In the Potter’s hands, nothing is wasted.

Even in our brokenness, God reshapes us into vessels of beauty, purpose, and love.

Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost – Worship Service – September 7, 2025

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Hebrew Lesson: Jeremiah 18:1–11 (CEB) | Modern Lesson: Kai Cheng Thom

This Sunday, Pastor Chris preached a deeply pastoral and prophetic sermon titled “In the Potter’s Hands Nothing Is Wasted.” Drawing from Jeremiah’s visit to the potter’s house, he reminded us that clay responds when pressed—it may not turn out right the first time, but in God’s hands it can always be reshaped. No matter how brittle, rigid, or broken we become, the Potter never abandons us. Instead, it is often in our broken moments that God’s hands do their best work.

Pastor Chris challenged us to ask: Where have we grown brittle? Where do we need to soften and yield so God can re-form us? He affirmed that nothing in our lives is wasted—not our grief, not our mistakes, not our unfinished stories. Like clay, we are made in the image of God, not finished but faithful, not perfect but purposeful. Woven with Kai Cheng Thom’s testimony of community care and healing, the sermon invited us to open ourselves to being reshaped as vessels of justice, compassion, and joy.

📖🙏 Order of Worship Highlights:

• Prelude: “Let Us Break Bread Together” – arr. D. Wyrtzen
• Modern Lesson: Kai Cheng Thom
• Hebrew Scripture: Jeremiah 18:1–11
• Sermon: “In the Potter’s Hands Nothing Is Wasted” – Pastor Chris
• Communion: Mystic Supper – All Are Welcome
• Communal Songs: “As a Fire Is Meant for Burning” | “A Place at the Table” | “Have Thine Own Way, Lord”
• Postlude: “We Come to the Hungry Feast” – arr. M. Sedio

“We are not just clay—we are God’s image. Not finished, but faithful. Not perfect, but purposeful.”