A Piece Of A Sermon...Just Hold On To Jesus

For all my church folks out there, I got a piece of a sermon that’s burning way down on the inside of me, “Just Hold On To Jesus.”  I thought about it as I drove home from church one Sunday afternoon in November 2009.  I finally got up enough courage to share it.  Well, here it is:  

[Preacher voice, please] "When people try to judge you based on your past…Jus Hold On To Jesus.  When they lie about you and scandalize your name…Jus Hold On To Jesus.  When they try to determine how high you can go based on where you have been…Jus Hold On To Jesus.  He lives in the third heaven.  When you are on the brink of a breakdown, failure seems to be right around the corner…Jus Hold On To Jesus.  [OOoowwooouuuu  Hah!]  

Jacob wrestled with an angel all night long and said he would not let go until he got a blessing.  Sometimes we just gotta hold on.  Hold on…Climb On…And Go On!  And guess what, the sun is going to shine again*." 

I need help with the scripture text.  Any suggestions?


On a serious note:  For those who want to know this Jesus you can hold on to and who will also hold on to you, check out http://theromanroad.org/

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