Exile Wives — 1 Peter 3:1-6 — The Grace of Exile #14
Exile Wives -- 1 Peter 3:1-6 -- The Grace of Exile #14
Nate HoldridgeAugust 22, 2021
Exile Work — 1 Peter 2:18-25 — The Grace of Exile #13
Exile Work -- 1 Peter 2:18-25 -- The Grace of Exile #13
Nate HoldridgeAugust 15, 2021
Exile Citizens — 1 Peter 2:13-17 — The Grace of Exile #12
# 12 Exile Citizens -- 1 Peter 2:13-17 -- The Grace of Exile
Nate HoldridgeAugust 8, 2021
# 11 Exile Conduct — 1 Peter 2:11-12 — The Grace of Exile
# 11 Exile Conduct -- 1 Peter 2:11-12 -- The Grace of Exile
Nate HoldridgeJuly 11, 2021
07 Exile Love — 1 Peter 1:22-25 — The Grace of Exile #07
# 07 Exile Love -- 1 Peter 1:22-25 -- The Grace of Exile
Nate HoldridgeJune 6, 2021
Exodus 24-25
God just longs to be at the center of our lives. This is one of the major lessons that we will continue to learn through the back half of the…
Nate HoldridgeApril 28, 2021
Exile One — 1 Peter 1:1-2 – The Grace Of Exile #1
# 01 Exile One -- 1 Peter 1:1-2
Nate HoldridgeApril 18, 2021
Where Love and Righteousness Meet (Psalm 85:10)
There is a place steadfast love and faithfulness meet, where righteousness and peace kiss each other. Love does not diminish righteousness in this place. Nor is peace replaced by faithfulness.…
Nate HoldridgeMarch 22, 2021
The Power Of God — Mark 14:53-15:15 — Follow #47
Sunday Notes: The Power Of God -- Mark 14:53-15:15 -- Follow #47
Nate HoldridgeMarch 14, 2021
God’s Light Produces a Chain Reaction of Grace (1 John 1:8–9)
Here, John shows us God's light produces a chain reaction of grace. We see ourselves honestly, confess our sins, and He faithfully continues His work of sanctification, shaping and molding…
Nate HoldridgeMarch 2, 2021
The New Passover Meal — Mark 14:12-25 — Follow #45
Sunday Teaching: The New Passover Meal -- Mark 14:12-25 -- Follow #45
Nate HoldridgeFebruary 28, 2021
God Is Light (1 John 1:5)
In 1 John 1:1-4, we read John's purpose statement, his heart for his readers, a group of Christians in a circuit surrounding Ephesus, where he'd pastored. He loved this group…
Nate HoldridgeFebruary 16, 2021
Cast Your Nets Again (Luke 5:4-5)
One day, Jesus was taught the Word, using Peter's boat as his pulpit. Pushed off from the shore in the Sea of Galilee, Jesus spoke to his audience on the…
Nate HoldridgeFebruary 8, 2021
Merry Christmas (Break)!
Hey everyone! I hope you have a Merry Christmas. I love this season. Thinking on Christ's coming into the darkness of humanity to save us always brings me joy. (1…
Nate HoldridgeDecember 24, 2020
Jesus Christ: The Ultimate Man – Part 2
This is not the title I normally use of Jesus. Perhaps I've developed an allergy to the title after hearing many say, "Jesus was a good teacher, a prophet, but…
Nate HoldridgeDecember 15, 2020
Election Year Encouragements for Our Congregation
As everyone is aware, we are in a divisive presidential election season. Though I love my country and consider myself blessed to be a citizen here, as a senior pastor,…
Nate HoldridgeOctober 15, 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
Living In Between the Promise and Fulfillment, Part 3 (Genesis 15)
When you are living in between the promise and the fulfillment, when the world seems dark and ominous, it is important to look to the cross of Christ. There, we…
Nate HoldridgeSeptember 15, 2020
Friend of Sinners, Part 3 (Mark 2:16-17)
In part 3 of this Friend of Sinners series, we learn that somehow, some scribes of the Pharisees saw what Jesus was doing. We've already seen scribes in Mark's gospel;…
Nate HoldridgeSeptember 1, 2020
Video Message: How to Win Over Your Kids?
When your child calls you out for the hypocrisy in your life rather than defend yourself see it as a gift and grace from God.
Nate HoldridgeJuly 3, 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
Blessed Are Those Who Mourn (Judges 20:26)
The last episode of the book of Judges is one of the Bible's most gruesome passages. The moral compass of Israel was completely broken. They were so far removed from…
Nate HoldridgeMay 12, 2020
The Strategy of Unforgiveness (2 Corinthians 2:11)
Paul had asked the Corinthian church to do something difficult. In his previous letter, he'd told them to remove one of the members who was in unrepentant rebellion against God.…
Nate HoldridgeApril 23, 2020
Book Excerpt: The No-Nonsense Biblical Man
It all starts with the Gospel. Far too much teaching on the life of a Christian man centers around the actions of his life instead of on the heart that…
Nate HoldridgeApril 22, 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
Sing in the Stocks (Acts 16:25)
Songs instead of sorrow. Praise instead of pouting. Paul and Silas were men who, when in the dungeon, would cry out to the living God. They set their minds on…
Nate HoldridgeDecember 26, 2019
Seeing Hard Things (Psalm 60:3)
The prayer of Psalm 60 is for restoration. The people, due to a long period breaking God's covenant and commands, were experiencing the consequences of their sin. (2 Minutes/400 Words)
Nate HoldridgeDecember 12, 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
6 Helps to Run the Christian Race in the Last Days (Hebrews 10:19-39)
When running in an endurance race, ample reasons to quit surface. Overwhelming fatigue, blisters and other irritations will grate on your resolve. Eating the wrong food will cause your energy…
Nate HoldridgeSeptember 12, 2019
7 Marks Of A Cool Church (Acts 2:42)
I have heard recitations of Acts 2:42 my entire Christian life. Seems the circles I run in love it. Part of it has got to be the sweet outline --…
Nate HoldridgeSeptember 10, 2019
5 Facets of the New Covenant God Made With You (Hebrews 8)
I'm sure you always read the full agreement you make with various companies to use their software and hardware. A recent Apple software license agreement is 451 pages long. And…
Nate HoldridgeAugust 13, 2019
Over a million dollars worth chucked into the fire. New Ephesian converts took their magic books and paraphernalia, demonic stuff that it was, and destroyed it all. Someone took the…
Nate HoldridgeJuly 30, 2019
None of the gospel writers tried to do it. They could have, but Matthew, Mark, Luke, or John never attempted to describe Jesus' outward appearance. Jesus' words, actions, and passion…
Nate HoldridgeJune 27, 2019
Though we do not know what trial Paul endured in Asia, the Corinthians knew, and what we do understand is that he was "utterly burdened beyond strength." The man was…
Nate HoldridgeApril 9, 2019
United For Unity — The Close (Ephesians 6:21-24)
Paul wanted the Ephesians to pray more effectively for him and his preaching ministry (Ephesians 6:18-20). Here, he concludes his letter by telling them Tychicus is coming. Tychicus would report…
Nate HoldridgeApril 5, 2019
Have you ever been presented with a report or news which floored you? Has an impossible situation ever been thrown in your lap? Have you ever been given news, a…
Nate HoldridgeMarch 20, 2019
Job, in the midst of a massive trial, had three friends who attempted to confront him with "their truth," which were all lies, and Job knew it. Though his perspective…
Nate HoldridgeMarch 11, 2019
United In The Workplace — Leaders (Ephesians 6:9)
Paul shifts his exhortations for the workplace from the slaves to the masters, from the working class to management. “Do the same to them,” he says. He had just written…
Nate HoldridgeMarch 8, 2019
The dawn’s mist settled in my beard. The trees looked different than in my memories. Something about the early morning hours made them more alive. To my left, movement startled…
Nate HoldridgeNovember 28, 2018
Each week, the Calvary Monterey church staff meets for Bible study, worship, and prayer. Right now, we are making our way through the books of Acts. Recently we inspected Paul’s…
Nate HoldridgeNovember 19, 2018
2 Samuel 24 — God-Hearted #35 — The God Who Redeems
Teaching outline for 2 Samuel 24.
Nate HoldridgeNovember 4, 2018
Christina and I are not the same people we were in 2002, the year we stood before God and witnesses and declared our covenant of love for one another. As…
Nate HoldridgeOctober 3, 2018
6 Supracultural Biblical Parenting Principles
This post will examine 6 biblical parenting principles that apply across various cultures, with follow-up questions that pertain more to this culture. Here is an overview of the principles:Does my…
Nate HoldridgeAugust 7, 2018
2 Samuel 7 — God-Hearted #20 — Overwhelmed By Grace
2 Samuel 7 teaching outline
Nate HoldridgeJune 24, 2018
United To God — How God Did It, Ephesians 2:8-9
We have taken time to learn why and how God worked to save His people, but how did God perform this gracious salvation? We’ve seen what we were and what…
Nate HoldridgeMay 10, 2018
United To God — Why God Did It, Ephesians 2.4-5
Up to this point in our passage, Paul has explained to us the utter lostness of humanity (see Ephesians 2:1-3). We were dead. We were followers. We were children of…
Nate HoldridgeApril 26, 2018