Joyce Meyer - Developing Discipline and Self-Control (Part 2)

April 10, 2025 | S25:E18

God will guide you into the very best life you can have if you’ll trust Him enough to keep His Word. Today, Joyce shares encouragement to help you!

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Joyce Meyer: Enjoying Everyday Life | Joyce Meyer - Developing Discipline and Self-Control (Part 2) | April 10, 2025

>> joyce: we all can
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>> joyce: we all can go to the school
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>> joyce: we all can go to the school of the holy ghost.
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Go to the school of the holy ghost. maybe you can't go to bible
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Of the holy ghost. maybe you can't go to bible college somewhere, but how many
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Maybe you can't go to bible college somewhere, but how many of you would love to enroll in
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College somewhere, but how many of you would love to enroll in the school of the holy spirit?
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer,
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal you everywhere you hurt.
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>> joyce: well,
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>> joyce: well, "battlefield of the mind"
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"battlefield of the mind" is my best-selling book with
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Is my best-selling book with more than 7 million copies
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More than 7 million copies sold and it's because the way
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Sold and it's because the way we think affects everything.
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We think affects everything. well, i'm dedicating an entire
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Well, i'm dedicating an entire conference to equip
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Conference to equip you to win your battles.
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You to win your battles. join me with john maxwell,
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Join me with john maxwell, pastor robert madu,
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Pastor robert madu, and brian and katie torwalt.
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And brian and katie torwalt. register today and learn
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Register today and learn how you can be victorious
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How you can be victorious through thinking
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Through thinking in line with god's word.
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In line with god's word. there's limited space,
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There's limited space, so don't delay.
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So don't delay. register now and change
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Register now and change the way you think.
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>> joyce: we can all understand
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>> joyce: we can all understand the difficulty of trying to keep
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>> joyce: we can all understand the difficulty of trying to keep a regular exercise routine
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The difficulty of trying to keep a regular exercise routine and we can all understand how
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A regular exercise routine and we can all understand how hard it is to say, "no" to food.
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And we can all understand how hard it is to say, "no" to food. i know you probably don't
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Hard it is to say, "no" to food. i know you probably don't want me to talk about food,
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I know you probably don't want me to talk about food, so i won't talk
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Want me to talk about food, so i won't talk about it very long.
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So i won't talk about it very long. >> [audience laughing]
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About it very long. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but, you know,
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For goodness' sakes,
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For goodness' sakes, don't be the kind of person
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For goodness' sakes, don't be the kind of person that says, "i cannot eat
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Don't be the kind of person that says, "i cannot eat one potato chip without
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That says, "i cannot eat one potato chip without eating the whole bag."
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One potato chip without eating the whole bag." >> [audience laughing]
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Eating the whole bag." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "i tell ya,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "i tell ya, i just have no control
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>> joyce: "i tell ya, i just have no control when it comes to potato chips.
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I just have no control when it comes to potato chips. if i eat one, i've gotta
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When it comes to potato chips. if i eat one, i've gotta eat the whole bag."
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If i eat one, i've gotta eat the whole bag." well, number one, if you don't
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Eat the whole bag." well, number one, if you don't wanna eat 'em, don't bring 'em
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Well, number one, if you don't wanna eat 'em, don't bring 'em home from the store.
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Roman says, "make no provision
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Roman says, "make no provision for the flesh."
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Roman says, "make no provision for the flesh." if you don't wanna bake
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For the flesh." if you don't wanna bake cake and eat it,
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If you don't wanna bake cake and eat it, then leave it at the store.
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Cake and eat it, then leave it at the store. don't bring it home
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And put it in your shelf.
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And put it in your shelf. amen?
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And put it in your shelf. amen? >> audience: amen.
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Amen? >> audience: amen. >> joyce: and it's easy
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>> audience: amen. >> joyce: and it's easy to go on a diet on sunday
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>> joyce: and it's easy to go on a diet on sunday night after dinner.
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To go on a diet on sunday night after dinner. >> [audience laughing]
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Night after dinner. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but, when about
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but, when about tuesday evening comes
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>> joyce: but, when about tuesday evening comes and you wanna eat the table
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Tuesday evening comes and you wanna eat the table and everything on it,
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And you wanna eat the table and everything on it, that's when you've gotta
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And everything on it, that's when you've gotta be willing to say "no."
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That's when you've gotta be willing to say "no." all right, enough about that.
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Be willing to say "no." all right, enough about that. we'll go on to something else.
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All right, enough about that. we'll go on to something else. are you happy?
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We'll go on to something else. are you happy? i'll go on to somethin' else.
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Are you happy? i'll go on to somethin' else. all right.
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I'll go on to somethin' else. all right. so, god promises all kinds
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All right. so, god promises all kinds of wonderful things.
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So, god promises all kinds of wonderful things. part of it is good health.
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Of wonderful things. part of it is good health. i mean, if you feel bad--
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Part of it is good health. i mean, if you feel bad-- how many of you know,
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I mean, if you feel bad-- how many of you know, if feel bad all the time,
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How many of you know, if feel bad all the time, it just messes with so many
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If feel bad all the time, it just messes with so many areas of your life?
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It just messes with so many areas of your life? it makes you cranky,
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Areas of your life? it makes you cranky, hard to get along with.
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You don't wanna pray.
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You don't wanna pray. you don't care about
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You don't wanna pray. you don't care about blessing anybody.
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You don't care about blessing anybody. so, that's why i talk about
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Blessing anybody. so, that's why i talk about taking care of ourselves,
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So, that's why i talk about taking care of ourselves, because i didn't do
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Taking care of ourselves, because i didn't do it for a lot of years.
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Because i didn't do it for a lot of years. and i've had some difficulties
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It for a lot of years. and i've had some difficulties and have had to deal with
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And i've had some difficulties and have had to deal with some health issues even
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And have had to deal with some health issues even in the last few years,
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Some health issues even in the last few years, and some of it could have
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In the last few years, and some of it could have been prevented if somebody
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And some of it could have been prevented if somebody would have told me some
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Been prevented if somebody would have told me some of the things that i'm telling
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Would have told me some of the things that i'm telling you right now.
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Of the things that i'm telling you right now. so, i'm just telling you
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You right now. so, i'm just telling you this because i love you
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So, i'm just telling you this because i love you and i care about you.
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This because i love you and i care about you. you are valuable.
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And i care about you. you are valuable. please take care of yourself.
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You are valuable. please take care of yourself. we need you around
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Please take care of yourself. we need you around for a long, long time.
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We need you around for a long, long time. amen?
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For a long, long time. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: now--
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: now-- so, here's just some
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>> joyce: now-- so, here's just some of the things,
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So, here's just some of the things, just a few of the things
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Of the things, just a few of the things that god promises us.
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Just a few of the things that god promises us. joy, peace, righteousness,
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That god promises us. joy, peace, righteousness, strength, ability, might, power,
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Joy, peace, righteousness, strength, ability, might, power, authority, health, prosperity,
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Strength, ability, might, power, authority, health, prosperity, good relationships, including
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Authority, health, prosperity, good relationships, including a good relationship with him.
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Good relationships, including a good relationship with him. protection, security, safety,
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A good relationship with him. protection, security, safety, wisdom, decision-making ability,
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Protection, security, safety, wisdom, decision-making ability, the enjoyment of god's presence,
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Wisdom, decision-making ability, the enjoyment of god's presence, to know him and the power
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The enjoyment of god's presence, to know him and the power of his resurrection.
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To know him and the power of his resurrection. the promises are never ending.
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Of his resurrection. the promises are never ending. but a lot of people think that
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The promises are never ending. but a lot of people think that just because they go to church
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But a lot of people think that just because they go to church every sunday and call themselves
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Just because they go to church every sunday and call themselves a christian, they don't
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Every sunday and call themselves a christian, they don't understand why all these
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A christian, they don't understand why all these things don't just magically
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Understand why all these things don't just magically appear in their life.
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Things don't just magically appear in their life. that's why i'm telling you
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Appear in their life. that's why i'm telling you that if you want these things,
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That's why i'm telling you that if you want these things, there are some things that
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That if you want these things, there are some things that you're going to have to do.
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There are some things that you're going to have to do. one of them is study the word
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You're going to have to do. one of them is study the word of god on a regular basis.
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One of them is study the word of god on a regular basis. study, study, study.
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Of god on a regular basis. study, study, study. i'm so proud of you for taking
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Study, study, study. i'm so proud of you for taking the time to come out
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I'm so proud of you for taking the time to come out to this conference.
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The time to come out to this conference. you guys know how i teach,
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To this conference. you guys know how i teach, so you pretty much knew
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You guys know how i teach, so you pretty much knew what you were gonna
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So you pretty much knew what you were gonna get when you came here.
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What you were gonna get when you came here. i mean, people laugh.
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Get when you came here. i mean, people laugh. i tell you, "god loves you."
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I mean, people laugh. i tell you, "god loves you." i tell you,
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I tell you, "god loves you." i tell you, "you've got to call."
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I tell you, "you've got to call." i tell you all kinds
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"you've got to call." i tell you all kinds of wonderful,
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I tell you all kinds of wonderful, good things about you
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Of wonderful, good things about you because i believe all of them.
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Good things about you because i believe all of them. but i also will teach a word
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Because i believe all of them. but i also will teach a word like this because i know what
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But i also will teach a word like this because i know what this can do for you a few
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Like this because i know what this can do for you a few years from now if you'll
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This can do for you a few years from now if you'll hear what i'm saying tonight
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Years from now if you'll hear what i'm saying tonight and there's not one person
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Hear what i'm saying tonight and there's not one person here, including me, that
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And there's not one person here, including me, that won't benefit from this.
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Here, including me, that won't benefit from this. i promise you just from me
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Won't benefit from this. i promise you just from me studying this and preaching it,
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I promise you just from me studying this and preaching it, i'll be more disciplined
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Studying this and preaching it, i'll be more disciplined in the next few weeks
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I'll be more disciplined in the next few weeks than i would have been
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In the next few weeks than i would have been if i wouldn't have done it,
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Than i would have been if i wouldn't have done it, and you will be too.
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If i wouldn't have done it, and you will be too. amen?
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And you will be too. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i'll give you
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i'll give you an example of finances.
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>> joyce: i'll give you an example of finances. if you would start when you're
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An example of finances. if you would start when you're 18 and save 10% of everything
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If you would start when you're 18 and save 10% of everything that you ever make,
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18 and save 10% of everything that you ever make, you would never have
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That you ever make, you would never have to have a concern about
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You would never have to have a concern about money when you get older.
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To have a concern about money when you get older. you wouldn't be one
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Money when you get older. you wouldn't be one of the elderly people
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You wouldn't be one of the elderly people who have nobody, no money,
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Of the elderly people who have nobody, no money, nobody to take care of them,
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Who have nobody, no money, nobody to take care of them, live and fear all the time.
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Nobody to take care of them, live and fear all the time. you invest up front, even 5%,
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Live and fear all the time. you invest up front, even 5%, and you wouldn't miss it.
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You invest up front, even 5%, and you wouldn't miss it. if you started--
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And you wouldn't miss it. if you started-- i didn't do that.
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If you started-- i didn't do that. i wish i would've
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I didn't do that. i wish i would've known to do that.
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I wish i would've known to do that. but if you just--anything,
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Known to do that. but if you just--anything, anything you do is better
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But if you just--anything, anything you do is better than nothing.
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Anything you do is better than nothing. let's just say this--
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Than nothing. let's just say this-- let's just all agree
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Let's just say this-- let's just all agree that we're just--
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Let's just all agree that we're just-- the one thing we're not
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That we're just-- the one thing we're not gonna do is nothing.
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The one thing we're not gonna do is nothing. that we're gonna do something
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Gonna do is nothing. that we're gonna do something toward getting ourselves
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That we're gonna do something toward getting ourselves in better condition.
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Toward getting ourselves in better condition. >> [audience applauding]
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In better condition. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: we're gonna
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: we're gonna do something.
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>> joyce: we're gonna do something. amen.
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Do something. amen. now, psalm 106:12-16.
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Amen. now, psalm 106:12-16. now, god had just parted
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Now, psalm 106:12-16. now, god had just parted the red sea and the people
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Now, god had just parted the red sea and the people we're pretty happy.
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The red sea and the people we're pretty happy. you know, we love miracles.
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We're pretty happy. you know, we love miracles. mmm...
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You know, we love miracles. mmm... they didn't have to do anything.
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They just stood there and god
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They just stood there and god parted the red sea.
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They just stood there and god parted the red sea. "then they believed his words;
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Parted the red sea. "then they believed his words; and they sang his praise."
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"then they believed his words; and they sang his praise." well, sure.
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And they sang his praise." well, sure. "but they soon forgot his works;
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Well, sure. "but they soon forgot his works; and they did not wait
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"but they soon forgot his works; and they did not wait for his council.
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And they did not wait for his council. but they had a wanton craving in
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For his council. but they had a wanton craving in the wilderness, and put god to
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But they had a wanton craving in the wilderness, and put god to the test in the desert."
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The wilderness, and put god to the test in the desert." they tested god by murmuring and
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The test in the desert." they tested god by murmuring and complaining by the way.
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They tested god by murmuring and complaining by the way. they started out good, but they
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Complaining by the way. they started out good, but they didn't have any staying power.
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They started out good, but they didn't have any staying power. the israelites were okay, as
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Didn't have any staying power. the israelites were okay, as long as they were getting
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The israelites were okay, as long as they were getting everything they wanted out in
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Long as they were getting everything they wanted out in the wilderness, but they
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Everything they wanted out in the wilderness, but they got tired of manna.
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The wilderness, but they got tired of manna. got tired of that miracle after
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Got tired of manna. got tired of that miracle after a while and they wanted meat.
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Got tired of that miracle after a while and they wanted meat. and so, they grumbled and
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A while and they wanted meat. and so, they grumbled and complained until it says that,
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And so, they grumbled and complained until it says that, "god gave them what they asked
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Complained until it says that, "god gave them what they asked for, but sent a wasting
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"god gave them what they asked for, but sent a wasting disease among them."
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For, but sent a wasting disease among them." i don't know what that is,
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Disease among them." i don't know what that is, but i don't want one of 'em.
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I don't know what that is, but i don't want one of 'em. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: and this happened,
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>> joyce: and this happened, "when men in the camp were
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>> joyce: and this happened, "when men in the camp were jealous of moses and aaron, the
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"when men in the camp were jealous of moses and aaron, the holy one of the lord, and the
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Jealous of moses and aaron, the holy one of the lord, and the earth opened up and swallowed
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Holy one of the lord, and the earth opened up and swallowed them, and fire broke out in the
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Earth opened up and swallowed them, and fire broke out in the camp," and then they just got
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Them, and fire broke out in the camp," and then they just got dumber and they made a golden
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Camp," and then they just got dumber and they made a golden calf and started to worship it.
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Dumber and they made a golden calf and started to worship it. now, i want to say something and
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Calf and started to worship it. now, i want to say something and i hope you don't forget this.
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Now, i want to say something and i hope you don't forget this. don't ever be jealous of what
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I hope you don't forget this. don't ever be jealous of what somebody else has if you
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Don't ever be jealous of what somebody else has if you don't want to do what
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Somebody else has if you don't want to do what they did to get it.
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Don't want to do what they did to get it. >> [audience applauding]
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They did to get it. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: amen?
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: amen? "well, it must be nice to have
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>> joyce: amen? "well, it must be nice to have that kind of money.
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"well, it must be nice to have that kind of money. must be nice."
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That kind of money. must be nice." we resent people sometimes whose
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Must be nice." we resent people sometimes whose lives are blessed.
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We resent people sometimes whose lives are blessed. i mean, there maybe a few
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Lives are blessed. i mean, there maybe a few people that have a lot of
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I mean, there maybe a few people that have a lot of stuff handed to 'em.
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People that have a lot of stuff handed to 'em. but, the biggest majority of
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Stuff handed to 'em. but, the biggest majority of people that have a really good
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But, the biggest majority of people that have a really good life, they've done what
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People that have a really good life, they've done what 1 peter 1:3-8 says.
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Life, they've done what 1 peter 1:3-8 says. especially, if we're looking at
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1 peter 1:3-8 says. especially, if we're looking at it from a christian viewpoint.
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Especially, if we're looking at it from a christian viewpoint. they've taken a hold of the word
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It from a christian viewpoint. they've taken a hold of the word of god and they've said, "i am
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They've taken a hold of the word of god and they've said, "i am not going to miss the best life
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Of god and they've said, "i am not going to miss the best life that god has for me."
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If jesus could do what he did
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If jesus could do what he did for me, then surely, i can
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If jesus could do what he did for me, then surely, i can cooperate with the holy spirit
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For me, then surely, i can cooperate with the holy spirit and let him guide me into a life
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Cooperate with the holy spirit and let him guide me into a life that would be so amazing,
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And let him guide me into a life that would be so amazing, that people that are not saved
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That would be so amazing, that people that are not saved are going to want to know
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That people that are not saved are going to want to know the god that i serve.
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Are going to want to know the god that i serve. amen?
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The god that i serve. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: how many of you
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>> joyce: how many of you realize that you're not just
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>> joyce: how many of you realize that you're not just here on the earth just for
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Realize that you're not just here on the earth just for yourself and just to make
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Here on the earth just for yourself and just to make yourself happy?
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Yourself and just to make yourself happy? >> [audience applauding]
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Yourself happy? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i don't think we
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i don't think we realize that like we should.
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>> joyce: i don't think we realize that like we should. i think some people just get
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Realize that like we should. i think some people just get into a relationship with god
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I think some people just get into a relationship with god because they've got all kinds of
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Into a relationship with god because they've got all kinds of problems and they just want god
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Because they've got all kinds of problems and they just want god to fix all their problems and
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Problems and they just want god to fix all their problems and everything becomes about them.
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To fix all their problems and everything becomes about them. and god wants to do all that for
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Everything becomes about them. and god wants to do all that for you, but he also needs you.
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And god wants to do all that for you, but he also needs you. we are the hands and feet of
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You, but he also needs you. we are the hands and feet of jesus in the earth today.
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We are the hands and feet of jesus in the earth today. and he needs every single one of
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Us, ready every day, to do
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Us, ready every day, to do whatever he asks us to do,
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Us, ready every day, to do whatever he asks us to do, whatever that might be.
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Whatever he asks us to do, whatever that might be. come on.
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Whatever that might be. come on. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: i wonder who'd be
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>> joyce: i wonder who'd be willing to say to god tonight,
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>> joyce: i wonder who'd be willing to say to god tonight, "god, i'm going to say an
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Willing to say to god tonight, "god, i'm going to say an eternal 'yes' to you
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"god, i'm going to say an eternal 'yes' to you before i even know
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Eternal 'yes' to you before i even know what the question is.
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Before i even know what the question is. i'll just say 'yes,'
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What the question is. i'll just say 'yes,' and you tell me what it is.
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I'll just say 'yes,' and you tell me what it is. i'll just say 'yes,' and you
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And you tell me what it is. i'll just say 'yes,' and you tell me what it is later that
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I'll just say 'yes,' and you tell me what it is later that you want, but my answer
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Tell me what it is later that you want, but my answer to you is 'yes.'"
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You want, but my answer to you is 'yes.'" god is so good and he's done
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To you is 'yes.'" god is so good and he's done so much for us.
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God is so good and he's done so much for us. what jesus went through on that
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So much for us. what jesus went through on that cross--i mean, i'm studying for
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What jesus went through on that cross--i mean, i'm studying for another series of messages that
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Cross--i mean, i'm studying for another series of messages that i'm not preaching here this
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Another series of messages that i'm not preaching here this weekend, but i was having to go
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I'm not preaching here this weekend, but i was having to go through some of the material
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Weekend, but i was having to go through some of the material about jesus willingly laying
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Through some of the material about jesus willingly laying down his rights and privileges
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About jesus willingly laying down his rights and privileges as the son of god and coming
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Down his rights and privileges as the son of god and coming down here and taking on an
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As the son of god and coming down here and taking on an earthly human form to do what
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Down here and taking on an earthly human form to do what he did for us.
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Earthly human form to do what he did for us. and it's not anything
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He did for us. and it's not anything he had to do.
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And it's not anything he had to do. he did it because he wanted to.
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He had to do. he did it because he wanted to. and we think we can't resist
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He did it because he wanted to. and we think we can't resist temptation, but when he was in
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And we think we can't resist temptation, but when he was in the garden of gethsemane, he was
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Temptation, but when he was in the garden of gethsemane, he was being tempted by the devil not
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The garden of gethsemane, he was being tempted by the devil not to go through with what god had
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Being tempted by the devil not to go through with what god had called him to do.
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It says that he prayed and
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It says that he prayed and resisted temptation to the
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It says that he prayed and resisted temptation to the point of "sweating great
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Resisted temptation to the point of "sweating great drops of blood."
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Point of "sweating great drops of blood." and so, think about that when
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Drops of blood." and so, think about that when you're having a hard time
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And so, think about that when you're having a hard time resisting some little something
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You're having a hard time resisting some little something that you know is not the right
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Resisting some little something that you know is not the right choice for you to make.
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That you know is not the right choice for you to make. amen?
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Choice for you to make. amen? think about what jesus
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Amen? think about what jesus resisted for us, and what
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Think about what jesus resisted for us, and what that's done for us.
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Resisted for us, and what that's done for us. i got so excited studying,
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That's done for us. i got so excited studying, i can't wait to preach
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I got so excited studying, i can't wait to preach that series.
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I can't wait to preach that series. bible says, "faith without
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That series. bible says, "faith without works is dead."
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Bible says, "faith without works is dead." and it's not works of the flesh.
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Works is dead." and it's not works of the flesh. which is just our energy trying
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To do god's job.
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To do god's job. us making up stuff trying to
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To do god's job. us making up stuff trying to do it apart from god.
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Us making up stuff trying to do it apart from god. but it's doing--there's a
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Do it apart from god. but it's doing--there's a difference in works of the
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But it's doing--there's a difference in works of the flesh and doing the work that
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Difference in works of the flesh and doing the work that god calls us to do.
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Flesh and doing the work that god calls us to do. making that effort and getting
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God calls us to do. making that effort and getting up and spending time with god in
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Making that effort and getting up and spending time with god in the morning before you go out
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Up and spending time with god in the morning before you go out and do anything else, because
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The morning before you go out and do anything else, because you're smart enough now,
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And do anything else, because you're smart enough now, to know that your day is
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You're smart enough now, to know that your day is going to be lousy if you
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To know that your day is going to be lousy if you don't start it with god.
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Going to be lousy if you don't start it with god. amen?
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Don't start it with god. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and i know all
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and i know all of you can't manage your
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>> joyce: and i know all of you can't manage your life the way that i do.
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Of you can't manage your life the way that i do. i can get up and have two hours
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Life the way that i do. i can get up and have two hours with god, but even if it's five
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I can get up and have two hours with god, but even if it's five minutes, be smart enough not to
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With god, but even if it's five minutes, be smart enough not to go out of your house without
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Minutes, be smart enough not to go out of your house without first saying, "god, i need you.
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Go out of your house without first saying, "god, i need you. god, i love you.
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First saying, "god, i need you. god, i love you. thank you for all that you've
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God, i love you. thank you for all that you've done for me."
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"seek ye first the kingdom
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"seek ye first the kingdom of god and his righteousness
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"seek ye first the kingdom of god and his righteousness and all these other things
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Of god and his righteousness and all these other things will be added unto you."
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And all these other things will be added unto you." amen?
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Will be added unto you." amen? but, let's just think about
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Amen? but, let's just think about believing for a minute.
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But, let's just think about believing for a minute. you know, believing takes some
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Believing for a minute. you know, believing takes some self-control, because we're
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You know, believing takes some self-control, because we're tempted to doubt.
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Self-control, because we're tempted to doubt. i love this scripture in mark
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Tempted to doubt. i love this scripture in mark 11:24-25, says, "therefore
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I love this scripture in mark 11:24-25, says, "therefore i tell you, whatever you
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11:24-25, says, "therefore i tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that
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I tell you, whatever you ask in prayer, believe that you have received it,
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Ask in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours."
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You have received it, and it will be yours." another translation says,
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And it will be yours." another translation says, "believe that you have received
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Another translation says, "believe that you have received it and you will get it."
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"believe that you have received it and you will get it." but, it doesn't say when
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It and you will get it." but, it doesn't say when you will get it.
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So, you--how many of you have
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So, you--how many of you have prayed for somethin' and it's
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So, you--how many of you have prayed for somethin' and it's been 10 years, you're
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Prayed for somethin' and it's been 10 years, you're still waitin'?
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Been 10 years, you're still waitin'? >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: well, how many
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>> joyce: well, how many thousands of times have you been
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>> joyce: well, how many thousands of times have you been tempted to give up on that
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Thousands of times have you been tempted to give up on that particular thing?
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Tempted to give up on that particular thing? okay.
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Particular thing? okay. well, this is where the
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Okay. well, this is where the discipline and self-control
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Well, this is where the discipline and self-control comes in, because you say,
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Discipline and self-control comes in, because you say, "no i'm not giving up on god.
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Comes in, because you say, "no i'm not giving up on god. just shut up devil, i'm not
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"no i'm not giving up on god. just shut up devil, i'm not giving up on god.
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Just shut up devil, i'm not giving up on god. i don't care how long it takes.
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Giving up on god. i don't care how long it takes. i believe the word of god is
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I don't care how long it takes. i believe the word of god is true and i will not give up."
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I believe the word of god is true and i will not give up." >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: i mean, what do you
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>> joyce: i mean, what do you have if you don't have hope,
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>> joyce: i mean, what do you have if you don't have hope, and faith, and some positive
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Have if you don't have hope, and faith, and some positive expectation that something
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And faith, and some positive expectation that something good is going to happen?
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Expectation that something good is going to happen? "well, nothing good ever
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Good is going to happen? "well, nothing good ever happens to me."
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"well, nothing good ever happens to me." well, stop saying that.
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Happens to me." well, stop saying that. don't worry, one of these
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Well, stop saying that. don't worry, one of these messages is going to be
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Don't worry, one of these messages is going to be about the mouth.
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Messages is going to be about the mouth. >> [audience laughing]
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About the mouth. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i won't tell you which
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i won't tell you which one because i don't want you
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>> joyce: i won't tell you which one because i don't want you to decide, "i don't think
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One because i don't want you to decide, "i don't think i need that."
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To decide, "i don't think i need that." >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: i hope you still love
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>> joyce: i hope you still love me when i'm done here.
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>> joyce: i hope you still love me when i'm done here. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: 1 john 3:21-22,
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>> joyce: 1 john 3:21-22, "beloved, if our hearts do not
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>> joyce: 1 john 3:21-22, "beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence
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"beloved, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before god; and whatever we
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Condemn us, we have confidence before god; and whatever we ask we receive from him, because
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Before god; and whatever we ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments
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Ask we receive from him, because we keep his commandments and do what pleases him."
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We keep his commandments and do what pleases him." well, it doesn't just say
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Ask for anything you
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Ask for anything you want and you'll get it.
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Ask for anything you want and you'll get it. it says, if we keep his
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Want and you'll get it. it says, if we keep his commandments and we do what
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It says, if we keep his commandments and we do what he asks us to do.
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Commandments and we do what he asks us to do. now, i'm not saying that god
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He asks us to do. now, i'm not saying that god never does anything for us when
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Now, i'm not saying that god never does anything for us when we're disobedient, because he's
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Never does anything for us when we're disobedient, because he's merciful and he does.
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We're disobedient, because he's merciful and he does. he helps us if we cry
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Merciful and he does. he helps us if we cry out for help.
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He helps us if we cry out for help. but, i am going to say and i
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Out for help. but, i am going to say and i believe that i can prove this
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But, i am going to say and i believe that i can prove this from a hundred different
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Believe that i can prove this from a hundred different scriptures, that you can't live
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From a hundred different scriptures, that you can't live in known, habitual disobedience
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Scriptures, that you can't live in known, habitual disobedience and expect god to manifest all
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In known, habitual disobedience and expect god to manifest all the good things in your life
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And expect god to manifest all the good things in your life that you want.
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The good things in your life that you want. this is a partnership.
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That you want. this is a partnership. god says this is what i want
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This is a partnership. god says this is what i want to do for you and these are
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God says this is what i want to do for you and these are some things that i'd like
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To do for you and these are some things that i'd like you to do for me.
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Some things that i'd like you to do for me. come on, there's scripture
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You to do for me. come on, there's scripture all over the place.
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He says, "i'm coming soon and
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He says, "i'm coming soon and i'm bringing my rewards with me
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He says, "i'm coming soon and i'm bringing my rewards with me to give to each person according
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I'm bringing my rewards with me to give to each person according to what they've done."
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To give to each person according to what they've done." >> [audience applauding]
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To what they've done." >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i mean, can't we read?
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i mean, can't we read? "if you sow to the flesh you'll
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>> joyce: i mean, can't we read? "if you sow to the flesh you'll reap from the flesh, ruin,
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"if you sow to the flesh you'll reap from the flesh, ruin, decay, and destruction.
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Reap from the flesh, ruin, decay, and destruction. but if you sow to the spirit
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Decay, and destruction. but if you sow to the spirit you'll reap from the spirit,
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But if you sow to the spirit you'll reap from the spirit, life and life eternal.
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You'll reap from the spirit, life and life eternal. do not be deceived.
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Life and life eternal. do not be deceived. god is not mocked.
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Do not be deceived. god is not mocked. for whatsoever a man soweth
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God is not mocked. for whatsoever a man soweth that and that only is what
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For whatsoever a man soweth that and that only is what he shall reap."
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That and that only is what he shall reap." >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: i can throw clothes
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>> joyce: i can throw clothes off the hanger in the store
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>> joyce: i can throw clothes off the hanger in the store and when the holy spirit prompts
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Off the hanger in the store and when the holy spirit prompts me to pick 'em up, just ignore
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And when the holy spirit prompts me to pick 'em up, just ignore him and keep going.
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Me to pick 'em up, just ignore him and keep going. i'll go to heaven.
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Him and keep going. i'll go to heaven. that's got nothing to do with
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I'll go to heaven. that's got nothing to do with not going to heaven.
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That's got nothing to do with not going to heaven. but there'll be something else
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Not going to heaven. but there'll be something else in my life that i'll miss.
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But there'll be something else in my life that i'll miss. are you listening to me?
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In my life that i'll miss. are you listening to me? >> [audience applauding]
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Are you listening to me? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and i think, to me,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and i think, to me, one of the most exciting things
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>> joyce: and i think, to me, one of the most exciting things about my relationship with god
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One of the most exciting things about my relationship with god is still and always has been,
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About my relationship with god is still and always has been, but still after 40 years, it's
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Is still and always has been, but still after 40 years, it's all the little stuff between me
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But still after 40 years, it's all the little stuff between me and him that wouldn't even make
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All the little stuff between me and him that wouldn't even make any sense to somebody else.
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And him that wouldn't even make any sense to somebody else. that's why some of you, when i
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Any sense to somebody else. that's why some of you, when i talk about picking up clothes
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That i knocked off of a hanger
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That i knocked off of a hanger you think, "oh, come on.
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That i knocked off of a hanger you think, "oh, come on. i got a problem."
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You think, "oh, come on. i got a problem." >> [audience laughing]
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I got a problem." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: well, maybe you should
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: well, maybe you should have been back there picking
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>> joyce: well, maybe you should have been back there picking up clothes that you
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Have been back there picking up clothes that you dropped on the floor.
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Up clothes that you dropped on the floor. >> [audience laughing]
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Dropped on the floor. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: come on, you've heard
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: come on, you've heard me preach this.
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>> joyce: come on, you've heard me preach this. you go to the grocery store
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Me preach this. you go to the grocery store and you're starving.
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You go to the grocery store and you're starving. you put everything you can find
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And you're starving. you put everything you can find in your basket, and by the time
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You put everything you can find in your basket, and by the time you get to the aisle that's got
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In your basket, and by the time you get to the aisle that's got all the stuff in it that you
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You get to the aisle that's got all the stuff in it that you really need like the milk and
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All the stuff in it that you really need like the milk and the eggs and that kind of stuff,
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Really need like the milk and the eggs and that kind of stuff, you fin--you realize i can
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The eggs and that kind of stuff, you fin--you realize i can pay for all this.
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You fin--you realize i can pay for all this. so now, you gotta start taking
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Pay for all this. so now, you gotta start taking stuff out and putting it back.
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So now, you gotta start taking stuff out and putting it back. and so, you put the lettuce in
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Stuff out and putting it back. and so, you put the lettuce in with the cleanser
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And so, you put the lettuce in with the cleanser and you know.
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With the cleanser and you know. >> [audience laughing]
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And you know. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: come on, i know.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: come on, i know. been there, done that.
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>> joyce: come on, i know. been there, done that. i used to do that all the time,
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Been there, done that. i used to do that all the time, but for somehow--after i was
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I used to do that all the time, but for somehow--after i was filled with the holy spirit and
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But for somehow--after i was filled with the holy spirit and got into this serious
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Filled with the holy spirit and got into this serious relationship with god.
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Got into this serious relationship with god. i mean, he started saying, "put
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Relationship with god. i mean, he started saying, "put it back where you got it."
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I mean, he started saying, "put it back where you got it." >> [audience laughing]
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It back where you got it." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i never heard
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i never heard that before.
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>> joyce: i never heard that before. i'll tell you what, messing with
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That before. i'll tell you what, messing with god is a dangerous business.
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I'll tell you what, messing with god is a dangerous business. he is going to turn your
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God is a dangerous business. he is going to turn your life upside down.
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He is going to turn your life upside down. >> [audience cheering]
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Life upside down. >> [audience cheering] >> joyce: amen?
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>> [audience cheering] >> joyce: amen? he'll turn it upside down, and
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>> joyce: amen? he'll turn it upside down, and then turn it right side up.
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He'll turn it upside down, and then turn it right side up. and then, whoo!
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Then turn it right side up. and then, whoo! are you going to love the life
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And then, whoo! are you going to love the life that you've got?
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Are you going to love the life that you've got? there is nothing better
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That you've got? there is nothing better than knowing that you
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There is nothing better than knowing that you did the right thing.
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>> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: just think about that.
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: just think about that. think about the times when it's
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>> joyce: just think about that. think about the times when it's been so hard for you to do the
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Think about the times when it's been so hard for you to do the right thing, but you did it.
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Been so hard for you to do the right thing, but you did it. and how good it felt just
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To know that you did
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To know that you did the right thing.
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To know that you did the right thing. it's lunch time and you're
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The right thing. it's lunch time and you're sitting at the lunch table with
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It's lunch time and you're sitting at the lunch table with a whole bunch of people.
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Sitting at the lunch table with a whole bunch of people. they don't like their job, and
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A whole bunch of people. they don't like their job, and they don't like the boss.
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They don't like their job, and they don't like the boss. they're gossiping
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They don't like the boss. they're gossiping about so-an-so.
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They're gossiping about so-an-so. "did you hear what
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About so-an-so. "did you hear what so-and-so did?"
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"did you hear what so-and-so did?" you know, the holy spirit
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So-and-so did?" you know, the holy spirit prompts you, "you don't need
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You know, the holy spirit prompts you, "you don't need to listen to this.
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Prompts you, "you don't need to listen to this. just, go take a walk and
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To listen to this. just, go take a walk and pray or something."
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But then you think, or the devil
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But then you think, or the devil puts a thought, "well,
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But then you think, or the devil puts a thought, "well, you don't want the people
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Puts a thought, "well, you don't want the people to think that you think
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You don't want the people to think that you think you're too good for 'em."
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To think that you think you're too good for 'em." he don't care what those people
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You're too good for 'em." he don't care what those people think, he wants you to sit
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He don't care what those people think, he wants you to sit there and listen to that poison,
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Think, he wants you to sit there and listen to that poison, and then get you involved in it.
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There and listen to that poison, and then get you involved in it. and you're just gonna feel
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And then get you involved in it. and you're just gonna feel bad the rest of the day.
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And you're just gonna feel bad the rest of the day. but if you just obey, you'll
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Bad the rest of the day. but if you just obey, you'll feel so good that you did
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But if you just obey, you'll feel so good that you did the right thing.
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It just feels so good to just
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It just feels so good to just do the right thing.
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It just feels so good to just do the right thing. "be not weary in well-doing.
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Be not weary in doing what's
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Be not weary in doing what's right for in due season you
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Be not weary in doing what's right for in due season you shall reap; if you faint not."
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Right for in due season you shall reap; if you faint not." sometimes you have to do the
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Shall reap; if you faint not." sometimes you have to do the right thing for a long time
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Sometimes you have to do the right thing for a long time before you start gettin'
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Right thing for a long time before you start gettin' the right result.
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Before you start gettin' the right result. and that's where it takes
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The right result. and that's where it takes the self-control.
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And that's where it takes the self-control. >> [audience applauding]
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The self-control. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: discipline, james
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: discipline, james 4:17, "so whoever knows the
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>> joyce: discipline, james 4:17, "so whoever knows the right thing to do and fails
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4:17, "so whoever knows the right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin."
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Right thing to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin." there's sins of commission
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And sins of omission.
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And sins of omission. there's things we do wrong,
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And sins of omission. there's things we do wrong, but there's things that we know
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There's things we do wrong, but there's things that we know to do right, like cleaning
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But there's things that we know to do right, like cleaning up your own messes.
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To do right, like cleaning up your own messes. i'll give you another one.
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Up your own messes. i'll give you another one. how many of you, when you use
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I'll give you another one. how many of you, when you use the last of the toilet paper--
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How many of you, when you use the last of the toilet paper-- >> [audience laughing]
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The last of the toilet paper-- >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: come on now,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: come on now, don't make me come
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>> joyce: come on now, don't make me come out there.
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Don't make me come out there. >> [audience laughing]
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Out there. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you know what i really
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you know what i really can't stand?
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>> joyce: you know what i really can't stand? when i'm in a public bathroom,
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Can't stand? when i'm in a public bathroom, and i used the last
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When i'm in a public bathroom, and i used the last of the first roll, and god
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And i used the last of the first roll, and god makes me try to get to
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Of the first roll, and god makes me try to get to that second one up there.
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Makes me try to get to that second one up there. >> [audience laughing]
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That second one up there. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and, i never know
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and, i never know how to work it.
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>> joyce: and, i never know how to work it. and i'm in there
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How to work it. and i'm in there wanting to just--
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And i'm in there wanting to just-- well, we won't say what
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Wanting to just-- well, we won't say what i want to do.
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Well, we won't say what i want to do. >> [audience laughing]
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I want to do. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but i tell you what,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but i tell you what, i have made my mind up that
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>> joyce: but i tell you what, i have made my mind up that i am going to obey god in
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I have made my mind up that i am going to obey god in all the little things that
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I am going to obey god in all the little things that he tells me to do.
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All the little things that he tells me to do. and, i'll bet you that every
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He tells me to do. and, i'll bet you that every time we do that, the devil is
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And, i'll bet you that every time we do that, the devil is just having a flat out fit
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Time we do that, the devil is just having a flat out fit somewhere 'cause he hates it
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Just having a flat out fit somewhere 'cause he hates it when we obey god.
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Somewhere 'cause he hates it when we obey god. >> [audience applauding]
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When we obey god. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: come on.
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: come on. now, how many of you have heard
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>> joyce: come on. now, how many of you have heard me talking about putting your
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Now, how many of you have heard me talking about putting your grocery cart back?
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Me talking about putting your grocery cart back? >> [audience applauding]
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Grocery cart back? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i'm gonna show you
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i'm gonna show you a little somethin'.
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>> joyce: i'm gonna show you a little somethin'. somebody sent this to us and
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A little somethin'. somebody sent this to us and my son said, "mom, i think
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Somebody sent this to us and my son said, "mom, i think this may be your greatest
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My son said, "mom, i think this may be your greatest testimony when you're gone."
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This may be your greatest testimony when you're gone." so, john if you--are you ready
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Testimony when you're gone." so, john if you--are you ready with that little thing that
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So, john if you--are you ready with that little thing that i asked you for?
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Now, just watch.
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>> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: oh, i'll tell
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>> joyce: oh, i'll tell you what.
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>> joyce: oh, i'll tell you what. you start with the little
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You what. you start with the little stuff and it's practice for
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You start with the little stuff and it's practice for the big stuff.
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Stuff and it's practice for the big stuff. and it won't be very long and
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The big stuff. and it won't be very long and there'll be major things that
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And it won't be very long and there'll be major things that god's asking you to say "no" to,
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There'll be major things that god's asking you to say "no" to, that your flesh really
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God's asking you to say "no" to, that your flesh really wants to say "yes" to, or
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That your flesh really wants to say "yes" to, or the other way around.
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Wants to say "yes" to, or the other way around. and it won't be that hard
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The other way around. and it won't be that hard because you've been
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And it won't be that hard because you've been practicing all the time.
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Because you've been practicing all the time. we all can go to the school
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Practicing all the time. we all can go to the school of the holy ghost.
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We all can go to the school of the holy ghost. maybe you can't go to bible
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Of the holy ghost. maybe you can't go to bible college somewhere, but how many
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Maybe you can't go to bible college somewhere, but how many of you would love to enroll in
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College somewhere, but how many of you would love to enroll in the school of the holy spirit?
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Of you would love to enroll in the school of the holy spirit? >> [audience applauding]
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The school of the holy spirit? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: hey, i'm not messing
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: hey, i'm not messing around, don't stick your hand up
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>> joyce: hey, i'm not messing around, don't stick your hand up if you don't mean it 'cause i'm
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Around, don't stick your hand up if you don't mean it 'cause i'm getting ready to pray for you.
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If you don't mean it 'cause i'm getting ready to pray for you. amen?
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Getting ready to pray for you. amen? 'cause here's what happens when
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Amen? 'cause here's what happens when you say "god, i want your
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'cause here's what happens when you say "god, i want your will in my life."
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You say "god, i want your will in my life." come on.
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Will in my life." come on. "i want your will in my life.
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Come on. "i want your will in my life. i want to be that excellent
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"i want your will in my life. i want to be that excellent person that glorifies you.
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I want to be that excellent person that glorifies you. and i know it's going to take
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Person that glorifies you. and i know it's going to take discipline and self-control."
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And i know it's going to take discipline and self-control." when you say that, well,
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Discipline and self-control." when you say that, well, just get ready.
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When you say that, well, just get ready. >> [audience applauding]
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Just get ready. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: amen?
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: amen? let's all stand up.
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Father, we pray in jesus' name
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Father, we pray in jesus' name that you would help us.
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Father, we pray in jesus' name that you would help us. lord, help us, help us,
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That you would help us. lord, help us, help us, help us, help us.
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It's easy to say "yes" in here,
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It's easy to say "yes" in here, but now we got to go out
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It's easy to say "yes" in here, but now we got to go out and live it.
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But now we got to go out and live it. father, help us be
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And live it. father, help us be excellent people.
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Father, help us be excellent people. help us go the extra mile and
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Excellent people. help us go the extra mile and always do what you would do,
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Help us go the extra mile and always do what you would do, jesus, in a situation.
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Always do what you would do, jesus, in a situation. whether it's little things
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Jesus, in a situation. whether it's little things or big things.
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Whether it's little things or big things. help us to exercise that muscle
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Or big things. help us to exercise that muscle of self-control and not let the
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Help us to exercise that muscle of self-control and not let the flesh rule us, but to choose
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Of self-control and not let the flesh rule us, but to choose with the holy spirit, and
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Flesh rule us, but to choose with the holy spirit, and always say "yes," to you.
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With the holy spirit, and always say "yes," to you. and we know you'll help us.
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Always say "yes," to you. and we know you'll help us. we know that no temptation is so
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And we know you'll help us. we know that no temptation is so great that you haven't
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We know that no temptation is so great that you haven't provided a way out.
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Great that you haven't provided a way out. and we thank you for that.
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Provided a way out. and we thank you for that. in jesus' name, amen.
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>> announcer: so, sometimes
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>> announcer: so, sometimes what we think will bring
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What we think will bring us happiness, still doesn't
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Us happiness, still doesn't do it for us.
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Do it for us. we try everything;
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We try everything; look out for number one.
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Look out for number one. but life still feels...
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But life still feels... empty.
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>> joyce: well, you know,
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>> joyce: well, you know, we typically look at our
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We typically look at our circumstances and try
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Circumstances and try to change them, in order
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To change them, in order for me to be happy.
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For me to be happy. i know this because i thought
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I know this because i thought this way for years.
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This way for years. i was always on my mind.
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I was always on my mind. i would constantly think,
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I would constantly think, “what about me?
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“what about me? what about me?”
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What about me?” i had no idea that the root
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I had no idea that the root of my unhappiness was something
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Of my unhappiness was something i could actually change.
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I was getting in my own way
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I was getting in my own way and missing the blessings
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And missing the blessings that god has for me.
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That god has for me. you see selfishness steals
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You see selfishness steals our joy, but god has such
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Our joy, but god has such a better way for us to live.
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A better way for us to live. i firmly believe that people
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I firmly believe that people need to realize that
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Need to realize that there is great power
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There is great power in an unselfish life.
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In an unselfish life. that's why i've written
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That's why i've written “what about me?”
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“what about me?” inside i share why
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Inside i share why it's important to get out
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It's important to get out of that “me” mindset,
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Of that “me” mindset, and how to change
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And how to change your perspective
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Your perspective in a way that
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In a way that will benefit
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Will benefit you and others.
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You and others. i have absolutely
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I have absolutely no doubt that what i share
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No doubt that what i share in this book will change
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In this book will change your life, just like
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Your life, just like it completely changed mine.
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It completely changed mine. >> announcer: request
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>> announcer: request "what about me?" today,
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"what about me?" today, and take important steps
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And take important steps to living an unselfish life.
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Joycemeyer.org. >> joyce: you can get
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>> joyce: you can get out of your own way,
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Out of your own way, walk in love,
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Walk in love, and live unselfishly.
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And live unselfishly. >> announcer: request
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Like to go even deeper with joyce,
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Deeper with joyce, by declaring
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By declaring war on selfishness,
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To ensure you master content.
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>> joyce: well,
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>> joyce: well, if enough of
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If enough of us become
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Us become unselfish followers
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Unselfish followers of jesus,
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Of jesus, we can change
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We can change the world.
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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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Joyce Meyer - Developing Discipline and Self-Control (Part 2)

April 10, 2025 | S25:E18

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