[Title: THE GOSPEL IS A WEAPON. OUR VESSEL IS NOT.] [Intro] There is a sword that never needed iron. There is a fire no furnace ever made. There is a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces. And God put treasure in an earthen vessel. [Verse 1] We know the weakness of the dust. We know how quickly vessels break. So why should clay exalt itself for what the Potter placed within? “The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom.” Death and life are in the tongue. We are not the power. We are not the Light. THE EXCELLENCY IS OF GOD. [Hook] THE GOSPEL IS A WEAPON. OUR VESSEL IS NOT. THE SWORD IS NOT THE SOLDIER. THE TREASURE IS NOT THE POT. Throw your stones— THE WORD REMAINS. Break the vessel— THE TREASURE STILL SHINES. THE GOSPEL IS A WEAPON. OUR VESSEL IS NOT. [Verse 2] Some sharpen tongues like serpents. Some bend their bows in secret places. Some make the faithful their proverb and laugh into their faces. But— “He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.” The arrow flies. The darkness moves. Still— “He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust.” [Hook] THE GOSPEL IS A WEAPON. OUR VESSEL IS NOT. THE SWORD IS NOT THE SOLDIER. THE TREASURE IS NOT THE POT. Throw your stones— THE WORD REMAINS. Break the vessel— THE TREASURE STILL SHINES. THE GOSPEL IS A WEAPON. OUR VESSEL IS NOT. [Bridge] Wisdom crieth without. The heavens declare His glory. Day unto day uttereth speech. Night unto night sheweth knowledge. THE SOUND HAS GONE FORTH. “Is not my word like as a fire?” YES. “And like a hammer that breaketh the rock in pieces?” YES. THEN LET THE HAMMER STRIKE. DON'T SWING THE VESSEL. LET THE SWORD DIVIDE. DON'T MAKE THE FLESH THE BLADE. [Break] Now here's the kicker— WHAT HAPPENS WHEN THE ONE YOU SCORN MANIFESTS THE LIFE OF JESUS RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU? You watched the clay. You mocked the cracks. You measured the vessel— AND MISSED THE TREASURE. “the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body.” IS YOUR MOUTH OPEN? THE SOUND HAS GONE FORTH. While you mocked— THE GOSPEL WENT FORTH. While you threw stones— THE SEED WENT FORTH. While you watched the flesh— CHRIST WAS PREACHED. [Final Hook] THE GOSPEL IS A WEAPON. OUR VESSEL IS NOT. BREAK THE POT— YOU CANNOT BREAK WHAT GOD PUT IN IT. THE GOSPEL IS A WEAPON. OUR VESSEL IS NOT. “For it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth.” THE SOUND HAS GONE FORTH. YOU HEARD IT. CHRIST DIED FOR OUR SINS. HE WAS BURIED. HE ROSE AGAIN ACCORDING TO THE SCRIPTURES. THE RECORD STANDS. THE SON SITS IN HEAVEN. THE GLORY BELONGS TO GOD. JESUS IS THE LORD
