The Good Potter: A Transformative Message for Your Group
Discover the Power of God’s Shaping Hand
Are you ready for a powerful, life-changing experience for your group? The Good Potter is a message that will inspire your audience to reflect on how God shapes and molds our lives—especially through challenges and struggles. As someone who lives with DeafBlindness, I know firsthand that life can be difficult, messy, and full of unexpected turns. But I also know that God uses every challenge to shape us into something beautiful and purposeful.
I invite you to experience The Good Potter in a way that will leave your group inspired, hopeful, and ready to trust God in their own journeys.
What is The Good Potter?
In The Good Potter, I use the art of pottery as a metaphor for life. Just as a potter shapes clay on a wheel, God shapes our lives, using challenges to refine and mold us. Through a live pottery demonstration, I share how God has worked in my life, despite my DeafBlindness and other struggles, to mold me into the person I am today.
The Journey Your Audience Will Take
1. Centering the Clay: Trusting God’s Control
In the beginning, the clay must be centered to stay steady on the wheel. I’ll share how our lives can feel off-balance when we try to control everything ourselves, but when we trust God to center us, He brings clarity and direction. Your group will be invited to reflect on areas where they need to let go and trust God more fully.
For me, this lesson began when I was a teenager, grappling with suicidal thoughts. My life felt uncentered, and I reached a point where I felt completely lost. But through surrendering to God’s will, I found purpose and peace. I’ll share the powerful moment when I realized that God wasn’t finished with me, even when I felt like giving up.
2. Shaping the Vessel: Growth Through Life’s Challenges
As the potter shapes the clay, it stretches, pulls, and takes form. I’ll show how, just like the clay, we are shaped through life’s trials and struggles. I’ll share stories of how my DeafBlindness and past difficulties have been used by God to deepen my faith and purpose.
But it wasn’t just my DeafBlindness that shaped me—it was also my battle with addiction. I spent years trapped in addiction to pornography, a struggle that left me feeling ashamed and isolated. I’ll share how God used that dark season to shape me into a man of integrity and purpose. I’ll discuss how, even in the depths of my addiction, God was working to mold me for something greater, showing me His love and His plan for my life.
Your Audience’s Takeaway:
They’ll begin to see that their own struggles—no matter how deep or overwhelming—can be used by God to shape them into something beautiful.
3. When We Resist the Potter: The Cost of Telling God “No”
Sometimes, the clay resists the potter’s hands, cracking or collapsing. In this part of the demonstration, I’ll show what happens when we resist God’s shaping—how our lives become stuck, incomplete, or miss the purpose He’s designed for us.
In my own life, I resisted God for many years. I was addicted, struggling with my emotions, and battling suicidal thoughts. Every time I tried to take control, I only created more mess. But through the grace of God, He never gave up on me. I’ll share the moment I reached a breaking point and how God’s loving hands helped me find redemption.
Your Audience’s Takeaway:
They’ll reflect on areas of resistance in their own lives and be encouraged to surrender fully to God’s transformative power
4. The Finished Work: Embracing God’s Purpose for Us
The pottery demonstration culminates in the creation of a beautiful, finished piece. Even though the clay might have seemed imperfect at times, the potter’s hands created something meaningful. Similarly, no matter where your group feels broken or incomplete, God is still working to shape them into something beautiful.
Through my struggles with addiction, suicidal thoughts, and living with DeafBlindness, I have learned that God is always working in our lives, even when it doesn’t seem like it. Today, I stand as a testimony of God’s grace, His patience, and His perfect ability to redeem our brokenness. I’ll share how I now use my experiences to inspire others and show them that God’s hands can transform any mess into something meaningful.
Your Audience’s Takeaway:
They’ll leave inspired, knowing that their struggles don’t define them, but rather, God can use them for His glory and their good.
Why The Good Potter Matters
This message is not just about pottery; it’s about how God is at work in our lives, shaping us even in the most difficult moments. It’s about trusting the process, surrendering to God, and allowing Him to mold us into the people He created us to be.
Through The Good Potter, your group will be encouraged to trust God’s hands in their own lives—no matter how messy or challenging their circumstances may seem. They’ll leave inspired to see God’s purpose in their struggles and ready to be shaped into something beautiful.
Ready to Bring The Good Potter to Your Group?
If you want your audience to experience this transformative journey, let’s talk! I’d be honored to share this message with your group, guiding them to reflect on how God can use their challenges to shape their lives for His purpose.
Contact me to schedule a speaking engagement or to learn more about how I can serve your group.