Joyce Meyer - Get Serious (Part 1)

July 22, 2025 | 29:29

Bible teacher Joyce Meyer shares timeless scriptural principles to show us how we can embrace the best God has for us each and every day of our lives.

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Joyce Meyer: Enjoying Everyday Life | Joyce Meyer - Get Serious (Part 1) | July 22, 2025

>> joyce: and we need
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>> joyce: and we need to get more serious about
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>> joyce: and we need to get more serious about really turning our lives
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To get more serious about really turning our lives over to god and saying,
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Really turning our lives over to god and saying, "here i am lord, do whatever
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Over to god and saying, "here i am lord, do whatever you want to do with me.
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"here i am lord, do whatever you want to do with me. i surrender.
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You want to do with me. i surrender. i give myself to you completely,
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I surrender. i give myself to you completely, and i want you involved
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I give myself to you completely, and i want you involved in everything i do."
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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: we're gonna get right
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>> joyce: we're gonna get right into the word this morning.
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>> joyce: we're gonna get right into the word this morning. and i just want to say before
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Into the word this morning. and i just want to say before i start that i never go anywhere
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And i just want to say before i start that i never go anywhere and just pull out a message.
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I start that i never go anywhere and just pull out a message. i always try to say
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And just pull out a message. i always try to say what i want--
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What i believe what
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What i believe what god wants you to hear,
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What i believe what god wants you to hear, because i do believe that
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God wants you to hear, because i do believe that god has a word in due
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Because i do believe that god has a word in due season for each person
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God has a word in due season for each person that he brought here, today.
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Season for each person that he brought here, today. see, i believe our
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That he brought here, today. see, i believe our steps are ordered.
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See, i believe our steps are ordered. i don't think that we just
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Steps are ordered. i don't think that we just accidentally show up places.
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I don't think that we just accidentally show up places. so, if i'm here, today
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Accidentally show up places. so, if i'm here, today and you're here, today,
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So, if i'm here, today and you're here, today, then there's a purpose in it.
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And you're here, today, then there's a purpose in it. and so, i want to talk you,
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Then there's a purpose in it. and so, i want to talk you, this morning,
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And so, i want to talk you, this morning, about getting serious.
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This morning, about getting serious. it's time to get
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About getting serious. it's time to get serious with god.
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And of course,
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And of course, i'm not saying you're
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And of course, i'm not saying you're not serious with god,
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I'm not saying you're not serious with god, but no matter how
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Not serious with god, but no matter how serious you are with god,
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But no matter how serious you are with god, i'm sure you could come
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Serious you are with god, i'm sure you could come up just a little bit higher,
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I'm sure you could come up just a little bit higher, just like i could.
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Up just a little bit higher, just like i could. and so, i need this message,
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Just like i could. and so, i need this message, even if you don't.
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And so, i need this message, even if you don't. and i was in church for a long,
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Even if you don't. and i was in church for a long, long time before
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And i was in church for a long, long time before i got serious with god.
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Long time before i got serious with god. so, you see, just the fact
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I got serious with god. so, you see, just the fact that you go to church
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So, you see, just the fact that you go to church doesn't mean that christ
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That you go to church doesn't mean that christ is the center of your life.
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Doesn't mean that christ is the center of your life. and that's what he wants.
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Is the center of your life. and that's what he wants. he wants to be the center
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Of everything, and he wants
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Of everything, and he wants to be invited into and involved
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Of everything, and he wants to be invited into and involved in everything that you do.
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To be invited into and involved in everything that you do. and so many people think,
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In everything that you do. and so many people think, "well, i go to church."
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And so many people think, "well, i go to church." and, you know, jesus didn't die
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"well, i go to church." and, you know, jesus didn't die so we could all have a religion.
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And, you know, jesus didn't die so we could all have a religion. he died so we could
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So we could all have a religion. he died so we could have a personal, intimate,
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He died so we could have a personal, intimate, powerful relationship
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Have a personal, intimate, powerful relationship with god through him.
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Powerful relationship with god through him. it's about our...
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With god through him. it's about our... >> [audience applauding]
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It's about our... >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: personal relationship.
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: personal relationship. if you're looking to find
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>> joyce: personal relationship. if you're looking to find out who's spiritual,
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If you're looking to find out who's spiritual, don't look in the church
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Out who's spiritual, don't look in the church because we all get
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Don't look in the church because we all get spiritual when we get here.
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Because we all get spiritual when we get here. >> [audience laughing]
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Spiritual when we get here. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you know that.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you know that. we all bring our church face.
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>> joyce: you know that. we all bring our church face. we've all got one.
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We all bring our church face. we've all got one. i remember years and years
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We've all got one. i remember years and years ago when dave and i would have,
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I remember years and years ago when dave and i would have, then, our three little kids,
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Ago when dave and i would have, then, our three little kids, and by then we were baptizing
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Then, our three little kids, and by then we were baptizing in the holy spirit
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And by then we were baptizing in the holy spirit and going to--
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In the holy spirit and going to-- you know, it was happening,
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And going to-- you know, it was happening, and it was the word
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You know, it was happening, and it was the word and faith movement.
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And it was the word and faith movement. and i mean, an hour of church
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And faith movement. and i mean, an hour of church service that was like,
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And i mean, an hour of church service that was like, you didn't hear
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Service that was like, you didn't hear of anything like that.
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You didn't hear of anything like that. they were 3 hours long,
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Of anything like that. they were 3 hours long, at least.
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They were 3 hours long, at least. and we'd fight
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At least. and we'd fight all the way to church.
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And we'd fight all the way to church. >> [audience laughing]
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All the way to church. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: let me tell
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: let me tell you something,
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>> joyce: let me tell you something, if the devil's gonna
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You something, if the devil's gonna stir anything up,
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If the devil's gonna stir anything up, it's gonna be before
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Stir anything up, it's gonna be before you get to church.
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It's gonna be before you get to church. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: and you
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>> joyce: and you know why that is?
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>> joyce: and you know why that is? the bible says in james that
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Know why that is? the bible says in james that the word must be "sown--"
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The bible says in james that the word must be "sown--" this is the amplified,
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The word must be "sown--" this is the amplified, "in a heart of peace by those
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This is the amplified, "in a heart of peace by those who work for and make peace."
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"in a heart of peace by those who work for and make peace." that means i've got
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To get here in peace,
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To get here in peace, and you've got
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To get here in peace, and you've got to get here in peace.
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And you've got to get here in peace. otherwise,
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To get here in peace. otherwise, we're wasting our time.
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Otherwise, we're wasting our time. and so, dave and i would,
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We're wasting our time. and so, dave and i would, you know, spit and spat,
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And so, dave and i would, you know, spit and spat, and argue.
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You know, spit and spat, and argue. and of course, the kids would
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And argue. and of course, the kids would be having fits and he'd be
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And of course, the kids would be having fits and he'd be swinging in the back seat,
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Be having fits and he'd be swinging in the back seat, trying to get them to shut up.
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Swinging in the back seat, trying to get them to shut up. >> [audience laughing]
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Trying to get them to shut up. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and--but let
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and--but let me tell you what,
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>> joyce: and--but let me tell you what, [claps]
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Me tell you what, [claps] when we got to that
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[claps] when we got to that parking lot...
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When we got to that parking lot... >> [audience laughing]
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Parking lot... >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: we got spiritual
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: we got spiritual [snapping]
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>> joyce: we got spiritual [snapping] just like that.
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[snapping] just like that. >> [audience laughing]
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Just like that. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "praise the lord!
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "praise the lord! glory to god!"
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>> joyce: "praise the lord! glory to god!" "well, dave and joyce,
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Glory to god!" "well, dave and joyce, how y'all?"
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"well, dave and joyce, how y'all?" "well, we are just wonderful,
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How y'all?" "well, we are just wonderful, praise god!"
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"well, we are just wonderful, praise god!" >> [audience laughing]
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Praise god!" >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and i can remember
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and i can remember my seat was right where
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>> joyce: and i can remember my seat was right where this lady's at, right here.
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My seat was right where this lady's at, right here. see, we had our own seat
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This lady's at, right here. see, we had our own seat 'cause we were in leadership,
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See, we had our own seat 'cause we were in leadership, and that was very important
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'cause we were in leadership, and that was very important to me, back then.
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And that was very important to me, back then. it's amazing how many things
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To me, back then. it's amazing how many things are important to you that
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It's amazing how many things are important to you that you look back and you think,
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Are important to you that you look back and you think, "why did i think that
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You look back and you think, "why did i think that was so important?"
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"why did i think that was so important?" >> [audience laughing]
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Was so important?" >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and so,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and so, we were sitting right
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>> joyce: and so, we were sitting right where this lady is,
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We were sitting right where this lady is, that was my seat.
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Where this lady is, that was my seat. and i would--
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That was my seat. and i would-- and dave would sit
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And i would-- and dave would sit right on the outside like that.
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And dave would sit right on the outside like that. and i can remember,
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Right on the outside like that. and i can remember, with my hands lifted up,
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And i can remember, with my hands lifted up, singing,
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With my hands lifted up, singing, ♪ i surrender all ♪
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Singing, ♪ i surrender all ♪ and thinking--because,
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♪ i surrender all ♪ and thinking--because, you know, you can sing
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And thinking--because, you know, you can sing and think at the same time.
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You know, you can sing and think at the same time. >> [audience laughing]
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And think at the same time. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you can sing what's
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you can sing what's up there and think something
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>> joyce: you can sing what's up there and think something totally different.
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Up there and think something totally different. it's amazing.
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Totally different. it's amazing. >> [audience laughing]
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It's amazing. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and i would
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and i would be thinking,
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>> joyce: and i would be thinking, "if he thinks i'm cookin'
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Be thinking, "if he thinks i'm cookin' him anything to eat today,
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"if he thinks i'm cookin' him anything to eat today, he has got another
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Him anything to eat today, he has got another thing coming.
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He has got another thing coming. he can starve,
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Thing coming. he can starve, as far as, i'm concerned."
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He can starve, as far as, i'm concerned." >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: so, i was spiritual.
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>> joyce: so, i was spiritual. i went to church every week.
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>> joyce: so, i was spiritual. i went to church every week. we always tithed
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I went to church every week. we always tithed on dave's income.
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We always tithed on dave's income. believed in that very strongly.
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On dave's income. believed in that very strongly. and i was on the church board,
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Believed in that very strongly. and i was on the church board, went out each week
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And i was on the church board, went out each week with the evangelism team.
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Went out each week with the evangelism team. and i did love god, but he was
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With the evangelism team. and i did love god, but he was not the center of my life.
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And i did love god, but he was not the center of my life. and i was a christian,
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Not the center of my life. and i was a christian, but i was not
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And i was a christian, but i was not a serious christian.
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But i was not a serious christian. and i wasn't happy.
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A serious christian. and i wasn't happy. and i just kept
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And i wasn't happy. and i just kept crying out to god,
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And i just kept crying out to god, "you gotta do somethin'.
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Crying out to god, "you gotta do somethin'. you gotta do somethin'."
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"you gotta do somethin'. you gotta do somethin'." and, you know, when you
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You gotta do somethin'." and, you know, when you get desperate enough,
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And, you know, when you get desperate enough, you don't care what he does.
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Get desperate enough, you don't care what he does. you don't care if you
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You don't care what he does. you don't care if you get a baptist miracle,
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You don't care if you get a baptist miracle, or a pentecostal miracle,
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Get a baptist miracle, or a pentecostal miracle, or a methodist miracle.
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Or a pentecostal miracle, or a methodist miracle. you just want god
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Or a methodist miracle. you just want god to do something.
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You just want god to do something. and so, in 1976,
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To do something. and so, in 1976, god touched my life.
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And so, in 1976, god touched my life. there was a great outpouring
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God touched my life. there was a great outpouring of the holy spirit around
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There was a great outpouring of the holy spirit around the earth, and i was filled
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Of the holy spirit around the earth, and i was filled with the holy spirit.
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The earth, and i was filled with the holy spirit. and i can honestly say that
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With the holy spirit. and i can honestly say that i have never been the same
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And i can honestly say that i have never been the same from that day until this.
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I have never been the same from that day until this. now, i didn't just
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From that day until this. now, i didn't just change overnight,
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Now, i didn't just change overnight, but something changed
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Change overnight, but something changed in my heart, and i really,
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But something changed in my heart, and i really, really fell in love with jesus.
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In my heart, and i really, really fell in love with jesus. really.
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Really fell in love with jesus. really. and that night--it was a friday,
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Really. and that night--it was a friday, and i bowled on fridays.
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And that night--it was a friday, and i bowled on fridays. on friday night,
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And i bowled on fridays. on friday night, we were in a bowling league.
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On friday night, we were in a bowling league. and i wasn't doing very good
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We were in a bowling league. and i wasn't doing very good that night, nor was i accustomed
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And i wasn't doing very good that night, nor was i accustomed to hearing from god.
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That night, nor was i accustomed to hearing from god. because the church
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To hearing from god. because the church i went to, at the time,
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Because the church i went to, at the time, they never talked about
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I went to, at the time, they never talked about anything like that.
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And i heard this whisper
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And i heard this whisper in my heart, "well, why don't
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And i heard this whisper in my heart, "well, why don't you ask me to help you bowl?"
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In my heart, "well, why don't you ask me to help you bowl?" and i thought, "well,
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You ask me to help you bowl?" and i thought, "well, god don't care about that.
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And i thought, "well, god don't care about that. that's dumb."
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And that was my first
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And that was my first lesson in learning
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And that was my first lesson in learning that god cared about
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Lesson in learning that god cared about every single thing that i did.
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That god cared about every single thing that i did. >> [audience applauding]
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Every single thing that i did. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and i want
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and i want you to remember that.
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>> joyce: and i want you to remember that. god not only loves you,
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You to remember that. god not only loves you, he is in love with you.
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God not only loves you, he is in love with you. and i'll give you a little
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He is in love with you. and i'll give you a little analogy that will help you,
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And i'll give you a little analogy that will help you, here.
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Analogy that will help you, here. dave and i dated,
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Not very long, but we dated.
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Not very long, but we dated. we actually had five
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Not very long, but we dated. we actually had five dates and got married,
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We actually had five dates and got married, which i don't recommend
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Dates and got married, which i don't recommend very highly but--
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Which i don't recommend very highly but-- >> [audience laughing]
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Very highly but-- >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i always say that dave
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i always say that dave married me before he figured
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>> joyce: i always say that dave married me before he figured out what he was getting,
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Married me before he figured out what he was getting, because i was really a mess.
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Out what he was getting, because i was really a mess. i'd been abused by my dad,
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Because i was really a mess. i'd been abused by my dad, sexually abused by him,
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I'd been abused by my dad, sexually abused by him, for many years.
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Sexually abused by him, for many years. and i won't get into that story,
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For many years. and i won't get into that story, but let's just say that
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And i won't get into that story, but let's just say that i looked okay on the outside,
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But let's just say that i looked okay on the outside, but i was really
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I looked okay on the outside, but i was really messed up inside.
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But i was really messed up inside. and i thought when i got away
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Messed up inside. and i thought when i got away from my mom and dad's house,
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And i thought when i got away from my mom and dad's house, that i got away from
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From my mom and dad's house, that i got away from the problem.
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That i got away from the problem. now, i want you
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The problem. now, i want you to listen to this 'cause
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Now, i want you to listen to this 'cause somebody needs to hear this.
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To listen to this 'cause somebody needs to hear this. well, i got away from
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Somebody needs to hear this. well, i got away from the problem, but i took
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Well, i got away from the problem, but i took the problem with me in my soul.
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The problem, but i took the problem with me in my soul. that's why we have to let god
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The problem with me in my soul. that's why we have to let god do a work on the inside of us.
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That's why we have to let god do a work on the inside of us. and it's not easy.
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Do a work on the inside of us. and it's not easy. i'm gonna tell you, right now,
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And it's not easy. i'm gonna tell you, right now, that it's not easy.
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I'm gonna tell you, right now, that it's not easy. pastor franklin was
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That it's not easy. pastor franklin was talking about all the places
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Pastor franklin was talking about all the places he used to stay and--
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Talking about all the places he used to stay and-- people just don't have any idea,
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He used to stay and-- people just don't have any idea, when you say you've been
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People just don't have any idea, when you say you've been in ministry 45 years,
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When you say you've been in ministry 45 years, what you are now is not
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In ministry 45 years, what you are now is not the way you started out.
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What you are now is not the way you started out. i mean, my goodness,
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The way you started out. i mean, my goodness, we've been through
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I mean, my goodness, we've been through all those days, too.
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We've been through all those days, too. and i feel just like you do.
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All those days, too. and i feel just like you do. if you're jealous of anything
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And i feel just like you do. if you're jealous of anything i got, then take
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If you're jealous of anything i got, then take it up with god 'cause, i'm--
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I got, then take it up with god 'cause, i'm-- >> [audience applauding]
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It up with god 'cause, i'm-- >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i had many,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i had many, many, many, many
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>> joyce: i had many, many, many, many days that i did without,
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Many, many, many days that i did without, and served god for nothing,
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Days that i did without, and served god for nothing, and was happy to do it.
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And served god for nothing, and was happy to do it. and we got too many people
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And was happy to do it. and we got too many people today that wanna be paid
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And we got too many people today that wanna be paid for every move they make.
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Today that wanna be paid for every move they make. and we need to be willing
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For every move they make. and we need to be willing to serve god and do it out
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And we need to be willing to serve god and do it out of the goodness of our heart
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To serve god and do it out of the goodness of our heart because we really love him,
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Of the goodness of our heart because we really love him, not just to get paid, but--
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Because we really love him, not just to get paid, but-- >> [audience applauding]
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Not just to get paid, but-- >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: so, dave and i,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: so, dave and i, actually, only had five
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>> joyce: so, dave and i, actually, only had five dates and got married.
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Actually, only had five dates and got married. and he pulled up in front
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Dates and got married. and he pulled up in front of my mom and dad's house,
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And he pulled up in front of my mom and dad's house, i was outside washing
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Of my mom and dad's house, i was outside washing my mother's car and i had
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I was outside washing my mother's car and i had on shorts, short shorts,
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My mother's car and i had on shorts, short shorts, and of course,
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On shorts, short shorts, and of course, i was only 23 and i had the hair
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And of course, i was only 23 and i had the hair piled on top of my head
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I was only 23 and i had the hair piled on top of my head like we did back then.
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Piled on top of my head like we did back then. and he was a born-again,
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Like we did back then. and he was a born-again, spirit-filled man ready
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And he was a born-again, spirit-filled man ready to get married.
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Spirit-filled man ready to get married. and he had been
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To get married. and he had been praying and asking
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And he had been praying and asking god to give him a wife.
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Praying and asking god to give him a wife. and he was dating three
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God to give him a wife. and he was dating three women at the same time.
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And he was dating three women at the same time. >> [audience laughing]
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Women at the same time. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and i said,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and i said, "dave, definitely,
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>> joyce: and i said, "dave, definitely, believed that faith without
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"dave, definitely, believed that faith without works was dead."
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Believed that faith without works was dead." >> [audience laughing]
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Works was dead." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: he was goin' for it.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: he was goin' for it. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: he was goin' for it. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and so, he saw me,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and so, he saw me, and he said, "hey, when you're
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>> joyce: and so, he saw me, and he said, "hey, when you're finished washing that car,
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And he said, "hey, when you're finished washing that car, you wanna wash mine?"
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Finished washing that car, you wanna wash mine?" and, i was a smart aleck,
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You wanna wash mine?" and, i was a smart aleck, i didn't like men,
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And, i was a smart aleck, i didn't like men, didn't trust men.
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I didn't like men, didn't trust men. i mean, you know,
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Didn't trust men. i mean, you know, i wanted--
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I mean, you know, i wanted-- i wanted a boyfriend.
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I liked men in my life,
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I liked men in my life, but i didn't trust 'em.
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I liked men in my life, but i didn't trust 'em. i had a distrust for men.
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But i didn't trust 'em. i had a distrust for men. and i just looked at him
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I had a distrust for men. and i just looked at him and i said, "buddy, if you
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And i just looked at him and i said, "buddy, if you want your car washed,
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And i said, "buddy, if you want your car washed, wash it yourself."
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Want your car washed, wash it yourself." and he said, "the thing that
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Wash it yourself." and he said, "the thing that went off in him was,
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And he said, "the thing that went off in him was, 'that's the girl for me.'"
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Went off in him was, 'that's the girl for me.'" >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: and i'll tell
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>> joyce: and i'll tell you what, really,
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>> joyce: and i'll tell you what, really, god does make you
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You what, really, god does make you to go together because
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God does make you to go together because dave liked the fact that
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To go together because dave liked the fact that i was a challenge.
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Dave liked the fact that i was a challenge. he liked that.
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I was a challenge. he liked that. now, who would like that?
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He liked that. now, who would like that? but he liked that.
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Now, who would like that? but he liked that. he loves my kind
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But he liked that. he loves my kind of sassy personality.
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He loves my kind of sassy personality. and so, while i was dating dave,
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Of sassy personality. and so, while i was dating dave, i didn't get his name.
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And so, while i was dating dave, i didn't get his name. >> [audience laughing]
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I didn't get his name. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: now, come on,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: now, come on, we're going somewhere with this.
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>> joyce: now, come on, we're going somewhere with this. >> [audience laughing]
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We're going somewhere with this. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and dave had a car;
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and dave had a car; i didn't have a car.
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>> joyce: and dave had a car; i didn't have a car. dave had a little money;
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I didn't have a car. dave had a little money; i didn't have much money.
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Dave had a little money; i didn't have much money. and but, you know,
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I didn't have much money. and but, you know, this wonderful thing happened
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And but, you know, this wonderful thing happened the minute we got married,
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This wonderful thing happened the minute we got married, i got his name.
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The minute we got married, i got his name. and all of a sudden,
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I got his name. and all of a sudden, i had a car.
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And all of a sudden, i had a car. and all of a sudden,
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I had a car. and all of a sudden, i had money.
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And all of a sudden, i had money. and so, i just wanna
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I had money. and so, i just wanna ask you, today,
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And so, i just wanna ask you, today, are you dating jesus
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Ask you, today, are you dating jesus or are you married?
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Are you dating jesus or are you married? >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: see, we like to use
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>> joyce: see, we like to use the name of jesus,
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>> joyce: see, we like to use the name of jesus, but you better ask yourself
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The name of jesus, but you better ask yourself first if you have a right to.
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But you better ask yourself first if you have a right to. see, that--
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He's been given the name
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He's been given the name above every name.
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He's been given the name above every name. that "at the name of jesus,
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Above every name. that "at the name of jesus, every knee must bow in heaven,
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That "at the name of jesus, every knee must bow in heaven, on earth, and under the earth."
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Every knee must bow in heaven, on earth, and under the earth." and jesus said, "whatever you
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On earth, and under the earth." and jesus said, "whatever you ask in my name, i'll do it."
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And jesus said, "whatever you ask in my name, i'll do it." i mean, there are some almost
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Ask in my name, i'll do it." i mean, there are some almost unbelievable promises
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And such power in that name,
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And such power in that name, but i don't believe that people
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And such power in that name, but i don't believe that people who are just dating jesus
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But i don't believe that people who are just dating jesus have a right to use that name.
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Who are just dating jesus have a right to use that name. i mean, you can use it,
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Have a right to use that name. i mean, you can use it, but i don't think there's gonna
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I mean, you can use it, but i don't think there's gonna be real power released in it.
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But i don't think there's gonna be real power released in it. and i believe that it's time for
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Be real power released in it. and i believe that it's time for everybody to make a decision,
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And i believe that it's time for everybody to make a decision, and it is a decision so this
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Everybody to make a decision, and it is a decision so this is the decision sunday,
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And it is a decision so this is the decision sunday, about getting serious
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Is the decision sunday, about getting serious in your relationship with god.
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And if you're gonna be serious,
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And if you're gonna be serious, it's gonna require more
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And if you're gonna be serious, it's gonna require more than just coming and sitting
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It's gonna require more than just coming and sitting and listening to somebody
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Than just coming and sitting and listening to somebody else preach who's done
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And listening to somebody else preach who's done all the work all week,
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And then, sadly sometimes,
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And then, sadly sometimes, leaving and judging
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And then, sadly sometimes, leaving and judging everything they did and said.
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Leaving and judging everything they did and said. amen?
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Everything they did and said. amen? >> audience: amen.
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Amen? >> audience: amen. >> joyce: we have gotten
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>> audience: amen. >> joyce: we have gotten to the point, in the church--
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>> joyce: we have gotten to the point, in the church-- and of course,
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To the point, in the church-- and of course, this is not every person.
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And of course, this is not every person. i'm not throwing stones
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This is not every person. i'm not throwing stones at anybody but--
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I'm not throwing stones at anybody but-- when i was not
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At anybody but-- when i was not a serious christian;
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When i was not a serious christian; i gossiped, judged people,
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A serious christian; i gossiped, judged people, i didn't think anything about
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I gossiped, judged people, i didn't think anything about my thoughts, or my words,
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I didn't think anything about my thoughts, or my words, or hurting people's feelings,
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My thoughts, or my words, or hurting people's feelings, or jealousy, or unforgiveness,
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Or hurting people's feelings, or jealousy, or unforgiveness, but i went to church.
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Or jealousy, or unforgiveness, but i went to church. and somehow, or another, we get
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But i went to church. and somehow, or another, we get the idea that going to church
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And somehow, or another, we get the idea that going to church makes up for everything else.
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The idea that going to church makes up for everything else. that's why if i was looking
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Makes up for everything else. that's why if i was looking for somebody spiritual,
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That's why if i was looking for somebody spiritual, i wouldn't look in the church.
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For somebody spiritual, i wouldn't look in the church. i'd look at home,
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I wouldn't look in the church. i'd look at home, behind closed doors.
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I'd look at home, behind closed doors. because it's what you
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Behind closed doors. because it's what you do and what i do when
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Because it's what you do and what i do when nobody's looking that
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Do and what i do when nobody's looking that really makes a difference.
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Nobody's looking that really makes a difference. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: and i remember
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>> joyce: and i remember when god first started
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>> joyce: and i remember when god first started training me, in ministry--
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When god first started training me, in ministry-- i wasn't able
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Training me, in ministry-- i wasn't able to go to bible school.
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I wasn't able to go to bible school. i already had three kids
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To go to bible school. i already had three kids when god told me that
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I already had three kids when god told me that he wanted me to teach his word.
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When god told me that he wanted me to teach his word. and i was the least qualified,
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He wanted me to teach his word. and i was the least qualified, least likely person,
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And i was the least qualified, least likely person, in the whole world,
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Least likely person, in the whole world, to be doing what i'm doing.
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In the whole world, to be doing what i'm doing. so, please, believe me when
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To be doing what i'm doing. so, please, believe me when i tell you, if god can use me,
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So, please, believe me when i tell you, if god can use me, he can use you.
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I tell you, if god can use me, he can use you. amen?
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He can use you. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and i didn't--
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and i didn't-- i didn't think anything
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>> joyce: and i didn't-- i didn't think anything about doing those things.
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I didn't think anything about doing those things. and god started--
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About doing those things. and god started-- i always say, "i didn't get
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And god started-- i always say, "i didn't get to go to bible school,
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I always say, "i didn't get to go to bible school, but i went to the school
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To go to bible school, but i went to the school of the holy ghost."
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But i went to the school of the holy ghost." and that's the best
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Of the holy ghost." and that's the best school to go to.
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And that's the best school to go to. and i'm gonna share some
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School to go to. and i'm gonna share some more of those things
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And i'm gonna share some more of those things in the second service,
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More of those things in the second service, which i know you can't all stay.
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In the second service, which i know you can't all stay. but i think that we have
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Which i know you can't all stay. but i think that we have gotten to the point where
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But i think that we have gotten to the point where there's certain sins that
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Gotten to the point where there's certain sins that are just acceptable sins.
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There's certain sins that are just acceptable sins. do you know that there
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Are just acceptable sins. do you know that there are more people who
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Do you know that there are more people who call themselves christians
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Are more people who call themselves christians that are angry at somebody?
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Matter of fact, i just wonder
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Matter of fact, i just wonder how many people, if i ask
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Matter of fact, i just wonder how many people, if i ask and said, "how many people
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How many people, if i ask and said, "how many people are in here today that you
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And said, "how many people are in here today that you can honestly say that you
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Are in here today that you can honestly say that you are not mad at anybody,
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Can honestly say that you are not mad at anybody, you have no unforgiveness
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Are not mad at anybody, you have no unforgiveness in your heart toward anybody?"
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You have no unforgiveness in your heart toward anybody?" and we all need to be able
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In your heart toward anybody?" and we all need to be able to say, "yes," right away, and
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And we all need to be able to say, "yes," right away, and not even have to think about it.
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To say, "yes," right away, and not even have to think about it. and satan gains more ground
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Not even have to think about it. and satan gains more ground in the lives of believers
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And satan gains more ground in the lives of believers through unforgiveness
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In the lives of believers through unforgiveness than through anything else.
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Through unforgiveness than through anything else. and i believe it is one
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Than through anything else. and i believe it is one of the biggest problems
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And i believe it is one of the biggest problems that we have today.
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Of the biggest problems that we have today. people are mad.
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That we have today. people are mad. and half of 'em don't even
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People are mad. and half of 'em don't even know what they're mad about.
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And the bible tells us,
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And the bible tells us, in matthew 24,
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And the bible tells us, in matthew 24, talking about the end times,
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In matthew 24, talking about the end times, there's a little sign
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Talking about the end times, there's a little sign of the end time there that
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There's a little sign of the end time there that you rarely hear preached on.
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We hear about the wars
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We hear about the wars and the rumors
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We hear about the wars and the rumors of wars and the famines
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And the rumors of wars and the famines and the earthquakes
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Of wars and the famines and the earthquakes and all those things.
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And the earthquakes and all those things. but in matthew 24,
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And all those things. but in matthew 24, starting in verse 10 it says--
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But in matthew 24, starting in verse 10 it says-- verse 10, it says that
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Starting in verse 10 it says-- verse 10, it says that "many will be offended."
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Verse 10, it says that "many will be offended." and people get
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"many will be offended." and people get offended so easy, today.
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And people get offended so easy, today. it's just--it's ridiculous.
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Offended so easy, today. it's just--it's ridiculous. the stuff that people
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It's just--it's ridiculous. the stuff that people get offended over.
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The stuff that people get offended over. and it says--now, i want
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Get offended over. and it says--now, i want you to listen to this.
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And it says--now, i want you to listen to this. "the love of the great body
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You to listen to this. "the love of the great body of people will grow cold
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"the love of the great body of people will grow cold because of the wickedness
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Of people will grow cold because of the wickedness and lawlessness in the land."
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Because of the wickedness and lawlessness in the land." well, we've got the wickedness
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And lawlessness in the land." well, we've got the wickedness and the lawlessness,
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Well, we've got the wickedness and the lawlessness, it's going on.
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We all know, without even
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We all know, without even having to think about it,
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We all know, without even having to think about it, that our world today
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Having to think about it, that our world today is in worse shape morally
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That our world today is in worse shape morally than it has ever been in.
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Is in worse shape morally than it has ever been in. and this is our time.
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Than it has ever been in. and this is our time. this is our time to shine.
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And this is our time. this is our time to shine. do you hear me?
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This is our time to shine. do you hear me? >> [audience applauding]
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Do you hear me? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you didn't just happen
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you didn't just happen to be born in this time frame,
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>> joyce: you didn't just happen to be born in this time frame, you were picked and chosen
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To be born in this time frame, you were picked and chosen by god to be alive at this
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You were picked and chosen by god to be alive at this time in the earth.
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By god to be alive at this time in the earth. and what an honor that is.
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Time in the earth. and what an honor that is. what a privilege that is.
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And what an honor that is. what a privilege that is. >> [audience applauding]
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What a privilege that is. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and see, i have this
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and see, i have this belief that if we would
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>> joyce: and see, i have this belief that if we would just get out in the world
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Belief that if we would just get out in the world and behave like christians
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Just get out in the world and behave like christians and really walk in love,
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And behave like christians and really walk in love, i mean, real love, that
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And really walk in love, i mean, real love, that it wouldn't take long,
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I mean, real love, that it wouldn't take long, and we'd be settin' little
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It wouldn't take long, and we'd be settin' little fires everywhere.
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And you know, every person that
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And you know, every person that accepts christ, they affect
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And you know, every person that accepts christ, they affect numerous other people.
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Accepts christ, they affect numerous other people. i mean, i have people
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Numerous other people. i mean, i have people tell me all the time,
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I mean, i have people tell me all the time, "i started watching
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Tell me all the time, "i started watching your program.
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"i started watching your program. got saved, and now,
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Your program. got saved, and now, my mom's saved,
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Got saved, and now, my mom's saved, my dad's saved,
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My mom's saved, my dad's saved, my uncle's saved,
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My dad's saved, my uncle's saved, my cousins are saved, and--"
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My uncle's saved, my cousins are saved, and--" you are gonna win more
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My cousins are saved, and--" you are gonna win more people one-on-one than
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You are gonna win more people one-on-one than we ever will from these pulpits,
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People one-on-one than we ever will from these pulpits, because most people
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We ever will from these pulpits, because most people who need jesus aren't
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Because most people who need jesus aren't gonna come here to find him.
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Who need jesus aren't gonna come here to find him. now, there's some here, today,
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Gonna come here to find him. now, there's some here, today, that need to surrender
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Now, there's some here, today, that need to surrender your life to christ,
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That need to surrender your life to christ, but most lost people aren't
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Your life to christ, but most lost people aren't watching christian tv.
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But most lost people aren't watching christian tv. now, i'm on so many stations,
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Watching christian tv. now, i'm on so many stations, it's hard to get away
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Now, i'm on so many stations, it's hard to get away from me in the morning.
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It's hard to get away from me in the morning. >> [audience laughing]
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From me in the morning. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and you switch
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and you switch the channels all you want to,
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>> joyce: and you switch the channels all you want to, and you're gonna
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The channels all you want to, and you're gonna keep running in to me.
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And you're gonna keep running in to me. >> [audience laughing]
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Keep running in to me. >> [audience laughing] >> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience laughing] >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i've had some funny
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i've had some funny stories about that.
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>> joyce: i've had some funny stories about that. one man told me that
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Stories about that. one man told me that he was high on drugs one
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One man told me that he was high on drugs one night and he said he flipped
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He was high on drugs one night and he said he flipped his button, and my program
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Night and he said he flipped his button, and my program came on and he thought,
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His button, and my program came on and he thought, "i don't wanna watch
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Came on and he thought, "i don't wanna watch this stupid junk."
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So, he flipped it again
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So, he flipped it again and nothing would happen.
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So, he flipped it again and nothing would happen. he couldn't get
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And nothing would happen. he couldn't get it to go anywhere.
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He couldn't get it to go anywhere. he said, "the only button
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It to go anywhere. he said, "the only button on my remote that
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He said, "the only button on my remote that worked was the one
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On my remote that worked was the one that turned the sound up."
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Worked was the one that turned the sound up." >> [audience laughing]
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That turned the sound up." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: he said
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: he said "i couldn't turn it down,
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>> joyce: he said "i couldn't turn it down, i couldn't turn it off."
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"i couldn't turn it down, i couldn't turn it off." so, he said, "i went
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I couldn't turn it off." so, he said, "i went and got batteries,
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So, he said, "i went and got batteries, changed the batteries
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And got batteries, changed the batteries in the remote,
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Changed the batteries in the remote, still didn't work."
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In the remote, still didn't work." and he said, "the minute
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Still didn't work." and he said, "the minute your program was over,
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And he said, "the minute your program was over, my remote started
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Your program was over, my remote started working perfect."
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My remote started working perfect." >> [audience laughing]
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Working perfect." >> [audience laughing] >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: but most
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>> joyce: but most of the people that need
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>> joyce: but most of the people that need christ are working next to you.
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Of the people that need christ are working next to you. they're in the grocery
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Christ are working next to you. they're in the grocery store with you.
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They're in the grocery store with you. they drive in traffic
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Store with you. they drive in traffic next to you and they
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They drive in traffic next to you and they see your bumper sticker.
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Next to you and they see your bumper sticker. >> [audience laughing]
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See your bumper sticker. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and they see that
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and they see that bible you carry to work.
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>> joyce: and they see that bible you carry to work. and they see your christian
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Bible you carry to work. and they see your christian jewelry and all of our
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And they see your christian jewelry and all of our paraphernalia, that says,
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Jewelry and all of our paraphernalia, that says, "look at me, i'm a christian."
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Paraphernalia, that says, "look at me, i'm a christian." but then, if we don't
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"look at me, i'm a christian." but then, if we don't behave like christians,
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But then, if we don't behave like christians, then that's why they say,
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Behave like christians, then that's why they say, "you're all a bunch
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Then that's why they say, "you're all a bunch of hypocrites."
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"you're all a bunch of hypocrites." and jesus didn't have
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Of hypocrites." and jesus didn't have some very nice things
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And jesus didn't have some very nice things to say about hypocrites.
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Some very nice things to say about hypocrites. now, you know, i write
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To say about hypocrites. now, you know, i write books all the time.
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Now, you know, i write books all the time. i write, write,
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Books all the time. i write, write, write, write, write.
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I write, write, write, write, write. and i guess i've written now,
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Write, write, write. and i guess i've written now, i don't know, 160 books,
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And i guess i've written now, i don't know, 160 books, something like that.
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And my worst selling
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And my worst selling books have been the three
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And my worst selling books have been the three that i've written on love.
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Books have been the three that i've written on love. now, that makes me mad.
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That i've written on love. now, that makes me mad. >> [audience laughing]
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Now, that makes me mad. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: 'cause you know why?
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: 'cause you know why? people won't buy what they need.
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>> joyce: 'cause you know why? people won't buy what they need. they buy what they think
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People won't buy what they need. they buy what they think is gonna get them something.
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They buy what they think is gonna get them something. and we need to get more serious
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Is gonna get them something. and we need to get more serious about really turning our
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And we need to get more serious about really turning our lives over to god and saying,
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About really turning our lives over to god and saying, "here i am, lord, do whatever
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Lives over to god and saying, "here i am, lord, do whatever you wanna do with me.
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"here i am, lord, do whatever you wanna do with me. i surrender.
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You wanna do with me. i surrender. i give myself to you completely,
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I surrender. i give myself to you completely, and i want you involved
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I give myself to you completely, and i want you involved in everything i do;
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And i want you involved in everything i do; from how i dress,
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In everything i do; from how i dress, to how i bowl,
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From how i dress, to how i bowl, to who i choose for friends."
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To how i bowl, to who i choose for friends." you know, there's people
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To who i choose for friends." you know, there's people sitting in here, today,
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You know, there's people sitting in here, today, if you would just get
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Sitting in here, today, if you would just get a new batch of friends
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If you would just get a new batch of friends your life would change.
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A new batch of friends your life would change. >> [audience applauding]
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Your life would change. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: 'cause you just--
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: 'cause you just-- you're hanging out with
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>> joyce: 'cause you just-- you're hanging out with people that are sucking
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You're hanging out with people that are sucking the life out of you instead
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People that are sucking the life out of you instead of adding life to you.
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The life out of you instead of adding life to you. so, i was a christian a long,
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Of adding life to you. so, i was a christian a long, long time before i became
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So, i was a christian a long, long time before i became a serious christian.
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Long time before i became a serious christian. and i want all of us
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A serious christian. and i want all of us to look at our lives today
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And i want all of us to look at our lives today and just ask ourselves,
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To look at our lives today and just ask ourselves, "am i really serious about this?
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And just ask ourselves, "am i really serious about this? is jesus a part
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"am i really serious about this? is jesus a part of my life all day long,
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Is jesus a part of my life all day long, or do i just go to him
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Of my life all day long, or do i just go to him when i have a problem?"
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Or do i just go to him when i have a problem?" if that's the case,
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When i have a problem?" if that's the case, then you're just dating him,
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If that's the case, then you're just dating him, you're not married.
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Then you're just dating him, you're not married. when i began to hunger
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You're not married. when i began to hunger for the word, after i was
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When i began to hunger for the word, after i was filled with the holy spirit,
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For the word, after i was filled with the holy spirit, and i really started being
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Filled with the holy spirit, and i really started being in churches where the word
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And i really started being in churches where the word was really taught,
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In churches where the word was really taught, not just doctrine.
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Was really taught, not just doctrine. we need that.
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Not just doctrine. we need that. we need good, solid doctrine,
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We need that. we need good, solid doctrine, that's the foundation
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We need good, solid doctrine, that's the foundation we stand on.
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That's the foundation we stand on. but then we need to be taught
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We stand on. but then we need to be taught how to live.
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But then we need to be taught how to live. and we need to say things
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How to live. and we need to say things that people can remember
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And we need to say things that people can remember when they leave.
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That people can remember when they leave. and things that they can use
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When they leave. and things that they can use in their everyday life.
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>> [rock music playing]
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>> [rock music playing] >> announcer: life is full
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>> announcer: life is full of noise.
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Of noise. it comes in all shapes,
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It comes in all shapes, sizes, and...
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Sizes, and... [yelling]
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[yelling] volume levels!
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Volume levels! when situations get loud,
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When situations get loud, it can get harder
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It can get harder to hear from god.
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To hear from god. if his voice gets drowned out,
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If his voice gets drowned out, we can find ourselves
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We can find ourselves getting off beat.
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>> ginger: we all need
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>> ginger: we all need to protect our
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To protect our spiritual hearing.
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Spiritual hearing. we want to hear
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We want to hear from god
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From god more clearly.
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More clearly. well, joyce meyer
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Well, joyce meyer wants to help you
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Wants to help you through her book,
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Through her book, “how to hear
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“how to hear from god.”
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From god.” in this book,
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In this book, she explains
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She explains how to create
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How to create an atmosphere for
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An atmosphere for god to speak,
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God to speak, and breaks down
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And breaks down different ways
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Different ways that god could
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That god could communicate
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Communicate with us.
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With us. >> announcer:
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>> announcer: "how to hear
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"how to hear from god,"
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From god," is available
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Is available right now
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Right now for your gift of...
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For your gift of... or more.
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Or more. and to help you
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And to help you tune in to the
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Tune in to the lord's voice
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Lord's voice through scripture,
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Through scripture, we'll include
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We'll include a copy of,
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A copy of, "the everyday life
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"the everyday life psalms and proverbs."
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Psalms and proverbs." read these two
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Read these two staples of the
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Staples of the bible in the
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Bible in the amplified version,
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Amplified version, along with notes
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Along with notes and commentary
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And commentary from joyce.
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From joyce. call us today at...
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Call us today at... or visit
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Or visit joycemeyer.org.
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>> joyce: he doesn't want
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>> joyce: he doesn't want you to wonder and doubt,
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You to wonder and doubt, and go around saying,
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And go around saying, “well, i wish i could
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“well, i wish i could hear from god.
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Hear from god. i'm afraid i'm not
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I'm afraid i'm not hearing from god.
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Hearing from god. i don't know if i can
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I don't know if i can hear from god."
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Hear from god." he wants you to believe
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He wants you to believe that you can hear from god.
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>> announcer:
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>> announcer: god sees you,
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God sees you, even in the middle
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Even in the middle of a crowd, and wants
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Of a crowd, and wants to talk to you.
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To talk to you. are you ready
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Are you ready to listen?
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To listen? "how to hear from god,"
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"how to hear from god," is available right now
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Is available right now for your gift of...
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For your gift of... or more.
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Or more. we'll include
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We'll include a copy of,
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A copy of, "the everyday life
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"the everyday life psalms and proverbs."
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Psalms and proverbs." call us today at...
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Call us today at... or visit
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Or visit joycemeyer.org.
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>> joyce: and the bible says,
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>> joyce: and the bible says, “my sheep hear my voice,
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“my sheep hear my voice, and the voice of a stranger
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And the voice of a stranger they will not follow.”
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They will not follow.” all throughout the bible,
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All throughout the bible, men and women heard from god,
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Men and women heard from god, "and god said," and they did,
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"and god said," and they did, "and god said," and they did.
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>> ginger:
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>> ginger: it's impossible
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It's impossible to follow god
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To follow god if you can't hear
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If you can't hear his directions.
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His directions. that's why joyce
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That's why joyce is so passionate
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Is so passionate about helping
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About helping everyone learn
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Everyone learn this crucial skill.
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This crucial skill. we want to get this
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We want to get this book into your
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Book into your hands to help you.
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Hands to help you. it's available for
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It's available for your gift today using
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Your gift today using the information
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The information on your screen.
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On your screen. and your gift,
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And your gift, along with the gifts
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Along with the gifts from the partners
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From the partners of joyce meyer ministries,
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Of joyce meyer ministries, will also make a difference
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Will also make a difference around the world by helping
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Around the world by helping to provide food and medical
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To provide food and medical care to those in need.
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>> announcer: improve
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>> announcer: improve your listening
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Your listening skills today with
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Skills today with joyce's book,
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Joyce's book, "how to hear from god,"
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"how to hear from god," and "the everyday life
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And "the everyday life psalms and proverbs."
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Psalms and proverbs." all for your gift of...
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All for your gift of... or more.
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Or more. call us today at...
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Call us today at... or visit
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Or visit joycemeyer.org.
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>> announcer: it's your
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>> announcer: it's your opportunity to unplug
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Opportunity to unplug and discover what
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And discover what it means to be fully his.
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It means to be fully his. >> joyce: and we need to know
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>> joyce: and we need to know who our real enemy is,
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Who our real enemy is, and by the way,
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And by the way, if you're really full-on
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If you're really full-on walking with god,
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Walking with god, you don't have to be afraid
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You don't have to be afraid of the devil at all.
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Of the devil at all. >> [audience cheering]
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>> [audience cheering] >> announcer: come together
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>> announcer: come together with thousands who are
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With thousands who are ready to worship,
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Ready to worship, learn, laugh,
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Learn, laugh, and lean in.
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And lean in. >> cece: god calls
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>> cece: god calls us to holiness
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Us to holiness because he loves us.
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Because he loves us. y'all, it's beautiful.
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Y'all, it's beautiful. >> announcer: and go home,
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>> announcer: and go home, equipped for all
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Equipped for all of life's battles.
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Of life's battles. >> lysa: he's not trying
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>> lysa: he's not trying to hide from us.
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To hide from us. he's waiting to be seen by us.
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He's waiting to be seen by us. >> announcer: join us for
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>> announcer: join us for the 2025 love life
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The 2025 love life women's conference.
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Women's conference. with joyce meyer,
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With joyce meyer, cece winans,
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Cece winans, lysa terkeurst,
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Lysa terkeurst, and pat barrett.
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Register today
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Register today for the 2025 love life
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For the 2025 love life women's conference.
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Women's conference. go to joycemeyer.org/wc25.
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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 - Get Serious (Part 1)

July 22, 2025 | 29:29

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