Joyce Meyer - Determination (Part 2)

May 13, 2025 | S25:E17

Bible teacher Joyce Meyer shares timeless scriptural principles to show us how we can embrace the best God has for us each and every day of our lives.

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Joyce Meyer: Enjoying Everyday Life | Joyce Meyer - Determination (Part 2) | May 13, 2025

>> joyce: we need to learn
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>> joyce: we need to learn how to live.
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>> joyce: we need to learn how to live. we need to learn about our soul.
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How to live. we need to learn about our soul. and it's our mind, our will,
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We need to learn about our soul. and it's our mind, our will, and our emotions and how
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And it's our mind, our will, and our emotions and how we need to learn to keep that
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And our emotions and how we need to learn to keep that area calm so god can actually
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We need to learn to keep that area calm so god can actually have his way in our lives.
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer.
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer. i've seen god's power
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer. i've seen god's power transform my own life,
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I've seen god's power transform my own life, and he will do it for you.
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>> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: well, thank you
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: well, thank you so much for joining me today
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>> joyce: well, thank you so much for joining me today on "enjoying everyday life."
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So much for joining me today on "enjoying everyday life." i hope that you
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On "enjoying everyday life." i hope that you enjoy the teaching.
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I hope that you enjoy the teaching. not only that you enjoy it,
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Enjoy the teaching. not only that you enjoy it, but that it makes
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Not only that you enjoy it, but that it makes a real positive
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But that it makes a real positive difference in your life.
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I am talking about
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I am talking about determination.
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I am talking about determination. we started yesterday talking
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Determination. we started yesterday talking about being determined to keep
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We started yesterday talking about being determined to keep a good attitude no matter
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About being determined to keep a good attitude no matter what's going on in your life.
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A good attitude no matter what's going on in your life. today we'll want to talk about
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What's going on in your life. today we'll want to talk about being determined to not
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Be anxious and upset every
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Be anxious and upset every time you have a problem.
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Be anxious and upset every time you have a problem. because you can't solve
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Time you have a problem. because you can't solve your problems anyway,
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Because you can't solve your problems anyway, only god can.
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Your problems anyway, only god can. so, believe it or not,
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Only god can. so, believe it or not, it's perfectly okay for you
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So, believe it or not, it's perfectly okay for you to give your problem to god
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It's perfectly okay for you to give your problem to god and then go ahead and enjoy
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To give your problem to god and then go ahead and enjoy your life while he solves it.
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And then go ahead and enjoy your life while he solves it. i think i might need
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Your life while he solves it. i think i might need to say that again.
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I think i might need to say that again. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: 'cause, you know,
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>> joyce: 'cause, you know, we kind of automatically think
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>> joyce: 'cause, you know, we kind of automatically think that if we have a problem,
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We kind of automatically think that if we have a problem, we should be miserable,
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That if we have a problem, we should be miserable, the whole time we have
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We should be miserable, the whole time we have the problem or if you've got
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The whole time we have the problem or if you've got a kid that's not doing well
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The problem or if you've got a kid that's not doing well in school or whatever,
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A kid that's not doing well in school or whatever, but you don't have
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In school or whatever, but you don't have to be miserable.
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But you don't have to be miserable. if you really believe
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To be miserable. if you really believe that god is working on it
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If you really believe that god is working on it and that he's gonna solve it,
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That god is working on it and that he's gonna solve it, then why not go ahead
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And that he's gonna solve it, then why not go ahead and be happy, because "the joy
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Then why not go ahead and be happy, because "the joy of the lord is your strength."
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And be happy, because "the joy of the lord is your strength." and we're in the business
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Of the lord is your strength." and we're in the business of making the devil mad.
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And we're in the business of making the devil mad. and he does not
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Of making the devil mad. and he does not like it if you're happy.
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And he does not like it if you're happy. so, the happier you are
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Like it if you're happy. so, the happier you are the madder you make him.
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So, the happier you are the madder you make him. >> [audience laughing]
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The madder you make him. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: a couple of scriptures
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: a couple of scriptures that use the word determination.
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>> joyce: a couple of scriptures that use the word determination. and when i say determination,
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That use the word determination. and when i say determination, i wanna repeat
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And when i say determination, i wanna repeat what i said yesterday.
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I wanna repeat what i said yesterday. that doesn't mean
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What i said yesterday. that doesn't mean just self-will.
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That doesn't mean just self-will. we can't do anything
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Just self-will. we can't do anything apart from god.
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We can't do anything apart from god. but it does mean that whatever
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Apart from god. but it does mean that whatever the word tells us to do,
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But it does mean that whatever the word tells us to do, or whatever god asks us to do,
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The word tells us to do, or whatever god asks us to do, we do need to be determined
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Or whatever god asks us to do, we do need to be determined if we're gonna do it,
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We do need to be determined if we're gonna do it, because the enemy will
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If we're gonna do it, because the enemy will work overtime trying to
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Because the enemy will work overtime trying to make sure that we don't.
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Work overtime trying to make sure that we don't. and so, god wants
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Make sure that we don't. and so, god wants us to be peaceful.
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Jesus said, in john 14:27,
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Jesus said, in john 14:27, "my peace i leave with you,
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Jesus said, in john 14:27, "my peace i leave with you, not as the world gives
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"my peace i leave with you, not as the world gives do i give unto you.
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Not as the world gives do i give unto you. but my [own] special peace
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Do i give unto you. but my [own] special peace i give and bequeath unto you,
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But my [own] special peace i give and bequeath unto you, so, stop allowing yourselves
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I give and bequeath unto you, so, stop allowing yourselves to be upset and disturbed;
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So, stop allowing yourselves to be upset and disturbed; and stop allowing yourselves
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To be upset and disturbed; and stop allowing yourselves to be fearful and intimidated."
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And stop allowing yourselves to be fearful and intimidated." so, god's done his part,
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"i've given you peace."
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"i've given you peace." now your part,
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"i've given you peace." now your part, "you stop allowing
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Now your part, "you stop allowing yourself to get upset."
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"you stop allowing yourself to get upset." how many of you can
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Yourself to get upset." how many of you can feel upset coming from
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How many of you can feel upset coming from down in here somewhere?
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Feel upset coming from down in here somewhere? >> [audience agreeing]
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Down in here somewhere? >> [audience agreeing] >> joyce: well, the key
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>> [audience agreeing] >> joyce: well, the key is to stop it before
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>> joyce: well, the key is to stop it before it gets to your mouth.
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Is to stop it before it gets to your mouth. >> [audience laughing]
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It gets to your mouth. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: because once
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: because once it gets there, then you
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>> joyce: because once it gets there, then you only start magnifying
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It gets there, then you only start magnifying the problem by "blah, blah,
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Only start magnifying the problem by "blah, blah, blah, blah, blah."
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The problem by "blah, blah, blah, blah, blah." >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: and then you have
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>> joyce: and then you have more to repent for.
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>> joyce: and then you have more to repent for. 1 peter 5:8 and 9 says,
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More to repent for. 1 peter 5:8 and 9 says, "be well balanced,
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1 peter 5:8 and 9 says, "be well balanced, (temperate--)"
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"be well balanced, (temperate--)" which means disciplined,
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(temperate--)" which means disciplined, "(sober of mind), be vigilant
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Which means disciplined, "(sober of mind), be vigilant and cautious at all times;
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"(sober of mind), be vigilant and cautious at all times; for that enemy of yours,
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And cautious at all times; for that enemy of yours, the devil, roams around
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For that enemy of yours, the devil, roams around like a lion roaring
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The devil, roams around like a lion roaring [in fierce hunger],
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Like a lion roaring [in fierce hunger], seeking someone to seize
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[in fierce hunger], seeking someone to seize upon and devour.
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Seeking someone to seize upon and devour. withstand him; be firm
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Upon and devour. withstand him; be firm in faith [against his onset--
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Withstand him; be firm in faith [against his onset-- rooted, establish, strong,
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In faith [against his onset-- rooted, establish, strong, immovable, and determined],
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Rooted, establish, strong, immovable, and determined], knowing that the same
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Immovable, and determined], knowing that the same (identical) sufferings
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Knowing that the same (identical) sufferings are appointed to your
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(identical) sufferings are appointed to your brotherhood,
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Are appointed to your brotherhood, (the whole body of christians)
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Brotherhood, (the whole body of christians) throughout the world."
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(the whole body of christians) throughout the world." and paul said in philippians 3,
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Throughout the world." and paul said in philippians 3, "my determined purpose
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And paul said in philippians 3, "my determined purpose is to know him and the power
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"my determined purpose is to know him and the power of his resurrection" that lifts
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Is to know him and the power of his resurrection" that lifts me out from among
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Of his resurrection" that lifts me out from among the problems while
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Me out from among the problems while i'm still in the body.
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The problems while i'm still in the body. you can be lifted above
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I'm still in the body. you can be lifted above your problems into
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You can be lifted above your problems into a place where god is even
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Your problems into a place where god is even though you have problems.
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A place where god is even though you have problems. and paul said, "i'm determined
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Though you have problems. and paul said, "i'm determined to know him in such a way
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And paul said, "i'm determined to know him in such a way that i'll be able to do that."
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It seems that some people
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It seems that some people are always anxious
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It seems that some people are always anxious and upset about something.
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Are always anxious and upset about something. you know,
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And upset about something. you know, that can become a habit.
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You know, that can become a habit. you can make problems out
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That can become a habit. you can make problems out of things that really don't
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You can make problems out of things that really don't even have to be problems.
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Of things that really don't even have to be problems. i think some people call
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Even have to be problems. i think some people call it making mountains
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I think some people call it making mountains out of molehills.
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It making mountains out of molehills. and it's amazing to me now,
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Out of molehills. and it's amazing to me now, after 45 years of studying
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And it's amazing to me now, after 45 years of studying the word and walking
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After 45 years of studying the word and walking with god, the things that
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The word and walking with god, the things that i don't get upset about
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With god, the things that i don't get upset about that i would have gotten
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I don't get upset about that i would have gotten very upset about when
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That i would have gotten very upset about when i was more of an immature,
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Very upset about when i was more of an immature, baby christian.
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And we all go through
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And we all go through those stages.
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And we all go through those stages. but the point is,
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Those stages. but the point is, is if you've been saved
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But the point is, is if you've been saved 50 years and you're
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Is if you've been saved 50 years and you're still in that first stage,
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50 years and you're still in that first stage, then there's a problem
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Still in that first stage, then there's a problem with that.
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Then there's a problem with that. god is not upset with
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With that. god is not upset with us if we haven't arrived,
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God is not upset with us if we haven't arrived, but he does expect us to always
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Us if we haven't arrived, but he does expect us to always be growing and making progress.
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But he does expect us to always be growing and making progress. so, we should be able
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Be growing and making progress. so, we should be able to look at our lives and see
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So, we should be able to look at our lives and see some difference every year.
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To look at our lives and see some difference every year. some area where
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Some difference every year. some area where you're making progress.
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Some area where you're making progress. we must learn to live the deeper
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You're making progress. we must learn to live the deeper life rather than a surface life.
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We must learn to live the deeper life rather than a surface life. if you think about
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Life rather than a surface life. if you think about a body of water,
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If you think about a body of water, if there's a storm on the top
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A body of water, if there's a storm on the top of that water,
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If there's a storm on the top of that water, it'll be rough and waves.
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Of that water, it'll be rough and waves. but if you can go down deep,
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It'll be rough and waves. but if you can go down deep, it would be just as still
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But if you can go down deep, it would be just as still as it could be.
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And see, that's the way
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And see, that's the way that god wants us to be,
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And see, that's the way that god wants us to be, because really,
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That god wants us to be, because really, we are a spirit which is deep.
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Because really, we are a spirit which is deep. we have a soul, next layer,
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We are a spirit which is deep. we have a soul, next layer, and we live in a body.
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We have a soul, next layer, and we live in a body. so, it's our soul that
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And we live in a body. so, it's our soul that gets upset; our mind,
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So, it's our soul that gets upset; our mind, our will, and our emotions.
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Gets upset; our mind, our will, and our emotions. and a lot of why we get upset
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Our will, and our emotions. and a lot of why we get upset is based on how we think,
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And a lot of why we get upset is based on how we think, how we think about a situation.
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Do you really believe that all
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Do you really believe that all things work together for good
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Do you really believe that all things work together for good to those who love god and are
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Things work together for good to those who love god and are called according to his purpose?
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To those who love god and are called according to his purpose? see, i really do believe
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Called according to his purpose? see, i really do believe that because i've had
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See, i really do believe that because i've had enough experience with god
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That because i've had enough experience with god now that i've seen it happen
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Enough experience with god now that i've seen it happen over and over and over.
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Now that i've seen it happen over and over and over. and i've also learned to say,
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Over and over and over. and i've also learned to say, "this won't last forever."
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And i've also learned to say, "this won't last forever." and see, the enemy,
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"this won't last forever." and see, the enemy, he talks to us like,
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And see, the enemy, he talks to us like, "well, i can't stand this,"
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He talks to us like, "well, i can't stand this," because we think
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"well, i can't stand this," because we think it's gonna last forever.
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Because we think it's gonna last forever. but you know something?
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It's gonna last forever. but you know something? you can do anything
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But you know something? you can do anything if you do it one day at a time.
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You can do anything if you do it one day at a time. i wanna make sure that our
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If you do it one day at a time. i wanna make sure that our viewing audience gets that.
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I wanna make sure that our viewing audience gets that. you--whatever it is you're
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Viewing audience gets that. you--whatever it is you're going through, if you take
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You--whatever it is you're going through, if you take it one day at a time,
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Going through, if you take it one day at a time, "god, just give me
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It one day at a time, "god, just give me the strength i need for today."
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And don't let the devil tell
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And don't let the devil tell you it's gonna last forever,
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And don't let the devil tell you it's gonna last forever, because think of all the other
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You it's gonna last forever, because think of all the other things that you thought
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Because think of all the other things that you thought were gonna to last forever
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Things that you thought were gonna to last forever that god took care of,
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Were gonna to last forever that god took care of, and you don't have them anymore.
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That god took care of, and you don't have them anymore. you know,
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And you don't have them anymore. you know, we worry about all that stuff,
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You know, we worry about all that stuff, and we get upset
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We worry about all that stuff, and we get upset and what we should
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And we get upset and what we should do is: p-r-a-y.
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And what we should do is: p-r-a-y. who can spell?
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Do is: p-r-a-y. who can spell? >> [audience laughing]
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Who can spell? >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: pray.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: pray. our first response to every
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>> joyce: pray. our first response to every problem should be to pray.
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Our first response to every problem should be to pray. and when i say pray,
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Problem should be to pray. and when i say pray, don't think of it like,
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And when i say pray, don't think of it like, "oh, i've gotta get somewhere
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Don't think of it like, "oh, i've gotta get somewhere in this certain place,
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"oh, i've gotta get somewhere in this certain place, and i've gotta get
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In this certain place, and i've gotta get in a certain posture,
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And i've gotta get in a certain posture, and i have to have enough
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In a certain posture, and i have to have enough time to pray for a long time."
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And i have to have enough time to pray for a long time." no, we need to learn that
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Time to pray for a long time." no, we need to learn that we can pray about anything,
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No, we need to learn that we can pray about anything, anytime, anywhere.
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We can pray about anything, anytime, anywhere. you can pray out loud
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Anytime, anywhere. you can pray out loud or you can pray silently,
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You can pray out loud or you can pray silently, depending on where you're at.
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Or you can pray silently, depending on where you're at. so, we have to learn
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Depending on where you're at. so, we have to learn that the world
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So, we have to learn that the world is not going to change.
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That the world is not going to change. if anything,
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Is not going to change. if anything, it's gonna get worse.
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If anything, it's gonna get worse. and i spent a lot
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It's gonna get worse. and i spent a lot of time praying for god
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And i spent a lot of time praying for god to change my circumstances,
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Of time praying for god to change my circumstances, and he really didn't.
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To change my circumstances, and he really didn't. so, i finally figured out
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And he really didn't. so, i finally figured out he wants me to change.
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So, i finally figured out he wants me to change. it's not my circumstances.
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He wants me to change. it's not my circumstances. oh, you know, maybe one
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It's not my circumstances. oh, you know, maybe one circumstance would go away,
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Oh, you know, maybe one circumstance would go away, but then another one would
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Circumstance would go away, but then another one would come right behind it.
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But then another one would come right behind it. how many of you have something
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Come right behind it. how many of you have something going on in your life
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How many of you have something going on in your life on a pretty semi-regular basis?
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Going on in your life on a pretty semi-regular basis? okay, we all do.
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On a pretty semi-regular basis? okay, we all do. you know, i mean, i could tell
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Okay, we all do. you know, i mean, i could tell you just in the last week,
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You know, i mean, i could tell you just in the last week, things that have happened
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You just in the last week, things that have happened to me and, you know,
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Things that have happened to me and, you know, i'm here today doing what
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To me and, you know, i'm here today doing what i'm supposed to be doing.
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I'm here today doing what i'm supposed to be doing. and, you know,
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I'm supposed to be doing. and, you know, when we're having problems,
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And, you know, when we're having problems, we should not withdraw
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When we're having problems, we should not withdraw and isolate and stop keeping our
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We should not withdraw and isolate and stop keeping our commitments and just stay home
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And isolate and stop keeping our commitments and just stay home and feel sorry for ourselves.
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Commitments and just stay home and feel sorry for ourselves. activity.
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And feel sorry for ourselves. activity. the bible says be alert
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Activity. the bible says be alert and active and we should
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The bible says be alert and active and we should be actively continuing
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And active and we should be actively continuing to do what god wants us to do.
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Be actively continuing to do what god wants us to do. keep your commitments.
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To do what god wants us to do. keep your commitments. if you've committed
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Keep your commitments. if you've committed to do something,
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If you've committed to do something, if at all possible,
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To do something, if at all possible, go ahead and do that thing.
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If at all possible, go ahead and do that thing. so, the world
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Go ahead and do that thing. so, the world is not going to change.
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So, the world is not going to change. so, we need to change.
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Is not going to change. so, we need to change. can everybody say,
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So, we need to change. can everybody say, "i need to change"?
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Can everybody say, "i need to change"? >> audience: i need to change.
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"i need to change"? >> audience: i need to change. >> joyce: all right.
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>> audience: i need to change. >> joyce: all right. let's talk about
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>> joyce: all right. let's talk about the deeper life.
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Let's talk about the deeper life. sadly, today,
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The deeper life. sadly, today, it's very difficult
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Sadly, today, it's very difficult to talk about suffering,
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It's very difficult to talk about suffering, sacrifice.
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To talk about suffering, sacrifice. it's just so many things
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Sacrifice. it's just so many things that we really need,
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It's just so many things that we really need, we don't wanna hear.
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That we really need, we don't wanna hear. the bible says,
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We don't wanna hear. the bible says, "if you wanna share his glory,
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The bible says, "if you wanna share his glory, you have to also
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"if you wanna share his glory, you have to also share his suffering."
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You have to also share his suffering." [moaning]
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Share his suffering." [moaning] >> [audience laughing]
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[moaning] >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: how many
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: how many would rather that i not
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>> joyce: how many would rather that i not do a five-part series
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Would rather that i not do a five-part series on suffering, right now?
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Do a five-part series on suffering, right now? >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: i love these
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>> joyce: i love these scriptures in luke 5:1-8.
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>> joyce: i love these scriptures in luke 5:1-8. i use them often and they
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Scriptures in luke 5:1-8. i use them often and they really have taught me a lot.
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I use them often and they really have taught me a lot. "now it occurred that while
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Really have taught me a lot. "now it occurred that while the people pressed upon jesus
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"now it occurred that while the people pressed upon jesus to hear the message of god,
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The people pressed upon jesus to hear the message of god, he was standing
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To hear the message of god, he was standing by the lake of gennesaret
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He was standing by the lake of gennesaret (the sea of galilee).
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By the lake of gennesaret (the sea of galilee). and he saw two boats
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(the sea of galilee). and he saw two boats drawn up by the lake,
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And he saw two boats drawn up by the lake, but the fishermen had gone
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Drawn up by the lake, but the fishermen had gone down from them and were
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But the fishermen had gone down from them and were washing their nets.
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Down from them and were washing their nets. and getting into one
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Washing their nets. and getting into one of the boats, [the one] that
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And getting into one of the boats, [the one] that belonged to simon (peter),
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Of the boats, [the one] that belonged to simon (peter), he asked him to draw away
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Belonged to simon (peter), he asked him to draw away a little bit from the shore.
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He asked him to draw away a little bit from the shore. and then he sat down
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A little bit from the shore. and then he sat down and he continued
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And then he sat down and he continued to teach the crowd
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And he continued to teach the crowd [of people] from the boat."
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To teach the crowd [of people] from the boat." i don't know if you
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[of people] from the boat." i don't know if you know it or not,
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I don't know if you know it or not, but when you talk across water,
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Know it or not, but when you talk across water, it amplifies your voice.
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But when you talk across water, it amplifies your voice. he didn't have microphones,
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It amplifies your voice. he didn't have microphones, but that was why
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He didn't have microphones, but that was why he asked them to draw
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But that was why he asked them to draw away a little from the shore.
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He asked them to draw away a little from the shore. "when he had stopped speaking,
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Away a little from the shore. "when he had stopped speaking, he said to peter, 'put out into
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"when he had stopped speaking, he said to peter, 'put out into the deep [water], and lower
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He said to peter, 'put out into the deep [water], and lower your nets for a haul.'"
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The deep [water], and lower your nets for a haul.'" now, listen to what peter said.
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Your nets for a haul.'" now, listen to what peter said. "'master, we toiled all night
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Now, listen to what peter said. "'master, we toiled all night [exhaustingly] and we caught
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"'master, we toiled all night [exhaustingly] and we caught nothing [in our nets].'"
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[exhaustingly] and we caught nothing [in our nets].'" now just--
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Let's think about how they felt.
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Let's think about how they felt. no sleep.
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Let's think about how they felt. no sleep. been up all night,
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No sleep. been up all night, fishing all night,
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Been up all night, fishing all night, catching nothing.
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Fishing all night, catching nothing. how many of you know
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Catching nothing. how many of you know if you're "fishing,"
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How many of you know if you're "fishing," so to speak, in life--
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If you're "fishing," so to speak, in life-- or let's just say that you've
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So to speak, in life-- or let's just say that you've been doing the right
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Or let's just say that you've been doing the right thing for a long time,
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Been doing the right thing for a long time, and you still haven't
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Thing for a long time, and you still haven't had a breakthrough,
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And you still haven't had a breakthrough, it gets kind of hard,
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Had a breakthrough, it gets kind of hard, doesn't it?
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It gets kind of hard, doesn't it? you need a refreshing.
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Doesn't it? you need a refreshing. you need a little
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You need a refreshing. you need a little bit of encouragement.
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But, you know, the bible says
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But, you know, the bible says that god will "never allow
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But, you know, the bible says that god will "never allow more to come on us
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That god will "never allow more to come on us than what we can bear.
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More to come on us than what we can bear. but with every temptation,
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Than what we can bear. but with every temptation, he always also
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But with every temptation, he always also provides the way out."
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He always also provides the way out." and he does.
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Provides the way out." and he does. so, peter told jesus
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And he does. so, peter told jesus how he felt.
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So, peter told jesus how he felt. he said, "look, we're tired.
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How he felt. he said, "look, we're tired. we are exhausted."
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He said, "look, we're tired. we are exhausted." and these nets were
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We are exhausted." and these nets were not easy to wash and get
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And these nets were not easy to wash and get all cleaned up and put away."
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Not easy to wash and get all cleaned up and put away." he said, "we didn't
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All cleaned up and put away." he said, "we didn't catch anything.
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He said, "we didn't catch anything. but on the ground of your word,
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Catch anything. but on the ground of your word, i will lower the nets again."
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But on the ground of your word, i will lower the nets again." i love that.
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I will lower the nets again." i love that. so, what's he saying?
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I love that. so, what's he saying? "i don't think this
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So, what's he saying? "i don't think this is gonna work.
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"i don't think this is gonna work. i don't feel like doing
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Is gonna work. i don't feel like doing it and i don't wanna do it."
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I don't feel like doing it and i don't wanna do it." >> [audience laughing]
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It and i don't wanna do it." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: that's his soul.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: that's his soul. "but because you said to,
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>> joyce: that's his soul. "but because you said to, i will do it."
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"but because you said to, i will do it." now, what do you think would
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I will do it." now, what do you think would happen in our world
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Now, what do you think would happen in our world if everybody who calls
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Happen in our world if everybody who calls themselves a christian
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If everybody who calls themselves a christian would just start to read
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Themselves a christian would just start to read the book, the bible,
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And just do what it says?
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And just do what it says? wow.
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And just do what it says? wow. >> audience: yeah.
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Wow. >> audience: yeah. >> joyce: yeah.
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>> audience: yeah. >> joyce: yeah. i mean--and that's really
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>> joyce: yeah. i mean--and that's really what it comes down to.
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I mean--and that's really what it comes down to. everything that the bible
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What it comes down to. everything that the bible says is for us,
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Everything that the bible says is for us, even the things that
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Says is for us, even the things that are hard to do.
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Even the things that are hard to do. god's not just trying
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Are hard to do. god's not just trying to make it hard on us.
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God's not just trying to make it hard on us. he's--
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To make it hard on us. he's-- he wants to set us free.
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He's-- he wants to set us free. and you can't run away
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He wants to set us free. and you can't run away from the hard things.
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And you can't run away from the hard things. if you run away from
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From the hard things. if you run away from the hard things,
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If you run away from the hard things, then you always--
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The hard things, then you always-- they're always
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Then you always-- they're always there chasing you.
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They're always there chasing you. anything you run from
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There chasing you. anything you run from is always chasing you.
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Anything you run from is always chasing you. but if you turn and confront it,
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Is always chasing you. but if you turn and confront it, then you can win over it.
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But if you turn and confront it, then you can win over it. you can master it.
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Then you can win over it. you can master it. you can't get rid of fear
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You can master it. you can't get rid of fear by running away from it.
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You can't get rid of fear by running away from it. you have to confront it.
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By running away from it. you have to confront it. that's the only way
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You have to confront it. that's the only way you can get rid of it.
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And so, sure enough,
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And so, sure enough, they did what he said.
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And so, sure enough, they did what he said. "when they had done this,
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They did what he said. "when they had done this, they caught a great
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"when they had done this, they caught a great number of fish;
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They caught a great number of fish; so many that their nets were
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Number of fish; so many that their nets were [at the point of] breaking."
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So many that their nets were [at the point of] breaking." when jesus said "a haul,"
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[at the point of] breaking." when jesus said "a haul," he meant a haul.
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When jesus said "a haul," he meant a haul. how many of you are
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He meant a haul. how many of you are ready for a haul
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How many of you are ready for a haul of blessings in your life?
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Ready for a haul of blessings in your life? amen?
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Of blessings in your life? amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and i love this part,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and i love this part, "so, they signaled to their
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>> joyce: and i love this part, "so, they signaled to their partners in the other
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"so, they signaled to their partners in the other boats to come and take
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Partners in the other boats to come and take hold with them.
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Boats to come and take hold with them. and they came
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Hold with them. and they came and filled both the boats,
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And they came and filled both the boats, so that they began to sink."
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And filled both the boats, so that they began to sink." what i love about that is,
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If we do what god
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If we do what god tells us to do,
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If we do what god tells us to do, not only will we have
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Tells us to do, not only will we have more than what we need,
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Not only will we have more than what we need, we will have so much that
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More than what we need, we will have so much that we will be able to bless all
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We will have so much that we will be able to bless all the other people around us.
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We will be able to bless all the other people around us. and i love that.
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The other people around us. and i love that. we should not just want
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And i love that. we should not just want blessings for ourselves,
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We should not just want blessings for ourselves, but we should want to be able
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Blessings for ourselves, but we should want to be able to bless other people because
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But we should want to be able to bless other people because that's where the real
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To bless other people because that's where the real joy comes in your life,
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That's where the real joy comes in your life, is being able to bless
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Joy comes in your life, is being able to bless other people.
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"so, when simon peter saw this,
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"so, when simon peter saw this, he fell down at jesus' knees,
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"so, when simon peter saw this, he fell down at jesus' knees, saying, 'depart from me,
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He fell down at jesus' knees, saying, 'depart from me, for i'm a sinful man.'"
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Saying, 'depart from me, for i'm a sinful man.'" so, we need to learn
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To act on what we know,
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To act on what we know, not what we feel
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To act on what we know, not what we feel or what we think.
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Not what we feel or what we think. so, the next time that
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Or what we think. so, the next time that you're really upset--
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So, the next time that you're really upset-- and now, you just--
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You're really upset-- and now, you just-- you're really in a mess
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And now, you just-- you're really in a mess and you've got a decision
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You're really in a mess and you've got a decision to make and you're
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And you've got a decision to make and you're all emotional,
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To make and you're all emotional, well, trying to make that
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All emotional, well, trying to make that decision based on those
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Well, trying to make that decision based on those emotions is the wrong,
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Decision based on those emotions is the wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong,
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Emotions is the wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong thing
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Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong thing to do because your
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Wrong, wrong thing to do because your emotions will lie to you.
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You say, "well,
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You say, "well, what should i do?"
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You say, "well, what should i do?" go get somewhere
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What should i do?" go get somewhere where it's quiet,
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Go get somewhere where it's quiet, take a few deep breaths
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Where it's quiet, take a few deep breaths [chuckling]
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Take a few deep breaths [chuckling] and try to calm down and just
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[chuckling] and try to calm down and just see what's in your heart.
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And try to calm down and just see what's in your heart. and you know what?
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See what's in your heart. and you know what? you'll find out that
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And you know what? you'll find out that you do believe that
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You'll find out that you do believe that jesus will deliver you.
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You do believe that jesus will deliver you. if you've been around
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Jesus will deliver you. if you've been around the word very long,
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If you've been around the word very long, you do believe that.
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The word very long, you do believe that. in your spirit you know that,
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You do believe that. in your spirit you know that, because he fills our spirit
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In your spirit you know that, because he fills our spirit full of good things.
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Because he fills our spirit full of good things. but that's why our mind
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Full of good things. but that's why our mind has to be renewed.
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The bible says in romans 12,
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The bible says in romans 12, that unless we renew our mind
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The bible says in romans 12, that unless we renew our mind according to the word of god,
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That unless we renew our mind according to the word of god, we will never really experience
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According to the word of god, we will never really experience the good plan that god
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We will never really experience the good plan that god has for our lives.
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So, isn't that interesting
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So, isn't that interesting that god's got a good plan
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So, isn't that interesting that god's got a good plan for our lives, but just our--
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That god's got a good plan for our lives, but just our-- just wrong thinking can
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For our lives, but just our-- just wrong thinking can keep us from ever actually
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Just wrong thinking can keep us from ever actually experiencing that plan.
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Keep us from ever actually experiencing that plan. i remember all the years that
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Experiencing that plan. i remember all the years that i had no idea that my thinking
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I remember all the years that i had no idea that my thinking or my words made any
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I had no idea that my thinking or my words made any difference at all in my life.
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Or my words made any difference at all in my life. i wasn't being taught
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Difference at all in my life. i wasn't being taught that in the church that
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I wasn't being taught that in the church that i was going to.
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That in the church that i was going to. i was just being taught
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I was going to. i was just being taught doctrinal things,
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I was just being taught doctrinal things, which is important.
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Doctrinal things, which is important. but we need to learn
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Which is important. but we need to learn how to live.
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But we need to learn how to live. we need to learn about our soul.
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How to live. we need to learn about our soul. and it's our mind, our will,
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We need to learn about our soul. and it's our mind, our will, and our emotions and how
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And it's our mind, our will, and our emotions and how we need to learn to keep that
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And our emotions and how we need to learn to keep that area calm so god can actually
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We need to learn to keep that area calm so god can actually have his way in our lives.
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Area calm so god can actually have his way in our lives. we need to act on what we know,
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Have his way in our lives. we need to act on what we know, not what we think or feel.
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We need to act on what we know, not what we think or feel. and you know a lot more
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Not what we think or feel. and you know a lot more than you think you do,
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And you know a lot more than you think you do, you just let your
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Than you think you do, you just let your soul take over.
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You just let your soul take over. that's why we need
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Soul take over. that's why we need to learn how to live deeper.
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That's why we need to learn how to live deeper. the deeper life manifests itself
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To learn how to live deeper. the deeper life manifests itself in the fruit of stability.
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The deeper life manifests itself in the fruit of stability. the more spiritually
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In the fruit of stability. the more spiritually mature you are,
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The more spiritually mature you are, the more stable you will be.
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The bible says, for example,
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The bible says, for example, be rooted deep in love,
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The bible says, for example, be rooted deep in love, in the love of jesus.
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Be rooted deep in love, in the love of jesus. you don't just, "jesus loves
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Me," on the good days.
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Me," on the good days. no.
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Me," on the good days. no. how many of you have
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No. how many of you have ever said when you've
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How many of you have ever said when you've been having problems,
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Ever said when you've been having problems, "well, jesus don't you like--
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Been having problems, "well, jesus don't you like-- don't you love me?"
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"well, jesus don't you like-- don't you love me?" or "i don't feel like
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Don't you love me?" or "i don't feel like you love me."
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Or "i don't feel like you love me." i've said that when i was
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You love me." i've said that when i was a younger christian,
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I've said that when i was a younger christian, "well, don't you love me?
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A younger christian, "well, don't you love me? i feel like you don't love me."
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"well, don't you love me? i feel like you don't love me." i would never say that now.
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I feel like you don't love me." i would never say that now. no matter what happened to me,
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I would never say that now. no matter what happened to me, i would never say that.
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No matter what happened to me, i would never say that. you know why?
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Because i know--
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Because i know-- i don't just know.
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Because i know-- i don't just know. it's not just information.
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I don't just know. it's not just information. it's revelation.
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It's not just information. it's revelation. and that's what happens
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It's revelation. and that's what happens when something becomes
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And that's what happens when something becomes revelation to you,
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When something becomes revelation to you, nobody--no devil in hell,
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Revelation to you, nobody--no devil in hell, can take it away from you.
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Nobody--no devil in hell, can take it away from you. and so, he said,
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Can take it away from you. and so, he said, "you need to be rooted
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And so, he said, "you need to be rooted deep in love, so nobody
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"you need to be rooted deep in love, so nobody can take it away from you."
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Ephesians 3:17 and 18,
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Ephesians 3:17 and 18, "may christ through your
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Ephesians 3:17 and 18, "may christ through your faith [actually] dwell
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"may christ through your faith [actually] dwell (settle down, abide,
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Faith [actually] dwell (settle down, abide, and make his permanent
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(settle down, abide, and make his permanent home) in your hearts."
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And make his permanent home) in your hearts." you know, i think
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About that sometimes,
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About that sometimes, and i think, i really wanna
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About that sometimes, and i think, i really wanna just think about it more
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And i think, i really wanna just think about it more that "god lives in us."
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Just think about it more that "god lives in us." i mean, even though i say it,
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That "god lives in us." i mean, even though i say it, it's like, "really?"
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I mean, even though i say it, it's like, "really?" i mean, we're the home of god.
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It's like, "really?" i mean, we're the home of god. god lives in us.
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I mean, we're the home of god. god lives in us. we're full of the holy spirit.
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God lives in us. we're full of the holy spirit. and the bottom line is you've
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We're full of the holy spirit. and the bottom line is you've got what it takes to face any
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And the bottom line is you've got what it takes to face any situation that comes along.
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Got what it takes to face any situation that comes along. you just have to remember
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Situation that comes along. you just have to remember who you are in christ and not
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You just have to remember who you are in christ and not listen to the lies of the devil.
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Who you are in christ and not listen to the lies of the devil. oh, he's such a liar.
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Listen to the lies of the devil. oh, he's such a liar. and he wants us to believe
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Oh, he's such a liar. and he wants us to believe his lies, so we'll be deceived;
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And he wants us to believe his lies, so we'll be deceived; and think that
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His lies, so we'll be deceived; and think that "god doesn't love us,
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And think that "god doesn't love us, and he's not gonna
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"god doesn't love us, and he's not gonna come through for us,
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And he's not gonna come through for us, and this is," you know,
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Come through for us, and this is," you know, "never gonna end,
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And this is," you know, "never gonna end, and it's not gonna
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"never gonna end, and it's not gonna work out good,
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And it's not gonna work out good, and my life is terrible."
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"may christ through your
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"may christ through your faith dwell (settle down,
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"may christ through your faith dwell (settle down, abide, make his home)
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Faith dwell (settle down, abide, make his home) in your hearts."
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Abide, make his home) in your hearts." it has to be through your
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In your hearts." it has to be through your faith because you don't
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It has to be through your faith because you don't always feel that way.
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Faith because you don't always feel that way. "may you be rooted deep in love
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Always feel that way. "may you be rooted deep in love and founded securely on love."
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"may you be rooted deep in love and founded securely on love." you see, how can you
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Put your faith in god
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Put your faith in god when you're having problems,
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Put your faith in god when you're having problems, if you don't know,
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When you're having problems, if you don't know, that you know,
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If you don't know, that you know, that you know,
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That you know, that you know, that he loves you?
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That you know, that he loves you? and he loves you
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That he loves you? and he loves you with a perfect love.
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And he loves you with a perfect love. and i'm gonna tell you
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With a perfect love. and i'm gonna tell you something today that
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And i'm gonna tell you something today that we really need to realize,
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Something today that we really need to realize, no matter how much more
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We really need to realize, no matter how much more you improve in behavior,
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No matter how much more you improve in behavior, god is never gonna love
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You improve in behavior, god is never gonna love you any more than
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God is never gonna love you any more than he does right now, today.
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You any more than he does right now, today. you say, "well, then,
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He does right now, today. you say, "well, then, why should i keep
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You say, "well, then, why should i keep trying to improve?"
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Why should i keep trying to improve?" >> [audience laughing]
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Trying to improve?" >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: because you love him.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: because you love him. you're not trying to buy god's
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>> joyce: because you love him. you're not trying to buy god's love by having better behavior.
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You're not trying to buy god's love by having better behavior. he loved you while you were
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Love by having better behavior. he loved you while you were still yet in sin and sent
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He loved you while you were still yet in sin and sent his son to die for you.
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Still yet in sin and sent his son to die for you. he has a perfect love for us.
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His son to die for you. he has a perfect love for us. we can't buy his love with
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He has a perfect love for us. we can't buy his love with our good behavior,
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We can't buy his love with our good behavior, but if you have something
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Our good behavior, but if you have something in your life that
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But if you have something in your life that needs to change, trying--
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In your life that needs to change, trying-- say, patience for example,
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Needs to change, trying-- say, patience for example, trying to be patient,
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Say, patience for example, trying to be patient, that ain't gonna work.
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Trying to be patient, that ain't gonna work. you ever try
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That ain't gonna work. you ever try so hard to change
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You ever try so hard to change and the more you tried,
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So hard to change and the more you tried, the worse you acted?
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And the more you tried, the worse you acted? >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: man, i've had that.
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>> joyce: man, i've had that. but you know what?
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>> joyce: man, i've had that. but you know what? the apostle paul did, too.
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But you know what? the apostle paul did, too. he said, "the thing
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The apostle paul did, too. he said, "the thing i wanna do, i can't do,
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He said, "the thing i wanna do, i can't do, and the thing i don't
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I wanna do, i can't do, and the thing i don't wanna do, that's what
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And the thing i don't wanna do, that's what i always end up doing."
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Wanna do, that's what i always end up doing." well, paul, i relate to that.
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I always end up doing." well, paul, i relate to that. >> [audience laughing]
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Well, paul, i relate to that. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and then toward
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and then toward the end of chapter 7, in romans,
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>> joyce: and then toward the end of chapter 7, in romans, he said, "who will deliver
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The end of chapter 7, in romans, he said, "who will deliver me from this body of death?"
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He said, "who will deliver me from this body of death?" and then it says, "o!"
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Me from this body of death?" and then it says, "o!" exclamation mark,
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And then it says, "o!" exclamation mark, "thank god.
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Exclamation mark, "thank god. he will!"
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"thank god. he will!" exclamation mark.
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He will!" exclamation mark. who's gonna deliver us?
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Exclamation mark. who's gonna deliver us? he will!
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Who's gonna deliver us? he will! so, the thing to do is to fall
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More and more and more
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More and more and more in love with jesus.
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More and more and more in love with jesus. and so, if you're gonna
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In love with jesus. and so, if you're gonna work on something,
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And so, if you're gonna work on something, work on your love
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Work on something, work on your love relationship with jesus.
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Work on your love relationship with jesus. tell him a hundred times
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Relationship with jesus. tell him a hundred times a day how much you love him.
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Tell him a hundred times a day how much you love him. because jesus said,
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A day how much you love him. because jesus said, "if you love me,
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Because jesus said, "if you love me, you will obey me."
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"if you love me, you will obey me." so, i believe that the degree
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You will obey me." so, i believe that the degree of our obedience lines
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So, i believe that the degree of our obedience lines up perfectly with the degree
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Of our obedience lines up perfectly with the degree of our love for god.
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Up perfectly with the degree of our love for god. the more you love him,
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Of our love for god. the more you love him, the more you're going
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The more you love him, the more you're going to want to do everything
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The more you're going to want to do everything he wants you to do,
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To want to do everything he wants you to do, and the more you're gonna
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He wants you to do, and the more you're gonna not want to displease him.
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Be "founded securely on love;
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Be "founded securely on love; that you may have the power
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Be "founded securely on love; that you may have the power and be strong to apprehend
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That you may have the power and be strong to apprehend and grasp with all the saints,
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And be strong to apprehend and grasp with all the saints, [god's devoted people,
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And grasp with all the saints, [god's devoted people, the experience of that love]."
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[god's devoted people, the experience of that love]." do you know that we actually
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The experience of that love]." do you know that we actually should experience god's love?
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Do you know that we actually should experience god's love? and in 1 john 4, it says that
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Should experience god's love? and in 1 john 4, it says that we should be conscious
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And in 1 john 4, it says that we should be conscious and aware of god's love.
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We should be conscious and aware of god's love. and that actually was--
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That scripture was very
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That scripture was very life changing for me,
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That scripture was very life changing for me, because if you pay attention,
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Life changing for me, because if you pay attention, you'll catch god loving you.
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Because if you pay attention, you'll catch god loving you. i call them winks from god.
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You'll catch god loving you. i call them winks from god. little things that he does
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I call them winks from god. little things that he does for you that maybe would
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Little things that he does for you that maybe would only mean something to you.
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For you that maybe would only mean something to you. but you know it's god showing
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Only mean something to you. but you know it's god showing you that he loves you.
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But you know it's god showing you that he loves you. and i've also discovered,
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You that he loves you. and i've also discovered, i believe very much that god
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And i've also discovered, i believe very much that god loves us through other people.
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I believe very much that god loves us through other people. 'cause god wants to work
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Loves us through other people. 'cause god wants to work through us to edify
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'cause god wants to work through us to edify and encourage and build
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Through us to edify and encourage and build other people up.
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And encourage and build other people up. you want a ministry?
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Other people up. you want a ministry? be an encourager.
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You want a ministry? be an encourager. people need to be encouraged.
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Be an encourager. people need to be encouraged. it's amazing sometimes
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People need to be encouraged. it's amazing sometimes when i'll, you know,
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It's amazing sometimes when i'll, you know, give somebody a compliment
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When i'll, you know, give somebody a compliment and they say, "you made my day."
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Give somebody a compliment and they say, "you made my day." that's pretty amazing
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And they say, "you made my day." that's pretty amazing when you have the power
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That's pretty amazing when you have the power to make somebody's day just
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When you have the power to make somebody's day just by giving them a compliment.
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To make somebody's day just by giving them a compliment. so, start watching for
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By giving them a compliment. so, start watching for god's love in your life.
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So, start watching for god's love in your life. and you might even keep
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God's love in your life. and you might even keep a journal and just write
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And you might even keep a journal and just write down all the little things
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A journal and just write down all the little things that god does for you,
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Down all the little things that god does for you, that, really, to be honest,
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That god does for you, that, really, to be honest, nothing god does is little.
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That, really, to be honest, nothing god does is little. everything he does is big.
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And then it goes on to say that,
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And then it goes on to say that, "who can ever separate us--"
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And then it goes on to say that, "who can ever separate us--" romans 8:35,
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"who can ever separate us--" romans 8:35, "from christ's love?
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Romans 8:35, "from christ's love? shall suffering and affliction
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"from christ's love? shall suffering and affliction and tribulation?
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Shall suffering and affliction and tribulation? or calamity and distress?
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And tribulation? or calamity and distress? or persecution or hunger
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Or calamity and distress? or persecution or hunger or destitution or peril
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Or persecution or hunger or destitution or peril or sword?"
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Or destitution or peril or sword?" then it goes on to say,
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Or sword?" then it goes on to say, "but we are more than conquerors
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Then it goes on to say, "but we are more than conquerors through christ who loves us."
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"but we are more than conquerors through christ who loves us." what does it mean
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Through christ who loves us." what does it mean to be more than a conqueror?
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I think it means that you
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I think it means that you already know you have
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I think it means that you already know you have the victory before you
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Already know you have the victory before you even get the problem.
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The victory before you even get the problem. so, therefore, you don't have
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Even get the problem. so, therefore, you don't have to be afraid of trouble.
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So, therefore, you don't have to be afraid of trouble. i can remember when
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To be afraid of trouble. i can remember when i used to get the first hints
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I can remember when i used to get the first hints of trouble, i'd be like,
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I used to get the first hints of trouble, i'd be like, "oh, no."
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Of trouble, i'd be like, "oh, no." >> [audience laughing]
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"oh, no." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i was afraid
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i was afraid of trouble.
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>> joyce: i was afraid of trouble. "oh, no, not again."
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Of trouble. "oh, no, not again." but see, now, i know--
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"oh, no, not again." but see, now, i know-- i don't like to go through them,
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But see, now, i know-- i don't like to go through them, but i know that i will have
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I don't like to go through them, but i know that i will have the victory and so therefore
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But i know that i will have the victory and so therefore i am more than a conqueror.
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The victory and so therefore i am more than a conqueror. i don't even have to wait
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I am more than a conqueror. i don't even have to wait to see what i'm gonna conquer.
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I don't even have to wait to see what i'm gonna conquer. and you don't have to either,
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To see what i'm gonna conquer. and you don't have to either, because you are more
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And you don't have to either, because you are more than a conqueror.
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>> announcer: when faced with
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>> announcer: when faced with life's inevitable ups and downs,
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Life's inevitable ups and downs, having the resiliency to stand
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Having the resiliency to stand up to new challenges and meet
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Up to new challenges and meet them head on is imperative.
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Them head on is imperative. we can't keep changes from
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We can't keep changes from coming, but we can manage our
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Coming, but we can manage our reaction to it, and even come
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Reaction to it, and even come to welcome it into our lives.
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>> joyce: you know,
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>> joyce: you know, life is full of changes,
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Life is full of changes, and sometimes it can
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And sometimes it can feel like everything
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Feel like everything around us is shaking.
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Around us is shaking. jobs are changing,
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Jobs are changing, relationships,
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Relationships, people's expectations.
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People's expectations. it's easy to get
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It's easy to get overwhelmed but i wanna
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Overwhelmed but i wanna remind you today, while
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Remind you today, while change is inevitable,
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Change is inevitable, you have the power
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You have the power to choose how
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To choose how to respond to it.
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To respond to it. in my book,
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In my book, “the courage to change,”
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“the courage to change,” i'll show you how to not
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I'll show you how to not only navigate life's
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Only navigate life's transitions, but to
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Transitions, but to actually embrace them
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Actually embrace them with god's word
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With god's word as your foundation.
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As your foundation. you can face each shift
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You can face each shift with confidence, knowing
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With confidence, knowing that the same god who never
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That the same god who never changed, is working all
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Changed, is working all things for your good,
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Things for your good, even in the midst
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Even in the midst of difficult moments.
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>> joyce: if you're
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>> joyce: if you're weary from all of life's
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Weary from all of life's changes, i want you
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Changes, i want you to know that you can
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To know that you can find peace in the storm.
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Find peace in the storm. in “the courage to change,”
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In “the courage to change,” i'll show you how god's
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I'll show you how god's word can help you
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Word can help you embrace every challenge
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Embrace every challenge with confidence.
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With confidence. you don't have to live
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You don't have to live in the fear of change.
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In the fear of change. with the strength and
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With the strength and the wisdom from god,
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The wisdom from god, you can stand firm
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You can stand firm through any storm and
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Through any storm and come out stronger
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Come out stronger on the other side.
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On the other side. let's face life's
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Let's face life's challenges together
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Challenges together with faith, hope, and
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With faith, hope, and a renewed perspective.
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Joyce meyer ministries will help us reach the
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Will help us reach the lost, feed the hungry,
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Lost, feed the hungry, and help women and
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And help women and girls find freedom
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Girls find freedom all around the world.
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All around the world. your gift today makes
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Your gift today makes it all possible.
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>> announcer: discover
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>> announcer: discover your courage today
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Your courage today with joyce's book,
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With joyce's book, “the courage to change.”
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“the courage to change.” it's available right now
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It's available right now for your gift of any amount.
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For your gift of any amount. and today, when you
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And today, when you donate...
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Donate... or more, you'll also
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Or more, you'll also receive this love big
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Receive this love big long-sleeve shirt
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Long-sleeve shirt in lavender blue.
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Call us today at...
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Call us today at... or visit us online
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Or visit us online at joycemeyer.org.
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>> announcer: it's your
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>> announcer: it's your opportunity to unplug
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Opportunity to unplug and discover what
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And discover what it means to be fully his.
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It means to be fully his. >> joyce: and we need to know
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>> joyce: and we need to know who our real enemy is,
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Who our real enemy is, and by the way,
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And by the way, if you're really full-on
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If you're really full-on walking with god,
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Walking with god, you don't have to be afraid
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You don't have to be afraid of the devil at all.
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Of the devil at all. >> [audience cheering]
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>> [audience cheering] >> announcer: come together
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>> announcer: come together with thousands who are
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With thousands who are ready to worship,
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Ready to worship, learn, laugh,
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Learn, laugh, and lean in.
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And lean in. >> cece: god calls
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>> cece: god calls us to holiness
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Us to holiness because he loves us.
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Because he loves us. y'all, it's beautiful.
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Y'all, it's beautiful. >> announcer: and go home,
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>> announcer: and go home, equipped for all
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Equipped for all of life's battles.
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Of life's battles. >> lysa: he's not trying
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>> lysa: he's not trying to hide from us.
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To hide from us. he's waiting to be seen by us.
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He's waiting to be seen by us. >> announcer: join us for
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>> announcer: join us for the 2025 love life
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The 2025 love life women's conference.
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Women's conference. with joyce meyer,
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With joyce meyer, cece winans,
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Cece winans, lysa terkeurst,
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Lysa terkeurst, and pat barrett.
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Register today
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Register today for the 2025 love life
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For the 2025 love life women's conference.
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Women's conference. go to joycemeyer.org/wc25.
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>> [♪♪]
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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 - Determination (Part 2)

May 13, 2025 | S25:E17

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