April-21st-2013 Sermon by Dr Vicky Owens

1. Arise, Shine!
Rev. Dr. Vicki Owens
21st April 2013

2. Shine!
Gen Z Village Kids Canaan

3. Clay
Type of Humanity.
Then the LORD God formed man
of the dust of the ground. He
breathed the breath of life into
the man’s nostrils, and the man
became a living person. -Genesis
2:7
- Judges 7:16-20

4. Making a Pot
• Start with clay—dug from
earth.
• Water added and kneaded in.
• Centre on the wheel.
• Use of hands—one inside, one
outside.
• Work is slow and steady.
• And then it’s fired.

5. Making a Wick
• Stalks harvested, then soaked.
• After starting to rot, dried for
two years.
• Stems beaten to separate
fibres.
• Several fibres loosely twisted
together.

6. Oil
Type of the Holy Spirit
• Christ means “Anointed One”
• Christian means “little Christs”

7. Whose Work?
Now: Sundoulos—slaves
together
Then: And there will be no night
there—no need for lamps or sun—
for the Lord God will shine on
them. And they will reign forever
and ever.
-Revelation 22:5

8. Lamp
• Clay + wick + oil = a lamp
• Does a lamp make light?
A lamp can sustain light, but a
spark is needed to ignite a light.
Arise, shine, for your light has
come. -Isaiah 60:1a

9. Self Examination
Am I shining?
• Have we allowed God to mould
us?
• Are we twisted into His church?
• Are we filled afresh each day?
• Have we received His spark?
Have we allowed God to mold us?
Are we twisted into His church?
Are we filled daily with the oil of His HS?
Have we prayed His spark?
Have we allowed God to mold us?
Are we twisted into His church?
Are we filled daily with the oil of His HS?
Have we prayed His spark?
Have we allowed God to mold us?
Are we twisted into His church?
Are we filled daily with the oil of His HS?
Have we prayed His spark?

10. Arise, shine, for
your light has
come.
-Isaiah 60:1a