Fly 11—God As Father—Galatians 4:1-7
Sunday Sermon: Fly 11—God As Father—Galatians 4:1-7
Nate HoldridgeFebruary 12, 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
4 Strategies To Help You Parent Adult Children
Christina and I are in a season of preparation, readying ourselves for the inevitable departure into adulthood of all our daughters. With our first recently off to college, we have…
Nate HoldridgeNovember 9, 2022
Revolution of the Heart, Part 2: Human Efforts for Cleanness Produce Hypocrisy (Mark 7:6–17)
Human efforts for cleanness produce hypocrisy. Why? Because we can't really change ourselves, because the problem is with the heart. (4 Minutes/900 Words)
Nate HoldridgeSeptember 29, 2022
God’s Diet (Leviticus 11:1-2)
Good parents realize their kids don't yet have the maturity required to make healthy nutritional choices. As the adult in the room, they give proper guidance and boundaries until the…
Nate HoldridgeAugust 31, 2022
Jesus Famous Men Serve Their Homes for Christ
Every person on earth is shaped in some way by his or her father. While a male will contribute to a pregnancy, a father contributes to a legacy. Like the…
Nate HoldridgeJuly 4, 2022
What Assurance Produces – A Fitting Conclusion (1 John 5:21)
John has warned throughout his whole letter of the danger of following the spirit of the antichrist. He's told us Jesus is God the Son who came in the flesh,…
Nate HoldridgeNovember 9, 2021
Outworkings and Witnesses of the Gospel’s Truthfulness – Three Outworkings (1 John 5:1–5)
John knew the truthfulness of the gospel message and watched Jesus' life, and heard His teaching. He witnessed Jesus' death and resurrection and had seen the gospel flood the world…
Nate HoldridgeOctober 12, 2021
Cain and Abel (Genesis 4:1-17)
Here, we learn Adam knew Eve, which is the Bible's way of saying they knew one another in the act of sex . As an aside, this should be instructive…
Nate HoldridgeSeptember 13, 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
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
Remember Who You Are – Fathers: In Relationship With Jesus (1 John 2:13-14)
Last week, we covered the little children in John's exhortation. In this second group -- fathers -- we have mature believers. (6 Minutes/1400 Words)
Nate HoldridgeApril 20, 2021
Remember Who You Are – Little Children: Forgiven by the Father (1 John 2:12-13)
Nehemiah was a man on a mission. He lived during a time in the Old Testament era when God's people weren't doing well. God had to discipline His people, so…
Nate HoldridgeApril 13, 2021
Video Message: Child of God
Is there a way for our fear, our shame, our insecurity, our anger, and the like to be dealt with? There’s one special way I’d like to talk to you…
Nate HoldridgeNovember 6, 2020
Childlike People Have the Kingdom (Mark 10:15)
"...For to such (people like children) belongs the kingdom of God” (Mark 10:14b). What does this mean? To answer this question, we must recall how the disciples felt about Jesus,…
Nate HoldridgeOctober 27, 2020
The Kingdom Is Received With Childlike Faith (Mark 10:15)
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. It is tempting to…
Nate HoldridgeOctober 13, 2020
Follow #30 — Mark 10:13-16 — Kingdom Kids
Sunday Outline: Follow #30 -- Mark 10:13-16 -- Kingdom Kids
Nate HoldridgeSeptember 26, 2020
Video Message: Understanding Goals for Your Kids
Many parents are completely unprepared when it comes time to raise, not their little children, but raising young adult children. The goal during their adolescent years should be to teach…
Nate HoldridgeAugust 7, 2020
A Goal for Parenting Teens (1 Samuel 3:8-9)
Many parents are completely blindsided by the teenage years. What they aren't prepared for is the difference between raising children and adolescents. The goal for each is different, and the…
Nate HoldridgeJuly 9, 2020
Your Teenager Can Help You Destroy Hypocrisy (Luke 12:1)
When a child grows into adolescence, they begin seeing their parents in a new light. During their younger years, mom or dad was right and true, a source of illumination…
Nate HoldridgeMay 28, 2020
Book Excerpt: Dear New Dad
You and I are called to a great and incredible work. The building of love of family and the raising of a child are incomparably exciting endeavors. Should God in…
Nate HoldridgeFebruary 26, 2020
A Guide for the Climb – Chapter 9 – Wonder at God (Psalm 128)
Would you like to experience God's everywhere-blessing upon your life? Would you like to have His blessing within your soul and on your relationships? Would you like to see Him…
Nate HoldridgeNovember 7, 2019
United In The Home — Fathers (Ephesians 6:4)
One might read Paul’s words to Christian children in Ephesians 6:1-3, particularly his exhortation to obey their parents, and wonder if the Christian home is a cold and harsh place…
Nate HoldridgeFebruary 15, 2019
United In The Home — Children (Ephesians 6:1-3)
Paul had a vision of the church as a body. Individual members, marriages, and households comprised this living, breathing organism. He envisioned and exalted and enthroned Christ as the head…
Nate HoldridgeFebruary 8, 2019
Modern parents can learn much about their role by learning how the apostles led the early church. They considered their role a parental one, for they were spiritual fathers caring…
Nate HoldridgeFebruary 6, 2019
The believers in Antioch were far different from the culture they lived in. Because they lived in an environment without a connection to Judaism like the church in Jerusalem had…
Nate HoldridgeSeptember 19, 2018
Redeemed Men Look Like This (Ephesians 5-6)
The authors of the New Testament, or the entire Bible for that matter, were not oblivious to the hard conditions found amongst humanity. They were conscious of the turmoil and…
Nate HoldridgeMay 29, 2018
A Guide For The Climb #8 — Psalm 127 — Embrace God’s Vision For Home
Theme: Pilgrims want the house of God to impact their house, so they look for God’s help, health, heritage, and heroes.
Nate HoldridgeJune 25, 2017
One Flesh Does Not Include Your Children
When Christina and I met there were no children in the picture. Eventually, after dating, engagement, a wedding, and a brief time of marriage, children came along...5 Minutes / 1100…
Nate HoldridgeJune 22, 2017
Exalting God’s Faithfulness to the Next Generation
Kids ask questions, or at least they want to. Sometimes the questions drive a parent batty — “When do we get there?” — but often the questions provide moments for…
Nate HoldridgeFebruary 23, 2017
Dads. Don’t Provoke. — 4 Ways To Keep From Provoking Them
Are you a dad who is a life giving stream to your children? Paul warns all fathers not to provoke their children. In this post I write about 4 ways:Develop…
Nate HoldridgeNovember 8, 2016