Joyce Meyer - Excellence and Integrity (Part 3)

March 30, 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 3) | March 30, 2026

>> ginger: do you ever deal
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>> ginger: do you ever deal with stress or anxiety?
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With stress or anxiety? who doesn't?
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Who doesn't? well, joyce's teaching
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Well, joyce's teaching is coming up.
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Is coming up. but first,
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But first, i'd like to personally
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I'd like to personally invite you to an event that
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Invite you to an event that could positively affect
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Could positively affect the rest of your life.
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The rest of your life. joyce's enjoying everyday
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Joyce's enjoying everyday life conference is happening
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Life conference is happening in hershey, pennsylvania.
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In hershey, pennsylvania. here are a few
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Here are a few reasons why you
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Should join us.
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Should join us. naomi raine will
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Naomi raine will help us enter
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Help us enter god's presence
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God's presence through worship.
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Through worship. psychologist
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Psychologist and author,
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And author, dr. henry cloud,
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Dr. henry cloud, will give us
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Will give us insight on our
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Insight on our mind, emotions,
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Mind, emotions, and facing
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And facing the challenges
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The challenges of life.
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Of life. nona jones will
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Nona jones will help us to overcome
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Help us to overcome challenges
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Challenges like trauma.
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And joyce will
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And joyce will be there with
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Be there with practical ways
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Practical ways to understand
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To understand god's word to deal with
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God's word to deal with the daily stressors of life.
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It will be a weekend
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It will be a weekend of healing, restoration,
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Of healing, restoration, and rejuvenation.
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And rejuvenation. so go to:
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So go to: joycemeyer.org,
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Joycemeyer.org, to register.
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To register. it's april 10-11
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It's april 10-11 in hershey, pennsylvania.
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In hershey, pennsylvania. we will see you in hershey.
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>> joyce: let your
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>> joyce: let your conscience be your friend.
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>> joyce: let your conscience be your friend. and when you don't feel
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Conscience be your friend. and when you don't feel right about something,
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And when you don't feel right about something, just go with the holy ghost.
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Right about something, just go with the holy ghost. even if you don't understand it,
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Just go with the holy ghost. even if you don't understand it, just go with him.
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer,
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal you everywhere you hurt.
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>> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: welcome
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: welcome to "enjoying everyday life."
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>> joyce: welcome to "enjoying everyday life." i'm so glad that you joined
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To "enjoying everyday life." i'm so glad that you joined me today because i wouldn't
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I'm so glad that you joined me today because i wouldn't wanna be here by myself.
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Me today because i wouldn't wanna be here by myself. >> [audience laughing]
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Wanna be here by myself. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i'm grateful to have
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i'm grateful to have this beautiful audience here.
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>> joyce: i'm grateful to have this beautiful audience here. some of the people that work
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This beautiful audience here. some of the people that work for us, and that's not too bad,
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Some of the people that work for us, and that's not too bad, getting paid to come
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For us, and that's not too bad, getting paid to come and listen to me preach.
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Getting paid to come and listen to me preach. >> [audience laughing]
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And listen to me preach. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: some of our partners
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: some of our partners and friends and some
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>> joyce: some of our partners and friends and some people that used to work
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And friends and some people that used to work here and don't anymore,
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People that used to work here and don't anymore, and some that have retired
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Here and don't anymore, and some that have retired and come back to here.
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And some that have retired and come back to here. and so, we're glad you're here.
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And come back to here. and so, we're glad you're here. thank you for coming.
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You know, when we started
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You know, when we started our ministry, one day,
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You know, when we started our ministry, one day, god spoke to me and he said,
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Our ministry, one day, god spoke to me and he said, "i'm gonna tell you
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God spoke to me and he said, "i'm gonna tell you three things to do,
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"i'm gonna tell you three things to do, and if you do them,
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Three things to do, and if you do them, you'll be blessed.
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And if you do them, you'll be blessed. keep the strife
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You'll be blessed. keep the strife out of your life,
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Keep the strife out of your life, out of your ministry,
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Out of your life, out of your ministry, and out of your personal life."
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Out of your ministry, and out of your personal life." i'm not sure that i knew 100%
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And out of your personal life." i'm not sure that i knew 100% what all three of these meant,
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I'm not sure that i knew 100% what all three of these meant, but i got taught,
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What all three of these meant, but i got taught, "be a person of integrity.
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But i got taught, "be a person of integrity. don't ever mess around
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"be a person of integrity. don't ever mess around with the money that comes
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Don't ever mess around with the money that comes through your hands.
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With the money that comes through your hands. always be honest.
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Through your hands. always be honest. and do what you
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Always be honest. and do what you do with excellence."
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And do what you do with excellence." and, you know, we teach that
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Do with excellence." and, you know, we teach that as our foundation principles.
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And, you know, we teach that as our foundation principles. now, 40 years later,
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As our foundation principles. now, 40 years later, we're still teaching
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Now, 40 years later, we're still teaching the same thing because
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We're still teaching the same thing because i believe it's things that
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The same thing because i believe it's things that god spoke to me.
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I believe it's things that god spoke to me. and integrity is interesting
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God spoke to me. and integrity is interesting because, i mean,
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And integrity is interesting because, i mean, there's a good possibility
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Because, i mean, there's a good possibility that some of you may not
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Even know what it means.
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Even know what it means. i don't know that i could
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Even know what it means. i don't know that i could have given a definition of it.
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I don't know that i could have given a definition of it. you may know what it means,
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Have given a definition of it. you may know what it means, but not know how to define it.
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You may know what it means, but not know how to define it. the short way to say what
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But not know how to define it. the short way to say what it means is to be honest
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The short way to say what it means is to be honest in everything that you do.
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It means is to be honest in everything that you do. and that means
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In everything that you do. and that means to keep your word.
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And that means to keep your word. and that's something that
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To keep your word. and that's something that we have a huge problem
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And that's something that we have a huge problem with in society today.
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We have a huge problem with in society today. how many people have had
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With in society today. how many people have had the lovely experience of taking
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How many people have had the lovely experience of taking off work because you had
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The lovely experience of taking off work because you had a repairman coming your
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Off work because you had a repairman coming your house who did not show up
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A repairman coming your house who did not show up and did not bother to call?
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House who did not show up and did not bother to call? i have.
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And did not bother to call? i have. and it's amazing
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I have. and it's amazing how many times--
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And it's amazing how many times-- i mean, like, we went through
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How many times-- i mean, like, we went through three lawn people before
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I mean, like, we went through three lawn people before we found one that actually did
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Three lawn people before we found one that actually did what they said they would do.
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We found one that actually did what they said they would do. i'm not putting up with people.
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What they said they would do. i'm not putting up with people. i'm not gonna pay people to do
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I'm not putting up with people. i'm not gonna pay people to do a job for me that can't--
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I'm not gonna pay people to do a job for me that can't-- at least if you can't come,
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A job for me that can't-- at least if you can't come, you can call me, and let
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At least if you can't come, you can call me, and let me know that you can't.
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You can call me, and let me know that you can't. it's disrespectful.
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Me know that you can't. it's disrespectful. and to be honest--
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It's disrespectful. and to be honest-- because we never--
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And to be honest-- because we never-- we don't dig deep--
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Because we never-- we don't dig deep-- deep enough sometimes.
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We don't dig deep-- deep enough sometimes. like, how many of you
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Deep enough sometimes. like, how many of you don't wanna lie?
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Like, how many of you don't wanna lie? three?
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Don't wanna lie? three? >> [audience laughing]
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Three? >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you looked at me like,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you looked at me like, "should i put my hand up
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>> joyce: you looked at me like, "should i put my hand up or not?"
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"should i put my hand up or not?" >> [audience laughing]
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Or not?" >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: that wasn't hard.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: that wasn't hard. how many of you
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>> joyce: that wasn't hard. how many of you don't want to lie?
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How many of you don't want to lie? >> [audience laughing]
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Don't want to lie? >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: okay, well,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: okay, well, what do you think
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>> joyce: okay, well, what do you think it is when you tell somebody,
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What do you think it is when you tell somebody, "i'll call you back
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It is when you tell somebody, "i'll call you back this afternoon,"
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"i'll call you back this afternoon," and then don't do it?
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This afternoon," and then don't do it? but we don't look
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And then don't do it? but we don't look at it like that until
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But we don't look at it like that until we're confronted with it.
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At it like that until we're confronted with it. and that's exactly why
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We're confronted with it. and that's exactly why i'm teaching this today.
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Because we have to be careful
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Because we have to be careful that we don't get influenced
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That we don't get influenced by society and start thinking
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By society and start thinking that what they do is okay.
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That what they do is okay. no, we have to march to the beat
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No, we have to march to the beat of a different drummer,
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Of a different drummer, the one who happens
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The one who happens to be called the holy spirit.
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To be called the holy spirit. and in the world today,
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And in the world today, we see very little excellence,
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We see very little excellence, integrity, commitment,
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Integrity, commitment, discipline, principle, duty,
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Discipline, principle, duty, honor, truth, godly character,
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But jesus said we are
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But jesus said we are to "be in the world,
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But jesus said we are to "be in the world, but not of the world."
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To "be in the world, but not of the world." we can't become like it.
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But not of the world." we can't become like it. and, you know, it's like
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The world is like a big vacuum.
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The world is like a big vacuum. it's just trying to suck
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The world is like a big vacuum. it's just trying to suck you in on all sides
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It's just trying to suck you in on all sides through entertainment,
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You in on all sides through entertainment, through advertisement,
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Through entertainment, through advertisement, through other people.
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Through advertisement, through other people. and i think today
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Through other people. and i think today more than ever,
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And i think today more than ever, we have to be careful.
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Because jesus said
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Because jesus said in matthew 24 that--
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Because jesus said in matthew 24 that-- i don't know,
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In matthew 24 that-- i don't know, if he knew when he said it,
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I don't know, if he knew when he said it, it would be in matthew 24.
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If he knew when he said it, it would be in matthew 24. but that's where it at--
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It would be in matthew 24. but that's where it at-- that in the last days,
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But that's where it at-- that in the last days, deception would grow.
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That in the last days, deception would grow. and that "if it wasn't
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Deception would grow. and that "if it wasn't for the sake of the very elect,
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And that "if it wasn't for the sake of the very elect, no man could stand
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For the sake of the very elect, no man could stand the deception coming
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No man could stand the deception coming on the world."
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The deception coming on the world." that's--
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That's saying quite a bit.
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That's saying quite a bit. so, we don't wanna get haughty
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That's saying quite a bit. so, we don't wanna get haughty and think, "oh, no, me no."
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So, we don't wanna get haughty and think, "oh, no, me no." "pray that you be not deceived,"
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And think, "oh, no, me no." "pray that you be not deceived," is what he said.
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"pray that you be not deceived," is what he said. pray that you don't be deceived.
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Is what he said. pray that you don't be deceived. integrity defined is
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Pray that you don't be deceived. integrity defined is "an unimpaired condition,
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Integrity defined is "an unimpaired condition, soundness, firm adherence
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"an unimpaired condition, soundness, firm adherence to a code of moral values,
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Soundness, firm adherence to a code of moral values, incorruptibility, the quality
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To a code of moral values, incorruptibility, the quality or the state of being complete
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Incorruptibility, the quality or the state of being complete or undivided, to be whole."
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Or the state of being complete or undivided, to be whole." you know, i thought maybe one
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Or undivided, to be whole." you know, i thought maybe one of the best ways to say this is,
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You know, i thought maybe one of the best ways to say this is, are you at peace with yourself?
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Of the best ways to say this is, are you at peace with yourself? see, i'm at peace with myself.
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Are you at peace with yourself? see, i'm at peace with myself. and when i'm not at peace with
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See, i'm at peace with myself. and when i'm not at peace with myself, i wanna find out why.
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And when i'm not at peace with myself, i wanna find out why. and it's not always something
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Myself, i wanna find out why. and it's not always something somebody else is doing to me.
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And it's not always something somebody else is doing to me. it could even
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Somebody else is doing to me. it could even be the way i'm responding
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It could even be the way i'm responding to what they've done to me.
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Be the way i'm responding to what they've done to me. it means "to excel,
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To what they've done to me. it means "to excel, to be superior, to surpass
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It means "to excel, to be superior, to surpass an accomplishment or treatment,
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To be superior, to surpass an accomplishment or treatment, to be distinguished
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An accomplishment or treatment, to be distinguished by superiority."
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To be distinguished by superiority." when i was still teaching
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By superiority." when i was still teaching home bible studies and just
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When i was still teaching home bible studies and just dreaming about this ministry,
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Home bible studies and just dreaming about this ministry, i was going to--
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Dreaming about this ministry, i was going to-- used to be a walgreens
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I was going to-- used to be a walgreens drugstore down in fenton,
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Used to be a walgreens drugstore down in fenton, behind mcdonald's.
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Drugstore down in fenton, behind mcdonald's. and i was getting ready to walk
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Behind mcdonald's. and i was getting ready to walk into the walgreens one day
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And i was getting ready to walk into the walgreens one day and i saw a penny on the ground
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Into the walgreens one day and i saw a penny on the ground and i just walked past
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And i saw a penny on the ground and i just walked past it and i got about this far
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And i just walked past it and i got about this far and i heard the holy spirit
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It and i got about this far and i heard the holy spirit say, "pick it up."
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And i heard the holy spirit say, "pick it up." and he said, "if you pay
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Say, "pick it up." and he said, "if you pay attention to small things,
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And he said, "if you pay attention to small things, you'll always be blessed."
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Attention to small things, you'll always be blessed." now see, if that would
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You'll always be blessed." now see, if that would have been a $10 bill,
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Now see, if that would have been a $10 bill, i would have bent over
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Have been a $10 bill, i would have bent over and picked it up right away.
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I would have bent over and picked it up right away. but because it was such
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And picked it up right away. but because it was such a little thing, it wasn't
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But because it was such a little thing, it wasn't gonna make any big difference.
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A little thing, it wasn't gonna make any big difference. and i tell you what,
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Gonna make any big difference. and i tell you what, i would get a knife
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And i tell you what, i would get a knife and dig pennies out
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I would get a knife and dig pennies out of the dirt now if i had to.
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And dig pennies out of the dirt now if i had to. because there was a spiritual
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Of the dirt now if i had to. because there was a spiritual meaning for me that has
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Because there was a spiritual meaning for me that has affected all of our lives.
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Meaning for me that has affected all of our lives. and the more i studied
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Affected all of our lives. and the more i studied integrity, the more i learned--
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And the more i studied integrity, the more i learned-- and it also involves excellence.
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Integrity, the more i learned-- and it also involves excellence. but integrity has a special
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And it also involves excellence. but integrity has a special connotation in this part
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But integrity has a special connotation in this part about keeping your word.
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"a man of integrity
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"a man of integrity swears to his own
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"a man of integrity swears to his own hurt and changes not."
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Swears to his own hurt and changes not." what does that mean?
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If you say you'll do something
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If you say you'll do something and later you realize it's gonna
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If you say you'll do something and later you realize it's gonna cost you, it's not really what
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And later you realize it's gonna cost you, it's not really what you wanted to do--
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Cost you, it's not really what you wanted to do-- you know, we just get
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You wanted to do-- you know, we just get mouthy sometimes.
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You know, we just get mouthy sometimes. "i'll call you
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Mouthy sometimes. "i'll call you and we'll go to lunch."
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"i'll call you and we'll go to lunch." and you don't even
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And we'll go to lunch." and you don't even like the person.
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And you don't even like the person. >> [audience laughing]
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Like the person. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you don't intend
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you don't intend to go to lunch with 'em.
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>> joyce: you don't intend to go to lunch with 'em. "i'll call you next week
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To go to lunch with 'em. "i'll call you next week and we'll go to lunch."
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"i'll call you next week and we'll go to lunch." and, you know, we just say
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And we'll go to lunch." and, you know, we just say things sometimes.
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And, you know, we just say things sometimes. and god taught me a lesson.
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Things sometimes. and god taught me a lesson. we had been in florida
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And god taught me a lesson. we had been in florida ministering, and we met
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We had been in florida ministering, and we met this ministry couple down
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Ministering, and we met this ministry couple down there that we really liked.
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This ministry couple down there that we really liked. and i was just
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There that we really liked. and i was just talking and i said,
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And i was just talking and i said, "hey, you guys ought to come
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Talking and i said, "hey, you guys ought to come to st. louis sometime
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"hey, you guys ought to come to st. louis sometime and we'll take you around,
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To st. louis sometime and we'll take you around, show you the city,
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And we'll take you around, show you the city, and, you know, you have
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Show you the city, and, you know, you have a good visit with us
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And, you know, you have a good visit with us and take you to our church."
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A good visit with us and take you to our church." so a couple months went by,
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And take you to our church." so a couple months went by, two or three months,
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So a couple months went by, two or three months, and the man called and he said,
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Two or three months, and the man called and he said, "well, we're ready to come."
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And the man called and he said, "well, we're ready to come." >> [audience laughing]
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"well, we're ready to come." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i said,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i said, "where you goin'?"
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>> joyce: i said, "where you goin'?" >> [audience laughing]
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"where you goin'?" >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: he said, "well,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: he said, "well, you remember, you invited
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>> joyce: he said, "well, you remember, you invited us to come to st. louis,
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You remember, you invited us to come to st. louis, and we're ready to come now."
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Us to come to st. louis, and we're ready to come now." and i got off the phone
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And we're ready to come now." and i got off the phone and i said, "god--"
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And i got off the phone and i said, "god--" now, don't expect god to help
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And i said, "god--" now, don't expect god to help you get out of something.
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Now, don't expect god to help you get out of something. >> [audience laughing]
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You get out of something. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i'm like,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i'm like, "god, i don't--
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>> joyce: i'm like, "god, i don't-- what am i gonna do?
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"god, i don't-- what am i gonna do? i don't have time
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What am i gonna do? i don't have time to have company.
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I don't have time to have company. what am i gonna do?"
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To have company. what am i gonna do?" he said, "i'll tell you
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What am i gonna do?" he said, "i'll tell you what you're gonna do.
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He said, "i'll tell you what you're gonna do. they're gonna come and you're
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What you're gonna do. they're gonna come and you're gonna put 'em in a nice hotel
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They're gonna come and you're gonna put 'em in a nice hotel and you're gonna take them
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Gonna put 'em in a nice hotel and you're gonna take them to the arch and you're gonna
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And you're gonna take them to the arch and you're gonna take 'em to the zoo,
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To the arch and you're gonna take 'em to the zoo, and you are gonna spend
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Take 'em to the zoo, and you are gonna spend the week with them,
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And you are gonna spend the week with them, showing them st. louis.
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The week with them, showing them st. louis. and you will learn."
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Showing them st. louis. and you will learn." >> audience member: yes.
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And you will learn." >> audience member: yes. >> joyce: now, see,
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>> audience member: yes. >> joyce: now, see, this is how i--
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>> joyce: now, see, this is how i-- this is the kind of bible school
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This is how i-- this is the kind of bible school that i went to.
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This is the kind of bible school that i went to. literally, i mean, i literally
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That i went to. literally, i mean, i literally can say, and i mean it,
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Literally, i mean, i literally can say, and i mean it, the holy spirit taught
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Can say, and i mean it, the holy spirit taught me right where i was at.
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The holy spirit taught me right where i was at. and that's why so many
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Me right where i was at. and that's why so many of my stories relate to people,
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And that's why so many of my stories relate to people, because they're just practical,
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Of my stories relate to people, because they're just practical, just practical stuff.
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Because they're just practical, just practical stuff. you know, i walked over
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Just practical stuff. you know, i walked over a penny and wasn't
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You know, i walked over a penny and wasn't gonna pick it up because
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A penny and wasn't gonna pick it up because it was such a little thing.
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Gonna pick it up because it was such a little thing. pay attention to little things,
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It was such a little thing. pay attention to little things, you'll be blessed.
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Pay attention to little things, you'll be blessed. and i could say amen
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You'll be blessed. and i could say amen and go home and we'd all--
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And i could say amen and go home and we'd all-- it would have been
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And go home and we'd all-- it would have been worth coming.
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It would have been worth coming. 'cause we don't always pay
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Worth coming. 'cause we don't always pay attention to little things.
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We drop a little piece of trash
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We drop a little piece of trash in the floor in a department
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We drop a little piece of trash in the floor in a department store, "eh, floor's
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In the floor in a department store, "eh, floor's not clean anyway,
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Store, "eh, floor's not clean anyway, just leave it."
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Not clean anyway, just leave it." but it's your trash
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Just leave it." but it's your trash and you need to get it.
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But it's your trash and you need to get it. and maybe while you're there,
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And you need to get it. and maybe while you're there, get somebody else's.
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Ooh.
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Ooh. and remember,
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Ooh. and remember, maybe nobody's looking but god.
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The thesaurus says, "it means
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The thesaurus says, "it means to be greater or better than,
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The thesaurus says, "it means to be greater or better than, to be best, better, to out do,
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To be greater or better than, to be best, better, to out do, to outmatch, to outrun,
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To be best, better, to out do, to outmatch, to outrun, to outshine, to outstrip,
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To outmatch, to outrun, to outshine, to outstrip, to pass, surpass, to top,
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To outshine, to outstrip, to pass, surpass, to top, to beat, to go beyond,
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To pass, surpass, to top, to beat, to go beyond, or go one better."
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To beat, to go beyond, or go one better." so, it's always doing
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Or go one better." so, it's always doing the more excellent thing.
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So, it's always doing the more excellent thing. let your conscience
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The more excellent thing. let your conscience be your friend.
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And when you don't feel
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And when you don't feel right about something,
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And when you don't feel right about something, just go with the holy ghost.
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Right about something, just go with the holy ghost. even if you don't understand it,
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Just go with the holy ghost. even if you don't understand it, just go with him.
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Even if you don't understand it, just go with him. we don't see many people,
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Just go with him. we don't see many people, or products today,
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We don't see many people, or products today, that are really of top quality
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Or products today, that are really of top quality and done with integrity.
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That are really of top quality and done with integrity. quantity has become
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And done with integrity. quantity has become much more important
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Quantity has become much more important to people than quality.
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Much more important to people than quality. amen?
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To people than quality. amen? making a profit supersedes
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Amen? making a profit supersedes everything else.
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Making a profit supersedes everything else. and it shouldn't
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Everything else. and it shouldn't because the world then--
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And it shouldn't because the world then-- i mean, it's greedy.
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Because the world then-- i mean, it's greedy. everybody wants
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I mean, it's greedy. everybody wants to do more and more,
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Everybody wants to do more and more, and so then what happens?
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To do more and more, and so then what happens? they're doing--
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And so then what happens? they're doing-- i'm so tired of the excuse,
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They're doing-- i'm so tired of the excuse, "i was busy.
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I'm so tired of the excuse, "i was busy. i was busy."
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"i was busy. i was busy." why do we think that being
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I was busy." why do we think that being busy gives us a license to lie?
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Why do we think that being busy gives us a license to lie? and i have people that are good
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Busy gives us a license to lie? and i have people that are good people that do that to me.
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And that's why we have to,
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And that's why we have to, once in a while, bring it out
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And that's why we have to, once in a while, bring it out in the open and say, are you
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Once in a while, bring it out in the open and say, are you getting sucked in by the world
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In the open and say, are you getting sucked in by the world vacuum and starting to behave
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Getting sucked in by the world vacuum and starting to behave the way it behaves?
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Vacuum and starting to behave the way it behaves? something else that a person
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The way it behaves? something else that a person of integrity does is their duty.
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Something else that a person of integrity does is their duty. for example, it's your duty
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Of integrity does is their duty. for example, it's your duty to vote in every election.
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For example, it's your duty to vote in every election. "oh, not those little ones."
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Yeah, dave and i went last
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Yeah, dave and i went last week and voted on one thing.
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Yeah, dave and i went last week and voted on one thing. we can't blame anybody else
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Week and voted on one thing. we can't blame anybody else for what happens if we're
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We can't blame anybody else for what happens if we're not gonna even bother.
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For what happens if we're not gonna even bother. it's a duty.
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Not gonna even bother. it's a duty. "well, i don't have to.
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It's a duty. "well, i don't have to. i don't want to."
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"well, i don't have to. i don't want to." no, but it's a duty.
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Another thing the bible
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Another thing the bible says that's a duty is to take
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Another thing the bible says that's a duty is to take care of your parents.
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Says that's a duty is to take care of your parents. it actually says your
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Care of your parents. it actually says your relatives when they
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It actually says your relatives when they get to the point where
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Relatives when they get to the point where they need help and can't.
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Get to the point where they need help and can't. and i'll just tell you,
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They need help and can't. and i'll just tell you, and all of you that are watching
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And i'll just tell you, and all of you that are watching by tv, if you have a mom
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And all of you that are watching by tv, if you have a mom or a dad that's elderly
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By tv, if you have a mom or a dad that's elderly and needs help and you're not
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Or a dad that's elderly and needs help and you're not helping them, shame on you.
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And needs help and you're not helping them, shame on you. bible says you're
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Helping them, shame on you. bible says you're "worse than an infidel."
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Bible says you're "worse than an infidel." "well, my parents
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"worse than an infidel." "well, my parents mistreated me."
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Well, mine did, too.
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Well, mine did, too. and god didn't give me a break.
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Well, mine did, too. and god didn't give me a break. i was praying one day,
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And god didn't give me a break. i was praying one day, being spiritual, "oh, god,
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I was praying one day, being spiritual, "oh, god, what would you have me do?"
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Being spiritual, "oh, god, what would you have me do?" don't ever say that when
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What would you have me do?" don't ever say that when you're praying unless you--
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Don't ever say that when you're praying unless you-- >> [audience laughing]
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You're praying unless you-- >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: unless you want
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: unless you want him to tell you what
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>> joyce: unless you want him to tell you what he wants you to do.
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Him to tell you what he wants you to do. and i--
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He wants you to do. and i-- you know, i'm sure
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And i-- you know, i'm sure you've heard the story,
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You know, i'm sure you've heard the story, but there's always
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You've heard the story, but there's always new people that haven't.
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But there's always new people that haven't. and god put
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New people that haven't. and god put it in my heart to bring
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And god put it in my heart to bring my parents to st. louis.
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It in my heart to bring my parents to st. louis. these are the parents
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My parents to st. louis. these are the parents who sexually abused me.
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These are the parents who sexually abused me. and my mother abandoned
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Who sexually abused me. and my mother abandoned me to it, knowing what
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And my mother abandoned me to it, knowing what my father was doing but
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Me to it, knowing what my father was doing but not having the courage
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My father was doing but not having the courage to do anything about it.
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Not having the courage to do anything about it. i'm not gonna go into a lot
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To do anything about it. i'm not gonna go into a lot of detail, but my childhood
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I'm not gonna go into a lot of detail, but my childhood was exceedingly miserable.
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Of detail, but my childhood was exceedingly miserable. and now, god wants me to take
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Was exceedingly miserable. and now, god wants me to take care of 'em, spend our money,
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And now, god wants me to take care of 'em, spend our money, our time.
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Care of 'em, spend our money, our time. we couldn't just
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Our time. we couldn't just put 'em nowhere,
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We couldn't just put 'em nowhere, so we had to buy a house.
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Put 'em nowhere, so we had to buy a house. the car they had was a piece
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So we had to buy a house. the car they had was a piece of junk, so we had to buy a car.
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The car they had was a piece of junk, so we had to buy a car. and then they had to be taken
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Of junk, so we had to buy a car. and then they had to be taken to the doctor and somebody
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And then they had to be taken to the doctor and somebody had to get their groceries.
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To the doctor and somebody had to get their groceries. so i ended up having
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Had to get their groceries. so i ended up having to hire somebody to help
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So i ended up having to hire somebody to help me take care of them.
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To hire somebody to help me take care of them. and i say this jokingly,
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Me take care of them. and i say this jokingly, but it's partially true.
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And i say this jokingly, but it's partially true. i thought, "well, yeah,
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But it's partially true. i thought, "well, yeah, i can do this for two,
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I thought, "well, yeah, i can do this for two, three years."
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I can do this for two, three years." you know, they were old.
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Three years." you know, they were old. but they got really old.
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You know, they were old. but they got really old. >> [audience laughing]
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But they got really old. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and it ended
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and it ended up being 13 years.
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>> joyce: and it ended up being 13 years. >> audience: wow.
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Up being 13 years. >> audience: wow. >> joyce: and first they
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>> audience: wow. >> joyce: and first they were in their own house,
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>> joyce: and first they were in their own house, and then we had to put
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Were in their own house, and then we had to put 'em in assisted living.
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And then we had to put 'em in assisted living. and then they went
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'em in assisted living. and then they went from assisted living
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And then they went from assisted living to the nursing home.
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From assisted living to the nursing home. and besides my mom and my dad,
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To the nursing home. and besides my mom and my dad, i had my widowed aunt because
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And besides my mom and my dad, i had my widowed aunt because i had promised my uncle while
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I had my widowed aunt because i had promised my uncle while he was dying that i would
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I had promised my uncle while he was dying that i would take care of her because
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He was dying that i would take care of her because they didn't have any kids.
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Take care of her because they didn't have any kids. you know what it costs
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They didn't have any kids. you know what it costs to have three people
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You know what it costs to have three people in nursing home care?
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To have three people in nursing home care? and i say this--
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In nursing home care? and i say this-- maybe sounds bad,
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And i say this-- maybe sounds bad, but it's just truthful.
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Maybe sounds bad, but it's just truthful. there was not one time when
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But it's just truthful. there was not one time when i went to the nursing home
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There was not one time when i went to the nursing home that i could say that
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I went to the nursing home that i could say that i really wanted to go,
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That i could say that i really wanted to go, but it was my duty.
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I really wanted to go, but it was my duty. and so, we have to get
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But it was my duty. and so, we have to get over thinking that
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And so, we have to get over thinking that we have to like everything
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Over thinking that we have to like everything that god tells us to do.
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There are things that,
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There are things that, you know, we do like,
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There are things that, you know, we do like, but the bible says it's your
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You know, we do like, but the bible says it's your duty to take care of them.
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But the bible says it's your duty to take care of them. and so, we did our duty.
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And i believe that god
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And i believe that god blessed us and the entire
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And i believe that god blessed us and the entire ministry because we did.
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Blessed us and the entire ministry because we did. i can't imagine what would
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Ministry because we did. i can't imagine what would have happened if i would
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I can't imagine what would have happened if i would have just said, "no."
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Have happened if i would have just said, "no." you won't care
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Have just said, "no." you won't care for this one either.
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You won't care for this one either. we have a--
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For this one either. we have a-- >> [audience laughing]
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We have a-- >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: lock the doors.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: lock the doors. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: we have a duty
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>> joyce: we have a duty to respect people in authority.
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>> joyce: we have a duty to respect people in authority. and if you can't respect
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To respect people in authority. and if you can't respect the person, you can respect
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And if you can't respect the person, you can respect the office that they hold.
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The person, you can respect the office that they hold. you might not
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The office that they hold. you might not like the president,
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You might not like the president, but you should respect
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Like the president, but you should respect the office that he holds.
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But you should respect the office that he holds. "be subject and loyal
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The office that he holds. "be subject and loyal to authority.
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"be subject and loyal to authority. all authority is from god."
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To authority. all authority is from god." and i put in there,
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All authority is from god." and i put in there, every person may not be,
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And i put in there, every person may not be, but every position is.
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Every person may not be, but every position is. "he who resists and sets
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But every position is. "he who resists and sets himself against authorities,
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"he who resists and sets himself against authorities, resists what god has appointed,
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Himself against authorities, resists what god has appointed, and he brings down
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Resists what god has appointed, and he brings down judgment upon himself."
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And he brings down judgment upon himself." but let's just start
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Judgment upon himself." but let's just start with little things like
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But let's just start with little things like the authority of a stop sign.
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With little things like the authority of a stop sign. >> audience memeber: oooh!
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The authority of a stop sign. >> audience memeber: oooh! there ya go.
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>> audience memeber: oooh! there ya go. >> joyce: gotcha.
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There ya go. >> joyce: gotcha. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: gotcha. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you know,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you know, all those things
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>> joyce: you know, all those things are authorities,
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All those things are authorities, speed limit signs.
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Are authorities, speed limit signs. >> [audience laughing]
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Speed limit signs. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: yeah.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: yeah. and see these little things,
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>> joyce: yeah. and see these little things, if you don't practice
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On the little things,
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On the little things, you'll never pass
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On the little things, you'll never pass on the big things.
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You'll never pass on the big things. it's the little things that
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On the big things. it's the little things that we do behind the scenes.
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It's the little things that we do behind the scenes. you know, you may go over
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We do behind the scenes. you know, you may go over the speed limit once in a while,
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You know, you may go over the speed limit once in a while, but when you see that you
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The speed limit once in a while, but when you see that you are over it, slow down.
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But when you see that you are over it, slow down. that doesn't mean you
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Are over it, slow down. that doesn't mean you just say, "oh, well,"
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That doesn't mean you just say, "oh, well," and keep going.
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Just say, "oh, well," and keep going. watchman nee wrote a book
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And keep going. watchman nee wrote a book on authority, and he said
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Watchman nee wrote a book on authority, and he said something interesting.
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On authority, and he said something interesting. when you go into a room,
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Something interesting. when you go into a room, the first thing that you are
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When you go into a room, the first thing that you are to do is to find the person
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The first thing that you are to do is to find the person that's in authority and make
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To do is to find the person that's in authority and make a decision that you're gonna
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That's in authority and make a decision that you're gonna come under their authority.
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A decision that you're gonna come under their authority. and see, to me,
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Come under their authority. and see, to me, it's very important.
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And see, to me, it's very important. like when i go to other
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It's very important. like when i go to other churches, i'm the guest
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Like when i go to other churches, i'm the guest and they want me to be happy.
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Churches, i'm the guest and they want me to be happy. but i always ask the pastor,
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And they want me to be happy. but i always ask the pastor, "now, is there anything you
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But i always ask the pastor, "now, is there anything you want me to do or anything
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"now, is there anything you want me to do or anything you don't want me to do?
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Want me to do or anything you don't want me to do? how long do you
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You don't want me to do? how long do you want me to speak?"
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How long do you want me to speak?" and if they tell me
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Want me to speak?" and if they tell me i've got 40 minutes,
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And if they tell me i've got 40 minutes, i don't preach an hour
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I've got 40 minutes, i don't preach an hour and 20 minutes, you know?
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I don't preach an hour and 20 minutes, you know? i remember one time i had
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And 20 minutes, you know? i remember one time i had a girl come when i was just
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I remember one time i had a girl come when i was just doing my weekly meetings
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A girl come when i was just doing my weekly meetings at life christian center,
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Doing my weekly meetings at life christian center, and she was supposed to sing.
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At life christian center, and she was supposed to sing. and we told her, you know,
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And she was supposed to sing. and we told her, you know, how long she had, and say,
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And we told her, you know, how long she had, and say, we told her 20 minutes.
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How long she had, and say, we told her 20 minutes. well, i think she took 40,
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We told her 20 minutes. well, i think she took 40, and she just kept exhorting.
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Well, i think she took 40, and she just kept exhorting. so, she ended up preaching.
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And she just kept exhorting. so, she ended up preaching. and that's not what
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So, she ended up preaching. and that's not what we asked her to do.
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And that's not what we asked her to do. and it's not good when people
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We asked her to do. and it's not good when people don't know how to obey
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And it's not good when people don't know how to obey authority and do it with
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Don't know how to obey authority and do it with a good attitude.
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Authority and do it with a good attitude. see, even if your authority
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A good attitude. see, even if your authority tells you to do something
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See, even if your authority tells you to do something that maybe they're not right,
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Tells you to do something that maybe they're not right, what they're asking
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That maybe they're not right, what they're asking you to do is not sinful,
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What they're asking you to do is not sinful, but it's not right,
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You to do is not sinful, but it's not right, it's not fair to you,
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But it's not right, it's not fair to you, or it's not the right thing,
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It's not fair to you, or it's not the right thing, you not only have
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Or it's not the right thing, you not only have to respect that authority,
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You not only have to respect that authority, you have to do it with
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To respect that authority, you have to do it with a good attitude, which means
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You have to do it with a good attitude, which means you can't start going to other
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A good attitude, which means you can't start going to other people you work with...
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You can't start going to other people you work with... [fake whispering]
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People you work with... [fake whispering] 'cause you know
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[fake whispering] 'cause you know what that is then?
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'cause you know what that is then? strife.
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What that is then? strife. strife is talking,
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Strife. strife is talking, talking, talking.
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Strife is talking, talking, talking. and it's anger,
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Talking, talking. and it's anger, but it's also a hidden
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And it's anger, but it's also a hidden undercurrent of anger.
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But it's also a hidden undercurrent of anger. and to me,
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Undercurrent of anger. and to me, that's the scariest part.
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And to me, that's the scariest part. it's when everybody's acting
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That's the scariest part. it's when everybody's acting like everything's okay
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It's when everybody's acting like everything's okay but got their mouth running
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Like everything's okay but got their mouth running when you're not looking.
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But got their mouth running when you're not looking. subject to authority.
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Matter of fact,
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Matter of fact, the bible says that
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Matter of fact, the bible says that "only a fool hates correction."
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I've only had one person ever
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I've only had one person ever thank me for correcting them.
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I've only had one person ever thank me for correcting them. and, you know,
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Thank me for correcting them. and, you know, correction is really--
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And, you know, correction is really-- it's not like telling you,
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Correction is really-- it's not like telling you, you're wrong.
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It's not like telling you, you're wrong. it's more direction.
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You're wrong. it's more direction. it's more like saying,
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It's more direction. it's more like saying, "i would like you
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It's more like saying, "i would like you to do it this way.
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"i would like you to do it this way. not saying your way's wrong,
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To do it this way. not saying your way's wrong, but you're working for me,
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Not saying your way's wrong, but you're working for me, and this is the way i would
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But you're working for me, and this is the way i would like to have it done."
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And this is the way i would like to have it done." and if we have real confidence,
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Like to have it done." and if we have real confidence, we don't have to get
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And if we have real confidence, we don't have to get all upset when everything
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We don't have to get all upset when everything we do isn't the epitome
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All upset when everything we do isn't the epitome of what everybody wants.
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We do isn't the epitome of what everybody wants. a person of integrity shows
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Of what everybody wants. a person of integrity shows respect to all people,
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A person of integrity shows respect to all people, no matter what their
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Respect to all people, no matter what their position in life may be.
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No matter what their position in life may be. i was watching one
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Position in life may be. i was watching one of my shows this week,
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I was watching one of my shows this week, and i heard myself say--
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Of my shows this week, and i heard myself say-- >> [audience laughing]
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And i heard myself say-- >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: like, for example,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: like, for example, when you go into a restroom
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>> joyce: like, for example, when you go into a restroom in a department store,
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When you go into a restroom in a department store, how often do you go in there
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In a department store, how often do you go in there and there's somebody
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How often do you go in there and there's somebody in there cleaning the toilets?
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And there's somebody in there cleaning the toilets? happens pretty frequently,
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In there cleaning the toilets? happens pretty frequently, doesn't it?
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Happens pretty frequently, doesn't it? you know, that's an ideal person
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Doesn't it? you know, that's an ideal person for you to be friendly
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You know, that's an ideal person for you to be friendly with and to thank them
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For you to be friendly with and to thank them for the job that they do.
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With and to thank them for the job that they do. wouldn't even hurt to give
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For the job that they do. wouldn't even hurt to give them a little cash because
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Wouldn't even hurt to give them a little cash because they probably don't make much.
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Them a little cash because they probably don't make much. tell 'em god loves 'em.
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They probably don't make much. tell 'em god loves 'em. they're important to him.
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Tell 'em god loves 'em. they're important to him. 'cause you know what?
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They're important to him. 'cause you know what? they feel invisible
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'cause you know what? they feel invisible and they probably get
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They feel invisible and they probably get very little appreciation.
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And they probably get very little appreciation. and people can
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Very little appreciation. and people can go in a restroom and make some
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And people can go in a restroom and make some of the most ungodly messes.
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Go in a restroom and make some of the most ungodly messes. i have a real hard time with
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Of the most ungodly messes. i have a real hard time with people who tinkle all over
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I have a real hard time with people who tinkle all over the seat and then just leave it.
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People who tinkle all over the seat and then just leave it. sorry, but that's the truth.
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The seat and then just leave it. sorry, but that's the truth. >> [audience laughing]
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Sorry, but that's the truth. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: now, i can
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: now, i can tell you that is not
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>> joyce: now, i can tell you that is not a person of integrity.
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Tell you that is not a person of integrity. not at all--
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A person of integrity. not at all-- qualities of a man
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Not at all-- qualities of a man or a woman of integrity.
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Qualities of a man or a woman of integrity. they swear to their own
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Or a woman of integrity. they swear to their own hurt and don't change.
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They swear to their own hurt and don't change. they do what they
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Hurt and don't change. they do what they say they're gonna do,
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They do what they say they're gonna do, even if it costs them to do it.
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Say they're gonna do, even if it costs them to do it. is anybody getting
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Even if it costs them to do it. is anybody getting convicted about anything?
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Is anybody getting convicted about anything? >> audience: yes.
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Convicted about anything? >> audience: yes. >> joyce: just wanted to see
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>> audience: yes. >> joyce: just wanted to see if i got the right group here.
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>> joyce: just wanted to see if i got the right group here. >> [audience laughing]
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If i got the right group here. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i don't know.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i don't know. you're all looking
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>> joyce: i don't know. you're all looking pretty innocent.
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You're all looking pretty innocent. >> [audience laughing]
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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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>> 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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>> 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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>> 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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>> 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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>> [♪♪]
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>> announcer: we hope you
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>> announcer: we hope you enjoyed today's program.
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Enjoyed today's program. we are so grateful
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We are so grateful to our joyce meyer
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To our joyce meyer ministries partners
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Ministries partners who make this
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Who make this and all we do possible,
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And all we do possible, including sharing
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Including sharing god's word
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God's word and offering help
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And offering help to people in need
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To people in need all over the world.
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Joyce Meyer - Excellence and Integrity (Part 3)

March 30, 2026 | 27:29

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