Holy Spirit

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

Sunday Teachings The Promised King and His Good Kingdom

The Participationist King (Matthew 3:13-17)

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 HoldridgeNovember 2, 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

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Sunday Teachings

Jesus-Joy (John 15:1-16:4)

Nate HoldridgeSeptember 21, 2025

Sunday Teachings Series Empowered

Week 3: How can we partner with the Holy Spirit?

Sunday Teaching: How can we partner with the Holy Spirit?

Nate HoldridgeSeptember 7, 2025

Sunday Teachings Series Empowered

Week 1: Who is the Holy Spirit? | The Person and Power of God’s Spirit

Sunday Teaching: (Week 1) Who is the Holy Spirit? | The Person and Power of God's Spirit

Nate HoldridgeAugust 24, 2025

Sunday Teachings Series Summer in the Psalms

Psalm 31: A Prayer for the Sad, Stressed, and Slandered

Sunday Teaching: Psalm 31—A Prayer for the Sad, Stressed, and Slandered.

Nate HoldridgeAugust 3, 2025

Sunday Teachings Series Summer in the Psalms

Wait for the Lord (Psalm 27)

Sunday Sermon: Wait for the Lord (Psalm 27)

Nate HoldridgeJune 29, 2025

Sunday Teachings God's Wisdom for a Complex World

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

Sunday Teaching: God’s Wisdom for a Complex World 20—Decision Making

Nate HoldridgeJune 22, 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

Christian Life

Fruit of the Spirit: The Balance of Our Growth (Galatians 5:22-26)

Last week, we began looking at how Paul details the method of our growth, which is the Spirit producing fruit within us and transforming us as we walk in and…

Nate HoldridgeMarch 27, 2025

Encouraging Word

How to Win the War Within (Galatians 5:16-18)

Last week, we saw how believers are a battlefield, with both flesh and the Spirit warring within them.

Nate HoldridgeFebruary 27, 2025

Encouraging Word

The Gospel Starts a War Within (Galatians 5:16-18)

When I was a boy, it took my family a little while to realize I was left-handed. One of my earliest memories is of an interchange with my paternal grandfather.…

Nate HoldridgeFebruary 20, 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

Christian Life

Do I Feel God Is My Father? (Galatians 4:1-7)

Before placing our faith in Christ, we were imprisoned and guarded, as we saw in last week’s article. Let’s also think about what we become after placing our faith in…

Nate HoldridgeNovember 28, 2024

Sunday Teachings

Future Church – Joshua 5:13-15

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

Nate HoldridgeSeptember 29, 2024

Sunday Teachings Knowing God

Knowing God 02: People Who Experience God’s Exodus (Exodus 2:11-3:12)

Sunday Teaching: Knowing God 02-—People Who Experience God's Exodus (Exodus 2:11-3:12)

Nate HoldridgeSeptember 24, 2023

Sunday Teachings

Fly 11—God As Father—Galatians 4:1-7

Sunday Sermon: Fly 11—God As Father—Galatians 4:1-7

Nate HoldridgeFebruary 12, 2023

Sunday Teachings

Fly 08—Gospel Blessing—Galatians 3:10-14

Sunday Sermon: Fly 08—Gospel Blessing—Galatians 3:10-14

Nate HoldridgeJanuary 15, 2023

Christian Life

Believe the Right Things About Jesus (Mark 3:20-35)

Mark sets up our next scene by pointing out two separate groups, Jesus' family and the scribes. But before looking at each group and their response to Christ, Mark is…

Nate HoldridgeJune 8, 2022

Christian Life

Jesus Inaugurated the Age of the Spirit (Mark 1:8)

The prophets of old had predicted a day would come when the Holy Spirit would be poured out upon God's people, forming a new and special relationship never before seen…

Nate HoldridgeFebruary 2, 2022

Sunday Teachings

Nehemiah 3—God Renews His People By Inviting Them Into The Work

Sunday Teaching: Nehemiah 3—God Renews His People By Inviting Them Into The Work

Nate HoldridgeJanuary 23, 2022

Christian Life 1st John

How God’s Love Is Perfected in You – Know the Trinitarian Love of God (1 John 4:13–16)

When John wrote his gospel, he used a fascinating title when speaking of himself. He called himself, often, the disciple whom Jesus loved. (7 Minutes/1700 Words)

Nate HoldridgeSeptember 21, 2021

Christian Life Life of David

The Life of David: Pillars of the Heart (1 Samuel 16:14-23)

The pillars of ancient Greek buildings were designed to connect the entire structure above to the foundation below. As we've already seen, David was a man with a foundation. In…

Nate HoldridgeApril 5, 2021

Christian Life For Men

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

Sunday Teachings

Easter 2020 — Romans 8:18-25 — Groaning For Resurrection

Easter 2020 -- Romans 8:18-25 -- Groaning For Resurrection

Nate HoldridgeApril 12, 2020

Christian Life

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

Christian Life

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

Christian Life A Guide For The Climb

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

Christian Life

Unknown Yet Known (2 Corinthians 6:9)

Paul had a roller coaster relationship with the church in Corinth. They loved him. Then they hated him. They admired him. Then they belittled him. Like the ocean tide, the…

Nate HoldridgeJune 11, 2019

Christian Life

We Need The Spirit’s Power (Acts 1:8)

Jesus, man, sometimes he drops some wild stuff. The Spirit had come upon some of the Old Testament saints. They did some great things for God. David killed the giant.…

Nate HoldridgeApril 25, 2019

Christian Life

Walk In Your Father’s Wisdom (Ephesians 5:17-21)

Paul next takes us into the wisdom of our Father, for he is true and right and good. As the designer of humanity, he knows how we are best satisfied.…

Nate HoldridgeDecember 14, 2018

Christian Life

How The Holy Spirit Can Help You With Life (John 14:16-17)

Under cover of darkness, they walked. Jesus would bring his disciples, on that final night together, to the garden. There, in Gethsemane, he would pray and await Judas’ betrayal. (4…

Nate HoldridgeOctober 31, 2018

silhouette of nine persons standing on the hill

Christian Life United For Unity

Believe In The Church’s Unbreakable Oneness (Ephesians 4:4-6)

Paul dreamed of the church. In so doing, he introduced a beautiful truth: the universal church is one because the Triune God is one. (3 Minutes / 500 Words)

Nate HoldridgeSeptember 21, 2018

Christian Life

How To Read Proverbs

Proverbs can teach you how to live a life of skill. Here, I offer five perspectives to keep in mind when reading the book. 6 Minutes / 1300 Words

Nate HoldridgeSeptember 18, 2018

Sunday Teachings United For Unity

United For Unity #2 — United To Reality (Ephesians 1:15-23)

Teaching outline for Ephesians 1:15-23.

Nate HoldridgeSeptember 24, 2017

Christian Life

The Divinity Of The Holy Spirit

In starting a short series on the Holy Spirit and His gifts, the deity of the Spirit is a good starting point. There are many things to consider about the…

Nate HoldridgeSeptember 12, 2017

Sunday Teachings

Acts 18:1-20:16

Nate HoldridgeJune 14, 2017

Sunday Teachings

Getting Outside Ourselves — Romans 12:3-8

Theme: To be a living sacrifice we must think accurately about ourselves, know how the body of Christ works, and use our gifts.And those are the takeaways of my study…

Nate HoldridgeSeptember 26, 2016

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