God has more grace than your disgrace. If you get knocked down, get back up. Resilience is what matters most. Do not allow yesterday to steal your tomorrow. In this message with Jentezen Franklin, learn how God can use the mistakes of your past to transform your future.
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do not let failure become final in your
life it’s not God’s will hidden and
every mistake is a portal possibility a
doorway of discovery he does not want
your mistake to be a prison he won’t
seek to be a pathway to a greater
revelation of his grace to have your
Bibles I want you to turn to Acts
chapter 4 Acts chapter 4 verse 33 and
with great power the Apostles gave
witness to the resurrection of the Lord
Jesus here it is
and great grace was upon them all I want
you all to read that last sentence of
that and great grace was upon them all I
believe that God wants to put on you and
on your life and on your family and on
your failure great grace mistakes are
the price we pay for a full life if we
learn from those mistakes the issue is
not are you going to be knocked down the
issue is if you’re going to stay down
someone said you have to take a lickin
and keep on tickin the word is called
resilience in a dictionary mistakes are
the catalyst to the miraculous if you
will put them in God’s hands don’t let
mistakes destroy you heaven wants to
make you hell wants to main you and both
want to use your mistakes to do it the
adversity wants to mock and maim you for
the rest of your life for the mistakes
that you have made and you have made
them but God can transform you through
your mistakes to be what he wants you to
be
mistakes should not maim us the rest of
our life mistakes can become prison
houses that hold you hostage the enemy
would love for for all of us who have
made mistakes to live and be held
hostage in a prison mentally emotionally
spiritually by the mistakes that we have
made mistakes can become informative
mistakes can become revelatory Adams
mistake brought a revelation about God
that Adam never would have known without
his mistake because if he looked at the
only being that had made a mistake in
the universe before Adam showed up was
Lucifer and God never gave him another
chance but when Adam and Eve failed God
said I’m gonna show you a side of me
that you wouldn’t have seen without your
mistake I’m a God of mercy great grace
only comes after great mistakes
the greater the mistake the greater
God’s grace comes to every one of us I
didn’t come with any bad news today if
you’re waiting on it you ain’t gonna get
it today all I came with is great grace
point number one of my little sermon
here today is number one you may have
made a mistake but you are not one you
gotta let that sink down into your soul
when the enemy’s beating your brains out
telling your trash you’re stupid you’re
nothing how could you be so dumb argue
what how could you mess your life up so
bad you may have made a mistake but you
are not one you may have failed but you
are not a failure you may be down but
down is not your destiny God still has a
plan and a purpose and a great thing
that he’s gonna do because he’s got
great grace for great mistakes everybody
give him a praise in the overflow
wherever you are give him a praise
for great grace you will experience a
resurrection you will come out of this
mistakes can open a doorway of discovery
a portal a possibility that you would
never discover had you not gone through
the mistake I’m not advocating go out
and make mistakes so you can find out
more about God’s grace I’m just telling
you what the devil means to destroy you
with and imprison you with and defeat
you with and humiliate you with God says
I can put great grace on your great
mistakes and they become a doorway of
possibility a portal and opening to
discovery your mistakes are not final
your failure is not final that’s why
Nahum said rejoice not over me o my
enemies you’ll see me mess up but don’t
you start throwing a party and start
rejoicing over me o my enemies for when
I fall I will rise again
though I sit in darkness it’s not
forever
his light will find B again do not let
failure become final in your life it’s
not God’s will hidden and every mistake
is a portal a possibility a doorway of
discovery he does not want your mistake
to be a prison he wants it to be a
pathway to a greater revelation of His
grace God will never define you by your
mistakes see I just said something huge
right there
people will your critics will your
enemies will define you for the rest of
your life by your mistakes but your God
will never define you by the worst
mistake
you ever see that’s what people think oh
that but God says I even I am he that
blots out your transgressions to
remember them no more how never define
you by your worst mistake never will God
do that elder brother spirits wheel you
know the only one to bring up the past
of the prodigal son was the older
brother the father never said a word
about it
he’s through a coat on him and covered
him up brought him home said let’s throw
a party get the musicians out Russ get
the instruments out play the drums let’s
dance let’s let’s have a party and the
older brother sitting over there wanting
to talk about the past but God will
never define you by your worst mistake
don’t join the devil side he’s the
accuser of the brothers don’t define
people when they fail and make a mistake
by their mistake you’re joining the
devil side
let’s stop defining people by their
mistakes
God will never define you by your worst
moment mistakes and failures do have
consequences there’s no doubt about it
but you’re not supposed they’re not
supposed to define your future how many
of you ever made a terrible blunder and
the rest of your lives how many of you
have never failed I see one hand two
hands three hands I want to meet you I
said how many of you have never failed
and you raised your hand but thank God
there’s great grace on you
see heaven wants to make you hell wants
to main you God in order to conform us
into his image lets us fail because he
lets us come to an end of ourself and
our self-righteousness the devil desires
to crush you for your mistakes and make
you feel unworthy and make you feel
worthless when in reality you are a
precious child of God right now God
knows everything about you every mistake
you’ve made
and if you’ve repented of that mistake
God says you’re a precious child of God
but Satan wants to make you feel totally
worthless I’m saying to you today that
mistakes make you feel like you’re
stupid you ever done something you just
felt so how can I be so stupid to say
that to do that what an idiot and you
just beat yourself up Abraham made a
terrible mistake lied about his wife he
made another mistake when he slept with
a woman that wasn’t his wife that’s
terrible
God never brought it up not one time
even though he made mistakes God said go
on move on I’m still gonna make you the
father of faith I know you messed up but
I’m not defining you by your mistake you
made a mistake but you’re not a mistake
and I’m gonna use you for my glory God
uses mistakes to take us beyond Elijah
called down fire from heaven outran the
horses of Ahab did amazing miracles but
then he he heard that Jezebel wanted to
kill him and he ran and fled and hid in
a cave trembling in fear he made a
mistake after all that good stuff we how
is it a man can do a million things
right and and and one thing wrong and we
define him by the one thing wrong and
forget all the good stuff that he did
with just people and he’s sitting in
that cave and I love the fact that when
he’s sitting in that cave feeling bad
about the mistake that he’s made God
doesn’t show
and say you sure messed up God never
brings it up but he comes in a steal
small voice and he says you’re still my
servant I’m still chosen you I’ve still
called you I still have a plan for your
life God never brought up his failure
and God isn’t bringing up your failure
he wants you to move beyond your
mistakes went into his great grace Jacob
lied deceived the people that we make
the almost deities out of in the Bible
David committed adultery he really did
he killed people he did horrible things
the point is God uses people who make
mistakes God said you’re a scam artist
you’re a liar you’re a deceiver Jacob
you’ve done about all the bad things you
can do you’re a liar you’re a luster
you’re a loser but I’m gonna make you a
prince renamed you your name will no
longer be Jacob but you’re gonna become
Israel which means a prince with God and
I’m gonna give you power with God in
favor with men I love the fact that
Peter really messed up he lied and
cussed and denied Jesus Christ three
times and Jesus when he showed up to him
never said when he when he showed up in
his resurrection body and cooked him a
restoration meal Jesus didn’t look at
him and say give me the keys back you
know he gave gee I give you Peter the
keys to the kingdom well just because
you’ve messed up and made a mistake
Jesus never said give me the keys back
Jesus is saying to you I haven’t changed
my mind about you I haven’t changed my
mind about your purpose and your destiny
I’m telling you that I knew you would
mess up but I put great grace on great
mistakes if you just look to me I’ll
never give up on you I don’t know who
I’m preaching to but somebody needs to
hear this today your mistakes are not
final somebody give the Lord a shout of
praise if you believe
God will use you anyway turn to your
turn to your neighbor and say don’t let
your mistakes hold you hostage
no you weren’t perfect no you haven’t
done everything right no you yes you
could have done something better if you
don’t watch it those mistakes will hold
you hostage and you can’t even praise
the Lord you’re under such condemnation
that God’s not putting on you the devil
is putting it on you God will use you
anyway I’ve made so many mistakes it’s
not funny you have no idea how many
mistakes I’ve made as pastor of this
church ridiculous stupid stuff but God
never came to me and said give me the
keys back you’re not pastor anymore
people would have had a few tried to
destroy me people would have but God
says no I gave you what I gave you I
like you I love you I’m for you saying
that about you
somes 38 verse 16 said David said when
my foot slipped didn’t say if all you
are you real holy 5 people out there
he said when my foot slips not if my
foot slips you gonna slip you don’t slip
and say something you shouldn’t do
something you should you’re gonna make a
mistake I love what he goes on to say he
talks about how the his enemies fit back
really wanted to pounce on him but he
says in verse 18 I will declare my
iniquity you know what declare means
open your mouth until God I made a
mistake and you move from admission to
remission
if leukemia is in remission it means
it’s losing its power going down down
down down down and when you when you
when you come with admission I made a
mistake then suddenly that mistake goes
into remission you you go from
declaration to restoration you go from
declaring I’m guilty and God pronounces
you’re innocent my blood has covered you
I wish I’d handled it different I I wish
I wouldn’t have said that the devil
wants to magnify your mistake
God wants to magnify himself in the
midst of your mistake
I will not let my mistakes
define me I am a child of God
I am called and anointed and I’m gonna
do what he’s called me to do with more
determination and boldness than I’ve
ever done it before yes I’ve messed up
yes I’ve made mistakes but my mistakes
don’t define me my Heavenly Father
defines me and he says I am cold I am
chosen I am royalty
I am cleansed I am washed how about you
give God a praise if you believe in
great grace great grace
the greater the mistake the greater
God’s grace God is greater than your
mistakes God is greater than your
failures God is greater than your wrong
choices
mmm
thank you Lord the Bible said that we
need grace and mercy grace and mercy
listen there’s a difference between
grace and mercy grace gives me what I
don’t deserve forgiveness acceptance a
clean slate a new beginning grace is God
giving me what I don’t deserve total
forgiveness but there’s a difference
between grace which is giving me what I
don’t deserve and mercy mercy holds back
what I do deserve what’s powerful is
when you have grace and mercy working
where you have grace giving you what you
don’t deserve and mercy holding back
what you do deserve the judgment that
you do deserve God stands like he hailed
the Red Sea back and says pass on
through goodness and mercy are following
you will hold it back to goodness you
hold that side of judgment and mercy
I’ll hold this and what you do deserve
well I’ll hold back what you don’t
deserve and give you what you what you
do deserve what you don’t deserve you
know what I mean
I’ll say something right here it’s hard
to misdirect a parked car the only
people who do not fail are people who
don’t try to do much so if you’re trying
to be great at anything polite to your
life if you’re trying to be great at
anything you’re gonna fail because it’s
hard to misdirect a parked car so these
people who sit back and judge everybody
by their mistakes usually aren’t doing
very much themselves it’s better to fail
trying than not try at all sums 145 and
verse 8 the Lord is gracious and full of
compassion listen to me if you’ve messed
up listen to me if you made a mistake
made a wrong choice done something that
was foolish the Lord is gracious I don’t
know what you’ve heard about God but
he’s gracious full of compassion slow to
anger great in mercy then I love the
last part of that in verse 14 he upholds
all who fall and raises up all who are
bow down you may make a mistake but you
are not a mistake your mistakes are not
greater than God’s grace God’s got more
grace than your disgrace and God will
not define you God will not define you
by your worse mistake that’s my sermon
today
if I need this today and I feel like
this is exactly what I need to hear and
if you won’t quit I know God’s grace
won’t quit God’s mercy won’t quit great
grace is coming upon this church this
ministry great grace well in our
remaining time I want to take a moment
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we’re believing that we’re gonna see the
greatest year that we’ve ever seen this
month I’m excited to share with you a
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yeah it was last summer in Detroit you
know and I thought I was engaged there
girl of my dreams
and job was going very well where I
thought all this was headed was marriage
and family and and I could not have been
I could not have been more wrong she
asked to meet me so we met in a
Starbucks parking lot
she gave me the ring back she needed
time to figure things out and I’m just a
mess I’m losing it you know wondering
will I ever see you again you know and
that was August 18th of last year and I
never saw her again friend came in my
office
he knew my story he said I don’t know
how to show you this I just have to show
you he turned his phone around and it
was her wedding photo
it turned out that when she met me to
give me back the ring she was married
she had already been married side bends
I’d been struggling with alcohol for
probably two years after she gave me
back the ring and disappeared I went to
the bar that night and I drank for 10 11
11 hours so from the fourth of July
until Sunday August 20th I had been
drunk all day every day it was a real
harrowing time of my life and I got home
I walked into my bathroom and without
even thinking about it
on the way I had I had this favorite
belt am I in this really sturdy belt and
I put it over the door and I’ll tell you
what I was thinking this is too much
like this is too much
I can’t this is too much I can’t get
through this God you know and that’s
what I picked up my phone then went to
youtube and search for how to recover
from a broken heart and a man I had
never heard of in my whole life
popped up Jenson Franklin and I sat in
my bathroom and I watched his message
deep wounds deep healing and I didn’t
know it until the next day but the
anointing that is on pastor Jenson
somehow it came through my phone and I
was delivered from alcohol
instantaneously I watched that message
on repeat for six hours until I was
sober again
I started skipping through sermons and I
saw this one on fasting and so I watched
it and I was like that’s fascinating you
know I need that in my life to become
weak so that I can become strong because
his strength is made perfect in my
weakness and so that following that that
weekend when I drove down to visit free
chapel because God I knew God had called
me to free chapel and I said I’m gonna
fast so I got all the way through the
drive and I it was my first fast was
coming down to free chapel to visit what
I knew was gonna be my new home my new
church somehow someway I fasted the
whole way and then I ruined it with a
red ball at the end I went to the nine
o’clock service and this is a guy that
has never raised his hands in his entire
life and the minute the worship starts I
just go like this
I just knew I was home I just knew it
this is where this is where I belong you
know this is a smudge and that I had to
go back to Detroit I’ve got a good job
in Detroit I’m doing okay and a week
later I got a phone call from a
recruiter for a competitor with an
Atlanta position that was open for the
same job I was doing in Detroit just for
a different company he called me and he
delivered me here in two months it’s
like we serve I would say to anyone who
hasn’t fasted all right who hasn’t tried
fasting I feel like I accelerated his
power through some of the most difficult
situations I’ve ever faced in my life
there’s no there’s no better way to
clear the clutter out of your life and
to focus solely on the Lord Jesus Christ
than to fast
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