Title
The Endurance Factor 坚持到底的力量
Date
05/03/2026
Description
2 Cor 2:14: Now thanks be unto God, who always causes us to triumph in Christ and who maketh manifest through us the savor of His knowledge in every place.
哥林多后书 2:14: 感谢神！他常率领我们在基督里夸胜，并借着我们在各处显扬那因认识基督而有的香气。(page 1872)
Heb 10:35,36: So do not throw away your confident trust in the Lord. Remember the great reward it brings you! Patient endurance is what you need now, so that you will continue to do God’s will. Then you will receive all that he has promised.
希伯来书 10:35,36: 所以，你们不可丢弃勇敢的心，存这样的心必得大赏赐！你们必须忍耐，使你们行完了神的旨意，就可以得着所应许的。(page 1952)
1 Peter 5:10: After you have suffered a little while, He Himself will restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.
彼得前书 5:10: 你们暂受苦难之后，必要亲自成全你们，坚固你们，赐力量给你们。(page 1971)
Psalm 139:5: You have gone before me and prepared the way, and You follow behind me with kindness.
诗篇 139:5: 你在我前后环绕我，按手在我身上。 (page 1022)
Philippians 4:6,7: Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation present your requests to God, and His peace will guard your hearts and minds.
腓立比书 4:6,7: 应当一无挂虑，只要凡事借着祷告祈求，将你们所要的告诉神，神所赐的平安必保守你们的心怀意念。(page 1906)
Psalm 94:19: When anxiety was great within me, Your consolation brought me joy.
诗篇 94:19: 我心里多忧多疑的时候，你的安慰使我快乐。
(page 979)
哥林多后书 2:14: 感谢神！他常率领我们在基督里夸胜，并借着我们在各处显扬那因认识基督而有的香气。(page 1872)
Heb 10:35,36: So do not throw away your confident trust in the Lord. Remember the great reward it brings you! Patient endurance is what you need now, so that you will continue to do God’s will. Then you will receive all that he has promised.
希伯来书 10:35,36: 所以，你们不可丢弃勇敢的心，存这样的心必得大赏赐！你们必须忍耐，使你们行完了神的旨意，就可以得着所应许的。(page 1952)
1 Peter 5:10: After you have suffered a little while, He Himself will restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.
彼得前书 5:10: 你们暂受苦难之后，必要亲自成全你们，坚固你们，赐力量给你们。(page 1971)
Psalm 139:5: You have gone before me and prepared the way, and You follow behind me with kindness.
诗篇 139:5: 你在我前后环绕我，按手在我身上。 (page 1022)
Philippians 4:6,7: Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation present your requests to God, and His peace will guard your hearts and minds.
腓立比书 4:6,7: 应当一无挂虑，只要凡事借着祷告祈求，将你们所要的告诉神，神所赐的平安必保守你们的心怀意念。(page 1906)
Psalm 94:19: When anxiety was great within me, Your consolation brought me joy.
诗篇 94:19: 我心里多忧多疑的时候，你的安慰使我快乐。
(page 979)
Creator
Pastor: Mike Koger
Contributor
Hillside United Methodist Church
3737 US 80
Phenix City AL 36870
United States
3737 US 80
Phenix City AL 36870
United States
Transcription
The Endurance Factor
Living Through the Process Into Victory
Hebrews 10:35-39
The morning workout feels tough at times…
There are moments when everything in me wants to stop.
To ease up. To quit early.
But when I push through—when I endure—
I experience something on the other side that I could never get by quitting.
There’s a satisfaction. A strength.
A quiet confidence that says: “I didn’t stop.”
“Keep Showing Up”
…and the Christian life works the same way.
As Believers, Victory Is Already Built Into the Journey
Scripture tells us: “Now thanks be unto God, who always causes us to triumph in Christ…” 2 Corinthians 2:14
Notice that word: always.
Not sometimes. Not eventually. Not just for certain people.
Always.
That means your current struggle (despite how it may feel right now) is not evidence of defeat. It is part of a process that ends in victory.
1 Cor 15:57: But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
You are not fighting for victory.
You are walking through a process that leads to victory. (Jesus won the victory)
One Day at a Time.
Hebrews 10:35–36: “So do not throw away your confident trust in the Lord… Patient endurance is what you need now… Then you will receive all that He has promised.”
We love the promise. We celebrate the calling, but we often underestimate the process.
(I believe in miracles… and in “suddenlys”)
…but often, there is a gap between: What God has spoken and what we are experiencing. …And that gap is bridged by endurance.
“Patient endurance is what you need now…
Then you will receive all that He has promised.”
Endurance is not punishment. Endurance is positioning.
Alignment. (“I see the objective and the obstacle must give way”)
Endurance is what carries you from: Promise given to Promise fulfilled
1 Peter 5:10: “After you have suffered a little while, He Himself will restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.”
“A little while.”
It may not feel like a little while.
But compared to what God is producing in you — it is.
“…will personally and powerfully restore you and make you stronger than ever.”
God is not just bringing you out of something. He is building something into you.
Strength
Stability
Firmness
Spiritual depth
(vs 35) “ …So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded.” ( )
2 Cor 3:12: Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold.
What you’re going through is temporary.
But what God is forming in you is lasting.
(listen) Psalm 139:5: “You’ve gone into my future to prepare the way…”
Before you arrive—God is already there.
Before the breakthrough—He has already made provision.
Before the victory—He has already secured it.
So endurance is not walking into uncertainty.
It is walking into something God has already prepared.
You are not moving toward an unknown outcome.
You are moving toward something God has already seen—and prepared—for you.
Sometimes the most freeing thing we can say is:
“I can’t fix this on my own.”
That’s not weakness. That’s alignment.
God’s Word does not deny anxiety—it meets us in it.
Philippians 4:6–7 says: “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation… present your requests to God…”
It does not say: “Pray once and you’ll never feel anxious again.”
It says: “In every situation.”
That means:
Every time the worry returns
Every time the pressure rises
Every time the thoughts race
We bring it back to Him. Again. And again. And again.
Endurance in faith is repetition with trust. (trust “all things work together for good”)
And the promise?
“The peace of God… will guard your hearts and your minds…”
Not peace you create. Peace He provides.
Psalm 94:19: “When anxiety was great within me, Your consolation brought me joy.”
Not after the struggle. Not instead of the struggle. Within it.
That means:
You can feel pressure and still have peace
You can be in a battle and still have joy
You can be waiting and still be winning
God does not always remove us immediately from the situation…
…But He meets us powerfully within it. “Yea, though I walk through…”
Merton: “Contemplation is a spontaneous awe at the sacredness of life, of being. It is gratitude for life, for awareness and for being.”
(listen again) Psalm 94:19: "Whenever my busy thoughts were out of control, the soothing comfort of Your Presence calmed me down and overwhelmed me with delight".
So here’s the truth:
You are not stuck.
You are not failing.
You are not forgotten.
You are in the middle of a process that requires endurance but is guaranteed to end in victory.
Heb 11:6: “…He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.”
The same God who:
called you
walks with you
strengthens you
…has already determined the outcome: Triumph in Christ.
I CANNOT RETIRE - IT’S TIME FOR ME TO REFIRE
(before we refire, we need to *rewire) *mind renewed
Declaration (Congregational Response)
“I will not quit.
I will not throw away my confidence.
God is working in me, through me, and ahead of me.
My endurance will lead to breakthrough.
In Christ—I will triumph.”
Father,
Thank You that You have not called us to a life of defeat, but to a life of victory in Christ. Give us strength to endure.
When we feel weak, remind us that You are our strength.
When we feel anxious, draw us back to Your peace.
When we feel like giving up, anchor us in Your promises.
Teach us to trust You—not just once, but in every situation.
Build in us a faith that perseveres.
Form in us a life that stands strong, firm, and steadfast.
And Lord, we thank You that even now, You are working ahead of us—preparing the way. We choose to keep walking. (“we walk by faith”)
We choose to keep trusting. We choose to endure. In Jesus’ name, Amen.
Living Through the Process Into Victory
Hebrews 10:35-39
The morning workout feels tough at times…
There are moments when everything in me wants to stop.
To ease up. To quit early.
But when I push through—when I endure—
I experience something on the other side that I could never get by quitting.
There’s a satisfaction. A strength.
A quiet confidence that says: “I didn’t stop.”
“Keep Showing Up”
…and the Christian life works the same way.
As Believers, Victory Is Already Built Into the Journey
Scripture tells us: “Now thanks be unto God, who always causes us to triumph in Christ…” 2 Corinthians 2:14
Notice that word: always.
Not sometimes. Not eventually. Not just for certain people.
Always.
That means your current struggle (despite how it may feel right now) is not evidence of defeat. It is part of a process that ends in victory.
1 Cor 15:57: But thanks be to God! He gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
You are not fighting for victory.
You are walking through a process that leads to victory. (Jesus won the victory)
One Day at a Time.
Hebrews 10:35–36: “So do not throw away your confident trust in the Lord… Patient endurance is what you need now… Then you will receive all that He has promised.”
We love the promise. We celebrate the calling, but we often underestimate the process.
(I believe in miracles… and in “suddenlys”)
…but often, there is a gap between: What God has spoken and what we are experiencing. …And that gap is bridged by endurance.
“Patient endurance is what you need now…
Then you will receive all that He has promised.”
Endurance is not punishment. Endurance is positioning.
Alignment. (“I see the objective and the obstacle must give way”)
Endurance is what carries you from: Promise given to Promise fulfilled
1 Peter 5:10: “After you have suffered a little while, He Himself will restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.”
“A little while.”
It may not feel like a little while.
But compared to what God is producing in you — it is.
“…will personally and powerfully restore you and make you stronger than ever.”
God is not just bringing you out of something. He is building something into you.
Strength
Stability
Firmness
Spiritual depth
(vs 35) “ …So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded.” ( )
2 Cor 3:12: Therefore, since we have such a hope, we are very bold.
What you’re going through is temporary.
But what God is forming in you is lasting.
(listen) Psalm 139:5: “You’ve gone into my future to prepare the way…”
Before you arrive—God is already there.
Before the breakthrough—He has already made provision.
Before the victory—He has already secured it.
So endurance is not walking into uncertainty.
It is walking into something God has already prepared.
You are not moving toward an unknown outcome.
You are moving toward something God has already seen—and prepared—for you.
Sometimes the most freeing thing we can say is:
“I can’t fix this on my own.”
That’s not weakness. That’s alignment.
God’s Word does not deny anxiety—it meets us in it.
Philippians 4:6–7 says: “Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation… present your requests to God…”
It does not say: “Pray once and you’ll never feel anxious again.”
It says: “In every situation.”
That means:
Every time the worry returns
Every time the pressure rises
Every time the thoughts race
We bring it back to Him. Again. And again. And again.
Endurance in faith is repetition with trust. (trust “all things work together for good”)
And the promise?
“The peace of God… will guard your hearts and your minds…”
Not peace you create. Peace He provides.
Psalm 94:19: “When anxiety was great within me, Your consolation brought me joy.”
Not after the struggle. Not instead of the struggle. Within it.
That means:
You can feel pressure and still have peace
You can be in a battle and still have joy
You can be waiting and still be winning
God does not always remove us immediately from the situation…
…But He meets us powerfully within it. “Yea, though I walk through…”
Merton: “Contemplation is a spontaneous awe at the sacredness of life, of being. It is gratitude for life, for awareness and for being.”
(listen again) Psalm 94:19: "Whenever my busy thoughts were out of control, the soothing comfort of Your Presence calmed me down and overwhelmed me with delight".
So here’s the truth:
You are not stuck.
You are not failing.
You are not forgotten.
You are in the middle of a process that requires endurance but is guaranteed to end in victory.
Heb 11:6: “…He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him.”
The same God who:
called you
walks with you
strengthens you
…has already determined the outcome: Triumph in Christ.
I CANNOT RETIRE - IT’S TIME FOR ME TO REFIRE
(before we refire, we need to *rewire) *mind renewed
Declaration (Congregational Response)
“I will not quit.
I will not throw away my confidence.
God is working in me, through me, and ahead of me.
My endurance will lead to breakthrough.
In Christ—I will triumph.”
Father,
Thank You that You have not called us to a life of defeat, but to a life of victory in Christ. Give us strength to endure.
When we feel weak, remind us that You are our strength.
When we feel anxious, draw us back to Your peace.
When we feel like giving up, anchor us in Your promises.
Teach us to trust You—not just once, but in every situation.
Build in us a faith that perseveres.
Form in us a life that stands strong, firm, and steadfast.
And Lord, we thank You that even now, You are working ahead of us—preparing the way. We choose to keep walking. (“we walk by faith”)
We choose to keep trusting. We choose to endure. In Jesus’ name, Amen.