Joyce Meyer - Excellence and Integrity (Part 2)

March 22, 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 2) | March 22, 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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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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With god's help, you can overcome it.
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You can overcome it. 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: but you know,
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>> joyce: but you know, if god shows you that there's
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>> joyce: but you know, if god shows you that there's something wrong in your life,
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If god shows you that there's something wrong in your life, thank him.
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Something wrong in your life, thank him. be thankful that he shows you,
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Thank him. be thankful that he shows you, and receive it.
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Be thankful that he shows you, and receive it. only a fool hates correction.
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And receive it. only a fool hates correction. how well do you take correction?
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer.
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer. i've seen god's power
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer. i've seen god's power transform my own life,
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I've seen god's power transform my own life, and he will do it for you.
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>> joyce: i was listening
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>> joyce: i was listening to a preacher this morning
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>> joyce: i was listening to a preacher this morning preach on excellence,
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To a preacher this morning preach on excellence, and he got a little spicy.
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Preach on excellence, and he got a little spicy. he said, "you need to have
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And he got a little spicy. he said, "you need to have good hygiene if you're gonna
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Be an excellent person.
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Be an excellent person. like, suck on a mint so you
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Be an excellent person. like, suck on a mint so you don't have bad breath.
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Like, suck on a mint so you don't have bad breath. put on a little deodorant
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Don't have bad breath. put on a little deodorant so when you lift your arm up,
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Put on a little deodorant so when you lift your arm up, it doesn't knock the person
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So when you lift your arm up, it doesn't knock the person next to you out."
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It doesn't knock the person next to you out." >> [audience laughing]
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Next to you out." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: amen?
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I mean, that's the truth.
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I mean, that's the truth. just good hygiene.
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I mean, that's the truth. just good hygiene. you might not have
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Just good hygiene. you might not have an overabundance of finances,
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You might not have an overabundance of finances, but you can use
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An overabundance of finances, but you can use what you have wisely.
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But you can use what you have wisely. and you can treat all people
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What you have wisely. and you can treat all people with respect and love
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And you can treat all people with respect and love and kindness, not just
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With respect and love and kindness, not just those you want to impress.
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And kindness, not just those you want to impress. if there's anything you wanna
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Those you want to impress. if there's anything you wanna be excellent in, it's excellent
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If there's anything you wanna be excellent in, it's excellent in how you treat people.
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Be excellent in, it's excellent in how you treat people. >> [audience responds]
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In how you treat people. >> [audience responds] >> joyce: all people!
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>> [audience responds] >> joyce: all people! matter of fact, you should
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>> joyce: all people! matter of fact, you should probably look for the lowly,
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Matter of fact, you should probably look for the lowly, the one who feels invisible,
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Probably look for the lowly, the one who feels invisible, the one who never seems
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The one who feels invisible, the one who never seems to be appreciated,
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The one who never seems to be appreciated, and make sure that you
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To be appreciated, and make sure that you pay attention to them.
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And make sure that you pay attention to them. an excellent man chooses
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Pay attention to them. an excellent man chooses excellent friends.
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An excellent man chooses excellent friends. proverbs 27:17 says,
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Excellent friends. proverbs 27:17 says, "iron sharpens iron; so a man
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Proverbs 27:17 says, "iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens the countenance
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"iron sharpens iron; so a man sharpens the countenance of his friend [to show rage
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Sharpens the countenance of his friend [to show rage or worthy purpose]."
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Of his friend [to show rage or worthy purpose]." if you have sharp friends,
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They can sharpen you.
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They can sharpen you. they can make you better.
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They can sharpen you. they can make you better. you know, if you wanna be--
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They can make you better. you know, if you wanna be-- how many of you want
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You know, if you wanna be-- how many of you want to be a generous person?
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How many of you want to be a generous person? then don't hang out
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To be a generous person? then don't hang out with somebody stingy.
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Then don't hang out with somebody stingy. hang out with people that
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With somebody stingy. hang out with people that tip more than they have to,
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Hang out with people that tip more than they have to, love to do things
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Tip more than they have to, love to do things for other people.
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Love to do things for other people. people that are generous.
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For other people. people that are generous. find someone excellent
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People that are generous. find someone excellent if you wanna be excellent
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Find someone excellent if you wanna be excellent and spend time with them.
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If you wanna be excellent and spend time with them. a lot of people don't even
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And spend time with them. a lot of people don't even know how to be excellent.
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A lot of people don't even know how to be excellent. so, when you hear this,
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Know how to be excellent. so, when you hear this, wherever you're at,
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So, when you hear this, wherever you're at, if you think, "i need some
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Wherever you're at, if you think, "i need some help in this area," then find
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If you think, "i need some help in this area," then find somebody that's excellent
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Help in this area," then find somebody that's excellent and start watching 'em.
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Somebody that's excellent and start watching 'em. you don't have to go to bible
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And start watching 'em. you don't have to go to bible college to learn how
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You don't have to go to bible college to learn how to do everything
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College to learn how to do everything the bible says to do.
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To do everything the bible says to do. that's good if you can,
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The bible says to do. that's good if you can, but if you can't, god will
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That's good if you can, but if you can't, god will put somebody in front
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But if you can't, god will put somebody in front of you to mentor you.
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Put somebody in front of you to mentor you. and they don't have to sit
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Of you to mentor you. and they don't have to sit down and have a two hour
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And they don't have to sit down and have a two hour meeting with you every week
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Down and have a two hour meeting with you every week to do it either.
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Meeting with you every week to do it either. you can just watch their lives.
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To do it either. you can just watch their lives. just watch 'em.
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You can just watch their lives. just watch 'em. let their life
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Just watch 'em. let their life be an education to you.
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Let their life be an education to you. i want friends whose
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Be an education to you. i want friends whose conduct challenges
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I want friends whose conduct challenges me to make progress
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Conduct challenges me to make progress and not to backslide.
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Me to make progress and not to backslide. amen?
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And not to backslide. amen? i purposely surround myself
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Amen? i purposely surround myself with givers because i have
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I purposely surround myself with givers because i have the gift of giving and i want
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With givers because i have the gift of giving and i want people around me that will
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The gift of giving and i want people around me that will sharpen that gift and will
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People around me that will sharpen that gift and will keep me flowing in that gift.
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Sharpen that gift and will keep me flowing in that gift. i don't wait to be made
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Keep me flowing in that gift. i don't wait to be made to give something away,
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I don't wait to be made to give something away, i look for people to give to.
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To give something away, i look for people to give to. and see, that's a good piece
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I look for people to give to. and see, that's a good piece of advice right there.
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And see, that's a good piece of advice right there. every day when you pray
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Of advice right there. every day when you pray in the morning, ask god
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Every day when you pray in the morning, ask god to put somebody in your
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In the morning, ask god to put somebody in your path that's needy.
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To put somebody in your path that's needy. some of you might not
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Path that's needy. some of you might not wanna do that because
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Some of you might not wanna do that because you're afraid he will.
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Wanna do that because you're afraid he will. >> [audience laughing]
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You're afraid he will. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: having a dozen
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: having a dozen selfish, self-centered,
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>> joyce: having a dozen selfish, self-centered, stingy friends won't
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Selfish, self-centered, stingy friends won't help you grow in giving.
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Now, daniel had
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Now, daniel had excellent friends.
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Now, daniel had excellent friends. he had shadrach, meshach
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Excellent friends. he had shadrach, meshach and abednego.
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He had shadrach, meshach and abednego. and they went into the fiery
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And abednego. and they went into the fiery furnace rather than bow
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And they went into the fiery furnace rather than bow down to the wicked king.
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Furnace rather than bow down to the wicked king. you afraid of the fiery furnace?
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Down to the wicked king. you afraid of the fiery furnace? you don't really need to be.
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You afraid of the fiery furnace? you don't really need to be. when they came out,
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You don't really need to be. when they came out, i love what it says,
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When they came out, i love what it says, "their hair was not singed,
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I love what it says, "their hair was not singed, they had no burn marks
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"their hair was not singed, they had no burn marks on 'em, and they didn't
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They had no burn marks on 'em, and they didn't even smell like smoke."
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On 'em, and they didn't even smell like smoke." i like that.
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You know, nobody could look
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You know, nobody could look at my life now, and seriously
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You know, nobody could look at my life now, and seriously think about the way i grew up.
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At my life now, and seriously think about the way i grew up. but i don't smell like smoke.
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Think about the way i grew up. but i don't smell like smoke. amen?
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But i don't smell like smoke. amen? >> [audience responds]
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Amen? >> [audience responds] >> joyce: and that's not
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>> [audience responds] >> joyce: and that's not an accident.
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>> joyce: and that's not an accident. you know, there were
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An accident. you know, there were different times in my journey
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You know, there were different times in my journey of healing when god required
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Different times in my journey of healing when god required me to do very difficult things.
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Of healing when god required me to do very difficult things. and i did those things
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Me to do very difficult things. and i did those things sometimes kicking
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And i did those things sometimes kicking and screaming, but i did ‘em.
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And anybody, i don't care what
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And anybody, i don't care what you've had happen in your past,
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And anybody, i don't care what you've had happen in your past, or how bad it's hurt you.
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You've had happen in your past, or how bad it's hurt you. you can be totally
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Or how bad it's hurt you. you can be totally and completely healed,
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You can be totally and completely healed, if you will do what god
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And completely healed, if you will do what god tells you to do.
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If you will do what god tells you to do. >> [audience responds]
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Tells you to do. >> [audience responds] >> joyce: see, that's why you
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>> [audience responds] >> joyce: see, that's why you can't stay bitter and angry,
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>> joyce: see, that's why you can't stay bitter and angry, and justify it by saying,
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Can't stay bitter and angry, and justify it by saying, "well, you don't..."
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And justify it by saying, "well, you don't..." you know, i felt sorry
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"well, you don't..." you know, i felt sorry for myself for years,
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You know, i felt sorry for myself for years, and i justified it by saying,
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For myself for years, and i justified it by saying, "well, you just don't know
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And i justified it by saying, "well, you just don't know what happened to me."
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"well, you just don't know what happened to me." and god said, "that's what
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What happened to me." and god said, "that's what happened to you and that's
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And god said, "that's what happened to you and that's why you have problems now.
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Happened to you and that's why you have problems now. but don't let it become
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Why you have problems now. but don't let it become an excuse to stay that way."
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But don't let it become an excuse to stay that way." >> audience: amen!
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An excuse to stay that way." >> audience: amen! >> joyce: we can't use
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>> audience: amen! >> joyce: we can't use our past hurts as excuses.
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>> joyce: we can't use our past hurts as excuses. aren't you happy you came today?
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Our past hurts as excuses. aren't you happy you came today? >> [audience responds]
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Aren't you happy you came today? >> [audience responds] >> joyce: choose friends
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>> [audience responds] >> joyce: choose friends that don't settle,
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>> joyce: choose friends that don't settle, who are not mediocre.
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Psalm 1:1 says, don't sit
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Psalm 1:1 says, don't sit inactive with sinners.
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Psalm 1:1 says, don't sit inactive with sinners. "blessed (happy, fortunate,
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Inactive with sinners. "blessed (happy, fortunate, prosperous and enviable)
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"blessed (happy, fortunate, prosperous and enviable) is the man who walks
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Prosperous and enviable) is the man who walks and lives not in the counsel
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Is the man who walks and lives not in the counsel of the ungodly, [following
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And lives not in the counsel of the ungodly, [following their advice, their plans
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Of the ungodly, [following their advice, their plans and purposes], nor stands
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Their advice, their plans and purposes], nor stands [submissive and inactive]
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And purposes], nor stands [submissive and inactive] in the path where sinners walk."
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[submissive and inactive] in the path where sinners walk." that means maybe we might
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In the path where sinners walk." that means maybe we might just be required to speak up
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That means maybe we might just be required to speak up and say, "no, that's not right.
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Just be required to speak up and say, "no, that's not right. and i'm not gonna do that."
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And say, "no, that's not right. and i'm not gonna do that." "nor sit down [to relax
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And i'm not gonna do that." "nor sit down [to relax and rest] where the scornful
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"nor sit down [to relax and rest] where the scornful [and the mockers] gather."
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The bible says,
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The bible says, avoid angry people.
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The bible says, avoid angry people. don't spend all your time
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Avoid angry people. don't spend all your time with somebody who's
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Don't spend all your time with somebody who's mad at somebody else.
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And love them enough
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And love them enough to try to help 'em with it.
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And love them enough to try to help 'em with it. you know, we don't like
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To try to help 'em with it. you know, we don't like to confront people.
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You know, we don't like to confront people. i get so frustrated when
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To confront people. i get so frustrated when people come to somebody
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I get so frustrated when people come to somebody in leadership and tell them,
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People come to somebody in leadership and tell them, "now so and so is doing this
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In leadership and tell them, "now so and so is doing this and this and thus and that.
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"now so and so is doing this and this and thus and that. but you can't tell ‘em,
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And this and thus and that. but you can't tell ‘em, i told you."
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But you can't tell ‘em, i told you." and that's what we always get.
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I told you." and that's what we always get. and it's like, don't even come
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And that's what we always get. and it's like, don't even come and tell me something,
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And it's like, don't even come and tell me something, if you're gonna tie my hands
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And tell me something, if you're gonna tie my hands so i can't deal with it.
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If you're gonna tie my hands so i can't deal with it. >> audience members: yeap,
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So i can't deal with it. >> audience members: yeap, amen, that's right!
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>> joyce: and not only that,
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>> joyce: and not only that, the bible says that if you have
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>> joyce: and not only that, the bible says that if you have ought against your brother,
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The bible says that if you have ought against your brother, you need to go to him first
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Ought against your brother, you need to go to him first privately, and try to settle
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You need to go to him first privately, and try to settle it between you and him.
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Privately, and try to settle it between you and him. if that doesn't work, then you
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It between you and him. if that doesn't work, then you take it to two or three others.
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If that doesn't work, then you take it to two or three others. and if that doesn't work, then
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Take it to two or three others. and if that doesn't work, then you take it to the whole church.
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But let me say again, that
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But let me say again, that is so frustrating as a leader,
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But let me say again, that is so frustrating as a leader, when somebody comes
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Is so frustrating as a leader, when somebody comes and expects you to deal
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When somebody comes and expects you to deal with something, but they--
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And expects you to deal with something, but they-- they won't really give you
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With something, but they-- they won't really give you the license to deal with
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They won't really give you the license to deal with it in a truthful way.
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The license to deal with it in a truthful way. "don't make a friendship
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It in a truthful way. "don't make a friendship with a man given to anger,
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"don't make a friendship with a man given to anger, and don't associate
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With a man given to anger, and don't associate with a wrathful man."
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Ooh, you're gonna love this one.
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Ooh, you're gonna love this one. proverbs 10:19, "in a multitude
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Ooh, you're gonna love this one. proverbs 10:19, "in a multitude of words transgression
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Proverbs 10:19, "in a multitude of words transgression is not lacking, but he who
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Of words transgression is not lacking, but he who restrains his lips is prudent."
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Is not lacking, but he who restrains his lips is prudent." so don't hang out with
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Excessive talkers.
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Excessive talkers. >> audience: oooh!
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Excessive talkers. >> audience: oooh! >> [audience laughing]
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>> audience: oooh! >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i did a whole study
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i did a whole study last week on silence.
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>> joyce: i did a whole study last week on silence. and it's so interesting how
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Last week on silence. and it's so interesting how often people ask jesus things.
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And it's so interesting how often people ask jesus things. and they were just trying
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Often people ask jesus things. and they were just trying to catch him, and he just
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And they were just trying to catch him, and he just didn't say anything.
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To catch him, and he just didn't say anything. nothing.
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When the woman was caught
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When the woman was caught in adultery, he didn't say
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When the woman was caught in adultery, he didn't say anything, not for a while.
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In adultery, he didn't say anything, not for a while. he just bent down--wouldn't
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Anything, not for a while. he just bent down--wouldn't you love to know what
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He just bent down--wouldn't you love to know what he wrote on the ground?
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You love to know what he wrote on the ground? >> audience member: yes, yes!
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>> joyce: i personally think
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>> joyce: i personally think he was just fiddling around,
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>> joyce: i personally think he was just fiddling around, listening to god.
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He was just fiddling around, listening to god. i think he was just waiting
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Listening to god. i think he was just waiting to hear what god--
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I think he was just waiting to hear what god-- 'cause he needed a perfect
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To hear what god-- 'cause he needed a perfect answer in that situation.
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'cause he needed a perfect answer in that situation. and god obviously gave
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Answer in that situation. and god obviously gave it to him because he said,
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And god obviously gave it to him because he said, "okay, well, let those
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It to him because he said, "okay, well, let those of you that are without sin
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"okay, well, let those of you that are without sin cast the first stone."
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Of you that are without sin cast the first stone." and everyone, one by one,
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Cast the first stone." and everyone, one by one, walked away.
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And everyone, one by one, walked away. we would do better to listen
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Walked away. we would do better to listen to god a little bit before
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We would do better to listen to god a little bit before we answer people.
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To god a little bit before we answer people. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: "don't associate
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>> joyce: "don't associate with wine bibbers;
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>> joyce: "don't associate with wine bibbers; and do not be among
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With wine bibbers; and do not be among gluttonous eaters of meat."
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And do not be among gluttonous eaters of meat." and let me tell you something,
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Gluttonous eaters of meat." and let me tell you something, you can be a skinny glutton.
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And let me tell you something, you can be a skinny glutton. "for drunkards and gluttons
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You can be a skinny glutton. "for drunkards and gluttons come to poverty."
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"for drunkards and gluttons come to poverty." that just means your mind's
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Come to poverty." that just means your mind's just on food all the time.
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That just means your mind's just on food all the time. food, food, food, food, food.
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The word glutton actually
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The word glutton actually translates into the word: belly.
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The word glutton actually translates into the word: belly. we all have one, and we need
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Translates into the word: belly. we all have one, and we need to keep things in balance.
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We all have one, and we need to keep things in balance. and different people have
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To keep things in balance. and different people have different body shapes
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And different people have different body shapes and different styles.
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Different body shapes and different styles. and i'm not accusing anybody,
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And different styles. and i'm not accusing anybody, but take good care of yourself,
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And i'm not accusing anybody, but take good care of yourself, because god lives in you.
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But take good care of yourself, because god lives in you. make him a nice home.
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I want friends who are pursuing
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I want friends who are pursuing excellence and integrity.
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I want friends who are pursuing excellence and integrity. i want--if i was gonna say--
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Excellence and integrity. i want--if i was gonna say-- if you were to say, "joyce, tell
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I want--if i was gonna say-- if you were to say, "joyce, tell me who you want for a friend."
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If you were to say, "joyce, tell me who you want for a friend." i would say, "well,
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Me who you want for a friend." i would say, "well, first of all, i want somebody
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I would say, "well, first of all, i want somebody that walks in love,
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And somebody that's not touchy.
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And somebody that's not touchy. you know, and every time
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And somebody that's not touchy. you know, and every time you might say just a little
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You know, and every time you might say just a little bit of the wrong thing,
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You might say just a little bit of the wrong thing, they're offended."
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Bit of the wrong thing, they're offended." the bible says love
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They're offended." the bible says love is not easily offended.
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The bible says love is not easily offended. you know why?
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Is not easily offended. you know why? because love always
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You know why? because love always believes the best.
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Because love always believes the best. where somebody that's
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Believes the best. where somebody that's easily offended,
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Where somebody that's easily offended, always believes the worst.
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I would like somebody
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I would like somebody that's pliable.
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I would like somebody that's pliable. dave is very adaptable,
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That's pliable. dave is very adaptable, and i love that about him.
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Dave is very adaptable, and i love that about him. my daughter,
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And i love that about him. my daughter, who helps me quite a bit,
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My daughter, who helps me quite a bit, if i call her and say,
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Who helps me quite a bit, if i call her and say, "what are you doing today?"
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If i call her and say, "what are you doing today?" she'll say, "what do you
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"what are you doing today?" she'll say, "what do you want me to do?"
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She'll say, "what do you want me to do?" i like that!
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Want me to do?" i like that! >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: now, you know,
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>> joyce: now, you know, you can't all live
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>> joyce: now, you know, you can't all live your life that way.
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You can't all live your life that way. otherwise you'd have somebody
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Your life that way. otherwise you'd have somebody wanting you to do something
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Otherwise you'd have somebody wanting you to do something all the time.
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Wanting you to do something all the time. but that's part of her ministry
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All the time. but that's part of her ministry to me, and so she adapts her
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But that's part of her ministry to me, and so she adapts her schedule to be able to do that.
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I would want someone that
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I would want someone that was generous, well mannered,
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I would want someone that was generous, well mannered, balanced in conversation,
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Was generous, well mannered, balanced in conversation, and somebody who talks
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Balanced in conversation, and somebody who talks about meaningful things.
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And somebody who talks about meaningful things. i hate to spend two hours
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About meaningful things. i hate to spend two hours with somebody and they talked
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I hate to spend two hours with somebody and they talked the whole time and said nothing.
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With somebody and they talked the whole time and said nothing. it's like, tell me something
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The whole time and said nothing. it's like, tell me something that has meaning.
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It's like, tell me something that has meaning. i want someone that
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That has meaning. i want someone that is reasonably disciplined
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I want someone that is reasonably disciplined and knows how to say,
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Is reasonably disciplined and knows how to say, "i was wrong," and "i'm sorry."
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And knows how to say, "i was wrong," and "i'm sorry." i think an excellent person
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"i was wrong," and "i'm sorry." i think an excellent person has good manners.
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I think an excellent person has good manners. and we could use some
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Has good manners. and we could use some more of that in the world,
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And we could use some more of that in the world, couldn't we?
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More of that in the world, couldn't we? >> audience: yes, yes!
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Couldn't we? >> audience: yes, yes! >> joyce: how about
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>> audience: yes, yes! >> joyce: how about inner excellence?
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How about being excellent
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How about being excellent in your thoughts?
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How about being excellent in your thoughts? oooh.
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In your thoughts? oooh. i caught myself the other day
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Oooh. i caught myself the other day thinking something stupid,
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I caught myself the other day thinking something stupid, and i just said, "out!"
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Thinking something stupid, and i just said, "out!" >> [audience laughing]
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And i just said, "out!" >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: we're all
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: we're all gonna have thoughts.
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>> joyce: we're all gonna have thoughts. having a thought is not sin,
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Gonna have thoughts. having a thought is not sin, keeping it is.
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Having a thought is not sin, keeping it is. it's when you keep it,
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Keeping it is. it's when you keep it, and you begin to meditate on it,
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It's when you keep it, and you begin to meditate on it, then it becomes a real problem.
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I want people that want
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I want people that want the things in life that
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I want people that want the things in life that are important.
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The things in life that are important. so, i wonder what each one
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Are important. so, i wonder what each one of you would say,
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So, i wonder what each one of you would say, and each one of you out there,
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Of you would say, and each one of you out there, if i said, "what do you want?
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And each one of you out there, if i said, "what do you want? what do you want?"
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If i said, "what do you want? what do you want?" i've finally come to the point
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What do you want?" i've finally come to the point where i would say,
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I've finally come to the point where i would say, "more of god."
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Where i would say, "more of god." but that wasn't always the case.
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"more of god." but that wasn't always the case. i remember when i first started
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But that wasn't always the case. i remember when i first started learning about faith, i was
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I remember when i first started learning about faith, i was exercising my faith for some
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Learning about faith, i was exercising my faith for some of the stupidest things.
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Exercising my faith for some of the stupidest things. it was always something
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Of the stupidest things. it was always something material that i wanted.
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And god spoke to me one day
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And god spoke to me one day and he said, "now that i've
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And god spoke to me one day and he said, "now that i've taught you what faith is,
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And he said, "now that i've taught you what faith is, i'm gonna teach you
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Taught you what faith is, i'm gonna teach you what it's really for."
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I'm gonna teach you what it's really for." we need to exercise our faith
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What it's really for." we need to exercise our faith for the kingdom to grow.
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We need to exercise our faith for the kingdom to grow. exercise our faith for those
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For the kingdom to grow. exercise our faith for those that we know that aren't saved
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Exercise our faith for those that we know that aren't saved to come into the kingdom.
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That we know that aren't saved to come into the kingdom. and it's never too late.
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To come into the kingdom. and it's never too late. my father was 83 when
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And it's never too late. my father was 83 when he finally accepted christ.
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My father was 83 when he finally accepted christ. >> [audience responds]
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He finally accepted christ. >> [audience responds] >> joyce: i prayed on and off
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>> [audience responds] >> joyce: i prayed on and off for him for probably 40 years.
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>> joyce: i prayed on and off for him for probably 40 years. not all the time, but just
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For him for probably 40 years. not all the time, but just god would put him on my heart,
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Not all the time, but just god would put him on my heart, and i'd pray for him.
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God would put him on my heart, and i'd pray for him. 83, he died when he was 86,
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And i'd pray for him. 83, he died when he was 86, so he had three years of peace.
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83, he died when he was 86, so he had three years of peace. it's a shame that he wasted
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So he had three years of peace. it's a shame that he wasted the rest of his life,
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It's a shame that he wasted the rest of his life, but i am glad.
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The rest of his life, but i am glad. so don't ever look
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But i am glad. so don't ever look at anybody and think or say,
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So don't ever look at anybody and think or say, "you'll never change."
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Don't do that,
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Don't do that, 'cause you never know.
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Don't do that, 'cause you never know. paul was quite a rascal.
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'cause you never know. paul was quite a rascal. and suddenly, suddenly--
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Paul was quite a rascal. and suddenly, suddenly-- and he ended up writing
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And suddenly, suddenly-- and he ended up writing 2/3 of the new testament,
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And he ended up writing 2/3 of the new testament, so, people can change.
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What you want is a major issue.
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What you want is a major issue. it tells a lot about you.
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What you want is a major issue. it tells a lot about you. and there's nothing wrong
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It tells a lot about you. and there's nothing wrong with wanting a material object.
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And there's nothing wrong with wanting a material object. but i would mention those
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With wanting a material object. but i would mention those to god, not camp on 'em.
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But i would mention those to god, not camp on 'em. camp out on gratitude
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To god, not camp on 'em. camp out on gratitude and thanksgiving and asking
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Camp out on gratitude and thanksgiving and asking god to show you what you
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And thanksgiving and asking god to show you what you can do for other people.
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The bible says,
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The bible says, "if you delight yourself
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The bible says, "if you delight yourself in the lord, he will give you
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"if you delight yourself in the lord, he will give you the desires of your heart."
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In the lord, he will give you the desires of your heart." amen?
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The desires of your heart." amen? >> [audience responds]
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>> joyce: motives are
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>> joyce: motives are a major issue to god.
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>> joyce: motives are a major issue to god. it's not what you do,
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A major issue to god. it's not what you do, it's why you do them.
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It's not what you do, it's why you do them. james 4 says, "what leads
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It's why you do them. james 4 says, "what leads to strife and (discord
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James 4 says, "what leads to strife and (discord and feuds) and (fights
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To strife and (discord and feuds) and (fights and quarrels)?"
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And feuds) and (fights and quarrels)?" this is so interesting.
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And quarrels)?" this is so interesting. "they arise from your sensual
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This is so interesting. "they arise from your sensual desires that are ever warring
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"they arise from your sensual desires that are ever warring in your bodily members.
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Desires that are ever warring in your bodily members. you are jealous and you
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In your bodily members. you are jealous and you covet [what others have.]"
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You are jealous and you covet [what others have.]" you know, out of the ten
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Covet [what others have.]" you know, out of the ten commandments, it was possible
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To keep the first nine,
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To keep the first nine, but it was impossible to keep
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To keep the first nine, but it was impossible to keep the tenth one,
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But it was impossible to keep the tenth one, "you shall not covet."
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The tenth one, "you shall not covet." you should not want anything
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"you shall not covet." you should not want anything that anybody else has.
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You should not want anything that anybody else has. "oh, i want one of them."
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That anybody else has. "oh, i want one of them." it's even worse when you say,
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"oh, i want one of them." it's even worse when you say, "i want yours."
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It's even worse when you say, "i want yours." be content with
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"i want yours." be content with what god gives you.
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Be content with what god gives you. you can ask him.
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What god gives you. you can ask him. being content doesn't mean
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You can ask him. being content doesn't mean that you have to be satisfied
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Being content doesn't mean that you have to be satisfied with what you have forever,
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That you have to be satisfied with what you have forever, and you can never want anything.
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With what you have forever, and you can never want anything. but it means you can
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And you can never want anything. but it means you can be content right now.
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But it means you can be content right now. because you know, right now,
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Be content right now. because you know, right now, god has you where you're
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Because you know, right now, god has you where you're supposed to be.
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God has you where you're supposed to be. see, a lot of people think,
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Supposed to be. see, a lot of people think, "oh, if i just had more money.
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See, a lot of people think, "oh, if i just had more money. if i just had more money."
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"oh, if i just had more money. if i just had more money." you know what?
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If i just had more money." you know what? it's very possible that if you
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You know what? it's very possible that if you had more money, it would
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It's very possible that if you had more money, it would take you away from god,
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Had more money, it would take you away from god, not bring you closer to god.
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"you have not,
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"you have not, because you ask not."
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"you have not, because you ask not." so instead of trying to get
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Because you ask not." so instead of trying to get stuff yourself, just ask god,
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So instead of trying to get stuff yourself, just ask god, go on about your business.
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Stuff yourself, just ask god, go on about your business. when the time is right,
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Go on about your business. when the time is right, if it's right,
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When the time is right, if it's right, he'll give it to you.
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If it's right, he'll give it to you. and in the meantime, be very
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He'll give it to you. and in the meantime, be very thankful for what you do have.
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And in the meantime, be very thankful for what you do have. and he says, "[or] you do ask
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Thankful for what you do have. and he says, "[or] you do ask and you fail to receive,
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And he says, "[or] you do ask and you fail to receive, because you ask with a wrong
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And you fail to receive, because you ask with a wrong purpose and a selfish motive."
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Because you ask with a wrong purpose and a selfish motive." so it's not only knowing
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Purpose and a selfish motive." so it's not only knowing what i'm asking for, and am
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So it's not only knowing what i'm asking for, and am i camping on that too much?
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What i'm asking for, and am i camping on that too much? but why do i want
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I camping on that too much? but why do i want that thing so much?
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But why do i want that thing so much? why is that so important to me?
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That thing so much? why is that so important to me? is it because you wanna keep
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Why is that so important to me? is it because you wanna keep up with everybody else?
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Is it because you wanna keep up with everybody else? you wanna be well thought
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Up with everybody else? you wanna be well thought of by rich people that you know,
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You wanna be well thought of by rich people that you know, or whatever the case might be?
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Of by rich people that you know, or whatever the case might be? we have to remember that
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Or whatever the case might be? we have to remember that we are not gonna stand before
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We have to remember that we are not gonna stand before any person, when it's our time
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We are not gonna stand before any person, when it's our time to leave here, only god.
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And every man will stand
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And every man will stand before god and give
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And every man will stand before god and give an account of his life.
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Before god and give an account of his life. and jesus said, "i'm coming soon
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An account of his life. and jesus said, "i'm coming soon and my rewards are with me
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And jesus said, "i'm coming soon and my rewards are with me to give to every man
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And my rewards are with me to give to every man what he deserves according
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To give to every man what he deserves according to the work that he's done."
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What he deserves according to the work that he's done." now, we do not work
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To the work that he's done." now, we do not work for our salvation.
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You cannot be saved
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You cannot be saved by your works.
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You cannot be saved by your works. there's nothing you can do.
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By your works. there's nothing you can do. it's all by the grace of god.
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There's nothing you can do. it's all by the grace of god. but we will be rewarded
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It's all by the grace of god. but we will be rewarded or not rewarded, according
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But we will be rewarded or not rewarded, according to what we do while we're here.
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Or not rewarded, according to what we do while we're here. and i don't know about you,
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To what we do while we're here. and i don't know about you, but i want as much as i can
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And i don't know about you, but i want as much as i can get when i get there.
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But i want as much as i can get when i get there. >> [audience laughing]
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Get when i get there. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i don't wanna
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i don't wanna get to heaven and still
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>> joyce: i don't wanna get to heaven and still be in sandbox, which is a little
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Get to heaven and still be in sandbox, which is a little bit below kindergarten.
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Be in sandbox, which is a little bit below kindergarten. and this is something--
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Bit below kindergarten. and this is something-- it's so hard for us to realize
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And this is something-- it's so hard for us to realize this, but do you know how
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It's so hard for us to realize this, but do you know how hard the devil's working
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This, but do you know how hard the devil's working today to deceive people?
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Hard the devil's working today to deceive people? i mean, honestly, some
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Today to deceive people? i mean, honestly, some of the things that people
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I mean, honestly, some of the things that people believe today, it's just like,
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Of the things that people believe today, it's just like, you just go like, "how could
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Believe today, it's just like, you just go like, "how could any sane person believe that?"
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You just go like, "how could any sane person believe that?" well, because they're deceived.
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Any sane person believe that?" well, because they're deceived. the devil has lied to them
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Well, because they're deceived. the devil has lied to them enough, and they've been
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The devil has lied to them enough, and they've been around enough people that
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Enough, and they've been around enough people that are feeding them those lies.
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Around enough people that are feeding them those lies. and you know, we gotta
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Are feeding them those lies. and you know, we gotta be so careful about sense
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And you know, we gotta be so careful about sense and reason, because god
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Be so careful about sense and reason, because god is often not a reasonable god.
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And reason, because god is often not a reasonable god. he may ask you to do something
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Is often not a reasonable god. he may ask you to do something that doesn't make any sense
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He may ask you to do something that doesn't make any sense at all to your head.
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But you know inside that
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But you know inside that it's the right thing to do.
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But you know inside that it's the right thing to do. jeremiah 17:9.
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It's the right thing to do. jeremiah 17:9. "the heart is deceitful
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Jeremiah 17:9. "the heart is deceitful above all things,
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"the heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly perverse
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Above all things, and it is exceedingly perverse and corrupt and severely,
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And it is exceedingly perverse and corrupt and severely, and mortally sick!"
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And corrupt and severely, and mortally sick!" that don't sound too good,
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And mortally sick!" that don't sound too good, does it?
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That don't sound too good, does it? >> audience: no, no.
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Does it? >> audience: no, no. >> joyce: "who can know
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>> audience: no, no. >> joyce: "who can know it [perceive, understand,
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>> joyce: "who can know it [perceive, understand, be acquainted with his
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It [perceive, understand, be acquainted with his own heart and mind]?"
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Be acquainted with his own heart and mind]?" so we do have to be willing
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To examine ourself
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To examine ourself not unto condemnation.
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To examine ourself not unto condemnation. but, you know, if god shows
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Not unto condemnation. but, you know, if god shows you that there's something
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But, you know, if god shows you that there's something wrong in your life, thank him.
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You that there's something wrong in your life, thank him. be thankful that he shows you,
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Wrong in your life, thank him. be thankful that he shows you, and receive it.
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Be thankful that he shows you, and receive it. "only a fool hates correction."
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And receive it. "only a fool hates correction." how well do you take correction?
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You might take it better
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You might take it better from god than people.
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You might take it better from god than people. but i believe that god
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From god than people. but i believe that god lets us practice on people.
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But i believe that god lets us practice on people. and there's so many
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Lets us practice on people. and there's so many rebellious people.
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And there's so many rebellious people. "don't try to tell me
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Rebellious people. "don't try to tell me what to do."
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"don't try to tell me what to do." the heart is the most
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What to do." the heart is the most important thing to god.
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The heart is the most important thing to god. and if we make sure
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Important thing to god. and if we make sure our heart is right, that goes
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And if we make sure our heart is right, that goes a long, long way with god.
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Our heart is right, that goes a long, long way with god. you know, in the old testament
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A long, long way with god. you know, in the old testament they had all these laws.
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You know, in the old testament they had all these laws. and we--actually,
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They had all these laws. and we--actually, they get a little worse
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And we--actually, they get a little worse in the new testament.
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They get a little worse in the new testament. they're a little bit stronger.
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In the new testament. they're a little bit stronger. they're not exactly the same.
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But the old testament says,
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But the old testament says, "thou shalt not
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But the old testament says, "thou shalt not commit adultery."
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"thou shalt not commit adultery." the new testament says,
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Commit adultery." the new testament says, "a man can commit adultery
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The new testament says, "a man can commit adultery with a woman if he looks
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"a man can commit adultery with a woman if he looks at her to lust after her."
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With a woman if he looks at her to lust after her." so in the old testament,
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You can't touch.
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You can't touch. in the new testament,
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You can't touch. in the new testament, you can't even look.
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In the new testament, you can't even look. hmm.
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You can't even look. hmm. we have to be so careful
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Hmm. we have to be so careful about our heart.
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We have to be so careful about our heart. and i love this.
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About our heart. and i love this. everything hidden or done
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And i love this. everything hidden or done behind closed doors will
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Everything hidden or done behind closed doors will one day come out in the open.
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Think about that.
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Think about that. luke 12:2 and 3.
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Think about that. luke 12:2 and 3. "nothing is [so closely]
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Luke 12:2 and 3. "nothing is [so closely] covered up that it will not
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"nothing is [so closely] covered up that it will not be revealed, or hidden that
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Covered up that it will not be revealed, or hidden that it will not be made known.
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Be revealed, or hidden that it will not be made known. whatever you have spoken
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It will not be made known. whatever you have spoken in the darkness shall be heard
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Whatever you have spoken in the darkness shall be heard and listened to in the light,
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In the darkness shall be heard and listened to in the light, and what you have whispered
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And listened to in the light, and what you have whispered in [people's] ears behind closed
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And what you have whispered in [people's] ears behind closed doors will be proclaimed
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In [people's] ears behind closed doors will be proclaimed on the housetops."
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Doors will be proclaimed on the housetops." "blessed are the pure in heart,
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On the housetops." "blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see god!"
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Amen?
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Amen? >> [audience applauding]
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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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Don't wait. give us a call at...
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Give us a call at... or visit us online at:
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Or visit us online at: joycemeyer.org.
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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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>> announcer: join us for the enjoying
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For the enjoying everyday life
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Everyday life conference,
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Conference, 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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Dr. henry cloud, nona jones,
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Nona jones, and worship with
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And worship with naomi raine.
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Naomi raine.
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April 10-11,
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April 10-11, in hershey,
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In hershey, pennsylvania.
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Pennsylvania. register today.
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Register today. go to:
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Go to: joycemeyer.org.
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>> joyce: well, i know that
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>> joyce: well, i know that many people suffer with guilt.
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Many people suffer with guilt. even though you have asked
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Even though you have asked god to forgive your sins,
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God to forgive your sins, you still suffer with guilt.
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You still suffer with guilt. and i did for a long, long time.
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And i did for a long, long time. and i know that it can really
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And i know that it can really put a lot of pressure on you.
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Put a lot of pressure on you. so i wanna pray for those
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So i wanna pray for those of you today who find
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Of you today who find yourself in that situation.
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Yourself in that situation. so let's go to the lord
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So let's go to the lord right now.
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Right now. father, we come to you,
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Father, we come to you, in jesus' name and your
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In jesus' name and your word says, "there's no more
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Word says, "there's no more condemnation to those
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Condemnation to those who are in christ."
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Who are in christ." you promise us that when
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That you're faithful
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That you're faithful and just to forgive them
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That you're faithful and just to forgive them and that you forget them,
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And just to forgive them and that you forget them, and you remove them as far
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And that you forget them, and you remove them as far as the east is from the west.
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And you remove them as far as the east is from the west. and i pray for people that
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As the east is from the west. and i pray for people that have a sense of guilt
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And i pray for people that have a sense of guilt about them all the time.
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Have a sense of guilt about them all the time. they never feel like they're
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About them all the time. they never feel like they're good enough, or they always
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They never feel like they're good enough, or they always feel like you're a little
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Good enough, or they always feel like you're a little bit angry with them.
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Feel like you're a little bit angry with them. and i pray that they will
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Bit angry with them. and i pray that they will know how much you love them.
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And i pray that they will know how much you love them. and that when they do make
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Know how much you love them. and that when they do make mistakes, that you're a high
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And that when they do make mistakes, that you're a high priest who understands
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Mistakes, that you're a high priest who understands our weaknesses.
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Priest who understands our weaknesses. that when they ask you
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Our weaknesses. that when they ask you to forgive them,
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That when they ask you to forgive them, they need to receive
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To forgive them, they need to receive that forgiveness by faith
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They need to receive that forgiveness by faith and believe it's theirs.
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That forgiveness by faith and believe it's theirs. and after that, if they feel
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And believe it's theirs. and after that, if they feel guilty, they need to know
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And after that, if they feel guilty, they need to know that it's a false guilt that
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Guilty, they need to know that it's a false guilt that the enemy is placing on them.
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That it's a false guilt that the enemy is placing on them. help them, lord,
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The enemy is placing on them. help them, lord, not to suffer with guilt
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Help them, lord, not to suffer with guilt and condemnation any longer.
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Not to suffer with guilt and condemnation any longer. i ask it in jesus' name, amen.
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And condemnation any longer. i ask it in jesus' name, amen. all right, i hope that's gonna
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I ask it in jesus' name, amen. all right, i hope that's gonna make your life better.
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All right, i hope that's gonna make your life better. thank you for being
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Make your life better. thank you for being with us today.
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>> announcer: we hope you
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>> announcer: we hope you 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 2)

March 22, 2026 | 27:29

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