Othniel – June 8, 2025

Pastor Jim Bryant

Exodus 1:11, 14 (NLT)

11 So the Egyptians made the Israelites their slaves. They appointed brutal slave drivers over them, hoping to wear them down with crushing labor… 14They made their lives bitter, forcing them to mix mortar and make bricks and do all the work in the fields. They were ruthless in all their demands.

Exodus 2:23-25 (NLT)

23 Years passed, and the king of Egypt died. But the Israelites continued to groan under their burden of slavery. They cried out for help, and their cry rose up to God. 24 God heard their groaning, and he remembered his covenant promise to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. 25 He looked down on the people of Israel and knew it was time to act.

Numbers 13:30 (NLT)

30 But Caleb tried to quiet the people as they stood before Moses. “Let’s go at once to take the land,” he said. “We can certainly conquer it!”

Prosperous—Lazy—Indulge—Oppressor—Cry out to God—Deliverer

Judges 21:25 (NLT)

25 In those days Israel had no king; all the people did whatever seemed right in their own eyes.

Judges 3:7-11 (NLT)

7 The Israelites did evil in the Lord’s sight. They forgot about the Lord their God, and they served the images of Baal and the Asherah poles. 8 Then the Lord burned with anger against Israel, and he turned them over to King Cushan-rishathaim of Aram-naharaim. And the Israelites served Cushan-rishathaim for eight years. 9 But when the people of Israel cried out to the Lord for help, the Lord raised up a rescuer to save them. His name was Othniel, the son of Caleb’s younger brother, Kenaz. 10 The Spirit of the Lord came upon him, and he became Israel’s judge. He went to war against King Cushan-rishathaim of Aram, and the Lord gave Othniel victory over him. 11 So there was peace in the land for forty years. Then Othniel son of Kenaz died.

1. God hears when we cry out to him for help.

Psalm 120:1 (NLT)

1 I took my troubles to the Lord; I cried out to him, and he answered my prayer.

2. The Importance of Godly influence.

2 Timothy 2:1-2 (NLT)

1 Timothy, my dear son, be strong through the grace that God gives you in Christ Jesus. 2 You have heard me teach things that have been confirmed by many

3. You’re never too old to be used by God.

4. The Holy Spirit will empower us.

Acts 1:8 (NLT)

8 But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.”

Acts 2:39 (NKJV)

39 For the promise is to you and to your children, and to all who are afar off, as many as the Lord our God will call.

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