Joyce Meyer - Faith vs. Fear (Part 2)

June 18, 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 vs. Fear (Part 2) | June 18, 2026

>> joyce: "whatever is not
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>> joyce: "whatever is not of faith is sin."
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>> joyce: "whatever is not of faith is sin." so, anything we do,
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Of faith is sin." so, anything we do, that we don't really
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So, anything we do, that we don't really have the faith to do,
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That we don't really have the faith to do, but we do it anyway,
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Have the faith to do, but we do it anyway, it's not just an, "oops."
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But we do it anyway, it's not just an, "oops." it's sin.
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer.
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer. i've seen god's power
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer. i've seen god's power transform my own life,
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I've seen god's power transform my own life, and he will do it for you.
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>> joyce: you know,
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>> joyce: you know, everything has to have
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>> joyce: you know, everything has to have an opposing force.
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Everything has to have an opposing force. we wouldn't even really know
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An opposing force. we wouldn't even really know what faith is if there was
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We wouldn't even really know what faith is if there was no fear and we wouldn't
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What faith is if there was no fear and we wouldn't have to make a choice.
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No fear and we wouldn't have to make a choice. and god doesn't want
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Have to make a choice. and god doesn't want a bunch of little robots.
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And god doesn't want a bunch of little robots. he didn't make everything good
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A bunch of little robots. he didn't make everything good and then make us to the point
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He didn't make everything good and then make us to the point where we couldn't do anything
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And then make us to the point where we couldn't do anything but choose good.
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Where we couldn't do anything but choose good. he wants us to choose.
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But choose good. he wants us to choose. "i set before you life
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He wants us to choose. "i set before you life and death--i set before
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"i set before you life and death--i set before you life and death,
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And death--i set before you life and death, good and evil.
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You life and death, good and evil. choose life that you and your
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Good and evil. choose life that you and your descendants may live."
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Choose life that you and your descendants may live." the choices you make
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Affect your bloodline.
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Affect your bloodline. >> [audience applauding]
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Affect your bloodline. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: there's good
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: there's good and there's evil.
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>> joyce: there's good and there's evil. we wouldn't even
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And there's evil. we wouldn't even know good if there
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We wouldn't even know good if there was no evil in the world.
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Know good if there was no evil in the world. we wouldn't even
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Was no evil in the world. we wouldn't even know what it was.
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We wouldn't even know what it was. we wouldn't know what light
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Know what it was. we wouldn't know what light was if there was no darkness.
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We wouldn't know what light was if there was no darkness. we wouldn't know what love
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Was if there was no darkness. we wouldn't know what love is if there was no hatred.
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We wouldn't know what love is if there was no hatred. we wouldn't know joy
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Is if there was no hatred. we wouldn't know joy without depression.
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We wouldn't know joy without depression. we wouldn't know kindness
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Without depression. we wouldn't know kindness without harshness.
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We wouldn't know kindness without harshness. we wouldn't know what
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Without harshness. we wouldn't know what quiet is without noise,
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We wouldn't know what quiet is without noise, and on, and on, and on.
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Quiet is without noise, and on, and on, and on. but choice equals
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And on, and on, and on. but choice equals responsibility.
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But choice equals responsibility. and sometimes, we like to take
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Responsibility. and sometimes, we like to take responsibility for the good
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And sometimes, we like to take responsibility for the good things that happen in our life,
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Responsibility for the good things that happen in our life, but then, when something
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Things that happen in our life, but then, when something goes wrong, "it's not my fault."
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But then, when something goes wrong, "it's not my fault." it's always somebody
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Goes wrong, "it's not my fault." it's always somebody else's fault.
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You know, this is a scary
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You know, this is a scary scripture to me,
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You know, this is a scary scripture to me, romans 14:23, "whatever is not
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Scripture to me, romans 14:23, "whatever is not of faith is sin."
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Romans 14:23, "whatever is not of faith is sin." now, he's talking about them
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Of faith is sin." now, he's talking about them eating meat that had
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Now, he's talking about them eating meat that had been offered to idols.
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Eating meat that had been offered to idols. but there's a principal here
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Been offered to idols. but there's a principal here that we don't wanna miss.
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But there's a principal here that we don't wanna miss. he says, "even though it's not
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That we don't wanna miss. he says, "even though it's not wrong for you to eat it,
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He says, "even though it's not wrong for you to eat it, if you eat it and you
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Wrong for you to eat it, if you eat it and you think it's wrong,
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If you eat it and you think it's wrong, it's wrong for you."
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Think it's wrong, it's wrong for you." so, he says, "whatever is not
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It's wrong for you." so, he says, "whatever is not of faith is sin."
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So, he says, "whatever is not of faith is sin." so, anything we do,
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Of faith is sin." so, anything we do, that we don't really
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So, anything we do, that we don't really have the faith to do,
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That we don't really have the faith to do, but we do it anyway,
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Have the faith to do, but we do it anyway, it's not just an, "oops."
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But we do it anyway, it's not just an, "oops." it's sin.
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It's not just an, "oops." it's sin. you know, dread is a type
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It's sin. you know, dread is a type of fear.
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You know, dread is a type of fear. how many things do you dread?
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Of fear. how many things do you dread? "i dread doing dishes."
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How many things do you dread? "i dread doing dishes." how many times a week
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"i dread doing dishes." how many times a week do you say, "i dread this"?
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"i dread going
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"i dread going to the grocery store."
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"i dread going to the grocery store." some of you drove
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To the grocery store." some of you drove a long way to get here,
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Some of you drove a long way to get here, and you're already
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A long way to get here, and you're already dreading the drive home.
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And you're already dreading the drive home. >> [audience laughing]
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Dreading the drive home. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: come on,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: come on, some of you didn't get
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>> joyce: come on, some of you didn't get a good parkin' place,
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Some of you didn't get a good parkin' place, and you gotta walk a long way,
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A good parkin' place, and you gotta walk a long way, and you're dreading
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And you gotta walk a long way, and you're dreading the walk back.
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And you're dreading the walk back. >> [audience laughing]
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The walk back. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and you've been
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and you've been complainin' the whole
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>> joyce: and you've been complainin' the whole time that you didn't get
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Complainin' the whole time that you didn't get the right parkin' place.
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You ought to--you ought
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You ought to--you ought to get down on your face
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You ought to--you ought to get down on your face and thank god you could
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To get down on your face and thank god you could even get in the building,
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And thank god you could even get in the building, that there's even something
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Even get in the building, that there's even something like this for you to have.
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That there's even something like this for you to have. >> [audience cheering]
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Like this for you to have. >> [audience cheering] >> joyce: amen?
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>> [audience cheering] >> joyce: amen? >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: yeah,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: yeah, you need the book on,
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>> joyce: yeah, you need the book on, "the power of thank you."
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You need the book on, "the power of thank you." >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: let me tell
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>> joyce: let me tell you something.
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>> joyce: let me tell you something. if you think i'm rough on you,
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You something. if you think i'm rough on you, i'm just as rough on myself.
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If you think i'm rough on you, i'm just as rough on myself. dread and regret--
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I'm just as rough on myself. dread and regret-- they're both useless
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Dread and regret-- they're both useless because they don't--they're
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They're both useless because they don't--they're not in the now.
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Because they don't--they're not in the now. we regret things
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Not in the now. we regret things we did in the past
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We regret things we did in the past we can't do anything about,
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We did in the past we can't do anything about, and we dread things
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We can't do anything about, and we dread things in the future that we're
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And we dread things in the future that we're gonna have to do anyway.
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In the future that we're gonna have to do anyway. so, why dread 'em?
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Gonna have to do anyway. so, why dread 'em? the devil loves it when
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So, why dread 'em? the devil loves it when you dread things.
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The devil loves it when you dread things. you can have fun no matter
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You dread things. you can have fun no matter what you do.
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You can have fun no matter what you do. took me a long time
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What you do. took me a long time to learn that.
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Took me a long time to learn that. dave's the kind of guy,
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To learn that. dave's the kind of guy, he always has fun, always.
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Dave's the kind of guy, he always has fun, always. >> [audience laughing]
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He always has fun, always. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: sometimes,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: sometimes, when i don't think it's funny,
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>> joyce: sometimes, when i don't think it's funny, he wants to have fun.
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When i don't think it's funny, he wants to have fun. >> [audience laughing]
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He wants to have fun. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and when we were
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and when we were young and had little kids,
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>> joyce: and when we were young and had little kids, he'd go to the grocery store.
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Young and had little kids, he'd go to the grocery store. we had one car,
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He'd go to the grocery store. we had one car, so he'd go to the grocery store,
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We had one car, so he'd go to the grocery store, and we'd take all the kids,
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So he'd go to the grocery store, and we'd take all the kids, and it was like a nightmare.
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And we'd take all the kids, and it was like a nightmare. >> [audience laughing]
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And it was like a nightmare. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and we only had
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and we only had a certain amount of money.
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>> joyce: and we only had a certain amount of money. i think it was $70 for two
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A certain amount of money. i think it was $70 for two weeks' worth of groceries.
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I think it was $70 for two weeks' worth of groceries. and so, i had to clip
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Weeks' worth of groceries. and so, i had to clip every coupon i could
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And so, i had to clip every coupon i could find and take a calculator
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Every coupon i could find and take a calculator with me and calculate
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Find and take a calculator with me and calculate everything i was buying.
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With me and calculate everything i was buying. and you know how we are.
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Everything i was buying. and you know how we are. we get all the stuff
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And you know how we are. we get all the stuff that looks good.
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We get all the stuff that looks good. don't ever go to the grocery
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That looks good. don't ever go to the grocery store hungry.
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Don't ever go to the grocery store hungry. it is a bad mistake...
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Store hungry. it is a bad mistake... >> [audience laughing]
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It is a bad mistake... >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: to go to the grocery
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: to go to the grocery store hungry.
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>> joyce: to go to the grocery store hungry. and if you pay attention
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Store hungry. and if you pay attention to the way they've got
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And if you pay attention to the way they've got the store laid out,
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To the way they've got the store laid out, all the stuff that you
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The store laid out, all the stuff that you really have to have
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All the stuff that you really have to have is in the last rows.
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Really have to have is in the last rows. >> [audience laughing]
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Is in the last rows. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: the milk, the eggs,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: the milk, the eggs, the cheese--all that kinda
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>> joyce: the milk, the eggs, the cheese--all that kinda stuff, it's in the very last row
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The cheese--all that kinda stuff, it's in the very last row you go into and so you've
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Stuff, it's in the very last row you go into and so you've already spent too much money
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You go into and so you've already spent too much money by the time you get there,
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Already spent too much money by the time you get there, so they're hoping
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By the time you get there, so they're hoping you'll overspend.
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So they're hoping you'll overspend. or you're one of those
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You'll overspend. or you're one of those people like i used to be.
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Or you're one of those people like i used to be. you pick the things
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People like i used to be. you pick the things out of your cart that
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You pick the things out of your cart that you can't afford to pay
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Out of your cart that you can't afford to pay for and instead of taking
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You can't afford to pay for and instead of taking 'em back and putting
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For and instead of taking 'em back and putting 'em where you should put 'em,
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'em back and putting 'em where you should put 'em, you put 'em in with
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'em where you should put 'em, you put 'em in with the cleanser,
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You put 'em in with the cleanser, or the dish soap,
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The cleanser, or the dish soap, or something like that.
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Or the dish soap, or something like that. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: amen?
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>> joyce: amen? you say, "what kinda crazy
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>> joyce: amen? you say, "what kinda crazy person leaves a head
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You say, "what kinda crazy person leaves a head of lettuce in with the dish
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Person leaves a head of lettuce in with the dish washing soap?"
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Of lettuce in with the dish washing soap?" me, i did that.
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Washing soap?" me, i did that. >> [audience laughing]
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Me, i did that. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but if dave was
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but if dave was gonna go to the store,
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>> joyce: but if dave was gonna go to the store, dave was gonna have fun.
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Gonna go to the store, dave was gonna have fun. and he's six foot four,
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Dave was gonna have fun. and he's six foot four, and so, he can see
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And he's six foot four, and so, he can see things that i can't see.
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And so, he can see things that i can't see. >> [audience laughing]
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Things that i can't see. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: like he would--
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: like he would-- he could get in one aisle,
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>> joyce: like he would-- he could get in one aisle, and he could see me,
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He could get in one aisle, and he could see me, but i couldn't see him.
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And he could see me, but i couldn't see him. and so, he would pick
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But i couldn't see him. and so, he would pick something soft,
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That wouldn't hurt me like,
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That wouldn't hurt me like, you know,
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That wouldn't hurt me like, you know, a roll of toilet paper
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You know, a roll of toilet paper or something,
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A roll of toilet paper or something, and he'd throw
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Or something, and he'd throw it over the aisle...
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And he'd throw it over the aisle... >> [audience laughing]
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It over the aisle... >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: that would hit me.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: that would hit me. and then, he'd chase the kids
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>> joyce: that would hit me. and then, he'd chase the kids around with the cart...
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And then, he'd chase the kids around with the cart... [motor sounds].
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Around with the cart... [motor sounds]. >> [audience laughing]
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[motor sounds]. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and i would
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and i would get madder, and madder,
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>> joyce: and i would get madder, and madder, and mad--i mean, to the point,
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Get madder, and madder, and mad--i mean, to the point, where i thought i was
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And mad--i mean, to the point, where i thought i was gonna explode.
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Where i thought i was gonna explode. and i got my calculator,
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Gonna explode. and i got my calculator, i got my coupons, and i'm like,
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And i got my calculator, i got my coupons, and i'm like, "i am trying to get
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I got my coupons, and i'm like, "i am trying to get these groceries,
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"i am trying to get these groceries, and get 'em paid for,
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These groceries, and get 'em paid for, get 'em in the car,
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And get 'em paid for, get 'em in the car, get 'em home,
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Get 'em in the car, get 'em home, and put 'em away!"
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Get 'em home, and put 'em away!" >> [audience laughing]
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And put 'em away!" >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: he said,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: he said, "i'm just tryin'
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>> joyce: he said, "i'm just tryin' to have a little fun."
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"i'm just tryin' to have a little fun." >> [audience laughing]
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To have a little fun." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: now, obviously,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: now, obviously, you know, anybody can
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>> joyce: now, obviously, you know, anybody can go overboard with
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You know, anybody can go overboard with being like that.
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Go overboard with being like that. but it's true.
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Being like that. but it's true. there's so many things
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But it's true. there's so many things that we dread that
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There's so many things that we dread that we could make fun.
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That we dread that we could make fun. come on.
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We could make fun. come on. >> [audience applauding]
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Come on. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: c'mon,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: c'mon, i got a backache,
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>> joyce: c'mon, i got a backache, don't make me work hard.
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I got a backache, don't make me work hard. >> [audience laughing]
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Don't make me work hard. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: it hurts right there.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: it hurts right there. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: it hurts right there. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: right there.
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Whatever's not of faith is sin.
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Whatever's not of faith is sin. ok, now i love joshua 1:1-9.
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Whatever's not of faith is sin. ok, now i love joshua 1:1-9. not gonna read every verse,
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Ok, now i love joshua 1:1-9. not gonna read every verse, but it says, "after the death
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Not gonna read every verse, but it says, "after the death of moses the servant
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But it says, "after the death of moses the servant of the lord,
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Of moses the servant of the lord, the lord said to joshua,
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Of the lord, the lord said to joshua, who was moses' aide--"
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The lord said to joshua, who was moses' aide--" and i love the fact that
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Who was moses' aide--" and i love the fact that joshua spent years doing
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And i love the fact that joshua spent years doing nothing but serving moses,
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Joshua spent years doing nothing but serving moses, then he was the one who
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Nothing but serving moses, then he was the one who got to take moses' place.
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Then he was the one who got to take moses' place. >> [audience applauding]
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Got to take moses' place. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you say,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you say, "well, i'm just a servant."
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>> joyce: you say, "well, i'm just a servant." well, jesus said, "the greatest
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"well, i'm just a servant." well, jesus said, "the greatest of all is the servant of all."
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Well, jesus said, "the greatest of all is the servant of all." amen?
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Of all is the servant of all." amen? >> audience: amen.
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Amen? >> audience: amen. >> joyce: so, he took
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>> audience: amen. >> joyce: so, he took moses' place.
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>> joyce: so, he took moses' place. well, verse two says,
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Moses' place. well, verse two says, "'moses, my servant is dead--'"
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Well, verse two says, "'moses, my servant is dead--'" which is interesting because
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"'moses, my servant is dead--'" which is interesting because they'd already been
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Which is interesting because they'd already been mourning him for 30 days,
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They'd already been mourning him for 30 days, so they knew he was dead.
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Why did he tell them he was
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Why did he tell them he was dead when they knew good
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Why did he tell them he was dead when they knew good and well that he was dead?
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Dead when they knew good and well that he was dead? because he was really making
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And well that he was dead? because he was really making a statement: he's dead,
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Because he was really making a statement: he's dead, the 30 days of mourning
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A statement: he's dead, the 30 days of mourning are over,
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The 30 days of mourning are over, now it's time to get
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Are over, now it's time to get up and get back
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Now it's time to get up and get back to the business of living.
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Up and get back to the business of living. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: moses is dead.
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>> joyce: moses is dead. it's time to get back to work.
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>> joyce: moses is dead. it's time to get back to work. "'now, you and all these people,
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It's time to get back to work. "'now, you and all these people, get ready to cross the jordan
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"'now, you and all these people, get ready to cross the jordan into the land that i am
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Get ready to cross the jordan into the land that i am about to give to them.'"
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Into the land that i am about to give to them.'" and then it says--and i like
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About to give to them.'" and then it says--and i like this translation best.
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And then it says--and i like this translation best. i'm gonna quote it out
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This translation best. i'm gonna quote it out of the one i like.
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I'm gonna quote it out of the one i like. "'every place on which the sole
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Of the one i like. "'every place on which the sole of your foot shall tread,
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"'every place on which the sole of your foot shall tread, that have i already given you.'"
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Do you know what that means?
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Do you know what that means? that means that out
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Do you know what that means? that means that out in front of me,
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That means that out in front of me, god has already provided
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In front of me, god has already provided for this wonderful
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God has already provided for this wonderful life for me to have,
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For this wonderful life for me to have, and for you too.
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Life for me to have, and for you too. a wonderful life
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And for you too. a wonderful life for you to have.
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A wonderful life for you to have. >> [audience applauding]
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For you to have. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and even if you
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and even if you messed up plan a,
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>> joyce: and even if you messed up plan a, because god is god,
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Messed up plan a, because god is god, he can make plan b better.
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Because god is god, he can make plan b better. you say, "oh, i've already
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He can make plan b better. you say, "oh, i've already messed up my life."
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You say, "oh, i've already messed up my life." eh-eh, nope.
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Messed up my life." eh-eh, nope. god is god.
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Eh-eh, nope. god is god. he can do what he wants to.
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God is god. he can do what he wants to. so--but he says,
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He can do what he wants to. so--but he says, "every place on which the sole
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So--but he says, "every place on which the sole of your foot shall tread that
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"every place on which the sole of your foot shall tread that have i already given unto you."
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Of your foot shall tread that have i already given unto you." god has already given
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Have i already given unto you." god has already given it but we gotta go take it.
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God has already given it but we gotta go take it. are you with me?
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It but we gotta go take it. are you with me? god has already given
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Are you with me? god has already given it but you gotta go take it.
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God has already given it but you gotta go take it. >> [audience applauding]
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It but you gotta go take it. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i'll tell you what,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i'll tell you what, the devil don't like
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>> joyce: i'll tell you what, the devil don't like this sermon tonight.
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The devil don't like this sermon tonight. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: verse five: "no one
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>> joyce: verse five: "no one will be able to stand against
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>> joyce: verse five: "no one will be able to stand against you all the days of your life.
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Will be able to stand against you all the days of your life. as i was with moses,
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You all the days of your life. as i was with moses, so i will be with you;
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As i was with moses, so i will be with you; i will never leave you
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So i will be with you; i will never leave you nor forsake you."
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I will never leave you nor forsake you." now, there's a great
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Nor forsake you." now, there's a great message there.
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Now, there's a great message there. he did not say,
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Message there. he did not say, "you get out there, joshua,
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And i want you
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And i want you to be just like moses."
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And i want you to be just like moses." he said, "no,
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To be just like moses." he said, "no, as i was with moses,
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He said, "no, as i was with moses, so i will be with you."
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As i was with moses, so i will be with you." you don't have to be like
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So i will be with you." you don't have to be like somebody else to be great.
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You don't have to be like somebody else to be great. you just have to believe
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Somebody else to be great. you just have to believe that god is with you,
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You just have to believe that god is with you, and that whatever
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That god is with you, and that whatever he wants you to do,
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And that whatever he wants you to do, you'll be able to do.
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He wants you to do, you'll be able to do. >> [audience applauding]
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You'll be able to do. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: thank god,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: thank god, i don't have to be like
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>> joyce: thank god, i don't have to be like anybody else!
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I don't have to be like anybody else! >> [audience cheering]
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Anybody else! >> [audience cheering] >> joyce: i'm free to be me,
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>> [audience cheering] >> joyce: i'm free to be me, and you're free to be you!
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>> joyce: i'm free to be me, and you're free to be you! >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: i love that.
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>> joyce: i love that. "as i was with moses,
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>> joyce: i love that. "as i was with moses, so i will be with you."
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"as i was with moses, so i will be with you." now, in verse six, verse seven,
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So i will be with you." now, in verse six, verse seven, and verse nine,
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Now, in verse six, verse seven, and verse nine, he says the same
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And verse nine, he says the same thing three times.
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"be strong and courageous."
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"be strong and courageous." verse seven:
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"be strong and courageous." verse seven: "be strong and courageous.
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Verse seven: "be strong and courageous. be careful to obey
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"be strong and courageous. be careful to obey all of the law that my servant
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Be careful to obey all of the law that my servant moses will give you; turn,
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All of the law that my servant moses will give you; turn, not from it to the right
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Moses will give you; turn, not from it to the right or to the left,
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Not from it to the right or to the left, that you may be successful
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Or to the left, that you may be successful wherever you go."
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The key to having a great life
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The key to having a great life is very simple: obey god.
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The key to having a great life is very simple: obey god. you know, there's nothing
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Is very simple: obey god. you know, there's nothing hard about christianity.
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You know, there's nothing hard about christianity. >> [audience applauding]
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Hard about christianity. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: it's very simple.
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: it's very simple. you wanna have a life that
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>> joyce: it's very simple. you wanna have a life that is so smashingly great that
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You wanna have a life that is so smashingly great that it will leave you with your
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Is so smashingly great that it will leave you with your mouth hanging open in awe?
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It will leave you with your mouth hanging open in awe? obey god.
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Mouth hanging open in awe? obey god. >> [audience applauding]
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Obey god. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: do what
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: do what he tells you to,
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>> joyce: do what he tells you to, whether you like it or not,
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He tells you to, whether you like it or not, whether you feel like it or not,
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Whether you like it or not, whether you feel like it or not, whether you agree
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Whether you feel like it or not, whether you agree with it or not.
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Whether you agree with it or not. adopt a new attitude:
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With it or not. adopt a new attitude: "i'm not gonna live
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Adopt a new attitude: "i'm not gonna live by how i feel,
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"i'm not gonna live by how i feel, i'm gonna live by your word.
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By how i feel, i'm gonna live by your word. and it doesn't
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I'm gonna live by your word. and it doesn't matter if i like it.
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And it doesn't matter if i like it. it doesn't matter if it makes
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Matter if i like it. it doesn't matter if it makes any sense to me.
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It doesn't matter if it makes any sense to me. i--with your help, god,
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Any sense to me. i--with your help, god, i'm gonna do what
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I--with your help, god, i'm gonna do what you tell me to do."
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I'm gonna do what you tell me to do." and i can tell you,
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You tell me to do." and i can tell you, anybody that will do that,
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And i can tell you, anybody that will do that, your life will turn around,
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Anybody that will do that, your life will turn around, and there's nothing bad
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Your life will turn around, and there's nothing bad that's happened to you
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And there's nothing bad that's happened to you that god won't work
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That's happened to you that god won't work out for your good.
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That god won't work out for your good. >> [audience applauding]
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Out for your good. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: am i pushing
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: am i pushing anybody over the edge?
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>> joyce: am i pushing anybody over the edge? i mean, like,
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Anybody over the edge? i mean, like, are you getting it?
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I mean, like, are you getting it? you know, are you--?
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Are you getting it? you know, are you--? >> [audience laughing]
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You know, are you--? >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "i'm ready
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "i'm ready to stop living by how i feel.
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>> joyce: "i'm ready to stop living by how i feel. i'm gonna live by the word."
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To stop living by how i feel. i'm gonna live by the word." and now, you know,
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I'm gonna live by the word." and now, you know, it's easy to say "yes" in here
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And now, you know, it's easy to say "yes" in here but wait till the next time
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It's easy to say "yes" in here but wait till the next time you wanna do something,
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But wait till the next time you wanna do something, and you know down deep inside,
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You wanna do something, and you know down deep inside, god's telling you not to do it.
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And you know down deep inside, god's telling you not to do it. >> [audience laughing]
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God's telling you not to do it. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: everybody's goin'
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: everybody's goin' to the movie that you
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>> joyce: everybody's goin' to the movie that you know you shouldn't go see,
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To the movie that you know you shouldn't go see, but you don't want
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Know you shouldn't go see, but you don't want them to think you're
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But you don't want them to think you're just a jesus freak.
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Them to think you're just a jesus freak. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: you don't wanna
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>> joyce: you don't wanna think--you don't want
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>> joyce: you don't wanna think--you don't want them to think--
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Think--you don't want them to think-- why do you care what
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Them to think-- why do you care what people think?
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Why do you care what people think? at least if they're
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People think? at least if they're thinking about you,
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At least if they're thinking about you, they're leaving somebody
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Thinking about you, they're leaving somebody else alone.
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They're leaving somebody else alone. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: yeah, you might
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>> joyce: yeah, you might spend the night home alone.
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>> joyce: yeah, you might spend the night home alone. but, oh, you gonna feel
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Spend the night home alone. but, oh, you gonna feel so good in the morning
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But, oh, you gonna feel so good in the morning because you obeyed god.
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So good in the morning because you obeyed god. and i want to tell
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Because you obeyed god. and i want to tell you something.
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And i want to tell you something. obedience--
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You something. obedience-- obedience is learned
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Obedience-- obedience is learned in the little things of life.
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Obedience is learned in the little things of life. the little things of life.
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In the little things of life. the little things of life. and you hear me tell
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The little things of life. and you hear me tell all my stories that
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And you hear me tell all my stories that you laugh at,
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All my stories that you laugh at, and you think are funny.
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You laugh at, and you think are funny. but to be honest,
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And you think are funny. but to be honest, that's where i learned.
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But to be honest, that's where i learned. you don't have to go off
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That's where i learned. you don't have to go off to bible college somewhere,
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You don't have to go off to bible college somewhere, if you can't afford to go,
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To bible college somewhere, if you can't afford to go, or it's not the right
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If you can't afford to go, or it's not the right thing for you.
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Or it's not the right thing for you. if it is, go.
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Thing for you. if it is, go. but if it's not,
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If it is, go. but if it's not, you can go to the school
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But if it's not, you can go to the school of the holy ghost,
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You can go to the school of the holy ghost, anywhere you live.
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Of the holy ghost, anywhere you live. >> [audience applauding]
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Anywhere you live. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and all you
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and all you need to do is say,
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>> joyce: and all you need to do is say, to the lord, tonight,
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Need to do is say, to the lord, tonight, "i want to enroll in the school
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To the lord, tonight, "i want to enroll in the school of the holy spirit.
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"i want to enroll in the school of the holy spirit. i wanna enroll in your school.
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Of the holy spirit. i wanna enroll in your school. i'm happy to start
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I wanna enroll in your school. i'm happy to start in kindergarten,
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I'm happy to start in kindergarten, if that's where i belong,
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In kindergarten, if that's where i belong, but i wanna enroll
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If that's where i belong, but i wanna enroll in your school,
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But i wanna enroll in your school, and i wanna learn how
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In your school, and i wanna learn how to be a real christian."
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And i wanna learn how to be a real christian." amen?
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To be a real christian." amen? >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: you know,
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>> joyce: you know, god told them to go
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>> joyce: you know, god told them to go in and possess the land.
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God told them to go in and possess the land. and god wants you
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In and possess the land. and god wants you to possess the promises.
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And god wants you to possess the promises. but do you know what
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To possess the promises. but do you know what the word possess means,
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But do you know what the word possess means, if you look it up?
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The word possess means, if you look it up? it means to dispossess
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If you look it up? it means to dispossess the current occupants.
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It means to dispossess the current occupants. now, in the bible,
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The current occupants. now, in the bible, it says that there
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Now, in the bible, it says that there was a shorter route,
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It says that there was a shorter route, that god could have taken
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Was a shorter route, that god could have taken them to the promised land,
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That god could have taken them to the promised land, but he took them the long,
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Them to the promised land, but he took them the long, harder route because they
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But he took them the long, harder route because they were not ready for war.
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Harder route because they were not ready for war. boy, now, there's a lesson
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In what i'm getting
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In what i'm getting ready to say.
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In what i'm getting ready to say. so, they wandered
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Ready to say. so, they wandered around, out there,
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So, they wandered around, out there, in the wilderness.
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Around, out there, in the wilderness. they needed, "the power
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In the wilderness. they needed, "the power of thank you,"
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They needed, "the power of thank you," because all they did was
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Of thank you," because all they did was murmur and complain.
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Because all they did was murmur and complain. they wandered around,
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Murmur and complain. they wandered around, out there, for 40 years,
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They wandered around, out there, for 40 years, trying to make an 11-day trip.
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And if you read--if you
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And if you read--if you look at it, every town
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And if you read--if you look at it, every town that they possessed,
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Look at it, every town that they possessed, they had to fight and run
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That they possessed, they had to fight and run off the current occupants.
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They had to fight and run off the current occupants. jericho, the first
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Off the current occupants. jericho, the first town they took,
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Jericho, the first town they took, they possessed it,
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Town they took, they possessed it, but they had to first
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They possessed it, but they had to first dispossess the other
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But they had to first dispossess the other people who occupied it.
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Dispossess the other people who occupied it. they had to do war.
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People who occupied it. they had to do war. david was anointed
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They had to do war. david was anointed to be king 20 years
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David was anointed to be king 20 years before he wore the crown.
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To be king 20 years before he wore the crown. what'd he do in the meantime?
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Before he wore the crown. what'd he do in the meantime? he had to fight goliath.
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You're gonna have to learn
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You're gonna have to learn how to defeat the devil.
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You're gonna have to learn how to defeat the devil. and you know
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How to defeat the devil. and you know how you do that?
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And you know how you do that? by feeling fear but
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How you do that? by feeling fear but doing what you're afraid of.
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By feeling fear but doing what you're afraid of. >> [audience applauding]
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Doing what you're afraid of. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and you know,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and you know, i don't mean you have
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>> joyce: and you know, i don't mean you have to go climb mount everest.
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I don't mean you have to go climb mount everest. that's not what
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To go climb mount everest. that's not what i'm talking about.
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That's not what i'm talking about. i'm not a good swimmer,
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I'm talking about. i'm not a good swimmer, so i'm not gonna get
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I'm not a good swimmer, so i'm not gonna get in the deep end of the pool.
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So i'm not gonna get in the deep end of the pool. that's not the kinda
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In the deep end of the pool. that's not the kinda stuff i'm talking about.
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That's not the kinda stuff i'm talking about. i'm talking about,
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Stuff i'm talking about. i'm talking about, you have a destiny.
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I'm talking about, you have a destiny. you have a destiny.
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You have a destiny. you have a destiny. but the devil will try
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You have a destiny. but the devil will try to get you to back off.
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But the devil will try to get you to back off. i waited so long to get
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To get you to back off. i waited so long to get a speaking engagement.
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I waited so long to get a speaking engagement. oh, god, i wanted
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A speaking engagement. oh, god, i wanted somebody to ask me
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Oh, god, i wanted somebody to ask me to come and preach so bad,
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Somebody to ask me to come and preach so bad, i couldn't hardly stand it.
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To come and preach so bad, i couldn't hardly stand it. and finally, somebody did.
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I couldn't hardly stand it. and finally, somebody did. and i got two--not one,
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And finally, somebody did. and i got two--not one, but two engagements
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And i got two--not one, but two engagements right in a row.
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But two engagements right in a row. i was gonna go to colorado,
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Right in a row. i was gonna go to colorado, and then, from there,
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I was gonna go to colorado, and then, from there, i was goin' to florida.
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And in colorado,
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And in colorado, i was preaching with
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And in colorado, i was preaching with this real famous,
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I was preaching with this real famous, well-known preacher.
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This real famous, well-known preacher. and i was overjoyed
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Well-known preacher. and i was overjoyed 'cause i knew he would
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And i was overjoyed 'cause i knew he would bring in a big crowd.
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'cause i knew he would bring in a big crowd. well, he canceled.
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Bring in a big crowd. well, he canceled. >> [audience laughing]
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Well, he canceled. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and we had
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and we had a snowstorm.
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>> joyce: and we had a snowstorm. and there was just me.
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A snowstorm. and there was just me. and a few, a few, a few...
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And there was just me. and a few, a few, a few... >> [audience laughing]
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And a few, a few, a few... >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: a pitiful
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: a pitiful little few...
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>> joyce: a pitiful little few... >> [audience applauding]
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Little few... >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: people.
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: people. well, i was so discouraged.
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>> joyce: people. well, i was so discouraged. and, i mean, the devil told me,
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"who do you think
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"who do you think you're fooling?
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"who do you think you're fooling? you ain't called
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You're fooling? you ain't called to do nothing.
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You ain't called to do nothing. you made this all up.
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To do nothing. you made this all up. this is just stupid."
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You made this all up. this is just stupid." so, i went
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This is just stupid." so, i went to jacksonville, florida,
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So, i went to jacksonville, florida, and there was gonna be about
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To jacksonville, florida, and there was gonna be about 900 people in this conference.
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And there was gonna be about 900 people in this conference. now, i only got invited
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900 people in this conference. now, i only got invited because a friend, of a friend,
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Now, i only got invited because a friend, of a friend, of a friend, of a friend,
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Because a friend, of a friend, of a friend, of a friend, a speaker canceled
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Of a friend, of a friend, a speaker canceled at the last minute,
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A speaker canceled at the last minute, and they were desperate,
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At the last minute, and they were desperate, so they got me.
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And they were desperate, so they got me. >> [audience laughing]
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So they got me. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and i wasn't one
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and i wasn't one of the main speakers,
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>> joyce: and i wasn't one of the main speakers, i just had a workshop.
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Of the main speakers, i just had a workshop. and all the speakers
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I just had a workshop. and all the speakers sat on the front row.
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And all the speakers sat on the front row. and there was reverend
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Sat on the front row. and there was reverend so-and-so,
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And there was reverend so-and-so, and bishop so-and-so,
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So-and-so, and bishop so-and-so, and prophetess so-and-so,
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And bishop so-and-so, and prophetess so-and-so, and joyce, from fenton.
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And prophetess so-and-so, and joyce, from fenton. >> [audience laughing]
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And joyce, from fenton. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and i already
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and i already felt like about that big.
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>> joyce: and i already felt like about that big. and they asked all the workshop
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Felt like about that big. and they asked all the workshop speakers to get up and give
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And they asked all the workshop speakers to get up and give about three minutes worth
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Speakers to get up and give about three minutes worth of what they were gonna
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About three minutes worth of what they were gonna talk about the next day,
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Of what they were gonna talk about the next day, in their workshop.
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Talk about the next day, in their workshop. and i was so afraid that
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In their workshop. and i was so afraid that when i got up to speak,
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And i was so afraid that when i got up to speak, i opened my mouth,
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When i got up to speak, i opened my mouth, and when i tried
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I opened my mouth, and when i tried to say something,
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And when i tried to say something, just a little squeak came out,
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To say something, just a little squeak came out, like, "ah-uh--"
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Just a little squeak came out, like, "ah-uh--" >> [audience laughing]
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Like, "ah-uh--" >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you know,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you know, when you're afraid, you get dry,
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>> joyce: you know, when you're afraid, you get dry, feel like you gotta
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When you're afraid, you get dry, feel like you gotta go to the bathroom, and sweat,
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Feel like you gotta go to the bathroom, and sweat, and everything's just a mess.
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Go to the bathroom, and sweat, and everything's just a mess. and the devil's
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And everything's just a mess. and the devil's screaming in my ear,
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And the devil's screaming in my ear, "if you had any sense,
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Screaming in my ear, "if you had any sense, you'd get your stuff
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"if you had any sense, you'd get your stuff and get out of here,
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You'd get your stuff and get out of here, and get back to fenton,
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And get out of here, and get back to fenton, and you'd never stick your
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And get back to fenton, and you'd never stick your head out of there again.
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And you'd never stick your head out of there again. who do you think you are?
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Head out of there again. who do you think you are? look at that prophetess,
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Who do you think you are? look at that prophetess, and prophet, and reverend,
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Look at that prophetess, and prophet, and reverend, and joyce."
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And prophet, and reverend, and joyce." >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: well, you know what?
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>> joyce: well, you know what? i have a doctorate now,
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>> joyce: well, you know what? i have a doctorate now, but i don't want anybody
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I have a doctorate now, but i don't want anybody to call me doctor because
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But i don't want anybody to call me doctor because i'm pleased to just be joyce.
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To call me doctor because i'm pleased to just be joyce. amen?
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I'm pleased to just be joyce. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: 'cause just
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: 'cause just plain old joyce, from fenton,
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>> joyce: 'cause just plain old joyce, from fenton, can be just as anointed
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Plain old joyce, from fenton, can be just as anointed as prophetess so-and-so.
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Can be just as anointed as prophetess so-and-so. amen?
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As prophetess so-and-so. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and right there,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and right there, i had a decision to make that
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>> joyce: and right there, i had a decision to make that was a destiny-altering decision.
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I had a decision to make that was a destiny-altering decision. was i gonna open
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Was a destiny-altering decision. was i gonna open my mouth and try again,
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Was i gonna open my mouth and try again, or was i gonna run off
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My mouth and try again, or was i gonna run off that platform and go home
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Or was i gonna run off that platform and go home and never stick my head
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That platform and go home and never stick my head out the door again?
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And never stick my head out the door again? well, obviously,
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Out the door again? well, obviously, i opened my mouth again,
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Well, obviously, i opened my mouth again, and here i am.
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I opened my mouth again, and here i am. amen.
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And here i am. amen. >> [audience cheering]
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Amen. >> [audience cheering] >> joyce: you gotta
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>> [audience cheering] >> joyce: you gotta learn to do it afraid.
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>> joyce: you gotta learn to do it afraid. i tell a story in my book,
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Learn to do it afraid. i tell a story in my book, and i'll tell it to you,
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I tell a story in my book, and i'll tell it to you, and then i'm gonna
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And i'll tell it to you, and then i'm gonna have to close.
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And then i'm gonna have to close. there was a woman--
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Have to close. there was a woman-- true story, she had just
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There was a woman-- true story, she had just basically missed her
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True story, she had just basically missed her life because of fear.
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Basically missed her life because of fear. fear had stolen
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Life because of fear. fear had stolen everything from her.
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Fear had stolen everything from her. she wouldn't go out at night.
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Everything from her. she wouldn't go out at night. she was afraid of the dark.
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She wouldn't go out at night. she was afraid of the dark. she wouldn't drive.
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She was afraid of the dark. she wouldn't drive. she was afraid
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She wouldn't drive. she was afraid to drive in traffic.
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She was afraid to drive in traffic. she didn't like to be around
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To drive in traffic. she didn't like to be around a lot of people,
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She didn't like to be around a lot of people, so she lived a lonely life.
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A lot of people, so she lived a lonely life. i mean, everything was fear,
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So she lived a lonely life. i mean, everything was fear, fear, fear, fear, fear.
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I mean, everything was fear, fear, fear, fear, fear. and she was a christian.
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And, you know,
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And, you know, the bible says plainly,
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And, you know, the bible says plainly, "god hath not given
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The bible says plainly, "god hath not given us a spirit of fear,
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"god hath not given us a spirit of fear, but of power, and love,
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Us a spirit of fear, but of power, and love, and a sound,
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But of power, and love, and a sound, and a well-disciplined mind."
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And a sound, and a well-disciplined mind." >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: and so, a christian
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>> joyce: and so, a christian friend of hers came over
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>> joyce: and so, a christian friend of hers came over and she was feeling
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Friend of hers came over and she was feeling sorry for herself.
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And she was feeling sorry for herself. "i'm just so afraid,
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Sorry for herself. "i'm just so afraid, i just--fear just steals
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"i'm just so afraid, i just--fear just steals everything from me."
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I just--fear just steals everything from me." and the woman looked
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Everything from me." and the woman looked at her--and when i read this,
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And the woman looked at her--and when i read this, it changed my life too.
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At her--and when i read this, it changed my life too. she said, "well, why don't
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It changed my life too. she said, "well, why don't you just do it afraid?"
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"well..."
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"well..." see, what makes you
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"well..." see, what makes you think if you feel afraid,
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See, what makes you think if you feel afraid, that you still can't
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Think if you feel afraid, that you still can't do something?
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That you still can't do something? you know what courage is?
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Do something? you know what courage is? going forward
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You know what courage is? going forward in the face of fear.
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>> joyce: i just love the word.
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>> joyce: i just love the word. i hold my bible.
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I hold my bible. i hug my bible.
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I hug my bible. i've even been known
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I've even been known to kiss my bible.
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To kiss my bible. i love the word of god.
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I love the word of god. i love teaching the word of god.
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I love teaching the word of god. i love to watch what the word
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I love to watch what the word of god does in people's lives.
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Of god does in people's lives. >> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: well,
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>> joyce: well, hebrews 4:12 says,
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Hebrews 4:12 says, "for the word that god speaks
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"for the word that god speaks is alive and full of power."
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Is alive and full of power." wow!
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Wow! alive and full of power.
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Alive and full of power. everything written
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Everything written in the bible is full
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In the bible is full of life and power.
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Of life and power. and when we spend time
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And when we spend time with god studying his word,
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With god studying his word, we activate his power,
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We activate his power, wisdom, and truth.
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My “everyday life
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My “everyday life bible,” is a great way
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Bible,” is a great way to learn god's word,
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To learn god's word, and all of the
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And all of the promises he wants
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Promises he wants us to experience.
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Us to experience. this is a study bible,
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This is a study bible, and it's gonna help
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And it's gonna help you really learn how
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You really learn how to study god's word.
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>> announcer: this
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>> joyce: the word
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>> joyce: the word of god has
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Of god has power in it.
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Power in it. the words that we're
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The words that we're speaking when we speak
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Speaking when we speak god's word, they're not
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God's word, they're not just ordinary words,
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Just ordinary words, but god's word has
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But god's word has power inherent in it.
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>> joyce: well,
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>> joyce: well, when you study with
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When you study with “the everyday life bible,”
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“the everyday life bible,” my prayer is that god
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My prayer is that god speaks to your heart
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Speaks to your heart like he did thousands
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Like he did thousands of others, and leads
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Of others, and leads you toward a deeper,
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You toward a deeper, more fulfilling
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More fulfilling relationship with him.
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Relationship with him. his word is life,
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His word is life, truth, and promise.
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Let's celebrate your style, quirks, and potential.
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Quirks, and potential. >> joyce: god has
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>> joyce: god has got a plan for you.
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Got a plan for you. i want you to get
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I want you to get that tonight.
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That tonight. >> announcer: every
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>> announcer: every journey is unique,
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Journey is unique, and god's hand is at work.
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And god's hand is at work. >> christine: we are talking
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>> christine: we are talking about eternal transformation
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About eternal transformation from the inside out.
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From the inside out. >> announcer: come discover
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>> announcer: come discover the beauty where struggles
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The beauty where struggles become strength as god moves
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Become strength as god moves you toward a life transformed.
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You toward a life transformed. >> lisa: today he's making
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>> lisa: today he's making all things new.
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All things new. >> announcer: join us for
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And her guests, christine caine,
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>> joyce: my story, your story,
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Your story, they are vital.
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They are vital. together,
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Together, let's discover the beautiful
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Let's discover the beautiful road they can take.
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Road they can take. i really hope
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I really hope to see you there.
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>> [crashing thunder]
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>> [crashing thunder] >> disaster victims: oh, god.
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>> disaster victims: oh, god. oh, my god!
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Oh, my god! i really wasn't prepared
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I really wasn't prepared for what i saw.
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For what i saw. oh, wow.
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>> eliza:
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>> brad: when we started
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>> brad: when we started to feed here, principals
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To feed here, principals of the schools told us their
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Of the schools told us their attendance was at 15%.
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>> [laughing and
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>> [laughing and cheering children]
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>> ginger: we have an exciting
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>> ginger: we have an exciting new development.
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New development. >> brad: it's somewhat scary
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>> brad: it's somewhat scary because it's a step of faith.
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Because it's a step of faith. where do you hear about
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Where do you hear about businesses that give away
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Businesses that give away all of their profits?
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>> gabriela: i am not
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>> gabriela: i am not embarrassed to say
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Embarrassed to say that i am still a virgin.
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That i am still a virgin. >> [girls cheering]
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>> joyce: well, here we are
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>> joyce: well, here we are at the groundbreaking
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At the groundbreaking of what's going to be our first
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Of what's going to be our first home here for at-risk women
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Home here for at-risk women and children.
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And children. it'll be like a boot camp
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It'll be like a boot camp for the healing of the soul.
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>> recipient:
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>> ginger: show me your muscles.
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>> [♪♪]
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>> ginger: high five.
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>> ginger: high five. good job.
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Good job. >> recipient: thank you.
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>> recipient: thank you. >> ginger: thank you very much.
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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 vs. Fear (Part 2)

June 18, 2026 | 27:29

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