Vessels of God’s Love, Grace & Goodness:

Emptied, Filled& Poured Out

Ephesians 3:14-21 14 For this reason I bow my knees to the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, 15 from whom the whole family in heaven and earth is named, 16 that He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man, 17 that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; that you, being rooted and grounded in love, 18 may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height— 19 to know the love of Christ which passes knowledge; that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.

Ephesians 3:14-21 20 Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, 21 to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

Key Points from Ephesians 3:14-21: That you may be strengthened with might through His Spirit in the inner man…

That Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith…

That you, being rooted and grounded in love, may be able to comprehend with all the saints what is the width and length and depth and height of the love of Christ which surpasses knowledge…

That you may be filled with all the fullness of God…

Mixing Metaphors:Arrows & Vessels

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Vessels of God’s Love, Grace & Goodness:

An Illustration

2 Timothy 2:20-22 20 But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay, some for honor and some for dishonor. 21 Therefore if anyone cleanses himself from the latter, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified and useful for the Master, prepared for every good work. 22 Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

Vessels of God’s Love, Grace & Goodness:

…a vessel for honor, sanctified and useful for

the Master, prepared for every good work.

Vessels of God’s Love, Grace & Goodness:To be a vessel for honor, sanctified and useful for the Master,

prepared for every good work, we are going to need to be:

EMPTIED

FILLED

POURED OUT!

Vessels of God’s Love, Grace & Goodness:

EMPTIED

2 Timothy 2:20-22 20 But in a great house there are not only vessels of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay, some for honor and some for dishonor. 21 Therefore if anyone cleanses himself from the latter, he will be a vessel for honor, sanctified and useful for the Master, prepared for every good work. 22 Flee also youthful lusts; but pursue righteousness, faith, love, peace with those who call on the Lord out of a pure heart.

John 14:30 30 (Jesus said,) “I will no longer talk much with you, for the ruler of this world is coming, and he has nothing in Me.”

Vessels of God’s Love, Grace & Goodness:

FILLED!

Vessels of God’s Love, Grace & Goodness:

FILLED!That you may be filled with

all the fullness of God…

Acts 4:31 31 And when they had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken; and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and they spoke the word of God with boldness.

Ephesians 5:18…be filled with the Spirit…

Philippians 1:10-11 10 that you may approve the things that are excellent, that you may be sincere and without offense till the day of Christ, 11 being filled with the fruits of righteousness which are by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

It is our desire to be EMPTIED of ourselves, our sin and

anything dishonorable or evil.

It is our desire to be FILLED with all the fullness of God,

with the Holy Spirit and with the fruit of righteousness which

are by Jesus Christ to the praise and glory of God!

Vessels of God’s Love, Grace & Goodness:

POURED OUT!

Matthew 26:6-13 6 And when Jesus was in Bethany at the house of Simon the leper, 7 a woman came to Him having an alabaster flask of very costly fragrant oil, and she poured it on His head as He sat at the table. 8 But when His disciples saw it, they were indignant, saying, “Why this waste? 9 For this fragrant oil might have been sold for much and given to the poor.”

Matthew 26:6-13 10 But when Jesus was aware of it, He said to them, “Why do you trouble the woman? For she has done a good work for Me. 11 For you have the poor with you always, but Me you do not have always. 12 For in pouring this fragrant oil on My body, she did it for My burial. 13 Assuredly, I say to you, wherever this gospel is preached in the whole world, what this woman has done will also be told as a memorial to her.”

Matthew 25:31-30 31 “When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. 32 All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. 33 And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left.

Matthew 25:31-30 34 Then the King will say to those on His right hand, ‘Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: 35 for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; 36 I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.’

Matthew 25:31-30 37 “Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? 38 When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? 39 Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?’ 40 And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’

What a privilege we have been given by God

to spend our lives giving His love away!

Vessels of God’s Love, Grace & Goodness