Reasons the Olivet Discourse Points to Future Events (Mark 13:1-4)
As we enter Mark 13, we come to a passage of Scripture that is hotly debated. Some, like myself, believe it communicates the doctrine of future things. Others, many of…
Nate HoldridgeJanuary 11, 2024
Knowing God 12—God’s Invitation—Exodus 19
Sunday Teaching: Knowing God 12—God's Invitation—Exodus 19
Nate HoldridgeJanuary 7, 2024
What Jesus Treasures, Part 2 (Mark 12:41-44)
Previously, in Mark 12, we saw how Jesus was moved by the gift of the poor widow at the temple that day. He used her example to teach his disciples…
Nate HoldridgeJanuary 4, 2024
What Jesus Treasures, Part 1 (Mark 12:41-44)
In today's passage, Jesus lets his disciples in on a secret found in an anonymous woman's story.
Nate HoldridgeDecember 28, 2023
Simeon Saw—Christmas Eve 2023 (Luke 2:25-35)
To Simeon, nothing about this morning felt any different than thousands of mornings. A rooster crowed in the distance. The predawn light revealed the shape of the darkened hills. The…
Nate HoldridgeDecember 24, 2023
Anna Placed Her Hope in the Coming Christ (Luke 2:36-38)
This week, we’ve become acquainted with the prophetess Anna and have seen how she dedicated her life to God and responded to trial and pain by wholeheartedly pursuing God. Finally,…
Nate HoldridgeDecember 21, 2023
Anna Responded to Pain by Wholeheartedly Pursuing God (Luke 2:36-38)
Yesterday, we were introduced to Anna, a widowed prophetess, and we observed how she spent her life in dedicated service to God. Next, let's consider how Anna responded to pain.…
Nate HoldridgeDecember 20, 2023
Anna Spent Her Life in Dedicated Service to God (Luke 2:36-38)
As we approach Christmas, we’ll consider Anna this week, a prophetess who modeled a life dedicated to God despite living in the pain of widowhood. Anna’s story unfolds forty days…
Nate HoldridgeDecember 19, 2023
Exodus Christmas—John 8:34-36
Sunday Teaching: Exodus Christmas—John 8:34-36
Nate HoldridgeDecember 17, 2023
God’s Inexpressible Gift (2 Corinthians 9:15)
In this sentence, we have the concluding remark of a two-chapter exhortation from the Apostle Paul to the Corinthian church. At the time of this letter, the Jerusalem church was…
Nate HoldridgeDecember 14, 2023
Knowing God 11—God Prepares—Exodus 17:8-18:27
Sunday Teaching: Knowing God 11—God Prepares—Exodus 17:8-18:27
Nate HoldridgeDecember 10, 2023
Elizabeth Submitted to God (Luke 1)
This week, we have seen how Elizabeth committed to God when it didn’t make sense and how she was a faith-filled friend. In the final episode in which she speaks,…
Nate HoldridgeDecember 7, 2023
Elizabeth Was a Faith-Filled Friend (Luke 1:39-45)
Here we come to the second episode in which Elizabeth appears. It occurred after the angel Gabriel met with a relative of Elizabeth, Mary, telling the young virgin that she…
Nate HoldridgeDecember 6, 2023
Elizabeth Committed Herself to God When It Didn’t Make Sense (Luke 1:4-7, 24-25)
Here we have Elizabeth and her husband, Zechariah (5). Zechariah was active as a priest. Both of them belonged to the family line of the priests. And both of them…
Nate HoldridgeDecember 5, 2023
Six Marks of a Christ-Follower, Part 2 (Mark 12:35-40)
At the beginning of Mark's gospel, there is a familiar and beautiful episode. Jesus walked on the shore of Galilee and saw Peter, Andrew, James, and John engaged in fishermen’s…
Nate HoldridgeNovember 30, 2023
Knowing God 10—God Tests—Exodus 15:22-17:7
Sunday Teaching: Knowing God 10—God Tests—Exodus 15:22-17:7
Nate HoldridgeNovember 26, 2023
Knowing God 09—God’s Song—Exodus 15:1-21
Sunday Teaching: Knowing God 09—God's Song—Exodus 15:1-21
Nate HoldridgeNovember 19, 2023