No Longer Defined by Your Past | A New Creation in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17)

Many believers love God — but still live trapped by their past.

Shame. Regret. Failure. Old labels that refuse to let go.

But Scripture declares something powerful and freeing:

📖 “Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; old things have passed away; behold, all things have become new.”
— 2 Corinthians 5:17 (KJV)

In this sermon, we explore what it truly means to be no longer defined by your past. God does not remodel your old life — He creates something entirely new.

In this message, we cover:

• Why the past has influence — but no authority
• What it means to be “in Christ”
• How God legally removes guilt and condemnation
• Why old things must stay buried
• How God redeems your past for His glory
• How to live forward instead of looking back

This message is for:
✔️ Believers struggling with shame
✔️ Christians stuck under old labels
✔️ Anyone who wonders if grace is really enough

You are not who you were.
You are who Christ says you are.
📖 PRIMARY SCRIPTURES USED

• 2 Corinthians 5:17
• Philippians 3:13–14
• Colossians 2:13
• Romans 8:1
• Galatians 2:20

• “What’s a label from your past you’ve struggled to let go of?”
• “Do you believe God forgives you more easily than you forgive yourself?”
• “Type ‘NEW’ if you believe old things really have passed away.”