Joyce Meyer - Excellence (Part 2)

July 8, 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 (Part 2) | July 8, 2026

>> joyce: start walking
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>> joyce: start walking the narrow path.
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>> joyce: start walking the narrow path. it's a little more lonely
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The narrow path. it's a little more lonely on the narrow path.
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It's a little more lonely on the narrow path. you might not find anybody
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On the narrow path. you might not find anybody on it sometimes, but jesus.
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You might not find anybody on it sometimes, but jesus. but you'll be hanging
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On it sometimes, but jesus. but you'll be hanging out with good company.
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>> joyce: i do what
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>> joyce: i do what i do because i've seen god's
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>> joyce: i do what i do because i've seen god's power transform my own life,
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I do because i've seen god's power transform my own life, and he will do it for you.
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Power transform my own life, and he will do it for you. the key to everything
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And he will do it for you. the key to everything is found in god's word.
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The key to everything is found in god's word. i'm joyce meyer,
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Is found in god's word. i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal
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I'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal you everywhere you hurt.
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>> joyce: an excellent person
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>> joyce: an excellent person exceeds the requirements.
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>> joyce: an excellent person exceeds the requirements. they always go the extra mile.
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Exceeds the requirements. they always go the extra mile. they go above and beyond,
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They always go the extra mile. they go above and beyond, and they always
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They go above and beyond, and they always do more than enough.
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And they always do more than enough. they always do a superior job.
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Do more than enough. they always do a superior job. john maxwell said that
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They always do a superior job. john maxwell said that one of his goals,
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John maxwell said that one of his goals, every time he goes to speak,
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One of his goals, every time he goes to speak, is to always do a little
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Every time he goes to speak, is to always do a little bit more than what
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Is to always do a little bit more than what is expected of him.
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Bit more than what is expected of him. i love that.
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Is expected of him. i love that. we're called to walk
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I love that. we're called to walk in excellence.
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We're called to walk in excellence. now, we know the most
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In excellence. now, we know the most excellent thing is love.
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Now, we know the most excellent thing is love. 1 corinthians 12:31 says
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Excellent thing is love. 1 corinthians 12:31 says "but earnestly desire
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1 corinthians 12:31 says "but earnestly desire and zealously cultivate
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"but earnestly desire and zealously cultivate the greatest and the best
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And zealously cultivate the greatest and the best gifts and graces (the higher
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The greatest and the best gifts and graces (the higher gifts and the choice graces).
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Gifts and graces (the higher gifts and the choice graces). and yet i will show you
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Gifts and the choice graces). and yet i will show you still a more excellent way
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And yet i will show you still a more excellent way [one that is better
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Still a more excellent way [one that is better by far and the highest
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[one that is better by far and the highest of them all--love]."
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By far and the highest of them all--love]." so, everybody should
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Of them all--love]." so, everybody should have some books
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So, everybody should have some books and teachings on love.
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Have some books and teachings on love. because of all the things
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And teachings on love. because of all the things that we study,
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Because of all the things that we study, we need to study love.
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That we study, we need to study love. we need to look
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We need to study love. we need to look at 1 corinthians 13:1-8
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We need to look at 1 corinthians 13:1-8 and take those words apart,
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At 1 corinthians 13:1-8 and take those words apart, and ask yourself:
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And take those words apart, and ask yourself: "am i patient?
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And ask yourself: "am i patient? am i kind?
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"am i patient? am i kind? am i humble?
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Am i kind? am i humble? am i willing to give
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Am i humble? am i willing to give up my right to be right?
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Am i willing to give up my right to be right? am i mad at anybody?
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Up my right to be right? am i mad at anybody? how quick do i forgive somebody?
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Am i mad at anybody? how quick do i forgive somebody? am i touchy?
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How quick do i forgive somebody? am i touchy? am i easily offended?
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Am i touchy? am i easily offended? do i always believe the best?"
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Am i easily offended? do i always believe the best?" we have to get
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Do i always believe the best?" we have to get serious about this.
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We have to get serious about this. jesus said, "one new commandment
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Serious about this. jesus said, "one new commandment i give unto you--" one.
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Jesus said, "one new commandment i give unto you--" one. "one new commandment
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I give unto you--" one. "one new commandment i give unto you:
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"one new commandment i give unto you: that you love one another,
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I give unto you: that you love one another, just as i have loved you.
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That you love one another, just as i have loved you. by this shall all men know
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Just as i have loved you. by this shall all men know that you are my disciples."
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And pretty much, in every
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And pretty much, in every message, i preach now,
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And pretty much, in every message, i preach now, i say a little something about
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Message, i preach now, i say a little something about the importance of forgiving
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I say a little something about the importance of forgiving people that have hurt you.
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The importance of forgiving people that have hurt you. and i think i'm just gonna
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People that have hurt you. and i think i'm just gonna keep it up because there
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And i think i'm just gonna keep it up because there are more and more angry
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Keep it up because there are more and more angry people in the world today
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Are more and more angry people in the world today than i have ever seen.
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And do you know?
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And do you know? the bible says in matthew 24,
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And do you know? the bible says in matthew 24, which is a chapter about
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The bible says in matthew 24, which is a chapter about the signs of end times,
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Which is a chapter about the signs of end times, that in the last days,
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The signs of end times, that in the last days, "because of the lawlessness
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That in the last days, "because of the lawlessness and the wickedness
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"because of the lawlessness and the wickedness in the land, the love
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And the wickedness in the land, the love of the great body of people--"
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In the land, the love of the great body of people--" that's us, "will grow cold."
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Of the great body of people--" that's us, "will grow cold." and boy, the devil loves that.
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Because i'll tell you what,
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Because i'll tell you what, the highest form
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Because i'll tell you what, the highest form of spiritual warfare
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The highest form of spiritual warfare is red-hot, on-fire love.
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Of spiritual warfare is red-hot, on-fire love. worst selling book,
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Is red-hot, on-fire love. worst selling book, i ever had was one on love.
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Worst selling book, i ever had was one on love. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: it's pitiful.
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How can you write
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How can you write a book on love,
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How can you write a book on love, and nobody wants to buy it?
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A book on love, and nobody wants to buy it? >> [audience laughing]
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And nobody wants to buy it? >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but i bet i could
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but i bet i could write one on success
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>> joyce: but i bet i could write one on success and sell it.
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Write one on success and sell it. i mean, i've worked
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And sell it. i mean, i've worked at this love thing,
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I mean, i've worked at this love thing, 'cause i'll tell ya,
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At this love thing, 'cause i'll tell ya, i was not a very loving person.
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'cause i'll tell ya, i was not a very loving person. and i've been studying
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I was not a very loving person. and i've been studying it for a long time.
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And i've been studying it for a long time. and i'll tell you what,
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It for a long time. and i'll tell you what, i do not have
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And i'll tell you what, i do not have the energy to be angry.
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I do not have the energy to be angry. you say, "well, the person
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The energy to be angry. you say, "well, the person that hurt me doesn't
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You say, "well, the person that hurt me doesn't deserve forgiveness."
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That hurt me doesn't deserve forgiveness." well, even if they don't,
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Deserve forgiveness." well, even if they don't, you deserve peace.
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Well, even if they don't, you deserve peace. >> [audience applauding]
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You deserve peace. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: amen?
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: amen? and this is such
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>> joyce: amen? and this is such a problem worldwide.
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I don't wanna accuse
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I don't wanna accuse anybody of anything,
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I don't wanna accuse anybody of anything, but there's a good possibility
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Anybody of anything, but there's a good possibility and a good probability
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But there's a good possibility and a good probability that there's more people
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And a good probability that there's more people in here tonight that have
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That there's more people in here tonight that have some kind of unforgiveness
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In here tonight that have some kind of unforgiveness in your heart toward somebody,
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Some kind of unforgiveness in your heart toward somebody, than there is those that don't.
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In your heart toward somebody, than there is those that don't. and we gotta stop it.
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Than there is those that don't. and we gotta stop it. because we need the anointing.
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And we gotta stop it. because we need the anointing. we need our churches
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Because we need the anointing. we need our churches to be anointed.
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We need our churches to be anointed. we need our leaders
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To be anointed. we need our leaders to be anointed.
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We need our leaders to be anointed. we all need to--
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To be anointed. we all need to-- today, i think you need
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We all need to-- today, i think you need to be anointed to get
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Today, i think you need to be anointed to get in and out of the grocery
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To be anointed to get in and out of the grocery store with sanity.
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In and out of the grocery store with sanity. >> [audience laughing]
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Store with sanity. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you certainly need
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you certainly need to be anointed to raise kids.
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>> joyce: you certainly need to be anointed to raise kids. amen?
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To be anointed to raise kids. amen? how many of you agree with me?
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Amen? how many of you agree with me? >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: well--
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>> joyce: well-- >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: well-- >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i'm not gonna
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i'm not gonna preach all night on that.
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>> joyce: i'm not gonna preach all night on that. but please, please, please,
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Preach all night on that. but please, please, please, if you're mad at anybody,
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But please, please, please, if you're mad at anybody, do what the amplified
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If you're mad at anybody, do what the amplified bible says, "drop it,
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Do what the amplified bible says, "drop it, leave it, let it go."
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Bible says, "drop it, leave it, let it go." >> [audience applauding]
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Leave it, let it go." >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: that's the way
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: that's the way the amplified bible puts it:
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>> joyce: that's the way the amplified bible puts it: "drop it, leave it, let it go."
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The amplified bible puts it: "drop it, leave it, let it go." you don't have time for that.
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You're christ's representative,
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You're christ's representative, he's making his appeal
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You're christ's representative, he's making his appeal to the world through you.
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He's making his appeal to the world through you. do the most excellent
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To the world through you. do the most excellent thing and love them.
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Do the most excellent thing and love them. some of 'em, you may have
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Thing and love them. some of 'em, you may have to love from a distance,
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Some of 'em, you may have to love from a distance, but...
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To love from a distance, but... >> [audience laughing]
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But... >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: love them.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: love them. let me just say this real quick.
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>> joyce: love them. let me just say this real quick. love is not having a gooey
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Let me just say this real quick. love is not having a gooey feeling about somebody.
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Love is not having a gooey feeling about somebody. love is how you treat people.
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And so, the bible says,
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And so, the bible says, "you pray for your enemies.
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And so, the bible says, "you pray for your enemies. you bless them.
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"you pray for your enemies. you bless them. and if they're hungry
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You bless them. and if they're hungry or thirsty, you give them
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And if they're hungry or thirsty, you give them food and drink."
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Or thirsty, you give them food and drink." so, you help them.
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Food and drink." so, you help them. and you can do all that and not
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Have any kind of loving
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Have any kind of loving feelings toward them at all.
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Have any kind of loving feelings toward them at all. my parents both were abusive,
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Feelings toward them at all. my parents both were abusive, and as they got older,
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My parents both were abusive, and as they got older, god put it on my heart
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And as they got older, god put it on my heart to do my duty.
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God put it on my heart to do my duty. it's another part--
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To do my duty. it's another part-- that's a part of integrity,
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It's another part-- that's a part of integrity, just doing your duty.
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That's a part of integrity, just doing your duty. yes, duty.
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Just doing your duty. yes, duty. yep, that word's in the bible.
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Yes, duty. yep, that word's in the bible. >> [audience laughing]
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Yep, that word's in the bible. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and he told me to take
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and he told me to take care of them until they died.
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>> joyce: and he told me to take care of them until they died. i thought it was the devil.
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Care of them until they died. i thought it was the devil. i said, "i rebuke you
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I thought it was the devil. i said, "i rebuke you in jesus' name."
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I said, "i rebuke you in jesus' name." >> [audience laughing]
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In jesus' name." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i did.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i did. i thought, "god is not gonna
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>> joyce: i did. i thought, "god is not gonna tell me to spend my money
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I thought, "god is not gonna tell me to spend my money and my time taking care
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Tell me to spend my money and my time taking care of two people that
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And my time taking care of two people that abused me all my life."
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Of two people that abused me all my life." aw, don't--oh, yeah,
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Abused me all my life." aw, don't--oh, yeah, god'll tell you to do that.
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Aw, don't--oh, yeah, god'll tell you to do that. he sure will.
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God'll tell you to do that. he sure will. and i can't say that
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He sure will. and i can't say that there was one time
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And i can't say that there was one time that i went to the nursing
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There was one time that i went to the nursing home that i wanted to go,
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That i went to the nursing home that i wanted to go, but i did it.
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Home that i wanted to go, but i did it. i did it for the lord,
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But i did it. i did it for the lord, and i did it because i knew
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I did it for the lord, and i did it because i knew it was the right thing to do.
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And i did it because i knew it was the right thing to do. you don't have to feel
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It was the right thing to do. you don't have to feel like doing the right
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You don't have to feel like doing the right thing in order to do it.
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Like doing the right thing in order to do it. >> [audience applauding]
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Thing in order to do it. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and you say,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and you say, "well, joyce,
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>> joyce: and you say, "well, joyce, did you love them?"
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"well, joyce, did you love them?" i didn't have any gooey
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Did you love them?" i didn't have any gooey feelings toward them.
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I didn't have any gooey feelings toward them. but yes, i loved them
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Feelings toward them. but yes, i loved them because i took care of them.
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But yes, i loved them because i took care of them. i prayed for them.
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Because i took care of them. i prayed for them. i blessed them.
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I prayed for them. i blessed them. i met their needs.
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I blessed them. i met their needs. that's what love is.
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I met their needs. that's what love is. you can't stay mad
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That's what love is. you can't stay mad at somebody for too long
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You can't stay mad at somebody for too long if you pray for 'em every day.
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At somebody for too long if you pray for 'em every day. it's part of excellence.
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If you pray for 'em every day. it's part of excellence. we have an excellent god,
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It's part of excellence. we have an excellent god, don't we?
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We have an excellent god, don't we? >> audience: yes.
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Don't we? >> audience: yes. >> joyce: he does exceedingly
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>> audience: yes. >> joyce: he does exceedingly abundantly above and beyond.
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Don't you love ephesians 3:20?
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Don't you love ephesians 3:20? he does "exceedingly
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Don't you love ephesians 3:20? he does "exceedingly abundantly above
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He does "exceedingly abundantly above and beyond all that
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Abundantly above and beyond all that we could ever dare to hope,
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And beyond all that we could ever dare to hope, ask, or think."
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We could ever dare to hope, ask, or think." more than enough.
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Ask, or think." more than enough. oh, we all like that scripture.
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More than enough. oh, we all like that scripture. well, how 'bout if we apply
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Oh, we all like that scripture. well, how 'bout if we apply it to our self?
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Well, how 'bout if we apply it to our self? and we start doing
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It to our self? and we start doing exceedingly, abundantly
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And we start doing exceedingly, abundantly above and beyond?
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Exceedingly, abundantly above and beyond? go that extra mile.
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Above and beyond? go that extra mile. if anybody forces you
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Go that extra mile. if anybody forces you to go one mile, go two.
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If anybody forces you to go one mile, go two. ok, let's just say you
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Work an 8-5 job,
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Work an 8-5 job, you get an hour for lunch.
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Work an 8-5 job, you get an hour for lunch. i'm gonna tell you what
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You get an hour for lunch. i'm gonna tell you what an excellent person will do.
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I'm gonna tell you what an excellent person will do. an excellent person
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An excellent person will do. an excellent person will clock in at 7:55, not 8.
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An excellent person will clock in at 7:55, not 8. and they'll clock out at 5:05,
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Will clock in at 7:55, not 8. and they'll clock out at 5:05, not 5.
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And they'll clock out at 5:05, not 5. and they'll take maybe
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Not 5. and they'll take maybe 55 minutes for lunch
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And they'll take maybe 55 minutes for lunch instead of an hour
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55 minutes for lunch instead of an hour and 15 minutes for lunch.
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Instead of an hour and 15 minutes for lunch. you say, "well, why should
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And 15 minutes for lunch. you say, "well, why should i clock in at 7:55,
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You say, "well, why should i clock in at 7:55, when i don't go to work till 8?"
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I clock in at 7:55, when i don't go to work till 8?" because if you clock in at 7:55,
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When i don't go to work till 8?" because if you clock in at 7:55, you're not at your workstation
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Because if you clock in at 7:55, you're not at your workstation and you're not working
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You're not at your workstation and you're not working at 8 o'clock.
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And you're not working at 8 o'clock. by the time you get
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At 8 o'clock. by the time you get your coffee, and you talk
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By the time you get your coffee, and you talk to all your friends,
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Your coffee, and you talk to all your friends, it's probably 8:20 or 8:30.
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To all your friends, it's probably 8:20 or 8:30. and you're not gonna like it,
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It's probably 8:20 or 8:30. and you're not gonna like it, when i say this,
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And you're not gonna like it, when i say this, but you know what?
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When i say this, but you know what? it's stealing.
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But you know what? it's stealing. >> [audience laughing]
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It's stealing. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i better behave.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i better behave. you won't let
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>> joyce: i better behave. you won't let me come back again.
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You won't let me come back again. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: i'm not saying
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>> joyce: i'm not saying anything to you that
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>> joyce: i'm not saying anything to you that god hasn't said to me.
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Anything to you that god hasn't said to me. when we were--had so very
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God hasn't said to me. when we were--had so very little money for so many years,
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When we were--had so very little money for so many years, i had to clip and cut every
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Little money for so many years, i had to clip and cut every coupon i could find.
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I had to clip and cut every coupon i could find. and buy day old bread and dig
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Coupon i could find. and buy day old bread and dig around in the dented can basket.
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And buy day old bread and dig around in the dented can basket. they don't have those anymore,
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Around in the dented can basket. they don't have those anymore, but they used to have
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They don't have those anymore, but they used to have dented cans in one
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But they used to have dented cans in one of the grocery carts,
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Dented cans in one of the grocery carts, or cans with no labels on 'em.
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Of the grocery carts, or cans with no labels on 'em. and you know, i'd hope to get
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Or cans with no labels on 'em. and you know, i'd hope to get peaches and get cat food,
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And you know, i'd hope to get peaches and get cat food, and didn't have a cat.
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Peaches and get cat food, and didn't have a cat. >> [audience laughing]
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And didn't have a cat. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: god said, "joyce,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: god said, "joyce, don't you think i can afford
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>> joyce: god said, "joyce, don't you think i can afford just a few more cents
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Don't you think i can afford just a few more cents for some fresh bread?"
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Just a few more cents for some fresh bread?" but i had a fear
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For some fresh bread?" but i had a fear on me of never having enough,
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But i had a fear on me of never having enough, because i wasn't taken
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On me of never having enough, because i wasn't taken care of as a child.
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Because i wasn't taken care of as a child. and so, i had not
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Care of as a child. and so, i had not a frugal spirit,
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And so, i had not a frugal spirit, but a cheap spirit.
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I did everything the cheapest
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I did everything the cheapest way it could possibly
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I did everything the cheapest way it could possibly be done because i was afraid
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Way it could possibly be done because i was afraid that i wouldn't have enough.
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Be done because i was afraid that i wouldn't have enough. so, we didn't have
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That i wouldn't have enough. so, we didn't have the money for steak.
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So, we didn't have the money for steak. we never ate steak.
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The money for steak. we never ate steak. it was always hamburger,
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We never ate steak. it was always hamburger, chicken.
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It was always hamburger, chicken. hamburger and chicken.
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Chicken and hamburger.
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Chicken and hamburger. hamburger and chicken.
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Chicken and hamburger. hamburger and chicken. and so, chickens would
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Hamburger and chicken. and so, chickens would go on sale at the store,
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And so, chickens would go on sale at the store, three for a dollar.
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Go on sale at the store, three for a dollar. and there was a little fine
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Three for a dollar. and there was a little fine print on the coupon that said,
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And there was a little fine print on the coupon that said, "limit three per customer,
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Print on the coupon that said, "limit three per customer, please."
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"limit three per customer, please." or "three per family,
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Please." or "three per family, please."
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Or "three per family, please." you know, we don't like
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Please." you know, we don't like the fine print.
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You know, we don't like the fine print. and one day, i saw that,
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The fine print. and one day, i saw that, and i didn't want
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And one day, i saw that, and i didn't want three chickens, i wanted 12.
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And i didn't want three chickens, i wanted 12. >> [audience laughing]
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Three chickens, i wanted 12. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and so,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and so, i took two of my kids
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>> joyce: and so, i took two of my kids with me...
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I took two of my kids with me... >> [audience laughing]
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With me... >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and we all got
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and we all got three chickens,
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>> joyce: and we all got three chickens, and i put 'em in line behind me,
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Three chickens, and i put 'em in line behind me, and i acted like i didn't
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And i put 'em in line behind me, and i acted like i didn't know 'em.
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And i acted like i didn't know 'em. >> [audience laughing]
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Know 'em. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and my heart's
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and my heart's pounding in fear.
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>> joyce: and my heart's pounding in fear. and i'm thinking,
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Pounding in fear. and i'm thinking, "oh, god, i hope i gave
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And i'm thinking, "oh, god, i hope i gave them enough tax money."
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"oh, god, i hope i gave them enough tax money." >> [audience laughing]
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Them enough tax money." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and i was
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and i was teaching a bible study.
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>> joyce: and i was teaching a bible study. had a big vision to do what
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Teaching a bible study. had a big vision to do what i'm doing today.
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Had a big vision to do what i'm doing today. c'mon, some of you
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I'm doing today. c'mon, some of you may have a big vision
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C'mon, some of you may have a big vision to do something great,
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May have a big vision to do something great, but right now,
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To do something great, but right now, you're in the school
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But right now, you're in the school of the holy ghost.
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You're in the school of the holy ghost. come on.
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Of the holy ghost. come on. well, you guys don't sound
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Come on. well, you guys don't sound as happy as i want you to.
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Well, you guys don't sound as happy as i want you to. >> [audience cheering]
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As happy as i want you to. >> [audience cheering] >> joyce: so, i made it
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>> [audience cheering] >> joyce: so, i made it through the line.
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>> joyce: so, i made it through the line. the kids made
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Through the line. the kids made it through the line.
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The kids made it through the line. and the holy spirit said
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It through the line. and the holy spirit said to me just as plain,
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And the holy spirit said to me just as plain, "congratulations, joyce,
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To me just as plain, "congratulations, joyce, you just stole some chickens."
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"congratulations, joyce, you just stole some chickens." >> [audience laughing]
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You just stole some chickens." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: the first time
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: the first time i preached this,
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>> joyce: the first time i preached this, i was in paris, tennessee,
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I preached this, i was in paris, tennessee, and the pastors
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I was in paris, tennessee, and the pastors and the leaders were
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And the pastors and the leaders were all sitting up on the platform.
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And the leaders were all sitting up on the platform. and when i told that story,
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All sitting up on the platform. and when i told that story, the pastor jumped up,
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And when i told that story, the pastor jumped up, he ran up,
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The pastor jumped up, he ran up, he pointed at his wife,
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He ran up, he pointed at his wife, he said, "you've turned
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He pointed at his wife, he said, "you've turned me into a thief."
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He said, "you've turned me into a thief." >> [audience laughing]
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Me into a thief." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but listen, he said,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but listen, he said, "and it wasn't chickens,
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>> joyce: but listen, he said, "and it wasn't chickens, it was toilet paper,
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"and it wasn't chickens, it was toilet paper, and it was for the church!"
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It was toilet paper, and it was for the church!" >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: now, see,
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>> joyce: now, see, it's humorous.
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>> joyce: now, see, it's humorous. but i couldn't go to bible
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It's humorous. but i couldn't go to bible school when god called
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But i couldn't go to bible school when god called me into ministry.
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School when god called me into ministry. i already had four kids.
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Me into ministry. i already had four kids. i--you know.
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I already had four kids. i--you know. by the way, don't ever tell
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I--you know. by the way, don't ever tell me you can't do anything
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By the way, don't ever tell me you can't do anything for god because you got kids.
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Me you can't do anything for god because you got kids. i had three teenagers
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For god because you got kids. i had three teenagers and a baby on my hip when
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I had three teenagers and a baby on my hip when i started this ministry.
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And a baby on my hip when i started this ministry. and don't tell
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I started this ministry. and don't tell me you're too old.
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And don't tell me you're too old. i was 50 when
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Me you're too old. i was 50 when i went on television.
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I was 50 when i went on television. >> [audience applauding]
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I went on television. >> [audience applauding] >> [audience cheering]
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>> joyce: and now, you wanna
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>> joyce: and now, you wanna know how long i've been on,
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>> joyce: and now, you wanna know how long i've been on, so you can figure
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Know how long i've been on, so you can figure out how old i am.
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So you can figure out how old i am. >> [audience laughing]
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Out how old i am. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i'm not gonna tell ya.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i'm not gonna tell ya. >> [audience members
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>> joyce: i'm not gonna tell ya. >> [audience members responding--inaudible]
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>> [audience members responding--inaudible] >> joyce: alright,
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Responding--inaudible] >> joyce: alright, i've been on 29 years.
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>> [audience cheering]
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>> [audience cheering] >> joyce: but see,
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>> [audience cheering] >> joyce: but see, i don't feel like i'm that
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>> joyce: but see, i don't feel like i'm that old because i don't think old.
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I don't feel like i'm that old because i don't think old. i say, "age is a number
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And old is a mindset."
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And old is a mindset." i didn't have the money
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And old is a mindset." i didn't have the money to go to bible college.
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I didn't have the money to go to bible college. i couldn't leave my family
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To go to bible college. i couldn't leave my family and go off to bible college.
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I couldn't leave my family and go off to bible college. and i was not ministry material.
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And go off to bible college. and i was not ministry material. god had to teach me.
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And i was not ministry material. god had to teach me. and he just taught me through
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God had to teach me. and he just taught me through some of these silly things
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And he just taught me through some of these silly things that i'm telling you how
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Some of these silly things that i'm telling you how to be an excellent person.
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That i'm telling you how to be an excellent person. how to be an honest person.
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To be an excellent person. how to be an honest person. and it really comes, a lot,
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How to be an honest person. and it really comes, a lot, in these little things,
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And it really comes, a lot, in these little things, behind closed doors,
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In these little things, behind closed doors, that we try to tell ourselves,
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Behind closed doors, that we try to tell ourselves, don't matter.
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That we try to tell ourselves, don't matter. but if god's convicting
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Don't matter. but if god's convicting you about it,
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But if god's convicting you about it, then it does matter,
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You about it, then it does matter, and we need
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Then it does matter, and we need to follow our heart.
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And we need to follow our heart. >> [audience applauding]
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To follow our heart. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: there is a man
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: there is a man in the bible who was
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>> joyce: there is a man in the bible who was really excellent,
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In the bible who was really excellent, and he's the greatest
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Really excellent, and he's the greatest example, i guess.
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That was daniel.
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That was daniel. and in daniel 1:8 it says,
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That was daniel. and in daniel 1:8 it says, "but daniel resolved not
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And in daniel 1:8 it says, "but daniel resolved not to defile himself with
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"but daniel resolved not to defile himself with the royal food and wine,
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To defile himself with the royal food and wine, and he asked the chief
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The royal food and wine, and he asked the chief official for permission
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And he asked the chief official for permission not to defile himself this way."
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Official for permission not to defile himself this way." he'd been taken into
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Not to defile himself this way." he'd been taken into the king's court and was
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Being trained to serve there.
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Being trained to serve there. but he was a jewish boy,
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Being trained to serve there. but he was a jewish boy, who'd made a vow to god
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But he was a jewish boy, who'd made a vow to god to only eat certain things.
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Who'd made a vow to god to only eat certain things. and they wanted him to eat
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To only eat certain things. and they wanted him to eat all this rich, fancy food.
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And they wanted him to eat all this rich, fancy food. and he took a big chance when
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All this rich, fancy food. and he took a big chance when he went and asked permission
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And he took a big chance when he went and asked permission to keep his vow to god
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He went and asked permission to keep his vow to god instead of doing what
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To keep his vow to god instead of doing what the king wanted him to do.
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Instead of doing what the king wanted him to do. but god gave him favor.
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The king wanted him to do. but god gave him favor. you know what?
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But god gave him favor. you know what? if you'll do what god
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You know what? if you'll do what god tells you to do,
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If you'll do what god tells you to do, you'd be surprised.
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Tells you to do, you'd be surprised. god will give you favor.
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You'd be surprised. god will give you favor. he'll open doors for you
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God will give you favor. he'll open doors for you that nobody else can open.
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He'll open doors for you that nobody else can open. >> [audience applauding]
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That nobody else can open. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and daniel just
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and daniel just kept getting promoted
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>> joyce: and daniel just kept getting promoted and get kept getting promoted.
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I don't have time to tell
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I don't have time to tell you the whole story,
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I don't have time to tell you the whole story, but it said that because
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You the whole story, but it said that because an excellent spirit
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But it said that because an excellent spirit was on daniel,
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An excellent spirit was on daniel, god gave him the ability
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Was on daniel, god gave him the ability to solve riddles
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God gave him the ability to solve riddles and interpret dreams,
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To solve riddles and interpret dreams, and all kinds of supernatural
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And interpret dreams, and all kinds of supernatural things that we'd love to have.
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And all kinds of supernatural things that we'd love to have. but it starts out
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Things that we'd love to have. but it starts out by saying because
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But it starts out by saying because he had an "excellent spirit."
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By saying because he had an "excellent spirit." they passed a law that
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He had an "excellent spirit." they passed a law that nobody could pray to any god
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They passed a law that nobody could pray to any god or any person except the king
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Nobody could pray to any god or any person except the king for a period of 30 days.
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Or any person except the king for a period of 30 days. and daniel went, immediately,
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For a period of 30 days. and daniel went, immediately, to his room where
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And daniel went, immediately, to his room where he prayed three times a day.
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To his room where he prayed three times a day. and it says,
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He prayed three times a day. and it says, "with the windows open,
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And it says, "with the windows open, he got down on his
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"with the windows open, he got down on his knees and he prayed."
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He got down on his knees and he prayed." and they put him
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Knees and he prayed." and they put him in the lion's den,
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And they put him in the lion's den, like they had threatened to.
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In the lion's den, like they had threatened to. but the bible says,
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Like they had threatened to. but the bible says, "an angel came and shut
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But the bible says, "an angel came and shut the lion's mouth."
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"an angel came and shut the lion's mouth." and the king was so impressed
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The lion's mouth." and the king was so impressed that he makes a law that
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And the king was so impressed that he makes a law that now nobody can pray
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That he makes a law that now nobody can pray to anybody but daniel's god.
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Now nobody can pray to anybody but daniel's god. see, if we want--
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To anybody but daniel's god. see, if we want-- >> [audience applauding]
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See, if we want-- >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i mean, just because
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i mean, just because he kept his word,
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>> joyce: i mean, just because he kept his word, just because he kept his vow.
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He kept his word, just because he kept his vow. now, keeping your word
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Just because he kept his vow. now, keeping your word is a little more a part
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Now, keeping your word is a little more a part of integrity, but it has a lot
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Is a little more a part of integrity, but it has a lot to do with excellence too.
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Of integrity, but it has a lot to do with excellence too. examples of doing the best
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To do with excellence too. examples of doing the best you can with what you have.
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Examples of doing the best you can with what you have. you may have an old car,
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You can with what you have. you may have an old car, but you can wash it,
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You may have an old car, but you can wash it, and keep it clean,
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But you can wash it, and keep it clean, keep the trash out of it,
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And keep it clean, keep the trash out of it, treat it with respect,
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Keep the trash out of it, treat it with respect, and have a thankful
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Treat it with respect, and have a thankful attitude for it.
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And have a thankful attitude for it. don't waste money.
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Attitude for it. don't waste money. no matter how much money
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Don't waste money. no matter how much money you have, don't waste it.
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"if you don't respect money,
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"if you don't respect money, don't expect money."
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"if you don't respect money, don't expect money." that's my quote.
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Don't expect money." that's my quote. >> [audience laughing]
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That's my quote. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: if you don't
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: if you don't respect money,
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>> joyce: if you don't respect money, don't expect money.
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Respect money, don't expect money. amen?
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Don't expect money. amen? >> audience: amen.
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Amen? >> audience: amen. >> joyce: is there anybody
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>> audience: amen. >> joyce: is there anybody in the house tonight that
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>> joyce: is there anybody in the house tonight that could come up a little
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In the house tonight that could come up a little bit higher on excellence?
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Could come up a little bit higher on excellence? >> [audience applauding]
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Bit higher on excellence? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: has anybody been
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: has anybody been even a tiny bit convicted yet?
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>> joyce: has anybody been even a tiny bit convicted yet? >> [audience applauding]
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Even a tiny bit convicted yet? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: one of the goals
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: one of the goals that i have is,
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>> joyce: one of the goals that i have is, every time i go and preach,
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That i have is, every time i go and preach, i want to cause people
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Every time i go and preach, i want to cause people to make decisions.
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I want to cause people to make decisions. not just sit there
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To make decisions. not just sit there and clap and think it's good,
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Not just sit there and clap and think it's good, and tomorrow not
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And clap and think it's good, and tomorrow not remember what i said.
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And tomorrow not remember what i said. but i want everybody to make
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Remember what i said. but i want everybody to make a decision about something
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But i want everybody to make a decision about something that's gonna cause them
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A decision about something that's gonna cause them to represent christ
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That's gonna cause them to represent christ in a better way.
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To represent christ in a better way. amen?
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And i know that there
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And i know that there are so many tests that
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And i know that there are so many tests that god has given me,
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Are so many tests that god has given me, that if i would not have
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God has given me, that if i would not have done the right thing,
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That if i would not have done the right thing, i would not be where
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Done the right thing, i would not be where i'm standing today.
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I would not be where i'm standing today. and they weren't even
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I'm standing today. and they weren't even great big spiritual things.
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And they weren't even great big spiritual things. we were visiting a--
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Great big spiritual things. we were visiting a-- well, we're preaching
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We were visiting a-- well, we're preaching at a church
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Well, we're preaching at a church in jacksonville, florida.
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At a church in jacksonville, florida. and just like, we do,
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In jacksonville, florida. and just like, we do, you know, i call it,
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And just like, we do, you know, i call it, "the loose mouth disease."
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You know, i call it, "the loose mouth disease." i said, to this couple,
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"the loose mouth disease." i said, to this couple, "oh, you guys ought to come
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I said, to this couple, "oh, you guys ought to come to st. louis sometime,
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"oh, you guys ought to come to st. louis sometime, and you could stay with us.
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To st. louis sometime, and you could stay with us. and we'll see the arch.
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And you could stay with us. and we'll see the arch. and we'll will take you here,
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And we'll see the arch. and we'll will take you here, and take you there,"
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And we'll will take you here, and take you there," and blah, blah, blah, blah.
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And take you there," and blah, blah, blah, blah. well, they called about
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And blah, blah, blah, blah. well, they called about two months later, and said,
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Well, they called about two months later, and said, "well, we're ready to come."
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Two months later, and said, "well, we're ready to come." and i said, "come where?"
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"well, we're ready to come." and i said, "come where?" and they said,
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And i said, "come where?" and they said, "well, you know, you invited
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And they said, "well, you know, you invited us to come to st. louis."
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"well, you know, you invited us to come to st. louis." and i thought, "oh, my..."
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Us to come to st. louis." and i thought, "oh, my..." >> [audience laughing]
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And i thought, "oh, my..." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i'm like,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i'm like, "what am i gonna do?
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>> joyce: i'm like, "what am i gonna do? i don't--i don't want them
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"what am i gonna do? i don't--i don't want them to come to st. louis.
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I don't--i don't want them to come to st. louis. i don't have time
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To come to st. louis. i don't have time to mess with them."
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I don't have time to mess with them." >> [audience laughing]
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To mess with them." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: whoo.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: whoo. and the lord said,
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>> joyce: whoo. and the lord said, "i'll tell you what
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And the lord said, "i'll tell you what you're gonna do.
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"i'll tell you what you're gonna do. you're gonna bring 'em.
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You're gonna do. you're gonna bring 'em. you're gonna put
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You're gonna bring 'em. you're gonna put 'em at a good hotel
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You're gonna put 'em at a good hotel and you're gonna spend
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'em at a good hotel and you're gonna spend the whole week with 'em.
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And you're gonna spend the whole week with 'em. and you're gonna learn
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The whole week with 'em. and you're gonna learn to not say things without
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And you're gonna learn to not say things without thinking about whether
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To not say things without thinking about whether you really wanna do 'em or not."
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Thinking about whether you really wanna do 'em or not." >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: sometimes we have
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>> joyce: sometimes we have to learn the hard way, don't we?
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>> joyce: sometimes we have to learn the hard way, don't we? and those lessons have
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To learn the hard way, don't we? and those lessons have been so important in my life.
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And those lessons have been so important in my life. i could tell you,
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Been so important in my life. i could tell you, story after story, after story,
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I could tell you, story after story, after story, that i know were tests
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Story after story, after story, that i know were tests that i had to pass,
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That i know were tests that i had to pass, or i wouldn't be standing
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That i had to pass, or i wouldn't be standing here today.
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Or i wouldn't be standing here today. i'm beseeching you tonight.
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Here today. i'm beseeching you tonight. paul said, "i beg of you."
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I'm beseeching you tonight. paul said, "i beg of you." follow your heart
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Paul said, "i beg of you." follow your heart and do what you know is right.
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Follow your heart and do what you know is right. don't just do what
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And do what you know is right. don't just do what you feel like.
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Don't just do what you feel like. don't just do what everybody
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You feel like. don't just do what everybody else is doing.
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Don't just do what everybody else is doing. see, that's our excuse.
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Else is doing. see, that's our excuse. "well, everybody else does it."
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See, that's our excuse. "well, everybody else does it." you're not everybody else.
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"well, everybody else does it." you're not everybody else. god told me, one time,
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You're not everybody else. god told me, one time, he said, "look, you've asked
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God told me, one time, he said, "look, you've asked me for a lot.
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He said, "look, you've asked me for a lot. do you want it or not?"
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Me for a lot. do you want it or not?" if you want god to give
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Do you want it or not?" if you want god to give you everything that
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If you want god to give you everything that you've asked for, then start
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You everything that you've asked for, then start walking the narrow path.
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You've asked for, then start walking the narrow path. it's a little more lonely
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Walking the narrow path. it's a little more lonely on the narrow path.
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It's a little more lonely on the narrow path. you might not find anybody
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On the narrow path. you might not find anybody on it sometimes, but jesus.
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You might not find anybody on it sometimes, but jesus. but you'll be hanging out
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On it sometimes, but jesus. but you'll be hanging out with good company.
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>> [repeating sounds:
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>> [repeating sounds: alarms, reports, phones ringing]
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Alarms, reports, phones ringing] >> weather man: today's local
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>> weather man: today's local weather is a mixed bag
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Weather is a mixed bag of clouds and rain.
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Of clouds and rain. >> joyce: if you've been parked
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>> joyce: if you've been parked at the same place way too long,
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At the same place way too long, you're stuck.
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You're stuck. and it's time to blast
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And it's time to blast out of that place
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Out of that place and say, "i've had it.
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And say, "i've had it. i'm no longer gonna
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I'm no longer gonna let the past control me.
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Let the past control me. i am gonna get well,
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I am gonna get well, get on with god,
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Get on with god, and have the life
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And have the life he intended me to have."
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He intended me to have." >> [audience applauding]
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>> ginger: what if
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>> ginger: what if the only thing
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The only thing standing between you
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Standing between you and the life you want
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And the life you want is that nasty
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Is that nasty feeling of being stuck?
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Feeling of being stuck? stuck in routines
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Stuck in routines or patterns
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Or patterns that no longer work,
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That no longer work, they don't inspire
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They don't inspire you and you can't
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You and you can't seem to break free.
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Seem to break free. well, escape the monotony
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Well, escape the monotony and the procrastination
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And the procrastination with joyce's book,
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With joyce's book, "getting unstuck,"
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"getting unstuck," it's "god's path to
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It's "god's path to breakthrough thinking."
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Breakthrough thinking." this is such a huge key.
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This is such a huge key. this book will help
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This book will help you find that turning
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You find that turning point toward a path
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Point toward a path of rediscovering
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Of rediscovering purpose and hope.
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Purpose and hope. you were never
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You were never created to live
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Created to live stuck or settling
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Stuck or settling for less than
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For less than god's best.
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God's best. break destructive
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Break destructive mindsets with god's word
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Mindsets with god's word and move from just
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And move from just surviving to thriving
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Surviving to thriving with "getting unstuck."
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>> announcer: being stuck
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>> announcer: being stuck isn't a life sentence.
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Isn't a life sentence. it's a signal that something
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It's a signal that something deeper is waiting for you.
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Deeper is waiting for you. when you request
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When you request your copy of,
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Your copy of, "getting unstuck,"
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"getting unstuck," you'll also receive
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You'll also receive joyce's book,
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Joyce's book, "power words:
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"power words: what you can
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What you can say can change
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Say can change your life,"
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Your life," a handy little book
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A handy little book that can make a world
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That can make a world of difference
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Of difference in our attitude, joy,
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In our attitude, joy, and even success.
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And even success. available today for
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Available today for your gift of any amount.
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Your gift of any amount. for...
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For... or more,
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Or more, you'll receive this
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You'll receive this "battlefield of the mind
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"battlefield of the mind journal,"
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Journal," a valuable study tool
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A valuable study tool to record life's
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To record life's progress and capture
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Progress and capture god's promises.
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>> ginger: god designed
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>> ginger: god designed you to move forward
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You to move forward with courage,
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With courage, confidence
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Confidence and unshakable faith.
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And unshakable faith. break through
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Break through the muck and reroute
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The muck and reroute your destination
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Your destination toward a renewed mind
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Toward a renewed mind and real transformation
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And real transformation with, "getting unstuck."
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With, "getting unstuck." and remember,
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And remember, your contribution
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Your contribution allows us to share
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Allows us to share the gospel
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The gospel and god's love around
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And god's love around the world through
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The world through our hand of hope
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Our hand of hope outreaches.
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Outreaches. together,
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Together, we're making
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We're making a difference in many,
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A difference in many, many lives.
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Many lives. >> announcer: enjoy
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>> announcer: enjoy "getting unstuck"
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"getting unstuck" and "power words"
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And "power words" available today
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Available today for your gift
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For your gift of any amount.
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Of any amount. contact us at...
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Contact us at... go online to:
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Go online to: joycemeyer.org,
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Joycemeyer.org, or use the qr code
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Or use the qr code on your screen.
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>> ginger: if you want
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>> ginger: if you want to make a real difference
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To make a real difference in the world and share
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In the world and share the love of jesus,
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The love of jesus, consider being a medical
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Consider being a medical volunteer with hand of hope.
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Volunteer with hand of hope. here are three great
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Here are three great reasons to do it.
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>> volunteers:
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>> ginger: so make sure you
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>> ginger: so make sure you go to: joycemeyer.org
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Go to: joycemeyer.org right now, and find
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Right now, and find out how you can
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Out how you can be a medical volunteer.
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>> volunteers: we'll see
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>> volunteers: we'll see you there!!
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>> announcer: our stories,
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>> announcer: our stories, they matter.
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They matter. your gifts, your passions,
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Your gifts, your passions, even your quirkiness,
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Even your quirkiness, they were designed
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They were designed with intention.
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With intention. he can use every twist
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He can use every twist and turn of your journey
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And turn of your journey to create something new.
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To create something new. out of brokenness, beauty.
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Out of brokenness, beauty. out of struggle,
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Out of struggle, a life transformed.
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A life transformed. join us for the 2026 love life
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Join us for the 2026 love life women's conference
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Women's conference and discover how god
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And discover how god can bring transformation
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Can bring transformation to your story.
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To your story. with joyce and her guests,
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With joyce and her guests, christine caine,
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Christine caine, lisa harper,
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Lisa harper, and worship with
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And worship with natalie grant
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Natalie grant and hope darst.
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And hope darst. october 22-24th
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October 22-24th in tampa, florida.
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Register today and save.
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Register today and save. go to: joycemeyer.org/lovelife.
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Go to: joycemeyer.org/lovelife. register now.
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>> [♪♪]
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>> joyce: you know,
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>> joyce: you know, many people are concerned
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>> joyce: you know, many people are concerned about their unsaved
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Many people are concerned about their unsaved loved ones, which i fully
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About their unsaved loved ones, which i fully and completely understand.
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Loved ones, which i fully and completely understand. so, i wanna pray
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And completely understand. so, i wanna pray for them today,
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So, i wanna pray for them today, and i want you to join me,
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For them today, and i want you to join me, and then just put your faith
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And i want you to join me, and then just put your faith in god and enter his rest.
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And then just put your faith in god and enter his rest. father, we come to you
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In god and enter his rest. father, we come to you in jesus' name,
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Father, we come to you in jesus' name, praying for all the unsaved
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In jesus' name, praying for all the unsaved loved ones that people
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Praying for all the unsaved loved ones that people have on their heart today:
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Loved ones that people have on their heart today: their children, their spouses,
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Have on their heart today: their children, their spouses, family, friends, and we ask you,
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Their children, their spouses, family, friends, and we ask you, father to bring the perfect
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Family, friends, and we ask you, father to bring the perfect laborer into their path that can
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Father to bring the perfect laborer into their path that can speak the right word to them,
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Laborer into their path that can speak the right word to them, at the right moment.
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Speak the right word to them, at the right moment. we thank you, father,
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At the right moment. we thank you, father, that as we cover
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We thank you, father, that as we cover them with prayer,
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That as we cover them with prayer, their sin is gonna become
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Them with prayer, their sin is gonna become exceedingly sinful to them,
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Their sin is gonna become exceedingly sinful to them, they will not be able to enjoy
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Exceedingly sinful to them, they will not be able to enjoy the sinful things that
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They will not be able to enjoy the sinful things that they have in the past.
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The sinful things that they have in the past. and we thank you for
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They have in the past. and we thank you for letting the holy spirit
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And we thank you for letting the holy spirit deal just with them,
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Letting the holy spirit deal just with them, and deal with them,
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Deal just with them, and deal with them, and deal with them,
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And deal with them, and deal with them, until they give in and let
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And deal with them, until they give in and let you into their lives.
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Until they give in and let you into their lives. we thank you for it,
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You into their lives. we thank you for it, in jesus' name, amen.
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We thank you for it, in jesus' name, amen. now, you know, prayer
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In jesus' name, amen. now, you know, prayer is very powerful,
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Now, you know, prayer is very powerful, and i want you to expect
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Is very powerful, and i want you to expect and look for changes
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And i want you to expect and look for changes in those that you love,
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And look for changes in those that you love, god bless you.
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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.
00:27:25.333 --> 00:27:29.010

Joyce Meyer - Excellence (Part 2)

July 8, 2026 | 27:29

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