Gospel

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Sunday Teachings The Promised King and His Good Kingdom

The Making of a Disciple (Matthew 8:18-34)

In this Sunday sermon from Matthew 8:18-34, Pastor Nate Holdridge walks through three encounters that reveal both what Jesus looks for in his followers and who Jesus actually is.

Nate HoldridgeMay 14, 2026

Sunday Teachings The Promised King and His Good Kingdom

Upside Down Response (Matthew 7:13-29)

In this Sunday sermon from Calvary Monterey, Pastor Nate Holdridge brings the Sermon on the Mount to its climactic conclusion in Matthew 7:13–29.

Nate HoldridgeApril 30, 2026

Sunday Teachings The Promised King and His Good Kingdom

Upside Down Dependency (Matthew 7:7-12)

In this week's message from our Upside Down Kingdom series through the Sermon on the Mount, Pastor Nate Holdridge opens Matthew 7:7–12 and asks the question every honest disciple eventually…

Nate HoldridgeApril 23, 2026

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Sunday Teachings The Promised King and His Good Kingdom

Upside Down Judgment (Matthew 7:1-6)

In this Sunday sermon from Matthew 7:1–6, Pastor Nate Holdridge continues the Upside Down Kingdom series at Calvary Monterey by confronting one of the most misused verses in all of…

Nate HoldridgeApril 16, 2026

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Sunday Teachings The Promised King and His Good Kingdom

Upside Down Worry (Matthew 6:25-34)

Chapter 18. Upside Down Worry (Matthew 6:25-34)

Nate HoldridgeMarch 26, 2026

Sunday Teachings The Promised King and His Good Kingdom

Upside Down Treasure (Matthew 6:19-24)

Chapter 17. Upside Down Treasure (Matthew 6:19-24)

Nate HoldridgeMarch 19, 2026

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Sunday Teachings The Promised King and His Good Kingdom

The Upside Down Life With Others (Matthew 5:33-48)

Chapter 14. The Upside Down Life With Others (Matthew 5:33-48)

Nate HoldridgeFebruary 22, 2026

Sunday Teachings The Promised King and His Good Kingdom

Upside Down Interior Life (Matthew 5:21-32)

Chapter 13. Upside Down Interior Life (Matthew 5:21-32)

Nate HoldridgeFebruary 15, 2026

Sunday Teachings The Promised King and His Good Kingdom

The Upside Down Bible (Matthew 5:17-20)

Chapter 12. The Upside Down Bible (Matthew 5:17-20)

Nate HoldridgeFebruary 5, 2026

Sunday Teachings The Promised King and His Good Kingdom

The Upside Down Life (Matthew 5:9-16)

Chapter 11. The Upside Down Life (Matthew 5.9-16)

Nate HoldridgeJanuary 22, 2026

Sunday Teachings The Promised King and His Good Kingdom

The Upside Down Heart (Matthew 5:6-8)

Chapter 10. The Upside Down Heart (Matthew 5:6-8)

Nate HoldridgeJanuary 15, 2026

Sunday Teachings Light in the Darkness (Advent 2025)

Responding to the Light (John 1:9-13)

Nate HoldridgeDecember 11, 2025

Sunday Teachings Light in the Darkness (Advent 2025)

The Light of Life (John 1:4-8)

Nate HoldridgeDecember 4, 2025

Sunday Teachings Light in the Darkness (Advent 2025)

The Eternal Word (John 1:1-18)

Nate HoldridgeNovember 30, 2025

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Sunday Teachings The Promised King and His Good Kingdom

The Joy of Preparing for the King (Matthew 3:1-12)

In this week's teaching from Calvary Monterey, I'll examine the dramatic arrival of John the Baptist in Matthew 3. While John's message to "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is…

Nate HoldridgeOctober 26, 2025

Sunday Teachings The Promised King and His Good Kingdom

His Identity and Purpose (Matthew 1:18-25)

Chapter 2. His Identity and Purpose (Matthew 1:18-25)

Nate HoldridgeOctober 5, 2025

Sunday Teachings The Promised King and His Good Kingdom

The New Beginning (Matthew 1:1-17)

The Promised King and His Good Kingdom—The New Beginning (Matthew 1:1-17)

Nate HoldridgeSeptember 28, 2025

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Sunday Teachings Series Empowered

Week 2: What does the Holy Spirit do?

Sunday Teaching: Week 2—What does the Holy Spirit do?

Nate HoldridgeAugust 31, 2025

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Sunday Teachings Series Summer in the Psalms

Psalm 32—The Happiest People on Earth

Sunday Sermon: Psalm 32—The Happiest People on Earth

Nate HoldridgeAugust 10, 2025

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Sunday Teachings God's Wisdom for a Complex World

19 God’s Wisdom for a Complex World: Home (Proverbs)

Sunday Teaching—19 God's Wisdom for a Complex World: Home (Proverbs)

Nate HoldridgeJune 15, 2025

Sunday Teachings God's Wisdom for a Complex World

God’s Wisdom for a Complex World #17: Phones (Proverbs)

Sunday Sermon: God's Wisdom for a Complex World #17—Phones (Proverbs)

Nate HoldridgeMay 25, 2025

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Sunday Teachings God's Wisdom for a Complex World

God’s Wisdom for a Complex World 16: Money (Proverbs)

Sermon Notes: God's Wisdom for a Complex World 16—Money (Proverbs)

Nate HoldridgeMay 18, 2025

Sunday Teachings God's Wisdom for a Complex World

God’s Wisdom for a Complex World 15: Friendship (Proverbs)

Sunday Teaching: God's Wisdom for a Complex World #13: Proverbs on Work

Nate HoldridgeMay 11, 2025

Encouraging Word

Concluding Galatians (Galatians 6:11-18)

Paul started Galatians with his melodic line when he stated he was astonished that some in Galatia were turning so quickly from the grace of Christ to a different, therefore…

Nate HoldridgeMay 8, 2025

Sunday Teachings

Down With The King (Eph. 1:15-23)

Easter Sunday: Down With The King (Eph. 1:15-23)

Nate HoldridgeApril 20, 2025

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Sunday Teachings God's Wisdom for a Complex World

12 God’s Wisdom for a Complex World: A Life Built on the Fear of the Lord (Proverbs 9)

Sunday Sermon: God's Wisdom for a Complex World: A Life Built on the Fear of the Lord (Proverbs 9)

Nate HoldridgeApril 13, 2025

Sunday Teachings God's Wisdom for a Complex World

11 God’s Wisdom for a Complex World: A Tale of Two Voices (Proverbs 8)

Sunday Teaching: God's Wisdom for a Complex World: A Tale of Two Voices (Proverbs 8)

Nate HoldridgeApril 6, 2025

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Sunday Teachings God's Wisdom for a Complex World

09 God’s Wisdom For A Complex World: Garden Living (6:1-19)

Sermon Notes: God's Wisdom For A Complex World 09: Garden Living (6:1-19)

Nate HoldridgeMarch 16, 2025

Christian Life

Works of the Flesh: Spiritual, Societal, and Substance Misalignment (Galatians 5:19-21)

Today, we’ll continue looking at Paul’s list of the works of the flesh after seeing the effects of the first category, sexual misalignment, last week. It’s important to pause on…

Nate HoldridgeMarch 13, 2025

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Sunday Teachings Advent

God is Love 01—The Overflowing Love of the Father (Galatians 4:4-6)

Sunday Teaching Notes: God is Love 01—The Overflowing Love of the Father (Galatians 4:4-6)

Nate HoldridgeDecember 15, 2024

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Sunday Teachings An Advancing Gospel Community

06 An Advancing Gospel Community: Craves Christlikeness (Philippians 3:12-21)

Sermon Notes: An Advancing Gospel Community: Craves Christlikeness (Philippians 3:12-21)

Nate HoldridgeNovember 17, 2024

Encouraging Word

What We Were Before the Gospel (Galatians 3:23–29)

In this passage, Paul will tell us what faith in the gospel does to us. When we truly believe, what happens to us? Paul will explain it to us in…

Nate HoldridgeNovember 7, 2024

Sunday Teachings An Advancing Gospel Community

04 An Advancing Gospel Community: Breaks Into Darkness (Philippians 2:12-30)

Sunday Teaching: 04 An Advancing Gospel Community: Breaks Into Darkness (Philippians 2:12-30)

Nate HoldridgeNovember 3, 2024

Christian Life

The Law Complements the Gospel Because It Combatted Sin until Christ Arrived & Reveals Our Need for Christ (Galatians 3:19-22)

Last week, we began looking at how the law complements the Gospel, the first way being that it arrived after Christ was promised - over four centuries after the promise…

Nate HoldridgeOctober 31, 2024

Christian Life

The Law Complements the Gospel Because It Arrived after Christ Was Promised (Galatians 3:15-18)

In a sense, there is no bigger question than the one Galatians attempts to answer: How do we relate to God? Do we experience God as a reward for good…

Nate HoldridgeOctober 24, 2024

Sunday Teachings An Advancing Gospel Community

O3 An Advancing Gospel Community: Participates in God’s Kingdom (2:1-11)

Sunday sermon (Part 3 of Philippians): O3 An Advancing Gospel Community: Participates in God's Kingdom (2:1-11)

Nate HoldridgeOctober 20, 2024

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Christian Life

The Gospel of Grace Brought the Spirit to Us (Galatians 3:10–14, ESV)

Through this passage over the past couple of weeks, we’ve examined two reasons the gospel of grace transfers us from curse to blessing: it shows us the way of faith…

Nate HoldridgeOctober 17, 2024

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Sunday Teachings An Advancing Gospel Community

02 An Advancing Gospel Community: Lives Worthy of the Gospel (Philippians 1:12-30)

Sunday Sermon: 02 An Advancing Gospel Community: Lives Worthy of the Gospel (Philippians 1:12-30)

Nate HoldridgeOctober 13, 2024

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Encouraging Word

Gospel Blessing: Christ Was Cursed for Us (Galatians 3:10–14)

Last week, we began looking at how the gospel transfers us from curse to blessing, the first way being that it promotes the way of faith. The second reason the…

Nate HoldridgeOctober 10, 2024

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Sunday Teachings An Advancing Gospel Community

01 An Advancing Gospel Community: Partners Together (Philippians 1:1-11)

Sunday Sermon: 01 An Advancing Gospel Community: Partners Together (Philippians 1:1-11)

Nate HoldridgeOctober 6, 2024

Encouraging Word

The Gospel of Grace Promotes the Way of Faith (Galatians 3:10-14)

How can someone enjoy and experience God? How can we become fully human as God intended? How can we be released from paralyzing guilt and shame? How can we attain…

Nate HoldridgeOctober 3, 2024

Sunday Teachings

Future Church – Joshua 5:13-15

Sunday Sermon: Future Church (Joshua 5:13-15)

Nate HoldridgeSeptember 29, 2024

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Christian Life

Paul Used the Example of Abraham to Demonstrate Gospel Truth (Galatians 3:1-9)

The book of Galatians is a letter detailing a struggle for the gospel of grace. Paul was a first-century apostle, and God's purpose for Paul was to send him to…

Nate HoldridgeSeptember 26, 2024

Christian Life

The Gospel is Worth Every Sacrifice and Asks for Our Ongoing Trust (Galatians 3:1-5)

Paul's question is loaded with personal backstory. He knew everything the Galatians had endured for their belief in Jesus. While with them, Paul and Barnabas had to strengthen the Galatians’…

Nate HoldridgeSeptember 19, 2024

Christian Life

The Gospel Unleashes the Spirit & Supplies Resources to Become Complete (Galatians 3:1-5)

When Paul went to Galatia with the gospel, he had clearly and powerfully depicted Jesus for them. He had publicly portrayed Jesus Christ as crucified to the Galatians (1). He…

Nate HoldridgeSeptember 12, 2024

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Christian Life

A Gospel-Aligned Life is Lived by Daily Faith (Galatians 2:20b-21)

Following Paul’s public rebuke of Peter for bowing to the fear of man, he moves into sharing a beautiful picture of what life should look like when justified by faith…

Nate HoldridgeSeptember 5, 2024

Christian Life

A Gospel-Aligned Life Is Totally Identified with Christ (Galatians 2:20a)

Our post today picks up with Paul sharing from his heart about a gospel-aligned life—what our life justified by faith in Christ should look like. He confronted Peter for bowing…

Nate HoldridgeAugust 29, 2024

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Christian Life

A Gospel-Aligned Life Is Free And For God (Galatians 2:17–21)

After Paul confronted Peter for withdrawing from the Gentiles in Antioch and not living in line with the gospel, Paul beautifully taught about the life the gospel is meant to…

Nate HoldridgeAugust 23, 2024