September 2011
1 post
A Learning Day
I’ve never experience THAT before. Interesting. Since our church is located of Highway 68, there is only one road that accesses our driveway, so a car accident this past weekend shut down the road entirely for the entire duration of our Sunday services. Slight bummer.
Here are some lessons from the weekend:
First and foremost, we are serving Jesus! After the first service, once it became...
January 2011
4 posts
Yearly Planning Meeting
A couple months ago while teaching at Calvary Monterey I made a reference to a yearly all-day planning meeting Christina and I conduct to help us get our priorities straight for the next year. A friend of mine recently emailed me to ask if we had a template of subjects to discuss. While I did not, I was able to quickly jot down a few ideas and thought I’d share them with you. This is not...
Out Of Poverty
Mark 12:44 Jesus said - “For they all contributed out of their abundance, but she out of her poverty has put in everything she had, all she had to live on.” Jesus watched the wealthy give their financial gifts to the temple treasury. He watched “how” everyone gave. He saw a lone widow give “more” than anyone else. From man’s perspective she gave next to...
Jesus Only
Mark 9:8 “And suddenly, looking around, they no longer saw anyone with them but Jesus only.” I’ve always wondered what it would have been like to be Peter, James, and John, the three disciples Jesus reserved wonderful and specific mentoring and teaching for. These disciples saw Jairus’ daughter raised from the dead, heard Jesus pray in the garden on the night of His arrest,...
Shaken, Not Stirred
Psalm 46:4-5 - “There is a river whose streams make glad the city of God, the holy habitation of the Most High. God is in the midst of her; she shall not be moved; God will help her when morning dawns.” The verses around this text depict chaos. Specifically, the earth giving way, the mountains melting into the sea, waters roaring and foaming, and mountains trembling. Sounds like the...
October 2010
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Mark 16:1-14 -- The Resurrection →
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September 2010
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Mark 14:43-72 -- Jesus' Strength in Darkness →
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July 2010
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Mark 12:41-44 →
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June 2010
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Mark 12:35-44 -- Jesus Defines Spiritual Life →
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Acts 1-2 -- This Is Our Church →
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Mark 11:27-12:34 -- The Great Debaters →
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Mark 10:32-52 -- Pure Ambitions →
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May 2010
6 posts
Mark 11:1-26 -- God’s Favorite Fruit →
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Handling Dummies For Dummies - 1 Samuel 24
I have always appreciated the life of David. One facet of my admiration for this man is the way that he handled his enemies. Although he was far from perfect, David’s life is littered with moments where he “took the high road” in his interactions with those who were against him. I think you and I have much to learn when we consider how David handled his enemies.
In 1 Samuel 24 King Saul and...
This past weekend at Calvary I took a few minutes to make an exciting announcement regarding our Wednesday night services. As many of you know, I have always been a huge fan of our midweek times together. These nights filled with the Word, worship, prayer, and fellowship have been very instrumental in my own walk with God.
For over two years, however, the I have been asking God to clarify...
When God Protects - 1 Samuel 19, Psalm 59
Here are some thoughts I recently shared at our monthly Men’s Fellowship at Calvary. Like many of you, I love the life of David. His life, trials, and victories are so incredibly easy to relate to. The following is a devotional teaching on one portion of his life.
As a young hero David quickly became despised by the jealous King Saul. His victory over Goliath had propelled him into the...
Jesus On Marriage
This was taken from yesterday’s teaching on Mark 10:1-16. Visit calvary.com for the full teaching audio or video. I have been on a PowerPoint rampage lately. Here is a recap of the five points I mentioned via my incredibly high-tech slides.
Broken hearts, dysfunctional homes, and rising divorce rates often cause us to forget that marriage was a perfect gift from God in the Garden of...
Motivating Others
“Likewise all the men who had hidden…when they heard that the Philistines had fled, they also followed hard after them in the battle.” - 1 Samuel 14:22
In Scripture, I’ve always been impressed with the leadership abilities of Jonathan. The son of King Saul, Jonathan sensed early on that the kingdom would not be his, but would instead be given to David. Still, that did not negate the...
April 2010
2 posts
4 Points On Fatherhood
Partly through observation and partly through carrying out my own fatherly duties, God has placed a burden in my heart for fathers. I truly and honestly believe that many of the social ills facing our world and nation would disappear or lessen if there were a widespread return to the true and biblical meaning of fatherhood.
Regarding our text yesterday morning at Calvary (Mark 9:14-29), we...
Time Away
This last week Christina and I enjoyed the luxury of six days away, without our three beautiful daughters, in Seattle, Washington. We liked the idea of visiting Seattle, so we made the preparations and enjoyed a great time together. It was a very refreshing time physically, emotionally, spiritually, and maritally. Each of them are fairly obvious, but here are some lessons from our time away.
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March 2010
1 post
Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale
I had a great time last week with the folks of Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale (CCFL). Pastor Geoff, who has an incredible reputation there, did a wonderful job of putting together a weeks-worth of meetings and appointments with their excellent staff. My goal in visiting CCFL was not to visit a large church, but to visit a healthy church. Let me say, mission accomplished. Here are some...
January 2010
22 posts
Prayer Updates
I know that many of you are very active in prayer, so I love to keep you informed of prayer requests and updates that are in my heart and mind. There is obviously an endless supply of prayer requests out there, but these are just a few that strike a chord with me currently.
Haiti: Pray for our relationship with Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale, that God would grant them wisdom as they join in the...
Prayer Updates
I know that many of you are very active in prayer, so I love to keep you informed of prayer requests and updates that are in my heart and mind. There is obviously an endless supply of prayer requests out there, but these are just a few that strike a chord with me currently.
Haiti: Pray for our relationship with Calvary Chapel Fort Lauderdale, that God would grant them wisdom as they join in the...
WatchVid Devo: The Running Word (2 Thessalonians 3:1).
WatchManly Revolution Men’s Conference
- Date: March 5-6
- Speaker: Sandy Adams
- Site: Calvary Monterey
- $25
- Register here.
WatchA brief encouragement from Nehemiah 4:6 “We built the wall…for the people had a mind to work.”
Basic Bible Interpretation
One question I get asked from time to time is this: how do we accurately interpret the Bible? This is a huge question. There are obviously many different views of many different passages of Scripture, so it is important to have a healthy method of Bible interpretation. There are many applications of a biblical text, but one interpretation. That said, here is a good place to start.
- Understand...
Prayer Update
Prayer Updates
I love the month of January. As much as I love the Christmas season, Januarys are a time for great hope and optimism. I anticipate God will do great things in 2010. As you pray in this new month, year, and decade, here are a few prayer requests to get you going:
- Construction: We need God’s grace as we finish out the construction of our 3600 square foot multipurpose room. We are...
nholdridge: Happy anniversary to my beautiful and... →
nholdridge: Pray about making Calvary Downtown... →
nholdridge: Pv 31:8 "Speak up for those who cannot... →
nholdridge: Great day/night @calvarymonterey &... →
Mark 3:20-35 -- New Family →
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I connected Twitter to my Flavors.me page - http://flavors.me/nateholdridge #flavorsme
Revelation 1:1-8 →
Matthew 9:35-38 -- Malawi Outreach →
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had a great time teaching at Trinity Christian High School today. You guys are great!
stoked to start our study through Revelation tonight at Calvary. Spoiler alert: Jesus wins!
my first ever Santa Clara Broncos game - college of Steve Nash and, more importantly, Kurt Rambis. http://yfrog.com/1y26fbj
is thankful.
Acts 20:35 -- Generosity →
December 2009
48 posts
Luke 2:14 -- Walking In The Favor Of God →
is thankful for the freedom to worship Christ at Christmas. Others are not so fortunate: http://tinyurl.com/ydgtqun.
12 Greek words to describe sin in the Bible, 1 to describe grace. Although we fall short in many ways, God’s grace is sufficient for it all.
Christina just told me the kids in her neighborhood growing up played kick-the-can. I had no idea my wife grew up in the 50’s.
just found a slinky in our refrigerator cheese drawer. …never thought I’d say that.
Luke 2:1-20 -- The King’s Birth →
my two year old fell, hit her head, and said, “my feelings are hurt!” So that’s how that works.