Hold Fast
Sunday August 13, 2023
Notes
Matthew 16:18–19 NKJV
And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. 19 And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”
And I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church, and the gates of Hades shall not prevail against it. 19 And I will give you the keys of the kingdom of heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will be bound in heaven, and whatever you loose on earth will be loosed in heaven.”
1. STAND
Ephesians 6:10–13 NIV
Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand.
Genesis 3:1 KJV
Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden?
Question: what Scriptures are you standing upon today to get you to your destination?
2. HOLD ON
Mark 4:16-17 NKJV
These likewise are the ones sown on stony ground who, when they hear the word, immediately receive it with gladness; 17 and they have no root in themselves, and so endure only for a time. Afterward, when tribulation or persecution arises for the word’s sake, immediately they stumble.
1 Thessalonians 5:21–22 NKJV
Test all things; hold fast what is good. 22 Abstain from every form of evil.
Hebrews 10:23 NKJV
Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful.
Hold Fast
Transliteration: katechō
kata to come down with great force so hard so heavy Echo – to hold back, detain, retain
from going away
to restrain, hinder (the course or progress of)
to check a ship’s headway to hold the ship
Together this Greek word means
repeat (someone’s words or opinions), typically to express agreement.
repeat, restate, reiterate; copy, imitate, mimic; reproduce, recite, quote, regurgitate
James 3:2–4 NKJV
For we all stumble in many things. If anyone does not stumble in word, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body. 3 Indeed, we put bits in horses’ mouths that they may obey us, and we turn their whole body. 4 Look also at ships: although they are so large and are driven by fierce winds, they are turned by a very small rudder wherever the pilot desires.
3. KEEP MOVING FORWARD
1 Timothy 6:12 NIV
Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many witnesses.
2 Corinthians 10:4–6 NKJV
For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal but mighty in God for pulling down strongholds, 5 casting down arguments and every high thing that exalts itself against the knowledge of God, bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ, 6 and being ready to punish all disobedience when your obedience is fulfilled.
Matthew 6:31 KJV
Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
Ephesians 6:16–17 NIV
In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.
“If you can keep the devil in the arena of faith you will whip him every time If the devil can keep you in the arena of reason he will whip you every time!”
– Kenneth Hagin
– Kenneth Hagin
James 4:7 NKJV
Resist the devil and he will flee from you.When fear would come I would say “fear I resist you in the name of Jesus”
– Kenneth Hagin.