Knowing God 14—God’s Community—Exodus 21-24
Sunday Teaching: Knowing God 14—God's Community—Exodus 21-24
Nate HoldridgeJanuary 21, 2024
Knowing God 13—God’s Commands—Exodus 20
Sunday Sermon: Knowing God 13—God's Commands—Exodus 20
Nate HoldridgeJanuary 14, 2024
Knowing God 10—God Tests—Exodus 15:22-17:7
Sunday Teaching: Knowing God 10—God Tests—Exodus 15:22-17:7
Nate HoldridgeNovember 26, 2023
How To Unleash Jesus’ Mighty Work in Your Life (Mark 6:1-6)
The story before us is one of the most terrifying in all the gospel accounts. Jesus visits his hometown of Nazareth (1), and they are astonished at his words and…
Nate HoldridgeAugust 3, 2022
Seeing God Correctly: God Is Angered by Dead Religion (Mark 3:1-6)
It is amazing how religious leaders would not answer Jesus' questions. He'd asked, Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or…
Nate HoldridgeMay 18, 2022
Seeing God Correctly: God Is Compelled To Do Good (Mark 3:1-6)
So one Sabbath Jesus again went to church, to the synagogue, to the public meeting. Mark says, a man was there with a withered hand. Luke, who was a doctor,…
Nate HoldridgeMay 11, 2022
Jesus’ Atmosphere of Grace (Mark 2:23-28)
As we continue our study of Mark, it is becoming evident that Jesus' way is far different than that of the religious leaders who came before him. He offered forgiveness…
Nate HoldridgeMay 4, 2022
Nehemiah 13—God Renews His People On An Ongoing Basis
Sunday Sermon: Nehemiah 13—God Renews His People On An Ongoing Basis
Nate HoldridgeApril 3, 2022
Jesus Fills Our True Need (Mark 2:1-12)
The story pivots us from the introductory days of Jesus' ministry to the controversial ones. We know Jesus wasn't popular with all people at all times—he was, after all, crucified.…
Nate HoldridgeMarch 30, 2022
Jesus Has Authority Over All Natural Brokenness (Mark 1:29-34)
On the same day he taught in the synagogue and delivered the man with the unclean spirit, Jesus went to the house of Simon and Andrew with James and John.…
Nate HoldridgeMarch 16, 2022
A Healthy Heart Before God – A Basic Description of the Uncondemned Heart (1 John 3:23-24)
John has been helping us learn to deal with our hearts when they condemn us (3:19-20). He has shown us what happens when God sets our hearts free of condemnation…
Nate HoldridgeAugust 24, 2021
Exodus 35-37
Chapter 35, and all the way to the end of the book in Chapter 40, is fairly repetitive in that the exact descriptions that God gave to Moses of the…
Nate HoldridgeJune 30, 2021
Exodus 30-31
We looked at what the priests were in Exodus 28 and 29, and this week we will look at what they do in Exodus 30 and 31 to learn lessons…
Nate HoldridgeJune 9, 2021
Day 7: What Can We Learn From The First Sabbath? (Genesis 2:1-3)
Because of the finality of creation, **the seventh day** receives special treatment in this verse. It doesn't follow the order of the first six days, where God spoke something into…
Nate HoldridgeMay 31, 2021
Exodus 23
As we open up our study of Exodus chapter 23, I'll remind you that we're really concluding a three-part series here on Exodus 21, 22, and 23. God is giving…
Nate HoldridgeApril 21, 2021
Exodus 20 – The Ten Commandments
Here in Exodus chapter 20, we get to dig into the 10 commandments, the two tablets. God's speaking to the people of Israel.
Nate HoldridgeMarch 17, 2021
Exodus 16-17
This week we look to Exodus chapters 16 and 17. At this point, in the book of Exodus, God has delivered his people from their Egyptian captivity. The three sets…
Nate HoldridgeMarch 3, 2021
How I Use My Phone
OK. This post might not make it very far. What I mean is, it might not be for only a handful of you. For many, what I am about to…
Nate HoldridgeJanuary 8, 2020
Apps I Like — Mac, iOs, and Android
As we all prep for 2018, I thought it might be helpful if I wrote a listicle post describing some of my favorite software and apps, with brief explanations of…
Nate HoldridgeSeptember 25, 2018
Res(e)t
After a bit of rest, I will use the end of summer 2018 to, in part, recalibrate and reset my writing goals. I want to hear from the Lord, get…
Nate HoldridgeJuly 24, 2018
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
Reset Button
All that said, you won’t see any new articles or essays on my site until September. Nor will we release any fresh Nate-Holdridge-Dot-Com Podcast episodes until then (I will start…
Nate HoldridgeJuly 17, 2017
A Guide For The Climb #8 — Psalm 127 — Embrace God’s Vision For Home
Theme: Pilgrims want the house of God to impact their house, so they look for God’s help, health, heritage, and heroes.
Nate HoldridgeJune 25, 2017
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
Does My Parenting Style Cultivate Rest? — 3 of 6
Supracultural Principle: Christians believe God set aside the seventh day of creation as a day of rest. He ordained it as a weekly Sabbath rest for ancient Israel, and Jesus…
Nate HoldridgeDecember 8, 2016