Jesus' Transfiguration Highlighted a Different Mountain (Mark 9:1-13)

February 9, 2023 Nate Holdridge

I would like to conclude our three-part study of this transfiguration with one last observation. We've seen how the transfiguration on the mountaintop provided an encouraging preview and an important conference. But it also provides us with a different mountain, and this mountain is all-important to your life today. Let me explain. (4 Minutes/900 Words)

Archival Post: 5 Facets of the New Covenant God Made With You

February 21, 2022 Nate Holdridge

5 Facets of the New Covenant God Made With You

Archival Post

I'm sure you always read the full agreement you make with various companies to use their software and hardware. A recent Apple software license agreement is 451 pages long. And when you clicked "I agree" I'm sure it's because you took the weekend to read through it. Or maybe your lawyer perused it. But did you know God has made agreements with humanity? The biblical word for these agreements is "covenant."

Goal #2 of First John: Promote True Fellowship (1 John 1:1-4)

February 2, 2021 Nate Holdridge

true+fellowship.jpg — Goal #2 of First John: Promote True Fellowship

(1 John 1:3)

You may have noticed how John continually says, "we." We heard. We have seen. We proclaim to you. This was John's way of speaking for the apostolic group. They'd all seen Jesus, and John was the last of their band with breath in his lungs, so he is determined to represent them.(5 Minutes/1300 Words)

5 Facets of the New Covenant God Made With You (Hebrews 8)

August 13, 2019 Nate Holdridge

A Guide for the Climb -- Chapter 3 -- Have a Vision for the Gathering (Psalm 122)

July 4, 2019 Nate Holdridge

Our ancient Hebrew pilgrim, readying himself for the journey to Jerusalem, wanted God in his life. He wanted God every day, not only during the three annual feasts at the temple. He understood, though, how limited his everyday experience with God would be if he didn't go to Jerusalem. If he never gathered with other believers to worship God, he'd experience less of God than he craved. (20 Minutes/5000 Words)