Archival Post: How I Read The News (During This Season Of My Life)

May 21, 2024 Nate Holdridge

**How I Read The News (During This Season Of My Life)**

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Growing up, my family always had a newspaper subscription, so reading the news always felt like a grown-up thing to do. But my entrance into adulthood coincided with the proliferation of internet news outlets, followed by social networks which quickly became useful for disseminating headlines and editorials. And, because this is what humans do, all I ever did was add to my reading list. I never subtracted. Finally, a breaking point came, and I realized I could never keep up.

3 (More) Reasons Jesus Was Crucified (Mark 15:16-47)

May 16, 2024 Nate Holdridge

Last week, we studied three reasons from Mark 15 that Jesus was crucified: to fulfill God’s plan, to save us, and to consume our darkness. Today, we will continue looking at three more.

Archival Post: Build Your Skills (Proverbs 22:29)

May 14, 2024 Nate Holdridge

**Build Your Skills**
**(Proverbs 22:29**)

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The thing about this man is that rather than exclusively concentrate on building his networks and connections, he builds his skills. As the years pass by, he is no one-hit-wonder, no temporary YouTube sensation. Instead, his skills speak for themselves. Dude has game. He has a craft, a job, an enterprise, and his ability to perform it is strong.

Maturity Profiled 02—The Mature Endure Temptation—James 1:12-18

May 12, 2024 Nate Holdridge

Sunday Teaching: Maturity Profiled 02—The Mature Endure Temptation—James 1:12-18

3 Reasons Jesus Was Crucified (Mark 15:16-47)

May 9, 2024 Nate Holdridge

In our passage today, we will observe "Jesus Christ and him crucified" (1 Cor. 2:2), a stunning event. Christianity is not centered upon tenets, doctrines, beliefs, or behaviors but on the events of Jesus Christ's death, burial, and resurrection. These events lead to tenets, doctrines, beliefs, and behaviors, but the events are the starting place. Without Jesus' cross, there is no Christianity. Without his resurrection, there is no hope.

Archival Post: Faith Sees Greater Realities (Hebrews 11:27)

May 7, 2024 Nate Holdridge

**Faith Sees Greater Realities (Hebrews 11:27)**

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When God looks at His people, He often sees things we cannot see in ourselves. Through a lens of grace, God knows His children. He looked with grace upon many of the characters found in Hebrews 11. Moses is no exception.

Maturity Profiled 01—An Overview of the Mature—James 1:1-11

May 5, 2024 Nate Holdridge

Sunday Teaching: Maturity Profiled 01 — Overview of the Mature (James 1:1-11)

God's Plans Will Succeed (Mark 15:1-15)

May 2, 2024 Nate Holdridge

In our final movement of Jesus’ trials by the Jews, the religious leaders had to pawn Jesus off on Pilate. Rome did not allow the Jews to execute people, so the Sanhedrin needed to bring a charge against Jesus to Pilate. So, early on Friday morning, they delivered Jesus to this Roman prefect.

Archival Post: The Heart Of Ephesians

April 30, 2024 Nate Holdridge

**The Heart Of Ephesians**

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Before Israel finally embarked on their journey into the Promised Land, Moses wrote and recited a song for them. He knew he would not lead them into Canaan, for that was Joshua’s calling, not his, so he wanted to give them his lyrics instead of himself. In his song, Moses spoke to them of who God is. He referred to God as the Rock, a firm and strong foundation for them as a people. He referred to God as great, the only one worthy of worship and praise. And he referred to God as their Father, the one who had made them into a nation. He sang to them of who God is.

Maturity Profiled: James Introduction & Overview

April 26, 2024 Nate Holdridge