God is the Potter

Jars of Clay

Power of God

Message in the bottle.

ILLUS. I Dream of Jenny?

I. Value of Treasure in earthen vessels.

A. Affliction in the Body of Christ

Fragile exterior, inferior, expendable,

broken, chipped, and cracked.

B. Living for Jesus - manifested in us.

C. Death is at work in the Apostles

II. Having the Spirit of Faith

Romans 5:1 ESV

Therefore, since we have been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Romans 5:6 ESV

For while we were still weak, at the right time Christ died for the ungodly.

Believer’s raised with Jesus into God’s presence.

see II Cor. 4:16

2 Corinthians 4:16 ESV

So we do not lose heart. Though our outer self is wasting away, our inner self is being renewed day by day.