2 nd Corinthians 4:7

Text: 2 nd Corinthians 4:3-6

Isaiah 64:8 “But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.”

Romans 9:20-21 – “Nay but, O man, who art thou that repliest against God? Shall the thing formed say to him that formed it, Why hast thou made me thus? Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour?”

Surviving “This“ Ministry Surviving “This“ Ministry Text: 2 nd Corinthians 4

 Never Trust Yourself

“I Surrender All” 2 nd Cor 4:1-2

all 1st Peter 5:7 “Casting all your care upon Him ; for He careth for you.”

The Essence Of Life:  Life is a Trust. (2-7)  Life is a Test. (8-15)  Life is a Temporary Assignment. (16-18)

 Never Trust Yourself

Psalms 103:14 “For He knoweth our frame; He remembereth that we are dust.”

 Never Trust Yourself

“I Surrender All” 2 nd Cor 4:1-2

Proverbs 24:16 - “For a just man falleth seven times, and riseth up again: but the wicked shall fall into mischief.”

 Never Trust Yourself

2 Chronicles 32:7-8 – “Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him: for there be more with us than with him: With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the LORD our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.”2 Chronicles 32:7-8 – “Be strong and courageous, be not afraid nor dismayed for the king of Assyria, nor for all the multitude that is with him: for there be more with us than with him: With him is an arm of flesh; but with us is the LORD our God to help us, and to fight our battles. And the people rested themselves upon the words of Hezekiah king of Judah.”

1 Corinthians 15:31 “I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.”

 Never Trust Yourself

 Embrace Brokenness

1st Corinthians 10:13 “There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.”1st Corinthians 10:13 “There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.”

for when I am weak, then am I strong2nd Corinthians 12:10 – “Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.”

 Look Past the Outer Shell

II 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.”

Vile Vessel

Central Vessel

Vile Vessel Central Vessel Vessel of Honor

John 13:1-10

the word of God twoedged swordHebrews 4:12 For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

Romans 9: “Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour? What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction”Romans 9: “Hath not the potter power over the clay, of the same lump to make one vessel unto honour, and another unto dishonour? What if God, willing to shew his wrath, and to make his power known, endured with much longsuffering the vessels of wrath fitted to destruction”