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Pastor Sheryl Brady - The Potter's House

2 Cor 4:6-10

(KJV) 2 Corinthians 4:6 For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to [give] the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.

(KJV) 2 Corinthians 4:7 But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us.

(KJV) 2 Corinthians 4:8 [We are] troubled on every side, yet not distressed; [we are] perplexed, but not in despair;

(KJV) 2 Corinthians 4:9 Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;

(KJV) 2 Corinthians 4:10 Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body. 

 

2 Tim 2:19-22

(KJV) 2 Timothy 2:19 Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.

(KJV) 2 Timothy 2:20 But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and of silver, but also of wood and of earth; and some to honour, and some to dishonour.

(KJV) 2 Timothy 2:21 If a man therefore purge himself from these, he shall be a vessel unto honour, sanctified, and meet for the master's use, [and] prepared unto every good work.

(KJV) 2 Timothy 2:22 Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart. 

 

There is a cure for your commoness. There are some things that you do not touch. 

 

1Pet 5:6

There are some that the enemy cannot touch.  

 

Because of the assigmment that is on their lives. Little becomes much when god gets in it. 

We are merely lanterns; and without the oil being poured in he lantern, we have nothin to cause us to shine. Because he commandeth it to.  

 

People will praise you and it is to your derent if you listen to it. I have the light but I am not he light. "I got it, but I am not it"

 

There is a difference between the vessel and what the vessel contains. We may face adversity sometimes, but because of what is in us, we will rise again. 

 

The first thing that he potter does is throw the clay. Are you okay with being thrown?

 

He then stars spinning the wheel. Can you deal with goin in circles? Submit to the stretching, pressing, and pulling? Being out of control. Clay comes alive in the hands of the potter, in the hands of leadership. 

 

It doesn't matter where you are in the process - you are not there by yourself. 

 

what does it mean to be common? In a great house, there are many types of vessels. 

 

You refuse to challenge yourself but you are cursed with the curse of commonness. 

 

Purge and seperate from common things. Prepare. 

 

Don't be disposable.  Easily replaced. 

 

Four steps to cure commonness:

 

1. Intensify your prayer life. Jude 1:18-20

There will be scoffers. Agitators. Sensual people - fleshly. Build yourself in your faith. Learn to pray for yourself. Too much time in the flesh an too little time in the spirit. 

 

2. Practice godliness. 2 Tim 10:22. Run from evil things. 

It's not natural. Practice being like Him, when you really want to be like you! If you are always apologizing but never changing, you need practice.  

 

3. Remaining faithful in trying times. Job. 

I don't know where he is at, but he knows exactly where I am. It's going to bring the gold out of you.  

 

4. Purify your motives. 1 Cor 3:11-15

Wy don't you have power? Because you use your power to manipulate. Examine yourselves. He's going to try every work by fire. Was it what go wanted built or what you wanted built. If it is god, it is gold and it will survive all fire. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From Evernote:

Bishop Jakes - Living on Purpose pt3

(KJV) Ephesians 1:4 According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:

(KJV) Ephesians 1:5 Having predestinated us unto the adoption of children by Jesus Christ to himself, according to the good pleasure of his will,

(KJV) Ephesians 1:6 To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.

 

You're older han you look. He chose you before the foundation of the earth. He chose your spirit. 

 

 

(KJV) John 4:31  In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, Master, eat.

(KJV) John 4:32 But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of.

(KJV) John 4:33 Therefore said the disciples one to another, Hath any man brought him [ought] to eat?

(KJV) John 4:34 Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.

(KJV) John 4:35 Say not ye, There are yet four months, and [then] cometh harvest? behold, I say unto you, Lift up your eyes, and look on the fields; for they are white already to harvest.

(KJV) John 4:36 And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth fruit unto life eternal: that both he that soweth and he that reapeth may rejoice together.

(KJV) John 4:37 And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and another reapeth.

(KJV) John 4:38 I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no labour: other men laboured, and ye are entered into their labours.

 

I am sustained by my purpose. Until I finish his purpose, I cannot expire. 

 

People who see crisis as crisis drown because you will ultimately go in the direction of your vision.  

 

Let the silence settle and speak. Do not energize your enemies by giving them attention. 

 

Their attack lets you know that you have arrived. 

 

Your harvest is white!

 

God orders your steps in the storm, in the chaos, in the crisis. 

 

Say not that there are yet four months and then the harvest. There's nothing worse that keeping company with someone who is always 'fitting to'...

 

If you are going to do something for God, now is the time to get it done! 

 

Procrastination will never produce purpose. 

 

The harvest is white right now. 

 

You have delayed so long that your will has lost trust in your word. 

 

God will always invest in his purpose. Praise him. He will give you what you need to accomplish  his purpose. You will go no further than the person leading you. 

 

Ruth came to Bethelem at the time of the harvest. The ready woman comes to the ready place at the ready time and hinges began to happen. If you were given he harvest before you were ready you Would have messed it up. 

 

Live on purpose!

 

She didn't sow it but she's gonna reap it. She's still able to produce. She's matured but still has vision. She's coming to her season. She gleans behind the reapers. 

 

Get behind the reaper. 

 

She picked some hings that were left one bush. Let her glean behind the reapers.  Having no knowledge of be culture or the harvest style. This is a place in life for which she has not been trained. Any reaper who has actually done the work will leave something behind because they can't get everything. 

 

The mentality.  Of not having time for the little stuff. Then they began to drop something extra. Handfuls. 

 

The step you leave I'd the one that creaks.  Let them squeak. 

 

In your life right now you shoul be dropping something and picking up something. Someone is coming behind you reaping. And if you don't drop something, you will not have room to pick something up. You are tired because you are holding too much stuff.