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Jesus Unlocks Our Senses (Mark 7:31-37)

October 27, 2022 Nate Holdridge

Here, Jesus goes through Sidon perhaps on a brief missions tour, before heading to the region of the Decapolis. Once there, a group of people begged Jesus to lay his hand of healing on a man who was deaf. If you are new to Jesus today, you might be wondering if this was his normal mode of healing. It wasn't. He healed in many different ways, and this healing was one of his most creative! (4 Minutes/1100 Words)

Approach Jesus With Faith for a Supply of His Grace (Mark 7:27–30)

October 20, 2022 Nate Holdridge

Anyone can partake of Christ, but everyone who does must come with an expectation of grace. If you come with demands built on your own worthiness, if you come with the thought you deserve his blessings, you will miss out. (4 Minutes/1000 Words)

Anyone Can Partake of Christ (Mark 7:24-26)

October 13, 2022 Nate Holdridge

God had promised Abraham, centuries earlier, that in him *all the families of the earth would be blessed*, and Jesus came to bring that multi-national blessing by his blood (Genesis 12:3). Our episode today is a foretaste of his plan. Though the disciples didn't yet understand it, the Jewish Messiah is for everyone! (4 Minutes/1000 Words)

Revolution of the Heart, Part 3: Cleanness Comes From Christ’s Effort (Mark 7:18–23)

October 6, 2022 Nate Holdridge

Every nation, people group, political party, and educational system is populated by broken people. Even the best-laid plans and philosophies are tainted by the sinful hearts of humanity. This is a major difference in the Christian worldview. We know mankind is not basically good, but that evil is bound up within our hearts. But we also know there is hope. Though we cannot make ourselves clean, Jesus Christ can make us clean by his blood. (6 Minutes/1500 Words)

Revolution of the Heart, Part 2: Human Efforts for Cleanness Produce Hypocrisy (Mark 7:6–17)

September 29, 2022 Nate Holdridge

Human efforts for cleanness produce hypocrisy. Why? Because we can't really change ourselves, because the problem is with the heart. (4 Minutes/900 Words)

Revolution of the Heart, Part 1: Cleanness Does Not Come by Human Effort (Mark 7:1–5)

September 22, 2022 Nate Holdridge

After reading this opening paragraph, you'd be forgiven for thinking this has nothing to do with our modern time. I assure you, this passage has much to do with life today. (3 Minutes/800 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 #1 of First John: Proclaim the True Jesus

January 26, 2021 Nate Holdridge

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 Jesus as if they knew Him. John had to step up to the plate and defend the historical and actual Jesus and share about His Master, Friend, Teacher, and Savior. (8 Minutes/2000 Words)

Jesus Christ: The Ultimate Man - Part 2

December 15, 2020 Nate Holdridge

road+to+christ.jpg — Jesus Christ:
The Ultimate Man

Part 2: Prophet Jesus

This is not the title I normally use of Jesus. Perhaps I've developed an allergy to the title after hearing many say, "Jesus was a good teacher, a prophet, but not God." I reject that. He is God who became flesh to dwell among us (John 1:14). Still, he is the greatest prophet who ever walked the earth. (6 Minutes/1400 Words)

Follow #22 -- Mark 7:24-37 -- Anyone Can Partake Of Christ

July 5, 2020 Nate Holdridge

Sermon Notes: Follow #22 -- Mark 7:24-37 -- Anyone Can Partake Of Christ