“From a Family to a Nation” Exodus 1:1-22 and 2:23-25

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Date: August 23, 2026 Author: Wayne J. Edwards

Sunday at 6:00 PM, we will return to our series of sermons entitled “God Has Spoken.” This week, we will see how God’s plan of redemption moved from Abraham to his family and then into the nation of Israel . Join us to see how God prepared to bless the whole world through a specific race of people before opening salvation to everyone through Jesus. The sermon may be viewed at theheritagechurch.org Join us on Sunday at 6:00 PM for the live stream and participate in the worship service. The sermon will be available on our website and YouTube. The YouTube URL: https://www.youtube.com@heritagebaptistchurchperry Please share this email with anyone you think might find it helpful to their spiritual growth. Pastor Wayne

Sunday at 6:00 PM, we will return to our series of sermons entitled “God Has Spoken.” This week, we will see how God’s plan of redemption moved from Abraham to his family and then into the nation of Israel .

Join us to see how God prepared to bless the whole world through a specific race of people before opening salvation to everyone through Jesus. The sermon may be viewed at theheritagechurch.org

Please share this email with anyone you think might find it helpful to their spiritual growth.

Pastor Wayne

Download the following translated Sermon guides:

Old Testament: Psalm 105 New Testament: Acts 7:15-41

The purpose of this sermon series is to reveal WHO God is by how He has spoken in time and in history, and in so doing, to reveal WHAT God is doing for our redemption.

God spoke in Creation – “The heavens declare the glory of God and the firmament sheweth His handwork. Day unto day uttereth speech and night unto night knowledge.” – Psalm 19:1-4

God spoke in Human History – In the Book of Genesis, we hear God’s voice in four events:

God is speaking today – Perhaps the loudest words God is speaking to this “wicked and perverse generation” is His silence.

God has spoken in the future – Not only does God know the end from the beginning, but He ordained it, and His plan is unfolding as it was recorded, even before the foundation of the world.

The closing verses of Genesis describe a true family reunion, with confession, repentance and forgiveness – Gen. 50:19-26

On the surface, the Book of Exodus is the account of Israel’s 400 years of slavery in Egypt and their miraculous deliverance.

When Joseph told Pharaoh that his family was without food because of the famine in Canaan, Pharaoh allowed Jacob and his family to settle in the area of Goshen, where they could raise their sheep and help manage Pharaoh’s cattle.

Pharaoh began with hard labor – Vs 9-12 –

Pharaoh increased their labor – Vs 13-14 –

Pharaoh told the Midwives to kill male babies – Vs 15-21

Pharaoh orders ALL male babies to be killed – Vs 22

The bitterness the Israelites had endured achieved God’s purpose in their heart; to cause them to cry out unto Him, and to long for the Land of Promise, and God responded in three ways:

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