Calvary Church Podcast

Title : How God Forms Us Speaker : Pastor Nate Holdridge Overview: Men, we all know the challenges we’re up against—pressure from the world, temptations that tug at our hearts, and trials that test our faith. But we weren’t meant to walk this road alone. God, in His grace, not only walks with us but surrounds us with brothers who are on the same journey. Together, we’re being shaped—FORMED—into th...

Title : Men Who Disciple Speaker : Pastor Si Leuenberger Overview: Men, we all know the challenges we’re up against—pressure from the world, temptations that tug at our hearts, and trials that test our faith. But we weren’t meant to walk this road alone. God, in His grace, not only walks with us but surrounds us with brothers who are on the same journey. Together, we’re being shaped—FORMED—into th...

Title : Men God Changes Speaker : Pastor Manny Collazo Overview: Men, we all know the challenges we’re up against—pressure from the world, temptations that tug at our hearts, and trials that test our faith. But we weren’t meant to walk this road alone. God, in His grace, not only walks with us but surrounds us with brothers who are on the same journey. Together, we’re being shaped—FORMED—into the...

Title : Being Men of Integrity in a Compromising World Speaker : Pastor Shawn Stroud Overview: Men, we all know the challenges we’re up against—pressure from the world, temptations that tug at our hearts, and trials that test our faith. But we weren’t meant to walk this road alone. God, in His grace, not only walks with us but surrounds us with brothers who are on the same journey. Together, we’re...

Title : A Towel or a Title? Speaker : Pastor Todd Anderson Overview: Men, we all know the challenges we’re up against—pressure from the world, temptations that tug at our hearts, and trials that test our faith. But we weren’t meant to walk this road alone. God, in His grace, not only walks with us but surrounds us with brothers who are on the same journey. Together, we’re being shaped—FORMED—into...

Title : Men of the Word Speaker : Pastor Ben Sobels Overview: Men, we all know the challenges we’re up against—pressure from the world, temptations that tug at our hearts, and trials that test our faith. But we weren’t meant to walk this road alone. God, in His grace, not only walks with us but surrounds us with brothers who are on the same journey. Together, we’re being shaped—FORMED—into the lik...

Title : Posture of Faith Speaker : Rob Salvato Scripture: Proverbs 3:5-6

Title : Guard The Goods Speaker : Riley Manzo Scripture: 1 Timothy 1:18-20

Title : The Upside Down Life Speaker : Nate Holdridge Overview: In this Sunday sermon from Matthew 5:9-16, Pastor Nate Holdridge explores what it means to live "The Upside Down Life" as citizens of Christ's kingdom. Drawing from the final beatitudes and Jesus' powerful declarations about salt and light, we’ll examine four key aspects of Christian identity: imitating God as peacemakers, standing wi...

Our first Women's Gathering of 2026 with our Women's Ministry Director teaching on Jesus giving us more than we expect.

Title : The Upside Down Heart Speaker : Nate Holdridge Overview: In this teaching from the Sermon on the Mount, Pastor Nate Holdridge continues through the Beatitudes by examining Matthew 5:6-8. Jesus describes an "upside down heart" that contradicts the world's values: while the world says to hunger for success, Jesus blesses those who hunger for righteousness; while the world says to get what yo...

Title : The Upside Down Spirit Speaker : Nate Holdridge Overview: In this episode, we dive into Chapter 9: The Upside Down Spirit , a fresh look at Jesus’ opening words in the Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:1-5). Pastor Nate Holdridge guides us through the first three Beatitudes— poor in spirit, those who mourn, and the meek —and shows how Jesus turns the world’s values completely upside down. Rat...

Title : God's Beautiful Interruption Speaker : Nate Holdridge Scripture: 1 Peter 2:9-10

Title : The Plan Speaker : Mike Casey Scripture: Lamentations 3:1-23

Title : Glory in our Midst Speaker : Pastor Jared Burke Link to Sermon Notes

Title : Jesus is God in the Flesh Speaker : Austin Kava Link to Sermon Notes

Title : Responding to the Light Speaker : Nate Holdridge Overview: In this message on John 1:9–13, Pastor Nate Holdridge continues our series, Light in the Darkness , by examining the pivotal response humanity must make to the coming of Christ. We explore the profound tragedy of those who reject their Maker and the surpassing treasure found by those who receive Him. We unpack the theology of regen...

Title : The Light of Life Speaker : Nate Holdridge Overview: In this Advent message from John 1:4-8, Pastor Nate Holdridge explores three essential realities about Jesus, the Light of Life. First, the Light is integral—the eternal Word who gives life to all humanity and whose illumination reaches every person through creation and conscience. Second, the Light is victorious—shining in present-tense...

Title : The Eternal Word Speaker : Nate Holdridge Overview: In this sermon from John 1, Pastor Nate Holdridge explores the profound opening of John's Gospel—the Logos, the eternal Word who was with God and was God, and who became flesh to dwell among us. Walking through the encounters of John 2–11, Pastor Nate shows how Jesus met every form of human darkness: religious confusion, moral shame, phys...

Title : The Upside Down Kingdom Speaker : Nate Holdridge Overview: Pastor Nate Holdridge teaches Matthew 4:12-25, revealing how Jesus' ministry location, personnel choices, and healing demonstrations preview the radical nature of God's kingdom. This message explores why Jesus established his headquarters in marginalized Galilee rather than religious Jerusalem, how he called ordinary fishermen to i...

Title : The Upside Down King Speaker : Nate Holdridge Overview: In this Sunday sermon from Calvary Monterey, Pastor Nate Holdridge examines Matthew 4:1-11 and Jesus' temptation in the wilderness. Pastor Nate reveals how Jesus' forty-day testing reversed Israel's forty-year failure, demonstrating what kind of King he would be—one who lives by God's Word, trusts the Father's care, and maintains excl...

Title : Under Pressure - Enduring the Tests of Temptation Speaker : Manny Collazo Scripture: James 1:12-18 Link to Discussion Questions

Title : The Participationist King Speaker : Nate Holdridge Overview: In this sermon from Calvary Monterey, Pastor Nate Holdridge examines the profound significance of Jesus' baptism in Matthew 3:13-17. Why would the sinless Son of God submit to a baptism of repentance? Pastor Nate reveals how Christ's baptism was an act of complete identification with humanity—a deliberate choice to participate fu...

Title : The Joy of Preparing for the King Speaker : Nate Holdridge Overview: In this week's teaching from Calvary Monterey, Pastor Nate Holdridge examines the dramatic arrival of John the Baptist in Matthew 3. While John's message to "Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand" can sound harsh, this sermon uncovers the profound and surprising joy found in preparing our lives for King Jesus. Past...

Title : The King in Humble Glory Speaker : Nate Holdridge Overview: In this week's teaching from Calvary Monterey, Pastor Nate Holdridge examines Matthew 2:13-23, a passage filled with divine guidance, dangerous threats, and deep sorrow. Follow the young Messiah's family as they flee to Egypt, witness the fulfillment of prophecy in the midst of Herod's horrific cruelty, and discover the significan...