God’s Wisdom for a Complex World #13: Proverbs on Work
Sunday Teaching: God's Wisdom for a Complex World #13: Proverbs on Work
Nate HoldridgeApril 27, 2025
Maturity Profiled 10—The Mature Navigate Finances with God—James 5:1-6
Sunday Teaching: Maturity Profiled 10—The Mature Navigate Finances with God—James 5:1-6
Nate HoldridgeSeptember 2, 2024
God’s Plans Will Succeed (Mark 15:1-15)
In our final movement of Jesus’ trials by the Jews, the religious leaders had to pawn Jesus off on Pilate. Rome did not allow the Jews to execute people, so…
Nate HoldridgeMay 2, 2024
God Can Help Us Be Faithful (Mark 14:66-72)
This second movement of the events of the cross takes us back to Peter. Jesus had shown Peter a prophecy from Zechariah that indicated Peter would scatter from him that…
Nate HoldridgeApril 25, 2024
God Must Open Eyes (Mark 14:53-65)
Our previous passage led us to Jesus’ arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane. All his disciples fled from him (50). Jesus was left with only his captors, and here we…
Nate HoldridgeApril 18, 2024
Knowing God 13—God’s Commands—Exodus 20
Sunday Sermon: Knowing God 13—God's Commands—Exodus 20
Nate HoldridgeJanuary 14, 2024
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
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
Knowing God 05: God’s Plans (Exodus 6)
Sunday Teaching-—Knowing God 05: God's Plans (Exodus 6)
Nate HoldridgeOctober 22, 2023
Knowing God 04: God’s Son (Exodus 4:18-5:23)
Sunday Sermon-—Knowing God 04: God's Son (Exodus 4:18-5:23)
Nate HoldridgeOctober 8, 2023
Knowing God 01: His Presence (Exodus 1:1-2:10)
Sunday Sermon—Knowing God 01: His Presence (Exodus 1:1-2:10)
Nate HoldridgeSeptember 17, 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
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
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
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
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
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
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 08—Gospel Blessing—Galatians 3:10-14
Sunday Sermon: Fly 08—Gospel Blessing—Galatians 3:10-14
Nate HoldridgeJanuary 15, 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
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
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
Who Is This Man?—Jesus Is The Christ (Mark 8:27-29)
As readers of Mark's gospel, we already know. Mark used his first words to introduce us to Jesus. His first words were: *"The beginning of the gospel of Jesus Christ,…
Nate HoldridgeDecember 8, 2022
The Son Who Came To Make Sons: Where He Arrived From (Galatians 4:4b)
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 6, 2022
The Son Who Came To Make Sons: When He Arrived (Galatians 4:4a)
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 HoldridgeNovember 29, 2022
The Anonymity of Pastoral Work
In our modern age, talk of pastoral work as anonymous work seems like a stretch. Maybe the pastor in a rural town on a dusty road is anonymous, but pastoring…
Nate HoldridgeNovember 14, 2022
Be Shaped by Jesus’ Style (Mark 8:11–15)
It seems ironic that the Pharisees wanted Jesus to perform a sign from heaven right after he miraculously fed four thousand people. They didn't want a miracle—they knew Jesus was…
Nate HoldridgeNovember 10, 2022
Jesus Unlocks Our Senses (Mark 7:31-37)
Here, Jesus goes through Sidon perhaps on a brief missions tour, before heading to the region of the Decapolis. Once there, a group of people begged Jesus to lay his…
Nate HoldridgeOctober 27, 2022
Prayer Aim: To Know God Better
When the Apostle Paul prayed, what did he ask God to do? This question is not meant to regulate or confine our prayers but to sharpen and elevate them. (3…
Nate HoldridgeOctober 26, 2022
Pay Attention to Your Listeners (Acts 14:8–10)
During their first ministry trip together, Paul and Barnabas arrived in a city named Lystra. As Paul addressed a small gathering, a man sat near him. Born without the ability…
Nate HoldridgeOctober 12, 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
Revolution of the Heart, Part 1: Cleanness Does Not Come by Human Effort (Mark 7:1–5)
After reading this opening paragraph, you'd be forgiven for thinking this has nothing to do with our modern time. I assure you, this passage has much to do with life…
Nate HoldridgeSeptember 23, 2022
Leaders, Love God’s People (Proverbs 27:23)
In biblical times, shepherds had to scout and prepare distant lands for their sheep. During the brutal summer months, it was vital for the flock to have a safe, cool…
Nate HoldridgeSeptember 14, 2022
The Struggle for Obedience, Part 3: Know Who He Is (Mark 6:48-51)
This whole movement hints that this is a moment where the disciples are interacting with the divine. How do we know this passage is meant to show us Jesus is…
Nate HoldridgeSeptember 8, 2022
The Struggle for Obedience, Part 2: Learn How Hard Obedience Is With Only Your Strength (Mark 6:47-48)
Perhaps you've had a similar experience. You've read something in the Bible, an area to obey, and set out to do it. Good work. But, perhaps just as quickly, you…
Nate HoldridgeSeptember 1, 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
The Struggle for Obedience, Part 1: Go Where He Directs You (Mark 6:45-46)
Believers who allow God's word access to their lives realize there are always new areas of obedience for which we struggle. God's word is like a mirror that enables you…
Nate HoldridgeAugust 25, 2022
Unhitched #1 — God Sends — Jonah 1
Sunday Teaching: Unhitched #1 — God Sends — Jonah 1
Nate HoldridgeAugust 21, 2022
Pruned by the Father (John 15:2)
When Jesus referred to "every branch that does bear fruit," he was alluding to all true believers. Every true believer in Christ is cleansed and pruned by the Father so…
Nate HoldridgeAugust 11, 2022
Working on Team Jesus (Mark 6:7-32)
Our passage today will end with this statement: the apostles returned to Jesus and told him all that they had done and taught (Mark 6:30). It is one of only…
Nate HoldridgeAugust 10, 2022
How To Be the Church in a Secular Community (Jeremiah 29:4-9)
Jeremiah had an unenviable task. Called by God at a young age, he was given the assignment of a doomsday prophet to a rebellious Israel. For centuries—ever since they shifted…
Nate HoldridgeAugust 4, 2022
When Jesus Moves Slowly (Mark 5:21-43)
We know believers are called to "put on...patience" (Colossians 3:12). We know the Bible is filled with related words -- long-suffering, endurance, steadfastness, and waiting. But this waiting with patience…
Nate HoldridgeJuly 27, 2022
Dealing With Chaotic Times (Mark 3:7-19)
Many parts of this week’s passage are familiar to us. Jesus is presented as being famous far and wide. People from everywhere all come to see Jesus. We know why…
Nate HoldridgeJune 1, 2022
Seeing God Correctly: God Offers Restoration (Mark 3:1-6)
Many of us sense personal brokenness within. We are embarrassed by bad habits, unreasonable emotions, broken relationships, and personal failures. We sense that we are not everything we are supposed…
Nate HoldridgeMay 25, 2022
Whole-Hearted Work #4—Trust God While You Work (Proverbs 3:1-12)
Sermon: Whole-Hearted Work #4—Trust God While You Work (Proverbs 3:1-12)
Nate HoldridgeMay 22, 2022