# HoldToHope

> Even In The Darkest of Times


## Posts

- [Speak For The Silenced](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/speak-for-the-silenced/): Over a million abortions happen every year in the US alone. Innocent babies lives are cut short in their mother’s womb. The majority of abortions?
- [Do Not Cling To Culture](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/do-not-cling-to-culture/): In today’s world, we often say that the Word of the LORD (The Bible) must adapt to fit the times. That it’s too offensive in its original meaning and, therefore, must be redefined and reinterpreted. Why?
- [Rest In Assurance](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/rest-in-assurance/): I was talking the other day to a friend about salvation, and she was explaining that she doesn’t really like to say that she knows without a shadow of a doubt that she’s saved. That she knows where she’s going when she dies because she doesn’t want to be prideful or arrogant. This is a common obstacle in the Church today, we have a false understanding of both pride and humility.
- [Truly Repent](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/cleansing/truly-repent/): Oftentimes, when we think about repentance, we think about it in terms of saying I’m sorry to God, and that’s all. Nothing more. Nothing less. Some Christians will say that repentance is part saying I’m sorry to God and part turning 360°, but that’s actually not true.
- [Search The Original](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/search-the-original/): We’ve all read that man was taken out of the ground. It’s a very basic verse that we all have read and often just overlooked. Why?
- [Don’t Be A Hypocrite](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/dont-be-a-hypocrite/): As Christians, we should be ashamed of how most of us react to the slightest inconvenience. Pride has gripped so much of the Church so tightly that we easily angered, offended, up in arms over the littlest things.
- [Let God Shine](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/let-god-shine/): The average Christian gets in the way of Christ through our own flesh. We get in the way. Our pride, anger, depression, anxiety, lust, addiction, etc. We are God’s representation on this earth. How many of us can honestly say that we do a good job of being Christ to the World?
- [Cut Off Your Perverse Tongue](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/cut-off-your-perverse-tongue/): Whenever we see the Bible talk about perverse this or perverse that, I always think of this in modern Church terms. Usually, when the Church uses the word ‘perverse,’ it’s in regard to sexual perverseness, but that’s not actually what King Solomon is talking about in this verse.
- [Seek The LORD](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/seek-the-lord/): Paul is not stating an absolute fact here; he is claiming a principle. How shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? Or how shall they believe in Him whom they have not heard?
- [Study The Old](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/study-the-old/): When God says that His dwelling is in Zion forever, I think we overlook what He’s actually saying. Because what He’s saying is absolutely beautiful.
- [Prepare A Hedge](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/prepare-a-hedge/): Sometimes when you’re having victory after victory, and you’re not falling for the Devil’s usual schemes, he uses those around you to knock the joy right out of you.
- [Blind Servant](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/blind-servant/): If you think about this statement by the LORD, it is pretty frightening. He is not talking about the blindness or the deafness of the heathens, or those who hate Him. No, God is talking about His own people
- [Live Your Testimony](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/live-your-testimony/): When we allow our flesh to control us, we throw hate at people for absolutely no idea. We allow any kind of talk to come out of our mouths. We allow our actions to taint our testimony. To keep us from witnessing to others.
- [Make Your Life](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/make-your-life/): Sometimes life feels unfair. When we’re in the valley, we just want to get out. We don’t want to make a life in the valley. We don’t want to spend any time there. We just want to move on to a better life, but sometimes you’re in the valley for a while.
- [Continue Doing Good](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/continue-doing-good/): King Solomon tells his readers to cast their bread upon the waters, and in many days it will be found. I used to think that that meant that if you treated others well, others would treat you well, but I’m not so convinced of that anymore.
- [Test Your State](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/test-your-state/): Spiritual slumber and spiritual death are two frightening states to be in. I’d say the most frightening, if I’m being honest. Why?
- [The Very First Blood Covenant](https://holdtohope.org/weekly-messages/the-very-first-blood-covenant/): We are in a covenant with the LORD God. In fact, this covenant is only possible through the precious and holy blood of our LORD Jesus Christ. Therefore, we are in a blood covenant with the LORD. What does that mean? Join Reverend Kenny Yates as he explores the mysteries of the New Covenant in his message, The Very First Blood Covenant.
- [Get The Tank Ready](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/get-the-tank-ready/): Have you ever tried getting a fish tank ready for some fish? You gotta make sure you wash out the tank, cycle the water, add live plants for oxygen, and set up a filter, pump, thermometer, and heater to keep the water at the right temperature. There’s a lot to getting a fish tank. Much more than people think. And there is a lot to Christianity as well, much more than people think.
- [Bring God Down](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/bring-god-down/): There’s currently a video of a Jewish man explaining that Judaism is different from other religions because it’s not about getting into Heaven, but about bringing God down to Earth. I see this circulating on Christian profiles as a way to further hate the Jewish people. The issue, other than the hatred? This is also the goal of the Christian.
- [Be Joined Together](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/be-joined-together/): The LORD commanded Ezekiel to combine 3 sticks into one stick: Judah, Israel, and Joseph. He was to do this before all the people so that they would know that one day they would no longer be separate nations and kingdoms, but one people. And the LORD would be their God and dwell with them. Why does this matter?
- [Stick With His Timing](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/stick-with-his-timing/): Jesus’ brothers thought Jesus should go up to the Feast of Booths and make Himself known to His disciples and the World by performing His miracles in public. Jesus responded that His time had not yet come. Why?
- [Look Forward To Your Release](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/look-forward-to-your-release/): The Year of Release took place every seven years during the Feast of Booths. During this time, all Hebrew slaves would go free. They wouldn’t go free empty-handed either.
- [Understand The Past](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/understand-the-past/): The Feast of Booths is about the Threshing Floor of God. It’s the separation of the righteous and the unrighteous. How can we be sure?
- [Make Yourself Uncomfortable](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/make-yourself-uncomfortable/): I want you to fully understand what Nehemiah is saying here. From the days of Joshua until Nehemiah’s time the Feast of Booths hadn’t been kept. That is roughly 900 years. Let that sink in.
- [The Great Ingathering](https://holdtohope.org/special-occasion-messages/the-great-ingathering/): There are seven God-ordained feasts given to Moses to give to the Israelites in the Torah. As Christians, we believe four of those feasts have been fulfilled, and we celebrate, or at the very least acknowledge them, every year. So, what about the others? What about the Feast of Booths (the Feast of Tabernacles/The Feast of Ingathering/Sukkot)? Join Reverend Kenny Yates as he shares insight into the fulfillment and importance of Sukkot in his message, The Great Ingathering.
- [Wait For The Right Time](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/wait-for-the-right-time/): It was during Sukkot (the Feast of Booths) that Solomon brought the Ark of the Covenant into the Holy of Holies in the newly built Temple. According to 1 Kings 6:38, the Temple of Solomon was finished in the eighth month. That means that King Solomon waited an entire year (eleven months to be exact) to bring the Ark of the Covenant into the Temple. Why?
- [Live For An Eternal Dwelling](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/live-for-an-eternal-dwelling/): Last night started the seven days of the Feast of Booths. And today, when the Jewish people meet to read their Scriptures together in unison, as one people, they will read Zechariah 14. And for me, personally, that blows my mind. I’ve been thinking about it since I found out about it. Why?
- [Search To Better Understand](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/search-to-better-understand/): Tonight, at sunset, Sukkot (The Feast of Booths) will begin. A feast that looks back at Israel’s 40-year wandering in the wilderness after leaving the land of Egypt. Why were they wandering in the wilderness?
- [Ignore Intent](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/ignore-intent/): King Solomon said that death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat of its fruits. Those who love their tongue, who use it, who speak, they will eat the fruit of whatever it is they have spoken. Whether blessing or curse. Life or death. Healing or sickness. It doesn’t matter. And here’s the thing ...
- [Take The Job Initiative](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/take-the-job-initiative/): As Christians, we go through a lot of trials, tribulations, and hardships. Not because God isn’t faithful, or even because the World hates us or Satan is out to get us, but because we ourselves are not faithful. Job was a righteous, blameless man. Not because he never sinned or was perfect in every single thing he did, but because he never forgot God. What do I mean?
- [Stay Regardless Of Words](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/stay-regardless-of-words/): I was recently speaking to someone who said to me, “Yo, sometimes I need a break from you cause you’re intense.” What made me intense? I correct him when he misquotes, misuses, or conflates Scriptures. This is what he claims is intense. But what is he really saying?
- [Don’t Do Nothing](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/cleansing/dont-do-nothing/): The Day of Atonement was the most Holiest of feasts the LORD God established. It should be just as holy, if not holier, to us than to the Jews. Why?
- [You Are Atoned For](https://holdtohope.org/special-occasion-messages/you-are-atoned-for/): Yom Kippur is the most holiest of days given to the people of Israel by the LORD God Himself. It was on this day that the High Priest went behind the curtain into the Holy of Holies and sprinkled blood on the Mercy Seat. It was on this day that the LORD rolled over the sin of Israel another year. Today, Christians are no longer under the Old Covenant, so why do we care about Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement)? Join Reverend Kenny Yates as he shows us the importance of the Day of Atonement in his Yom Kippur Message, You Are Atoned For.
- [Renew Yourself](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/cleansing/renew-yourself/): Tomorrow is the Day of Atonement. It is the most holiest of days for the Jewish people. Why? And why does it matter to me, a Christian?
- [Uproot The Bitter Root](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/uproot-the-bitter-root/): It wasn’t until recently that I realized, or truly understood, what a Root of Bitterness was that the author of Hebrews was warning us about. I thought that it was a root of bitterness in regard to feeling bitter towards someone or something. Turns out, that’s not what the author was warning against at all.
- [Empty Your Cup](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/empty-your-cup/): Paul said those under the Law have a blinder over their eyes until they come to Christ and the blinder is removed. Christians today have a doctrinal blinder over their eyes keeping them from understanding the Bible when they read it. What do I mean?
- [Throw Away The Frivolous](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/cleansing/throw-away-the-frivolous/): I recently met a couple who wouldn’t come to church because they didn’t like something the pastor said online a few years ago. To my surprise, it wasn’t false doctrine that upset them, or sinful speech, or anything of the sort. It was one video he did on aliens and the Bible.
- [Feed Their Curiosity](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/feed-their-curiosity/): As a child, I always thought it was strange and quite funny that our God was the only God referred to as God in the Bible. I thought it was strange that everyone else referred to their god by a name, whether Baal, Molech, Asherah, Dagon, etc., but when referring to our God, it was simply God. As I got older, I realized it’s not that our God has no name, but that the name of God wasn’t emphasized or clearly translated in the Bibles we read. And most Christians don't even realize that our God does in fact have a Name.
- [Be Proud Of Your God](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/be-proud-of-your-god/): The oldest known depiction of Jesus on the cross isn’t in a Cathedral or sanctuary. It’s not a memorial place or Church. It’s graffiti on Rome’s Palatine Hill dating back to around 200 AD, mocking both a Christian and our LORD Jesus.
- [Sacrifice The Flesh Through Christ](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/sacrifice-the-flesh-through-christ/): Paul writes to the people of Colossae not to fall into the trap of self-made religion that has an appearance of wisdom, but they don’t actually build the spirit-man in order to stop the indulgence of the flesh. What does that mean?
- [The Last Trumpet](https://holdtohope.org/special-occasion-messages/the-last-trumpet/): Friday, September 11th, at sundown, marked the start of the Day of Trumpets. The Day of Trumpets is one of the last God-Ordained Jewish feasts for the year. God established seven total feasts for His people to keep. Yom Teruah was number five. Each and every feast foreshadowed something to come. Yom Teruah is no different. Join Reverend Kenny Yates as he reminds us of what is to come in his Yom Teruah message, The Last Trumpet.
- [Rejoice For His Return](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/rejoice-for-his-return/): The Israelites didn’t know what they were rejoicing for, but they did it anyway because they believed and trusted the Levites. They rejoiced in something they didn’t know, nor fully understand. Today, we know what they were rejoicing for.
- [Look Back & Look Forward](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/look-back-look-forward/): They had been in captivity for over 100 years. Nebuchadnezzar tried to take away their very own identity and culture by teaching them Babylonian culture, literature, language, and even changed the names of the most promising of them. They went from Babylonian captivity to Persian captivity. By the time they returned and they read the Law of Moses, they wept. Why?
- [Come, LORD Jesus, Come](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/come-lord-jesus-come/): The early Church described the Day of the LORD as a day of rejoicing. As our Blessed Hope. The prophets described the Day of the LORD as a fearful day. This now begs the question: why did the early Church and the ancient prophets be so polar opposites on what the Day of the LORD is?
- [Give up The Reins](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/give-up-the-reins/): Matthew 7 has one of the most half-quoted and half-focused verses in the Church today. We hear and quote the words, “not everyone who says to me LORD, LORD will enter the Kingdom of Heaven,” but that’s usually where we stop.
- [Reject The Rejection](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/reject-the-rejection/): Rejection will blind you from the Truth in order to keep control over you. In order to keep you bound so that other spirits like anger, rage, depression, anxiety, fear, trust issues, etc. So, what do we do?
- [First Look At The Water](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/first-look-at-the-water/): In life, we can’t just dive straight into everything without first at least checking the water. It’s not always because we’re not good at something or because the enemy is just attacking us. Sometimes, we are our own biggest obstacle.
- [Don’t Be The Pike](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/dont-be-the-pike/): There is a time and season for everything. Sometimes, the enemy puts a barrier between us and what God has for us. We hit that glass so many times that we just feel like there’s no getting through. Like there’s no way around it. But you can make it through. How?
- [A Dangerous Friend](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/a-dangerous-friend/): The enemy doesn’t always show up like a roaring lion prowling around seeking someone to devour. Sometimes, the enemy shows up like a friend, promising to fix all your problems.
- [We Need Your Fire LORD Pt. 2: Useless Fire](https://holdtohope.org/weekly-messages/we-need-your-fire-lord-pt-2-useless-fire/): No longer do we bring physical sacrifices on a physical altar before the LORD. We no longer slay the lamb and sprinkle its blood on the altar. Now, each of us must bring a spiritual sacrifice on a spiritual altar. So, what does that mean for us today? Join Reverend Kenny Yates as he reminds us of the dangers of corrupted sacrifices in his message, We Need Your Fire, LORD Pt. 2: Useless Fire.
- [Look Past The Cute Unicorn](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/look-past-the-cute-unicorn/): Parents are currently taking their young children to see a new movie without even checking to see what it’s about first. Now, you may be wondering: what’s the big deal if they don’t research every single movie before taking their kids to see it? The film they’re taking their young children to see is a horror film.
- [Let Him Dig Deeper](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/let-him-dig-deeper/): Sometimes worship doesn’t heal the wounds; sometimes worship does the opposite. It deepens them. Sometimes that one session opens the wound deeper, not because God is cruel or the wound is too great for Him, but because God is getting to the root of your wound.
- [Identify Then Guard](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/identify-then-guard/): Each of us is given a gift from God. A gift that will propel you into your God-given call. Because of that, your gift can often be the inspiration for Satan’s attacks.
- [Learn The Full Truth](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/learn-the-full-truth/): Every good legend or even every good lie has some kind of truth to it, but just because there is a little truth in something doesn’t make it truth or reliable. See, when Satan tempted Eve in the Garden of Eden, he didn’t fully lie to her.
- [Keep Swimming In Circles](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/keep-swimming-in-circles/): Without hope, we are consumed by pain. We are consumed by the darkness that surrounds us. This kind of pain is one of the most dangerous holes to fall into because this kind of pain, specifically, feeds off of hopelessness, so it fills you with hopelessness. The immense danger?
- [Prepare For The Hour of Trial](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/prepare-for-the-hour-of-trial/): I believe that we are living in the last days. The days leading up to the Second Coming of Christ. I know people who disagree, not because they don’t see the signs or times, but because every generation has thought they’d be the generation that sees Christ. This isn't an argument. This is an ostrich.
- [Pay Attention To The Words](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/pay-attention-to-the-words/): The 1611 King James Bible is often believed to be the one true English translation. I’ve even seen pastors who preach that you can use the King James to correct the Greek and the Hebrew. What I’ve also noticed is that it’s often the Bible choice of those who have tainted belief systems, such as Oneness, no women teachers or preachers Baptists, Black Hebrew Israelites, Hebrew Israelites, etc. Could it be that the King James Version is corrupted itself?
- [We Need Your Fire LORD Pt. 1: Altars Without Fire](https://holdtohope.org/weekly-messages/we-need-your-fire-lord-pt-1-altars-without-fire/): Bill Bright, of Campus Crusade, did a survey and found that 95% of American Christians claim to be either a babe in Christ or a carnal Christian, meaning they have no real roots. They are just children in their faith. They have no real, deep relationship with the LORD. What does this mean for the Church today? Join Reverend Kenny Yates as he reminds us of the necessity of continual fire on the altar in his message, We Need Your Fire LORD Pt. 1: Altars Without Fire.
- [Remain Faithful In Silence](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/remain-faithful-in-silence/): During the 400 years of silence, a new scroll with new beliefs and teachings came into being. A revelation during the years of no revelation. This new teaching was the Book of Enoch (Enoch I). How can we receive revelation from God if God has been silent?
- [Be The Body](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/be-the-body/): In the 1890s, Mahatma Gandhi moved to South Africa to represent an Indian merchant in a lawsuit. It was there that he heard about Christ and wanted to learn more. So, he sought out a local church but was denied entry because of the color of his skin. This encounter apparently led to his attributed famous words ...
- [Do More Than The Matam](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/do-more-than-the-matam/): There are a lot of videos currently circulating of Muslims publicly performing Matam. It’s a ritual done mainly by Shia Muslims during Muharram. This one ritual is part of a larger mourning process that should put every Christian to shame. Why?
- [Be Authentic](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/be-authentic/): Someone said that a young man’s faith isn’t his own because it’s really just his father’s faith, so it’s good for his mother to continually put it to the test. If he believes in his father’s religion, then it’s his father’s faith, not his. Now, if he then renounces his faith and turns to his mother’s faithlessness, is that now his beliefs or his mother’s beliefs?
- [Wake Up This Sleeping Giant](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/wake-up-this-sleeping-giant/): I watch a lot of debates between Christians, Muslims, Atheists, etc., and a well-known Christian apologist’s wife explains how Muslim’s will try to trap Christians into a very weird argument by twisting very simple words. One example is that they will ask ‘is Jesus fully God?’ most Christians will answer yes. This is where they try to trap them.
- [Remember The Foretaste](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/remember-the-foretaste/): One of my favorite hymns is Blessed Assurance. I think the author really hits the nail on the head when she says: Blessed Assurance, Jesus is mine Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine Why?
- [Days of Peril Pt. 5: You Will Own Nothing](https://holdtohope.org/weekly-messages/days-of-peril-pt-5-you-will-own-nothing/): The world is growing increasingly evil. The enemy isn’t just attacking the Church. No, the enemy is attacking the entire world. Why? To create slaves who will do his bidding. To create slaves who will do whatever they are told because they are indebted to him. What does that mean? Join Reverend Kenny Yates as he opens our eyes to the physical attacks on the entire world in his message, Days of Peril Pt. 5: You Will Own Nothing.
- [Stop Trying To Muzzle](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/stop-trying-to-muzzle/): I recently heard a man say, “If Paul was a fisherman, Peter was a tentmaker, and Jesus was a carpenter. Please, tell us why your preacher doesn’t have a real job.” Now, he did correct the mistake that Paul and Peter should be flipped, so that’s beside the point. It’s the fact that it’s just not true.
- [Form The Tornado](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/form-the-tornado/): Have you ever watched a tornado form? The tornado doesn’t just come down in one solid wind, wreaking havoc on anything in its path, but instead, two distinct winds (one above and one on the earth) come together and form one powerhouse. This is how the Church should be.
- [Do The Most Important Work](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/do-the-most-important-work/): I watched a reel the other day of a woman saying that the least important thing for a Christian to do is evangelize. That’s the very last thing that should be on a Christian’s to-do list. Why?
- [Know Your Own Destiny](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/know-your-own-destiny/): Don’t get caught up in trying to do everything. Just because something is good doesn’t mean it’s right.
- [Go In The Confidence of The LORD](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/go-in-the-confidence-of-the-lord/): We are each called to do things that scare us. Things that we can’t ignore. Things that we can’t just let go. Usually, these things are to take us to the next level.
- [Put Your god On Trial](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/cleansing/put-your-god-on-trial/): When you avoid someone because you know they’ll prove you wrong, and only go for the weak, it is intellectual cowardice. Why?
- [Know With Whom You Deal](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/know-with-whom-you-deal/): Instigating when you are losing a debate, I believe, is exactly what Solomon was referring to in these verses. If you argue with someone who cannot defend their stance, they attack you. Why?
- [Days of Peril Pt. 4: Nothing to See Here](https://holdtohope.org/weekly-messages/days-of-peril-pt-4-nothing-to-see-here/): Paul warned Timothy of perilous times. Times of great difficulty. Many will say that these aren’t the last days. That we aren’t in the end times. That there are no signs of the times, but is that true? Are there really no signs that the end of the age is at hand? Join Reverend Kenny Yates as he opens our eyes to the perilous days we are living in, in his message, Days of Peril Pt. 4: Nothing to See Here.
- [Keep Your Soul](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/keep-your-soul/): Jesus asks a very deep question: “What will you give in return for your soul?” We often read Jesus’ first question and think about someone selling their soul, but what happens once it’s sold and you want it back?
- [I Need A Change](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/cleansing/i-need-a-change/): It’s not those who merely hear. It’s not those who only listen. It’s those who, after hearing, obey. They are the ones who will be justified. What does this mean exactly?
- [Outwitted By Satan](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/outwitted-by-satan/): We too have what we can consider a corrupt mayor; his name is Satan—the devil. The Bible states that he stalks around seeking someone to devour. But Paul says that we are not unaware of his schemes. What does that mean?
- [Do Not Choose Corruption](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/do-not-choose-corruption/): In Job 41, God describes Leviathan as a fierce foe. Psalms and Isaiah both paint a similar picture, yet that wasn’t how it was when God created Leviathan.
- [Crucify Pride To Grow](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/crucify-pride-to-grow/): Lately, little snippets from shows like Kitchen Nightmares have been popping up on my reels, and one thing that I’ve noticed is most of these restaurants are failing because of pride.
- [The Days of Peril Pt. 3: Self-Lovers, God Haters](https://holdtohope.org/weekly-messages/the-days-of-peril-pt-3-self-lovers-god-haters/): Paul warned Timothy of Perilous Times coming upon the Church. Times of great difficulty. Times of people becoming lovers of self instead of lovers of God. This time can be seen all around us today. Join Reverend Kenny Yates as he exposes the thick darkness controlling our world in his message The Days of Peril Pt. 3: Self-Lovers, God Haters.
- [People Most To Be Pitied](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/people-most-to-be-pitied/): Paul explicitly says that we have hope not only in this life, with our needs being met, or maybe every now and then God will throw in a little bonus, and we will receive something that we strongly desire, but we also have the Great Hope of living in eternity with Him. What is Paul saying exactly?
- [Commit Your Way To The LORD](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/cleansing/commit-your-way-to-the-lord/): "Commit your way to the LORD" sounds simple, yet it’s very profound. It’s much deeper than just a casual prayer or a momentary surrender. It’s a deliberate, life-changing act of placing the direction of our lives.
- [Exclusive Faith](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/exclusive-faith/): Listen to what Zerubbabel declared concerning a secular, and if I may say so, heathen king: “We alone will build to the LORD God of Israel, as King Cyrus the king of Persia has commanded us.” Zerubbabel was not being unkind for the sake of pride. He was making a clear and necessary distinction. Why?
- [A Dangerous Orchid](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/a-dangerous-orchid/): There are so many people searching for Truth, but never coming to the Truth. They fall for false prophets, teachers who have an appearance of Christianity. A likeness of Christian, but don’t have fruit. The Truth isn’t in them. And their followers have no clue.
- [The Person In The Mirror](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/cleansing/the-person-in-the-mirror/): King Solomon uses an everyday picture—the reflection of a face in still water—to teach a deeper truth. When we look into a mirror, we see an exact representation of ourselves. What we see is the same face everyone else sees.
- [Bear His Good Fruit](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/bear-his-good-fruit/): I saw a video where a guy taught that the fruit that we are told to bear is words, not works. He condemned anyone who taught or believed otherwise. What's the issue?
- [Watch Out For Antichrist](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/watch-out-for-antichrist/): The Spirit of Antichrist is something often misunderstood. It’s not a coming human ruler. It’s not just a spirit that claims God has no Son, but that divinity of the Son.
- [The Days of Peril Pt. 2: A Debased Mind](https://holdtohope.org/weekly-messages/the-days-of-peril-pt-2-a-debased-mind/): We are living in the last days prophesied about long ago. Paul warned Timothy of all of the evil that would begin to consume the World and the Church. All of the evil that has been plaguing mankind from the beginning, now being multiplied in the last days. So, what are we to do? Open our eyes. Pay attention to the signs of the times. Join Reverend Kenny Yates as he opens our eyes to dangers of the world around us and how we were warned of this 2000 years ago in his message, The Days of Peril Pt. 2: A Debased Mind.
- [Avoid The Thyatira Stumbling Block](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/avoid-the-thyatira-stumbling-block/): The enemy doesn’t have to force us to do anything. All he has to do is present lies to us as something that has been kept secret from us.
- [These Are Hard Things](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/these-are-hard-things/): Paul’s writings are hard. They’re difficult to understand, which adds an even higher chance of misinterpretation to all of his letters. Romans 9 is a chapter that amongst the hardest to understand.
- [The Final Warning](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/cleansing/the-final-warning/): The LORD God sent warnings to the people of Israel over and over and over again by His messengers. Why?
- [Obedience](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/obedience/): Jesus Himself declared in Matthew 7:21, “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ shall enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father in heaven.” In other words, it is all about obedience.
- [This Is The Bottom Line](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/cleansing/this-is-the-bottom-line/): Repentance toward God simply means that we must turn away from the things that displease our God, and make a 180° turn toward Him. Then we must continue to follow faith in our LORD Jesus. Now what does that mean?
- [A Divided Heart](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/a-divided-heart/): The people maintained a form of godliness, but their hearts remained divided. They feared the LORD yet continued to serve their own gods according to the rituals of the nations. Jesus stated it plainly: “No one can serve two masters.”
- [The Days of Peril Pt. 1: Deceiving & Being Deceived](https://holdtohope.org/weekly-messages/the-days-of-peril-pt-1-deceiving-being-deceived/): Throughout Scripture, especially the New Testament, there have been prophecies and warnings of the end of the world. The end of the age, when the LORD Jesus will return and take His bride to be with Him. The days leading up to that final day have been prophesied to be hard, perilous days. Days of much evil and wickedness. How do we know when those days have begun? And what do we do if those days begin during our lifetime? Join Reverend Kenny Yates as he reminds us of Paul’s warning to the Church in his message, The Days of Peril Pt. 1: Deceiving & Being Deceived.
- [We Don’t Understand](https://holdtohope.org/weekly-messages/we-dont-understand/): Jesus did many great signs and wonders while He walked this Earth as a man. But do we fully understand all that He did? Oftentimes, it’s the subtle things in Scripture that we take for granted that hold so much meaning. Join Reverend Kenny Yates as he shares some insight into the actions of Jesus in his message, We Don’t Understand.
- [The Scoffers And The Wise](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/the-scoffers-and-the-wise/): Solomon said that a city is set aflame by scoffers, but wise men turn away wrath. In other words, scoffers—those who mock God’s wisdom and stir up strife—agitate a city until neighbors become enemies and communities begin to tear themselves apart. Why?
- [Don’t Accept A New Name](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/dont-accept-a-new-name/): The enemy will tell us everything we want to hear. He’ll dig into our emotions and use our own fears against us. He’ll take us even deeper into fear where we have no hope of ever being free, all while he continues to convince us that he is for us.
- [Come Together As One](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/come-together-as-one/): We, here in the West, are our own worst enemy. We’d rather tear each other down and have the entire world hate the Church, than to build each other up and support one another.
- [Pray For His Kingdom](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/pray-for-his-kingdom/): The LORD’s prayer is one of the first verses we learn as Christians, but I feel like maybe we just say it without thinking about what the words actually mean.
- [A Time Is Coming](https://holdtohope.org/weekly-messages/a-time-is-coming/): The temperature of the Church has increasingly grown colder and colder throughout the generations. Why? The lack of sound teaching that has taken over the Church. Without the sound teaching of the Word of God, the Church cannot sustain itself, let alone grow. We are nothing without the Word of God, for we are nothing without Christ. Join Reverend Kenny Yates as he opens our eyes to the present darkness covering our world in his message, A Time Is Coming.

## Pages

- [Church Under Attack](https://holdtohope.org/church-under-attack/): Before the conception of Christianity, there was persecution. From before even the founder of Christianity (Christ Jesus), there was persecution.
- [Saved To Serve](https://holdtohope.org/what-we-do/saved-to-serve/): We were saved not to be served, but to serve. We believe that everyone deserves a second chance, even if they've already had 100 second chances.
- [COVID-19 Pandemic](https://holdtohope.org/what-we-do/covid-19-pandemic/): COVID-19 has turned our entire world upside down. It’s changed the way we work, walk, communicate, exercise, socialize, gather, and even worship.
- [The End Times](https://holdtohope.org/bible-study/the-end-times/): “32 From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near.
- [Operation Christmas Child](https://holdtohope.org/what-we-do/operation-christmas-child/): Most of us have been blessed with the means to give and to receive.
- [What We Do](https://holdtohope.org/what-we-do/): Often times, we get caught up in just preaching the Bible and encouraging people to have hope and faith, to the point that we forget that without action, these things are dead.
- [Subscribe To Our Newsletters](https://holdtohope.org/subscribe/): If you subscribe to two lists, you will receive two different confirmation emails, as well as two different welcome messages.
- [You Are Subscribed!](https://holdtohope.org/you-are-subscribed/): You have been added to our Emailing List. Give us a second to send you the welcome email!
- [Newsletter](https://holdtohope.org/newsletter/)
- [Encouraging Lyrics](https://holdtohope.org/words-of-hope/encouraging-lyrics/): Music heals the soul. When an evil spirit was tormenting King Saul, the only thing that would bring him peace was the music that David played for him.
- [Weekly Messages](https://holdtohope.org/messages/): In order to grow, you have to be fed. Where do you get fed? Do you get fed once a week and that's it? Can a person survive on eating once a week? No.
- [Give Thanks With A Grateful Heart](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/thankful/): Sometimes life gets in the way, and we forget to be thankful. We forget to look for the good, in the bad.
- [Food For Growth](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/growth/): Everyone needs growth, no matter how long you've been saved, there's still room for growth. There's always going to be a weakness. A new temptation.
- [He Is Worthy Of Our Praise](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/praise/): How important is praise? Do you praise God enough? Is He worthy of our praise? The Psalmist seemed to believe that He is worthy of our praise.
- [Awaken From Your Spiritual Slumber](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/spiritual-slumber/): Have you spiritually fallen asleep? Have you quieted that small voice inside you that tells you who you are? Have you run away from God-Almighty?
- [Be Aware of Spiritual Warfare](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/spiritual-warfare/): Are you aware that we are in a daily battle, not against flesh and blood, but against the unseen realm? Have you struggled with seeing your prayers answered?
- [Breaking Down Strongholds](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/strongholds/): "4 For the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh but have divine power to destroy strongholds."
- [Encouragement For The Downcast](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/encouragement/): Sometimes we get ourselves into situations that seem to difficult to get back out of, so we stay in them. We don't fight because we see no point.
- [Faith of a Mustard Seed](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/faith/): There was a time when the disciples couldn't cast out a demon out of a child. To say the least, they were quite confused.
- [Hope For The Hopeless](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/hope/): Do you feel like you’re carrying the weight of the world on your shoulders? Do you feel as though you have no more options? Like you have no way out?
- [Fear Is A Liar](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/fear/): Fear affects more than just our peace. It affects our relationship with God. Our relationship with other people. It affects our job. It affects our faith.
- [Are You In Need of a Cleansing?](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/cleansing/): Have you repented, gotten saved, but now are unsure if you're doing things right?
- [Daily Bread](https://holdtohope.org/daily-bread/): As humans, we are tempted by the enemy daily. We fall in some way daily. Why? Because we are human. We aren’t perfect. That’s why we need God.
- [Special Occasion Messages](https://holdtohope.org/special-occasion-messages/): Special occasions such as Easter, Mother's Day, Pentecost, Palm Sunday, Christmas, etc. deserve to the spotlight of their own page.
- [Nuggets of Truth](https://holdtohope.org/bible-study/nuggets-of-truth/): Want some fun facts? Things cleared up? The foundational truths we should all know? Come, search, and find with us.
- [Not For The Weak Of Heart](https://holdtohope.org/bible-study/nfwh/): Sometimes we’re easily offended. Every one of us are guilty of this.
- [Inspirational Quotes](https://holdtohope.org/words-of-hope/inspirational-quotes/): Quotes speak to the soul. They encourage you to believe that there is more. Read and lift your soul.
- [Uplifting Verses](https://holdtohope.org/words-of-hope/bible-verses/): Everyone needs a little encouragement and hope, so what’s a better source than The Bible itself!?
- [Too Deep?](https://holdtohope.org/bible-study/too-deep/): How can someone be thrown from Heaven multiple times? And have a body and name change after the first time?
- [Bible Study](https://holdtohope.org/bible-study/): Do you ever wonder where God is? Do you ever wonder where Heaven is? Do you ask the difficult questions that seem to have no scientific or logical answer?
- [Words of HOPE](https://holdtohope.org/words-of-hope/): The words we allow our brain to meditate on dictates what we believe, feel, think, and become.
- [Contact Us](https://holdtohope.org/contact-us/): We are located in Murfreesboro, TN. While we may not have a physical building yet, all of our teachings are online.
- [About Us](https://holdtohope.org/about-us/): HoldToHope is a Church founded in Murfreesboro, TN built on the call of God to share the Gospel with all who are willing to listen.
- [Home](https://holdtohope.org/): Over a million abortions happen every year in the US alone. Innocent babies lives are cut short in their mother’s womb. The majority of abortions?


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