Chapter 11. The Upside Down Life (Matthew 5:9-16)
Chapter 11. The Upside Down Life (Matthew 5.9-16)
Nate HoldridgeJanuary 22, 2026
God’s Beautiful Interruption (1 Peter 2:9-10)
Responding to the Light (John 1:9-13)
Nate HoldridgeJanuary 4, 2026
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
Week 3: How can we partner with the Holy Spirit?
Sunday Teaching: How can we partner with the Holy Spirit?
Nate HoldridgeSeptember 7, 2025
Week 2: What does the Holy Spirit do?
Sunday Teaching: Week 2—What does the Holy Spirit do?
Nate HoldridgeAugust 31, 2025
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
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
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
Future Church – Joshua 5:13-15
Sunday Sermon: Future Church (Joshua 5:13-15)
Nate HoldridgeSeptember 29, 2024
The View From The Tomb (John 20:1-10)
Easter Sunday Sermon: The View From The Tomb (John 20:1-10)
Nate HoldridgeMarch 31, 2024
Knowing God 05: God’s Plans (Exodus 6)
Sunday Teaching-—Knowing God 05: God's Plans (Exodus 6)
Nate HoldridgeOctober 22, 2023
The Ministry of Christ 02—Luke 4:16-30—Mission
Sunday Sermon: The Ministry of Christ 02—Luke 4:16-30—Mission
Nate HoldridgeJune 11, 2023
Jesus’ Transfiguration Initiated an Important Conference (Mark 9:4-13)
This meeting on the mountaintop was an encouraging preview, but it was also an important conference. Jesus met there with Moses and Elijah. It had been centuries since both men…
Nate HoldridgeFebruary 2, 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
Jesus the Rescuer (Mark 5:1-20)
A legion of demons, a herd of pigs plummeting off a cliff, and a man living in a graveyard on the outskirts of town—these are the shocking images of this…
Nate HoldridgeJuly 20, 2022
His Mission: Jesus Is the Champion Who Delivers His People (Mark 1:12-13)
Mark does not include robust detail about Jesus' time of temptation in the wilderness. Matthew and Luke record three direct temptations from Satan, along with Jesus' scriptural rebuttals to each.…
Nate HoldridgeFebruary 16, 2022
The First Christmas
As we stand on the precipice of a new year, we are bound to look back upon our current one. We might discover darkness and difficulty, pain and agony. We…
Nate HoldridgeDecember 21, 2021
An Introduction to First John
Two thousand years ago, Jesus Christ, the Son of God, God the Son, was born of human flesh. While He walked the earth, so did others, and when Jesus was…
Nate HoldridgeJanuary 19, 2021
Follow #32 — Mark 10:32-52 — Jesus: Man on a Mission
Luke wrote the book of Acts, and he started it this way: "In the first book...I have dealt with all that Jesus began to do and teach," (Acts 1:1, ESV).…
Nate HoldridgeOctober 11, 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
Follow #26 – Mark 9:1–13 – Be Helped by Jesus’ Transfiguration
What are we to do with such a beautiful and awe-inspiring episode? What did it mean for them? What did it mean for Jesus? And what does it mean for…
Nate HoldridgeAugust 30, 2020
A Plea to Prioritize People (1 Corinthians 16:7)
We can't understand the gravity of Paul's mission. At his conversion, Jesus told him he'd be the apostle to the nations. He'd testify of Christ before kings and authorities, Gentiles…
Nate HoldridgeMarch 5, 2020
The True Vine #15 — Support Of Gospel Workers — 3 John
Sunday Notes: The True Vine #15 -- Support Of Gospel Workers -- 3 John
Nate HoldridgeJanuary 12, 2020
A Plea: In the War, Abstain (1 Peter 2:11)
Bullets fly. Missiles launch. Strategies develop. Soldiers deploy. All this, because war is on. Blood, death, and danger. An enemy assaults. Subjection is the goal. This is the image Peter…
Nate HoldridgeSeptember 19, 2019
Jeremiah might be my favorite prophet. With endurance and steadfastness, he pushed and pulled with the nation of Israel, but also with God. His road, like all the prophets', was…
Nate HoldridgeAugust 1, 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
How to Combat Mission Fatigue (Nehemiah 4:14)
A point comes in any church's life where atrophy sets in. The passion and joy and labor begin to dry up as people begin to grow discouraged in the mission.…
Nate HoldridgeMarch 6, 2019
When Christ ascended, he gave his church various means with which to remember him. Partaking of the Lord's Supper, or communion, is a significant way we are called to remember…
Nate HoldridgeFebruary 25, 2019
Christ’s Victory Became Mary Magdalene’s (Historical Fiction)
The agony of the moment was of the severest variety. I was in such torment. I’d been tormented by demons before, but this torment was different. It was the torment…
Nate HoldridgeSeptember 21, 2017
Does My Parenting Style Prioritize God’s Kingdom? — 6 of 6
Supracultural Principle: Christians believe God’s kingdom is coming, but is present today in the form of the church. Jesus shed His blood for the church, and He wants us to…
Nate HoldridgeDecember 11, 2016
Why We Hold An Intro To Calvary Class (for Pastors)
Every few months, Calvary Monterey offers a one night “Intro To Calvary” Class. I think it has been an effective tool. Here, for pastors and church leaders, I will detail the…
Nate HoldridgeDecember 2, 2016