But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold ... · of wood and clay, some for honor and...

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. 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.

II TIMOTHY 2:20-21 (NKJV)

THE ISSUE IS NOT:

“HOW” YOU ARE

THE ISSUE IS:

“WHOSE” YOU ARE

We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are

like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure. This makes it

clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves.

II CORINTHIANS 4:7 (NLT)

“ The Heavenly Father does not

ask for golden vessels. He does

not ask for silver vessels. God

asks for yielded vessels —

those who will submit their will

to the will of the Father. And the

greatest human attainment in all

the world is for a life to be so

surrendered to Him that the

name of God Almighty will be

glorified through that life. ”

KATHRYN KUHLMAN

05/09/1907—02/20/1976

“ I made a consecration of my

life that I had never made

before, when I saw that it was

absolutely possible for me to

so yield my life, my body, as a

living sacrifice — a sacrifice

so consecrated to Him that

the name of God Almighty

may be glorified through the

life of a sinner saved by

the grace of God.”

KATHRYN KUHLMAN

05/09/1907—02/20/1976

“No one can sum up all God is able

to accomplish through one solitary

life, wholly yielded, adjusted, and

obedient to Him.”

DWIGHT L. MOODY

02/05/1837—12/22/1899

A YIELDED VESSEL IS

Sanctified

“I am glad that there is some trouble in being a Christian, for it has

become a very common thing to profess to be one. If I am right, it is

going to become a much less common thing for a person to say, ‘I

am a Christian.’ There will come times when sharp lines will be

drawn. Some of us will help draw them if we can. The problem is

that people bear the Christian name but act like worldlings and love

the amusements and follies of the world. It is time for a division in

the house of the Lord in which those for Christ go into one camp

and those against Christ go into the other camp. We have been

mixed together too long.”

CHARLES H. SPURGEON

06/19/1834—01/31/1892

A YIELDED VESSEL IS

Dependent

But he who is joined to the

Lord is one spirit with Him.

I CORINTHIANS 6:17 (NKJV)

A DEPENDENT VESSEL:

Does Not Rely On Its Own Strength/Resources

Recognizes God’s Blessing & Favor

Seeks To Be Emptied—That It May Be Filled

Craves The Presence & Pleasure of God

Refuses To Boast—All Glory Goes to God

A YIELDED VESSEL IS

Receptive

And when He had said this, He

breathed on them, and said to them,

“Receive the Holy Spirit.

JOHN 20:22 (NKJV)

“But you shall receive power when the Holy

Spirit has come upon you; and you shall be

witnesses to Me in Jerusalem, and in all Judea

and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”

ACTS 1:8 (NKJV)

A YIELDED VESSEL IS

Useful

A USEFUL VESSEL:

Delights In Serving Its Master

Refuses Praise From Men

Finds Value In What Others Find Insignificant

Resists Comparison With Other Vessels

Refuses To Boast—All Glory Goes to God

A USEFUL VESSEL:

Finds Joy In Serving Even When Broken

A USEFUL VESSEL

“Other people are going to find healing in your wounds.

Your greatest life messages and your most effective

ministry will come out of your deepest hurts .”

RICK WARREN, THE PURPOSE DRIVE LIFE

THE PARABLE OF THE CRACKED POT (ANONYMOUS)