His Identity and Purpose (Matthew 1:18-25)
Chapter 2. His Identity and Purpose (Matthew 1:18-25)
Nate HoldridgeOctober 5, 2025
The Call of the Shepherd-King 02—I am Ready to Lead (Micah 2, Oracle 1.2)
Sunday Teaching: The Call of the Shepherd-King 02—I am Ready to Lead (Micah 2, Oracle 1.2)
Nate HoldridgeMarch 10, 2024
Simeon Saw—Christmas Eve 2023 (Luke 2:25-35)
To Simeon, nothing about this morning felt any different than thousands of mornings. A rooster crowed in the distance. The predawn light revealed the shape of the darkened hills. The…
Nate HoldridgeDecember 24, 2023
What Does The Magnificat Say About God?
Last week we thought about what the Magnificat, Mary's song in response to Elizabeth's greeting, said about Mary. Our next question is: *What does the song say about God? (5…
Nate HoldridgeDecember 7, 2021
God’s Light Produces a Chain Reaction of Grace (1 John 1:8–9)
Here, John shows us God's light produces a chain reaction of grace. We see ourselves honestly, confess our sins, and He faithfully continues His work of sanctification, shaping and molding…
Nate HoldridgeMarch 2, 2021
Goal #1 of First John: Proclaim the True Jesus
As we saw in last week's introductory 1 John post, false teachers had crept into the early church. John could not stand idly by and let these deceivers talk about…
Nate HoldridgeJanuary 26, 2021
One Day Jesus Gained a Disciple (Mark 10:46-52)
As Jesus and his disciples journeyed to Jerusalem, they passed through **Jericho**. He was on his way to die. A **blind beggar** named Bartimaeus sat on the roadside, collecting anything…
Nate HoldridgeDecember 22, 2020
A Son Is Given (Isaiah 9:6)
The night Jesus was born, a son was given. God so loved the world, he sent his only Son (John 3:16). Jesus' birth as a baby was God's gift to…
Nate HoldridgeDecember 1, 2020
Follow #33 — Mark 11:1-11 — What Kind of King Is Jesus
In our last study in Mark, we followed Jesus as he neared his death in Jerusalem at the time of the Passover feast. The disciples were afraid and amazed at…
Nate HoldridgeOctober 25, 2020
God Is Light, Part 3 (1 John 1:5-22)
At times, it will be the confession you make to others which will help you really overcome. But that confession has more to do with what we already talked about,…
Nate HoldridgeOctober 6, 2020
Good Pain (Psalm 119:71)
It's an astounding confession. The psalmist felt his affliction was good. Looking back on it, he realized he learned the Word of God *because of his affliction*. The pain was…
Nate HoldridgeMarch 19, 2020