Fly 19—Gospel Community—Galatians 6:1-5
Sunday Sermon: Fly 19—Gospel Community—Galatians 6:1-5
Nate HoldridgeMay 7, 2023
The Kingdom, pt. 3: God Rewards Life There (Mark 10:28-30)
In this third and final post on Mark 10:17-31, Peter thought about what he'd just witnessed. Jesus had challenged a wealthy young man to sell everything and follow him. The…
Nate HoldridgeMay 4, 2023
The Kingdom, pt. 2: You Cannot Enjoy It Without God’s Help (Mark 10:23-27)
In our previous post in Mark, we saw the rich young ruler leave Jesus because he loved his possessions. Once the man went away in sorrow, Jesus spoke to his…
Nate HoldridgeApril 27, 2023
Jesus Sees (Revelation 2:9)
The church in Smyrna was a persecuted church destined for a set period of suffering. In his letter to this church, Jesus, through the Apostle John, told them he knew…
Nate HoldridgeApril 26, 2023
Fly 18 — Gospel Destination — Galatians 5:22-26
Sunday Sermon: Gospel Rescue—Galatians 5:19-21
Nate HoldridgeApril 23, 2023
The Kingdom, pt. 1: Jesus Must Be First (Mark 10:17-22)
Our story begins with a man desperate for Jesus. The other gospels tell us he was a young local ruler (Matthew 19:20, Luke 18:18). Even though he had wealth and…
Nate HoldridgeApril 20, 2023
Fly 17—Gospel Rescue—Galatians 5:19-21
Sunday Sermon: Gospel Rescue—Galatians 5:19-21
Nate HoldridgeApril 16, 2023
Kingdom Kids, pt.3: We Should Know The Kingdom Is Received With Childlike Faith (Mark 10:15-16)
I've read and heard many (contradictory) interpretations of what Jesus meant. Scholars and pastors run wild with the child analogy Jesus used. I understand. Talking up children's innocence, spontaneity, eagerness,…
Nate HoldridgeApril 13, 2023
How Do We Share In Christ’s Sufferings? (1 Peter 4:13)
Peter's premise is straightforward: the more you connect with the sufferings of Christ today, the more you will celebrate his coming tomorrow. If you partake of and share in Christ's…
Nate HoldridgeApril 12, 2023
Easter Sunday 2023—Dead & Alive—Romans 6:8-11
Something has drastically changed about us, so we must consider ourselves to be radically connected to Christ's death and resurrection, making us dead to sin and alive to God (11).…
Nate HoldridgeApril 9, 2023
Easter Sunday 2023—Dead & Alive—Romans 6:8-11
Something has drastically changed about us, so we must consider ourselves to be radically connected to Christ's death and resurrection, making us dead to sin and alive to God (11).…
Nate HoldridgeApril 9, 2023
Kingdom Kids, pt.2: We Should Remember Childlike People Have The Kingdom (Mark 10:14)
What does this mean? We must recall how the disciples felt about Jesus, the kingdom, and these children to answer this question. They thought he was the Messiah, meaning they…
Nate HoldridgeApril 6, 2023
Fly 16—The Gospel Starts A War Within—Galatians 5:16-18
Sunday Sermon: The Gospel Starts A War Within—Galatians 5:16-18
Nate HoldridgeApril 2, 2023
Kingdom Kids, pt.1 : We Should Help The Next Generation Get To Jesus (Mark 10:13-14)
First, there are those who brought the children to Jesus. They were likely parents and older siblings, people who loved each child. They wanted this famous rabbi to bless the…
Nate HoldridgeMarch 30, 2023
Love For The Church Is Increasingly Vital (1 Peter 1:22)
The main appeal of the paragraph surrounding this verse is straightforward: “love one another earnestly from a pure heart” (22). This action is built, according to Peter, on the foundation…
Nate HoldridgeMarch 29, 2023
Fly 15 — Run In Gospel Grace— Galatians 5:7-15
Sunday Sermon: Run In Gospel Grace— Galatians 5:7-15
Nate HoldridgeMarch 26, 2023
Garden Marriage: Applying God’s Grace To It (Mark 10:10-12)
Jesus' words were revolutionary because he put men and women on equal footing. But they are also stringent. In this concluding movement in the house, Jesus told his disciples that…
Nate HoldridgeMarch 23, 2023
Fly 14 — Enjoy Gospel Freedom — Galatians 5:1-6
Sunday Sermon: Fly 14 — Enjoy Gospel Freedom — Galatians 5:1-6
Nate HoldridgeMarch 19, 2023
Garden Marriage: The Gospel Restores It (Mark 10:6-9)
There, in the garden, we discover God's original intention. It is something beautiful that the gospel of Jesus Christ and the constant ministry of the Holy Spirit can continually restore…
Nate HoldridgeMarch 16, 2023
Garden Marriage: Sin Broke It (Mark 10:1-5)
Many have been disillusioned and disappointed by marriage. Through this study of Mark, we will consider how sin broke marriage, but the gospel restored hope. (5 Minutes/1000 Words)
Nate HoldridgeMarch 9, 2023
Fly 13—Reject Anti-Gospels—Galatians 4:21-31
Sunday Teaching: Fly 13—Reject Anti-Gospels—Galatians 4:21-31
Nate HoldridgeMarch 5, 2023
Jesus Rejects Self-Sufficiency While Looking for Dependence Upon God (Mark 9:25-29)
Jesus loves to save. And sometimes he will save us by allowing things to get worse before they get better. In the time of worsening, you must still believe, even…
Nate HoldridgeMarch 2, 2023
What Does It Mean To “Count It All Joy” When We Meet Trials? (James 1:2)
In the opening line of his letter, the half-brother of Jesus cracked open the life of faith. It will have to press through trials—and it should interpret them correctly. (2…
Nate HoldridgeMarch 1, 2023
Jesus Uses Imperfect Faith To Accomplish His Perfect Work (Mark 9:19-24)
We live in a generation and during a time of high exposure to the world's problems. Like no generation before us, we carry little devices in our pockets that keep…
Nate HoldridgeFebruary 23, 2023
Fly 12—Stay Firm In The Gospel—Galatians 4:8-20
Sunday Sermon: Fly 12—Stay Firm In The Gospel—Galatians 4:8-20
Nate HoldridgeFebruary 19, 2023
Jesus Replaces Chaos With Flourishing (Mark 9:14-18)
Our episode today provides a significant contrast with the glory of the mount of transfiguration. All the gospel writers are careful to record the stories together. They wanted us to…
Nate HoldridgeFebruary 16, 2023
Tame the Tongue (James 3:5)
"Sticks and stones can break my bones, but words can never hurt me" has got to be one of the biggest lies of all time. Words can do grave damage,…
Nate HoldridgeFebruary 16, 2023
Run With Endurance (Hebrews 12:1)
The heart of the Christian life is faith. We begin by trusting Christ for our justification, but we continue on by faith. The author of Hebrews knew this and laid…
Nate HoldridgeFebruary 15, 2023
Fly 11—God As Father—Galatians 4:1-7
Sunday Sermon: Fly 11—God As Father—Galatians 4:1-7
Nate HoldridgeFebruary 12, 2023
Jesus’ Transfiguration Highlighted a Different Mountain (Mark 9:1-13)
I would like to conclude our three-part study of this transfiguration with one last observation. We've seen how the transfiguration on the mountaintop provided an encouraging preview and an important…
Nate HoldridgeFebruary 10, 2023
Jesus’ Transfiguration Initiated an Important Conference (Mark 9:4-13)
This meeting on the mountaintop was an encouraging preview, but it was also an important conference. Jesus met there with Moses and Elijah. It had been centuries since both men…
Nate HoldridgeFebruary 2, 2023
How To Strengthen Yourself in God (1 Samuel 30:6)
As an understandable bitterness of soul abounded, and as David became an isolated and endangered man, David went to the only place he could. He turned to God. (2 Minutes/400…
Nate HoldridgeFebruary 1, 2023
Fly 10—What Faith In The Gospel Does To You—Galatians 3:23-29
Sunday Sermon: Fly 10—What Faith In The Gospel Does To You—Galatians 3:23-29
Nate HoldridgeJanuary 29, 2023
Jesus’ Transfiguration Offered an Encouraging Preview (Mark 9:1-3)
In response to the disciples' confession and this new teaching about his death and resurrection, Jesus took three of his men to a mountaintop. Though we don't know the exact…
Nate HoldridgeJanuary 26, 2023
Fly #09—The Law Complements The Gospel—Galatians 3:15-22
Sunday Sermon: Fly #09—The Law Complements The Gospel—Galatians 3:15-22
Nate HoldridgeJanuary 22, 2023
The Promises Attached to Following Christ (Mark 8:35-38)
After calling people to follow him, Jesus explained the results that would follow if they did. There are four "fors" in these promises. (3 Minutes/700 Words)
Nate HoldridgeJanuary 19, 2023
Fly 08—Gospel Blessing—Galatians 3:10-14
Sunday Sermon: Fly 08—Gospel Blessing—Galatians 3:10-14
Nate HoldridgeJanuary 15, 2023
The Cost of Following Christ (Mark 8:34)
In our last post, we thought about the attractiveness of following Christ. Jesus is attractive. And he is the Christ. But the disciples needed to know what kind of Messiah…
Nate HoldridgeJanuary 12, 2023
Fly 07—The Gospel According To Abraham—Galatians 3:6-9
Sunday Sermon: The Gospel According To Abraham—Galatians 3:6-9
Nate HoldridgeJanuary 8, 2023
The Attractiveness of Following Christ (Mark 8:34)
I must start today's article by reminding you of our place in the gospel of Mark. Mark had begun his book by revealing Jesus' identity: he is the Christ, the…
Nate HoldridgeJanuary 5, 2023
How To Become Wise (Proverbs 10:1)
This little proverb has much to say about how to be wise. First, it suggests that wise people know that they have much to learn. A child lacking all the…
Nate HoldridgeJanuary 4, 2023
How To Read The Bible (Proverbs 2)
Sunday Sermon: How To Read The Bible (Proverbs 2)
Nate HoldridgeJanuary 2, 2023
God’s Inexpressible Gift—Christmas Sunday 2022—2 Corinthians 9:15
Christmas Sunday Sermon: God's Inexpressible Gift—2 Corinthians 9:15
Nate HoldridgeDecember 25, 2022
He Became Poor For Us—Christmas Eve 2022—2 Corinthians 8:9
He Became Poor For Us—Christmas Eve 2022—2 Corinthians 8:9
Nate HoldridgeDecember 24, 2022
A Christmas Meditation
For many, Christmastime is a season to celebrate family and friendships, traditions and prosperity, kindness and generosity. But a select few refuse to let the goodness of these elements mask…
Nate HoldridgeDecember 22, 2022
The Son Who Came To Make Sons: Why He Arrived (Galatians 4:5)
This verse shows us the fundamental way our relationship to the legal code of God's word shifted when we met Christ. (4 Minutes/1000 Words)
Nate HoldridgeDecember 20, 2022
Women Of Christmas: Anna (Luke 2:36-38)
Sermon: Women Of Christmas-—Anna (Luke 2:36-38)
Nate HoldridgeDecember 18, 2022
Who Is This Man?—Jesus Is the Christ Who Had To Die for Us. (Mark 8:30–33)
The whole book of Mark has built up to this moment. The first words of the book tell us Jesus is the Christ. But, as we read through Mark, we…
Nate HoldridgeDecember 15, 2022
The Son Who Came To Make Sons: How He Arrived (Galatians 4:4c)
The book of Galatians is one of Paul's earliest works. In it, he combatted the idea that faith plus works lead to salvation. He warned his audience about the danger…
Nate HoldridgeDecember 13, 2022
Comments on Pastor Geoff Buck’s 50 Year Pastoral Anniversary
1 Thessalonians 5:12–13 (ESV) — 12 We ask you, brothers, to respect those who labor among you and are over you in the Lord and admonish you, 13 and to…
Nate HoldridgeDecember 11, 2022