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God Is The Potter, We Are The Clay. 8 But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand. Isaiah 64:8 January 16, 2011 Rev. David B. Hanson Deaf Liberty Baptist Church Overland Park, Kansas.
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God Is The Potter,We Are The Clay 8But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand. Isaiah 64:8 January 16, 2011 Rev. David B. Hanson Deaf Liberty Baptist Church Overland Park, Kansas
We Are the Marred ClayThen We Are the Remolded Clay • Jeremiah 18:3-4 • 3Then I went down to the potter's house, and, behold, he wrought a work on the wheels. • 4And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter: so he made it again another vessel, as seemed good to the potter to make it.
God’s Grace Makes the Difference • Ephesians 2:8-10 • 8For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: • 9Not of works, lest any man should boast. • 10For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus unto good works, which God hath before ordained that we should walk in them.
We, the Christians, Are God’s Tools • Ephesians 4:11-13 • 11And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; • 12For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: • 13Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ:
A Mature Christian • God Needs the Word in Us Before He Can Start the Sanctification Process • Sanctification is a Slow, Steady and Progressive Process • God’s Hand Will Personally Mold, Shape and Transform You • Let God Mold You Into the Specific Person He Wants You to Become