• We are way more
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• We don’t like being
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• We minimize our
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• Even though we may not understand it, how God orchestrates our lives will always be
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So, while it is true that there is no greater picture of

I. God desires to shape us not destroy us! Jeremiah 18:1-11

• A. A picture 18:1-4
• B. A declaration 18:5-10
• C. A demonstration 18:11

We are not on equal terms with God, He is our

II. God reserves the right to deal with us His way! Isaiah 44:24-45:25

• A. He acts to make His reality felt 44:24-45:8
• B. Our arrogance will be our undoing 45:9-13
• C. God will be our Savior or Judge 45:23-25

Since God is truly

III. God can and will deal with rebellion against His sovereignty Jeremiah 19:1-15, Hebrews 12:5-11

• A. Believers will be disciplined Hebrew 12:5-11
• B. Unbelievers will experience His wrath unless they repent Jeremiah 19:4-13

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Small Group Questions

1. What did God teach you through this passage and message? Share the work of God in your heart with the group.

2. What questions did this passage and sermon raise in your mind?

3. What situations or circumstances can cause you to doubt God’s desire is to shape us not destroy us?

4. Share with one another if you have ever had a time(s) where what God was doing did not make sense and later understood that God was doing good work in you.

5. How should the imagery of breaking the flask in Jeremiah 19:1-15 inform our responsibility as Christ’s ambassadors to this world?