeping, my wife told me it wasn’t silly to grieve a person I never personally met. On Monday one of my heroes had died. As a sixteen-year-old preacher,…

by Tim Parlier 0

Discipleship Gospel Leadership Mission Youth & Teens

October 23, 2018

It Must Be Connected

If you haven’t read the prior articles in this series, it might be helpful to review to give you some context. This is a continuation flushing out the E.P.I.C. generation acronym. (Experiential, Participatory, Image-rich, Connected). The goal is to…

by Nathan Cedarland 0

Bible & Theology Church Discipleship Foundations Leadership

October 18, 2018

Speaking with Caution

I love the Church of Jesus, and I have no desire to criticize her or stir up strife between my brothers and sisters. In my first few years of church planting, I certainly lacked an awareness of how critical…

by Jeff Vanderstelt 0

Community Everyday Rhythms Gospel Mission Missional Community Missionary

October 16, 2018

On Mission this Halloween

October 31st offers a great opportunity for many to engage in new relationships with those around us or to revisit some old relationships with new missional intentionality. Regardless of what you think of the holiday and it's roots, the…

by Rich McCaskill 0

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…

by Jonathan Dodson 0

Bible & Theology Discipleship Gospel Holy Spirit Spiritual Growth

October 9, 2018

Sizing Up the Holy Spirit

The Holy Spirit. Three words couldn’t divide the church more. I suppose “I hate you” is up there, but that’s more of a division between people rather than churches. Entire swaths of Christianity have divided over the third person…

by Charlie Meo 0

Community Current Events Discipleship Domains of Society Gospel Gospel Shepherding Pastoring

October 4, 2018

The Disciple and Trauma

As Americans watch the unfolding drama of the Supreme Court hearings, you can almost hear the nation collectively sigh in frustration, sadness, and disbelief. In many ways, these hearings are a culmination of many cultural currents: partisan politics, Trump…

by Sondra Chamberlain 0

Discipleship Everyday Rhythms Identity Mission Missional Community Missionary

October 2, 2018

Digging In

Starting over is hard. Humans are creatures of habit - we like comfort. A year ago our family moved from Tacoma to Seattle. It was a quick decision but not one we took lightly. We had lived in Tacoma…

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Foundations Archives | Page 3 of 10 | Saturate

When the Soul Feels Its Worth

The End of War — Healing of the Nations

Better than Christmas

We’ve Been Brought Near

The Kingdom that Divides

Sent Where the Sin Is

How the Long Expected Jesus Came

A Child and Big Government

Peace on Earth

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?

Preparing for Advent

What to Expect from People in DNA Groups

The Whole Gospel

Why Teach the Basics of the Gospel to Kids?

Speaking the Gospel with Children

Give Them Jesus

Reconstructing Our True Identity

Hope for Deconstructed Christians

From One Generation to the Next

Flourishing at the Table

Be With and Become

Words Lived Out

It Must Be Connected

Speaking with Caution

On Mission this Halloween

The Jonah Factor

Sizing Up the Holy Spirit

The Disciple and Trauma

Digging In

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