About The Sermon 1/11/26
Handmade
This two-part series explores God as the Potter and us as His clay. In Part One, we focus on how God sees potential and beauty where we see brokenness—He can take our past, our mess, and our weaknesses to craft a masterpiece. Part Two shows that shaping is rarely gentle: God uses seasons, pressure, correction, and refining to form us into who He created us to be. What feels uncomfortable or challenging is actually divine formation. These messages invite us to trust the Potter, place our lives in His hands, and embrace the process of becoming fully His.
Questions to ask yourself.
1. Where am I interpreting pressure or delay as rejection instead of recognizing it as God’s shaping process?
2. What parts of my life might God be cutting away—not to harm me, but to form me into what He designed me to be?
3. In what areas have I allowed my past or my brokenness to define me instead of trusting the Potter’s vision for the finished work?
4. Am I resisting the season God has me in, or am I willing to remain in His hands even when the process feels intense?
5. What would it look like for me, practically and honestly, to place my life fully back into God’s hands right now?
Verses to read and pray about.
Part One –Shall The Clay Say To the potter?
This two-part series explores God as the Potter and us as His clay. In Part One, we focus on how God sees potential and beauty where we see brokenness—He can take our past, our mess, and our weaknesses to craft a masterpiece. Part Two shows that shaping is rarely gentle: God uses seasons, pressure, correction, and refining to form us into who He created us to be. What feels uncomfortable or challenging is actually divine formation. These messages invite us to trust the Potter, place our lives in His hands, and embrace the process of becoming fully His.
Questions to ask yourself.
1. Where am I interpreting pressure or delay as rejection instead of recognizing it as God’s shaping process?
2. What parts of my life might God be cutting away—not to harm me, but to form me into what He designed me to be?
3. In what areas have I allowed my past or my brokenness to define me instead of trusting the Potter’s vision for the finished work?
4. Am I resisting the season God has me in, or am I willing to remain in His hands even when the process feels intense?
5. What would it look like for me, practically and honestly, to place my life fully back into God’s hands right now?
Verses to read and pray about.
Part One –Shall The Clay Say To the potter?
- Isaiah 64:8 – “But now, O Lord, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You our potter; and all we are the work of Your hand.”
- Jeremiah 18:3–6 – The Lord shows Jeremiah the potter at work: “Can I not do with you as this potter?”
- Psalm 139:13–16 – God’s intimate knowledge and formation of us from the beginning.
- Romans 9:21 – “Does the potter not have power over the clay to make from the same lump one vessel for honor and another for dishonor?”
- 2 Corinthians 5:17 – God can transform brokenness into new creation.
- Proverbs 3:11–12 – “My son, do not despise the Lord’s discipline… for whom the Lord loves He corrects.”
- James 1:2–4 – Trials produce perseverance and mature faith.
- Romans 5:3–5 – Suffering produces character and hope.
- 1 Peter 1:6–7 – Trials test and refine faith like gold.
- Isaiah 48:10 – God refines us like silver, applying heat for purification.
- Hebrews 12:5–11 – God disciplines us for our growth, not punishment.