This sermon was inspired from a couple recent blog posts I wrote (here and here). Ceramics are an ancient invention still used today that can teach us a valuable lesson. In this sermon (recorded during social distancing), I look at Jeremiah 18-19 where the prophet Jeremiah goes to the house of the potter and receives a message from the Lord about how he shapes our lives. Pre-recorded version: Live version
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Pot Head
“Woe to those who quarrel with their Maker,  those who are nothing but potsherds  among the potsherds on the ground.Does the clay say to the potter,  ‘What are you making?’Does your work say,  ‘The potter has no hands’? Isaiah 45:9 I dug up a lot of pottery at Tel Dan. Some sherds (broken pieces of pottery) are small while others are large. The most important pieces are those with distinctive attributes, like handles, bases, or rims. Most body pieces aren’t distinctive enough for good analysis. Why is pottery so important? Pottery is used to date what […]
Crackpot Ideas
Then the word of the LORD came to me: “O house of Israel, can I not do with you as this potter does?” declares the LORD. “Like clay in the hand of the potter, so are you in my hand, O house of Israel.” Jeremiah 18:5-6 When visiting ancient sites, pottery pieces can be found all over the place. With its abundance, understanding it yields a greater understanding of the past. How can these little broken pieces of fired clay help us so much? Why are they so important? As you pick up one of these ancient relics, the first […]