Pressed But Not Crushed: How God Uses Pressure to Produce Purpose (2 Corinthians 4:7–10)

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Ain’t Nothing Wrong With A Little Bit of Seasoning
Sermon Text: 2 Corinthians 4:7–10 (NRSV)
Preacher: Pastor Russell Pointer Jr.
Occasion: 14-Year Pastoral + Church Anniversary

In this powerful sermon, Pastor Russell preaches from 2 Corinthians 4:7–10 and explores what it means to carry treasure in jars of clay.
If you’ve ever wondered why God allows pressure, stretching, fire, and seasons of weakness… this message will speak to you deeply.

🔥 SERMON THEMES:
• God uses pressure to produce purpose
• Grace covers the cracks effort can’t fix
• Afflicted but not crushed
• Perplexed but not in despair
• Persecuted but not forsaken
• Struck down but not destroyed
• The power of God working in fragile vessels
• Surviving the “second fire”
• How God fortifies you through trials
• The load-bearing test of faith
• The miracle of being pressed but preserved

Pastor Russell uses stories about seasoning chicken, the Montgomery Bus Boycott, pottery in the fire, bridge testing, and the grace that covers us when effort can’t to bring this text to life.

If you’ve been through:

✔ pressure
✔ trauma
✔ grief
✔ disappointment
✔ stretching
✔ or seasons where “the fire feels hotter than the first time”…

…this sermon will remind you:

You didn’t collapse — you were confirmed.
You’re not just standing — you’re certified.
Grace made you load-bearing.
The bridge still holds.

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