Sunday Sermon Summary – Aug 23 2026

Blessings of Endurance  

Exodus 2: 1-10  

The Israelites came into Egypt with great joy and celebration.  They were warmly welcomed by Pharaoh and all the Egyptians.  They were seventy in total.  As time went by, they thrived and increased abundantly. The Bible says that they filled the whole nation.  They became a threat to the Egyptians.  

1. Ignored Exodus 1: 8 

A new Pharaoh emerged who did not care for the Israelites.  The whole nation forgot the benefit they received from Joseph.  The Israelites lost all the respect they once had.  They no longer had any special privileges they once had. This can happen to us as well.  We would have helped people; we would have shown grace and kindness to many people; but a time comes when all our kindness is forgotten, and we lose even our respect from the people who benefited from us.  In such situations our Lord calls us to display endurance.  The Lord may allow such situations in our life to teach us endurance. Such tough situations make us stronger people for God’s purpose.  

2. Indignation Exodus 1: 11 

We read that Pharaoh set task masters over the Israelites and suppressed them.  They treated them with cruelty.  The hundreds of thousands of Israelites were made slaves where they once held dignity and respect.  The Egyptians did all they could to suppress them; but the more they tried, the more the Israelites thrived and multiplied and were strong.  Dear followers of Jesus Christ, when we are unlawfully treated with contempt, we must show endurance because we are God’s special people. God allows some tearful situations in our lives to harness us that we will grow in endurance.  Isaiah 51:7 calls all God’s people to be strong and refuse to be intimidated by evil doers.  The Lord watches over His people.  The Lord was preparing the Israelites to take them out the Egypt and establish them as an independent nation.  

3. Insist Exodus 2: 3 

At last Pharaoh came up with a rule that all male children of the children of Israel must be thrown into the Nile.  This was a cruel Edict.  Thousands of infants would have possibly been thrown into the river, but Amram and Joshabed, a Levite couple, decided to do something different.  They refused to throw their three-month-old son into the Nile. Instead, they put him in the basket and left him in the river.  That was the beginning of the greatest revolution of the Israelites.  The daughter of Pharaoh saw him and adopted him as her son. Moses grew up in the palace and after eighty years he brought the Israelites from slavery out of Egypt.  

Endurance will lead us to victory. Endurance will build strength and courage. 1 Corinthians 15:58 encourages us to be strong and pursue endurance, knowing that our work will be rewarded.  

May our Lord lead us to victory as we pursue endurance. Amen.