“The Potter, The Clay and The Clean Vessel”

“The Potter, The Clay and The Clean Vessel” Jeremiah 18:1-6

Jeremiah 18:1-6 1 The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying: 2 "Arise and go down to the potter's house, and there I will cause you to hear My words." 3 Then I went down to the potter's house, and there he was, making something at the wheel. 4 And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the hand of the potter; so he made it again into another vessel, as it seemed good to the potter to make.

5 Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying: 6 "O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter?" says the Lord. "Look, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are you in My hand, O house of Israel! New King James Version

The Potter Shapes the Course of Our Lives 6 "O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter?" says the Lord. "Look, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are you in My hand, O house of Israel! Verse 6 1

Isaiah 29:16 • Some Deny the potter – “He didn’t make me” • Some Defy the potter – “He doesn’t understand what he’s doing”

FALSE: I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul. • What people claim in order to deny the Potter… Jeremiah 10:23 Romans 8:29

Verse 6 The Potter Has the Right to Shape Our Lives “Can I not treat you as this potter treats his clay?” Isaiah 45:9 Romans 9:20-21 2

Verse 6 The Potter Uses Pressure to Shape Our Lives“Just like clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in My hand’” 2Corinthians4:16-17 3

Verse 6 The Potter Uses Pressure to Shape Our Lives“Just like clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in My hand’” Colossians 1:24 3

Verse 6 The Potter Uses Pressure to Shape Our Lives“Just like clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in My hand’” 1 Thessalonians 3:3 3

Verse 6 The Potter Uses Pressure to Shape Our Lives“Just like clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in My hand’” 2 Timothy 3:11 3

Verse 6 The Potter Uses Pressure to Shape Our Lives“Just like clay in the potter’s hand, so are you in My hand’” 2 Timothy 4:5 3

Verse 4 The Potter Has The Power to Re-shape Our Lives “But the jar that he was making from the clay became flawed in the potter’s hand, so he made it into another jar, as it seemed right for him to do.” • Even in the times when God is correcting us… Isaiah 64:8 4

Verse 4 The Potter Has The Power to Re-shape Our Lives “But the jar that he was making from the clay became flawed in the potter’s hand, so he made it into another jar, as it seemed right for him to do.” • Even in the times when God is correcting us… Ephesians 2:10 4

Verse 4 The Potter Has The Power to Re-shape Our Lives “But the jar that he was making from the clay became flawed in the potter’s hand, so he made it into another jar, as it seemed right for him to do.” • Even in the times when God is correcting us… Psalm 100:3 4

Verse 4 The Potter Has The Power to Re-shape Our Lives “But the jar that he was making from the clay became flawed in the potter’s hand, so he made it into another jar, as it seemed right for him to do.” • Even in the times when God is correcting us… Isaiah 44:21 4

Verse 3 We Are A Work in Progress “So I went down to the potter’s house, and there he was, working away at the wheel.” Isaiah 64:8 5

Verse 3 We Are A Work in Progress“So I went down to the potter’s house, and there he was, working away at the wheel.” Acts 9:15 5

2 Timothy 2:20-21 A Clean Vessel is a Useful Vessel 2 Timothy 2:20-21 6

A Clean Vessel is a Useful Vessel John 15:1-3 6

A Clean Vessel is a Useful Vessel 1 Peter 1:22 6

2 Timothy 2:20-21 A Clean Vessel is a Useful Vessel 2Timothy 2:20-21 20 But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay, some for honor and some for dishonor. 21 Therefore if anyone cleanses himself from the latter, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified and useful for the Master, prepared for every good work 6

2 Timothy 2:20-21 A Clean Vessel is a Useful Vessel Psalm 119:11 6

Are you a Vessel for Honor or Dishonor?

Who is the potter? God! Who is the clay? Us! What is the lesson? Let our god mold us according to his will as the clay in the potter’s hand…

“The Potter, The Clay and The Clean Vessel”