Joyce Meyer - Do Enough But Not Too Much

March 1, 2026 | 27:29

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

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Joyce Meyer: Enjoying Everyday Life | Joyce Meyer - Do Enough But Not Too Much | March 1, 2026

>> joyce: well, work, family,
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>> joyce: well, work, family, bills to be paid, these are just
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>> joyce: well, work, family, bills to be paid, these are just a few things that we have
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Bills to be paid, these are just a few things that we have to deal with on a regular basis.
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A few things that we have to deal with on a regular basis. and stress is a reality
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To deal with on a regular basis. and stress is a reality in our society, but it doesn't
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And stress is a reality in our society, but it doesn't have to dominate our lives.
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In our society, but it doesn't have to dominate our lives. if you're feeling overwhelmed
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Have to dominate our lives. if you're feeling overwhelmed from the daily
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If you're feeling overwhelmed from the daily pressures of life,
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You should take
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You should take time to rejuvenate
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You should take time to rejuvenate and learn how
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Time to rejuvenate and learn how to deal with
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And learn how to deal with these issues.
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To deal with these issues. with god's help,
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These issues. with god's help, you can overcome it.
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Join me and others
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Join me and others in hershey,
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Join me and others in hershey, pennsylvania
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In hershey, pennsylvania on april
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Pennsylvania on april 10th and 11th
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On april 10th and 11th as we share
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10th and 11th as we share biblical ways
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As we share biblical ways to face stress.
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Biblical ways to face stress. it's my enjoying
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To face stress. it's my enjoying everyday life
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It's my enjoying everyday life conference.
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Everyday life conference. sign up today!
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>> joyce: i have to look
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>> joyce: i have to look at my life on a regular basis
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>> joyce: i have to look at my life on a regular basis and i have to cut out things
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At my life on a regular basis and i have to cut out things that are causing stress,
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And i have to cut out things that are causing stress, puttin' me on overload,
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That are causing stress, puttin' me on overload, causing me to be grouchy
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Puttin' me on overload, causing me to be grouchy and cranky and blame everything
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Causing me to be grouchy and cranky and blame everything on everybody else--
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And cranky and blame everything on everybody else-- hmm...hello?
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer and i believe that god can
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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: i'm talking today
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>> joyce: i'm talking today about god's answer for stress.
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>> joyce: i'm talking today about god's answer for stress. something i'm sure none
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About god's answer for stress. something i'm sure none of you ever have any of.
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Something i'm sure none of you ever have any of. i saw a quote that said,
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Of you ever have any of. i saw a quote that said, "i don't have time for stress,
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I saw a quote that said, "i don't have time for stress, my schedule's already too full."
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"i don't have time for stress, my schedule's already too full." >> [audience laughing]
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My schedule's already too full." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: we wanna do enough,
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But not too much.
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But not too much. and it's always trying to keep
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But not too much. and it's always trying to keep that balance because excess
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And it's always trying to keep that balance because excess is the devil's playground.
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That balance because excess is the devil's playground. he loves excess
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Is the devil's playground. he loves excess and he doesn't really care
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He loves excess and he doesn't really care if you do too much of something
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And he doesn't really care if you do too much of something or not enough of something.
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If you do too much of something or not enough of something. he just wants you excessive
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Or not enough of something. he just wants you excessive one way or the other.
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In 1 peter 5:8 says,
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In 1 peter 5:8 says, "be well balanced."
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In 1 peter 5:8 says, "be well balanced." everybody say, "balanced."
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"be well balanced." everybody say, "balanced." "be well balanced...
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Everybody say, "balanced." "be well balanced... for your adversary the devil,
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"be well balanced... for your adversary the devil, roams about like a lion
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For your adversary the devil, roams about like a lion roaring [in fierce hunger],
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Roams about like a lion roaring [in fierce hunger], seeking whom he may devour."
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Roaring [in fierce hunger], seeking whom he may devour." so, he can't devour anybody,
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Seeking whom he may devour." so, he can't devour anybody, but apparently if we're
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So, he can't devour anybody, but apparently if we're out of balance,
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But apparently if we're out of balance, that opens the door for him.
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Out of balance, that opens the door for him. and it's very easy
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That opens the door for him. and it's very easy to get out of balance.
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And it's very easy to get out of balance. like as christians,
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To get out of balance. like as christians, we know we want to serve
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Like as christians, we know we want to serve people and do things for
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We know we want to serve people and do things for people and sacrifice in order
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People and do things for people and sacrifice in order to do things for people.
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People and sacrifice in order to do things for people. but then on the other hand,
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To do things for people. but then on the other hand, we don't wanna become
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But then on the other hand, we don't wanna become people-pleasers.
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We don't wanna become people-pleasers. because if we do that,
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People-pleasers. because if we do that, then we're not
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Because if we do that, then we're not being god-pleasers.
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And the apostle paul
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And the apostle paul said in galatians 1:10,
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And the apostle paul said in galatians 1:10, "if i were trying
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Said in galatians 1:10, "if i were trying to be popular with people--"
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"if i were trying to be popular with people--" wow, i would no longer be--
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To be popular with people--" wow, i would no longer be-- "i would not have
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Wow, i would no longer be-- "i would not have become an apostle
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"i would not have become an apostle of the lord jesus christ."
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Look what you can miss just
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Look what you can miss just by being a people-pleaser
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Look what you can miss just by being a people-pleaser instead of a god-pleaser.
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By being a people-pleaser instead of a god-pleaser. and, you know, sometimes
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Instead of a god-pleaser. and, you know, sometimes when you make a decision
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And, you know, sometimes when you make a decision not to be a people-pleaser,
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When you make a decision not to be a people-pleaser, it causes you pain
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Not to be a people-pleaser, it causes you pain and suffering.
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It causes you pain and suffering. because when people wanna hear,
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And suffering. because when people wanna hear, "yes," they're not happy
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Because when people wanna hear, "yes," they're not happy when you tell them, "no."
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"yes," they're not happy when you tell them, "no." when god called me to teach,
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When you tell them, "no." when god called me to teach, women didn't do that.
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When god called me to teach, women didn't do that. it just wasn't, there was maybe
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Women didn't do that. it just wasn't, there was maybe two other women that i knew
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It just wasn't, there was maybe two other women that i knew of that were teaching the word.
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Two other women that i knew of that were teaching the word. but i didn't know that,
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Of that were teaching the word. but i didn't know that, i didn't know women
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But i didn't know that, i didn't know women couldn't do that.
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I didn't know women couldn't do that. so, it's amazing what you
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Couldn't do that. so, it's amazing what you can do if you don't know
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So, it's amazing what you can do if you don't know you're not supposed to do it.
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Can do if you don't know you're not supposed to do it. >> [audience laughing]
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You're not supposed to do it. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and ah,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and ah, oh, i was so excited.
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>> joyce: and ah, oh, i was so excited. man, i was excited.
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Oh, i was so excited. man, i was excited. and i thought that
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Man, i was excited. and i thought that everybody else would
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And i thought that everybody else would be excited for me too.
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Everybody else would be excited for me too. but you know,
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Be excited for me too. but you know, it don't work that way.
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Moses said that
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Moses said that he expected that people
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Moses said that he expected that people would understand that god
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He expected that people would understand that god had called him to deliver them,
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Would understand that god had called him to deliver them, but "they did not
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Had called him to deliver them, but "they did not understand," see?
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But "they did not understand," see? and so, sometimes,
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God puts something
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God puts something in our heart, and we just
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God puts something in our heart, and we just can't understand why
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In our heart, and we just can't understand why other people don't understand
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Can't understand why other people don't understand that god put it there.
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Other people don't understand that god put it there. but sometimes you're better
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That god put it there. but sometimes you're better off just to zip your lip
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But sometimes you're better off just to zip your lip and just wait and let
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Off just to zip your lip and just wait and let god show the fruit.
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And just wait and let god show the fruit. but i didn't know how
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God show the fruit. but i didn't know how to do that, so i was just,
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But i didn't know how to do that, so i was just, [ranting].
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To do that, so i was just, [ranting]. >> [audience laughing]
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[ranting]. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and i got asked
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and i got asked to leave my church,
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>> joyce: and i got asked to leave my church, i got the left foot
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To leave my church, i got the left foot of fellowship.
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I got the left foot of fellowship. they said,
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Of fellowship. they said, "the things that--"
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They said, "the things that--" i had been baptized
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"the things that--" i had been baptized in the holy spirit,
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I had been baptized in the holy spirit, and they said--
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In the holy spirit, and they said-- and was speaking in tongues--
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And they said-- and was speaking in tongues-- and they said,
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And was speaking in tongues-- and they said, "the thing, what you say
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And they said, "the thing, what you say has happened to you--"
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"the thing, what you say has happened to you--" and to me this is so sad,
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Has happened to you--" and to me this is so sad, "we can't say
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And to me this is so sad, "we can't say it's not in the bible,
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"we can't say it's not in the bible, but it's not part
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It's not in the bible, but it's not part of our doctrine."
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When we start putting
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When we start putting our doctrine ahead
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When we start putting our doctrine ahead of the word of god...
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Our doctrine ahead of the word of god... >> audience: amen.
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Of the word of god... >> audience: amen. >> joyce: we're in deep trouble.
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>> audience: amen. >> joyce: we're in deep trouble. >> audience: amen.
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>> joyce: we're in deep trouble. >> audience: amen. >> joyce: and sometimes
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>> audience: amen. >> joyce: and sometimes people make a doctrine
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>> joyce: and sometimes people make a doctrine out of their own experience--
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People make a doctrine out of their own experience-- "if i have an experience,
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Out of their own experience-- "if i have an experience, then it can't be right."
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"if i have an experience, then it can't be right." and i lost most of my friends.
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Then it can't be right." and i lost most of my friends. a couple people, stick with us.
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And i lost most of my friends. a couple people, stick with us. we kinda became the black
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A couple people, stick with us. we kinda became the black sheep of the family,
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We kinda became the black sheep of the family, and so for many, many years,
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Sheep of the family, and so for many, many years, every holiday was
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And so for many, many years, every holiday was just misery for me.
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Every holiday was just misery for me. and i had a decision to make
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Just misery for me. and i had a decision to make when that happened.
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Maybe some of you
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Maybe some of you are at that point.
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Maybe some of you are at that point. i have learned,
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Are at that point. i have learned, in the course of my life,
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I have learned, in the course of my life, and i can look back every
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In the course of my life, and i can look back every single time that god
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And i can look back every single time that god was ready to promote me,
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Single time that god was ready to promote me, i got a big attack
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Was ready to promote me, i got a big attack of rejection from people
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I got a big attack of rejection from people around me that i loved.
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Of rejection from people around me that i loved. now, if somebody
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Around me that i loved. now, if somebody rejects you and you don't
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Now, if somebody rejects you and you don't care anything about 'em,
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Rejects you and you don't care anything about 'em, you don't care, you know.
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Care anything about 'em, you don't care, you know. i mean, none of us wanna
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You don't care, you know. i mean, none of us wanna be rejected by anybody,
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I mean, none of us wanna be rejected by anybody, but it really hurts
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Be rejected by anybody, but it really hurts you if it's somebody that
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But it really hurts you if it's somebody that you expect to be for you.
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You if it's somebody that you expect to be for you. and i look back at the years
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You expect to be for you. and i look back at the years of loneliness and not even
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And i look back at the years of loneliness and not even really knowing in my head
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Of loneliness and not even really knowing in my head 100% for sure if i was right,
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Really knowing in my head 100% for sure if i was right, i was hearing new things
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100% for sure if i was right, i was hearing new things i'd never heard before.
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I was hearing new things i'd never heard before. and i am so thankful
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I'd never heard before. and i am so thankful that i made that decision
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And i am so thankful that i made that decision to go with god and not people.
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That i made that decision to go with god and not people. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: you just don't know
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>> joyce: you just don't know what you may miss in life,
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>> joyce: you just don't know what you may miss in life, if you don't go with god
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What you may miss in life, if you don't go with god and not people.
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If you don't go with god and not people. well, i'm not lonely anymore,
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And not people. well, i'm not lonely anymore, so god made up for it.
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Well, i'm not lonely anymore, so god made up for it. try to stay balanced
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So god made up for it. try to stay balanced in your life.
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Try to stay balanced in your life. you always have
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In your life. you always have to be straightening
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You always have to be straightening out your priorities.
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To be straightening out your priorities. they don't just get
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Out your priorities. they don't just get straight and stay straight.
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They don't just get straight and stay straight. you have to always be--
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Straight and stay straight. you have to always be-- and i do that still,
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You have to always be-- and i do that still, i have to look at things
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And i do that still, i have to look at things and say, you know,
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I have to look at things and say, you know, "am i doing too much of this,
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And say, you know, "am i doing too much of this, not enough of that?"
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"am i doing too much of this, not enough of that?" you know,
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Not enough of that?" you know, "am i getting enough rest?
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You know, "am i getting enough rest? am i spending enough
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"am i getting enough rest? am i spending enough time with people?
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Am i spending enough time with people? am i spending enough
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Time with people? am i spending enough time with my family?"
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Am i spending enough time with my family?" when our priorities
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Time with my family?" when our priorities are out of line,
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When our priorities are out of line, it always causes stress,
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Are out of line, it always causes stress, because then we're excessive
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It always causes stress, because then we're excessive one way or the other.
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Because then we're excessive one way or the other. and the very first thing
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One way or the other. and the very first thing that we all are told to do,
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And the very first thing that we all are told to do, we know it, but we don't always
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That we all are told to do, we know it, but we don't always do it is to keep god first.
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We know it, but we don't always do it is to keep god first. "well, i'd like to spend time
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Do it is to keep god first. "well, i'd like to spend time with god in the morning,
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"well, i'd like to spend time with god in the morning, but i've just got too many
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With god in the morning, but i've just got too many other things to do."
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But i've just got too many other things to do." no, no, no, no, no, no, no.
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Other things to do." no, no, no, no, no, no, no. you won't do any of them
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No, no, no, no, no, no, no. you won't do any of them right if you don't spend
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You won't do any of them right if you don't spend time with god first.
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Right if you don't spend time with god first. and whatever that time
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Time with god first. and whatever that time was that you said you
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And whatever that time was that you said you couldn't spend with god,
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Was that you said you couldn't spend with god, you will waste that time
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Couldn't spend with god, you will waste that time and that much more if you're
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You will waste that time and that much more if you're trying to do it without
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And that much more if you're trying to do it without god being all over you
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Trying to do it without god being all over you before you start the day.
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God being all over you before you start the day. always spend time
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Before you start the day. always spend time with god first.
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Always spend time with god first. if you only think you
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With god first. if you only think you can manage five minutes,
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If you only think you can manage five minutes, give him that,
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Can manage five minutes, give him that, but let it grow from there.
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Give him that, but let it grow from there. he is more important
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But let it grow from there. he is more important than anybody.
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He is more important than anybody. we need order in our lives.
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Than anybody. we need order in our lives. we live in a very
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We need order in our lives. we live in a very ordered universe.
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In hebrews, it says that,
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In hebrews, it says that, "god upholds and maintains
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In hebrews, it says that, "god upholds and maintains the universe."
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"god upholds and maintains the universe." just imagine if the earth
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Just tilted on its axis just
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Just tilted on its axis just a little tiny bit the wrong way.
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Just tilted on its axis just a little tiny bit the wrong way. i mean, i'm amazed.
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A little tiny bit the wrong way. i mean, i'm amazed. i don't know how anybody
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I mean, i'm amazed. i don't know how anybody can look at the world we live
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I don't know how anybody can look at the world we live in and think there's no god.
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Can look at the world we live in and think there's no god. it would take more faith to me,
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In and think there's no god. it would take more faith to me, it seems like,
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It would take more faith to me, it seems like, it would take more
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It seems like, it would take more faith to be an atheist
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It would take more faith to be an atheist than to be a christian.
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Faith to be an atheist than to be a christian. >> [audience applauding]
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Than to be a christian. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i mean, i don't--
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i mean, i don't-- you'd have to really
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>> joyce: i mean, i don't-- you'd have to really believe some dumb stuff.
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I mean, the big bang?
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I mean, the big bang? oh yeah, "bang!
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I mean, the big bang? oh yeah, "bang! here we are."
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Oh yeah, "bang! here we are." everything is so neat
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Here we are." everything is so neat and orderly and the sun
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Everything is so neat and orderly and the sun comes up every morning
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And orderly and the sun comes up every morning and when it goes down
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The moon comes up
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The moon comes up and the stars come out
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The moon comes up and the stars come out and it happens every single day,
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And the stars come out and it happens every single day, day after day after day.
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And it happens every single day, day after day after day. but because god
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Day after day after day. but because god is a god of order,
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But because god is a god of order, not a god of confusion,
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Is a god of order, not a god of confusion, we need order in our homes.
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Not a god of confusion, we need order in our homes. do you know the main reason
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We need order in our homes. do you know the main reason why god established
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Do you know the main reason why god established lines of authority is not
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Why god established lines of authority is not so one person can tell
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Lines of authority is not so one person can tell everybody else what to do,
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So one person can tell everybody else what to do, but so you can have order.
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Everybody else what to do, but so you can have order. if everybody's in charge
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But so you can have order. if everybody's in charge or nobody's in charge,
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If everybody's in charge or nobody's in charge, you can't have
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Or nobody's in charge, you can't have anything but chaos.
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You can't have anything but chaos. and we have such a huge
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Anything but chaos. and we have such a huge problem in the world
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And we have such a huge problem in the world with rebellion.
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And rebellion
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And rebellion is the spirit of antichrist.
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And rebellion is the spirit of antichrist. rebellion is like witchcraft,
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Is the spirit of antichrist. rebellion is like witchcraft, the bible says.
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Rebellion is like witchcraft, the bible says. god wants us to be submissive
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To whatever authority
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To whatever authority is over us.
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To whatever authority is over us. i came in here as a guest today,
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Is over us. i came in here as a guest today, but let me tell you something.
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I came in here as a guest today, but let me tell you something. if the pastor told
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But let me tell you something. if the pastor told me not to do something,
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If the pastor told me not to do something, i would not do it, because
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Me not to do something, i would not do it, because i'm here as a guest under their
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I would not do it, because i'm here as a guest under their authority and we need to have
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I'm here as a guest under their authority and we need to have that attitude everywhere
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Authority and we need to have that attitude everywhere that we go because you're
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That attitude everywhere that we go because you're in charge in your home,
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That we go because you're in charge in your home, but you're not
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In charge in your home, but you're not in charge in my home.
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But you're not in charge in my home. amen?
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In charge in my home. amen? and a humble attitude
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Amen? and a humble attitude is so precious to god rather
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And a humble attitude is so precious to god rather than a proud and a haughty
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Is so precious to god rather than a proud and a haughty one that says, "i don't have
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Than a proud and a haughty one that says, "i don't have to listen to anybody."
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One that says, "i don't have to listen to anybody." we need order in our homes,
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To listen to anybody." we need order in our homes, in our schedules,
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We need order in our homes, in our schedules, in our closets, in our garage.
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In our schedules, in our closets, in our garage. >> [audience laughing]
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In our closets, in our garage. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: [fake laughing]
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: [fake laughing] i know those laughs.
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>> joyce: [fake laughing] i know those laughs. and to be honest, i mean,
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I know those laughs. and to be honest, i mean, we all have different
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And to be honest, i mean, we all have different habits and, you know,
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We all have different habits and, you know, i like things really neat.
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Habits and, you know, i like things really neat. some of you maybe can--
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I like things really neat. some of you maybe can-- i do have some organized mess.
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Some of you maybe can-- i do have some organized mess. like when i'm writing a book,
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I do have some organized mess. like when i'm writing a book, if you came in my office,
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Like when i'm writing a book, if you came in my office, you would think i was
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If you came in my office, you would think i was the messiest human being,
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You would think i was the messiest human being, but i know what's in every
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The messiest human being, but i know what's in every one of those piles.
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But i know what's in every one of those piles. and i just don't wanna
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One of those piles. and i just don't wanna put them away every night
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And i just don't wanna put them away every night because i just had to get them
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Put them away every night because i just had to get them back out the next morning.
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Because i just had to get them back out the next morning. but take care of what
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Back out the next morning. but take care of what god's given you.
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But take care of what god's given you. >> [audience applauding]
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God's given you. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: there's no chaos
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: there's no chaos in heaven.
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>> joyce: there's no chaos in heaven. when you get there,
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In heaven. when you get there, you won't need anxiety medicine,
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When you get there, you won't need anxiety medicine, blood pressure medicine,
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You won't need anxiety medicine, blood pressure medicine, headache medicine.
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Blood pressure medicine, headache medicine. i can't even imagine.
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Headache medicine. i can't even imagine. you know, the bible doesn't
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I can't even imagine. you know, the bible doesn't tell us a lot about heaven.
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You know, the bible doesn't tell us a lot about heaven. not really.
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Tell us a lot about heaven. not really. i mean, there's some things,
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Not really. i mean, there's some things, but it doesn't tell
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I mean, there's some things, but it doesn't tell us a great deal.
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But it doesn't tell us a great deal. and i think that's because
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Us a great deal. and i think that's because it is gonna be so wonderful
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And i think that's because it is gonna be so wonderful that anything that god
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It is gonna be so wonderful that anything that god would try to describe
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That anything that god would try to describe would be beyond anything
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Would try to describe would be beyond anything we could understand.
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Would be beyond anything we could understand. i think it is gonna
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We could understand. i think it is gonna be absolutely awesome.
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I think it is gonna be absolutely awesome. and i'm kind of looking
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Be absolutely awesome. and i'm kind of looking forward to it myself.
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And i'm kind of looking forward to it myself. i don't know about you, but--
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Forward to it myself. i don't know about you, but-- god tells us to live in peace.
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I don't know about you, but-- god tells us to live in peace. so, there must be a way
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God tells us to live in peace. so, there must be a way to do it, huh?
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Now, there's four words that
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Now, there's four words that i wanna talk to you about today,
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Now, there's four words that i wanna talk to you about today, that they're all bible words,
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I wanna talk to you about today, that they're all bible words, and they're very
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That they're all bible words, and they're very important to our life,
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And they're very important to our life, but they need to be done
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Important to our life, but they need to be done in a certain order.
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But they need to be done in a certain order. the words are "sit, stand,
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In a certain order. the words are "sit, stand, walk and run."
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The words are "sit, stand, walk and run." sit, stand, walk and run.
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Now, under the old covenant,
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Now, under the old covenant, the high priest went
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Now, under the old covenant, the high priest went into the holy of holies
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The high priest went into the holy of holies only once a year.
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Into the holy of holies only once a year. and when he went in,
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Only once a year. and when he went in, he had bells sewed
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And when he went in, he had bells sewed on the bottom of his garment
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He had bells sewed on the bottom of his garment and he had a rope around his
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On the bottom of his garment and he had a rope around his waist and it was a long rope.
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And he had a rope around his waist and it was a long rope. part of it stayed outside.
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Waist and it was a long rope. part of it stayed outside. and under, there was no rest
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Part of it stayed outside. and under, there was no rest under that old covenant.
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And under, there was no rest under that old covenant. it was all works oriented.
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Under that old covenant. it was all works oriented. "you keep the law
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It was all works oriented. "you keep the law and i'll bless you.
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"you keep the law and i'll bless you. you don't,
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And i'll bless you. you don't, you're gonna be cursed."
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You don't, you're gonna be cursed." and what all the different
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You're gonna be cursed." and what all the different things were that were
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And what all the different things were that were in the holy of holies,
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Things were that were in the holy of holies, there was no chair.
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In the holy of holies, there was no chair. and there was no chair
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There was no chair. and there was no chair because the high priest
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And there was no chair because the high priest was not allowed to sit down.
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Because the high priest was not allowed to sit down. it was all works, works,
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Was not allowed to sit down. it was all works, works, works, works, works.
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And if he stopped moving,
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And if he stopped moving, the bells stopped ringing
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And if he stopped moving, the bells stopped ringing and they knew he had
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The bells stopped ringing and they knew he had done something wrong
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And they knew he had done something wrong and fell over dead.
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Done something wrong and fell over dead. so, they'd pull him out.
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And fell over dead. so, they'd pull him out. if you don't believe me,
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So, they'd pull him out. if you don't believe me, look it up.
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If you don't believe me, look it up. not everybody knows this,
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Look it up. not everybody knows this, but to me,
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Not everybody knows this, but to me, that's very intriguing.
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But to me, that's very intriguing. the representation that
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That's very intriguing. the representation that god puts in the word,
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The representation that god puts in the word, but of our high priest,
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God puts in the word, but of our high priest, it says after he had
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But of our high priest, it says after he had accomplished what
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It says after he had accomplished what he came to do, "he ascended
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Accomplished what he came to do, "he ascended on high and he sat down
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He came to do, "he ascended on high and he sat down at the right hand of god."
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Well, you know, several years
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Well, you know, several years ago i started to see--
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Well, you know, several years ago i started to see-- i started noticing
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Ago i started to see-- i started noticing that word "sat," sat.
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I started noticing that word "sat," sat. and i'm like, "why are you
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That word "sat," sat. and i'm like, "why are you always making a big deal about
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And i'm like, "why are you always making a big deal about the fact that he sat down?"
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Always making a big deal about the fact that he sat down?" because it was very
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The fact that he sat down?" because it was very significant that he being
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Because it was very significant that he being now our new high priest
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Significant that he being now our new high priest who never had to go into
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Now our new high priest who never had to go into the holy of holies every
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Who never had to go into the holy of holies every year and offer sacrifice
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The holy of holies every year and offer sacrifice for his own sins and
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Year and offer sacrifice for his own sins and sacrifices for our sins,
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For his own sins and sacrifices for our sins, but he offered one sacrifice
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Sacrifices for our sins, but he offered one sacrifice that was good for all times,
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For all people and never
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For all people and never had to be done again.
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For all people and never had to be done again. >> [audience applauding]
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Had to be done again. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and so,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and so, he sat down there to wait until
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>> joyce: and so, he sat down there to wait until "his enemies would be made
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He sat down there to wait until "his enemies would be made a footstool for his feet."
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"his enemies would be made a footstool for his feet." "he entered the rest of god,"
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A footstool for his feet." "he entered the rest of god," that's what it means to sit.
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And the bible says
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And the bible says in ephesians 2:6,
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And the bible says in ephesians 2:6, that "we are seated in heavenly
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In ephesians 2:6, that "we are seated in heavenly places with christ jesus."
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That "we are seated in heavenly places with christ jesus." not we will be, we are.
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So, legally and
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So, legally and positionally, i'm--
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So, legally and positionally, i'm-- even though i'm standing here,
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Positionally, i'm-- even though i'm standing here, i'm seated in heavenly places.
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Even though i'm standing here, i'm seated in heavenly places. and what that really
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I'm seated in heavenly places. and what that really means is i can do this work
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And what that really means is i can do this work and yet at the same time
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Means is i can do this work and yet at the same time be in complete rest in my soul.
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And yet at the same time be in complete rest in my soul. it's amazing that the kingdom
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Be in complete rest in my soul. it's amazing that the kingdom of heaven is so vast.
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It's amazing that the kingdom of heaven is so vast. there's no end to it,
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Of heaven is so vast. there's no end to it, no limit to it.
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There's no end to it, no limit to it. it's so big we can't
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No limit to it. it's so big we can't even imagine it,
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It's so big we can't even imagine it, but small enough
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Even imagine it, but small enough to fit inside of us.
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But small enough to fit inside of us. man, you are so awesome.
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To fit inside of us. man, you are so awesome. if you only knew
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Man, you are so awesome. if you only knew how awesome you are.
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If you only knew how awesome you are. >> [audience applauding]
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How awesome you are. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: wow, you would
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: wow, you would never get up one day and ever
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>> joyce: wow, you would never get up one day and ever feel bad about yourself.
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Never get up one day and ever feel bad about yourself. if you just--even began
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Feel bad about yourself. if you just--even began to understand what god
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If you just--even began to understand what god created when he created you
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To understand what god created when he created you and how much he loves you.
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And, "he loved us while
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And, "he loved us while we were still yet in sin."
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And, "he loved us while we were still yet in sin." so, it's not something
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We were still yet in sin." so, it's not something you can earn or deserve.
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So, it's not something you can earn or deserve. the bible says,
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You can earn or deserve. the bible says, "he loved us because it was his
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The bible says, "he loved us because it was his kind intent and he wanted to."
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"he loved us because it was his kind intent and he wanted to." god just loves you because
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He thinks you're cute.
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He thinks you're cute. >> [audience laughing]
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He thinks you're cute. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i better
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i better not get off track here,
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>> joyce: i better not get off track here, but i love to tell people
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Not get off track here, but i love to tell people how much god loves them.
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But i love to tell people how much god loves them. it's easy for us to tell
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How much god loves them. it's easy for us to tell other people that,
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It's easy for us to tell other people that, but i've formed a habit out of--
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Other people that, but i've formed a habit out of-- in the morning i say,
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But i've formed a habit out of-- in the morning i say, "i love you, lord,
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In the morning i say, "i love you, lord, and i receive your love for me."
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"i love you, lord, and i receive your love for me." i'm not so sure--you know,
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And i receive your love for me." i'm not so sure--you know, why did god create man?
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I'm not so sure--you know, why did god create man? he didn't need us.
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Why did god create man? he didn't need us. some people say,
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He didn't need us. some people say, "well, they wanted somebody
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Some people say, "well, they wanted somebody to fellowship with."
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"well, they wanted somebody to fellowship with." well, god is a trinity.
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To fellowship with." well, god is a trinity. he wasn't by himself.
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He had a son,
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He had a son, he had the holy spirit,
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He had a son, he had the holy spirit, but yet he wanted us.
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He had the holy spirit, but yet he wanted us. he wanted you,
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But yet he wanted us. he wanted you, and he wanted me.
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He wanted you, and he wanted me. and then some people say,
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And he wanted me. and then some people say, "well, he wanted
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And then some people say, "well, he wanted us so we would worship him."
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"well, he wanted us so we would worship him." well, god doesn't have an ego.
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Us so we would worship him." well, god doesn't have an ego. i don't think that
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Well, god doesn't have an ego. i don't think that he has to be worshiped.
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I don't think that he has to be worshiped. you know, we really
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He has to be worshiped. you know, we really do that more for us.
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You know, we really do that more for us. i think he created us because
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Do that more for us. i think he created us because he wanted somebody to love.
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I think he created us because he wanted somebody to love. you see, love has
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He wanted somebody to love. you see, love has to be giving all the time.
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You see, love has to be giving all the time. it can't be still.
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To be giving all the time. it can't be still. it can't be a stagnant pool.
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That's why we need
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That's why we need to be giving out all the time.
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That's why we need to be giving out all the time. we need to--
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To be giving out all the time. we need to-- god gives in, he pours in,
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We need to-- god gives in, he pours in, and we're supposed to pour out.
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God gives in, he pours in, and we're supposed to pour out. he pours in and we're
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And we're supposed to pour out. he pours in and we're supposed to pour out.
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He pours in and we're supposed to pour out. and so there you keep
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Supposed to pour out. and so there you keep the water fresh.
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And so there you keep the water fresh. you keep it flowing
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The water fresh. you keep it flowing all the time.
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You keep it flowing all the time. but if god pours in,
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All the time. but if god pours in, and we put a stop on it,
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But if god pours in, and we put a stop on it, and won't give anything out,
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And we put a stop on it, and won't give anything out, then we just become dead,
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And won't give anything out, then we just become dead, stinking...
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Then we just become dead, stinking... then there's no room
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Stinking... then there's no room for god to pour in anymore.
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A story a woman told me that
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A story a woman told me that i think is really good.
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A story a woman told me that i think is really good. she said, "you know,
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I think is really good. she said, "you know, i wasn't getting anything out
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She said, "you know, i wasn't getting anything out of your conferences anymore,
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I wasn't getting anything out of your conferences anymore, even though i'd come
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Of your conferences anymore, even though i'd come to them for years."
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Even though i'd come to them for years." and so, she said,
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To them for years." and so, she said, "i was praying for
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And so, she said, "i was praying for you because i thought
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"i was praying for you because i thought you'd lost your anointing,
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You because i thought you'd lost your anointing, 'i don't understand
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You'd lost your anointing, 'i don't understand what's wrong with joyce.
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'i don't understand what's wrong with joyce. lord, i used to get so much
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What's wrong with joyce. lord, i used to get so much out of her teaching,
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Lord, i used to get so much out of her teaching, and now she must
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Out of her teaching, and now she must be losing her anointing.
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And now she must be losing her anointing. maybe she got sin in her life.'"
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Be losing her anointing. maybe she got sin in her life.'" so, she's praying for me.
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Maybe she got sin in her life.'" so, she's praying for me. and she said,
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So, she's praying for me. and she said, "god stopped me one
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And she said, "god stopped me one day and he said,
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"god stopped me one day and he said, 'joyce isn't the problem.'"
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Day and he said, 'joyce isn't the problem.'" he said, you're not getting--
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'joyce isn't the problem.'" he said, you're not getting-- now, listen to this.
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He said, you're not getting-- now, listen to this. he said, "you're not getting
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Now, listen to this. he said, "you're not getting anything out of her teaching
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He said, "you're not getting anything out of her teaching anymore because you're so full,
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Anything out of her teaching anymore because you're so full, there's nothing else
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Anymore because you're so full, there's nothing else that will fit in there.
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There's nothing else that will fit in there. and until you start giving
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That will fit in there. and until you start giving out some of what she's put in."
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And until you start giving out some of what she's put in." >> [audience applauding]
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Out some of what she's put in." >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and i think that
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and i think that happens to a lot of churchgoers.
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>> joyce: and i think that happens to a lot of churchgoers. they sit and they receive,
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Happens to a lot of churchgoers. they sit and they receive, and they receive, and they
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They sit and they receive, and they receive, and they receive, and they receive,
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And they receive, and they receive, and they receive, barely put anything
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Receive, and they receive, barely put anything in the offering,
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Barely put anything in the offering, but just receive, and receive,
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In the offering, but just receive, and receive, and receive,
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But just receive, and receive, and receive, never have time to serve,
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And receive, never have time to serve, never have time
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Never have time to serve, never have time to take part in anything.
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Never have time to take part in anything. and then, pretty soon
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To take part in anything. and then, pretty soon there's no place for you
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And then, pretty soon there's no place for you to put anything else.
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There's no place for you to put anything else. so, you start
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To put anything else. so, you start to get dissatisfied.
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So, you start to get dissatisfied. and i've seen it happen.
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To get dissatisfied. and i've seen it happen. you start thinking
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And i've seen it happen. you start thinking there's something
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You start thinking there's something wrong with the pastor.
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There's something wrong with the pastor. maybe better look
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Wrong with the pastor. maybe better look at home base first.
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Maybe better look at home base first. i don't think a christian
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At home base first. i don't think a christian can be happy and be selfish.
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I don't think a christian can be happy and be selfish. it is not possible.
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Can be happy and be selfish. it is not possible. so, that's another story
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It is not possible. so, that's another story altogether, too.
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So, that's another story altogether, too. >> [audience laughing]
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Altogether, too. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: so, god said,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: so, god said, "there's still
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>> joyce: so, god said, "there's still a sabbath rest, a waiting
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"there's still a sabbath rest, a waiting and you can enter it today."
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A sabbath rest, a waiting and you can enter it today." and when the bible talks
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And you can enter it today." and when the bible talks about sitting or being seated,
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And when the bible talks about sitting or being seated, it's talking about
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About sitting or being seated, it's talking about that sabbath rest.
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It's talking about that sabbath rest. but the sabbath rest of god
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That sabbath rest. but the sabbath rest of god it's not a rest from work,
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But the sabbath rest of god it's not a rest from work, it's a rest in work.
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It's not a rest from work, it's a rest in work. so, i'm working now,
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It's a rest in work. so, i'm working now, but i'm resting.
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So, i'm working now, but i'm resting. i'm here, but i'm seated
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But i'm resting. i'm here, but i'm seated in heavenly places.
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I'm here, but i'm seated in heavenly places. now, legally and positionally,
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In heavenly places. now, legally and positionally, i'm there as far
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Now, legally and positionally, i'm there as far as god's concerned.
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I'm there as far as god's concerned. but practically, i have to take
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As god's concerned. but practically, i have to take the steps here that allows
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But practically, i have to take the steps here that allows me to live that life of rest,
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The steps here that allows me to live that life of rest, which means i have to look
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Me to live that life of rest, which means i have to look at my life on a regular basis
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Which means i have to look at my life on a regular basis and i have to cut out things
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At my life on a regular basis and i have to cut out things that are causing stress,
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And i have to cut out things that are causing stress, putting me on overload,
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That are causing stress, putting me on overload, causing me to be grouchy
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Putting me on overload, causing me to be grouchy and cranky and blame
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Causing me to be grouchy and cranky and blame everything on everybody else.
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And cranky and blame everything on everybody else. hmm...hello?
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Everything on everybody else. hmm...hello? so, the bible tells us to sit.
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Hmm...hello? so, the bible tells us to sit. it also tells us to stand,
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So, the bible tells us to sit. it also tells us to stand, to stand against the enemy,
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It also tells us to stand, to stand against the enemy, stand against temptation.
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To stand against the enemy, stand against temptation. it tells us to walk,
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Stand against temptation. it tells us to walk, to walk in love,
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It tells us to walk, to walk in love, to walk in god,
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To walk in love, to walk in god, to walk in righteousness,
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To walk in god, to walk in righteousness, to walk by faith,
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To walk in righteousness, to walk by faith, to walk on the narrow path.
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To walk by faith, to walk on the narrow path. and it also tells us to run,
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To walk on the narrow path. and it also tells us to run, to run your race
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And it also tells us to run, to run your race and run it to win.
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To run your race and run it to win. but have you ever seen
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And run it to win. but have you ever seen a baby get out of its crib
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But have you ever seen a baby get out of its crib and immediately start running?
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A baby get out of its crib and immediately start running? of course not.
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And immediately start running? of course not. what do they do?
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Of course not. what do they do? first, they learn how to sit.
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What do they do? first, they learn how to sit. now there's a real
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First, they learn how to sit. now there's a real lesson here if you get it.
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Now there's a real lesson here if you get it. first, they learn how to sit
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Lesson here if you get it. first, they learn how to sit and that takes a while.
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First, they learn how to sit and that takes a while. they'll sit a little
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And that takes a while. they'll sit a little bit and fall over.
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They'll sit a little bit and fall over. they may cry a while
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Bit and fall over. they may cry a while and then they'll get back up.
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They may cry a while and then they'll get back up. it takes them a while
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And then they'll get back up. it takes them a while to learn how to sit.
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It takes them a while to learn how to sit. and then finally they'll learn
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To learn how to sit. and then finally they'll learn how to pull themselves
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And then finally they'll learn how to pull themselves up on something and then
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How to pull themselves up on something and then it's a big deal to...
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Up on something and then it's a big deal to... and oh,
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It's a big deal to... and oh, that first step is so hard.
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And oh, that first step is so hard. i know because i have a great
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That first step is so hard. i know because i have a great grandbaby that's just
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I know because i have a great grandbaby that's just started walking and man,
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Grandbaby that's just started walking and man, he thinks he's really
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Started walking and man, he thinks he's really something now.
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He thinks he's really something now. >> [audience laughing]
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Something now. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and he isn't
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and he isn't doing it yet,
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>> joyce: and he isn't doing it yet, but before long
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Doing it yet, but before long he'll start running.
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But before long he'll start running. and we have
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He'll start running. and we have to do it in that order.
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And we have to do it in that order. and here's what happens.
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To do it in that order. and here's what happens. this happened to me.
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And here's what happens. this happened to me. i think it probably
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This happened to me. i think it probably happens to most pastors,
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I think it probably happens to most pastors, people in ministry.
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Happens to most pastors, people in ministry. i knew i was called to minister
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People in ministry. i knew i was called to minister and so i started a ministry.
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I knew i was called to minister and so i started a ministry. and right away the first
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And so i started a ministry. and right away the first thing i thought of was big.
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And right away the first thing i thought of was big. isn't that about the first
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Thing i thought of was big. isn't that about the first word we get interested in?
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Isn't that about the first word we get interested in? big.
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Word we get interested in? big. i wanted it to be big
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Big. i wanted it to be big and to grow.
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I wanted it to be big and to grow. can i tell you that god
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And to grow. can i tell you that god is not nearly as interested
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Can i tell you that god is not nearly as interested in size as he is in quality.
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Is not nearly as interested in size as he is in quality. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: you need to be so
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>> joyce: you need to be so thankful that you have
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>> joyce: you need to be so thankful that you have pastors that are the real deal,
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Thankful that you have pastors that are the real deal, that are committed,
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Pastors that are the real deal, that are committed, that walk what they talk,
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That are committed, that walk what they talk, who really care about you
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That walk what they talk, who really care about you and really care about helping
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Who really care about you and really care about helping people and that's proven
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And really care about helping people and that's proven by the amount of money
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People and that's proven by the amount of money and effort they put
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By the amount of money and effort they put into missions.
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And effort they put into missions. i don't believe you can
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Into missions. i don't believe you can call a church a church
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I don't believe you can call a church a church if they don't have outreach.
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Call a church a church if they don't have outreach. >> [audience applauding]
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If they don't have outreach. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: god hasn't
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: god hasn't called us to in-reach.
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>> joyce: god hasn't called us to in-reach. he's called us to outreach.
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Called us to in-reach. he's called us to outreach. amen?
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He's called us to outreach. amen? and so, i started this ministry
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Amen? and so, i started this ministry and i was trying to run.
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And so, i started this ministry and i was trying to run. i was trying to run my race
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And i was trying to run. i was trying to run my race and i was so stressed out,
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I was trying to run my race and i was so stressed out, unhappy, stressed out,
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And i was so stressed out, unhappy, stressed out, sick a lot because
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Unhappy, stressed out, sick a lot because i was so stressed out.
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Sick a lot because i was so stressed out. well, god didn't
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I was so stressed out. well, god didn't call me to that.
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Well, god didn't call me to that. so, something had to be wrong,
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Call me to that. so, something had to be wrong, but i didn't know what it was.
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So, something had to be wrong, but i didn't know what it was. i just kept trying to run.
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But i didn't know what it was. i just kept trying to run. but what i needed to do was
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I just kept trying to run. but what i needed to do was learn how to sit first.
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But what i needed to do was learn how to sit first. you can't do anything and enjoy
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Learn how to sit first. you can't do anything and enjoy it if you don't do it from
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You can't do anything and enjoy it if you don't do it from a place of resting in god.
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>> joyce: stay in the word.
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>> joyce: stay in the word. stay in the word.
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Stay in the word. stay in the word.
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Stay in the word.
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>> joyce: well,
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>> joyce: well, i'll say it again.
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I'll say it again. we need to stay in the word.
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We need to stay in the word. we need to stay in the word.
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We need to stay in the word. there's nothing more important
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There's nothing more important than studying god's word.
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Than studying god's word. it's the foundation of life
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It's the foundation of life and the answer to everything.
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And the answer to everything. we can never have
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We can never have too much of the word.
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Too much of the word. strengthen your
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>> announcer: get into
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>> joyce: this is a time
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>> joyce: this is a time for us to say,
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For us to say, "i love this book."
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"i love this book." i love what's in it.
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I love what's in it. it's full of life,
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It's full of life, it's full of health,
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It's full of health, it's full of healing.
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It's full of healing. it's full of wholeness.
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It's full of wholeness. do you know that
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Do you know that every answer
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Every answer to every problem
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To every problem that you could
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That you could possibly have
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Possibly have is in the word of god?
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Is in the word of god? there is not a problem
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There is not a problem that you have
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That you have that you can't
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That you can't find an answer
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Find an answer to in god's word.
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To in god's word.
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>> joyce: well,
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>> joyce: well, i believe you're
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I believe you're really going
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Really going to enjoy studying
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You're gonna love it. and remember,
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And remember, when you purchase
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When you purchase a bible like this
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A bible like this or you send
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To reach out to hurting people
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To hurting people all over the world.
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All over the world. the bible has
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The bible has a lot to say
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A lot to say about not ignoring
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About not ignoring the needs
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The needs of the poor,
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Of the poor, and i hope that
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And i hope that you will join me
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You will join me in reaching them
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In reaching them and alleviating
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And alleviating their suffering.
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Their suffering. the gospel
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The gospel is reaching more
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Is reaching more and more people
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And more people all the time,
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All the time, but it takes people
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But it takes people like us to work
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Like us to work through to get
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Through to get it done.
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It done. so, join me,
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So, join me, and enjoy your
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>> joyce: well, i want you
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>> joyce: well, i want you to know that we love you
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>> joyce: well, i want you to know that we love you and we appreciate you
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To know that we love you and we appreciate you watching the program.
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And we appreciate you watching the program. today, i'm asking you to give
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Watching the program. today, i'm asking you to give specifically to our
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Today, i'm asking you to give specifically to our tv outreach.
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Specifically to our tv outreach. i believe it's helped you.
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Tv outreach. i believe it's helped you. and if it's helped you,
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I believe it's helped you. and if it's helped you, then join us in helping others
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And if it's helped you, then join us in helping others through this amazing medium.
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Then join us in helping others through this amazing medium. the word of god changed
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Through this amazing medium. the word of god changed my life and i'm determined
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The word of god changed my life and i'm determined to help you learn
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My life and i'm determined to help you learn to apply it to your lives.
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To help you learn to apply it to your lives. so, send in an offering
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To apply it to your lives. so, send in an offering as a way of saying "i appreciate
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So, send in an offering as a way of saying "i appreciate the teaching that you give me,
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As a way of saying "i appreciate the teaching that you give me, and i want to make
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The teaching that you give me, and i want to make sure it's available
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And i want to make sure it's available for other people."
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>> [music]
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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.
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We are so grateful
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We are so grateful to our joyce meyer
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To our joyce meyer ministries partners
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Ministries partners who make this
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Who make this and all we do possible,
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And all we do possible, including sharing
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Including sharing god's word
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God's word and offering help
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And offering help to people in need
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To people in need all over the world.
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Joyce Meyer - Do Enough But Not Too Much

March 1, 2026 | 27:29

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