Jeremiah 18:1-12: The Potter and the Clay

I) God's 1st Object Lesson: The Potter and the Clay

A) God’s people are the _________.

1) The image of clay is tied to the ______________ of Adam.

2) We are constantly being ___________ and molded by God.

B) God is the _____________ of the universe.

C) God is _______________ over all.

1) He __________ and guides everything.

2) God’s plan is __________.

D) God has the right to ____________.

1) Some people interpret this passage as God __________ His mind.

2) It is a ________________ situation God uses to urge the people of Israel to repent.



II) God's 2nd Object Lesson: The Reshaping of the Clay

A) The clay symbolizes God’s family, the people of _________.

B) Jeremiah declares that the potter will _____________ this clay into a different vessel.

C) The work of Christ reshaped God’s family to include ______ Jews and Gentiles.

III) Implications for Us Today

A) Do we recognize that we are ____________ (sinful)?

B) Are we willing to ____________?

1) ____________: Are we truly sorry for our sins?

2) ____________: Do we have an earnest desire to change?

C) Are we willing to ____________ to God’s shaping?




Ulrich Zwingli (Swiss Reformer): I beseech Christ for this one thing only, that he will enable me to endure all things courageously, and that he break me as a potter’s vessel or make me strong, as it pleases him.

Hosea 3:1-5: God’s Lavish Love and Mercy

I) Hosea and Gomer

A) Hosea is commanded to marry a promiscuous woman named __________.

B) This relationship _____________ the relationship that God has with His people.

1) Their first son is named ____________ after a massacre.

2) Their first daughter is named Lo-Ruhamah, which means "no ___________" or "not loved."

3) Their second son is named Lo-Ammi, which means "not my ___________."

C) The expectation is that God is ___________ with His people.

D) God ___________ His covenant with His people.

II) Hosea Pursues Gomer Again

A) The Lord tells Hosea to ___________ his adulterous wife.

B) Hosea is to love Gomer as _________ loves His people.

1) They ___________ turn their backs on Him and worship other idols.

2) He remains ______________ to them.

C) Gomer’s situation has _________________________.

1) She either sold herself into __________________ or owes a great debt.

2) Hosea pays her ___________.

III) God Promises a Future Messianic King

A) Jesus’s love for us is even greater than Hosea for Gomer.

1) We can __________ other things more than God.

2) This cause sus to sin, which ___________ our relationship with God.

B) Jesus’s redeeming love ___________ a relationship with us.

C) Jesus’s reconciliation required His _________________ death.

D) Believers long for Christ’s return when He will ________ over the new heavens and the new earth for all eternity