Exile Work — 1 Peter 2:18-25 — The Grace of Exile #13
Exile Work -- 1 Peter 2:18-25 -- The Grace of Exile #13
Nate HoldridgeAugust 15, 2021
A Healthy Heart Before God – How To Deal With a Condemned Heart (1 John 3:19-20)
At this point in his letter, John knew his readers were ripe for feelings of condemnation. He'd written to them about believing in Jesus, obeying God, and loving other Christians.…
Nate HoldridgeAugust 10, 2021
The Fall (Genesis 3:4-6)
At this point, Satan had Eve teed up. He had planted the seeds of doubt in God and in God's word. She was ready for destruction, primed for manipulation. (4…
Nate HoldridgeAugust 9, 2021
Exile Citizens — 1 Peter 2:13-17 — The Grace of Exile #12
# 12 Exile Citizens -- 1 Peter 2:13-17 -- The Grace of Exile
Nate HoldridgeAugust 8, 2021
How To Love God’s People – Part 3 (1 John 3:17-18)
Today, in part three, we will look at the last two lessons, followed by some applications of the entire passage of 1 John 3:11-18. This passage gives us practical help…
Nate HoldridgeAugust 3, 2021
The Life of David: Go Into the Undesirable (1 Samuel 20)
God is before all things, created all things, upholds all things, is above all things, owns all things, and is the rightful ruler of all things. “Whatever the LORD pleases,…
Nate HoldridgeAugust 2, 2021
How To Love God’s People – Part 2 (1 John 3:13-16)
Today, we will look at the third, fourth, and fifth lessons from the passage 1 John 3:11-18, on how to love, especially how to love God's people. (7 Minutes/1700 Words)
Nate HoldridgeJuly 27, 2021
How Not To Respond to Temptation (Genesis 3:1-3)
At this point in Genesis, all is well. God, out of His infinite love, has made the world. He has created man and woman in His image. They are in…
Nate HoldridgeJuly 26, 2021
How To Love God’s People — Part 1 (1 John 3:11-12)
In our last few studies of 1 John, we celebrated the glorious truth that God loves us so much that He decided to call all believers His children. In this…
Nate HoldridgeJuly 20, 2021
Naked(!) and Unashamed (Genesis 2:25)
Sinless and unbroken, Adam and Eve had a beautiful innocence about them. **They were both naked and were not ashamed**. The implication is that shame would come due to the…
Nate HoldridgeJuly 19, 2021
Exodus 38-40
As I shared with you in our previous study, these last five or six chapters of the Book of Exodus, they feel fairly repetitious because we already, at a previous…
Nate HoldridgeJuly 14, 2021
You Are God’s Child — Who We Aren’t: With God’s Enemies (1 John 3:7-10)
John was clear: whoever makes a practice of sinning is of the devil, for the devil has been sinning from the beginning. From the beginning of the devil's rebellion against…
Nate HoldridgeJuly 13, 2021
Eve: The Right Fit (Genesis 2:18)
Not every human being is called to a married life. But the pattern of Adam's life is instructive for everyone who is called to marriage. He found his purpose and…
Nate HoldridgeJuly 12, 2021
# 11 Exile Conduct — 1 Peter 2:11-12 — The Grace of Exile
# 11 Exile Conduct -- 1 Peter 2:11-12 -- The Grace of Exile
Nate HoldridgeJuly 11, 2021
You Are God’s Child — We Will Become Like God’s Son (1 John 3:2-6)
The thought is astounding. One day, God's children will **be like** Jesus **when He appears** (2). This incredible fact follows John's logic well. If believers are born into God's family,…
Nate HoldridgeJuly 6, 2021
The Life of David: Protected by God (1 Samuel 19)
Early in the public ministry of Christ, during a time when His popularity was shooting forth, He taught in a house in Capernaum. His presence had rocked that region, so…
Nate HoldridgeJuly 5, 2021
Exile People — 1 Peter 2:7-10 — The Grace Of Exile #10
Sunday Message: Exile People -- 1 Peter 2:7-10 -- The Grace Of Exile #10
Nate HoldridgeJuly 4, 2021
Exodus 35-37
Chapter 35, and all the way to the end of the book in Chapter 40, is fairly repetitive in that the exact descriptions that God gave to Moses of the…
Nate HoldridgeJune 30, 2021
You Are God’s Child — Who We Are: God’s Sons and Daughters (1 John 2:28-3:1)
We were created to have dominion, God said. The idea was beautiful and simple. By His sovereign will, God created. He spoke things into existence. His Word divided water and…
Nate HoldridgeJune 29, 2021
Two Trees (Genesis 2:16-17)
The first thing we must notice is how **the LORD God commanded the man** (16). He told Adam what was good (and bad) for him. He told Adam he had…
Nate HoldridgeJune 28, 2021
Exodus 33-34
As a reminder, we're here in the book of Exodus, in the middle of a three-chapter section where the people of Israel first rebelled in building the golden calf while…
Nate HoldridgeJune 23, 2021
Walk in Truth – Continue in the Spirit’s Teaching (1 John 2:26-27)
John wants us to, first, consider the season we are in. Second, he wants us to confess Jesus as the Son. Third, and finally, we learn in these verses, he…
Nate HoldridgeJune 22, 2021
Your Work Is Worship (Genesis 2:15)
So **the LORD God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it**. Later, once sin entered the world, the ground was…
Nate HoldridgeJune 21, 2021
09 Exile Home — 1 Peter 2:4-6 — The Grace Of Exile
Sunday Teaching: 09 Exile Home -- 1 Peter 2:4-6 -- The Grace Of Exile
Nate HoldridgeJune 20, 2021
Exodus 32
The section that we're entering into here in chapter 32 actually extends all the way through to chapter 34. We're not going to cover all three chapters in one sitting,…
Nate HoldridgeJune 16, 2021
Walk in Truth – Confess the Son (1 John 2:21-25)
John was clear. The church he wrote to **knew the truth** (21). They had not partaken in the **lie** floating around at that time (21). And it's a lie still…
Nate HoldridgeJune 15, 2021
Dust Oriented, Breath Oriented, or Both? (Genesis 2:5-7)
With conditions perfected, God made the first man from the **dust from the ground**. Everything had been readied, so now God fashioned humanity from the soil, the raw material of…
Nate HoldridgeJune 14, 2021
03 The Reformation Of Your Heart (Psalm 1)
Psalm 1 -- The Reformation Of Your Heart Choose Your Path One of the most well-known lines of American poetry came from the pen of Robert Frost, in his poem…
Nate HoldridgeJune 13, 2021
02 There Is Competition For Your Heart (1 John 2:15-17)
There Is Competition For Your Heart (1 John 2:15-17) Introduction "Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the…
Nate HoldridgeJune 13, 2021
04 Jesus Is Warring For Your Heart (Mark 7:1-23)
Jesus Is Warring For Your Heart (Mark 7:1-23) 1 Now when the Pharisees gathered to him, with some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem, 2 they saw that…
Nate HoldridgeJune 13, 2021
01 Where The Spirit Is Taking Your Heart (2 Corinthians 3:18)
Where The Spirit Is Taking Your Heart (2 Corinthians 3:18) Introduction Jesus Christ is the ultimate man. He is the One every believing man wants to emulate. We are bombarded…
Nate HoldridgeJune 13, 2021
2. Faith In Christ: When Under Attack (Mark 5:1-20)
Faith In Christ: When Under Attack (Mark 5:1-20) Text 1 They came to the other side of the sea, to the country of the Gerasenes. 2 And when Jesus had…
Nate HoldridgeJune 13, 2021
4. Faith In Christ: When He Becomes Familiar (Mark 6:1-6)
Faith In Christ: When He Becomes Familiar (Mark 6:1-6) 1 He went away from there and came to his hometown, and his disciples followed him. 2 And on the Sabbath…
Nate HoldridgeJune 13, 2021
1. Faith In Christ: When In Storms (Mark 4:35-41)
Faith In Christ: When In Storms (Mark 4:35-41) Introduction 35 On that day, when evening had come, he said to them, "Let us go across to the other side." 36…
Nate HoldridgeJune 13, 2021
3. Faith In Christ: When He Moves Slowly (Mark 5:21-43)
Faith In Christ: When He Moves Slowly (Mark 5:21-43) "Waiting is the hardest part, " singer/songwriter Tom Petty once crooned. We all know this to be true. We know believers…
Nate HoldridgeJune 13, 2021
08 Exile Desire — 1 Peter 2:1-3 — The Grace Of Exile #08
Sunday Message: Exile Desire -- 1 Peter 2:1-3 -- The Grace Of Exile #08
Nate HoldridgeJune 13, 2021
Exodus 30-31
We looked at what the priests were in Exodus 28 and 29, and this week we will look at what they do in Exodus 30 and 31 to learn lessons…
Nate HoldridgeJune 9, 2021
Walk in Truth – Consider the Season (1 John 2:18-20)
I want you to think of Joseph in the section of John's writing we are entering into today. You see, when you come to Christ, there is a feeling of…
Nate HoldridgeJune 8, 2021
The Life of David: Shaped (1 Samuel 18)
David was a God-hearted man, and his defeat of Goliath was evidence of his deep love and reverence for the Lord. David believed in God when no one else would…
Nate HoldridgeJune 7, 2021
07 Exile Love — 1 Peter 1:22-25 — The Grace of Exile #07
# 07 Exile Love -- 1 Peter 1:22-25 -- The Grace of Exile
Nate HoldridgeJune 6, 2021
Love the Father — What Is Our Motivation for Resisting the World? (1 John 2:17)
John has shown us what worldliness looks like. These three temptations have had their way with us for humanity's entire existence. Perhaps you thought of this in looking at all…
Nate HoldridgeJune 1, 2021
Day 7: What Can We Learn From The First Sabbath? (Genesis 2:1-3)
Because of the finality of creation, **the seventh day** receives special treatment in this verse. It doesn't follow the order of the first six days, where God spoke something into…
Nate HoldridgeMay 31, 2021
06 Exile Motivation — 1 Peter 1:17-21 — The Grace of Exile #06
06 Exile Motivation -- 1 Peter 1:17-21 -- The Grace of Exile #6
Nate HoldridgeMay 30, 2021
Exodus 29
Here in the second half of the book of Exodus, we're listening in on God giving directions to Moses on the construction of the tabernacle, which they have yet to…
Nate HoldridgeMay 26, 2021
Love the Father – What Are the World’s Tactics? Part 3 (1 John 2:16)
So far we have studied the **desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes**. Lastly, John mentions **the pride of life.** Other translations call this *the pride of…
Nate HoldridgeMay 25, 2021
Your Genealogy: The Creation of Humankind (Genesis 1:26-27)
One of the first things readers often fixate on is the way God said, **Let *us* make man in our image**. Who is the *us* and *our* to whom God…
Nate HoldridgeMay 24, 2021
Exile Mentality — 1 Peter 1:13-16 — The Grace Of Exile #05
Exile Mentality -- 1 Peter 1:13-16 -- The Grace Of Exile #05
Nate HoldridgeMay 23, 2021
Exodus 28
As we turn to Exodus 28, we're going to see the calling and the clothing of the priest. Here, we're going to see first what they're wearing, then how they're…
Nate HoldridgeMay 19, 2021
Exodus 28
Tuesday, May 18th, 2021 Pastor Nate continues our study through the Old Testament in the book of Exodus.
Nate HoldridgeMay 18, 2021