Pliability in Ministry¹

Making Pots

• What picture does Isaiah give in Isaiah 64:8?

• What pronouns are used in Isaiah 64:8?

• What picture does Romans 9:21 paint?

• What question does Paul ask in Romans 9:20?

==Reforming Pots==

• In Jeremiah 18:1-6 we have a very touching picture of the potter taking a marred pot and reforming the pot. What is it about the clay that allows the potter to do this?

Hardened Clay

• Clay is pliable until it is placed in the kiln and fired. Once fired, clay becomes hard and can no longer be remolded. According to Jeremiah 19:11, what is the potter's response to hardened clay that is marred?

Applying the Picture

• What are some ways in which Christians fail to be pliable in their service?

• What does it look like to be pliable in service to God?

• What steps do you as an individual need to take to become more pliable?

Footnotes

1. Kroll, Woodrow Michael. The vanishing ministry. Kregel Publications, 1991. 85-90 ↩