It’s a difficult place to be — knowing you’ve made poor decisions that have led you down a path of muck and then recognizing your sin and trying to break free.
But sin is sticky sometimes. Even when you’ve moved past the bad decisions and are on the path to freedom, guilt and remorse can hang around causing you to feel “broken” and “too ashamed” to face God.
To reach those who are in that place right now, that place of needing restoration, Lives Being Restored is hosting “Back to the Potter’s House: A story of mercy, forgiveness and new beginnings” July 30 at The Lovelady Center in Birmingham at 6 p.m.
Reaching shelters
A Russellville-based ministry, Lives Being Restored shares the gospel in schools, drug and alcohol rehabs and homeless shelters.
At “Back to the Potter’s House,” Shea Lowery, executive director of Lives Being Restored, who has experienced God’s restoration in her own life, will share a message from Jeremiah 18.
In that chapter, Lowery said, the Lord spoke to Jeremiah and told him to go to the potter’s house. Once there, Jeremiah watched the potter use his hands to remake a broken vessel into something new and usable.
Broken vessels
“The Lord told Jeremiah, ‘That’s what I can do with you.’ When we messed up, thank the Lord He doesn’t give up on us,” Lowery said. “He wants to remold us, reshape us and heal us and use us again for His glory.”
The event is free and open to the public but there also is an opportunity to stream the simulcast from other locations.
Lowery said at press time multiple groups, churches and individuals from across the nation had already signed up to host a simulcast.
“This is open to anyone in need of restoration,” Lowery said. “We have churches taking this simulcast to communities around them and will be streaming the event on a big screen outside. We have a woman who is sharing it with her Bible study group. You can take this to a prison ministry or inner city ministries that your church might be involved in. Or if you are one person and in need of restoration you can watch this in your own home.”
To host a simulcast at your church or home, visit livesbeingrestored.com/host-a-simulcast.
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