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*What are some ways in which Christians fail to be pliable in their service?
 
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*What does it look like to be pliable in service to God?
 
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*What steps do you as an individual need to take to become more pliable?
 
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Latest revision as of 00:09, 25 July 2018

Pliability in Ministry[1]

Making Pots

  • What picture does Isaiah give in Isaiah 64:8?



  • What pronouns are used in Isaiah 64:8?









  • What picture does Romans 9:21 paint?



  • What question does Paul ask in Romans 9:20?



Reforming Pots

  • In Jeremiah 18:1-6 we have a very touching picture of the potter taking a marred pot and reforming the pot. What is it about the clay that allows the potter to do this?



Hardened Clay

  • Clay is pliable until it is placed in the kiln and fired. Once fired, clay becomes hard and can no longer be remolded. According to Jeremiah 19:11, what is the potter's response to hardened clay that is marred?



Applying the Picture

  • What are some ways in which Christians fail to be pliable in their service?



  • What does it look like to be pliable in service to God?



  • What steps do you as an individual need to take to become more pliable?



  1. ↑ Kroll, Woodrow Michael. The vanishing ministry. Kregel Publications, 1991. 85-90
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