The Vessel of Misunderstanding — Part 4

Pastor Shelley teaches that believers must be “poured out” from vessels of misunderstanding, leaving behind spiritual toxins like fear of man, need for human approval, and compulsive self-defense. Drawing from Nehemiah 8 and Abraham’s experience with Ishmael, he explains that what God births in the Spirit cannot be maintained by the flesh. This refining process, though painful, prepares believers for greater spiritual usefulness by anchoring their identity in Christ rather than human opinion.