We Are the Clay and You Our Potter (Jeremiah 18:1-12) - Hard or Soft in the Master's Hands

Isaiah 64:8 says, "You are our Father; we are the clay, and You our potter; and all we are the work of Your hand." We can say this to God since He's sovereign, including over the trials we experience. To reject trials is to reject God's will for our lives. The Potter and the Clay in Jeremiah 18:1-12 is an object lesson God used to teach this truth to His people. As Jeremiah watched the potter work, he learned how we should respond to God’s work in our lives. We are being shaped! The Potter is shaping our lives, nation, and – really – the whole world through the Coronavirus. This sermon reveals how we should – and shouldn’t – respond.

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SERMON LESSONS

Lesson 1: The potter is sovereign over:

• (Part I) ______________ (Jer 18:1-10; Dan 2:21, 4:17; Pro 21:1; Acts 17:26; Jon 3:10).

• (Part II) ______________________ (Jer 18:11-12; Isa 64:8; Eph 2:10; 2 Cor 4:7; Gen 2:7; Job 4:19, 10:9; Phil 1:6)

Lesson 2: The __________ ________________ made them discarded vessels (Jer 17:23, 19:1-10).

Lesson 3: We must ____ ________ in the Potter’s hands (1 Cor 10:11; Isa 45:9; Rom 9:17-24; 2 Tim 2:20-21).

Family Worship Guide
Memory Verses: Jeremiah 18:5-6

Day 1: Jer 18:5-11, Dan 2:21, Dan 4:17, Pro 21:1, Acts, and discuss: What visual does Scripture give us to show God’s sovereignty over nations? Do kings attain their power or is it bestowed? Why is it important to remember how rulers get their power? How is your confidence affected by knowing Who is ultimately in control? How should this effect our willingness to be under His control?

Day 2: Isa 64:8, Eph 2:10, Jer 1:5, 2 Cor 4:7, and discuss: What visual does Scripture use to show how fragile we are? Does the reality of our fragility take away from our value and purpose to God? Who should our lives be pointing the attention of others to? How do we best show God’s glory, by our control or by being yielded to His control?

Day 3: Jer 18:8-12, Isa 45:9, 2 Tim 2:20-21, and discuss: If we, like the clay, cannot change ourselves, what can we do in order for God to change us? Why is it difficult to be shaped against our natural form? What difficult things has God used to shape you? What hope does Paul give regarding repentance playing into our purpose?

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