Picking Up The Broken Pieces (2)

I. God Is The Potter ( Jer. 18:1-4)

Jeremiah 18:1–4 ESV

1 The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord: 2 “Arise, and go down to the potter’s house, and there I will let you hear my words.” 3 So I went down to the potter’s house, and there he was working at his wheel. 4 And the vessel he was making of clay was spoiled in the potter’s hand, and he reworked it into another vessel, as it seemed good to the potter to do.

A) God Is Not A Myth Or Invisible Force Of Just Blind Fate(Isa. 46:8-12; 64:8)

Isaiah 46:8–12 ESV

8 “Remember this and stand firm, recall it to mind, you transgressors, 9 remember the former things of old; for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me, 10 declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done, saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish all my purpose,’ 11 calling a bird of prey from the east, the man of my counsel from a far country. I have spoken, and I will bring it to pass; I have purposed, and I will do it. 12 “Listen to me, you stubborn of heart, you who are far from righteousness:

Isaiah 64:8 ESV

8 But now, O Lord, you are our Father; we are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the work of your hand.

1. God Is:

His Counsel Shall Stand

What He has spoken He will bring to past

What He has purpose, He will do it

Our Father

God is our potter

We are His clay

We Are all the work of His hand

B) God (Head) Has Power To Guide Our Lives (Mat. 28:19-20)

Matthew 28:18–20 ESV

18 And Jesus came and said to them, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. 19 Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, 20 teaching them to observe all that I have commanded you. And behold, I am with you always, to the end of the age.”

1. Jesus Christ As Head Over His House (Heb. 3:1-5)

Hebrews 3:1–5 ESV

1 Therefore, holy brothers, you who share in a heavenly calling, consider Jesus, the apostle and high priest of our confession, 2 who was faithful to him who appointed him, just as Moses also was faithful in all God’s house. 3 For Jesus has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses—as much more glory as the builder of a house has more honor than the house itself. 4 (For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God.) 5 Now Moses was faithful in all God’s house as a servant, to testify to the things that were to be spoken later,

Ephesians 1:22 ESV

22 And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church,

Ephesians 1:22–23 ESV

22 And he put all things under his feet and gave him as head over all things to the church, 23 which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.

C) The Potter Has The Perfect Plan (Romans 1:16;1 Peter 1:10-12)

God has the perfect plan. It’s the glorious gospel of Christ plan of salvation sent down from heaven. Even the angels of God wanted to know the perfect plan of God to redeemed the b humankind froAm sin that results in the “brokenness” of human kind. We are experience “brokenness” for a reason.

1. Revealed From Heaven (1 Peter. 1:10-12)

1 Peter 1:12 ESV

12 It was revealed to them that they were serving not themselves but you, in the things that have now been announced to you through those who preached the good news to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven, things into which angels long to look.

Romans 1:16 ESV

16 For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes, to the Jew first and also to the Greek.

II. The Clay Has A Purpose And an Assignment (2 Tim. 2:19-21, 2 Cor. 4:7; 1 Pet. 4:10; Matt. 28:19-20)

A) The Purpose Of The Clay Is To Glorify God(2 Tim. 2:19-21, 2 Cor. 4:7)