Joyce Meyer - Faith (Part 2)

July 5, 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 - Faith (Part 2) | July 5, 2026

>> joyce: so, when he said,
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>> joyce: so, when he said, "you'll do greater things
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>> joyce: so, when he said, "you'll do greater things than me," there are so many
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"you'll do greater things than me," there are so many possibilities and so many
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Than me," there are so many possibilities and so many opportunities.
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Possibilities and so many opportunities. and i'll tell you,
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Opportunities. and i'll tell you, if you're a do nothing
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And i'll tell you, if you're a do nothing christian, you will get
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If you're a do nothing christian, you will get bored with it,
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Christian, you will get bored with it, and it'll be, "ho, hum,
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Bored with it, and it'll be, "ho, hum, go to church.
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And it'll be, "ho, hum, go to church. i don't get anything
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Go to church. i don't get anything out of going to church."
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I don't get anything out of going to church." and what we need to do
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Out of going to church." and what we need to do is do everything by faith.
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer and i believe that god can
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer and i believe that god can heal you everywhere you hurt.
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>> joyce: thank you for
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>> joyce: thank you for joining me today on,
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>> joyce: thank you for joining me today on, "enjoying everyday life."
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Joining me today on, "enjoying everyday life." let me ask those of you
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"enjoying everyday life." let me ask those of you in the audience,
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Let me ask those of you in the audience, do you enjoy every
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In the audience, do you enjoy every single day of your life?
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Do you enjoy every single day of your life? no.
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Single day of your life? no. >> [audience laughing]
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No. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i'm glad you
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i'm glad you told me the truth.
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>> joyce: i'm glad you told me the truth. i thought for sure i'd ask,
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Told me the truth. i thought for sure i'd ask, you'd all go, "oh, yeah,"
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I thought for sure i'd ask, you'd all go, "oh, yeah," give me the spiritual answer.
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You'd all go, "oh, yeah," give me the spiritual answer. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: you know, when i talk
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>> joyce: you know, when i talk about enjoying everyday life,
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>> joyce: you know, when i talk about enjoying everyday life, i'm talking about ordinary,
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About enjoying everyday life, i'm talking about ordinary, everyday life.
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I'm talking about ordinary, everyday life. not the days that something
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Everyday life. not the days that something special is happening,
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Not the days that something special is happening, but most of our life is just
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Special is happening, but most of our life is just ordinary, isn't it?
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But most of our life is just ordinary, isn't it? you know,
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Ordinary, isn't it? you know, it's get up and go to bed
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You know, it's get up and go to bed and go to work,
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It's get up and go to bed and go to work, go to the store,
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And go to work, go to the store, and cook and clean up
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Go to the store, and cook and clean up and so on and so forth.
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And cook and clean up and so on and so forth. and there's only those rare
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And so on and so forth. and there's only those rare occasions when it's like,
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And there's only those rare occasions when it's like, "wow!"
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Occasions when it's like, "wow!" so, we need to learn how
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"wow!" so, we need to learn how to enjoy everyday life,
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So, we need to learn how to enjoy everyday life, and that is accomplished by--
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To enjoy everyday life, and that is accomplished by-- we have the joy of the lord.
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And that is accomplished by-- we have the joy of the lord. doesn't say
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We have the joy of the lord. doesn't say the joy of the world,
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Doesn't say the joy of the world, says, "the joy of the lord
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The joy of the world, says, "the joy of the lord is your strength."
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Says, "the joy of the lord is your strength." and so, we need to think
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Is your strength." and so, we need to think more than we do--
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And so, we need to think more than we do-- we, being myself included,
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About what jesus has
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About what jesus has actually done for us.
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About what jesus has actually done for us. i think sometimes,
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Actually done for us. i think sometimes, you know,
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I think sometimes, you know, we have these privileges
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You know, we have these privileges for so long that
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We have these privileges for so long that we don't really think--
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For so long that we don't really think-- what--we're justified.
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We don't really think-- what--we're justified. made just as if we never sinned.
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What--we're justified. made just as if we never sinned. imagine that.
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Made just as if we never sinned. imagine that. and redeemed,
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Imagine that. and redeemed, bought back from the devil.
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And redeemed, bought back from the devil. so, so many wonderful
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Bought back from the devil. so, so many wonderful things that he's done for us,
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So, so many wonderful things that he's done for us, and especially when we're
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Things that he's done for us, and especially when we're having a problem is when we're
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And especially when we're having a problem is when we're tempted to lose that joy.
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Having a problem is when we're tempted to lose that joy. so, those are really
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Tempted to lose that joy. so, those are really good times to think about
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So, those are really good times to think about what he's done for us.
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Good times to think about what he's done for us. and no matter what bad thing
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What he's done for us. and no matter what bad thing is going on in your life,
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And no matter what bad thing is going on in your life, you're a person that's
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Is going on in your life, you're a person that's already got your name written
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You're a person that's already got your name written in the lamb's book of life,
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Already got your name written in the lamb's book of life, and you know where you're going,
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In the lamb's book of life, and you know where you're going, so the worst thing that
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And you know where you're going, so the worst thing that could happen to anybody
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So the worst thing that could happen to anybody is they could die.
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Could happen to anybody is they could die. and then the next
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Is they could die. and then the next thing's gonna be better
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And then the next thing's gonna be better than anything ever was,
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Thing's gonna be better than anything ever was, so you know.
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Than anything ever was, so you know. our joy really is a matter
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So you know. our joy really is a matter of how we look at things.
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Our joy really is a matter of how we look at things. everybody has trouble
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Of how we look at things. everybody has trouble in their life.
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Everybody has trouble in their life. everybody.
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In their life. everybody. i don't care who you are,
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Everybody. i don't care who you are, you're not going to have
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I don't care who you are, you're not going to have a life that's free from trouble.
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You're not going to have a life that's free from trouble. i've had in the past year--
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A life that's free from trouble. i've had in the past year-- i had a lot of things
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I've had in the past year-- i had a lot of things come up in my life that
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I had a lot of things come up in my life that i normally don't have
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Come up in my life that i normally don't have that many things in a row.
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I normally don't have that many things in a row. and i haven't discovered
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That many things in a row. and i haven't discovered yet if it's calming
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And i haven't discovered yet if it's calming down this year or not.
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Yet if it's calming down this year or not. >> [audience laughing]
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Down this year or not. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but, you know, we're not--
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>> joyce: but, you know, we're not-- nobody's trouble free,
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You know, we're not-- nobody's trouble free, but you can keep your joy
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Nobody's trouble free, but you can keep your joy and you can keep your peace.
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But you can keep your joy and you can keep your peace. something was bothering
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And you can keep your peace. something was bothering me the other day,
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Something was bothering me the other day, and then i thought,
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Me the other day, and then i thought, "look, i can't solve this.
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And then i thought, "look, i can't solve this. only god can."
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So, the bible says when you're
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So, the bible says when you're anxious or worried to just pray.
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So, the bible says when you're anxious or worried to just pray. and if we really believe
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That god hears us and that
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That god hears us and that he answers prayer like
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That god hears us and that he answers prayer like the bible says that he does,
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He answers prayer like the bible says that he does, then when we pray,
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The bible says that he does, then when we pray, we can turn it over
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Then when we pray, we can turn it over to him and believe that
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We can turn it over to him and believe that he'll take care of it.
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To him and believe that he'll take care of it. i wanted to talk to you about
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He'll take care of it. i wanted to talk to you about faith because at the beginning
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I wanted to talk to you about faith because at the beginning of the year, god spoke
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Faith because at the beginning of the year, god spoke to me to release my faith
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Of the year, god spoke to me to release my faith and believe for miracles.
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To me to release my faith and believe for miracles. we do.
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And believe for miracles. we do. we add our prayers,
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We do. we add our prayers, we speak in agreement with god,
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We add our prayers, we speak in agreement with god, and we take god-inspired action.
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I was just looking yesterday
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I was just looking yesterday when moses died
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I was just looking yesterday when moses died and he'd been dead 30 days,
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When moses died and he'd been dead 30 days, they'd been mourning
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And he'd been dead 30 days, they'd been mourning him for 30 days.
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They'd been mourning him for 30 days. and god came to joshua and said,
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Him for 30 days. and god came to joshua and said, "moses is dead."
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And god came to joshua and said, "moses is dead." well, duh, he knew that.
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"moses is dead." well, duh, he knew that. but what god was really
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Well, duh, he knew that. but what god was really saying was to him was,
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But what god was really saying was to him was, "it's time for you to get
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Saying was to him was, "it's time for you to get up now and get going."
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"it's time for you to get up now and get going." and then he said,
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Up now and get going." and then he said, "now you take these people
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And then he said, "now you take these people into the land and every place
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"now you take these people into the land and every place on which the sole
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Into the land and every place on which the sole of your foot treads,
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On which the sole of your foot treads, that have i already
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Of your foot treads, that have i already given to you."
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That have i already given to you." you gotta think about that.
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Given to you." you gotta think about that. what has god given you
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You gotta think about that. what has god given you that you haven't taken?
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What has god given you that you haven't taken? fear, insecurity, tried once,
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That you haven't taken? fear, insecurity, tried once, didn't work out right.
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Fear, insecurity, tried once, didn't work out right. no, you're gonna have to have
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Didn't work out right. no, you're gonna have to have some bullheaded faith.
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No, you're gonna have to have some bullheaded faith. you're going to have to fight
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Some bullheaded faith. you're going to have to fight the good fight of faith.
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You're going to have to fight the good fight of faith. i was thinking when i was
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The good fight of faith. i was thinking when i was not doing anything,
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I was thinking when i was not doing anything, i just had this big dream that
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Not doing anything, i just had this big dream that i was gonna go all over
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I just had this big dream that i was gonna go all over the world and teach the word.
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I was gonna go all over the world and teach the word. which was ridiculous for
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Me to even think like that.
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Me to even think like that. i mean,
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Me to even think like that. i mean, god will put things in your
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I mean, god will put things in your heart that just don't
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God will put things in your heart that just don't make any sense to you.
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Heart that just don't make any sense to you. and you gotta be careful that
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Make any sense to you. and you gotta be careful that you don't just throw them
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And you gotta be careful that you don't just throw them away because they don't make
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You don't just throw them away because they don't make any sense to you.
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Away because they don't make any sense to you. amen?
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Any sense to you. amen? and so, i had this thing
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Amen? and so, i had this thing in me so strong that
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And so, i had this thing in me so strong that i was gonna teach the word.
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In me so strong that i was gonna teach the word. and i'd never taught
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I was gonna teach the word. and i'd never taught the word anywhere.
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And i'd never taught the word anywhere. but i was teaching a small
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The word anywhere. but i was teaching a small home bible study in my home,
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But i was teaching a small home bible study in my home, 25 people.
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Home bible study in my home, 25 people. i did that for five years.
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25 people. i did that for five years. and i'll tell you,
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I did that for five years. and i'll tell you, 25 people can make a christian
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And i'll tell you, 25 people can make a christian out of you in five years.
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25 people can make a christian out of you in five years. >> [audience laughing]
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Out of you in five years. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: or a devil,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: or a devil, one of the two.
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>> joyce: or a devil, one of the two. >> [audience laughing]
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One of the two. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and this was back
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and this was back in the days when the gifts
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>> joyce: and this was back in the days when the gifts of the spirit were flowing
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In the days when the gifts of the spirit were flowing a lot more than they are now.
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Of the spirit were flowing a lot more than they are now. and seemed like every time
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A lot more than they are now. and seemed like every time a speaker came to our church,
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And seemed like every time a speaker came to our church, they would pull me out
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A speaker came to our church, they would pull me out of the audience
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They would pull me out of the audience and give me a word.
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And it was always
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And it was always the same thing.
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And it was always the same thing. "be not weary in well doing,
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The same thing. "be not weary in well doing, for in due season you shall
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"be not weary in well doing, for in due season you shall reap if you faint not."
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For in due season you shall reap if you faint not." i got so tired of hearing that.
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Reap if you faint not." i got so tired of hearing that. i mean,
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I got so tired of hearing that. i mean, the first time it was exciting.
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The second time it was exciting.
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The second time it was exciting. and then i figured out that
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The second time it was exciting. and then i figured out that does not mean you're
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And then i figured out that does not mean you're gonna do anything.
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Does not mean you're gonna do anything. >> [audience laughing]
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Gonna do anything. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and so, i was kinda--
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and so, i was kinda-- last time somebody
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>> joyce: and so, i was kinda-- last time somebody said that to me,
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Last time somebody said that to me, it actually made me kind of mad.
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Said that to me, it actually made me kind of mad. and i was walking
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It actually made me kind of mad. and i was walking to the car with my family,
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And i was walking to the car with my family, and i was kicking rocks
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To the car with my family, and i was kicking rocks in the parking lot.
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And i was kicking rocks in the parking lot. this was when we were
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In the parking lot. this was when we were in little church in the valley.
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This was when we were in little church in the valley. i was kicking rocks
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In little church in the valley. i was kicking rocks in the parking lot and i said,
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I was kicking rocks in the parking lot and i said, "what exactly does that mean?"
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In the parking lot and i said, "what exactly does that mean?" and i remember he just said,
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"what exactly does that mean?" and i remember he just said, "just keep on keeping on."
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And see,
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And see, there's places in the bible
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And see, there's places in the bible that says that if you
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There's places in the bible that says that if you show the same diligence
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That says that if you show the same diligence all the way through,
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Show the same diligence all the way through, you will reap.
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All the way through, you will reap. and that's what we need,
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You will reap. and that's what we need, is more people that will
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And that's what we need, is more people that will go all the way through,
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Not people that give up and quit
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Not people that give up and quit when it gets hard or when
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Not people that give up and quit when it gets hard or when you're not getting paid for it.
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When it gets hard or when you're not getting paid for it. everybody today wants to get
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You're not getting paid for it. everybody today wants to get paid for every move they make.
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Everybody today wants to get paid for every move they make. whatever happened
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Paid for every move they make. whatever happened to volunteering
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Whatever happened to volunteering because you love god?
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To volunteering because you love god? you know?
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So, praying, saying,
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So, praying, saying, or taking god-inspired action,
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So, praying, saying, or taking god-inspired action, believing plus speaking
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Or taking god-inspired action, believing plus speaking in agreement with god is faith.
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Believing plus speaking in agreement with god is faith. believing plus praying.
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In agreement with god is faith. believing plus praying. you're releasing your faith.
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Believing plus praying. you're releasing your faith. but i want people
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You're releasing your faith. but i want people to start seeing that.
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But i want people to start seeing that. and almost as if you can just
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To start seeing that. and almost as if you can just see that faith going out.
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And almost as if you can just see that faith going out. it shouldn't be something
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See that faith going out. it shouldn't be something that just lies dormant in you.
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It shouldn't be something that just lies dormant in you. you should send your
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That just lies dormant in you. you should send your faith to do things.
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You should send your faith to do things. and you do that through
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Faith to do things. and you do that through praying for people or praying
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And you do that through praying for people or praying for things that are going
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Praying for people or praying for things that are going on in your own life,
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For things that are going on in your own life, or just confessing the word.
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Just walking around
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Just walking around and confessing the word.
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Just walking around and confessing the word. the bible says if you
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And confessing the word. the bible says if you "meditate on the word
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The bible says if you "meditate on the word of god day and night,"
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"meditate on the word of god day and night," that "you'll prosper
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Of god day and night," that "you'll prosper and succeed and everything
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That "you'll prosper and succeed and everything you do will flourish."
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Well, you say, "i don't know
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Well, you say, "i don't know how to meditate."
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Well, you say, "i don't know how to meditate." if you know how to worry,
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How to meditate." if you know how to worry, you know how to meditate.
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If you know how to worry, you know how to meditate. >> [audience laughing]
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You know how to meditate. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: 'cause that's
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: 'cause that's all worry is,
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>> joyce: 'cause that's all worry is, is meditating on the problem.
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All worry is, is meditating on the problem. and god's asking us,
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Is meditating on the problem. and god's asking us, instead of meditating
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And god's asking us, instead of meditating on the problem,
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Instead of meditating on the problem, to meditate on his word.
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On the problem, to meditate on his word. so, you can meditate.
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To meditate on his word. so, you can meditate. probably some of you
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So, you can meditate. probably some of you are expert meditators.
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Probably some of you are expert meditators. >> [audience laughing]
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Are expert meditators. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: just need to get it
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: just need to get it turned in the right direction.
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>> joyce: just need to get it turned in the right direction. so now i want you
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Turned in the right direction. so now i want you to listen to this,
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So now i want you to listen to this, 'cause it sounds
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To listen to this, 'cause it sounds a little tricky.
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'cause it sounds a little tricky. works without faith
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A little tricky. works without faith do not please god.
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Works without faith do not please god. that's works of the flesh.
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Do not please god. that's works of the flesh. that's when you're like you're
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That's works of the flesh. that's when you're like you're trying to change your spouse.
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That's when you're like you're trying to change your spouse. you're trying
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Trying to change your spouse. you're trying to change your kids,
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You're trying to change your kids, you're trying to change
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To change your kids, you're trying to change yourself.
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You're trying to change yourself. you're always
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Yourself. you're always trying to do something
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You're always trying to do something but you've left god out.
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Trying to do something but you've left god out. you're just trying.
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But you've left god out. you're just trying. and of course,
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You're just trying. and of course, it doesn't work because those
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And of course, it doesn't work because those kind of works don't work.
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It doesn't work because those kind of works don't work. so, then you get frustrated.
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Kind of works don't work. so, then you get frustrated. "well god, i'm doing everything
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So, then you get frustrated. "well god, i'm doing everything i know to do."
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"well god, i'm doing everything i know to do." and none of it that god
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I know to do." and none of it that god has asked you to do.
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But also, works without
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But also, works without faith don't please god.
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But also, works without faith don't please god. but faith without works
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Faith don't please god. but faith without works doesn't please god either.
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But faith without works doesn't please god either. see, james said,
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Doesn't please god either. see, james said, "you can have all the faith
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See, james said, "you can have all the faith in the world and you
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"you can have all the faith in the world and you can't show it to me,
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In the world and you can't show it to me, but i by my works can show you,
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Can't show it to me, but i by my works can show you, my faith."
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But i by my works can show you, my faith." so, see, faith has
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To do something.
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To do something. and more and more,
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To do something. and more and more, just in the last couple years,
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And more and more, just in the last couple years, although i've lived
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Just in the last couple years, although i've lived like this a long time,
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Although i've lived like this a long time, but i'm realizing more
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Like this a long time, but i'm realizing more and more that when we pray,
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But i'm realizing more and more that when we pray, god's not necessarily just
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And more that when we pray, god's not necessarily just wanting us to sit back and wait
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God's not necessarily just wanting us to sit back and wait for him to do something.
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Wanting us to sit back and wait for him to do something. when we pray a lot of times
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For him to do something. when we pray a lot of times god will show me what to do.
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When we pray a lot of times god will show me what to do. 'cause see,
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God will show me what to do. 'cause see, he works in and through us.
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'cause see, he works in and through us. i wanna go slow here because
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He works in and through us. i wanna go slow here because i want you to get that.
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I wanna go slow here because i want you to get that. "well, i'm just waiting on god."
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I want you to get that. "well, i'm just waiting on god." well, even waiting on god
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"well, i'm just waiting on god." well, even waiting on god is an active thing.
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Well, even waiting on god is an active thing. you may not be doing
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Is an active thing. you may not be doing anything in the physical,
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You may not be doing anything in the physical, but you're very active
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Anything in the physical, but you're very active spiritually.
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But you're very active spiritually. and waiting on god,
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Spiritually. and waiting on god, by the way,
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And waiting on god, by the way, doesn't mean just to...
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By the way, doesn't mean just to... "what are you doing?"
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Doesn't mean just to... "what are you doing?" "waiting on god."
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"what are you doing?" "waiting on god." well, what about the man
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"waiting on god." well, what about the man at the pool of bethesda?
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Well, what about the man at the pool of bethesda? he'd waited 38 years
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At the pool of bethesda? he'd waited 38 years for his miracle.
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He'd waited 38 years for his miracle. i said, "in 38 years i could
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For his miracle. i said, "in 38 years i could have wiggled over
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I said, "in 38 years i could have wiggled over to the edge of that pool."
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Have wiggled over to the edge of that pool." >> [audience laughing]
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To the edge of that pool." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you gotta have
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you gotta have a little bit of gumption,
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>> joyce: you gotta have a little bit of gumption, you know, it's not like--
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A little bit of gumption, you know, it's not like-- don't be people
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You know, it's not like-- don't be people that give up easy.
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Just make your mind up that
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Just make your mind up that whatever jesus died
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Just make your mind up that whatever jesus died for you to have that
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Whatever jesus died for you to have that you're going to have it.
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For you to have that you're going to have it. if anybody can have it,
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You're going to have it. if anybody can have it, you're going to have it.
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If anybody can have it, you're going to have it. it's not really the lucky
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You're going to have it. it's not really the lucky people that--
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I mean, you have no idea what
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I mean, you have no idea what dave and i went through to get
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I mean, you have no idea what dave and i went through to get from where we started to here.
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Dave and i went through to get from where we started to here. and not everybody would do it.
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From where we started to here. and not everybody would do it. after i quit my full-time job
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And not everybody would do it. after i quit my full-time job because i felt like that's
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After i quit my full-time job because i felt like that's what god wanted me to do,
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Because i felt like that's what god wanted me to do, first thing i did was
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What god wanted me to do, first thing i did was get a part time job,
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First thing i did was get a part time job, which he didn't tell me to do.
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Get a part time job, which he didn't tell me to do. >> [audience laughing]
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Which he didn't tell me to do. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: so that was
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: so that was my first lesson.
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>> joyce: so that was my first lesson. god doesn't want part time
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My first lesson. god doesn't want part time obedience.
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God doesn't want part time obedience. i was trying to bargain
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Obedience. i was trying to bargain with him.
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I was trying to bargain with him. "okay, i won't work full time,
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With him. "okay, i won't work full time, but i'll work part time.
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"okay, i won't work full time, but i'll work part time. that way if you don't
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But i'll work part time. that way if you don't come through,
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That way if you don't come through, i'll still have enough money."
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Come through, i'll still have enough money." see, we've always got a backup
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I'll still have enough money." see, we've always got a backup plan just in case.
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See, we've always got a backup plan just in case. and so, i got fired
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Plan just in case. and so, i got fired from my part time job.
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And so, i got fired from my part time job. >> [audience laughing]
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From my part time job. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: it was really funny.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: it was really funny. turns out the office
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>> joyce: it was really funny. turns out the office manager was a witch.
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Turns out the office manager was a witch. >> audience: oh!
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Manager was a witch. >> audience: oh! >> joyce: so, i got myself
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>> audience: oh! >> joyce: so, i got myself a part time job, all right,
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>> joyce: so, i got myself a part time job, all right, in the wrong place.
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A part time job, all right, in the wrong place. and she didn't like
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In the wrong place. and she didn't like me from the minute
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And she didn't like me from the minute i stepped in the door.
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Me from the minute i stepped in the door. i wonder why.
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I stepped in the door. i wonder why. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: and to me it's
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>> joyce: and to me it's hilarious because
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>> joyce: and to me it's hilarious because we do that so often.
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Hilarious because we do that so often. you know, instead of doing
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We do that so often. you know, instead of doing what god tells us to do,
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You know, instead of doing what god tells us to do, we come up with another plan.
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What god tells us to do, we come up with another plan. and so, we had six years
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We come up with another plan. and so, we had six years where we didn't have enough
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And so, we had six years where we didn't have enough money to pay our bills.
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Where we didn't have enough money to pay our bills. and every month god
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Money to pay our bills. and every month god gave us a money miracle.
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And every month god gave us a money miracle. and it wasn't a lot,
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Gave us a money miracle. and it wasn't a lot, it was $40, $30.
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And it wasn't a lot, it was $40, $30. but there's all the extra
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It was $40, $30. but there's all the extra stuff you need too.
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But there's all the extra stuff you need too. and if anything,
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Stuff you need too. and if anything, extra came up,
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And if anything, extra came up, then we had to have that and--
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Not bragging on us,
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Not bragging on us, but a lot of people in six
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Not bragging on us, but a lot of people in six years would have given up,
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But a lot of people in six years would have given up, went back to work
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Years would have given up, went back to work because it wasn't fun.
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Went back to work because it wasn't fun. it wasn't fun at all.
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Because it wasn't fun. it wasn't fun at all. and i saw other people that
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It wasn't fun at all. and i saw other people that i thought were a lot less
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And i saw other people that i thought were a lot less spiritual than me, prospering.
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I thought were a lot less spiritual than me, prospering. and you see, that was really
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Spiritual than me, prospering. and you see, that was really probably what god was after,
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And you see, that was really probably what god was after, the attitude.
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Probably what god was after, the attitude. are you with me?
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The attitude. are you with me? sometimes we think god's
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Are you with me? sometimes we think god's withholding something from us.
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Sometimes we think god's withholding something from us. what about when you're
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Withholding something from us. what about when you're believing god for
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What about when you're believing god for something and you have
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For a long, long time,
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For a long, long time, and then a friend of yours
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For a long, long time, and then a friend of yours that you don't think is nearly
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And then a friend of yours that you don't think is nearly as spiritual as you gets what
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That you don't think is nearly as spiritual as you gets what you're believing for?
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As spiritual as you gets what you're believing for? oh yeah, god does stuff
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You're believing for? oh yeah, god does stuff on purpose and you're like,
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Oh yeah, god does stuff on purpose and you're like, "oh, praise the lord,
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On purpose and you're like, "oh, praise the lord, that's so nice!
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"oh, praise the lord, that's so nice! get out of my house
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That's so nice! get out of my house before i kill you."
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Get out of my house before i kill you." >> [audience laughing]
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Before i kill you." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and those are
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and those are the attitudes, god--
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>> joyce: and those are the attitudes, god-- some trials that come into our
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The attitudes, god-- some trials that come into our life come to pull attitudes
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Some trials that come into our life come to pull attitudes that we don't even know that
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Life come to pull attitudes that we don't even know that we have to the surface.
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That we don't even know that we have to the surface. because you can't deal
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We have to the surface. because you can't deal with something that you
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Because you can't deal with something that you don't know is a problem.
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With something that you don't know is a problem. that's why it's so important
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Don't know is a problem. that's why it's so important to just beg god to give
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That's why it's so important to just beg god to give you truth every day.
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To just beg god to give you truth every day. the spirit of truth lives
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You truth every day. the spirit of truth lives in you and it's the truth
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The spirit of truth lives in you and it's the truth about us we need,
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In you and it's the truth about us we need, not the truth about
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About us we need, not the truth about somebody else.
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Works without faith
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Works without faith don't please god.
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Works without faith don't please god. and faith without works
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Don't please god. and faith without works doesn't please god.
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And faith without works doesn't please god. it's called dead faith
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Doesn't please god. it's called dead faith if there's no works
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It's called dead faith if there's no works to go along with it.
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If there's no works to go along with it. let me tell you something.
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To go along with it. let me tell you something. if you really love god
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And you really understand
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And you really understand what he did for you,
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And you really understand what he did for you, there's no way you're gonna
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What he did for you, there's no way you're gonna be able to not do something
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There's no way you're gonna be able to not do something to help somebody else.
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Be able to not do something to help somebody else. is not possible.
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To help somebody else. is not possible. god wants spirit led
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Is not possible. god wants spirit led works done by faith in him.
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God wants spirit led works done by faith in him. you see, everything comes
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Works done by faith in him. you see, everything comes from god's grace.
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You see, everything comes from god's grace. and faith is not what
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From god's grace. and faith is not what buys anything from god;
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And faith is not what buys anything from god; it's just the hand
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Buys anything from god; it's just the hand that receives it.
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So "by grace are you
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So "by grace are you saved, through faith,
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So "by grace are you saved, through faith, by grace through faith--
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Saved, through faith, by grace through faith-- it is a gift of god,
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By grace through faith-- it is a gift of god, not of works,
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It is a gift of god, not of works, lest any man should boast."
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Not of works, lest any man should boast." and so, i have to say the grace
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For this ministry has
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For this ministry has been provided by god.
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For this ministry has been provided by god. and we've had sustained
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Been provided by god. and we've had sustained faith to keep pressing on,
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And we've had sustained faith to keep pressing on, and pressing on,
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Faith to keep pressing on, and pressing on, and not to give up.
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And pressing on, and not to give up. and a lot of good people that
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And not to give up. and a lot of good people that have felt the same way and been
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And a lot of good people that have felt the same way and been with us 20 years and 30 years.
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Have felt the same way and been with us 20 years and 30 years. it amazes me how many people
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With us 20 years and 30 years. it amazes me how many people have just been with us so long
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It amazes me how many people have just been with us so long and--
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You gotta have
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You gotta have a little gumption.
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You gotta have a little gumption. you know,
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A little gumption. you know, people are too wimpy today.
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You know, people are too wimpy today. we've had it too easy.
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People are too wimpy today. we've had it too easy. too much escalators
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We've had it too easy. too much escalators and air conditioning.
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>> [audience laughing]
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: we need to walk
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: we need to walk a little and sweat a little.
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>> joyce: we need to walk a little and sweat a little. >> [audience laughing]
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A little and sweat a little. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you know,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you know, things were--
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>> joyce: you know, things were-- people just--they expect
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Things were-- people just--they expect everything to be easy now
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People just--they expect everything to be easy now because we live in a society
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Everything to be easy now because we live in a society that is affluent.
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Because we live in a society that is affluent. and even if you think you're
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That is affluent. and even if you think you're the poorest person on earth,
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And even if you think you're the poorest person on earth, you still experience
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The poorest person on earth, you still experience a lot of that affluence
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You still experience a lot of that affluence just by living here.
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A lot of that affluence just by living here. i mean, we have so many things
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Just by living here. i mean, we have so many things that we take for granted
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I mean, we have so many things that we take for granted that other people would
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That we take for granted that other people would think they'd died and gone
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That other people would think they'd died and gone to heaven if they had them.
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Think they'd died and gone to heaven if they had them. but we get used
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To heaven if they had them. but we get used to things too quick,
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But we get used to things too quick, and it becomes an expectation
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To things too quick, and it becomes an expectation rather than something
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And it becomes an expectation rather than something that we're thankful for.
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And gratitude is so important.
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And gratitude is so important. i don't know if you ever
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And gratitude is so important. i don't know if you ever tried to change yourself.
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I don't know if you ever tried to change yourself. anybody ever tried
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Tried to change yourself. anybody ever tried to change yourself?
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Anybody ever tried to change yourself? okay.
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To change yourself? okay. it's really so funny
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Okay. it's really so funny when you think about it.
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It's really so funny when you think about it. i tried so hard
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When you think about it. i tried so hard to change myself,
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I tried so hard to change myself, and then i would just give up.
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To change myself, and then i would just give up. "oh, god, i just give up.
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And then i would just give up. "oh, god, i just give up. i give up."
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"oh, god, i just give up. i give up." like where it's really
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I give up." like where it's really impressing god.
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Like where it's really impressing god. for the few minutes
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Impressing god. for the few minutes that we give up,
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For the few minutes that we give up, that's when he gets to work.
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Until i was studying the bible--
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Until i was studying the bible-- and, you know, if you study
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Until i was studying the bible-- and, you know, if you study the bible regularly,
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And, you know, if you study the bible regularly, you'll start running into
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The bible regularly, you'll start running into things that you need.
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You'll start running into things that you need. and i came across galatians,
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Things that you need. and i came across galatians, chapter 3.
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That was probably
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That was probably where i was at.
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That was probably where i was at. in my reading plan,
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Where i was at. in my reading plan, it says, "oh, you poor
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In my reading plan, it says, "oh, you poor and silly and thoughtless
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It says, "oh, you poor and silly and thoughtless and unreflecting
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And silly and thoughtless and unreflecting and senseless galatians.
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And unreflecting and senseless galatians. who has fascinated or bewitched
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And senseless galatians. who has fascinated or bewitched or cast a spell over you,
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Who has fascinated or bewitched or cast a spell over you, unto whom--right before
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Or cast a spell over you, unto whom--right before your very eyes--
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Unto whom--right before your very eyes-- jesus christ (the messiah)
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Your very eyes-- jesus christ (the messiah) was openly and graphically
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Jesus christ (the messiah) was openly and graphically set forth and portrayed
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Was openly and graphically set forth and portrayed as crucified?
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Set forth and portrayed as crucified? now, let me ask
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As crucified? now, let me ask you one question:
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Now, let me ask you one question: did you receive the [holy]
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You one question: did you receive the [holy] spirit as a result of obeying
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Did you receive the [holy] spirit as a result of obeying the law and doing its works,
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Spirit as a result of obeying the law and doing its works, or was it by hearing
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The law and doing its works, or was it by hearing [the message of the gospel]
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Or was it by hearing [the message of the gospel] and believing [it]?
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[the message of the gospel] and believing [it]? [was it from observing a law
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And believing [it]? [was it from observing a law of rituals or from a message
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[was it from observing a law of rituals or from a message of faith?]
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Of rituals or from a message of faith?] are you so foolish
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Of faith?] are you so foolish and so senseless and so silly?
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Are you so foolish and so senseless and so silly? having begun
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And so senseless and so silly? having begun [your new life spiritually]
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Having begun [your new life spiritually] with the [holy] spirit,
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[your new life spiritually] with the [holy] spirit, are you now reaching perfection
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With the [holy] spirit, are you now reaching perfection [by depending] on the flesh?"
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And that, like, was a major turn
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And that, like, was a major turn for me and i started preaching
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And that, like, was a major turn for me and i started preaching that all over the place.
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For me and i started preaching that all over the place. and people needed
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That all over the place. and people needed it so bad because even
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And people needed it so bad because even a lot of the teaching
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It so bad because even a lot of the teaching that we were getting
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A lot of the teaching that we were getting in the so-called charismatic
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That we were getting in the so-called charismatic movement made you feel
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In the so-called charismatic movement made you feel like you had to do something.
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Movement made you feel like you had to do something. and every time you
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Like you had to do something. and every time you had a problem,
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And every time you had a problem, you didn't have enough faith.
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Had a problem, you didn't have enough faith. and that's just not true.
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You didn't have enough faith. and that's just not true. that's not the bible.
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And that's just not true. that's not the bible. i'm glad i was
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That's not the bible. i'm glad i was introduced to faith.
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I'm glad i was introduced to faith. but god told me one time,
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Introduced to faith. but god told me one time, he said, "now that you
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But god told me one time, he said, "now that you know what faith is,
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He said, "now that you know what faith is, i'm gonna show you what i really
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Know what faith is, i'm gonna show you what i really want you to use it for."
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I'm gonna show you what i really want you to use it for." and he doesn't want us to use
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Want you to use it for." and he doesn't want us to use our faith to get another new
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And he doesn't want us to use our faith to get another new pair of earrings or another
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Our faith to get another new pair of earrings or another house or, you know,
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Pair of earrings or another house or, you know, a newer car with
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House or, you know, a newer car with a bigger car payment.
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A newer car with a bigger car payment. if you study
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A bigger car payment. if you study the prayers of paul,
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If you study the prayers of paul, he never asked for one
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The prayers of paul, he never asked for one natural thing.
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He never asked for one natural thing. not that there's anything
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Natural thing. not that there's anything wrong with asking god
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Not that there's anything wrong with asking god for things that you need
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Wrong with asking god for things that you need or even things that you want.
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For things that you need or even things that you want. but you don't have
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Or even things that you want. but you don't have to camp there.
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But you don't have to camp there. he's got a very good memory.
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To camp there. he's got a very good memory. if you tell him one time,
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He's got a very good memory. if you tell him one time, he won't forget it.
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If you tell him one time, he won't forget it. >> [audience laughing]
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He won't forget it. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and then you can go
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and then you can go on and pray about things
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>> joyce: and then you can go on and pray about things that are really important,
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On and pray about things that are really important, like "god, i wanna know
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That are really important, like "god, i wanna know you deeper.
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Like "god, i wanna know you deeper. i wanna know your character,
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You deeper. i wanna know your character, and i wanna be transformed
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I wanna know your character, and i wanna be transformed into the image of christ."
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And i wanna be transformed into the image of christ." check out paul's prayers
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Into the image of christ." check out paul's prayers in ephesians and galatians
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Check out paul's prayers in ephesians and galatians and colossians, and philippians.
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In ephesians and galatians and colossians, and philippians. that'll show you
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And colossians, and philippians. that'll show you what to pray for.
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That'll show you what to pray for. he never prayed one
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What to pray for. he never prayed one time for anybody's
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He never prayed one time for anybody's troubles to go away.
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Time for anybody's troubles to go away. he prayed that they would
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Troubles to go away. he prayed that they would be able to handle their troubles
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He prayed that they would be able to handle their troubles like a mature christian.
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Be able to handle their troubles like a mature christian. i've yet to have anybody
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Like a mature christian. i've yet to have anybody come and ask me, "joyce,
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I've yet to have anybody come and ask me, "joyce, i've got a big problem.
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Come and ask me, "joyce, i've got a big problem. will you pray for
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I've got a big problem. will you pray for me that i'll be able
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Will you pray for me that i'll be able to handle it properly?"
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Me that i'll be able to handle it properly?" you pray to make this go away.
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To handle it properly?" you pray to make this go away. grace forgives you.
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You pray to make this go away. grace forgives you. grace changes you.
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Grace forgives you. grace changes you. grace changes your family.
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Grace changes you. grace changes your family. god will change things in your
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Grace changes your family. god will change things in your family that need to be changed
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God will change things in your family that need to be changed if you go to him in prayer
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Family that need to be changed if you go to him in prayer with a humble attitude.
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If you go to him in prayer with a humble attitude. "god, first of all,
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With a humble attitude. "god, first of all, i want you to change
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"god, first of all, i want you to change anything in me that needs
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I want you to change anything in me that needs to be changed.
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Anything in me that needs to be changed. just make us all like you,
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To be changed. just make us all like you, jesus."
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Just make us all like you, jesus." quit trying to tell him how
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Jesus." quit trying to tell him how to do it and when to do it.
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In hebrews, chapter 11,
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In hebrews, chapter 11, it's called the great
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In hebrews, chapter 11, it's called the great hall of faith.
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It's called the great hall of faith. and i certainly don't have
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Hall of faith. and i certainly don't have time to read it all,
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And i certainly don't have time to read it all, but you should read it.
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Time to read it all, but you should read it. and it says that those people
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But you should read it. and it says that those people did things that by faith that
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And it says that those people did things that by faith that were totally impossible.
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Did things that by faith that were totally impossible. men and women still
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Were totally impossible. men and women still can do things that
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Men and women still can do things that are totally impossible.
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Can do things that are totally impossible. jesus said, "you will not
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Are totally impossible. jesus said, "you will not only do the things that i did,
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Jesus said, "you will not only do the things that i did, but greater things
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Only do the things that i did, but greater things than this will you do."
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And you know,
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And you know, i used to apply that just
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And you know, i used to apply that just to miracle healings.
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I used to apply that just to miracle healings. it was like, "well,
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To miracle healings. it was like, "well, why are we not seeing
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It was like, "well, why are we not seeing the greater things?"
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Why are we not seeing the greater things?" but then i got an eye opener.
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The greater things?" but then i got an eye opener. do you know that when this
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But then i got an eye opener. do you know that when this tv program goes on the air,
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Do you know that when this tv program goes on the air, because i'm on in so many
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Tv program goes on the air, because i'm on in so many other countries,
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Because i'm on in so many other countries, like it's a hundred--
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Other countries, like it's a hundred-- how many languages now?
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Like it's a hundred-- how many languages now? hundred twelve languages.
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How many languages now? hundred twelve languages. i probably preach to more people
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Hundred twelve languages. i probably preach to more people in 30 minutes than jesus
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I probably preach to more people in 30 minutes than jesus preached to in his whole life.
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In 30 minutes than jesus preached to in his whole life. now that's a miracle.
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Preached to in his whole life. now that's a miracle. and that's a greater thing.
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Now that's a miracle. and that's a greater thing. see?
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And that's a greater thing. see? not in any way,
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See? not in any way, shape, or form making light
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Not in any way, shape, or form making light of what he did or bragging
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Shape, or form making light of what he did or bragging about what i'm doing.
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Of what he did or bragging about what i'm doing. i'm just saying that technology
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About what i'm doing. i'm just saying that technology now has afforded
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I'm just saying that technology now has afforded us opportunities
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Now has afforded us opportunities that he didn't have.
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Us opportunities that he didn't have. so, when he said, "you'll do
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That he didn't have. so, when he said, "you'll do greater things than me,"
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So, when he said, "you'll do greater things than me," there are so many possibilities
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Greater things than me," there are so many possibilities and so many opportunities.
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There are so many possibilities and so many opportunities. and i'll tell you,
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And so many opportunities. and i'll tell you, if you're a do nothing
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And i'll tell you, if you're a do nothing christian,
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If you're a do nothing christian, you will get bored with it,
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Christian, you will get bored with it, and it'll be "ho hum,
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You will get bored with it, and it'll be "ho hum, go to church.
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And it'll be "ho hum, go to church. i don't get anything
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Go to church. i don't get anything out of going to church."
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I don't get anything out of going to church." and what we need to do
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Out of going to church." and what we need to do is do everything by faith.
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And what we need to do is do everything by faith. amen?
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Is do everything by faith. amen? give god a praise.
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Amen? give god a praise. >> [audience applauding]
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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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>> [♪♪]
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>> announcer: come discover
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>> announcer: come discover the beauty as god moves
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The beauty as god moves you toward a life transformed.
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You toward a life transformed. join us for
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Join us for the 2026 love life women's
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The 2026 love life women's conference with joyce
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Conference with joyce and her guests,
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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 22-24
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Register today
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Register today and save.
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And save. go to: joycemeyer.org/lovelife.
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>> [helicopter]
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>> [helicopter] >> joyce: it was the sound
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>> joyce: it was the sound of a helicopter
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Of a helicopter in the distance
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In the distance and i knew it was
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And i knew it was looking for me,
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Looking for me, but i didn't want
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But i didn't want to be found.
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To be found. in my young,
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In my young, frightened mind,
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Frightened mind, i reasoned that
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I reasoned that the longer i stayed
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The longer i stayed in the darkness,
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In the darkness, the safer i was.
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The safer i was. if no one found me,
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If no one found me, no one could hurt me.
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>> announcer: joyce meyer's
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>> announcer: joyce meyer's long-awaited memoir,
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Long-awaited memoir, "my battlefield,
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"my battlefield, a life broken
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A life broken and made whole."
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And made whole." request your copy today.
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>> announcer: we hope you
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>> announcer: we hope you enjoyed today's program.
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Enjoyed today's program. we are so grateful
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We are so grateful to our joyce meyer
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To our joyce meyer ministries partners
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Ministries partners who make this
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Who make this and all we do possible,
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And all we do possible, including sharing
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Including sharing god's word
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God's word and offering help
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And offering help to people in need
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To people in need all over the world.
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Joyce Meyer - Faith (Part 2)

July 5, 2026 | 27:29

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