Jeff Vanderstelt - Saturate: Being Disciples of Jesus in the Everyday Stuff of Life

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Ive always been grateful for Jeff Vanderstelts heart for discipleship. Rather than drawing people to himself, he labors to help others understand the power they possess in the Spirit. He does what all good leaders should do: spends his days equipping others to do the work of the ministry.

Francis Chan,New York Times best-selling author, Crazy Love and Forgotten God

Saturate is a compelling and biblically serious picture of Jesus and the mission he has given his people. It is a book that is deeply doctrinal and helpfully applicable. I have known Jeff to faithfully live out the philosophies of life and day-to-day ministry contained in these pages, and have watched firsthand as God produced much fruit. I pray it encourages you.

Matt Chandler, Lead Pastor, The Village Church, Dallas, Texas; President, Acts 29 Church Planting Network

Jeff is one of the smartest, most dedicated, and most interesting disciple-makers I know. In this book, and through the medium of his life story, he effectively passes on the key insights that make him one of the best movement leaders in the country. Saturate is a winner.

Alan Hirsch, Founder, Forge and Future Travelers; award-winning author, Untamed, Right Here Right Now, and ReJesus

If someone were to ask me where to go to learn about discipleship, I would hand them the Bible along with Jeff Vanderstelts book Saturate. Readers will find themselves taking a survey of their lives, seeing the areas that God desires to take captive for his glory. Whether you are a preacher, homemaker, small-group leader, high school student, or new convert, Saturate will spur you on to live a life that will influence others to know Jesus while growing people in Jesus, not just at church, but in all of life.

Jackie Hill-Perry, poet; writer; hip-hop artist

This is a thought-provoking, heart-warming account of a body of believers taking Gods call to live as family seriously. Dont allow yourself to be distracted by the details or to quibble with the incidentals. This book challenges and encourages all of us to intentionally live on mission in the mundane details and events of everyday life.

Steve Timmis, Executive Director, Acts 29 Church Planting Network

Jeff Vanderstelt uses an ordinary experience to give us extraordinary insight into what it means to be a disciple of Jesus. Saturate is a great challenge to all of us to stop doing church and be the church!

Dave Ferguson, Lead Pastor, Community Christian Church, Naperville, Illinois; Lead Visionary, NewThing

In Saturate, Jeff Vanderstelt endeavors to provide Christians with an image of Gods grace that is all-encompassing and inescapable. Whether you are new to the faith or a seasoned believer, Jeffs words will encourage you and focus Gods gospel on every facet of your life. This book will challenge the way you see your Savior, your mission, and your everyday life.

Ed Stetzer, President, LifeWay Research; author,
Subversive Kingdom; www.edstetzer.com

Jeff Vanderstelts passion and commitment to the fame of Jesus are as evident in this book as they are in his preaching. It was so refreshing to read chapter after chapter that lifted high the name of Jesus and to be challenged to do the same more and more in my life and ministry.

Matt Carter, Pastor of Preaching, The Austin Stone Community Church, Austin, Texas; co-author, The Real Win

Saturate is a crucially needed and down-to-earth manual for what is most importantloving God and loving neighbors. What Christian wouldnt want to know what Jeff Vanderstelt has brilliantly and helpfully given us here?

Jared C. Wilson, Director of Content Strategy, Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary; author, Gospel Wakefulness and
The Prodigal Church

SATURATE

Being Disciples of Jesus
in the Everyday Stuff of Life

JEFF VANDERSTELT

Saturate: Being Disciples of Jesus in the Everyday Stuff of Life

Copyright 2015 by Jeff Vanderstelt

Published by Crossway
1300 Crescent Street
Wheaton, Illinois 60187

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, or otherwise, without the prior permission of the publisher, except as provided for by USA copyright law.

Published in association with Yates & Yates, www.yates2.com

Cover design: Erik Maldre

Interior illustrations: James Graves, Visual Jams

First printing 2015

Printed in the United States of America

Unless otherwise indicated, all Scripture quotations are from the ESV Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version), copyright 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Scripture references marked RSV are from The Revised Standard Version.
Copyright 1946, 1952, 1971, 1973 by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the U.S.A.

All emphases in Scripture quotations have been added by the author.

Trade paperback ISBN: 978-1-4335-4599-3
ePub ISBN: 978-1-4335-4602-0
PDF ISBN: 978-1-4335-4600-6
Mobipocket ISBN: 978-1-4335-4601-3

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Vanderstelt, Jeff, 1969

Saturate : being disciples of Jesus in the everyday stuff of life / Jeff Vanderstelt.

1 online resource.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN 978-1-4335-4600-6 (pdf) ISBN 978-1-4335-4601-3 (mobi) ISBN 978-1-4335-4602-0 (epub) ISBN 978-1-4335-4599-3 (hc)

1. Christian life. I. Title.

BV4501.3

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Crossway is a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.

To

The Soma Tacoma family.
Thank you for ten great years!
You are our glory and joy
(1 Thess. 2:20).

Mom and Dad.
God used you to plant the seeds.
Saturate is part of your legacy.

Jayne, Haylee, Caleb, and Maggie.
You are my greatest gifts.
You all bring me great joy!

Nicki.
This book is written in your memory.
Distant neighbor who became sister, mother, grandmother,
and friend,
you are finally with the man of your dreams!

This book exists because of the prodding of many people. I certainly prefer speaking over writing, but the elders from Soma Tacoma, along with several leaders from churches that belong to the Soma family, urged me to write. They were relentless. I owe them a great deal of gratitude, both for pushing me forward and for giving me the space to dedicate time to this work.

I also am indebted to the Soma Tacoma family. We have struggled together, failed forward, and grown in grace, and we have more stories of Gods faithfulness to tell than there are pages in this book. I am so thankful to God for each man, woman, and child who has been part of the body of Christ on mission together in Tacoma these past ten years. This book represents our learning together. It has been a joy to grow with these dear brothers and sisters.