🌅 Morning MannaPastor Xutene Wanakaija · 5 min 45 s
New in Christ: What Happens to Your Old Life?
“God wants newness.”
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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 November 3, 2026 · free to watch
What does it mean to be a new creation in Christ?
According to 2 Corinthians 5:17, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation: what God wants for us is newness. But for there to be newness, the old must first be destroyed. Being born of water and of the Spirit is the judgment of the old creation and the entrance into the new life, just as the flood judged the earth before the dove could set its feet down. Since the new birth, the Holy Spirit and the Cross work hand in hand to clean out what is old in us, and newness is found in Christ, our life.
This message is for you if…
- you are born again and you want to live the newness God wants for you
- you feel that old things still remain in you
- you are going through a time when God is judging what is old and you need hope
Summary
Being a new creation in Christ calls us into a new way of living. Reflecting on 2 Corinthians 5:17, Pastor Xutene Wanakaija asks what must happen to the old life so that the new life can be expressed.
The message uses baptism and the flood as spiritual illustrations of judgment on the old creation and the beginning of something new. The Holy Spirit and the Cross work together to clear away what belongs to the old life. With the emphasis of Galatians 2:20, the pastor calls us to let Christ's life become the life we live.
Key points
Pastor Xutene Wanakaija teaches in French. Quotations below are EPLV translations; open “Original French” to read his exact words.
What God wants for you
“What does God want for you and for me? Newness.”
Translated from French ·
Original French
« Qu'est-ce que Dieu veut pour toi et pour moi ? La nouveauté. »
Of water and of the Spirit
“The water is there for the judgment of the old creation. And the Spirit speaks to us of the new life, to enter into the new creation.”
Translated from French ·
Original French
« L'eau, c'est là pour le jugement de la vieille création. Et l'esprit nous parle de la vie nouvelle, pour rentrer dans la nouvelle création. »
Destroying first
“But first there must be destruction.”
Translated from French ·
Original French
« Mais il faut d'abord détruire. »
The olive leaf
“carrying an olive leaf in its beak. What does that speak to us of? There is hope.”
Translated from French ·
Original French
« portant sur son bec, une feuille d'olivier. Ça nous parle de quoi ? Il y a de l'espoir. »
The judgment is done
“The judgment is done. Now it is a new creation.”
Translated from French ·
Original French
« Le jugement est fait. Maintenant, c'est une nouvelle créature. »
The Cross and the Holy Spirit
“the Holy Spirit and the Cross work hand in hand to destroy, to completely destroy and clean out what is old in you and in me, to bring in newness.”
Translated from French ·
Original French
« le Saint-Esprit et la Croix travaillent de pair pour détruire, complètement détruire et nettoyer ce qui est vieux en vous et en moi, pour mettre de la nouveauté. »
Newness is in Christ
“And where is newness found? In Christ.”
Translated from French ·
Original French
« Et la nouveauté se trouve où ? En Christ. »
Scripture in this message
📖 2 Corinthians 5:17
“If anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.”
Translated from the French Bible quoted in the message ·
Original French
« Si quelqu'un est en Christ, il est une nouvelle créature. Les choses anciennes sont passées, voici toutes choses sont devenues nouvelles. »
📖 Matthew 3:11
“I baptize you with water to bring you to repentance. But He who comes after me is mightier than I. I am not worthy to carry His sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.”
Translated from the French Bible quoted in the message ·
Original French
« Moi je vous baptise d'eau pour vous amener à la repentance. Mais celui qui vient après moi est plus puissant que moi. Je ne suis pas digne de porter ses souliers. Lui, il vous baptisera du Saint-Esprit et de feu. »
📖 John 3:5reference identified by EPLV
“Unless one is born of water and of the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God.”
Translated from the French Bible quoted in the message ·
Original French
« Si quelqu'un ne naît d'eau et d'esprit, il ne peut rentrer dans le royaume de Dieu. »
📖 Genesis 6:11reference identified by EPLV
“the earth was corrupt before God. The earth was filled with violence.”
Translated from the French Bible quoted in the message ·
Original French
« la terre était corrompue devant Dieu. La terre était pleine de violence. »
📖 Galatians 2:20
“no longer I, but Christ.”
Translated from the French Bible quoted in the message ·
Original French
« plus moi, mais Christ. »
Put it into practice today
- Let the Cross tear down what is old in you.“Everything must be torn down in you and in me.”
Original French
« Tout doit être démoli en vous et en moi. »
- Make the life of God your life.“We were born again to make the life of God our life.”
Original French
« Nous sommes nés de nouveau pour faire de la vie de Dieu, notre vie. »
- Keep hope while God judges the old.“And hope keeps us alive.”
Original French
« Et l'espérance fait vivre. »
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