Saved and Set Apart to Serve!
Rejoice in the Lord- 1 TITLE: Saved and Set Apart to Serve! TEXT: Philippians 1:1-2 TONE: Encouragement TARGET: Believers TASK: To encourage believers to lives as holy servants of the Highest. TEACH: Imagine a skilled artisan, a potter, working diligently in her workshop. She has a vision for a beautiful clay pot that will serve a specific purpose. With her hands, she carefully molds the clay, shaping it into a vessel designed to hold precious contents. As the potter works, she first takes a lump of raw clay -unformed and formless. This clay represents us before we encounter Christ, lost and without purpose. The potter begins the process of transformation, much like how God saves us through Jesus Christ. Just as the potter reshaped the clay, God redeems us. Once the potter has shaped the into a pot, she sets it aside to dry and harden. This step is crucial -it symbolizes being set apart. The pot is no longer just a lump of clay; it has been trans...