The Potter and the Clay

Jeremiah 18:1-6
1The 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."
Jeremiah 18:3-4
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.
Jeremiah 18:5-6

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!
 The Potter and the Clay

1.The Potter
2.The Clay
3.The Pattern
4.The Patience of the Potter
5. Product of the Potter
I. The Potter
Creator
God
Sustainer of life

Isaiah 45:9
Potsherd = pottery
Fashion = squeeze
 II. The Potter’s Clay
Man is the clay

Isa. 64:8 But now, O LORD, thou art

our father; we are the clay,
clay and thou
our potter; and we all are the work of
thy hand.
II. The Potter’s Clay
Man is the clay
- Pliable
Rom. 12:2by Potter
- Molded
Conformed
Transformed
II. The Potter’s Clay
Man is the clay
- Pliable
Rom. 6:16 by Potter
- Molded
Yield
It is our choice
 II. The Potter’s Clay
Man is the clay
- Pliable
“Remember now thy Creator in the
days of- thy youth,
youthbywhile
Molded the evil days
Potter
come not, nor the years draw nigh,
when thou shalt say, I have no
pleasure in them;” Eccl. 12:1
III. The Potter’s Pattern
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“…image of his Son” Rm.8:29

“…after the image…” Col.3:10
III. The Potter’s Pattern
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Lk. 2:52 Favour with:

•Wisdom God
•Stature Man
 God’s Challenge

THINK
GROW

OBEY
LIVE

AS CHRIST……
IV. The Potter’s Patience

Vessel is marred
• Does not Patient
throw away
with Israel
• Makes it over - remodels

Patient with all men

IV. The Potter’s Patience

Peter was marred

Denied 3 times
Preached 1st Sermon
IV. The Potter’s Patience
“Or despisest thou the riches of
his goodness and forbearance and
longsuffering; not knowing that
the goodness of God leadeth thee
to repentance?”
Rom. 2:4
V. The Potter’s Product

Depends upon the response

of the material

Impenitent or Penitent
V. The Potter’s Product

Impenitent
Hardens Heart
Pride – Stubborn
Not God’s Fault
Jer. 18:7-10
V. The Potter’s Product

Penitent
Vessel of honor
Yield to Divine touch
Peter and Paul
V. The Potter’s Product

Penitent
Eph. 2:10
When the vessel is made
like the pattern, the potter
places his signature on it as his
own.
 V. The Potter’s Product

Penitent “Him that overcometh will I

make a pillar in the temple of my God,
and he shall go no more out: and I will
write upon him the name of my God,
and the name of the city of my God,
which is new Jerusalem, which cometh
down out of heaven from my God: and I
will write upon him my new name.”Rev. 3:12
V. The Potter’s Product

Man has a Choice

Responsible
we obey His will
 The Potter and the Clay

1. God is the Potter

2. Man is the Clay
3.The Pattern is Christ
4.The Potter is Patient
5.Product of the Potter

Vessel unto honour

 The Potter and the Clay

God will shape us into a vessel of

honor

Will you allow God to shape you?

 What Must I do to be Saved?
Be
S
Baptized
Confess A
L
Repent V
A
Believe T
Hear I
O
N
 What If I Sin ?
 Errfrom the Truth – Jas.5:19
 Repent - Acts 8:14-24

 Confess – 1 Jn. 1:9

 Pray