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2 Tim 2
2 Tim 2
20 But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay, some for honor and some for dishonor. 21 Therefore if anyone cleanses himself from the latter, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified and useful for the Master, prepared for every good work.
2 Tim 2
The Message version 20-21 In a well-furnished kitchen there are not
only crystal goblets and silver platters, but waste cans and compost buckets—some containers used to serve fine meals, others to take out the garbage. Become the kind of container God can use to present any and every kind of gift to his guests for their blessing.
The big question:
The big question:Are you a vessel for God,
ready for the Master’s use?
God’s Vessels
God’s Vessels
• He cleanses
God’s Vessels
• He cleanses • He sanctifies
God’s Vessels
• He cleanses • He sanctifies• He prepares
CLEANSE
CLEANSE To prune, to remove filth,
impurity
Matt 23
Matt 23
25 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you cleanse the outside of the cup and dish, but inside they are full of extortion and self-indulgence. 26 Blind Pharisee, first cleanse the inside of the cup and dish, that the outside of them may be clean also.
Matt 23
27 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you are like whitewashed tombs which indeed appear beautiful outwardly, but inside are full of dead men’s bones and all uncleanness. 28 Even so you also outwardly appear righteous to men, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
5 things:
5 things:
• Extortion
5 things:
• Extortion• Self-indulgence
5 things:
• Extortion• Self-indulgence • Hypocrisy
5 things:
• Extortion• Self-indulgence • Hypocrisy • Lawlessness
5 things:
• Extortion• Self-indulgence • Hypocrisy • Lawlessness• Uncleanness
Cleansing requires a combination of
Cleansing requires a combination of
• God’s Grace
Cleansing requires a combination of
• God’s Grace • Our Faith
PREPARED
PREPARED
God’s preparation is always unique, He uses
PREPARED
God’s preparation is always unique, He uses • Natural
PREPARED
God’s preparation is always unique, He uses • Natural• Spiritual
PREPARED
God’s preparation is always unique, He uses • Natural• Spiritual • Background
PREPARED
God’s preparation is always unique, He uses • Natural• Spiritual • Background• Difficult circumstances
PREPARED
God’s preparation is always unique, He uses • Natural• Spiritual • Background• Difficult circumstances • Seemingly unrelated situation…etc.
SANCTIFIED
SANCTIFIED
• To set apart / to distinguish / to be consecrated
Jeremiah 1:5
Jeremiah 1:5
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”
Galatians 1:15
Galatians 1:15
But when God, who set me apart from my mother’s womb and called me by his grace, was pleased
Acts 9:15
Acts 9:15
15 But the Lord said to him, “Go, for he is a chosen vessel of Mine to bear My name before Gentiles, kings, and the children of Israel. 16 For I will show him how many things he must suffer for My name’s sake.”
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