This is “Great Grace.” 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. To hear more inspiring messages from Jentezen Franklin, visit http://www.jentezenfranklin.org/watch & subscribe to this channel: http://goo.gl/yfkXHy
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connection 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 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 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 own I
believe that God wants to put on you and
on your life and on your family and on
your failure in 2018 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 says 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 mein new
and both want to use your mistakes to do
it the adversity wants to mock and main
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 I 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 all 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
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 and 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 but 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 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
we’ll return to this encouraging message
in just a moment but I wanted to speak
to you about what we’re doing as a
church and as a ministry I want to
challenge you to join us on this fast
we’re saying to God early in 2018 Lord
we want you to take the priority in our
families in her life and her marriage
and her decisions we want you to guide
us we want you to lead us and we’re
putting you first and I want to
encourage you to do it by joining us on
this fast you can go online we’ve got
all kinds of free material that’ll be a
blessing to you also all of my books a
brand-new book by the way on a hundred
and one questions that are answered
about fasting everything you’ve been
wondering how can I do that can I do
that you can and I want to give you I
want to be your fasting coach it’s not
too late it’s still early in a brand new
year I also want to encourage you to
help us make even greater impact this
year for God’s glory in reaching souls
by joining me in giving a first fruit
offering you see God’s nature and his
desire is he really wants to be first in
our life and I believe when we bring God
an offering in the beginning of the year
it helps set the course for all that God
will release
we’re sowing the seed and God says I’ll
bless you seek first the kingdom and all
of these things are added to you and I
believe that he’ll give you a harvest in
2018 like you’ve never seen let’s start
the year off right if you believe in
this ministry if you believe in the
gospel that we’re preaching in your
hearing
then I would encourage you to give you
say well how much should I give I’m not
going to tell you you ask God what he
what you should give but I can tell you
two things the Bible said in 2nd Samuel
that David declared I will not offer God
something that costs me nothing and I
tell you this secondly you can’t outgive
God he’s no man’s debtor and he said if
you’ll give I’ll give back good measure
pressed down shaken together running
over listen to this in 2018 shall men
give unto your bosom I believe with all
of my heart that starting the year with
a generous firstfruits offering will set
the course for the whole year and I
encourage you today to sow your very
best help us the world is waiting for
God’s great grace let’s go back into the
service let this message continue to
speak to you requests jets and
Franklin’s audio teaching first things
as our thank you for your first fruits
offering to the ministry this month in
this message Jenson Franklin will review
God’s plan for Supernatural blessings in
your life you’ll learn all that you need
to see the power of generosity revealed
in your life I want to open up the
windows of heaven and pour you out
blessing that you will not have a room
enough to receive but in order for that
to happen here’s the first thing you’ve
got to do you got to get that alignment
of heart thou shalt love the Lord thy
God this is the first commandment with
all of your heart God has promised
provision and blessings for those who
put him first to learn more about the
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I’m saying to you today that mistakes
make you feel like you’re stupid you
ever done something you just felt so how
could I be so stupid to say that to do
that what an idiot
and use beat yourself up Abraham made a
terrible mistake
lad 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 uh 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 up 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 adults where 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 lustre 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 the 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 try 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 five 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 shouldn’t you’re gonna
make a mistake I love what he goes on to
say he talks about how 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 own
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 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 there’s great
grace for you in 2018 great grace is
coming upon this church this ministry
great grace I’m thankful for the great
grace that I’m preaching about today and
I know it’s available to you to your
life to your home to your family to your
mistakes the greater your mistake the
greater God’s grace you might have made
a mistake but you’re not one God loves
you and by His mercy and by His grace
today you can start the year off right I
want to encourage you to turn everything
over to him if you don’t know him and
you want to get right with God this is
your chance you’re not watching this
program by accident God I believe set it
up today for you to have a change in
your life that you never dreamed
possible I don’t care what you’re
dealing with I don’t care if you’re
strongly addicted or are the enemies
just whisper to you your mistakes your
failures are too great no God’s grace is
greater and he’s ready now to extend
that grace to you pray with me right
where you are say Lord Jesus I give you
my life I give you everything I
surrender all to you today just pray
that prayer just say those words out
loud Jesus I need great grace I thank
you that I’ve made mistakes but I’m not
a mistake you love me and you forgive me
today by your amazing great grace in
Jesus name Amen
I’d love to hear from you there’s a
number that’s on the screen go online
send us an email and there’s all kinds
of free material there let us know what
God is doing in your life in conclusion
I want to say that I’m believing as
we’re fasting and we’re praying here in
this ministry 2018 I believe is going to
be a year you’re going to experience
great Grace and great help
from the Lord and that’s going to
include your finances every year I start
the year off personally by giving God a
first fruit offering there’s just
something about it that for me it sets
my faith on the fact that God is my
source this year and what I’m saying to
you today is he’s the same yesterday
today and forever and God doesn’t want
you to go into this new year with fear
he wants you to go in with tremendous
faith listen and expectation that even
greater things are coming in 2018 but if
your recipient a blessing from this
minister if you enjoy this telecast let
us start off the new year strong and
even dreaming for greater days ahead
thank you so much we love you all god
bless you I’m believing for great Grace
on your life in 2018 request jetson
Franklin’s audio teaching first things
as our thank you for your first fruits
offering to the ministry this month in
this message Jenson Franklin will review
God’s plan for Supernatural blessings in
your life you’ll learn all that you need
to see the power of generosity revealed
in your life I want to open up the
windows of heaven and pour you out
blessing that you will not have a room
enough to receive but in order for that
to happen here’s a first thing you’ve
got to do you got to get that alignment
of heart thou shalt love the Lord thy
God this is the first commandment with
all of your heart God has promised
provision and blessings for those who
put him first to learn more about that
firstfruits offering or to request
Jenson Franklin’s audio teaching first
thing’s visit us Jensen franklin TV
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