We're going to talk today about holding fast to hope. The term hold fast is a nautical term.

And it means to cling to when a rope is taught on a ship, it's called it's fast. And so sailors would sometimes tattoo the term, or the word hold fast on their knuckles.

So that in times of trial, they would be reminded to not let go of that rope that they were

holding onto.

And so this whole series is about holding on to certain things in the midst of the storm.

And so that's where we're going to pick it up in Acts chapter 27.

You probably remember Paul is on a ship. He got outvoted last week on whether to sail or not.

And so now they decided to sail. And he's on his way to Rome. That's where they're trying to get to kind of finish up his trial.

And so this week we're going to talk about holding fast to hope. Just go ahead and jot this down in case

I forget to tell you. But at the end of the sermon, if you need some resources in regard to

hope, you can go to our website, COE22.com slash hope. And you can find out how to get a Stephen

minister there. That's just basically a Christian friend that's been trained to walk with you through what

you've been going through.

There'll be a list of, like, Church of 1122 counselors.

Also, just a resource, lots of resources there depending on what your situation is.

And so we're going to pick it up in verse 13, Acts 2713.

Now, when the south wind blew gently, all, everything is going to be great, right?

When the south wind blew gently, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed

anchor, and they sailed along Crete close to the shore.

But soon, a tempestuous wind called the nor'easter struck down from the land.

And when the ship was caught and could not face the wind, we gave way to it and we were

driven along.

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