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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

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 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 Brad Watson 0

Discipleship Foundations Gospel Gospel Shepherding Holy Spirit Spiritual Growth

September 25, 2018

All of Life is Worship

We were made to worship. We were made to adore, to long for, to delight in, to desire. We were made to have the deepest longings of our hearts met by someone or something outside of ourselves. Always Worshiping…

by Jeff Vanderstelt 0

Discipleship Foundations Gospel Missional Community Spiritual Growth

September 4, 2018

Listening Well

I recently observed a conversation a few Christians were having with a man who has yet to come to faith in Jesus. It was amazing to me, and saddening, to watch the Christians missing the point of this man’s…

by Brad Watson 0

Discipleship Foundations Gospel Gospel Shepherding Missional Community Resources Spiritual Growth

August 21, 2018

Discipling Each Other

The most meaningful relationships in life are symbiotic: the people involved mutually benefit, encourage, and foster growth in each other. Growing as a disciple requires this kind of relationship by the power of the Holy Spirit and through the…

by Nathan Cedarland 0

Foundations Gospel Identity Mission Missionary Spiritual Growth

August 2, 2018

Sabbath Action

“Man was created on the sixth day right before God rested, so man was created as it were to enjoy the weekend with God.” – Michael Wilcock Summer Camp and the Already but Not Yet Reality During most of…

by David Achata 2

Discipleship Gospel Identity Leadership Mission Pastoring Spiritual Growth

July 5, 2018

God’s Calling, Man’s Driving

If you’re a leader reading this, be encouraged: your mission is to teach people to be content with waiting on the Lord. “For consider your calling, brothers; not many of you were wise according to worldly standards, not many…

by Brad Watson 0

Discipleship Foundations Gospel Identity Spiritual Growth

June 21, 2018

Change is God’s Work

We Can't Change on our Own Realizing that change is something that has to take place in the heart is just the first step in the battle for change. Once we understand this, it moves the battle for change…

by Sondra Chamberlain 0

Gospel Gospel Shepherding Holy Spirit Life Issues Spiritual Growth

April 26, 2018

Resting In Jesus

He wants me to rest in Him and invites me into what He is doing for His glory. That doesn’t sound like a burden that sounds like freedom. I remember it well. I was sitting in my dining room…

by Nathan Cedarland 0

Gospel Shepherding Holy Spirit Life Issues Pastoring Spiritual Growth

April 17, 2018

This is War!

Under Attack You’re dealing with health issues again. Someone you thought was committed to doing life with you has disappeared. Someone else is saying things about you that aren’t true. A magnetic individual in your community seems to be…

by Brad Watson 0

Discipleship Foundations Gospel Spiritual Growth

April 3, 2018

Not Just Broing Out

This is a guest post by Casey Samulski. Casey is a husband, writer, and entrepreneur who loves Jesus and making disciples of Jesus. He has led and coached missional communities in New York City and now lives in Los Angeles…

by David Achata 1

Discipleship Foundations Gospel Holy Spirit Identity Mission Spiritual Growth

November 16, 2017

The Call & The Power

Apart from God’s miraculous intervention, my teaching will only go so far. Our methods alone are dead ends. We’ve got to pray for this power. “For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine…

by Rich McCaskill 0

Discipleship Foundations Mission Prayer

November 14, 2017

The Beauty of Rest

Sabbath ceasing means to cease not only from work itself but also from the need to accomplish and be productive, from the worry and the tension that accompany our modern criterion of efficiency, from our efforts to be in…

by Rachel Swartley 0

Gospel Holy Spirit Spiritual Growth

November 2, 2017

The Root of Insecurity

The Gospel brings hope of unconditional love that has no interest in dwelling on our faults and transgressions because of Jesus’ ability to absorb our punishment. Imagine a world with people who cared for one another deeply. A culture…

by Brad Watson 1

Church Discipleship Gospel Missional Community Spiritual Growth

October 23, 2017

Gospel Fluency Handbook

Jeff Vanderstelt and Ben Connelly, wrote Gospel Fluency Handbook: A Practical Guide to Speaking the Truths of Jesus into the Everyday Stuff of Life for those who’ve realized they disbelieve God, His goodness and His gospel in areas of…

by David Achata 0

Discipleship Gospel Shepherding Missional Community Spiritual Growth

October 3, 2017

The Call & The Wilderness

Scripture shows consistently that when God calls someone, he sends them to the wilderness. If it’s an important enough category for God, then we need one too. Moses, Israel, David, Elijah, the Apostle Paul, even Jesus all were sent…

by Jeff Vanderstelt 0

Bible & Theology Gospel Prayer Spiritual Growth

September 26, 2017

This is How We Go to War

The Apostle Paul directs the church in Rome to not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of their minds (Romans 12:2). Then, while instructing the church in Corinth on how to engage in the…

by Brad Watson 0

Church Community Discipleship Everyday Rhythms Family Gospel Holy Spirit Kids Leadership Mission Missional Community Missionary Pastoring Prayer Resources Servant Spiritual Growth

September 4, 2017

Tools for The Upcoming Season

It's Labor Day, which means summer officially comes to a close, and we all gear up for the "normal" life that fall brings. The summer has been really busy for us, too, and we want to highlight a few of…

by Todd Morr 0

Discipleship Holy Spirit Missional Community Pastoring Spiritual Growth

August 29, 2017

Creating an Environment for Discipleship

In the Story, we watch as Jesus makes disciples, turning fishermen into fishers of men. Then before He ascends into heaven, He gives them the mission to also make disciples who obey His commands. Then over and over in Acts…

by David Achata 0

Community Discipleship Family Gospel Shepherding Holy Spirit Identity Leadership Missional Community Missionary Pastoring Servant Spiritual Growth

August 22, 2017

Spirit Doctor

Leaders, please set aside your objective plans for a moment. Helping people address their inner lives is probably the most important thing you’ll ever do. Many years ago I took my first trip to West Africa. On one of…

by Brad Watson 1

Church Discipleship Leadership Missional Community Pastoring Spiritual Growth Transitioning

August 17, 2017

What’s a Road Map for Transforming Small Groups?

I understand the vision, and I understand the principles of missional communities. I’m bought in! But what is my scope and sequence I need to work through to transition our small groups into missional communities? With so many resources, primers,…

by Brad Watson 0

Church Discipleship Leadership Pastoring Spiritual Growth

August 15, 2017

Walk in a Redeemed Life of Leadership

Not only did we repent and believe the gospel publicly, we also walked in redemption and healing. We set our sights on learning from Jesus what it meant to follow Him while serving His church. As pastors, we must…

by Jeff Vanderstelt 0

Church Gospel Pastoring Spiritual Growth

August 10, 2017

Weaving Gospel Fluency into Every Sunday Message

The gospel has to be good news to me if I am going to preach it as good news for others. The apostle Paul instructed the church in Ephesus that the means by which we help each other grow up…

by Jared Pickney 0

Church Discipleship Identity Leadership Missional Community Pastoring Spiritual Growth

August 3, 2017

Why Do Communities on Mission Fail?

If a missional community leader is not abiding in Jesus, no amount of preparation or equipping can sustain them in leadership. What is the difference between a missional community (MC) that makes it and a missional community (MC) that…

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Spiritual Growth Archives | Page 2 of 5 | Saturate

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

Words Lived Out

Sizing Up the Holy Spirit

All of Life is Worship

Listening Well

Discipling Each Other

Sabbath Action

God’s Calling, Man’s Driving

Change is God’s Work

Resting In Jesus

This is War!

Not Just Broing Out

The Call & The Power

The Beauty of Rest

The Root of Insecurity

Thy Will Be Done

Gospel Fluency Handbook

The Call & The Wilderness

This is How We Go to War

Tools for The Upcoming Season

Creating an Environment for Discipleship

Spirit Doctor

What’s a Road Map for Transforming Small Groups?

Walk in a Redeemed Life of Leadership

Weaving Gospel Fluency into Every Sunday Message

Why Do Communities on Mission Fail?

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