Joyce Meyer - Change Your Mind (Part 1)

November 3, 2025 | 29:29

If you don't like change, you might need to change your mind, because God is the only thing in life that doesn't change. Today, Joyce discusses embracing change and so much more.

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Joyce Meyer: Enjoying Everyday Life | Joyce Meyer - Change Your Mind (Part 1) | November 3, 2025

>> joyce: how many of you
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>> joyce: how many of you could use an attitude
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>> joyce: how many of you could use an attitude adjustment today?
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Could use an attitude adjustment today? >> [audience applauding]
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Adjustment today? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you know what?
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you know what? your attitude belongs to you,
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>> joyce: you know what? your attitude belongs to you, and nobody can make you have
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Your attitude belongs to you, and nobody can make you have a bad one if you don't want to.
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And nobody can make you have a bad one if you don't want to. come on.
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>> joyce: i do what
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>> joyce: i do what i do because i've seen god's
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>> joyce: i do what i do because i've seen god's power transform my own life,
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I do because i've seen god's power transform my own life, and he will do it for you.
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Power transform my own life, and he will do it for you. the key to everything
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And he will do it for you. the key to everything is found in god's word.
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The key to everything is found in god's word. i'm joyce meyer,
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Is found in god's word. i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal
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I'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal you everywhere you hurt.
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>> joyce: isn't it marvelous
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>> joyce: isn't it marvelous how god changes us?
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>> joyce: isn't it marvelous how god changes us? >> [audience applauding]
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How god changes us? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: it is phenomenal
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: it is phenomenal how he changes us.
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>> joyce: it is phenomenal how he changes us. i mean, i can honestly say that
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How he changes us. i mean, i can honestly say that i am not even like the same
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I mean, i can honestly say that i am not even like the same person that i was 40 years
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Ago when i first got--
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Ago when i first got-- i was in church a long
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Ago when i first got-- i was in church a long time and dave and i have
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I was in church a long time and dave and i have been married 56 years,
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Time and dave and i have been married 56 years, so we were in church
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Been married 56 years, so we were in church before that.
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So we were in church before that. but 45 years ago,
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Before that. but 45 years ago, god touched me,
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But 45 years ago, god touched me, and i got real serious
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God touched me, and i got real serious about studying the word.
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And i got real serious about studying the word. i started getting
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About studying the word. i started getting my mind renewed.
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I started getting my mind renewed. and my mind was so messed
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My mind renewed. and my mind was so messed up because of being sexually
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And my mind was so messed up because of being sexually abused by my father.
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Up because of being sexually abused by my father. my mother knew what
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Abused by my father. my mother knew what he was doing and let him do it.
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My mother knew what he was doing and let him do it. then i married the first guy
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He was doing and let him do it. then i married the first guy that came along because
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Then i married the first guy that came along because i thought nobody would
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That came along because i thought nobody would ever want me and that
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I thought nobody would ever want me and that was another five years
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Ever want me and that was another five years of misery on top of that.
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Was another five years of misery on top of that. not only did my dad abuse me,
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Of misery on top of that. not only did my dad abuse me, but my grandfather tried,
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Not only did my dad abuse me, but my grandfather tried, my two of my uncles.
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But my grandfather tried, my two of my uncles. i mean, there was just a spirit
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My two of my uncles. i mean, there was just a spirit of incest in that family.
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I mean, there was just a spirit of incest in that family. and i won't get into
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Of incest in that family. and i won't get into all the details of that,
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And i won't get into all the details of that, but many of you know,
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All the details of that, but many of you know, by the time you go through
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But many of you know, by the time you go through something like that,
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By the time you go through something like that, you're pretty messed up.
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Something like that, you're pretty messed up. and so, my life was rooted
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You're pretty messed up. and so, my life was rooted in fear, and fear invaded
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And so, my life was rooted in fear, and fear invaded all of my thinking.
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In fear, and fear invaded all of my thinking. although, i came across as bold,
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All of my thinking. although, i came across as bold, i had a lot of unusual fears
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Although, i came across as bold, i had a lot of unusual fears in my life.
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I had a lot of unusual fears in my life. and i had to have
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In my life. and i had to have my mind renewed.
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And i had to have my mind renewed. i had to learn.
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My mind renewed. i had to learn. see, you cannot have--
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I had to learn. see, you cannot have-- you cannot have the life
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See, you cannot have-- you cannot have the life that god sent jesus--
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You cannot have the life that god sent jesus-- he sent jesus to die for you
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That god sent jesus-- he sent jesus to die for you to have a wonderful life,
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He sent jesus to die for you to have a wonderful life, not just to go to heaven
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To have a wonderful life, not just to go to heaven someday, but to have
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Not just to go to heaven someday, but to have a wonderful life.
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Someday, but to have a wonderful life. "i came that you might have life
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A wonderful life. "i came that you might have life and have it more abundantly."
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John 10:10 says,
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John 10:10 says, "the thief, the devil comes only
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John 10:10 says, "the thief, the devil comes only to kill, to steal and destroy.
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"the thief, the devil comes only to kill, to steal and destroy. but i came that you might
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To kill, to steal and destroy. but i came that you might have and enjoy your life."
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But i came that you might have and enjoy your life." enjoy your life.
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Have and enjoy your life." enjoy your life. i can tell you; i didn't know
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Enjoy your life. i can tell you; i didn't know how to enjoy anything.
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I can tell you; i didn't know how to enjoy anything. you know, i never--
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How to enjoy anything. you know, i never-- i mean, when i was in my 20s,
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You know, i never-- i mean, when i was in my 20s, i couldn't remember ever really
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I mean, when i was in my 20s, i couldn't remember ever really having fun or being relaxed.
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I couldn't remember ever really having fun or being relaxed. i was always afraid and tense
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Having fun or being relaxed. i was always afraid and tense and concerned about what
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I was always afraid and tense and concerned about what was gonna happen next.
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And concerned about what was gonna happen next. and it was already given
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Was gonna happen next. and it was already given me health problems because
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And it was already given me health problems because you can't live under that
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Me health problems because you can't live under that kind of stress and not have
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You can't live under that kind of stress and not have health problems.
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Kind of stress and not have health problems. now, maybe,
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Health problems. now, maybe, you weren't sexually abused,
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Now, maybe, you weren't sexually abused, but many of you grew
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You weren't sexually abused, but many of you grew up in a dysfunctional family.
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But many of you grew up in a dysfunctional family. there's very few people
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Up in a dysfunctional family. there's very few people that grow up in the,
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There's very few people that grow up in the, "leave it to beaver"
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That grow up in the, "leave it to beaver" kinda family, you know,
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"leave it to beaver" kinda family, you know, where mom and dad
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Kinda family, you know, where mom and dad are great and they--
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Where mom and dad are great and they-- you know, i mean,
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Are great and they-- you know, i mean, some of you do.
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You know, i mean, some of you do. and i want to tell you,
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Some of you do. and i want to tell you, you have no idea what kind
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Of a blessing it is to grow
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Of a blessing it is to grow up like that.
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Of a blessing it is to grow up like that. but most of us grow up with
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Up like that. but most of us grow up with some kind of dysfunction
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But most of us grow up with some kind of dysfunction and we learn--
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Some kind of dysfunction and we learn-- the devil starts lying
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And we learn-- the devil starts lying to us from the time
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The devil starts lying to us from the time we're little.
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To us from the time we're little. and one of the things
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We're little. and one of the things the devil had me convinced
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And one of the things the devil had me convinced of is that because i had
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The devil had me convinced of is that because i had been abused, i could never
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Of is that because i had been abused, i could never have a really good life.
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Been abused, i could never have a really good life. it would always have
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Have a really good life. it would always have to be second-rate.
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It would always have to be second-rate. and so, what you believe
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To be second-rate. and so, what you believe is what you settle for.
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And so, what you believe is what you settle for. you know that?
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Is what you settle for. you know that? you're not ever gonna get
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You know that? you're not ever gonna get beyond what you believe.
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You're not ever gonna get beyond what you believe. no matter what jesus
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Beyond what you believe. no matter what jesus died to do for you,
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No matter what jesus died to do for you, you're not ever gonna get
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Died to do for you, you're not ever gonna get beyond what you believe.
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You're not ever gonna get beyond what you believe. that's why we have
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Beyond what you believe. that's why we have to study this book.
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That's why we have to study this book. i don't even like to say
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To study this book. i don't even like to say read the bible, anymore.
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I don't even like to say read the bible, anymore. everybody says,
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Read the bible, anymore. everybody says, "read your bible."
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Everybody says, "read your bible." i think you need
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"read your bible." i think you need to study your bible.
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I think you need to study your bible. i don't--you know,
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To study your bible. i don't--you know, we can quickly read something
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I don't--you know, we can quickly read something and not get very much out of it.
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But when you study it,
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But when you study it, when you go over, and over,
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But when you study it, when you go over, and over, and over it, "the measure--"
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When you go over, and over, and over it, "the measure--" mark 4, says, "the measure
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And over it, "the measure--" mark 4, says, "the measure of thought and study that
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Mark 4, says, "the measure of thought and study that you give to the truth that
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Of thought and study that you give to the truth that you hear is the measure
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You give to the truth that you hear is the measure of virtue and knowledge that
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You hear is the measure of virtue and knowledge that will come back to you again."
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Of virtue and knowledge that will come back to you again." it's not all of my study
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And me preaching one sermon
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And me preaching one sermon that's gonna change you.
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And me preaching one sermon that's gonna change you. it's you taking what you hear
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That's gonna change you. it's you taking what you hear this weekend and going
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It's you taking what you hear this weekend and going home and meditating on it
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This weekend and going home and meditating on it and thinking about it and seeing
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Home and meditating on it and thinking about it and seeing how does it supply to my life.
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And thinking about it and seeing how does it supply to my life. you know, "is there something
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How does it supply to my life. you know, "is there something you want me to change?
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You know, "is there something you want me to change? is there--am i doing something
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You want me to change? is there--am i doing something in a way that you don't
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Is there--am i doing something in a way that you don't want me to do it?"
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In a way that you don't want me to do it?" one of the girls that travels
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Want me to do it?" one of the girls that travels with us said, after last night,
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One of the girls that travels with us said, after last night, she had to get on the phone
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With us said, after last night, she had to get on the phone and call her husband
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She had to get on the phone and call her husband and apologize.
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And call her husband and apologize. so, you know,
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And apologize. so, you know, after being here this weekend,
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So, you know, after being here this weekend, you may have to go
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After being here this weekend, you may have to go do some things.
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You may have to go do some things. might have to undo some things
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Do some things. might have to undo some things that you've done the wrong way.
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But the renewal of the mind,
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But the renewal of the mind, romans 12:2 says it,
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But the renewal of the mind, romans 12:2 says it, and says it very plainly,
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Romans 12:2 says it, and says it very plainly, "do not conform
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And says it very plainly, "do not conform to the pattern of this world,
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"do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed--"
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To the pattern of this world, but be transformed--" which means entirely changed,
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But be transformed--" which means entirely changed, "by the renewing of the mind.
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Which means entirely changed, "by the renewing of the mind. then you will be able
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"by the renewing of the mind. then you will be able to test and approve what
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Then you will be able to test and approve what god's will is--his good,
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To test and approve what god's will is--his good, pleasing and perfect will."
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God's will is--his good, pleasing and perfect will." so, it's basically saying
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The only way you can
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The only way you can prove out or live in this
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The only way you can prove out or live in this wonderful life that god
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Prove out or live in this wonderful life that god has for you is to learn how
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Wonderful life that god has for you is to learn how to think the way god thinks.
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Has for you is to learn how to think the way god thinks. amen?
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To think the way god thinks. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: how many of you have
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: how many of you have a ways to go in learning how
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>> joyce: how many of you have a ways to go in learning how to think the way god thinks.
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A ways to go in learning how to think the way god thinks. so, we could just
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To think the way god thinks. so, we could just start by saying, i mean,
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So, we could just start by saying, i mean, i could just say, "go home
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Start by saying, i mean, i could just say, "go home and learn how to be positive,"
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I could just say, "go home and learn how to be positive," and that would probably
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And learn how to be positive," and that would probably take you a long time.
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And that would probably take you a long time. do you know how it would change
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Take you a long time. do you know how it would change our life just to be positive
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Do you know how it would change our life just to be positive instead of negative?
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Just--how 'bout just believing
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Just--how 'bout just believing the best of everybody
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The best of everybody like 1 corinthians 13 says.
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Like 1 corinthians 13 says. what happens if you
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What happens if you believe the best instead
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Believe the best instead of believing the worst?
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Of believing the worst? come on, stay with me today.
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Come on, stay with me today. apply this to you.
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Apply this to you. i'm not here just
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I'm not here just talking for my health.
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Like i said,
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Like i said, i turned 80 this year.
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Like i said, i turned 80 this year. you know,
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I turned 80 this year. you know, i don't have to be doing this.
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You know, i don't have to be doing this. i'm doing this because
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I don't have to be doing this. i'm doing this because i love you, and i believe that
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I'm doing this because i love you, and i believe that there's a wonderful life
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I love you, and i believe that there's a wonderful life for all of us through christ.
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There's a wonderful life for all of us through christ. but so many people are
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For all of us through christ. but so many people are missing it because they
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But so many people are missing it because they want god to do all this stuff,
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Missing it because they want god to do all this stuff, but they're not
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Want god to do all this stuff, but they're not doing their part.
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But they're not doing their part. we pray for god
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Doing their part. we pray for god to do everything,
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We pray for god to do everything, but are we doing what
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To do everything, but are we doing what god's telling us to do?
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Make time in your schedule
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Make time in your schedule to study the word.
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Make time in your schedule to study the word. make time in your schedule.
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To study the word. make time in your schedule. spend some time with
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Make time in your schedule. spend some time with god every day.
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Spend some time with god every day. it doesn't even really
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God every day. it doesn't even really matter what you do.
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It doesn't even really matter what you do. you can listen to music,
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Matter what you do. you can listen to music, you can sit there and cry,
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You can listen to music, you can sit there and cry, you can pray, you can read
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You can sit there and cry, you can pray, you can read a book by somebody.
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You can pray, you can read a book by somebody. joyce meyer's got a lot
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A book by somebody. joyce meyer's got a lot of good books, i've heard.
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Joyce meyer's got a lot of good books, i've heard. >> [audience laughing]
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Of good books, i've heard. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: listen to teachings,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: listen to teachings, podcasts, whatever,
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>> joyce: listen to teachings, podcasts, whatever, but get the word in you.
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Podcasts, whatever, but get the word in you. every chance you have,
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But get the word in you. every chance you have, get the word in you and keep
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Every chance you have, get the word in you and keep renewing your mind.
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Get the word in you and keep renewing your mind. the devil is real.
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Renewing your mind. the devil is real. he is working very hard
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The devil is real. he is working very hard to destroy you.
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He is working very hard to destroy you. and he is a genius,
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To destroy you. and he is a genius, but only at evil.
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And he is a genius, but only at evil. the devil is a genius at evil.
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And i think we forget
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And i think we forget how real he is and how
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And i think we forget how real he is and how he's always around.
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How real he is and how he's always around. "the devil roams around like
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He's always around. "the devil roams around like a lion roaring in fierce hunger
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"the devil roams around like a lion roaring in fierce hunger seeking whom he may devour."
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A lion roaring in fierce hunger seeking whom he may devour." all the time,
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He's just roaming around.
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He's just roaming around. and you know
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He's just roaming around. and you know where he's always at?
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And you know where he's always at? where something
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Where he's always at? where something good is happening.
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Where something good is happening. the moment you decide
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Good is happening. the moment you decide you're gonna get up and start
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The moment you decide you're gonna get up and start praying every morning,
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You're gonna get up and start praying every morning, i mean, literally,
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Praying every morning, i mean, literally, all hell will break loose.
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I mean, literally, all hell will break loose. your phone will ring,
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All hell will break loose. your phone will ring, your kids will cry,
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Your phone will ring, your kids will cry, the doorbell will ring.
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Your kids will cry, the doorbell will ring. you'll itch, you'll have
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The doorbell will ring. you'll itch, you'll have to go to the bathroom.
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You'll itch, you'll have to go to the bathroom. you get--it's like--
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To go to the bathroom. you get--it's like-- come on.
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You get--it's like-- come on. >> [audience laughing]
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Come on. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you'll get sleepy.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you'll get sleepy. you know what i'm talking about.
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>> joyce: you'll get sleepy. you know what i'm talking about. and so, if you want--
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You know what i'm talking about. and so, if you want-- how many of you really
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And so, if you want-- how many of you really want to have a life
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How many of you really want to have a life jesus died to give you?
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Want to have a life jesus died to give you? >> [audience cheering]
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>> joyce: okay, then,
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>> joyce: okay, then, i'm gonna tell you,
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>> joyce: okay, then, i'm gonna tell you, you're going to have
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I'm gonna tell you, you're going to have to fight for it.
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You're going to have to fight for it. you've gotta fight
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To fight for it. you've gotta fight the good fight of faith,
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You've gotta fight the good fight of faith, and you can't be wimpy.
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The good fight of faith, and you can't be wimpy. you can't give up easy.
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When you make a decision
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When you make a decision to do something good
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When you make a decision to do something good and the devil comes against you,
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To do something good and the devil comes against you, just say, "do your best.
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And the devil comes against you, just say, "do your best. i'm not giving up.
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Just say, "do your best. i'm not giving up. i don't care how many
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I'm not giving up. i don't care how many times you knock me down,
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I don't care how many times you knock me down, i'm gonna get up
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Times you knock me down, i'm gonna get up and i'm gonna do it again,
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I'm gonna get up and i'm gonna do it again, and i'm gonna do it again,
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And i'm gonna do it again, and i'm gonna do it again, and i'm gonna do it again,
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And i'm gonna do it again, and i'm gonna do it again, until i have the victory."
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And i'm gonna do it again, until i have the victory." i did not get from where
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Until i have the victory." i did not get from where i was to where i am today
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I did not get from where i was to where i am today by just waiting for god
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I was to where i am today by just waiting for god to do everything for me.
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By just waiting for god to do everything for me. amen?
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To do everything for me. amen? i have put thousands
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Amen? i have put thousands and thousands of hours
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I have put thousands and thousands of hours into studying the word.
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"don't be conformed
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"don't be conformed to this world, but have your
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"don't be conformed to this world, but have your mind renewed according
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To this world, but have your mind renewed according to the word of god."
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Mind renewed according to the word of god." we don't even know how
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To the word of god." we don't even know how messed up our thinking is until
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We don't even know how messed up our thinking is until we start learning the word.
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Messed up our thinking is until we start learning the word. the bible says that
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We start learning the word. the bible says that "the word is like a mirror."
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The bible says that "the word is like a mirror." you look into it,
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"the word is like a mirror." you look into it, and you see how jesus
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You look into it, and you see how jesus is and you see how
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And you see how jesus is and you see how far you have to go.
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Is and you see how far you have to go. you know, it's like,
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You can have dirt all over
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You can have dirt all over your face and not even
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You can have dirt all over your face and not even know it until you look
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Your face and not even know it until you look in a mirror.
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Know it until you look in a mirror. i didn't know how messed
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In a mirror. i didn't know how messed up i was until i started
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I didn't know how messed up i was until i started studying the word.
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Up i was until i started studying the word. i thought all my problems
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Studying the word. i thought all my problems was somebody else's fault.
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I thought all my problems was somebody else's fault. and i used the excuse
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Was somebody else's fault. and i used the excuse of my abuse,
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And i used the excuse of my abuse, "well, i was abused.
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Of my abuse, "well, i was abused. i was abused.
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"well, i was abused. i was abused. i was abused."
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I was abused. i was abused." well, yeah, i was.
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I was abused." well, yeah, i was. but god was willing to heal me.
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Well, yeah, i was. but god was willing to heal me. you can't use the things that
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But god was willing to heal me. you can't use the things that people have done to you,
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You can't use the things that people have done to you, or your unfair whatever,
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People have done to you, or your unfair whatever, in your life as an excuse
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Or your unfair whatever, in your life as an excuse to have bad behavior
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In your life as an excuse to have bad behavior the rest of your life.
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To have bad behavior the rest of your life. >> [audience applauding]
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The rest of your life. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you've gotta
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you've gotta let go of that stuff,
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>> joyce: you've gotta let go of that stuff, draw the line
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Let go of that stuff, draw the line in the sand and say,
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Draw the line in the sand and say, "that is what happened."
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In the sand and say, "that is what happened." but you know what you can do?
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"that is what happened." but you know what you can do? you can use all that as good
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But you know what you can do? you can use all that as good education to help somebody else.
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You can use all that as good education to help somebody else. that's really what i'm doing.
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Education to help somebody else. that's really what i'm doing. i'm using everything that
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That's really what i'm doing. i'm using everything that happened to me to help you.
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I'm using everything that happened to me to help you. and to tell you, you can
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Happened to me to help you. and to tell you, you can overcome anything the devil
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And to tell you, you can overcome anything the devil has done to you,
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Overcome anything the devil has done to you, and god has always had
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Has done to you, and god has always had a good plan for you,
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And god has always had a good plan for you, and he has not changed his mind.
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A good plan for you, and he has not changed his mind. he still has a good
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And he has not changed his mind. he still has a good plan for you.
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He still has a good plan for you. and you should be full
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Plan for you. and you should be full of hope and believe that
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And you should be full of hope and believe that good things are gonna
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Of hope and believe that good things are gonna happen in your life.
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Good things are gonna happen in your life. you say, "well, joyce,
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Happen in your life. you say, "well, joyce, you don't know what a mess
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You say, "well, joyce, you don't know what a mess i've got in my life."
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You don't know what a mess i've got in my life." it doesn't really matter.
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I've got in my life." it doesn't really matter. god is able.
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You know, it may take some
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You know, it may take some time to undo it, but you don't
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You know, it may take some time to undo it, but you don't have anything better to do.
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Time to undo it, but you don't have anything better to do. >> [audience laughing]
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Have anything better to do. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: well, i mean,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: well, i mean, what do you have to do that's
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>> joyce: well, i mean, what do you have to do that's any better than spending
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What do you have to do that's any better than spending the rest of your life getting
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Any better than spending the rest of your life getting yourself straightened out?
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The rest of your life getting yourself straightened out? >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: you don't have
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>> joyce: you don't have anything better to do.
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>> joyce: you don't have anything better to do. i used to hate myself
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Anything better to do. i used to hate myself and now i just--i like myself.
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I used to hate myself and now i just--i like myself. >> [audience laughing]
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And now i just--i like myself. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and that
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and that may sound strange,
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>> joyce: and that may sound strange, but you know how important
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May sound strange, but you know how important it is to like yourself?
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I mean, you don't ever
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I mean, you don't ever get away from yourself.
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I mean, you don't ever get away from yourself. you can't even
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Get away from yourself. you can't even go to the bathroom without you.
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You can't even go to the bathroom without you. >> [audience laughing]
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Go to the bathroom without you. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you know how
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you know how miserable it is to even
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>> joyce: you know how miserable it is to even spend an afternoon with
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Miserable it is to even spend an afternoon with a relative you don't like?
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Spend an afternoon with a relative you don't like? >> [audience laughing]
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A relative you don't like? >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: well, i mean,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: well, i mean, you're with you all the time,
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>> joyce: well, i mean, you're with you all the time, and if you don't like yourself,
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You're with you all the time, and if you don't like yourself, man, you are in for trouble.
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And if you don't like yourself, man, you are in for trouble. you gotta like yourself.
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Man, you are in for trouble. you gotta like yourself. quit thinking about everything
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You gotta like yourself. quit thinking about everything that's wrong with you and just
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Quit thinking about everything that's wrong with you and just think about the awesome
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That's wrong with you and just think about the awesome wonder of what god has
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Think about the awesome wonder of what god has created when he created you.
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Wonder of what god has created when he created you. i mean, just what it takes
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Created when he created you. i mean, just what it takes for our body to function
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I mean, just what it takes for our body to function for one day is mind-blowing.
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For our body to function for one day is mind-blowing. it's just amazing.
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For one day is mind-blowing. it's just amazing. i watch some of these health
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It's just amazing. i watch some of these health programs and i just--
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I watch some of these health programs and i just-- i think, "my gosh,
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Programs and i just-- i think, "my gosh, what god has done."
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I mean, when you think
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I mean, when you think of the universe,
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I mean, when you think of the universe, all the different solar
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Of the universe, all the different solar systems, the stars, the sun,
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All the different solar systems, the stars, the sun, how the earth rotates,
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Systems, the stars, the sun, how the earth rotates, it's just--it's like god
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How the earth rotates, it's just--it's like god upholds everything.
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It's just--it's like god upholds everything. wow.
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Upholds everything. wow. all right, if you want
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Your behavior to change--
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Your behavior to change-- which i think we all do,
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Your behavior to change-- which i think we all do, you probably wouldn't
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Which i think we all do, you probably wouldn't be here today if you didn't.
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You probably wouldn't be here today if you didn't. maybe a few of you came
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Be here today if you didn't. maybe a few of you came just to see what i look
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Maybe a few of you came just to see what i look like in person, but...
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Just to see what i look like in person, but... >> [audience laughing]
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Like in person, but... >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you know,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you know, if you were here last night
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>> joyce: you know, if you were here last night and you came back today,
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If you were here last night and you came back today, then you wanna grow.
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And you came back today, then you wanna grow. people don't go out
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Then you wanna grow. people don't go out to things like this unless
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People don't go out to things like this unless they wanna grow.
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To things like this unless they wanna grow. and less and less people are
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They wanna grow. and less and less people are coming out to things like this.
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And less and less people are coming out to things like this. and so, there's a problem.
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Coming out to things like this. and so, there's a problem. i mean, more and more christians
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And so, there's a problem. i mean, more and more christians are falling into the ways
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I mean, more and more christians are falling into the ways of the world and it's scary.
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And we have to make sure that
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And we have to make sure that we don't get sucked into
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And we have to make sure that we don't get sucked into that, but rather that we can
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We don't get sucked into that, but rather that we can be a witness to other people
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That, but rather that we can be a witness to other people and an encouragement to them
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Be a witness to other people and an encouragement to them to stand up and be the person
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And an encouragement to them to stand up and be the person that god made them to be.
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To stand up and be the person that god made them to be. amen?
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That god made them to be. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: there's so much
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: there's so much compromise in the world.
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>> joyce: there's so much compromise in the world. and you know what
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Compromise in the world. and you know what compromise means?
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And you know what compromise means? it means to go just a little
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Compromise means? it means to go just a little bit below what you know
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It means to go just a little bit below what you know is right.
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Just a little bit.
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Just a little bit. and you know what we say
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Just a little bit. and you know what we say when we compromise?
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And you know what we say when we compromise? "well, everybody else does it."
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When we compromise? "well, everybody else does it." >> [podium hit]
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"well, everybody else does it." >> [podium hit] >> joyce: you are not
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>> [podium hit] >> joyce: you are not everybody else.
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>> joyce: you are not everybody else. >> [audience applauding]
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Everybody else. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i told god
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i told god that one time--
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>> joyce: i told god that one time-- well, i know all kinds
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That one time-- well, i know all kinds of pastors that--i mean,
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Well, i know all kinds of pastors that--i mean, there was like certain kinds
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Of pastors that--i mean, there was like certain kinds of movies that god just
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There was like certain kinds of movies that god just won't let me go to.
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Of movies that god just won't let me go to. i knew other pastors that went.
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Won't let me go to. i knew other pastors that went. he said this to me.
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I knew other pastors that went. he said this to me. he said, "listen,
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He said this to me. he said, "listen, you've asked me for a lot.
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He said, "listen, you've asked me for a lot. do you want it or not?"
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You've asked me for a lot. do you want it or not?" so, what do you want
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Do you want it or not?" so, what do you want god to do for you?
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So, what do you want god to do for you? you may have to live--
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God to do for you? you may have to live-- you may have to walk
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You may have to live-- you may have to walk a more narrow path than
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You may have to walk a more narrow path than some of the other people.
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A more narrow path than some of the other people. this is between you and god.
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Some of the other people. this is between you and god. it doesn't matter what
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This is between you and god. it doesn't matter what anybody else is doing.
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It doesn't matter what anybody else is doing. this is between you and god.
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Anybody else is doing. this is between you and god. what do you want god
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This is between you and god. what do you want god to do for you in your life?
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What do you want god to do for you in your life? you can have everything
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To do for you in your life? you can have everything the bible says you can have,
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You can have everything the bible says you can have, but you're not gonna get
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The bible says you can have, but you're not gonna get it without doing what
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But you're not gonna get it without doing what god tells you to do.
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It without doing what god tells you to do. >> [audience applauding]
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God tells you to do. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: "it's so hard
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: "it's so hard to live the christian life."
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>> joyce: "it's so hard to live the christian life." no, it's not hard.
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To live the christian life." no, it's not hard. it's impossible.
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No, it's not hard. it's impossible. you cannot do it without god.
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It's impossible. you cannot do it without god. >> [soft applause]
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>> joyce: okay,
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>> joyce: okay, ephesians 4:22-24, i really
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>> joyce: okay, ephesians 4:22-24, i really love these scriptures.
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Ephesians 4:22-24, i really love these scriptures. and verse 22 says,
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Love these scriptures. and verse 22 says, "put off the old nature."
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And verse 22 says, "put off the old nature." and verse 24 says,
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"put off the old nature." and verse 24 says, "put on the new nature."
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And verse 24 says, "put on the new nature." so, in essence, it's saying,
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"put on the new nature." so, in essence, it's saying, stop acting like you used to,
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So, in essence, it's saying, stop acting like you used to, like you're not saved,
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Stop acting like you used to, like you're not saved, and start acting like
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Like you're not saved, and start acting like the christian that you are.
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And start acting like the christian that you are. okay, how do i do that?
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The christian that you are. okay, how do i do that? well, verse 23 is the bridge
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Okay, how do i do that? well, verse 23 is the bridge scripture, and it says,
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Well, verse 23 is the bridge scripture, and it says, "and be constantly renewed
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Scripture, and it says, "and be constantly renewed in the spirit of your mind
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"and be constantly renewed in the spirit of your mind [having a fresh mental
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In the spirit of your mind [having a fresh mental and spiritual attitude]."
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[having a fresh mental and spiritual attitude]." so, how do i get from
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Putting off the old man
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Putting off the old man to putting on the new man?
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Putting off the old man to putting on the new man? i renew my mind
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To putting on the new man? i renew my mind and i renew my attitude.
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I renew my mind and i renew my attitude. when i couldn't walk for
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And i renew my attitude. when i couldn't walk for those three months,
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When i couldn't walk for those three months, i really asked god every
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Those three months, i really asked god every day for the grace
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I really asked god every day for the grace to have a good attitude,
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Day for the grace to have a good attitude, to keep a good attitude.
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To have a good attitude, to keep a good attitude. how many of you could use
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To keep a good attitude. how many of you could use an attitude adjustment today?
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How many of you could use an attitude adjustment today? >> [soft applause]
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An attitude adjustment today? >> [soft applause] >> joyce: you know what?
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>> [soft applause] >> joyce: you know what? your attitude belongs to you
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>> joyce: you know what? your attitude belongs to you and nobody can make you have
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Your attitude belongs to you and nobody can make you have a bad one if you don't want to.
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And nobody can make you have a bad one if you don't want to. come on.
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A bad one if you don't want to. come on. you can have a good
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Come on. you can have a good attitude in the midst
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You can have a good attitude in the midst of any kind of turmoil
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Attitude in the midst of any kind of turmoil if you're willing to do it.
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Of any kind of turmoil if you're willing to do it. and boy, if you want
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If you're willing to do it. and boy, if you want to make the devil mad,
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And boy, if you want to make the devil mad, just have a big problem,
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To make the devil mad, just have a big problem, and keep a good attitude.
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Just have a big problem, and keep a good attitude. wow, that tears him up.
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I'm having fun today.
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I'm having fun today. >> [audience laughing]
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I'm having fun today. >> [audience laughing] >> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience laughing] >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i know what god
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i know what god has done for me and i know
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>> joyce: i know what god has done for me and i know that he will do it for you.
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Has done for me and i know that he will do it for you. stop complaining
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That he will do it for you. stop complaining and be thankful.
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Stop complaining and be thankful. i mean, there's not a person
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And be thankful. i mean, there's not a person here that doesn't have
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I mean, there's not a person here that doesn't have a lot to be thankful for.
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Here that doesn't have a lot to be thankful for. i'm thankful i have a home,
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A lot to be thankful for. i'm thankful i have a home, a bed to sleep in, food to eat,
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A handful of decent friends,
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A handful of decent friends, amen?
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A handful of decent friends, amen? i'm thankful that
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Amen? i'm thankful that i have nice clothes.
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I'm thankful that i have nice clothes. where i am so thankful
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I have nice clothes. where i am so thankful that god called
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Where i am so thankful that god called me to preach the word.
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That god called me to preach the word. i love what god has
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Me to preach the word. i love what god has called me to do.
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I love what god has called me to do. >> [audience applauding]
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Called me to do. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i am so thankful
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i am so thankful for what i know.
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>> joyce: i am so thankful for what i know. how many of you are thankful
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For what i know. how many of you are thankful for what you know?
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How many of you are thankful for what you know? lord have mercy.
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For what you know? lord have mercy. i said last night--
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Lord have mercy. i said last night-- i mean, when i watch television,
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I said last night-- i mean, when i watch television, i always tell you,
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I mean, when i watch television, i always tell you, i'm so thankful for what i know,
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I always tell you, i'm so thankful for what i know, because i can just--i know,
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I'm so thankful for what i know, because i can just--i know, "well, that's not right."
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Because i can just--i know, "well, that's not right." i mean, i can immediately
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"well, that's not right." i mean, i can immediately throw out the stuff
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I mean, i can immediately throw out the stuff that's wrong.
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Throw out the stuff that's wrong. but think about people
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That's wrong. but think about people that are being educated
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But think about people that are being educated by hollywood, and they don't
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That are being educated by hollywood, and they don't know anything else.
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By hollywood, and they don't know anything else. i mean, everybody today thinks,
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Know anything else. i mean, everybody today thinks, you know, it's fine to just
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I mean, everybody today thinks, you know, it's fine to just live together, you don't
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You know, it's fine to just live together, you don't need to get married,
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Live together, you don't need to get married, and they're not--
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Need to get married, and they're not-- they're not ashamed
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And they're not-- they're not ashamed of it they don't mind
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They're not ashamed of it they don't mind telling you, "well,
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Of it they don't mind telling you, "well, you know, it's like,
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Telling you, "well, you know, it's like, that's the next step."
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You know, it's like, that's the next step." you know, you date,
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That's the next step." you know, you date, and then you live
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You know, you date, and then you live together for a while
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And then you live together for a while to see if it's gonna work,
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Together for a while to see if it's gonna work, before you get married.
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I mean, it's just--it's like...
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I mean, it's just--it's like... >> [head thumping]
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I mean, it's just--it's like... >> [head thumping] >> joyce: is anybody
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>> [head thumping] >> joyce: is anybody reading the bible?
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>> joyce: is anybody reading the bible? and you know, there may
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Reading the bible? and you know, there may be somebody here today
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And you know, there may be somebody here today that's in that situation.
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Be somebody here today that's in that situation. and i'm not trying
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That's in that situation. and i'm not trying to condemn you.
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And i'm not trying to condemn you. i'm just saying that that's not
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To condemn you. i'm just saying that that's not what god wants you to do.
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I'm just saying that that's not what god wants you to do. and if you wanna
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What god wants you to do. and if you wanna have a good life,
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And if you wanna have a good life, you've gotta do it god's way.
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Have a good life, you've gotta do it god's way. i heard about one church,
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You've gotta do it god's way. i heard about one church, one pastor--
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I heard about one church, one pastor-- he knew he had a lot of couples
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One pastor-- he knew he had a lot of couples in the church that were
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He knew he had a lot of couples in the church that were living together, and he said,
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In the church that were living together, and he said, "i know there's a lot
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Living together, and he said, "i know there's a lot of you that are just living
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"i know there's a lot of you that are just living together and some of you
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Of you that are just living together and some of you do it because of, you know,
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Together and some of you do it because of, you know, you don't have the money
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Do it because of, you know, you don't have the money to do this, you don't have
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You don't have the money to do this, you don't have the money to do that,
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To do this, you don't have the money to do that, but what--you know, whatever."
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The money to do that, but what--you know, whatever." and he said,
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But what--you know, whatever." and he said, "i'm gonna teach five
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And he said, "i'm gonna teach five weeks on marriage,
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"i'm gonna teach five weeks on marriage, and then we're gonna have
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Weeks on marriage, and then we're gonna have a mass wedding ceremony,
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And then we're gonna have a mass wedding ceremony, and the church is gonna pay
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A mass wedding ceremony, and the church is gonna pay for you to have a wonderful
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And the church is gonna pay for you to have a wonderful wedding reception."
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For you to have a wonderful wedding reception." eighty-three couples
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Wedding reception." eighty-three couples got married.
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Eighty-three couples got married. >> [audience applauding]
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Got married. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you know, sometimes
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you know, sometimes all we need to do,
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>> joyce: you know, sometimes all we need to do, and this is the thing that
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All we need to do, and this is the thing that makes me mad, i can't just
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And this is the thing that makes me mad, i can't just pat you on the head and say,
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Makes me mad, i can't just pat you on the head and say, "whatever you wanna do is fine."
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Pat you on the head and say, "whatever you wanna do is fine." i'm gonna have to answer to god.
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"whatever you wanna do is fine." i'm gonna have to answer to god. and as ministers of the gospel,
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I'm gonna have to answer to god. and as ministers of the gospel, we have to tell
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And as ministers of the gospel, we have to tell you what's wrong.
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We have to tell you what's wrong. that doesn't mean
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You what's wrong. that doesn't mean we don't love you,
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That doesn't mean we don't love you, but if it's wrong according
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We don't love you, but if it's wrong according to the word, then it's wrong.
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But if it's wrong according to the word, then it's wrong. and we wanna help you
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To the word, then it's wrong. and we wanna help you get it straightened out.
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And we wanna help you get it straightened out. amen?
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Get it straightened out. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you know, come on,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you know, come on, we gotta stand up.
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>> joyce: you know, come on, we gotta stand up. and you know, this doesn't
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We gotta stand up. and you know, this doesn't mean you don't love people.
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And you know, this doesn't mean you don't love people. man, i love people.
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Mean you don't love people. man, i love people. i love people.
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Man, i love people. i love people. i love sinners.
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I love people. i love sinners. i love everybody.
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But, you know,
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But, you know, the church doesn't
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But, you know, the church doesn't function the way
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The church doesn't function the way that it did in the bible.
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Function the way that it did in the bible. i mean, in the bible,
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That it did in the bible. i mean, in the bible, they didn't put up with
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I mean, in the bible, they didn't put up with that in the church.
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They didn't put up with that in the church. they confronted people in love.
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That in the church. they confronted people in love. i mean, if somebody doesn't care
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They confronted people in love. i mean, if somebody doesn't care enough about you to make
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I mean, if somebody doesn't care enough about you to make a real commitment to you,
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Enough about you to make a real commitment to you, then you know,
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A real commitment to you, then you know, respect yourself enough.
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Then you know, respect yourself enough. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: okay, moving on.
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>> joyce: okay, moving on. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: okay, moving on. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you know, if you have
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Changes going on in your life,
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Changes going on in your life, then change your mind
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Changes going on in your life, then change your mind about the change.
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Then change your mind about the change. well, we can't change
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About the change. well, we can't change by just merely trying.
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Well, we can't change by just merely trying. we have to ask god to help
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By just merely trying. we have to ask god to help us because "apart from him
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We have to ask god to help us because "apart from him we can do nothing."
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Us because "apart from him we can do nothing." proverbs 23-7, "as a man
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We can do nothing." proverbs 23-7, "as a man thinks in his heart so is he."
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Proverbs 23-7, "as a man thinks in his heart so is he." i always--i like to say
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Thinks in his heart so is he." i always--i like to say it like this, "where the mind
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I always--i like to say it like this, "where the mind goes, the man follows."
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You think about
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You think about ice cream long enough,
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You think about ice cream long enough, you'll go get some.
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Ice cream long enough, you'll go get some. >> [audience laughing]
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You'll go get some. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: how many of you
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: how many of you know i'm telling the truth.
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>> joyce: how many of you know i'm telling the truth. i mean, you will get
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Know i'm telling the truth. i mean, you will get out of your pajamas,
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I mean, you will get out of your pajamas, put on your clothes,
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Out of your pajamas, put on your clothes, get in the car,
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Put on your clothes, get in the car, and go to the store
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Get in the car, and go to the store and get some.
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And go to the store and get some. because i'm telling you,
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And get some. because i'm telling you, what you put your mind on,
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Because i'm telling you, what you put your mind on, you think about it long enough,
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What you put your mind on, you think about it long enough, the desire becomes so strong.
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You think about it long enough, the desire becomes so strong. well, so what happens
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The desire becomes so strong. well, so what happens if we put our mind on god?
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Well, so what happens if we put our mind on god? if we put our mind
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If we put our mind on god? if we put our mind on loving people?
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If we put our mind on loving people? i wanna be somebody who's
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On loving people? i wanna be somebody who's known to love people.
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I wanna be somebody who's known to love people. and so, i have to think
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Known to love people. and so, i have to think about it every day, every day.
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And so, i have to think about it every day, every day. i have to think about
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About it every day, every day. i have to think about loving people.
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I have to think about loving people. "who am i gonna be with today?
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Loving people. "who am i gonna be with today? what can i do to build them up?
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"who am i gonna be with today? what can i do to build them up? can i give them a compliment?
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What can i do to build them up? can i give them a compliment? can i encourage them?
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Can i give them a compliment? can i encourage them? is there something they
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Can i encourage them? is there something they need that i can do for them?"
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Is there something they need that i can do for them?" come on, i love you.
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Need that i can do for them?" come on, i love you. get your mind off yourself,
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Come on, i love you. get your mind off yourself, you sweet little thing, you.
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Get your mind off yourself, you sweet little thing, you. get your mind off yourself
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You sweet little thing, you. get your mind off yourself and think about what you
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Get your mind off yourself and think about what you can do for somebody else.
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And think about what you can do for somebody else. how can you help
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Can do for somebody else. how can you help expand the kingdom?
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>> announcer: we were made
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>> announcer: we were made for more than just getting by.
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For more than just getting by. god created us with
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God created us with a sense of adventure,
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A sense of adventure, hope, expectation,
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Hope, expectation, and purpose.
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And purpose. a purpose to live
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A purpose to live bravely, pray boldly,
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Bravely, pray boldly, and dream big dreams.
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And dream big dreams. >> joyce: if you wanna improve
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>> joyce: if you wanna improve a bad day, have a big dream.
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A bad day, have a big dream. and i don't mean go to sleep
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And i don't mean go to sleep and have a nap and have
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And have a nap and have that kind of dream.
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That kind of dream. >> [audience laughing]
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i mean,
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>> joyce: i mean, see something beyond
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See something beyond where you're at right now.
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Where you're at right now. believe that things
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Believe that things are going to change.
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Are going to change. believe they're
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Believe they're going to get better.
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Going to get better. >> [audience applauding]
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>> ginger: things always
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>> ginger: things always get better when we let
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Get better when we let god's word soak in.
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God's word soak in. god handmade us
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God handmade us for something great.
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For something great. you were made for
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You were made for an amazing purpose.
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An amazing purpose. confidently step
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Confidently step into god's purpose
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Into god's purpose for you with
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For you with joyce's book,
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Joyce's book, "dream big.
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"dream big. pray bold.
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Pray bold. live brave."
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Live brave." through it,
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Through it, joyce helps you
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Joyce helps you to recognize what
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To recognize what it means to live with
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It means to live with an expectant heart,
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An expectant heart, deepen your
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Deepen your prayer life,
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Prayer life, and how you can
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And how you can trust god's plan.
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Trust god's plan. each section
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Each section is a beautiful
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Is a beautiful reminder of how
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Reminder of how much our heavenly
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Much our heavenly father loves us
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Father loves us and the great life
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And the great life he's given us.
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He's given us. a life that is big,
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A life that is big, bold, and brave.
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>> announcer: boldly
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>> announcer: boldly embrace the future
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Embrace the future god has for you
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God has for you when you dream big,
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>> joyce: boy, you know,
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>> joyce: boy, you know, in today's world,
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In today's world, there are many stressors,
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There are many stressors, so many things to deal
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So many things to deal with on a daily basis.
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With on a daily basis. how do we navigate
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How do we navigate all of life's pressures?
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All of life's pressures? well, god's word has
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Well, god's word has much to say about it.
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Much to say about it. so, i thought we could
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So, i thought we could all get together with
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All get together with some of my friends
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Some of my friends and talk about it.
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>> announcer: join us
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>> announcer: join us for the enjoying
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For the enjoying everyday life
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Everyday life conference.
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Conference. a weekend
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And heartfelt worship with joyce
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Dr. henry cloud, nona jones,
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Nona jones, and worship with
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And worship with naomi raine,
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In hershey, pennsylvania. >> joyce: you know,
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>> joyce: you know, i have such a passion
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I have such a passion for teaching god's word,
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For teaching god's word, and it's even better when
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And it's even better when we all get together
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We all get together under one roof.
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Under one roof. so, i really hope
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So, i really hope to see you there.
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As we honestly share the hard stuff,
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The hard stuff, laugh through those
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Laugh through those unpredictable moments,
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Unpredictable moments, and learn to apply what
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God says about it all. watch or listen to new
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>> announcer: we hope you
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>> announcer: we hope you enjoyed today's program.
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Enjoyed today's program. we are so grateful
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We are so grateful to our joyce meyer
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To our joyce meyer ministries partners
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Ministries partners who make this
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Who make this and all we do possible,
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And all we do possible, including sharing
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Including sharing god's word
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God's word and offering help
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And offering help to people in need
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To people in need all over the world.
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Joyce Meyer - Change Your Mind (Part 1)

November 3, 2025 | 29:29

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