Message # 2 "The Potter's Hunt by which He found me"

Text: Isaiah 64:8

Intro: last week, we saw a portrait of the potter's heart. How he conceived

the clay before he ever went after the clay. The Potter saw the clay

before He ever sought the clay. Also, we found out that the potter has

a houseful of beautiful vessels, but desires more clay. Today, we will

look at the potter's hunt.

1) The Potter's Heart is what He desires

2) The Potter's Hunt is what he does

3) Before the Potter's house, must come heart then hunt

(religion attempts to skip this process)

4) Potter must find, free, form. the clay

In the potter's hunt, there are five beautiful processes:

I. HIS DESCENDING WORK (the potter coming to where the

clay is) (It is a personal work)

A) Consider the Delightfulness of His house (pleasures)

B) Consider the Departure from the house (purpose)

C) Consider the Descending from His house (personal)

II. HIS DELIVERING WORK (the potter conquering what the

clay is) (it is a powerful work)

A) There is a loosening (cuts loose, shakes loose, separates, sets

apart, (Lazarus - loose him)

B) There is a lifting (can't get up by itself - needs a hand to lift the clay

(Ps40: He brought me up also out of an horrible pit"

C) There is a loving ("God so loved") (

Because he loved me, My Savior died

On the cross was crucified

No greater love by mortal man has ever been told

Oh praise His dear name, He loved me so

Now I am His, He's mine I know

Now I am free, because He loved me

III. HIS DEFENDING WORK (the potter claiming what the clay is)

(it is a possessive work)

A) He claims by touching (He touched me, Oh He touched me, and all

the joy that floods my soul. Something happened and now I know,

He touched me and made me whole)

B) He claims by taking (potter never looses a piece of clay) Jn 17

C) He claims by transporting (I am in a transport mode - God will click

, on me - be gone - ticket bought - [passage booked - Old Ship of Zion

IV. HIS DESIGNATING WORK (the potter confirming what the clay is)

(It is a progressive work)

still clay, but:

1) not entangled in muck & mire, (now a clean case)

2) now in potter's basket (now a basket case)

3) now clay witha purpose (clear case)

4) now on the way to potter's house (continuing case)

5) now designated clay (future case)

V. HIS DESIGNING WORK (the potter controlling what the clay is)

(it is a purposeful work)

finds, frees, forms, favors, features the clay with a lpurpose