(un)Reasonable Trust #4 — Habakkuk 3:17-19 — Trust
Sunday Sermon: (un)Reasonable Trust #4 — Habakkuk 3:17-19 — Trust
Nate HoldridgeJune 19, 2022
(un)Reasonable Trust #2 — Habakkuk 2 — The Promise
Sunday Sermon: (un)Reasonable Trust #2 — Habakkuk 2 — The Promise
Nate HoldridgeJune 5, 2022
Seeing God Correctly: God Is Compelled To Do Good (Mark 3:1-6)
So one Sabbath Jesus again went to church, to the synagogue, to the public meeting. Mark says, a man was there with a withered hand. Luke, who was a doctor,…
Nate HoldridgeMay 11, 2022
His Message: Jesus Is the King of the Kingdom (Mark 1:14-15)
With the beginning of Jesus' preaching ministry, we have a conclusion, of sorts, to Mark's introduction. He had said, "The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of…
Nate HoldridgeFebruary 23, 2022
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
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
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
Exodus: 10-11
Welcome to our Tuesday Night Through the Bible Series. Right now, we're in the book of Exodus and will look at chapters 10 and 11 in this session. As we…
Nate HoldridgeFebruary 3, 2021
One Day Jesus Gained a Disciple (Mark 10:46-52)
As Jesus and his disciples journeyed to Jerusalem, they passed through **Jericho**. He was on his way to die. A **blind beggar** named Bartimaeus sat on the roadside, collecting anything…
Nate HoldridgeDecember 22, 2020
Video Message: The Secret to Life
Jacob did many incredible things and has many incredible moments with God. But the moment that God chooses to define Jacob’s life of faith in Hebrews 11 might not be…
Nate HoldridgeNovember 20, 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
God Is Light, Part 3 (1 John 1:5-22)
At times, it will be the confession you make to others which will help you really overcome. But that confession has more to do with what we already talked about,…
Nate HoldridgeOctober 6, 2020
An Adventure With God (Acts 16:1-5)
Sometimes God's people must take a risk. Consider Timothy (Acts 16:1-5). Paul and Barnabas were no longer a team. So Paul needed a new ministry companion and trainee. He went…
Nate HoldridgeOctober 1, 2020
God Is Light, Part 2 (1 John 1:5-22)
The first thing John tells us God's light produces is fellowship with one another and personal growth, or sanctification, within. But before detailing this, John records the first claim of…
Nate HoldridgeSeptember 29, 2020
Video Message: Imputed Righteousness
Imputed righteousness is one of the greatest blessings that you and I could ever know. In Romans chapter 4 Paul tells us that Abraham was not justified by his works…
Nate HoldridgeSeptember 25, 2020
Video Message: God WILL Provide
When God makes a promise, He keeps it. Sometimes God delivers on His promises in ways we don’t expect, but He always delivers in the way that He intends.
Nate HoldridgeSeptember 11, 2020
Living In Between the Promise and Fulfillment, Part 2 (Genesis 15)
The life lived in between the promise and the fulfillment, must be able to see past circumstances. All Abram could see what Eliezer. But God could see descendants as numerous…
Nate HoldridgeSeptember 8, 2020
Follow #27 — Mark 9:14-29 — Jesus Enters Our Mess
Our episode today provides a major contrast with the glory of the mount of transfiguration. On the mountain, the power of the kingdom of God was on display. In this…
Nate HoldridgeSeptember 6, 2020
Friend of Sinners, Part 1 (Mark 2:13-17)
In this three-part series, we are going to explore this question: What kind of people enter into God's kingdom? We are going to ask this because the first time Jesus…
Nate HoldridgeAugust 18, 2020
Develop a Prayer Reflex
Do you ever read the news and feel like there's nothing you can do, like it's completely out of your control? Who do I call? What can I do? Who…
Nate HoldridgeJuly 14, 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
Jesus Is the King of the Kingdom (Mark 1:14-15)
With the beginning of Jesus' preaching ministry, we have a conclusion, of sorts, to Mark's introduction. He had said, "The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ, the Son of…
Nate HoldridgeJune 30, 2020
Video Message: Get Your Mind Right
We are entering into a new season, a post COVID season, and we need to get our minds right. This next season will require us to flexible and immovable and…
Nate HoldridgeJune 26, 2020
Book Excerpt: Christ Unites
Paul tells us who this war is with: Satan, rulers, authorities, cosmic powers, and spiritual forces of evil. Paul takes no time defending the reality of these forces. To him,…
Nate HoldridgeJune 25, 2020
Follow #17 — Mark 6:1-6 — How To Unleash Jesus’ Mighty Work In Your Life
Sunday Teaching Notes — Follow #17 -- Mark 6:1-6 -- How To Unleash Jesus' Mighty Work In Your Life
Nate HoldridgeMay 31, 2020
Genesis 16 — God’s Ways Are Not Our Ways
Genesis 16 -- God's Ways Are Not Our Ways
Nate HoldridgeMay 19, 2020
Genesis 15 — Living In Between The Promise And The Fulfillment
Genesis 15 Teaching — Living In Between The Promise And The Fulfillment
Nate HoldridgeMay 5, 2020
A Guide For The Climb – Chapter 10 – Steeled For Pilgrimage (Psalm 129)
In the earliest years of my walk with Christ, God placed me in a church with a rugged man for a pastor. He and his wife suffered much physical affliction…
Nate HoldridgeMarch 11, 2020
For the Dry and Weary (Psalm 119:83)
Have you ever felt dry and worn out by life? Has your energy and passion ever withered so much it is hard to go on? Have the waves of trials…
Nate HoldridgeMarch 11, 2020
Walk With a Limp (Genesis 32:31)
My old Christian rap tape rings in my mind: *I walked with a limp and carried a brew. You know why? Cause that was cool.* Well, I don't know about…
Nate HoldridgeMarch 3, 2020
Trust God Like These Two Men (Numbers 13:33)
Moses sent twelve men to spy out the land. God had promised Canaan to Israel, and now it was time to take inventory. Did the inhabitants, a people ripe for…
Nate HoldridgeFebruary 25, 2020
When Christ’s Commands Feel Impossible (Luke 5:4-5)
At Your word, O Master, I will cast the nets again. Though it violates everything in my fleshly senses, I know You Lord of a dimension I cannot see. With…
Nate HoldridgeFebruary 20, 2020
Faith Accesses Victory From God (Hebrews 11:29–31)
Pat Benatar sang, "love is a battlefield." OK. But I think life is a battlefield. The pressures, the attacks, the deadlines, the struggles: they feel like war. Bullets flying, missiles…
Nate HoldridgeJanuary 28, 2020
Faith Clings to Greater Blood (Hebrews 11:28)
Plague after plague rained down on Egypt. God made it obvious; He was the God of the Hebrews. His judgment released upon the Egyptian gods and their worshipers and the…
Nate HoldridgeJanuary 21, 2020
Faith Sees Greater Realities (Hebrews 11:27)
When God looks at His people, He often sees things we cannot see in ourselves. Through a lens of grace, God knows His children. He looked with grace upon many…
Nate HoldridgeJanuary 14, 2020
Faith Holds Greater Values (Hebrews 11:24-26)
Hebrews addressed believers who were losing their place of privilege in society. They'd begun to experience mistreatment for their connection to Jesus. Like Moses, they were driven from a comfortable…
Nate HoldridgeJanuary 7, 2020
Let Jesus Build Your Faith (Mark 5:34)
Jairus was desperate. His little girl, only twelve years old, lay sick at the point of death. He heard Jesus had arrived on his shore, so he pushed through the…
Nate HoldridgeJanuary 2, 2020
Faith Is Fueled by a Greater Love (Hebrews 11:23)
A Pharaoh arose who didn't remember Joseph and didn't favor the people of Israel. The years ticked by, and the small family of Jacob had grown 2-3 million strong. Fearing…
Nate HoldridgeDecember 31, 2019
Faith Believes in a Better Future With God (Hebrews 11:22)
He was loved and favored by his father. Everyone knew it. Younger than the rest, his dad gave him a coat of many colors. It implied, "Joseph is in charge.…
Nate HoldridgeDecember 17, 2019
Faith Worships Only God (Hebrews 11:21)
The author to the Hebrews knew a Christian life mixed with even the lightest persecution would be difficult. He imagined his audience, outcast Jewish Christians, no longer accepted in their…
Nate HoldridgeDecember 10, 2019
Faith Submits to God (Hebrews 11:20)
The author of Hebrews longed for his readers to live by faith. As Jewish people who'd received Jesus as Messiah-Christ, they were in for ostracization and persecution. The church community…
Nate HoldridgeDecember 3, 2019
Jesus Tests (John 6:6)
O Lord, You tested Your man. You saw the vast and weary crowd stay deep into the day. You knew they would need food. You knew they had not prepared…
Nate HoldridgeNovember 28, 2019
Faith Obeys God (Hebrews 11:17-19)
We praise Abraham for his faith in God. We don't call him the father of faith for nothing. And, as the author to the Hebrews tried to urge his readers…
Nate HoldridgeNovember 26, 2019
Faith Looks Forward to the Better City of God (Hebrews 11:13–16)
In the middle of this great chapter on faith, the author of Hebrews pauses to give a recap. He has already covered creation, Abel, Enoch, Noah, Abraham, and Sarah. He…
Nate HoldridgeNovember 19, 2019
Faith Receives Power for the Impossible From God (Hebrews 11:11–12)
"Sarah herself received power to conceive." It is an exhilarating statement. In her old age, Abraham's wife received God's power for the impossible by faith. She came to trust God,…
Nate HoldridgeNovember 12, 2019
Faith Goes on Adventures With God (Hebrews 11:8–10)
Abraham was the hero of Israel, so his inclusion in the Hebrews 11 chapter on faith was vital to the original Hebrew readers. By the time of Christ, many thought…
Nate HoldridgeNovember 5, 2019
Faith Works for God (Hebrews 11:7)
I'd get it if Noah objected. He didn't live near a large body of water. The earth likely hadn't produced any rain by the time he came around. We'd understand…
Nate HoldridgeOctober 29, 2019
Faith Pursues God (Hebrews 11:5-6)
The next character in our Hebrews 11 list of faith-walkers was a mysterious man named Enoch. Enoch was the seventh from Adam and, due to the long lifespans of the…
Nate HoldridgeOctober 22, 2019
Faith is the Way to God (Hebrews 11:4)
In his treatise on faith, the author of Hebrews will dissect the outworkings of faith in Old Testament characters. After detailing the creation account (Hebrews 11:3), he moved to his…
Nate HoldridgeOctober 15, 2019