Joyce Meyer - Faithfulness

October 15, 2025 | 29:29

How can you stay faithful when everything feels hard? Find strength to keep going and finish what you start. There’s a reward for those who don’t quit.

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Joyce Meyer: Enjoying Everyday Life | Joyce Meyer - Faithfulness | October 15, 2025

>> joyce: so, if you're very
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>> joyce: so, if you're very tempted to give up right now,
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>> joyce: so, if you're very tempted to give up right now, i'm gonna encourage you
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Tempted to give up right now, i'm gonna encourage you not to because your
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I'm gonna encourage you not to because your breakthrough could
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Not to because your breakthrough could be right around the corner.
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>> joyce: i do what
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>> joyce: i do what i do because i've seen god's
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>> joyce: i do what i do because i've seen god's power transform my own life,
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I do because i've seen god's power transform my own life, and he will do it for you.
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Power transform my own life, and he will do it for you. the key to everything
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And he will do it for you. the key to everything is found in god's word.
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The key to everything is found in god's word. i'm joyce meyer,
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Is found in god's word. i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal
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I'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal you everywhere you hurt.
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>> joyce: well, thank you
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>> joyce: well, thank you for joining me today
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>> joyce: well, thank you for joining me today on "enjoying everyday life."
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For joining me today on "enjoying everyday life." you know, i've been working
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On "enjoying everyday life." you know, i've been working on teaching a series
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You know, i've been working on teaching a series on the fruit of the spirit.
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On teaching a series on the fruit of the spirit. and today, we're gonna teach
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On the fruit of the spirit. and today, we're gonna teach on the fruit of faithfulness.
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And today, we're gonna teach on the fruit of faithfulness. god is faithful,
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On the fruit of faithfulness. god is faithful, and he puts his fruit
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God is faithful, and he puts his fruit in us and he wants
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Us to be faithful.
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Us to be faithful. what is the definition
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Us to be faithful. what is the definition of faithfulness?
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What is the definition of faithfulness? well, it's pretty
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Of faithfulness? well, it's pretty long in the "webster's
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Well, it's pretty long in the "webster's 1828 dictionary,"
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Long in the "webster's 1828 dictionary," which is really a very
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1828 dictionary," which is really a very accurate dictionary.
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Which is really a very accurate dictionary. it's "firm in adherence
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Accurate dictionary. it's "firm in adherence to the truth and to the duties
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It's "firm in adherence to the truth and to the duties of a relationship with god,
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To the truth and to the duties of a relationship with god, firmly adhering
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Of a relationship with god, firmly adhering to duty to be loyal,
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Firmly adhering to duty to be loyal, constant in the performance
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To duty to be loyal, constant in the performance of duty or service,
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Constant in the performance of duty or service, exact in attending
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Of duty or service, exact in attending to what an authority
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Exact in attending to what an authority has given you to do.
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To what an authority has given you to do. individuals should
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Has given you to do. individuals should be faithful to their word.
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Individuals should be faithful to their word. governments should be faithful
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Be faithful to their word. governments should be faithful to their constitutions.
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Governments should be faithful to their constitutions. and we should be faithful
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To their constitutions. and we should be faithful to our marriage partner.
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And we should be faithful to our marriage partner. constant, not fickle,
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To our marriage partner. constant, not fickle, as a faithful friend or lover.
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Constant, not fickle, as a faithful friend or lover. true and worthy of belief."
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As a faithful friend or lover. true and worthy of belief." now, i'm gonna give you
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True and worthy of belief." now, i'm gonna give you a real simple definition:
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Now, i'm gonna give you a real simple definition: stick with it and don't quit,
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A real simple definition: stick with it and don't quit, and do what you're supposed
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Stick with it and don't quit, and do what you're supposed to do right every time,
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And do what you're supposed to do right every time, not just sometimes.
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To do right every time, not just sometimes. faithfulness is something that
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Not just sometimes. faithfulness is something that sadly is kind of evaporating
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Faithfulness is something that sadly is kind of evaporating in our society today.
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Sadly is kind of evaporating in our society today. but i believe that
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In our society today. but i believe that if you're a christian,
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But i believe that if you're a christian, you need to set the example
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If you're a christian, you need to set the example for the people around you.
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Matthew 12:33 says,
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Matthew 12:33 says, "make the tree good
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Matthew 12:33 says, "make the tree good and its fruit will be good,
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"make the tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad
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And its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad,
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Or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized
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And its fruit will be bad, for a tree is recognized by its fruit."
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For a tree is recognized by its fruit." it's not any of our christian
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Paraphernalia like the crosses
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Paraphernalia like the crosses we wear around our neck,
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Paraphernalia like the crosses we wear around our neck, our bumper stickers,
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We wear around our neck, our bumper stickers, our christian jewelry,
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Our bumper stickers, our christian jewelry, or our christianese language
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Our christian jewelry, or our christianese language that impresses people.
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Or our christianese language that impresses people. it's what they see us do
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That impresses people. it's what they see us do and even more so what
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It's what they see us do and even more so what they see us do consistently.
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And even more so what they see us do consistently. i had some real problems
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They see us do consistently. i had some real problems in my life from being
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I had some real problems in my life from being abused sexually as a child.
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And when i married dave,
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And when i married dave, the thing that impressed
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And when i married dave, the thing that impressed me so much was that
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The thing that impressed me so much was that he was consistently
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Me so much was that he was consistently the same all the time.
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He was consistently the same all the time. he was always at peace;
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The same all the time. he was always at peace; he was always patient.
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He was always at peace; he was always patient. he always walked
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He was always patient. he always walked in love with me.
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He always walked in love with me. and i was not an easy person
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In love with me. and i was not an easy person to love or to get along with.
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And i was not an easy person to love or to get along with. but god gave him
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To love or to get along with. but god gave him the grace to understand.
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But god gave him the grace to understand. and the example he set
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The grace to understand. and the example he set for me was very important
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And the example he set for me was very important because eventually i started
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For me was very important because eventually i started wanting what he had.
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And we need to be walking
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And we need to be walking billboards for jesus christ.
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And we need to be walking billboards for jesus christ. living billboards
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Billboards for jesus christ. living billboards for jesus christ.
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Living billboards for jesus christ. not necessarily trying
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For jesus christ. not necessarily trying to impress people
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Not necessarily trying to impress people with our words,
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To impress people with our words, but more with our actions
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With our words, but more with our actions and to be consistent in it.
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But more with our actions and to be consistent in it. you know, you didn't
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And to be consistent in it. you know, you didn't do something wrong one time
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You know, you didn't do something wrong one time to get your life in a mess,
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Do something wrong one time to get your life in a mess, if it ever has been in a mess
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To get your life in a mess, if it ever has been in a mess or is a mess now.
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If it ever has been in a mess or is a mess now. and you won't
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Or is a mess now. and you won't do something right one time
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And you won't do something right one time and get out of the mess,
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Do something right one time and get out of the mess, you have to do it over,
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And get out of the mess, you have to do it over, and over, and over.
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You have to do it over, and over, and over. so, matthew 12:33
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And over, and over. so, matthew 12:33 is a good scripture that
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So, matthew 12:33 is a good scripture that if the tree is sound,
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Is a good scripture that if the tree is sound, its fruit will be sound.
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1 corinthians 1:9,
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1 corinthians 1:9, "god is faithful who
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1 corinthians 1:9, "god is faithful who has called you into
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"god is faithful who has called you into fellowship with his son,
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Has called you into fellowship with his son, jesus christ our lord."
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Fellowship with his son, jesus christ our lord." and if we're gonna be like god,
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Which we are being transformed
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Which we are being transformed into the image of christ,
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Which we are being transformed into the image of christ, then we also should be faithful.
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Into the image of christ, then we also should be faithful. and god never expects
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Then we also should be faithful. and god never expects us to do something that
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And god never expects us to do something that he has not equipped us to do.
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Us to do something that he has not equipped us to do. that's a good thing
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He has not equipped us to do. that's a good thing for you to hang onto.
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That's a good thing for you to hang onto. if god has called you to do it,
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For you to hang onto. if god has called you to do it, then you will have
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If god has called you to do it, then you will have the grace to do it.
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Then you will have the grace to do it. but you will have decisions
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The grace to do it. but you will have decisions to make because there will
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But you will have decisions to make because there will be times when you're gonna
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To make because there will be times when you're gonna feel like giving up or,
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Be times when you're gonna feel like giving up or, "i don't wanna do this anymore.
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Feel like giving up or, "i don't wanna do this anymore. i'm tired of doing this.
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"i don't wanna do this anymore. i'm tired of doing this. haven't really seen any result."
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I'm tired of doing this. haven't really seen any result." well, to be honest,
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Haven't really seen any result." well, to be honest, we should not do the right
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Well, to be honest, we should not do the right thing just to get a result.
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We should not do the right thing just to get a result. we should do right
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Thing just to get a result. we should do right because it's right.
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We should do right because it's right. and because we love god.
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Because it's right. and because we love god. he has equipped us by giving
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And because we love god. he has equipped us by giving us the fruit of faithfulness.
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He has equipped us by giving us the fruit of faithfulness. and as that seed of faithfulness
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Us the fruit of faithfulness. and as that seed of faithfulness that he's planted in us grows
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And as that seed of faithfulness that he's planted in us grows by our study of the word
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That he's planted in us grows by our study of the word and prayer, spending time
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By our study of the word and prayer, spending time with god, then we can also
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And prayer, spending time with god, then we can also be faithful at all times.
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With god, then we can also be faithful at all times. it must be developed
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Be faithful at all times. it must be developed by coupling itself
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It must be developed by coupling itself together with self-control.
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By coupling itself together with self-control. i think self-control is what
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Together with self-control. i think self-control is what makes all the fruit
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I think self-control is what makes all the fruit of the spirit work.
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Makes all the fruit of the spirit work. you're gonna have
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Of the spirit work. you're gonna have to use self-control
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You're gonna have to use self-control if you're gonna be patient.
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To use self-control if you're gonna be patient. you're gonna have to use
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If you're gonna be patient. you're gonna have to use self-control if you're
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You're gonna have to use self-control if you're gonna be humble.
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Self-control if you're gonna be humble. you'll have to use self-control
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Gonna be humble. you'll have to use self-control if you're gonna be kind because
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You'll have to use self-control if you're gonna be kind because you may have days where
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If you're gonna be kind because you may have days where you don't feel like being kind.
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You may have days where you don't feel like being kind. self-control is given to us as
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You don't feel like being kind. self-control is given to us as a friend to help us do what
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Self-control is given to us as a friend to help us do what we need to do so we can
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A friend to help us do what we need to do so we can be what we say we wanna be.
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We need to do so we can be what we say we wanna be. it means to stick with things,
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Be what we say we wanna be. it means to stick with things, not to give up easily
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It means to stick with things, not to give up easily or not to give up at all.
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Not to give up easily or not to give up at all. don't be a quitter.
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Or not to give up at all. don't be a quitter. don't be a quitter.
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Don't be a quitter. don't be a quitter. god never gives up on us
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Don't be a quitter. god never gives up on us and we shouldn't give up on him.
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1 corinthians 13:7-8,
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1 corinthians 13:7-8, "love bears up under anything
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1 corinthians 13:7-8, "love bears up under anything and everything that comes,
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"love bears up under anything and everything that comes, it's ever ready to believe
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And everything that comes, it's ever ready to believe the best of every person,
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It's ever ready to believe the best of every person, its hopes are fadeless
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The best of every person, its hopes are fadeless under all circumstances."
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See, under all circumstances,
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See, under all circumstances, we're to be the same.
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See, under all circumstances, we're to be the same. not happy when circumstances
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We're to be the same. not happy when circumstances are good and then down
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Not happy when circumstances are good and then down in the dumps when they're not.
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Are good and then down in the dumps when they're not. being faithful means
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In the dumps when they're not. being faithful means being the same.
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Being faithful means being the same. the same commitment
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Being the same. the same commitment to the principles you believe
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The same commitment to the principles you believe in no matter what
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To the principles you believe in no matter what is happening in your life.
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"its hopes are fadeless
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"its hopes are fadeless under all circumstances,
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"its hopes are fadeless under all circumstances, and it endures everything
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Under all circumstances, and it endures everything [without weakening].
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And it endures everything [without weakening]. love never fails."
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[without weakening]. love never fails." now, you know, i don't know
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What might be going
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What might be going on in your life right now.
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What might be going on in your life right now. it may be a great time for you.
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On in your life right now. it may be a great time for you. you're in one of those
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It may be a great time for you. you're in one of those glory times that are just
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You're in one of those glory times that are just so good that it's not hard
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Glory times that are just so good that it's not hard at all for you to be faithful
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So good that it's not hard at all for you to be faithful and to behave yourself.
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At all for you to be faithful and to behave yourself. but maybe you're
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And to behave yourself. but maybe you're in a discouraging time,
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But maybe you're in a discouraging time, a disappointing time.
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In a discouraging time, a disappointing time. maybe you have waited longer
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A disappointing time. maybe you have waited longer than you think you can wait
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Maybe you have waited longer than you think you can wait and you're telling god,
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Than you think you can wait and you're telling god, "i'm gonna give up."
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And you're telling god, "i'm gonna give up." but you know what?
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"i'm gonna give up." but you know what? you won't give up.
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But you know what? you won't give up. if you have a real
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You won't give up. if you have a real relationship with god,
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If you have a real relationship with god, if you love him,
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Relationship with god, if you love him, you are not going to give up.
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If you love him, you are not going to give up. oh, you may get sour for
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You are not going to give up. oh, you may get sour for a couple of days
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Oh, you may get sour for a couple of days and get stubborn
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A couple of days and get stubborn and be a little bit sniffy,
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And get stubborn and be a little bit sniffy, but you'll come back around
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And be a little bit sniffy, but you'll come back around to doing what you know
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But you'll come back around to doing what you know you need to do because
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To doing what you know you need to do because of your love for god.
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You need to do because of your love for god. there's great joy in finishing.
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Of your love for god. there's great joy in finishing. you know, i write a lot
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There's great joy in finishing. you know, i write a lot of books, as you know.
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You know, i write a lot of books, as you know. i've written over
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Of books, as you know. i've written over 150 books and still
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I've written over 150 books and still every time i finish one--
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150 books and still every time i finish one-- i just finished one recently,
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Every time i finish one-- i just finished one recently, and it was like,
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I just finished one recently, and it was like, "oh, it just feels so good
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And it was like, "oh, it just feels so good to finish things."
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How many half-done projects
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How many half-done projects do you have laying
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How many half-done projects do you have laying around your house?
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Do you have laying around your house? how many commitments have
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Around your house? how many commitments have you made that you've only kept
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How many commitments have you made that you've only kept for a short period of time?
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You made that you've only kept for a short period of time? but you didn't finish
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For a short period of time? but you didn't finish the commitment all the way
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But you didn't finish the commitment all the way through to the end.
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The commitment all the way through to the end. "it was too hard," you say.
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Through to the end. "it was too hard," you say. well, you know what?
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"it was too hard," you say. well, you know what? an airplane takes off against
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Well, you know what? an airplane takes off against the wind, not with the wind.
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So, if you wanna
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So, if you wanna fly high with god,
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So, if you wanna fly high with god, you're gonna have to learn
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Fly high with god, you're gonna have to learn how to fly against the wind
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You're gonna have to learn how to fly against the wind sometimes and stand
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How to fly against the wind sometimes and stand steady in the storm.
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Sometimes and stand steady in the storm. you know, eagles are amazing.
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Steady in the storm. you know, eagles are amazing. and there's only one bird
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You know, eagles are amazing. and there's only one bird that is dumb enough
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And there's only one bird that is dumb enough to try to bother an eagle,
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That is dumb enough to try to bother an eagle, and that's a crow.
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To try to bother an eagle, and that's a crow. and a crow will get
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And that's a crow. and a crow will get on an eagle's back and start
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And a crow will get on an eagle's back and start pecking at him, pecking at him,
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On an eagle's back and start pecking at him, pecking at him, pecking at him.
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Pecking at him, pecking at him, pecking at him. and the beautiful thing about
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Pecking at him. and the beautiful thing about this story is that an eagle
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And the beautiful thing about this story is that an eagle doesn't fight with the crow.
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This story is that an eagle doesn't fight with the crow. and sometimes, we wear
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Doesn't fight with the crow. and sometimes, we wear ourselves out trying to fight
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And sometimes, we wear ourselves out trying to fight with our circumstances.
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Ourselves out trying to fight with our circumstances. what the eagle does is he just
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With our circumstances. what the eagle does is he just keeps flying higher and higher
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What the eagle does is he just keeps flying higher and higher until he gets so high that
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Keeps flying higher and higher until he gets so high that the crow can't breathe anymore,
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Until he gets so high that the crow can't breathe anymore, and he just falls
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The crow can't breathe anymore, and he just falls off the eagle's back.
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And he just falls off the eagle's back. and we need to learn
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Off the eagle's back. and we need to learn to be like the eagle.
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And we need to learn to be like the eagle. when our circumstances are bad,
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To be like the eagle. when our circumstances are bad, we need to just draw
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When our circumstances are bad, we need to just draw closer to god, fly higher
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We need to just draw closer to god, fly higher and higher with him until
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Closer to god, fly higher and higher with him until the enemy attacking us can't
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And higher with him until the enemy attacking us can't dwell in that atmosphere.
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The enemy attacking us can't dwell in that atmosphere. you're gonna have opposition,
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Dwell in that atmosphere. you're gonna have opposition, and it usually comes
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You're gonna have opposition, and it usually comes right before promotion.
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And it usually comes right before promotion. so, if you're very tempted
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Right before promotion. so, if you're very tempted to give up right now,
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So, if you're very tempted to give up right now, i'm gonna encourage
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To give up right now, i'm gonna encourage you not to, because your
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I'm gonna encourage you not to, because your breakthrough could
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You not to, because your breakthrough could be right around the corner.
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Breakthrough could be right around the corner. you know,
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Be right around the corner. you know, getting started is easy.
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You know, getting started is easy. a lot of people like
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Getting started is easy. a lot of people like to start new things.
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A lot of people like to start new things. a lot of creative people
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To start new things. a lot of creative people like to start new things.
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A lot of creative people like to start new things. but it's the finishing that
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Like to start new things. but it's the finishing that proves your true character.
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But it's the finishing that proves your true character. if you have unfinished things
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Proves your true character. if you have unfinished things around your house,
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If you have unfinished things around your house, go through and make a list
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Around your house, go through and make a list of the ones that you really
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Go through and make a list of the ones that you really know you should finish,
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Of the ones that you really know you should finish, and one by one, get them done.
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Know you should finish, and one by one, get them done. ♪ one by one, get them done ♪
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And one by one, get them done. ♪ one by one, get them done ♪ i like that.
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Now, philippians 1:6,
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Now, philippians 1:6, "being confident of this,
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Now, philippians 1:6, "being confident of this, that he who began a good
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"being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry
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That he who began a good work in you will carry it on to the completion
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Work in you will carry it on to the completion until the day of christ."
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It on to the completion until the day of christ." now, let me read
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Until the day of christ." now, let me read you a scripture.
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Now, let me read you a scripture. you know, we believe--
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You a scripture. you know, we believe-- well, we know, from scripture,
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You know, we believe-- well, we know, from scripture, that there's gonna be a second
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Well, we know, from scripture, that there's gonna be a second coming of christ.
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That there's gonna be a second coming of christ. and we're waiting for that.
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Coming of christ. and we're waiting for that. we're waiting for him to return.
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And we're waiting for that. we're waiting for him to return. and 1 corinthians 15:51-52 says,
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We're waiting for him to return. and 1 corinthians 15:51-52 says, "take notice.
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And 1 corinthians 15:51-52 says, "take notice. i tell you a mystery
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"take notice. i tell you a mystery (a secret truth, an event
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I tell you a mystery (a secret truth, an event decreed by the hidden
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(a secret truth, an event decreed by the hidden purpose or counsel of god).
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Decreed by the hidden purpose or counsel of god). we shall not all fall asleep
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Purpose or counsel of god). we shall not all fall asleep [in death], but we shall
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We shall not all fall asleep [in death], but we shall all be changed
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[in death], but we shall all be changed and (transformed)--"
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All be changed and (transformed)--" now listen.
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And (transformed)--" now listen. "in a moment, in the twinkling
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Now listen. "in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the [sound of the]
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"in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the [sound of the] last trumpet call.
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Of an eye, at the [sound of the] last trumpet call. for a trumpet will sound,
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Last trumpet call. for a trumpet will sound, and the dead [in christ]
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For a trumpet will sound, and the dead [in christ] will be raised imperishable
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And the dead [in christ] will be raised imperishable (free and immune from decay),
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Will be raised imperishable (free and immune from decay), and we shall all be changed
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(free and immune from decay), and we shall all be changed and (transformed)."
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And we shall all be changed and (transformed)." so, what's god
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And (transformed)." so, what's god promising us there?
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So, what's god promising us there? let's go back and read
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Promising us there? let's go back and read philippians 1:6.
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Let's go back and read philippians 1:6. "i'm confident of this,
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Philippians 1:6. "i'm confident of this, that he who began a good work
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"i'm confident of this, that he who began a good work in me, will complete it until
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That he who began a good work in me, will complete it until the day of christ jesus."
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In me, will complete it until the day of christ jesus." in other words,
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He's gonna stick with
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He's gonna stick with you every single day if you
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He's gonna stick with you every single day if you don't quit and give up.
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You every single day if you don't quit and give up. and he'll keep changing
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Don't quit and give up. and he'll keep changing you little by little.
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And he'll keep changing you little by little. and he'll keep working
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You little by little. and he'll keep working on the issues in your
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And he'll keep working on the issues in your life little by little.
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On the issues in your life little by little. and if you just keep doing
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Life little by little. and if you just keep doing what you know is right,
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And if you just keep doing what you know is right, just keep it up, keep it up,
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What you know is right, just keep it up, keep it up, keep it up, keep it up.
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Just keep it up, keep it up, keep it up, keep it up. the best way to defeat
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Keep it up, keep it up. the best way to defeat the devil is just keep it up,
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The best way to defeat the devil is just keep it up, and keep it up, and keep it up,
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The devil is just keep it up, and keep it up, and keep it up, and keep it up until you
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And keep it up, and keep it up, and keep it up until you wear him out.
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Hebrews 12:2 says, "fixing your
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Hebrews 12:2 says, "fixing your eyes on jesus, the author
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Hebrews 12:2 says, "fixing your eyes on jesus, the author and the finisher of our faith."
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Eyes on jesus, the author and the finisher of our faith." i love that.
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And the finisher of our faith." i love that. god is the author
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I love that. god is the author of all good things,
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God is the author of all good things, but he's also the finisher.
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Of all good things, but he's also the finisher. we can't make it all the way
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But he's also the finisher. we can't make it all the way through without him.
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We can't make it all the way through without him. and if you've made the mistake
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Through without him. and if you've made the mistake of starting something
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And if you've made the mistake of starting something with god and now trying
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Of starting something with god and now trying to finish it by yourself,
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With god and now trying to finish it by yourself, you need to go back
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To finish it by yourself, you need to go back and repent and understand
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You need to go back and repent and understand that you need god's help
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And repent and understand that you need god's help all the way through
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That you need god's help all the way through and pick it up and finish it.
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All the way through and pick it up and finish it. "for the joy set before him
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And pick it up and finish it. "for the joy set before him he endured the cross."
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"for the joy set before him he endured the cross." come on.
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He endured the cross." come on. everything's not gonna be easy.
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Come on. everything's not gonna be easy. jesus had a terrible
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Everything's not gonna be easy. jesus had a terrible thing to go through
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Jesus had a terrible thing to go through in order to set us free,
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Thing to go through in order to set us free, and he didn't wanna do it.
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In order to set us free, and he didn't wanna do it. he asked three times
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And he didn't wanna do it. he asked three times in the garden of gethsemane,
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He asked three times in the garden of gethsemane, "lord, if possible,
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In the garden of gethsemane, "lord, if possible, take this cup from me.
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"lord, if possible, take this cup from me. nevertheless, your will
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Take this cup from me. nevertheless, your will be done and not mine."
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Nevertheless, your will be done and not mine." so, you don't have
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Be done and not mine." so, you don't have to like everything you do.
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So, you don't have to like everything you do. you don't have to feel good
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To like everything you do. you don't have to feel good about everything you do.
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You don't have to feel good about everything you do. you just have to be faithful
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About everything you do. you just have to be faithful and just go through.
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You just have to be faithful and just go through. keep it up and keep it up,
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And just go through. keep it up and keep it up, and keep it up until
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Keep it up and keep it up, and keep it up until you cross that finish line.
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And keep it up until you cross that finish line. proverbs 24:10 says,
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You cross that finish line. proverbs 24:10 says, "if you faint in the day
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Proverbs 24:10 says, "if you faint in the day of adversity,
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"if you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small."
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I don't like that.
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I don't like that. i believe that the righteous
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I don't like that. i believe that the righteous should be strong.
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I believe that the righteous should be strong. "the righteous
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Should be strong. "the righteous are bold as a lion."
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"the righteous are bold as a lion." they're not fainting every
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Are bold as a lion." they're not fainting every time it gets a little bit tough.
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They're not fainting every time it gets a little bit tough. sometimes we have small
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Time it gets a little bit tough. sometimes we have small strength, but the greater
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Sometimes we have small strength, but the greater one lives in us.
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"greater is he that is in you
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"greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world."
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"greater is he that is in you than he that is in the world." come on.
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Than he that is in the world." come on. i feel somebody getting
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Come on. i feel somebody getting strengthened in your
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I feel somebody getting strengthened in your spirit right now.
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Strengthened in your spirit right now. yeah, we all feel weak
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Spirit right now. yeah, we all feel weak at some times, and we feel
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Yeah, we all feel weak at some times, and we feel like we don't wanna keep
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At some times, and we feel like we don't wanna keep doing what we're doing.
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Like we don't wanna keep doing what we're doing. you know, i've been teaching
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Doing what we're doing. you know, i've been teaching god's word now 55 years.
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You know, i've been teaching god's word now 55 years. and you think every day,
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God's word now 55 years. and you think every day, every time i do this,
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And you think every day, every time i do this, that i feel like doing it?
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Every time i do this, that i feel like doing it? you know, i'm a human being.
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That i feel like doing it? you know, i'm a human being. some days i don't feel good.
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You know, i'm a human being. some days i don't feel good. but if i have a commitment
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Some days i don't feel good. but if i have a commitment to be somewhere to teach that's
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But if i have a commitment to be somewhere to teach that's where you're gonna find me.
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To be somewhere to teach that's where you're gonna find me. because i'm committed to god
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Where you're gonna find me. because i'm committed to god to finish the course
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Because i'm committed to god to finish the course that he has set me on.
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To finish the course that he has set me on. actually, one of my favorite
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That he has set me on. actually, one of my favorite scriptures.
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Actually, one of my favorite scriptures. and the older i get,
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Scriptures. and the older i get, the more i pray--
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And the older i get, the more i pray-- this is acts 20:22-24.
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The more i pray-- this is acts 20:22-24. "and now, you see,
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This is acts 20:22-24. "and now, you see, i'm going to jerusalem--"
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"and now, you see, i'm going to jerusalem--" this is paul.
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I'm going to jerusalem--" this is paul. "bound by the [holy] spirit
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This is paul. "bound by the [holy] spirit and obligated and compelled
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"bound by the [holy] spirit and obligated and compelled by the [convictions of my own]
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And obligated and compelled by the [convictions of my own] spirit, not knowing what
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By the [convictions of my own] spirit, not knowing what will happen to me there--
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Spirit, not knowing what will happen to me there-- except that the holy spirit
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Will happen to me there-- except that the holy spirit clearly and emphatically
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Except that the holy spirit clearly and emphatically affirms to me in city after
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Clearly and emphatically affirms to me in city after city that imprisonment
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Affirms to me in city after city that imprisonment and suffering await me."
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City that imprisonment and suffering await me." wow.
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And suffering await me." wow. paul's saying,
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"i feel the holy spirit calling
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"i feel the holy spirit calling me to keep going, and going
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"i feel the holy spirit calling me to keep going, and going to this city after city.
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Me to keep going, and going to this city after city. but he also lets me know
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To this city after city. but he also lets me know that it's not gonna be easy."
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But he also lets me know that it's not gonna be easy." paul was in prison many times.
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That it's not gonna be easy." paul was in prison many times. he was hungry, he was cold,
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Paul was in prison many times. he was hungry, he was cold, he was persecuted.
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But he kept on keeping on.
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But he kept on keeping on. "but none of these
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But he kept on keeping on. "but none of these things move me."
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"but none of these things move me." none of these difficulties that
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Things move me." none of these difficulties that he was going through moved him.
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None of these difficulties that he was going through moved him. "neither do i esteem
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He was going through moved him. "neither do i esteem my life dear to myself,
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"neither do i esteem my life dear to myself, if only i may finish my course
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My life dear to myself, if only i may finish my course with joy and the ministry
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If only i may finish my course with joy and the ministry which i have obtained from
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With joy and the ministry which i have obtained from [which was entrusted to me by]
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Which i have obtained from [which was entrusted to me by] the lord jesus,
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[which was entrusted to me by] the lord jesus, faithfully to attest
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The lord jesus, faithfully to attest to the good news
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Faithfully to attest to the good news (of the gospel) his grace
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To the good news (of the gospel) his grace (his unmerited favor,
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(of the gospel) his grace (his unmerited favor, spiritual blessing,
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(his unmerited favor, spiritual blessing, and mercy)."
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Spiritual blessing, and mercy)." paul said, "i don't care what
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I have to go through.
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I have to go through. i don't care how hard it is.
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I have to go through. i don't care how hard it is. i don't count my life, dear.
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I don't care how hard it is. i don't count my life, dear. if god is finished with me
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I don't count my life, dear. if god is finished with me and he wants to take me home,
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If god is finished with me and he wants to take me home, i'm ready to go.
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And he wants to take me home, i'm ready to go. but until that time,
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I'm ready to go. but until that time, i'm gonna keep doing what
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But until that time, i'm gonna keep doing what he has given me to do.
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I'm gonna keep doing what he has given me to do. and i pray that i will
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He has given me to do. and i pray that i will finish the course that
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And i pray that i will finish the course that he has set before me."
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Finish the course that he has set before me." such a good scripture.
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He has set before me." such a good scripture. so good.
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"if you faint in the day
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"if you faint in the day of adversity,
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"if you faint in the day of adversity, your strength is small."
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Of adversity, your strength is small." you know, god's never
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Your strength is small." you know, god's never gonna allow more to come
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You know, god's never gonna allow more to come on you than what you can bear.
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Gonna allow more to come on you than what you can bear. one of the things that
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On you than what you can bear. one of the things that we say real often is
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One of the things that we say real often is "i just can't take this."
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We say real often is "i just can't take this." i mean, i don't say that
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"i just can't take this." i mean, i don't say that anymore because i know
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I mean, i don't say that anymore because i know that god will not put more
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Anymore because i know that god will not put more on me than what i can bear.
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That god will not put more on me than what i can bear. but, boy,
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On me than what i can bear. but, boy, as a younger christian,
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But, boy, as a younger christian, i said it all the time.
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As a younger christian, i said it all the time. "i can't take this.
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I said it all the time. "i can't take this. it's too hard.
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"i can't take this. it's too hard. i'm just gonna give up and quit.
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It's too hard. i'm just gonna give up and quit. this is too hard."
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I'm just gonna give up and quit. this is too hard." well, i've said that
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This is too hard." well, i've said that a lot of times and cried
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Well, i've said that a lot of times and cried a swimming pool full of tears.
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A lot of times and cried a swimming pool full of tears. but my testimony
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A swimming pool full of tears. but my testimony is i'm still here.
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But my testimony is i'm still here. and so, some days are easy,
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Is i'm still here. and so, some days are easy, and some days aren't.
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And so, some days are easy, and some days aren't. but you still just keep
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And some days aren't. but you still just keep doing what you know god
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But you still just keep doing what you know god has asked you to do,
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Doing what you know god has asked you to do, or what you know is right to do.
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Has asked you to do, or what you know is right to do. "no temptation has overtaken
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Or what you know is right to do. "no temptation has overtaken you except what
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"no temptation has overtaken you except what is common to man--
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You except what is common to man-- to mankind.
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Is common to man-- to mankind. and god is faithful;
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To mankind. and god is faithful; he will not let you be tempted
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And god is faithful; he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear.
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He will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear. but when you are tempted,
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Beyond what you can bear. but when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out
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But when you are tempted, he will also provide a way out so that you can endure it."
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He will also provide a way out so that you can endure it." now, let's just talk about
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A few practical things before
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A few practical things before we have to close today.
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A few practical things before we have to close today. what about some areas,
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We have to close today. what about some areas, just real practical
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What about some areas, just real practical areas of your life that
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Just real practical areas of your life that you can be faithful in?
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Areas of your life that you can be faithful in? well, you cannot just
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You can be faithful in? well, you cannot just be faithful in your ministry
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Well, you cannot just be faithful in your ministry and not be faithful
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Be faithful in your ministry and not be faithful in your personal life.
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And not be faithful in your personal life. because really,
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In your personal life. because really, that's where ministry
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Because really, that's where ministry is lived out;
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That's where ministry is lived out; it's in your personal life.
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Is lived out; it's in your personal life. that's where your
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It's in your personal life. that's where your christianity is lived out.
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That's where your christianity is lived out. it's not in the church;
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Christianity is lived out. it's not in the church; it's in your personal life.
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It's not in the church; it's in your personal life. be faithful in prayer.
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It's in your personal life. be faithful in prayer. be faithful in giving,
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Be faithful in prayer. be faithful in giving, in serving, and in bible study.
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Be faithful in giving, in serving, and in bible study. sometimes people get a little
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In serving, and in bible study. sometimes people get a little rough patch in their finances
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Sometimes people get a little rough patch in their finances and so they quit giving
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Rough patch in their finances and so they quit giving to the work of the gospel.
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And so they quit giving to the work of the gospel. well, that's the worst time
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To the work of the gospel. well, that's the worst time in the world to stop giving.
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Well, that's the worst time in the world to stop giving. you need to keep doing what
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In the world to stop giving. you need to keep doing what you know you're supposed to do,
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You need to keep doing what you know you're supposed to do, no matter how difficult it is.
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You know you're supposed to do, no matter how difficult it is. be faithful on your job.
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No matter how difficult it is. be faithful on your job. get to work on time
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Be faithful on your job. get to work on time or even a little bit early.
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Get to work on time or even a little bit early. do a little something extra.
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Or even a little bit early. do a little something extra. go the extra mile,
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Do a little something extra. go the extra mile, the bible says.
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Go the extra mile, the bible says. don't sit at work and play
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The bible says. don't sit at work and play around on the internet
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Don't sit at work and play around on the internet during working hours.
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Around on the internet during working hours. you're being paid to work.
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During working hours. you're being paid to work. and to be honest,
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You're being paid to work. and to be honest, if you do that, you're stealing.
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And to be honest, if you do that, you're stealing. and i don't think a lot
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If you do that, you're stealing. and i don't think a lot of people realize that.
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And i don't think a lot of people realize that. i mean, if you consistently
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Of people realize that. i mean, if you consistently get to work late
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I mean, if you consistently get to work late and you always take a little
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Get to work late and you always take a little more time for lunch
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And you always take a little more time for lunch than what you should,
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More time for lunch than what you should, and you're doing personal
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Than what you should, and you're doing personal business on company time
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And you're doing personal business on company time and playing around
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Business on company time and playing around on the internet and looking
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And playing around on the internet and looking up stuff that's your
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On the internet and looking up stuff that's your own personal business,
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Up stuff that's your own personal business, you're actually stealing.
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Own personal business, you're actually stealing. i know that sounds harsh,
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You're actually stealing. i know that sounds harsh, but i mean, it's the truth.
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I know that sounds harsh, but i mean, it's the truth. don't do things behind
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But i mean, it's the truth. don't do things behind the boss's back.
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Don't do things behind the boss's back. if you need to do something
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The boss's back. if you need to do something that's outside the guidelines,
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If you need to do something that's outside the guidelines, just go and ask
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That's outside the guidelines, just go and ask 'em if you can do it.
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Just go and ask 'em if you can do it. don't take home office supplies
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'em if you can do it. don't take home office supplies for your personal use.
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How many work pens do you have
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How many work pens do you have and pads of paper and paper
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How many work pens do you have and pads of paper and paper clips and all kinds of things
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And pads of paper and paper clips and all kinds of things like that at your house?
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Clips and all kinds of things like that at your house? see, we think nothing
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Like that at your house? see, we think nothing about that, but really,
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See, we think nothing about that, but really, "it's the little foxes
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About that, but really, "it's the little foxes that spoil the vine."
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"it's the little foxes that spoil the vine." and if you will pay attention
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That spoil the vine." and if you will pay attention to the little things,
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It won't be hard for
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It won't be hard for you to pay attention
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It won't be hard for you to pay attention to the bigger things.
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You to pay attention to the bigger things. don't use the copy machine
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To the bigger things. don't use the copy machine to run off 50 copies
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Don't use the copy machine to run off 50 copies of your sunday school
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To run off 50 copies of your sunday school lesson every week.
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Of your sunday school lesson every week. not unless you ask if you
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Lesson every week. not unless you ask if you can do it and you're told yes.
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Not unless you ask if you can do it and you're told yes. don't show up at work looking
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Can do it and you're told yes. don't show up at work looking like you just fell out
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Don't show up at work looking like you just fell out of bed five minutes ago.
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Like you just fell out of bed five minutes ago. we represent god,
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Of bed five minutes ago. we represent god, and everywhere we go,
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We represent god, and everywhere we go, we should, i think,
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And everywhere we go, we should, i think, do our best and look our best.
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We should, i think, do our best and look our best. now, everybody
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Do our best and look our best. now, everybody may not agree with that,
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Now, everybody may not agree with that, but that's what i believe.
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May not agree with that, but that's what i believe. i don't think you have
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But that's what i believe. i don't think you have to be dressed to the hilt
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I don't think you have to be dressed to the hilt and have on a three-piece
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To be dressed to the hilt and have on a three-piece suit and be all dressed
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And have on a three-piece suit and be all dressed up everywhere you go,
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Suit and be all dressed up everywhere you go, but you certainly
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Up everywhere you go, but you certainly can look your best.
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But you certainly can look your best. be faithful with
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Can look your best. be faithful with your possessions.
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Be faithful with your possessions. even if you have an old car,
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Your possessions. even if you have an old car, keep it clean.
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Even if you have an old car, keep it clean. even if you have a small house,
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Keep it clean. even if you have a small house, keep it clean
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Even if you have a small house, keep it clean and in good repair.
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Keep it clean and in good repair. iron or steam your
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And in good repair. iron or steam your clothes if they need it.
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Iron or steam your clothes if they need it. don't take them out
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Clothes if they need it. don't take them out of the dryer after they
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Don't take them out of the dryer after they sat there all night and just
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Of the dryer after they sat there all night and just put them on and take off.
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Sometimes, i look at people
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Sometimes, i look at people and i think, "did you even look
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Sometimes, i look at people and i think, "did you even look at yourself in a mirror today?"
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And i think, "did you even look at yourself in a mirror today?" we wanna be excellent people,
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At yourself in a mirror today?" we wanna be excellent people, people of excellence,
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We wanna be excellent people, people of excellence, not people that are just
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People of excellence, not people that are just mediocre and don't care.
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Not people that are just mediocre and don't care. pay your bills on time.
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Mediocre and don't care. pay your bills on time. don't show disrespect
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Pay your bills on time. don't show disrespect for the things that god
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Don't show disrespect for the things that god has blessed you with.
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For the things that god has blessed you with. be a faithful friend.
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Has blessed you with. be a faithful friend. don't tell things that
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Be a faithful friend. don't tell things that you're asked not to tell.
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Don't tell things that you're asked not to tell. do what you say you'll do.
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You're asked not to tell. do what you say you'll do. be where you say you
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Do what you say you'll do. be where you say you will be when you say
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Be where you say you will be when you say you will be there.
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Will be when you say you will be there. don't expose your friends'
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You will be there. don't expose your friends' faults and weaknesses
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Don't expose your friends' faults and weaknesses to other people.
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Faults and weaknesses to other people. you know, when you're
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To other people. you know, when you're around somebody a lot
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You know, when you're around somebody a lot and you get to know them
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Around somebody a lot and you get to know them on a personal basis,
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And you get to know them on a personal basis, you're gonna find flaws
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On a personal basis, you're gonna find flaws and you need to cover--
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You're gonna find flaws and you need to cover-- love covers a multitude of sins;
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And you need to cover-- love covers a multitude of sins; it doesn't expose.
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There are rewards
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There are rewards for the faithful.
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There are rewards for the faithful. now that's the yummy part.
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For the faithful. now that's the yummy part. i've talked to you
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Now that's the yummy part. i've talked to you about the hard part.
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I've talked to you about the hard part. but if you do it,
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About the hard part. but if you do it, if you make it through,
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But if you do it, if you make it through, there's rewards
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If you make it through, there's rewards for the faithful,
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There's rewards for the faithful, and there's rewards here,
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For the faithful, and there's rewards here, and there's rewards
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And there's rewards here, and there's rewards waiting for us in heaven.
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Psalm 101:6, "my eyes will
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Psalm 101:6, "my eyes will be on the faithful in the land,
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Psalm 101:6, "my eyes will be on the faithful in the land, that they may dwell with me;
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Be on the faithful in the land, that they may dwell with me; the one whose walk is blameless
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That they may dwell with me; the one whose walk is blameless will minister to me."
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The one whose walk is blameless will minister to me." psalm 31:23, "the lord preserves
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Will minister to me." psalm 31:23, "the lord preserves those who are true to him,
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Psalm 31:23, "the lord preserves those who are true to him, but the proud he pays
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Those who are true to him, but the proud he pays back in full."
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But the proud he pays back in full." and lastly, matthew 25:21,
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Back in full." and lastly, matthew 25:21, "well done, thou good
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And lastly, matthew 25:21, "well done, thou good and faithful servant.
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"well done, thou good and faithful servant. you have been faithful over
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And faithful servant. you have been faithful over a few things, now i will make
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You have been faithful over a few things, now i will make you ruler over many things.
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A few things, now i will make you ruler over many things. enter into the joy of the lord."
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Don't you wanna hear
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Don't you wanna hear that at the end of your
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Don't you wanna hear that at the end of your time here on earth?
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That at the end of your time here on earth? "well done,
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Time here on earth? "well done, good and faithful servant."
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"well done, good and faithful servant." you know, anybody can quit.
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Good and faithful servant." you know, anybody can quit. it doesn't take any special
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You know, anybody can quit. it doesn't take any special talent or any special
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It doesn't take any special talent or any special strength to quit.
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Talent or any special strength to quit. you can quit.
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Strength to quit. you can quit. but it takes the strength
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You can quit. but it takes the strength of a committed person to god
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But it takes the strength of a committed person to god to finish what you start.
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Of a committed person to god to finish what you start. you're gonna feel so good
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To finish what you start. you're gonna feel so good when you finish.
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You're gonna feel so good when you finish. see?
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He says, "well done,
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He says, "well done, thou good and faithful servant.
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He says, "well done, thou good and faithful servant. you've been faithful
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Thou good and faithful servant. you've been faithful over a few things.
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You've been faithful over a few things. now i'm gonna make you
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Over a few things. now i'm gonna make you ruler over many things.
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Now i'm gonna make you ruler over many things. enter into the joy of the lord."
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You see, that's where
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You see, that's where joy comes from.
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You see, that's where joy comes from. maybe just take a little
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Joy comes from. maybe just take a little inventory of your life.
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Maybe just take a little inventory of your life. just ask yourself, "have you
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Inventory of your life. just ask yourself, "have you finished what you started?"
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Just ask yourself, "have you finished what you started?" don't have so many
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Finished what you started?" don't have so many things laying around,
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Don't have so many things laying around, half done or a third done.
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Things laying around, half done or a third done. they just--
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Half done or a third done. they just-- they aggravate you;
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They just-- they aggravate you; they irritate you.
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They aggravate you; they irritate you. because every time
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They irritate you. because every time you see one of them,
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Because every time you see one of them, they're kind of like saying,
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You see one of them, they're kind of like saying, "you need to finish me."
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They're kind of like saying, "you need to finish me." maybe for some reason you
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"you need to finish me." maybe for some reason you got stopped on something
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Maybe for some reason you got stopped on something you were doing,
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Got stopped on something you were doing, and you just never
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You were doing, and you just never got back to it.
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And you just never got back to it. but if you're not gonna
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Got back to it. but if you're not gonna finish it, then just get
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But if you're not gonna finish it, then just get rid of the rest of it.
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Finish it, then just get rid of the rest of it. but if you are gonna finish it,
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Rid of the rest of it. but if you are gonna finish it, then get a plan and finish it.
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But if you are gonna finish it, then get a plan and finish it. it's very easy.
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Then get a plan and finish it. it's very easy. i mean, if you have a closet
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It's very easy. i mean, if you have a closet that is an absolute wreck,
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I mean, if you have a closet that is an absolute wreck, if you worked
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That is an absolute wreck, if you worked on it 20 minutes every day,
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If you worked on it 20 minutes every day, you would get it finished.
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On it 20 minutes every day, you would get it finished. if you wanna know the bible,
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You would get it finished. if you wanna know the bible, commit to studying
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If you wanna know the bible, commit to studying 30 minutes a day, every day.
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Commit to studying 30 minutes a day, every day. do you know how much
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30 minutes a day, every day. do you know how much of the word you'll know
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Do you know how much of the word you'll know at the end of a year?
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Of the word you'll know at the end of a year? a lot.
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At the end of a year? a lot. finish what you start.
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A lot. finish what you start. it's gonna make you a better
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Finish what you start. it's gonna make you a better person and a better witness.
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It's gonna make you a better person and a better witness. god bless you.
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>> announcer: fruit takes time.
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>> announcer: fruit takes time. it grows through care
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It grows through care and connection.
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And connection. like the branch clings
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Like the branch clings to the vine for life,
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To the vine for life, we too, must stay
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We too, must stay attached to the vine.
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Attached to the vine. cut off, growth fades,
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Cut off, growth fades, and the fruit never comes.
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And the fruit never comes. >> joyce: in john 15,
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>> joyce: in john 15, jesus speaks clearly:
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Jesus speaks clearly: "i am the vine,
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"i am the vine, you are the branches.
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If you remain in me
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If you remain in me and i in you,
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And i in you, you will bear much fruit."
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You will bear much fruit." that fruit is the fruit
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That fruit is the fruit of the spirit: love, joy, peace,
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Of the spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,
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Patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
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Faithfulness, gentleness,
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Gentleness, and self-control.
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And self-control. when we receive jesus,
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When we receive jesus, we receive the fruit
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We receive the fruit of the spirit.
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Of the spirit. and those qualities take root
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And those qualities take root like seeds as we water them
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Like seeds as we water them with the word and live them out;
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With the word and live them out; they grow stronger.
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They grow stronger. in my book, "fruit of the spirit
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In my book, "fruit of the spirit scriptures," you'll find
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Scriptures," you'll find practical ways to grow
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Practical ways to grow through encouragement,
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Through encouragement, powerful scriptures,
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Powerful scriptures, and prayer starters.
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And prayer starters. >> announcer: joyce's book
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And start developing the fruit of the spirit
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The fruit of the spirit in your life today.
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In your life today. >> joyce: i tried
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>> joyce: i tried for many years
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For many years to make the fruit
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To make the fruit of the spirit
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Of the spirit grow in me,
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Grow in me, and it actually caused
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And it actually caused me to fail more
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Me to fail more often than not.
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Often than not. and when i allowed
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And when i allowed god to help me
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God to help me instead of trying
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Instead of trying to force it myself,
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To force it myself, then, and only then,
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Then, and only then, did i begin to make
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Did i begin to make real progress.
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Real progress. my prayer
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My prayer is that this book
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Is that this book of scriptures
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Of scriptures will help you
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Will help you the same way that
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The same way that god's word has
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God's word has impacted my life.
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Impacted my life. and remember,
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And remember, your financial gift will
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Your financial gift will help make a difference
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Help make a difference all around the world,
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All around the world, reaching the lost,
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Reaching the lost, feeding the hungry,
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Feeding the hungry, and helping women
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And helping women and girls find freedom.
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And girls find freedom. so, please do your best.
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So, please do your best. >> announcer: your
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"fruit of the spirit scriptures"
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Scriptures" can help you
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Can help you exercise and grow
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Exercise and grow the fruit
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The fruit of the spirit within you.
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Of the spirit within you. and when you give...
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And in time you'll see it:
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You'll see it: fruit that
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Fruit that changes everything.
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>> joyce: well, rejection
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>> joyce: well, rejection is definitely painful.
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Is definitely painful. it's something we've all
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It's something we've all endured in one way or another.
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Endured in one way or another. >> ginger: our experiences
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>> ginger: our experiences may be different,
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May be different, but the damage is very real.
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But the damage is very real. whether it comes from
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Whether it comes from a stranger, a friend,
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A stranger, a friend, or someone we love,
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Or someone we love, rejection leaves us feeling
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Rejection leaves us feeling unwanted and wounded.
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Unwanted and wounded. >> joyce: we both know how
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>> joyce: we both know how devastating rejection can be.
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Devastating rejection can be. the good news is
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The good news is healing is possible.
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Healing is possible. >> ginger: m-hmm.
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>> ginger: m-hmm. >> joyce: that's why i invited
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>> joyce: that's why i invited ginger to write
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Ginger to write a very important
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A very important book with me,
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Book with me, "healing the wounds
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"healing the wounds of rejection."
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Of rejection." i believe now is the time
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I believe now is the time to overcome those
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To overcome those wounds and embrace
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Wounds and embrace our true identity in christ.
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Our true identity in christ. >> ginger: you may not
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>> ginger: you may not even realize the effects
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Even realize the effects of rejection on your life.
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Of rejection on your life. i know i didn't for a time.
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I know i didn't for a time. but you don't have
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But you don't have to remain stuck
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To remain stuck in the past or let what
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In the past or let what others have done
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Others have done define your worth.
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Define your worth. >> joyce: in our book,
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>> joyce: in our book, we share the truths that
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We share the truths that have helped both of us,
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And the things that
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And the things that we went through.
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We went through. >> ginger: and together,
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>> ginger: and together, we can all move
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We can all move forward with strength
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Forward with strength and confidence.
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And confidence. >> announcer: "healing
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>> announcer: "healing the wounds of rejection"
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The wounds of rejection" by joyce meyer
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By joyce meyer and ginger stache,
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And ginger stache, request your copy today.
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>> [♪♪]
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>> announcer: we hope you
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>> announcer: we hope you enjoyed today's program.
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Enjoyed today's program. we are so grateful
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We are so grateful to our joyce meyer
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To our joyce meyer ministries partners
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Ministries partners who make this
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Who make this and all we do possible,
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And all we do possible, including sharing
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Including sharing god's word
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God's word and offering help
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And offering help to people in need
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To people in need all over the world.
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Joyce Meyer - Faithfulness

October 15, 2025 | 29:29

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