Through the Bible - Proverbs

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Proverbs taught for ordinary Christian wisdom.

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Through the Bible - Proverbs moves through the book with a mix of verse-by-verse study and topical teaching. Its sermons connect ancient wisdom to decisions, home life, phones, money, friendship, work, and moral formation.

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About Through the Bible - Proverbs

Through the Bible - Proverbs is a church teaching series shaped by the conviction that wisdom is meant to be practiced. It works through Proverbs first as a structured biblical book and then as a set of themes gathered from many sayings. The result is steady and practical. Episodes move from Scripture into the daily pressure points where choices are made. Decision-making is framed around Christ-like character, godly counsel, and trust in God. Home life is treated as a setting for formation, with parents teaching children and the church described as a family of belonging. Friendship is more than social comfort here; it becomes a question of companions, patterns, and spiritual priorities. Work is described broadly, including paid labor and ordinary responsibilities. Money and material possessions are handled as spiritual tests rather than merely financial topics. Phones receive attention as powerful portable devices that reshape attention, pressure, and presence. The series also addresses sexual temptation and repentance with sober pastoral urgency. Its rhythm is familiar to a Sunday gathering. A teaching often opens with prayer, context, and a clear subject, then moves through multiple passages from Proverbs. The speaker can be warm and funny, joking about nerdy phrases, puzzles, picture Bibles, and Solomon’s imaginary smartphone. The humor does not soften the seriousness of the message. Again and again, Proverbs is presented as a curriculum for becoming wise, teachable, and formed by God. The series keeps returning to the local church as a real community, not just a backdrop. It also notices wider spiritual stirrings in nearby communities and fellowships. For listeners, the value is its patient movement from biblical sayings to concrete habits. It is best approached as pastoral teaching for Christians who want wisdom to touch decisions, relationships, phones, family, work, and money.

Made for: For Christians who want pastoral Bible teaching that connects Proverbs to daily decisions, family life, work, friendship, phones, and money. It also suits church listeners who prefer Scripture-heavy teaching with conversational warmth.

What sets it apart: The series pairs close attention to Proverbs with grounded, everyday application, moving from verse-by-verse study into topical teaching without losing the book’s structure. Its church-room tone makes the wisdom feel practiced rather than theoretical.

In their own words

Pastor Nate Holdridge loves Jesus and the Bible Jesus gave to the world. Since 1996, the Scripture has captivated Nate’s mind and heart, believing the entirety of the book points to the Son of God, Jesus Christ the righteous (Revelation 19:10, John 5:36).

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Proverbs follows you from risky debt to screen habits, with grace waiting after your self-audit.

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  • biblical wisdom applied to the decisions waiting after church
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Decision MakingJun 22, 2025

Proverbs is presented as a practical guide to counsel, teachability, and everyday decision making.

It closes a 20-week study in Proverbs by making decision making feel like a daily test of wisdom. The reading moves through Proverbs 11:14, 15:22, 19:20, 12:5, and 27:6 to show wisdom as Christ-like character, godly counsel, and a teachable spirit, while also stressing that not…

HomeJun 15, 2025

Proverbs is cast as home-based formation, then extended into parenting and church life.

The episode presents Proverbs as a book of household instruction, with both father and mother shaping children in God's wisdom. It leans on Proverbs 1:8 and the closing chapter's lesson from King Lemuel's mother to keep the focus on moral and spiritual formation at home.

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Episodes

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    Decision Making

    Through the Bible - Proverbs closes a 20-week study by turning Proverbs into a decision-making grid for jobs, marriage, moves, and church choices.

    Jun 22, 2025·44m·3 clips
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    Home

    Hidden gem

    Proverbs is presented as household instruction, with father and mother training children inside the home rather than waiting for synagogue or church.

    Jun 15, 2025·44m·3 clips
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    Phones

    Hidden gem

    Through the Bible - Proverbs uses Buxton School’s smartphone ban and its Light Phone experiment to frame phone discipline as a choice between wisdom and folly.

    May 25, 2025·41m·2 clips
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    Money

    Pastor Nate Holdridge teaches a sermon on biblical wisdom regarding money and material possessions from the book of Proverbs.

    May 18, 2025·48m
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    Friendship

    A pastor teaches a sermon on friendship from the book of Proverbs, opening with prayer and context.

    May 11, 2025·40m
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    Work

    Hidden gem

    Through the Bible - Proverbs examines work and career through Proverbs 10–31, organizing scattered couplets into themes of diligence, skill, and integrity.

    Apr 27, 2025·41m·3 clips
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    Proverbs 9

    Apr 13, 2025·40m
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    Proverbs 8

    Apr 6, 2025·29m
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    Proverbs 6:20-7:27

    Mar 30, 2025·42m
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    Proverbs 6:1-19

    Through the Bible - Proverbs examines Proverbs 6:1-19 through three warnings: risky financial commitments, the sluggard’s avoidance of work, and people who sow discord.

    Mar 16, 2025·42m·3 clips
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    Proverbs 5

    Proverbs 5 is presented as three mini-sermons from King Solomon to his son, and the pastor builds the message around three questions: death-producing or life-giving, meaningless or consequential, scattered or channeled.

    Mar 9, 2025·46m·2 clips
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    Proverbs 4

    Mar 2, 2025·45m
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    Proverbs 3:13-35

    Feb 23, 2025·42m
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    Proverbs 3:1-12

    Feb 16, 2025·39m
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    Proverbs 2

    Feb 9, 2025·39m
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    Proverbs 1:20-33

    Jan 26, 2025·43m
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    Proverbs 1:8-19

    Jan 19, 2025·37m
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    Proverbs 1:1-7

    Jan 12, 2025·45m
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    Proverbs 12-13

    Jul 7, 2020·33m
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    Proverbs 9-10

    Jul 7, 2020·34m
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    Proverbs 11

    Jul 7, 2020·32m
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    Proverbs 16

    Jul 7, 2020·31m
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    Proverbs 17

    Jul 7, 2020·30m
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    Proverbs 18

    Jul 7, 2020·31m
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    Proverbs 15

    Jul 7, 2020·33m
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    Proverbs 14

    Jul 7, 2020·32m
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    Proverbs 25

    Jul 6, 2020·30m
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    Proverbs 26

    Jul 6, 2020·29m
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    Proverbs 27

    Jul 6, 2020·29m
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    Proverbs 28

    Jul 6, 2020·30m
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    Proverbs 29

    Jul 6, 2020·28m
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    Proverbs 30

    Jul 6, 2020·29m
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    Proverbs 31

    Jul 6, 2020·28m
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    Proverbs 22

    Jul 6, 2020·29m
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    Proverbs 21

    Jul 6, 2020·29m
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    Proverbs 20

    Jul 6, 2020·31m
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    Proverbs 19

    Jul 6, 2020·28m
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    Proverbs 23

    Jul 6, 2020·27m
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    Proverbs 24

    Jul 6, 2020·31m