🌅 Morning MannaPastor Xutene Wanakaija · 6 min 10 s
Jesus Gave You His Life. Are You Living by It?
“He gave us His life so that His life would become our life.”
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The video starts in French. The English voice is an automatic AI dub, made by YouTube, of Pastor Xutene Wanakaija's original French teaching.
Original teaching in French · aired October 29, 2026 · free to watch
Why does Jesus, the Good Shepherd, give us His life?
Jesus is the Good Shepherd who gives His life for His sheep, at the Cross of Golgotha. Through the parable of the grain of wheat, the message shows that His death and resurrection produced the new birth of many men and women. The life we have received is not meant to stay in the closet: it must become our life, and this shows in our behavior.
This message is for you if…
- you want to understand what Jesus did for you at the Cross
- you have received the new life but your behavior is not changing
- you want Christ to become your life
Summary
Jesus, the Good Shepherd, gave His life for His sheep. What does that gift mean for the way we live today? Beginning with John 10:11, Pastor Xutene Wanakaija explains that the new life we receive in Christ is meant to become the life we actually live.
Through the image of the grain of wheat and the new birth, this message points to Christ's death and resurrection. It then brings the teaching into daily life: leaving the old natural life at the Cross and allowing God to live His life in us.
Galatians 2:20 gives this message its practical focus. As Christ becomes our life, His character and way of thinking begin to shape our actions and responses.
Key points
Pastor Xutene Wanakaija teaches in French. Quotations below are EPLV translations; open “Original French” to read his exact words.
Given at the Cross
“He gives us His life at the cross of Golgotha.”
Translated from French ·
Original French
« Il nous donne sa vie à la croix de Golgotha. »
The grain of wheat
“unless the grain of wheat that falls to the ground dies, it remains alone. But if it dies, it will bear much fruit.”
Translated from French ·
Original French
« si le grain de blé qui tombe à terre ne meurt, il reste seul. Mais s'il meurt, il va porter beaucoup de fruits. »
The new birth
“The new birth is accepting Jesus into your heart as your Savior, Lord and King.”
Translated from French ·
Original French
« La nouvelle naissance, c'est accepter Jésus dans son cœur comme son Sauveur, Seigneur et Roi. »
Stopping the natural life
“Let us hit the brakes. Let us pull the hand brake and stop that life immediately.”
Translated from French ·
Original French
« Appuyons les freins. Et tirons le frein à main et stoppons immédiatement cette vie-là. »
What is a Christian?
“A Christian is someone who is learning to live by the life of someone else.”
Translated from French ·
Original French
« Un chrétien, c'est quelqu'un qui apprend à vivre de la vie de quelqu'un d'autre. »
A changed behavior
“If Christ becomes our life, well, it will show in our behavior.”
Translated from French ·
Original French
« Si Christ devient notre vie, eh bien, ça va se manifester dans notre comportement. »
Scripture in this message
📖 John 10:11
“I am the good shepherd. The good shepherd gives His life for His sheep.”
Translated from the French Bible quoted in the message ·
Original French
« je suis le bon berger. Le bon berger donne sa vie pour ses brebis. »
📖 John 15:13reference identified by EPLV
“there is no greater love than to give one’s life for those one loves.”
Translated from the French Bible quoted in the message ·
Original French
« il n'y a pas de plus grand amour que de donner sa vie pour ceux que l'on aime. »
📖 Galatians 2:20
“it is no longer I who live, it is Christ who lives in me.”
Translated from the French Bible quoted in the message ·
Original French
« ce n'est plus moi qui vis, c'est Christ qui vit en moi. »
Put it into practice today
- Receive the new life if you have not yet done so.“if you have not yet received this new life, now is the time.”
Original French
« si vous n'avez pas encore reçu cette nouvelle vie, il est temps maintenant. »
- Leave your natural life at the Cross.“Leave the natural life at the Cross”
Original French
« Laissez la vie naturelle à la Croix »
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