Joyce Meyer - Excellence and Integrity (Part 1)

March 26, 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 - Excellence and Integrity (Part 1) | March 26, 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: excellence is not
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>> joyce: excellence is not perfection, and i don't want
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>> joyce: excellence is not perfection, and i don't want anybody to think it is.
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Perfection, and i don't want anybody to think it is. excellence is taking what
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Anybody to think it is. excellence is taking what you have and doing the very
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Excellence is taking what you have and doing the very best you can with it.
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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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>> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: well, thank you for
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: well, thank you for joining me today on,
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>> joyce: well, thank you for joining me today on, "enjoying everyday life."
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Joining me today on, "enjoying everyday life." and we need to do that,
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"enjoying everyday life." and we need to do that, don't we?
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And we need to do that, don't we? you know, i heard somebody
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Don't we? you know, i heard somebody say something the other day.
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You know, i heard somebody say something the other day. they--was a little bit
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Say something the other day. they--was a little bit of an older person.
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They--was a little bit of an older person. they said, "you know,
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Of an older person. they said, "you know, when you get older,
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They said, "you know, when you get older, you realize you only had
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When you get older, you realize you only had about a minute and you
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You realize you only had about a minute and you shouldn't waste that minute."
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About a minute and you shouldn't waste that minute." so we want to make sure
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Shouldn't waste that minute." so we want to make sure that we do find joy
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So we want to make sure that we do find joy in every day of our life.
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That we do find joy in every day of our life. even though we may have
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In every day of our life. even though we may have struggles and problems,
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Even though we may have struggles and problems, there's always still something
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Struggles and problems, there's always still something good, if we'll just look for it.
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There's always still something good, if we'll just look for it. amen?
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Good, if we'll just look for it. amen? all right, i wanna talk to you
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Amen? all right, i wanna talk to you today about a subject
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All right, i wanna talk to you today about a subject that has always been very
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Today about a subject that has always been very important to me from the time
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That has always been very important to me from the time we started the ministry.
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And every once in a while,
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And every once in a while, i like to teach on this,
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And every once in a while, i like to teach on this, because i think the world
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I like to teach on this, because i think the world is doing its very best
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Because i think the world is doing its very best to get rid of it,
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Is doing its very best to get rid of it, and that's excellence.
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To get rid of it, and that's excellence. i would say that i'm gonna
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And that's excellence. i would say that i'm gonna teach on integrity too,
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I would say that i'm gonna teach on integrity too, after this.
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Teach on integrity too, after this. maybe it'll be on tomorrow
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After this. maybe it'll be on tomorrow or another time.
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Maybe it'll be on tomorrow or another time. but i think we have
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Or another time. but i think we have an excellence and integrity
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But i think we have an excellence and integrity crisis in the world today.
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An excellence and integrity crisis in the world today. i think it's actually gotten
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Crisis in the world today. i think it's actually gotten that bad that it's like,
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I think it's actually gotten that bad that it's like, a crisis.
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That bad that it's like, a crisis. you could stop 20 people
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A crisis. you could stop 20 people on the street and ask 'em
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You could stop 20 people on the street and ask 'em what integrity was,
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On the street and ask 'em what integrity was, and a good majority
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What integrity was, and a good majority of 'em wouldn't even know
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And a good majority of 'em wouldn't even know what you were talking about.
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Of 'em wouldn't even know what you were talking about. they wouldn't have any idea
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What you were talking about. they wouldn't have any idea what you're talking about.
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They wouldn't have any idea what you're talking about. and, you know,
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What you're talking about. and, you know, the flesh is lazy.
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And, you know, the flesh is lazy. how many know that?
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The flesh is lazy. how many know that? you know, your flesh always--
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How many know that? you know, your flesh always-- every morning.
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You know, your flesh always-- every morning. i mean, my flesh said
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Every morning. i mean, my flesh said this morning, "stay in bed."
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I mean, my flesh said this morning, "stay in bed." >> [audience laughing]
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This morning, "stay in bed." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i knew i needed
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i knew i needed to get up at 5, and i thought,
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>> joyce: i knew i needed to get up at 5, and i thought, "ooh, just lay here
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To get up at 5, and i thought, "ooh, just lay here a few minutes."
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"ooh, just lay here a few minutes." but i know what will happen.
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A few minutes." but i know what will happen. i'll fall back asleep.
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Then i'll end up having
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Then i'll end up having to rush and hurry.
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Then i'll end up having to rush and hurry. and, you know, when you rush
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To rush and hurry. and, you know, when you rush and hurry, then sometimes
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And, you know, when you rush and hurry, then sometimes you get cranky.
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And hurry, then sometimes you get cranky. and it's not the other person's
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You get cranky. and it's not the other person's fault that you didn't do,
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And it's not the other person's fault that you didn't do, what you should have
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Fault that you didn't do, what you should have done to start with.
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What you should have done to start with. but mediocre people
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Done to start with. but mediocre people have messy lives.
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But mediocre people have messy lives. and mediocre is kinda like
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Have messy lives. and mediocre is kinda like halfway between nowhere.
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And mediocre is kinda like halfway between nowhere. it's not terrible,
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Halfway between nowhere. it's not terrible, but it's not good.
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It's not terrible, but it's not good. and sad to say, a lot of people
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But it's not good. and sad to say, a lot of people in the world, they're just
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And sad to say, a lot of people in the world, they're just satisfied with what's okay,
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In the world, they're just satisfied with what's okay, what they can get by with.
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Satisfied with what's okay, what they can get by with. but we're god's people.
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What they can get by with. but we're god's people. and he is an excellent god.
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But we're god's people. and he is an excellent god. how excellent are all
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And he is an excellent god. how excellent are all your ways, god?
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How excellent are all your ways, god? and you know, people that hold
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Your ways, god? and you know, people that hold high positions where they're
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And you know, people that hold high positions where they're supposed to be examples
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High positions where they're supposed to be examples and be respected,
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Supposed to be examples and be respected, did you ever notice that
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And be respected, did you ever notice that often they're called,
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Did you ever notice that often they're called, "your excellency."
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Often they're called, "your excellency." and that shouldn't be a title.
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"your excellency." and that shouldn't be a title. it should be because
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And that shouldn't be a title. it should be because of what they do.
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It should be because of what they do. and one of the things i wanna
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Of what they do. and one of the things i wanna say up front, because i wanna
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And one of the things i wanna say up front, because i wanna say it several times.
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Say up front, because i wanna say it several times. it is important what
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Say it several times. it is important what we do in front of people,
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It is important what we do in front of people, very important.
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We do in front of people, very important. but it's also very important
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Very important. but it's also very important what you do at home
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But it's also very important what you do at home behind closed doors.
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What you do at home behind closed doors. >> audience: amen!
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>> joyce: i'll read you
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>> joyce: i'll read you a scripture later where
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>> joyce: i'll read you a scripture later where david said, "i walked
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A scripture later where david said, "i walked in my house with integrity..."
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David said, "i walked in my house with integrity..." and i like that.
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In my house with integrity..." and i like that. i think we need to learn to--
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And i like that. i think we need to learn to-- that we're living before god.
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I think we need to learn to-- that we're living before god. and ultimately he's who we're
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That we're living before god. and ultimately he's who we're gonna be responsible for--to.
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And ultimately he's who we're gonna be responsible for--to. and he sees everything.
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Gonna be responsible for--to. and he sees everything. and i believe that god promotes
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And he sees everything. and i believe that god promotes and honors excellency.
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And i believe that god promotes and honors excellency. we're called to be excellent.
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That's the call on our life.
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That's the call on our life. 2 peter 1:3, "for his divine
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That's the call on our life. 2 peter 1:3, "for his divine power has bestowed
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2 peter 1:3, "for his divine power has bestowed upon us all things that
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Power has bestowed upon us all things that [are requisite and suited]
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Upon us all things that [are requisite and suited] to life and godliness,
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[are requisite and suited] to life and godliness, through the [full personal]
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To life and godliness, through the [full personal] knowledge of him..."
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Through the [full personal] knowledge of him..." i love that.
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Knowledge of him..." i love that. you don't get this through
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I love that. you don't get this through mama's faith or grandma's faith.
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You don't get this through mama's faith or grandma's faith. you gotta know him yourself.
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Mama's faith or grandma's faith. you gotta know him yourself. "who called us by and to his
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You gotta know him yourself. "who called us by and to his own glory and excellence."
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"who called us by and to his own glory and excellence." the word excellence is sometimes
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Own glory and excellence." the word excellence is sometimes translated virtue.
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The word excellence is sometimes translated virtue. and glory is the manifestation
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Translated virtue. and glory is the manifestation of all the excellencies of god.
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It's interesting how we throw
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It's interesting how we throw that phrase around.
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It's interesting how we throw that phrase around. "well, glory to god.
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That phrase around. "well, glory to god. glory be to god, glory to god."
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"well, glory to god. glory be to god, glory to god." and most people probably
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Glory be to god, glory to god." and most people probably don't even know what
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And most people probably don't even know what the word means.
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Don't even know what the word means. but it means: the manifestation
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The word means. but it means: the manifestation of all the excellencies of god.
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But it means: the manifestation of all the excellencies of god. and that's what he wants.
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Of all the excellencies of god. and that's what he wants. he wants to show forth
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And that's what he wants. he wants to show forth his excellencies in our life.
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He wants to show forth his excellencies in our life. but we need to be mirror
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His excellencies in our life. but we need to be mirror images of him.
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Show forth the excellencies
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Show forth the excellencies of our god.
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Show forth the excellencies of our god. 1 peter 2:9, "but you are
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Of our god. 1 peter 2:9, "but you are a chosen race, a royal
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1 peter 2:9, "but you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a dedicated nation,
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A chosen race, a royal priesthood, a dedicated nation, [god's] own purchased,
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Priesthood, a dedicated nation, [god's] own purchased, special people."
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[god's] own purchased, special people." who can tell me what
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Special people." who can tell me what we were purchased with?
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Come on, you're right.
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Come on, you're right. you can speak up
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Come on, you're right. you can speak up with confidence.
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You can speak up with confidence. >> [audience laughing]
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With confidence. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: everybody's like...
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: everybody's like... "by the blood."
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>> joyce: everybody's like... "by the blood." >> [audience laughing]
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"by the blood." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: nobody wants
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: nobody wants to be wrong.
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>> joyce: nobody wants to be wrong. yes, we were purchased
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To be wrong. yes, we were purchased with the precious blood
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Yes, we were purchased with the precious blood of jesus christ.
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"and we are to display the
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"and we are to display the virtues and the perfections..."
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"and we are to display the virtues and the perfections..." but that word perfections
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Virtues and the perfections..." but that word perfections is translated excellencies
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But that word perfections is translated excellencies in some other translations.
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Is translated excellencies in some other translations. "of him who called you
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In some other translations. "of him who called you out of darkness into
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"of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light."
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Out of darkness into his marvelous light." you know, we are
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His marvelous light." you know, we are to be transformed into
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The image of jesus christ.
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The image of jesus christ. and to be a christian means:
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The image of jesus christ. and to be a christian means: to be a follower of christ.
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And to be a christian means: to be a follower of christ. it doesn't mean just going
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To be a follower of christ. it doesn't mean just going to church on sunday.
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It doesn't mean just going to church on sunday. it doesn't mean just having
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To church on sunday. it doesn't mean just having a bumper sticker on your car.
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It doesn't mean just having a bumper sticker on your car. it means that we allow
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A bumper sticker on your car. it means that we allow the holy spirit to work with
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It means that we allow the holy spirit to work with us day after day after day,
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The holy spirit to work with us day after day after day, all of our lives.
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Us day after day after day, all of our lives. and one of the things that
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All of our lives. and one of the things that we need to strive for,
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And one of the things that we need to strive for, is to be excellent.
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We need to strive for, is to be excellent. excellent means:
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Is to be excellent. excellent means: exceeding requirements.
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Excellent means: exceeding requirements. john maxwell said--
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Exceeding requirements. john maxwell said-- told me one time, he said,
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John maxwell said-- told me one time, he said, "everywhere i go to speak,
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Told me one time, he said, "everywhere i go to speak, i always try to do more
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"everywhere i go to speak, i always try to do more than they expected me to do."
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I always try to do more than they expected me to do." that's good, isn't it?
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Than they expected me to do." that's good, isn't it? always try to do more
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That's good, isn't it? always try to do more than they expected me to do.
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Exceeding requirements,
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Exceeding requirements, above, beyond, abundant,
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Exceeding requirements, above, beyond, abundant, more than enough and superior.
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Above, beyond, abundant, more than enough and superior. or like matthew 5:41 says,
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More than enough and superior. or like matthew 5:41 says, "if somebody requires you
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Or like matthew 5:41 says, "if somebody requires you to go one mile, go two."
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"if somebody requires you to go one mile, go two." he has made us kings
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To go one mile, go two." he has made us kings and priests.
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He has made us kings and priests. revelation 1:6 "and hath made
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And priests. revelation 1:6 "and hath made us kings and priests unto god
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Revelation 1:6 "and hath made us kings and priests unto god and his father; to him be glory
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Us kings and priests unto god and his father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever.
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And his father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. amen."
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And dominion for ever and ever. amen." compromise, boy, that gets us.
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Amen." compromise, boy, that gets us. i just preached a message
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Compromise, boy, that gets us. i just preached a message last week and it's called
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I just preached a message last week and it's called "just a little bit."
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Last week and it's called "just a little bit." because you know what
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"just a little bit." because you know what compromise is?
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Because you know what compromise is? it's going just a little bit
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Compromise is? it's going just a little bit below what you know
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It's going just a little bit below what you know to be right.
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Below what you know to be right. and boy, the devil gets
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To be right. and boy, the devil gets so many people with that.
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And boy, the devil gets so many people with that. "that's just a little bit.
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So many people with that. "that's just a little bit. that won't hurt,
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"that's just a little bit. that won't hurt, just a little bit, just once."
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That won't hurt, just a little bit, just once." and...this is something
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Just a little bit, just once." and...this is something that you won't just
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Accidentally be excellent.
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Accidentally be excellent. because the flesh is too--
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Accidentally be excellent. because the flesh is too-- it's just lazy without
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Because the flesh is too-- it's just lazy without using any self control.
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It's just lazy without using any self control. you look at the dishes
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Using any self control. you look at the dishes piled up in the sink from
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You look at the dishes piled up in the sink from dinner and you think,
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Piled up in the sink from dinner and you think, "eh, i don't wanna do those,
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Dinner and you think, "eh, i don't wanna do those, i'll do em tomorrow."
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"eh, i don't wanna do those, i'll do em tomorrow." and then you get about
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I'll do em tomorrow." and then you get about this far and you think,
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And then you get about this far and you think, "i really should do 'em tonight.
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This far and you think, "i really should do 'em tonight. i'll be a lot happier in the
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"i really should do 'em tonight. i'll be a lot happier in the morning if i do 'em tonight."
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I'll be a lot happier in the morning if i do 'em tonight." now you're in between
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Morning if i do 'em tonight." now you're in between two places and you have
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Now you're in between two places and you have to decide which you wanna do.
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Two places and you have to decide which you wanna do. now i'm not saying it's a sin
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To decide which you wanna do. now i'm not saying it's a sin if you leave your sink and--
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Now i'm not saying it's a sin if you leave your sink and-- your dishes in the sink.
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If you leave your sink and-- your dishes in the sink. i'm just saying that we usually
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Your dishes in the sink. i'm just saying that we usually hear two voices, and the flesh
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I'm just saying that we usually hear two voices, and the flesh is definitely gonna try
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Hear two voices, and the flesh is definitely gonna try to talk you out of doing
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Is definitely gonna try to talk you out of doing what's excellent.
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To talk you out of doing what's excellent. always.
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What's excellent. always. and if you can make your
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Always. and if you can make your mind up, you're gonna
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And if you can make your mind up, you're gonna be an excellent person,
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Mind up, you're gonna be an excellent person, especially when
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Be an excellent person, especially when nobody's looking.
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Especially when
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Especially when nobody's looking.
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Especially when nobody's looking. isaiah 12:5, "sing praises
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Nobody's looking. isaiah 12:5, "sing praises to the lord, for he has done
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Isaiah 12:5, "sing praises to the lord, for he has done excellent things; let this
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To the lord, for he has done excellent things; let this be made known in all the earth."
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Excellent things; let this be made known in all the earth." you know, i don't know
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Be made known in all the earth." you know, i don't know about you, but i'm glad that
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You know, i don't know about you, but i'm glad that i have a conscience.
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About you, but i'm glad that i have a conscience. because sometimes your
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I have a conscience. because sometimes your conscience will bother you.
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Because sometimes your conscience will bother you. >> [audience laughing]
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Conscience will bother you. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: right?
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: right? and if your conscience
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>> joyce: right? and if your conscience bothers you, then you need
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And if your conscience bothers you, then you need to stop and think, "why is my
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Bothers you, then you need to stop and think, "why is my conscience bothering me?"
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To stop and think, "why is my conscience bothering me?" your conscience is a function
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Conscience bothering me?" your conscience is a function of your spirit man.
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Your conscience is a function of your spirit man. and really should be a very
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Of your spirit man. and really should be a very good friend to you, because
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And really should be a very good friend to you, because it can keep you out of a lot
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Of trouble, if you follow
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Of trouble, if you follow your conscience.
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Of trouble, if you follow your conscience. how many of you get
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Your conscience. how many of you get that little twinge?
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How many of you get that little twinge? you're just like--
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That little twinge? you're just like-- mmm, i know, i know.
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You're just like-- mmm, i know, i know. but how often do we push
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Mmm, i know, i know. but how often do we push that away and silence it?
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But how often do we push that away and silence it? and you know what
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That away and silence it? and you know what the sad thing is?
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And you know what the sad thing is? is if you silence it long
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The sad thing is? is if you silence it long enough, you'll get to the point
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Is if you silence it long enough, you'll get to the point where you can't hear.
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Enough, you'll get to the point where you can't hear. that's why sometimes
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Where you can't hear. that's why sometimes we have to really sit down
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That's why sometimes we have to really sit down and just examine our life.
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We have to really sit down and just examine our life. what would jesus do?
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How would he handle
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How would he handle this situation?
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How would he handle this situation? ephesians 3:20, "now unto him
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This situation? ephesians 3:20, "now unto him who is able to do," what?
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Ephesians 3:20, "now unto him who is able to do," what? "exceedingly abundantly above
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Who is able to do," what? "exceedingly abundantly above and beyond all that we could
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"exceedingly abundantly above and beyond all that we could ever [dare to hope] ask
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And beyond all that we could ever [dare to hope] ask or think, according to his
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Ever [dare to hope] ask or think, according to his power that works in us."
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There's another whole lesson
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There's another whole lesson there that i best not get
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There's another whole lesson there that i best not get into too far, but i think
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There that i best not get into too far, but i think nobody pays much attention
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Into too far, but i think nobody pays much attention to that last line.
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Nobody pays much attention to that last line. he does it, "according
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To that last line. he does it, "according to the power that works in us."
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He does it, "according to the power that works in us." so in other words, god will
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To the power that works in us." so in other words, god will do great things in your life,
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So in other words, god will do great things in your life, but he'll work through you
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Do great things in your life, but he'll work through you to do them.
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But he'll work through you to do them. so if we're lazy, if we're
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To do them. so if we're lazy, if we're mediocre, if we're sloppy,
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So if we're lazy, if we're mediocre, if we're sloppy, you know, then god...
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Mediocre, if we're sloppy, you know, then god... the power's there,
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You know, then god... the power's there, but we're partners with god.
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The power's there, but we're partners with god. he works with us and through us,
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But we're partners with god. he works with us and through us, not---he doesn't just
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He works with us and through us, not---he doesn't just do everything for us.
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Not---he doesn't just do everything for us. and that's something we need
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Do everything for us. and that's something we need to get over thinking.
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And that's something we need to get over thinking. you know, like,
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To get over thinking. you know, like, "just pray and god will do it."
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You know, like, "just pray and god will do it." well, for me, i find a lot
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"just pray and god will do it." well, for me, i find a lot of times when i pray about
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Well, for me, i find a lot of times when i pray about something, god gives
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Of times when i pray about something, god gives me something to do.
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Something, god gives me something to do. >> [audience laughing]
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Me something to do. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you ever seen that?
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you ever seen that? he'll give me something to do.
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>> joyce: you ever seen that? he'll give me something to do. there's a man in the bible
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He'll give me something to do. there's a man in the bible that we should all admire,
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There's a man in the bible that we should all admire, and that's daniel.
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And daniel was determined
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And daniel was determined to keep his commitment to god,
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And daniel was determined to keep his commitment to god, even though he had been
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To keep his commitment to god, even though he had been brought into a babylonian
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Even though he had been brought into a babylonian idol-worshiping situation.
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Brought into a babylonian idol-worshiping situation. and one of the first things
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Idol-worshiping situation. and one of the first things they did was require daniel
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And one of the first things they did was require daniel and his friends to eat their
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They did was require daniel and his friends to eat their rich and dainty foods.
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And his friends to eat their rich and dainty foods. but they had just committed
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Rich and dainty foods. but they had just committed to god to be on a fast
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But they had just committed to god to be on a fast of vegetables and water
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To god to be on a fast of vegetables and water for a certain amount of days.
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Of vegetables and water for a certain amount of days. so daniel took a step of faith
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For a certain amount of days. so daniel took a step of faith and he went to the man in charge
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So daniel took a step of faith and he went to the man in charge and said, "will you allow
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And he went to the man in charge and said, "will you allow us to keep our commitment
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And said, "will you allow us to keep our commitment to our god?
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Us to keep our commitment to our god? and i guarantee you, at the end
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To our god? and i guarantee you, at the end of it, we'll be in better shape
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And i guarantee you, at the end of it, we'll be in better shape than all the rest of the people
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Of it, we'll be in better shape than all the rest of the people who are eating the rich
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Than all the rest of the people who are eating the rich and dainty foods."
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Who are eating the rich and dainty foods." god gave him favor.
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And dainty foods." god gave him favor. you know, sometimes we're
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God gave him favor. you know, sometimes we're so afraid to do something,
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You know, sometimes we're so afraid to do something, but then if you'll take
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So afraid to do something, but then if you'll take that step of faith,
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But then if you'll take that step of faith, god will give you favor.
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See, he could have easily
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See, he could have easily thought, "i can't do that.
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See, he could have easily thought, "i can't do that. i'll get killed."
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Thought, "i can't do that. i'll get killed." but it was so important to him
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I'll get killed." but it was so important to him that he kept his word to god
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But it was so important to him that he kept his word to god that he would rather
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That he kept his word to god that he would rather get killed than not keep
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That he would rather get killed than not keep his word to god.
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Get killed than not keep his word to god. and god gave him favor.
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His word to god. and god gave him favor. how many of you would like
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And god gave him favor. how many of you would like to see more favor in your life?
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How many of you would like to see more favor in your life? >> [audience responds]
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To see more favor in your life? >> [audience responds] >> joyce: amen.
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>> [audience responds] >> joyce: amen. so, "daniel determined
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>> joyce: amen. so, "daniel determined in his heart," i like this.
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So, "daniel determined in his heart," i like this. "he determined in his heart
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In his heart," i like this. "he determined in his heart that he would not defile
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"he determined in his heart that he would not defile himself by [eating his
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That he would not defile himself by [eating his portion of] the king's rich
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Himself by [eating his portion of] the king's rich and dainty food or by [drinking]
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Portion of] the king's rich and dainty food or by [drinking] the wine which he drank;
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And dainty food or by [drinking] the wine which he drank; therefore he requested
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The wine which he drank; therefore he requested of the chief of the eunuchs
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Therefore he requested of the chief of the eunuchs that he might [be allowed]
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Of the chief of the eunuchs that he might [be allowed] not to defile himself."
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That he might [be allowed] not to defile himself." and they gave him
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Not to defile himself." and they gave him that permission.
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And they gave him that permission. in daniel 6:1-3, "it pleased
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That permission. in daniel 6:1-3, "it pleased [king] darius [successor
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In daniel 6:1-3, "it pleased [king] darius [successor to belshazzar] to set over
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[king] darius [successor to belshazzar] to set over the kingdom 120--
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To belshazzar] to set over the kingdom 120-- i've heard satraps and satraps.
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The kingdom 120-- i've heard satraps and satraps. so i don't know which it is?
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I've heard satraps and satraps. so i don't know which it is? but i'm sure they were sad.
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So i don't know which it is? but i'm sure they were sad. "mike, do you know
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But i'm sure they were sad. "mike, do you know how to say it?"
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"mike, do you know how to say it?" satraps.
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How to say it?" satraps. mike says, "satraps".
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Satraps. mike says, "satraps". we'll say that.
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Mike says, "satraps". we'll say that. "who should be [in charge]
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We'll say that. "who should be [in charge] throughout all
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"who should be [in charge] throughout all of his kingdom..."
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Throughout all of his kingdom..." so you had the king,
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Of his kingdom..." so you had the king, and then you had--
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So you had the king, and then you had-- which you'll see in a minute,
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And then you had-- which you'll see in a minute, three governors.
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Which you'll see in a minute, three governors. and then you had these
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Three governors. and then you had these 120 government officials.
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And then you had these 120 government officials. and those were the people
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120 government officials. and those were the people that ruled the land.
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And those were the people that ruled the land. and over these 120 satraps,
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That ruled the land. and over these 120 satraps, there were "three presidents--
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And over these 120 satraps, there were "three presidents-- of whom daniel was one--
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There were "three presidents-- of whom daniel was one-- and these satraps might give
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Of whom daniel was one-- and these satraps might give account to them and the king
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And these satraps might give account to them and the king should have no loss or damage.
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Account to them and the king should have no loss or damage. then daniel was distinguished
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Should have no loss or damage. then daniel was distinguished above the presidents."
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Then daniel was distinguished above the presidents." so, out of the three,
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Above the presidents." so, out of the three, he was distinguished
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So, out of the three, he was distinguished above even the three.
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He was distinguished above even the three. "because an excellent spirit
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Above even the three. "because an excellent spirit was in him, and the king
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"because an excellent spirit was in him, and the king thought to set him over
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Was in him, and the king thought to set him over the whole realm."
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Thought to set him over the whole realm." god will give you places
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Of promotion if you have
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Of promotion if you have an excellent spirit.
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Of promotion if you have an excellent spirit. and here again, it's very
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An excellent spirit. and here again, it's very important what you do behind
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And here again, it's very important what you do behind closed doors, not just...
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Important what you do behind closed doors, not just... i remember when god first
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Closed doors, not just... i remember when god first started dealing with me.
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I remember when god first started dealing with me. i can literally say i went to
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Started dealing with me. i can literally say i went to the school of the holy spirit.
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I can literally say i went to the school of the holy spirit. i didn't have--i mean, going
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The school of the holy spirit. i didn't have--i mean, going to bible college somewhere
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I didn't have--i mean, going to bible college somewhere wasn't an option for me.
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To bible college somewhere wasn't an option for me. i didn't even really think
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Wasn't an option for me. i didn't even really think that should be an option.
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I didn't even really think that should be an option. i just--from the beginning,
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That should be an option. i just--from the beginning, i just thought the holy spirit
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I just--from the beginning, i just thought the holy spirit would teach me, and he did.
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I just thought the holy spirit would teach me, and he did. and i remember when i was
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Would teach me, and he did. and i remember when i was out shopping and somebody
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And i remember when i was out shopping and somebody had knocked some clothes
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Out shopping and somebody had knocked some clothes off the hangers and they'd
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Had knocked some clothes off the hangers and they'd fallen on the floor.
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Off the hangers and they'd fallen on the floor. and i heard the holy spirit
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Fallen on the floor. and i heard the holy spirit tell me to pick ‘em up.
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And i heard the holy spirit tell me to pick ‘em up. and of course, my lazy flesh
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Tell me to pick ‘em up. and of course, my lazy flesh said, "well, why should i clean
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And of course, my lazy flesh said, "well, why should i clean up somebody else's mess?"
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Said, "well, why should i clean up somebody else's mess?" >> [audience laughing]
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Up somebody else's mess?" >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and the lord
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and the lord said to me, "would you like
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>> joyce: and the lord said to me, "would you like someday to have somebody
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Said to me, "would you like someday to have somebody clean up your messes?"
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Someday to have somebody clean up your messes?" "okay, i guess i'll clean
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Clean up your messes?" "okay, i guess i'll clean these up off the floor."
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"okay, i guess i'll clean these up off the floor." and today i have all
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These up off the floor." and today i have all the help that i need.
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And today i have all the help that i need. people miss so many blessings
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The help that i need. people miss so many blessings in their life, because they
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People miss so many blessings in their life, because they won't do the little things
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In their life, because they won't do the little things that god tells 'em to do.
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Won't do the little things that god tells 'em to do. an excellent spirit was in him.
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That god tells 'em to do. an excellent spirit was in him. you know, excellent people
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An excellent spirit was in him. you know, excellent people don't gossip.
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You know, excellent people don't gossip. excellent people don't tell
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Don't gossip. excellent people don't tell other people secrets.
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There's a lot of things that
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There's a lot of things that excellent people don't do,
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There's a lot of things that excellent people don't do, that we've gotten pretty
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Excellent people don't do, that we've gotten pretty comfortable doing.
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That we've gotten pretty comfortable doing. i think that there's a certain
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Comfortable doing. i think that there's a certain amount of sins, things that
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I think that there's a certain amount of sins, things that the bible calls sin,
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Amount of sins, things that the bible calls sin, that have become acceptable
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The bible calls sin, that have become acceptable to a lot of christians.
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That have become acceptable to a lot of christians. and we need to make sure
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To a lot of christians. and we need to make sure we're not one of 'em.
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And we need to make sure we're not one of 'em. how many christians do you
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We're not one of 'em. how many christians do you think there are that are mad
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How many christians do you think there are that are mad at somebody right now?
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Think there are that are mad at somebody right now? and i mean, that's probably
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At somebody right now? and i mean, that's probably one of the--actually, one
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Of the worst things that we can
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Of the worst things that we can do for our spiritual life,
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Of the worst things that we can do for our spiritual life, is hold on to unforgiveness.
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Do for our spiritual life, is hold on to unforgiveness. i mean, it probably--satan gains
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Is hold on to unforgiveness. i mean, it probably--satan gains more ground in the lives
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I mean, it probably--satan gains more ground in the lives of christians through
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More ground in the lives of christians through that than anything else.
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Of christians through that than anything else. "aye, it's just too hard!
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That than anything else. "aye, it's just too hard! you don't know what
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"aye, it's just too hard! you don't know what they did to me."
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You don't know what they did to me." well, hey, if jesus
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They did to me." well, hey, if jesus could forgive us...
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And besides that, he wouldn't
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And besides that, he wouldn't tell us to forgive if there
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And besides that, he wouldn't tell us to forgive if there was no way to do it.
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Tell us to forgive if there was no way to do it. so, "then the presidents
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Was no way to do it. so, "then the presidents and the satraps sought
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So, "then the presidents and the satraps sought to find occasion [to bring
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And the satraps sought to find occasion [to bring accusation] against daniel
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To find occasion [to bring accusation] against daniel concerning the kingdom..."
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Accusation] against daniel concerning the kingdom..." they wanted to find some kind
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Concerning the kingdom..." they wanted to find some kind of fault with him so they
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They wanted to find some kind of fault with him so they could take it to the king
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Of fault with him so they could take it to the king and say, "now look,
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Could take it to the king and say, "now look, here's what he's doing."
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And say, "now look, here's what he's doing." so he would lose his position.
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Here's what he's doing." so he would lose his position. they were what?
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So he would lose his position. they were what? jealous.
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They were what? jealous. which is something else that
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Jealous. which is something else that we find to be an acceptable sin.
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Which is something else that we find to be an acceptable sin. "but they could find
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We find to be an acceptable sin. "but they could find no occasion or fault,
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"but they could find no occasion or fault, for he was faithful..."
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No occasion or fault, for he was faithful..." they couldn't catch
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For he was faithful..." they couldn't catch him in adultery.
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They couldn't catch him in adultery. they couldn't catch him lying.
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Him in adultery. they couldn't catch him lying. they couldn't catch
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They couldn't catch him lying. they couldn't catch him stealing.
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They couldn't catch him stealing. so, "they said, 'we shall not
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Him stealing. so, "they said, 'we shall not find any occasion [to bring
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So, "they said, 'we shall not find any occasion [to bring accusation] against daniel
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Find any occasion [to bring accusation] against daniel unless we find it against him
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Accusation] against daniel unless we find it against him concerning the law of his god.'"
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Unless we find it against him concerning the law of his god.'" if they could find him breaking
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Concerning the law of his god.'" if they could find him breaking one of god's laws,
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If they could find him breaking one of god's laws, then they could accuse him.
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One of god's laws, then they could accuse him. then these three presidents
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Then they could accuse him. then these three presidents and satraps--then these
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Then these three presidents and satraps--then these presidents and satraps came
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And satraps--then these presidents and satraps came [tumultuously] together
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Presidents and satraps came [tumultuously] together to the king and said to him,
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[tumultuously] together to the king and said to him, 'king darius, live forever!
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To the king and said to him, 'king darius, live forever! all the presidents
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'king darius, live forever! all the presidents of the kingdom, the deputies
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All the presidents of the kingdom, the deputies and satraps, the counselors
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Of the kingdom, the deputies and satraps, the counselors and the governors,
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And satraps, the counselors and the governors, have consulted and agreed,'"
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And the governors, have consulted and agreed,'" i bet they did consult!
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Have consulted and agreed,'" i bet they did consult! >> [audience laughing]
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I bet they did consult! >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "'that the king
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "'that the king should establish a royal
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>> joyce: "'that the king should establish a royal statute and make a firm
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Should establish a royal statute and make a firm decree that whoever asks
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Statute and make a firm decree that whoever asks a petition of any god or man
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Decree that whoever asks a petition of any god or man for 30 days, except you,
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A petition of any god or man for 30 days, except you, o king, he shall be cast
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For 30 days, except you, o king, he shall be cast into the den of lions.
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O king, he shall be cast into the den of lions. now, o king, establish
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Into the den of lions. now, o king, establish the decree and sign the writing
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Now, o king, establish the decree and sign the writing that it may not be changed,
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The decree and sign the writing that it may not be changed, according to the law
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That it may not be changed, according to the law of the medes and the persians,
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According to the law of the medes and the persians, which cannot be altered.'
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Of the medes and the persians, which cannot be altered.' so king darius
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Which cannot be altered.' so king darius signed the writing."
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So king darius signed the writing." i love this.
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Signed the writing." i love this. there's not even any space
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I love this. there's not even any space between verse 9 and 10.
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There's not even any space between verse 9 and 10. “now when daniel knew that
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Between verse 9 and 10. “now when daniel knew that the writing was signed,
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“now when daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house,
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The writing was signed, he went into his house, with his windows open,
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He went into his house, with his windows open, got down on his knees three
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With his windows open, got down on his knees three times a day and prayed and gave
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Got down on his knees three times a day and prayed and gave thanks before his god,
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Times a day and prayed and gave thanks before his god, just as he had done before.”
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Thanks before his god, just as he had done before.” that's awesome, isn't it?
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Just as he had done before.” that's awesome, isn't it? he continued to be who he was,
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That's awesome, isn't it? he continued to be who he was, no matter what the threat was.
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Daniel 5, verse 12, "because
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Daniel 5, verse 12, "because an excellent spirit, knowledge,
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Daniel 5, verse 12, "because an excellent spirit, knowledge, and understanding to interpret
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An excellent spirit, knowledge, and understanding to interpret dreams, clarify riddles,
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And understanding to interpret dreams, clarify riddles, and solve knotty problems
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Dreams, clarify riddles, and solve knotty problems were found in this same daniel."
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And solve knotty problems were found in this same daniel." i have a few knotty problems
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Were found in this same daniel." i have a few knotty problems i'd like to solve.
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I have a few knotty problems i'd like to solve. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: so maybe i better
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>> joyce: so maybe i better upgrade my excellence.
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>> joyce: so maybe i better upgrade my excellence. "then this daniel was
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Upgrade my excellence. "then this daniel was distinguished," daniel 6:3,
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"then this daniel was distinguished," daniel 6:3, "above the presidents
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Distinguished," daniel 6:3, "above the presidents and the satraps because
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"above the presidents and the satraps because an excellent spirit was in him,
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And the satraps because an excellent spirit was in him, and the king...set him over
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An excellent spirit was in him, and the king...set him over the whole realm."
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Kind of the same thing
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Kind of the same thing that happened to joseph.
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Kind of the same thing that happened to joseph. he was set over--nobody had
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That happened to joseph. he was set over--nobody had any more power than pharaoh.
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He was set over--nobody had any more power than pharaoh. joseph showed himself
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Any more power than pharaoh. joseph showed himself to be excellent in everything
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Joseph showed himself to be excellent in everything that he did.
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An excellent man is different.
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An excellent man is different. he marches to the beat
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An excellent man is different. he marches to the beat of a different drummer than
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He marches to the beat of a different drummer than the rest of the world.
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Of a different drummer than the rest of the world. he follows his own heart.
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The rest of the world. he follows his own heart. he's not moved by the crowd,
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He follows his own heart. he's not moved by the crowd, the threat of rejection,
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He's not moved by the crowd, the threat of rejection, the fear of judgment
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The threat of rejection, the fear of judgment or loneliness.
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The fear of judgment or loneliness. you know, sometimes we draw
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Or loneliness. you know, sometimes we draw a line in our life and we say,
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You know, sometimes we draw a line in our life and we say, "well, i'll go this far
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A line in our life and we say, "well, i'll go this far and no further."
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"well, i'll go this far and no further." but then if it gets
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And no further." but then if it gets uncomfortable,
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But then if it gets uncomfortable, we move the line.
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And each one of us,
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And each one of us, we have to make a decision
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And each one of us, we have to make a decision about how we're gonna live.
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We have to make a decision about how we're gonna live. and you have to make your
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About how we're gonna live. and you have to make your mind up that if that means you
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And you have to make your mind up that if that means you lose friends, you lose friends.
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Mind up that if that means you lose friends, you lose friends. if that means you lose your job,
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Lose friends, you lose friends. if that means you lose your job, you lose your job.
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If that means you lose your job, you lose your job. some people, some christians,
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You lose your job. some people, some christians, are working at places
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Some people, some christians, are working at places that force them into sin
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Are working at places that force them into sin in order to keep their jobs,
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That force them into sin in order to keep their jobs, and they go ahead and do it.
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In order to keep their jobs, and they go ahead and do it. "well, i can't lose my job."
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And they go ahead and do it. "well, i can't lose my job." well, yeah, you can.
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"well, i can't lose my job." well, yeah, you can. you can.
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Well, yeah, you can. you can. and you might be very surprised
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You can. and you might be very surprised to find that god will
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Get you a better one.
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Get you a better one. excellence is not perfection,
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Get you a better one. excellence is not perfection, and i don't want anybody
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Excellence is not perfection, and i don't want anybody to think it is.
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And i don't want anybody to think it is. excellence is taking
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To think it is. excellence is taking what you have and doing
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Excellence is taking what you have and doing the very best you can with it.
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What you have and doing the very best you can with it. in other words, you might
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The very best you can with it. in other words, you might have an old car, but it doesn't
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In other words, you might have an old car, but it doesn't have to look like a trash can.
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Have an old car, but it doesn't have to look like a trash can. you need to wash it.
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Have to look like a trash can. you need to wash it. you need to get
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You need to wash it. you need to get the junk out of it.
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You need to get the junk out of it. the fast food restaurant
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The junk out of it. the fast food restaurant wrappers and the empty
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The fast food restaurant wrappers and the empty soda cans and bottles...
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Wrappers and the empty soda cans and bottles... i'm getting some looks.
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Soda cans and bottles... i'm getting some looks. >> [audience laughing]
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I'm getting some looks. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you get out
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you get out of it and kick it,
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>> joyce: you get out of it and kick it, "i hate this old rusty--"
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Of it and kick it, "i hate this old rusty--" well, don't expect god
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"i hate this old rusty--" well, don't expect god to give you a new one.
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Well, don't expect god to give you a new one. i always say,
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To give you a new one. i always say, “if you want money,
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I always say, “if you want money, you gotta respect money.”
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“if you want money, you gotta respect money.” and so if you want more,
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You gotta respect money.” and so if you want more, you have to respect
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And so if you want more, you have to respect what you have.
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You have to respect what you have. >> [audience laughing]
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What you have. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: amen?
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: amen? >> [audience responding]
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>> joyce: amen? >> [audience responding] >> joyce: and i know today
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>> [audience responding] >> joyce: and i know today society is much more casual,
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>> joyce: and i know today society is much more casual, which, whatever...
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Society is much more casual, which, whatever... but there's a difference
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Which, whatever... but there's a difference in casual and sloppy.
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But there's a difference in casual and sloppy. and even if you're
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In casual and sloppy. and even if you're gonna dress casual,
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And even if you're gonna dress casual, you can still look nice.
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Gonna dress casual, you can still look nice. amen?
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You can still look nice. amen? and we need to do that.
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Amen? and we need to do that. perfectionists are usually
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And we need to do that. perfectionists are usually narrow minded.
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Perfectionists are usually narrow minded. there's only one way
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Narrow minded. there's only one way to do things,
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There's only one way to do things, and it's generally their way.
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To do things, and it's generally their way. they're frequently frustrated
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And it's generally their way. they're frequently frustrated and usually frustrate
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They're frequently frustrated and usually frustrate other people.
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And usually frustrate other people. but i believe that god just
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Other people. but i believe that god just expects us to do our best.
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But i believe that god just expects us to do our best. you know, because you're
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Expects us to do our best. you know, because you're overweight or we'll say
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You know, because you're overweight or we'll say a little fluffy...
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Overweight or we'll say a little fluffy... that doesn't mean that
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A little fluffy... that doesn't mean that you can't dress nice
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That doesn't mean that you can't dress nice and have a pleasing appearance.
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You can't dress nice and have a pleasing appearance. matter of fact, i think when
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And have a pleasing appearance. matter of fact, i think when somebody's overweight,
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Matter of fact, i think when somebody's overweight, if they don't dress nice,
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Somebody's overweight, if they don't dress nice, it calls more attention
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If they don't dress nice, it calls more attention to ‘em than if they do.
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It calls more attention to ‘em than if they do. your clothes may not be
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To ‘em than if they do. your clothes may not be expensive or even plentiful,
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Your clothes may not be expensive or even plentiful, but you can clean ‘em.
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Expensive or even plentiful, but you can clean ‘em. i won't say iron ‘em,
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But you can clean ‘em. i won't say iron ‘em, because nobody has one
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I won't say iron ‘em, because nobody has one of those anymore.
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Because nobody has one of those anymore. >> [audience laughing]
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Of those anymore. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: steam them, but don't
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: steam them, but don't put them in the dryer and leave
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>> joyce: steam them, but don't put them in the dryer and leave them in there overnight
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Put them in the dryer and leave them in there overnight and take ‘em out and wear them.
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Them in there overnight and take ‘em out and wear them. >> [audience laughing]
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And take ‘em out and wear them. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and think that
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and think that that's nice, because it's not.
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>> announcer: we are created
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>> announcer: we are created for community and acceptance.
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For community and acceptance. it's the way god made us.
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It's the way god made us. but what happens
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But what happens when we are rejected?
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When we are rejected?
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>> joyce: well, rejection
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>> joyce: well, rejection is definitely painful.
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Is definitely painful. it's something we've all endured
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It's something we've all endured in one way or another.
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In one way or another.
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>> ginger: our experiences
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>> ginger: our experiences may be different,
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May be different, but the damage is very real.
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But the damage is very real. whether it comes from
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Whether it comes from a stranger, a friend,
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A stranger, a friend, or someone we love,
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Or someone we love, rejection leaves us feeling
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Rejection leaves us feeling unwanted and wounded.
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Unwanted and wounded. >> joyce: we both know how
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>> joyce: we both know how devastating rejection can be.
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Devastating rejection can be. the good news is healing
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The good news is healing is possible.
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Is possible. that's why i invited
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That's why i invited ginger to write
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Ginger to write a very important
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A very important book with me,
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Book with me, "healing the wounds
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"healing the wounds of rejection."
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Of rejection." i believe now is the time
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I believe now is the time to overcome those
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To overcome those wounds and embrace
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Wounds and embrace our true identity in christ.
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Our true identity in christ. >> announcer: we would
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>> announcer: we would like to send you a copy
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Like to send you a copy of "healing the wounds
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Of "healing the wounds of rejection."
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Of rejection." it's available to you
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It's available to you right now for your
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Right now for your gift of any amount.
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Gift of any amount.
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>> male: i still felt like
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>> male: i still felt like an outsider wherever i went.
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An outsider wherever i went. >> female 1: just not feeling
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>> female 1: just not feeling like i belong anywhere.
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Like i belong anywhere. >> female 2: it's satan's
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>> female 2: it's satan's lies to say that
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Lies to say that "you're not wanted."
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"you're not wanted." >> male: and it was through
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>> male: and it was through the word of god.
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The word of god. >> female 1: the more
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>> female 1: the more i read his word,
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I read his word, the closer
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The closer i became to him.
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I became to him. >> female 2: god says,
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>> female 2: god says, "i am adopted."
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"i am adopted." >> female 1: because i have
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>> female 1: because i have had been rejected in my past
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Had been rejected in my past that does not mean
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That does not mean that i have to continue
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That i have to continue living that way every day.
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Living that way every day. >> female 2: "i'm chosen,
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>> female 2: "i'm chosen, i'm accepted, i'm redeemed."
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I'm accepted, i'm redeemed." >> female 1: and he is
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>> female 1: and he is transforming me
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Transforming me into his son,
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Into his son, jesus' image, daily.
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Jesus' image, daily. >> male: and i should never
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>> male: and i should never have felt abandoned
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Have felt abandoned or rejected because
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Or rejected because he's been there.
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He's been there.
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>> ginger: you may not
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>> ginger: you may not even realize the effects
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Even realize the effects of rejection on your life.
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Of rejection on your life. i know i didn't for a time.
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I know i didn't for a time. but you don't have
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But you don't have to remain stuck in the past
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To remain stuck in the past or let what others have
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Or let what others have done define your worth.
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Done define your worth. we want to share
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We want to share truths from god's word
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Truths from god's word that have helped us find
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That have helped us find strength and wholeness.
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Strength and wholeness. >> joyce: you can find freedom
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>> joyce: you can find freedom from the pain and move
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From the pain and move forward with confidence.
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Forward with confidence. >> announcer: "healing
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>> announcer: "healing the wounds of rejection"
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The wounds of rejection" is available to you for
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Is available to you for a gift of any amount.
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A gift of any amount. and today, when you give,
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And today, when you give, all proceeds will go
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All proceeds will go directly to helping women
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Directly to helping women and girls find rescue,
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And girls find rescue, relief, and healing
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Relief, and healing in god's word through our
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In god's word through our project grl outreach.
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Project grl outreach. all proceeds will
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All proceeds will go directly to it, today.
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Go directly to it, today. joyce and ginger's
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Joyce and ginger's book "healing
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Book "healing the wounds of rejection"
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The wounds of rejection" is available to you
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Is available to you for any amount.
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For any amount. don't wait.
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>> joyce: how do we navigate
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>> joyce: how do we navigate all of life's pressures?
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All of life's pressures? well, god's word has
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Well, god's word has much to say about it,
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Much to say about it, so, i thought we could
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So, i thought we could all get together with some
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All get together with some of my friends and talk about it.
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Of my friends and talk about it. >> announcer: join us
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Conference, with joyce
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With joyce and her guests,
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And her guests, dr. henry cloud,
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Nona jones, and worship with
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>> ginger: real life. real friends.
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Talk it out podcast. join joyce, erin cluley,
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Join joyce, erin cluley, and me, ginger stache,
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And me, ginger stache, along with some amazing friends,
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Along with some amazing friends, as we honestly share
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As we honestly share the hard stuff,
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The hard stuff, laugh through those
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Laugh through those unpredictable moments,
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Unpredictable moments, and learn to apply what
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And learn to apply what god says about it all.
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God says about it all. watch or listen to new
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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 - Excellence and Integrity (Part 1)

March 26, 2026 | 27:29

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