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<v SPEAKER_00>Greetings and blessings in the mighty name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

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<v SPEAKER_00>I'm very happy today to bring you a word titled Uncommon Grace, rewriting your story.

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<v SPEAKER_00>And this word is based on 2 Corinthians chapter 5 and verse 17, which is, I believe, is a very familiar verse.

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<v SPEAKER_00>And in case you've never memorized it, I challenge you to memorize this verse.

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<v SPEAKER_00>It's very important.

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<v SPEAKER_00>2 Corinthians chapter 5 and verse 17.

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<v SPEAKER_00>It says, Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come.

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<v SPEAKER_00>The old has gone.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Gone, gone, gone.

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<v SPEAKER_00>The new is here.

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<v SPEAKER_00>In the NIV version, there is even an exclamation mark.

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<v SPEAKER_00>The new is here.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Three things I want to share about uncommon grace rewriting your story.

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<v SPEAKER_00>First of all, this is a grace flowing from Christ.

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<v SPEAKER_00>It is not a doctrine.

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<v SPEAKER_00>This grace is not a doctrine.

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<v SPEAKER_00>This grace is not a religion.

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<v SPEAKER_00>This grace is a person.

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<v SPEAKER_00>And this is the person of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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<v SPEAKER_00>And he is the author of this uncommon grace that rewrites our story.

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<v SPEAKER_00>May I just remind you that grace is God's divine pen writing your story.

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<v SPEAKER_00>And the ink in that pen is the blood of Jesus Christ.

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<v SPEAKER_00>And so this grace has its reference to the cross.

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<v SPEAKER_00>And God became a human being.

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<v SPEAKER_00>All that work done at the cross by Jesus is the work that authors this grace.

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<v SPEAKER_00>And so God did it all so that you don't have to do a thing.

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<v SPEAKER_00>And that's why the Bible says, By grace you have been saved.

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<v SPEAKER_00>And this is not your doing, it is the work of God, lest any man would boast.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Ephesians chapter 2, verse 8 and 9.

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<v SPEAKER_00>And so, first of all, I put it to you that this uncommon grace rewriting your story is a grace flowing from Christ.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Number two, it is a grace establishing a new beginning.

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<v SPEAKER_00>And so this grace is not an improvement plan, it is not panel beating of the old life.

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<v SPEAKER_00>No, this grace is an overhaul work.

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<v SPEAKER_00>And that is why Jesus told Nicodemus in John chapter 3, verse 3, unless a man is born again, unless a man is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

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<v SPEAKER_00>And you know, Nicodemus was a Pharisee.

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<v SPEAKER_00>He was trying to practice the law.

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<v SPEAKER_00>And he came to Jesus thinking that there is another formula to a new beginning.

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<v SPEAKER_00>And Jesus put it very clearly to Nicodemus that unless a man is born again, he cannot see the kingdom of God.

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<v SPEAKER_00>And so this grace establishes a new beginning.

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<v SPEAKER_00>It is not there to panel beat or improve the old life.

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<v SPEAKER_00>No, no way.

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<v SPEAKER_00>It is a grace that births a new life.

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<v SPEAKER_00>And let me declare to you today a season of new beginnings, not panel beating, not improvement plan, but God's power releasing a season of new beginnings in your life.

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<v SPEAKER_00>All aspects of your life, I declare, in Jesus' name.

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<v SPEAKER_00>But finally, it's a grace erasing the past, a grace erasing the past.

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<v SPEAKER_00>You know, this grace that rewrites your story does not come to consult your past.

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<v SPEAKER_00>It doesn't come to speak to your past to ask how the future will look like on the basis of your history.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Actually, let me put it this way: it is a grace that changes history to his story.

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<v SPEAKER_00>History to his story.

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<v SPEAKER_00>And it's a very powerful grace because it carries, it is in the blood of Jesus Christ.

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<v SPEAKER_00>It just simply erases the past.

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<v SPEAKER_00>It breaks the yoke of guilt.

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<v SPEAKER_00>It breaks the yoke of shame.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Breaks the yoke of error.

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<v SPEAKER_00>It breaks the yoke of past limitations.

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<v SPEAKER_00>And even it breaks the yoke of every negative thing ever spoken in your life.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Foundations that are historical and generational.

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<v SPEAKER_00>It comes and just approaches them and dismantles them and actually completely does with them.

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<v SPEAKER_00>And so this is a grace that erases the past.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Let me say this: when God comes to your life, he doesn't look at your past, he looks at your future.

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<v SPEAKER_00>People start by looking at your past.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Even when you go to apply a job, people look at your past.

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<v SPEAKER_00>And they want to give you a job on the basis of that past.

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<v SPEAKER_00>But with God, what he's going to do with your life is based on a future.

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<v SPEAKER_00>And God does not look at the past, he looks at the future.

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<v SPEAKER_00>And so this grace erases the past.

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<v SPEAKER_00>And that's why by this grace, then Paul writes, because he knows from a personal experience, he was a murderer, he did all kinds of crazy, chaotic things.

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<v SPEAKER_00>But this grace came and wrote his story.

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<v SPEAKER_00>And therefore he sums it up in 2 Corinthians 5.17 by saying, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation.

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<v SPEAKER_00>She is a new creation.

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<v SPEAKER_00>The old is gone, gone, gone, gone forever.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Behold, the new has come.

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<v SPEAKER_00>And so that's why I'm confident as I speak about this grace that God will do something new in your life.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Don't look back.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Look to the future.

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<v SPEAKER_00>Look at God and the future.

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<v SPEAKER_00>And may God grant you this new beginning.

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<v SPEAKER_00>May your story be rewritten by the grace of God.

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<v SPEAKER_00>God bless you big time.