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Video Message: Jesus Famous Podcast Update

There are four seasons available of the Jesus Famous Podcast to listen to now on Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. Please let us know if you’d like a…

Nate HoldridgeDecember 11, 2020

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Ministry

Jesus Famous Podcast – Fall Update

Here’s a quick update from Riley about some new stuff coming at you from the Jesus Famous Podcast. If you’re a listener to this podcast, then check it out! Link…

Nate HoldridgeOctober 9, 2019

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Christian Life United For Unity

Adopt The Right Attitude For Body Life (Ephesians 4:1-3)

Paul saw the church as a body. When healthy, the body can run and jump and move with ease. When sick, the body is hindered from moving the way the…

Nate HoldridgeSeptember 14, 2018

Ministry

The Apostle Paul Might’ve Created A Facebook Code Of Conduct (1 Corinthians 6:1-7)

Sadly, at the time of Paul’s writing, the reality in Corinth was incongruent with the future glory which would be theirs. They bickered and fought and sued one another. They…

Nate HoldridgeSeptember 12, 2018

Christian Life

The Weapon Of Prayer (Ephesians 6:18-20)

We don’t wrestle against flesh and blood. Our war is unseen and invisible. But an invisible war is not a fictional war. The battle is truer than the most flesh…

Nate HoldridgeSeptember 10, 2018

Christian Life Gospel Scope - Romans

How To Win The Daily Battle With Sin (Romans 6:12-14)

13 Minutes / 2600 Words

Nate HoldridgeJuly 10, 2018

Christian Life For Pastors

Small ≠ Spiritual. Large ≠ Carnal. Spiritual = Spiritual.

2 Minutes / 300 Words

Nate HoldridgeJune 23, 2018

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Ministry

Dear New Dad (Podcast Teaser)

As you may already know, I've written a few books - one of them being “Dear New Dad” which is a book for new dads. Why am I telling you…

Nate HoldridgeJune 9, 2018

Christian Life For Men For Pastors

When The Bees of Discouragement Swarm, Psalm 118:12

400 Words / 3 Minutes

Nate HoldridgeMay 19, 2018

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Christian Life For Men

21 Questions To Help You Sift Through An Online Date’s Christianity

2,600 Words / 15 Minutes

Nate HoldridgeMay 15, 2018

Christian Life

Experience Contentment Within The Boundaries God Has Drawn, Proverbs 22:28

3 Minutes / 400 Words

Nate HoldridgeMay 1, 2018

Christian Life

Three Questions Humans Ask, Matthew 6

Recently, I had a conversation with a youth pastor from another church. “What are teenagers going through right now?” I asked...4 minutes / 700 words

Nate HoldridgeApril 24, 2018

Christian Life For Men For Pastors

9 Lessons From A Sabbatical

One of my heroes is Geoff Buck, one of the pastors at Calvary Monterey. Ten years ago, Geoff joined our pastoral team and has served as a great friend, mentor,…

Nate HoldridgeApril 17, 2018

Christian Life For Men For Pastors

Godly Character Beats Ungodly Strength, Proverbs 21:22

2 Minutes / 300 Words

Nate HoldridgeApril 10, 2018

Christian Life For Men For Pastors

Can Christ Build And Battle With Us? (Luke 14:28-32)

“For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it? Otherwise, when he has laid…

Nate HoldridgeApril 3, 2018

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For Pastors

Calling All Writers, Isaiah 55.11

In my early years as a Christian, I came across a book by Alan Redpath. It rocked my world and helped frame my future...

Nate HoldridgeMarch 13, 2018

Christian Life

A Truth About Poverty (And Wealth), Proverbs 18:23

The proverb above shows us a reality of our world. In this world, riches enable someone to treat others roughly, but those in poverty are forced to plead for mercy,…

Nate HoldridgeMarch 10, 2018

Christian Life For Men For Pastors

How Is A Relationship With God Rewarding? (Matthew 6:1-18)

Some things ought not to be broadcast. Secrecy and privacy are often the best alternatives. Not everything has to be lived out in the open. Not every story must be…

Nate HoldridgeMarch 6, 2018

Christian Life For Men For Pastors

6 Ways To Let God Weigh Your Heart, Proverbs 21:2

Humans are amazing creatures. With our hands, we can build. With our minds, we can invent. With our mouths, we can communicate. And with our hearts, we can deceive ourselves...

Nate HoldridgeFebruary 27, 2018

Christian Life For Men For Pastors

Clean Manger Or Abundant Crops? The Choice Is Yours. — Proverbs 14:4

As usual, the Proverbs demand a choice. Which do you prefer: a clean manger or abundant crops? The proverb teaches that you cannot have both...

Nate HoldridgeFebruary 20, 2018

Christian Life For Men

Something To Believe In — Proverbs 18:1

Dave hated being at church. It wasn’t the music or even the preaching; it was the people...

Nate HoldridgeFebruary 10, 2018

Christian Life For Men For Pastors

Character Study: Epaphras — Colossians 4:12-13

Some biblical characters — Moses, Paul, David — are well known. Others, like our man Epaphras, enter the scene for mere second and are gone. Similar to a movie extra,…

Nate HoldridgeJanuary 30, 2018

Christian Life

Gleanings From The Lords Prayer — Matthew 6:9-13

I love prayer but often struggle in it. I can feel my lack of zeal, my sloth, my distraction, while in prayer. Prayer is a battle. Prayer is often a…

Nate HoldridgeJanuary 23, 2018

Christian Life For Men For Pastors

One Woman Man — Song Of Songs 8:1

One error that floated around the Roman Empire was men should have three women in their lives — a wife, a soul-mate, and a mistress. The Song of Solomon paints…

Nate HoldridgeJanuary 16, 2018

Christian Life For Men For Pastors

6 Attributes Of Good Leaders — Proverbs 16:10-15

One of the main reasons I love the book of Proverbs is the scattered nature of its organization. For much of the book, one line does not bleed into the…

Nate HoldridgeJanuary 9, 2018

Christian Life

The Dangerous Place of Halfway

The halfway point of any work for God is a dangerous place. Nehemiah and the people who had a mind to work got to their halfway point rather quickly. But…

Nate HoldridgeDecember 19, 2017

Christian Life

Nehemiah’s Response (2 of 3)

Nehemiah quickly responded to the news from Hanani, the news of the brokenness of the city, with his own inward brokenness. The conditions in and around Jerusalem began to mirror…

Nate HoldridgeDecember 13, 2017

Christian Life

Nehemiah’s Willingness (3 of 3)

The close of Nehemiah’s prayer is one of my favorites in all of Scripture. Up until this point in the narrative, Nehemiah’s position in the Persian kingdom is unknown, but…

Nate HoldridgeDecember 12, 2017

Christian Life

Nehemiah’s Concern (1 of 3)

God is intensely concerned with people. This should be evident by observing the natural order, things like the seasons or the finely tuned human body, but should be most evident in…

Nate HoldridgeNovember 28, 2017

For Pastors

When A Dream Goes Unfulfilled

Dreams come true, unless they don’t, which is the scary thing about dreams. You think and you hope and you plan and you push, and when it doesn’t happen like…

Nate HoldridgeNovember 21, 2017

Christian Life

How Suffering Can Benefit Us

The following points came from a message my father taugh about the suffering church in Smyrna. Through Smyrna's pain, he explained some of the benefits of suffering. Here are each…

Nate HoldridgeNovember 16, 2017

Christian Life

Don’t Awaken Romantic Love Too Quickly

Three times it had to be sung. Early in the romance, again close to the wedding date, and once more in their older years, the famed couple of the Song…

Nate HoldridgeNovember 9, 2017

Christian Life

An Exemplary Bible Marriage — Priscilla and Aquila

Some lives are worth further inspection, especially the lives of the saints in God’s Word...7 Minutes / 1400 Words

Nate HoldridgeOctober 17, 2017

Christian Life

Learning To Pray Massive, Clear Prayers For God’s Glory

Nehemiah was used mightily by God. His heart ached for the disrepair in Jerusalem, but he was miles away, the servant of a foreign king. But he prayed hard for…

Nate HoldridgeOctober 10, 2017

Christian Life

Know God? Yes. Through Your Brother.

Do you want to know God? Get amongst His people.

Nate HoldridgeOctober 5, 2017

Christian Life

The Better Life Of Little

“Better is.” What a phrase. It strikes me as final, bold. There is no waffling, no room for error. It firmly states the fact. There is a better life —…

Nate HoldridgeSeptember 28, 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

Christian Life

Jesus Talks Marriage

Before sin entered the world, God instituted the first marriage. In fact, Jesus goes to great lengths to remind the Pharisees and others of that first marriage (Mark 10:1–11). These…

Nate HoldridgeSeptember 5, 2017

Christian Life

6 Ways To Become A Person Of God

“And the woman said to Elijah, 'Now I know that you are a man of God, and that the word of the LORD in your mouth is truth’” (1 Kings…

Nate HoldridgeAugust 31, 2017

Christian Life

5 Reasons For Believers To Have Kids

12 Minutes / 2,300 Words

Nate HoldridgeJuly 13, 2017

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For Men

The Apostle John Was A Good Dad To The Church (DND)

The apostle John’s entire ministry was fatherly. A man far different from the apostle Paul, John seemed to continually brim over with love. His short letter of First John was…

Nate HoldridgeJune 30, 2017

Christian Life

The Starting Block Of Worship

It was a breakthrough moment. The gospel had gone to the Gentile, but not en masse. Now was the time. God was ready and, as the leaders in the Antiochan…

Nate HoldridgeJune 6, 2017

Christian Life

Fight For Your Right To Silence

My moment occurred on the toilet of all places. I was twenty-nine years old, the brand new pastor of my childhood church, with three daughters and a bride to care…

Nate HoldridgeJune 1, 2017

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