November 2023

10/31/2023

The Clay is You! Wow what a great message by our good friend and brother in Christ Chaplain Charles Stephens. When we surrender our lives to Christ we are giving Him permission to put us on the potter’s wheel and mold us into what He wants us to be.
We are that lump of clay on God's Wheel of Life and no matter what we do, no matter what mistakes we make, God will not throw that clay away. When we fall off the wheel He just picks us up and molds it again trying to make us into what we need to be for Him, to serve Him. In Jeremiah 18 it says, “the word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord saying arise go to The Potter's House and there I will cause you to hear my words,” God is telling each and every one of us arise and go to the Potter's house and He is going to speak to us. He is going to cause us to hear His words. When He gets us in the place that we're ready to listen,that is when He can mold us into the vessel that He will use. No matter what you're going through, or what is happening in your life, God wants to mold you into something that He can use. It doesn't matter who you are or what you've done, God is ready to move you into something special if you will allow him to do that, but, we have to get to the place where we can hear God and let him speak to us and He will do it. In Isaiah chapter 6, I just love this scripture here, it says “I heard the voice of the Lord saying whom shall I send and who will go for us then I said here am I send me and He said go and tell the people.” That is God speaking to each and everyone of us!! Go and Tell OTHERS!

God wants to raise you up and mold you back into something that He can use, and He will do it if we allow him to. I love the verse in the second Corinthians chapter 5 verse 17 this is one of the most powerful verses you'll ever hear and it says, “therefore if any man being in Christ he is a new creature old things are passed away behold, all things become new.” Isaiah 64:8 says, “But now, O Lord, You are our Father, We are the clay, and You our potter; and all of us are the work of Your hand.”
Charles message title is,”The Clay is you.” Friends we are the clay we must come to a place of surrender and allow God to mold us into the vessel that He can use. We must let go and Let God have complete control of our lives.

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God's Professional Fighters

If a professional fighter is determined to win they enter the ring prepared. They have a plan of attack – a strategy that will penetrate their opponent’s defences. What’s more, they have strong resolve to keep fighting if they get knocked down. Winning fighters don’t give up; they get back up, reassess and keep on fighting until the bell rings.
Teachers of God’s Word are like professional fighters – if they are determined to win souls to Christianity they need to be prepared. If they continue to step into the pulpit unprepared, pandering to minority groups, or intimidated by members of the congregation, it won’t be long before they are ‘KNOCKED OUT’ from the pulpit.
Teachers of God’s Word should keep in mind their job is not to win friends but to win over people to God’s way of thinking. God’s teachers must hit with the Truth, employing various techniques of exhortation and encouragement. Sometimes the Truth will bruise, but the pulpit is no place for pussy-footing or pulling punches – God’s Word should never be watered down or adjusted for political correctness.
For these reasons, God’s fighters will often get knocked down. When this inevitably happens, they should not listen to the ‘boos’ or ‘cheers’ of the crowd. The only voice to heed is that of their coach (the Holy Spirit). When knocked down, great spiritual fighters will always get back up, reassess the situation, retrain as needed and return to the pulpit ever faithful to God’s plan.
Study to show thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. 2 Timothy 2:15