The Parable of the Vineyard, Pt. 2 (Mark 12:6-12)

September 7, 2023 Nate Holdridge

Jesus continued the conversation with the religious leaders who had come to question him by speaking to them in parables. Mark includes one of them, and it was centered around a man who planted a vineyard. This man must have expected great grapes and wine because he put a fence around the property, dug out a pit for a winepress, and built a tower in the midst of it. This vineyard was meant to succeed.

The Parable of the Vineyard, Pt. 1 (Mark 12:1-5)

August 31, 2023 Nate Holdridge

The Lesson of the Fig Tree (Mark 11:19-26)

August 17, 2023 Nate Holdridge

When Jesus and his disciples returned to Jerusalem and passed the same fig tree that Jesus had cursed the day before, Peter saw that it had withered from the roots. Shocked, he pointed it out to Jesus.

The Unstoppable Word of Christ, Part 3 - It Started Small But Will End Massive (Mark 4:30-32)

July 6, 2022 Nate Holdridge

During his day, some were tempted to despise the small things as they tried to rebuild the temple in Israel (Zechariah 4:10). It seemed like a small work, but God didn't want them to despise it because it was a good work. (4 Minutes/1100 Words)

The Unstoppable Word of Christ, Part 2 - It Will Produce a Harvest (Mark 4:26-29)

June 29, 2022 Nate Holdridge

As believers, this parable should encourage you to patiently hope for God's kingdom to come. Sometimes it feels as if no one is listening, no one wants Jesus, and no one is being added to the kingdom. But this is untrue. And God's kingdom is building and growing, almost imperceptibly, to the point it becomes the final harvest. (3 Minutes/800 Words)

The Unstoppable Word of Christ, Part 1 - It Is Not Hidden (Mark 4:21-25)

June 22, 2022 Nate Holdridge

Have you ever been disappointed by unmet expectations? I remember a day in my childhood when I built up an expectation but never voiced it, and it led to my disappointment. (7 Minutes/1900 Words)

Accept the Message of Jesus and His Kingdom (Mark 4:1-20)

June 15, 2022 Nate Holdridge

Many modern people think Jesus used parables to make everything clearer. As we will see today, Jesus did not use parables that way. They were not a preaching trick for him or a way to capture everyone's waning attention. They were not his way of "putting the cookies on the bottom shelf," making the truths he was trying to communicate accessible to all. (14 Minutes/3700 Words)

Follow #13 -- Mark 4:21-34 -- The Unstoppable Word Of Christ

May 3, 2020 Nate Holdridge

[Sunday Teaching] Follow #13 -- Mark 4:21-34 -- The Unstoppable Word Of Christ