(un)Reasonable Trust #2 — Habakkuk 2 — The Promise
Sunday Sermon: (un)Reasonable Trust #2 — Habakkuk 2 — The Promise
Nate HoldridgeJune 5, 2022
Seth’s Line (Genesis 4:25-5:32)
Here, when Adam and Eve have another son, they called him Seth. His name might mean something like seat or buttocks or new beginning or foundation. It's clear Eve felt…
Nate HoldridgeSeptember 27, 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
Exodus 12-13
Hey, Calvary family. Thanks for joining us in our study through the book of Exodus. Today we're in Exodus chapters 12 and 13. There is tension now in the text.…
Nate HoldridgeFebruary 17, 2021
Jesus Christ: The Ultimate Man – Part 3
In the Old Testament era, there was a priesthood. They existed to serve and worship God, but also to facilitate the worship of others. They were focused on God, but…
Nate HoldridgeJanuary 11, 2021
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
Exodus 1-2
Hey everyone, thanks for joining us as we continue our study through the bible. And today, we're beginning our study of the book of Exodus. Now the book of Exodus…
Nate HoldridgeNovember 18, 2020
A Guide for the Climb – Chapter 15 – Enter God’s Blessing Cycle (Psalm 134)
Enoch, a descendant of Adam, walked with God. According to Hebrews, his pursuit of friendship with God was an act of faith. What this ancient man had is what present-day…
Nate HoldridgeOctober 22, 2020
God Will Provide (Genesis 22:8)
God will provide -- this is what Abraham believed. (1 Minute/300 Words)
Nate HoldridgeOctober 20, 2020
Living In Between the Promise and Fulfillment, Part 1 (Genesis 15)
After defeating the four invading kings and returning the goods and peoples of the weaker kings, Abram had a meeting with the King of Salem and the King of Sodom.…
Nate HoldridgeSeptember 3, 2020
Book Excerpt: Dear New Dad
The funny thing about fathering is that even though the influence is so great and the responsibility so intense, billions of us have done it. Some have fathered well and…
Nate HoldridgeAugust 27, 2020
Cain and Abel (Genesis 4)
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 concerning…
Nate HoldridgeMay 14, 2020
Speak Up! (2 Corinthians 1:3-4)
Paul's life was a roller coaster ride, and much of it was filled with pain and difficulty. He endured much for the cause of Christ, but he kept on going…
Nate HoldridgeApril 14, 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
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
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
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
Faith Is Confident in God’s Word (Hebrews 11:3)
We learn right away, in this chapter, that though faith will often go above our human reasoning, it is not unreasonable. For a belief in a Creator God is logical.…
Nate HoldridgeOctober 8, 2019
Faith Is Loved by God (Hebrews 11:2)
The author of Hebrews felt a need to brace his readers for coming troubles by urging them to live by faith. He did not want them to shrink back into…
Nate HoldridgeOctober 1, 2019
Faith Unlocks Assurance And Conviction (Hebrews 11:1)
We've got one life to live, one shot at living by faith. We won't need faith in heaven. There, with God, we'll walk by sight. But the author of Hebrews…
Nate HoldridgeSeptember 24, 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
A Guide for the Climb — Chapter 6 — Be at Peace Due to Your Position in God (Psalm 125)
In a famous episode during the life of Christ, He invited His disciples to cross the sea of Galilee with Him. "Let us go across to the other side," He…
Nate HoldridgeSeptember 5, 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
Creeping, slowly and steadily, unbelief was ready to pounce on the early Jewish believers. They were, after all, outcasts in their culture, for their acceptance of Jesus as Messiah made…
Nate HoldridgeMay 21, 2019
Hebrews 11:29-12:2 — Jesus Is Better #19 — Jesus Makes People Of Faith, part 5
Hebrews 11:29-12:2 Jesus Is Better #19 -- Jesus Makes People Of Faith, part 5
Nate HoldridgeMay 12, 2019
Hebrews 11:23-28 — Jesus Is Better #18 — Jesus Creates People Of Faith, part 4
Hebrews 11:23-28 -- Jesus Is Better #18 -- Jesus Creates People Of Faith, part 4
Nate HoldridgeMay 5, 2019
Our world whirls and spins without thinking. On hyperdrive, society cruises ahead at breakneck speed. We move fast to get what we want fast. Like Veruca Salt, we want it,…
Nate HoldridgeMay 2, 2019
Hebrews 11:17-22 — Jesus Is Better #17 — Jesus Creates People Of Faith, part 3
Hebrews 11:17-22 Teaching Notes
Nate HoldridgeApril 28, 2019
Hebrews 11:8-16 — Jesus Is Better #16 — Jesus Creates People Of Faith, part 2
Sunday Teaching: Hebrews 11:8-16 -- Jesus Is Better #16 -- Jesus Creates People Of Faith, part 2
Nate HoldridgeApril 7, 2019
Hebrews 11:1-7 — Jesus Is Better #15 — Jesus Creates People Of Faith, part 1
Teaching notes for Hebrews 11:1-7.
Nate HoldridgeMarch 31, 2019
Northern Israel, during a time of egregious apostasy against God, blamed the drought and despair and death on God. He was, in their minds, to blame. Elisha wanted them to…
Nate HoldridgeDecember 12, 2018
How I Design My Daily Devotional Time
Quiet time. Devotional life. Morning solitude. The names vary, but the idea is the same. Believers who want more of God will often attempt some kind of morning or evening…
Nate HoldridgeJanuary 2, 2018