Joyce Meyer - The Greatest Change of All (Part 1)

May 15, 2025 | S25:E17

Are you ready to make a change in your life? Today, Joyce discusses what it takes to see positive change happen in your life.

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Joyce Meyer: Enjoying Everyday Life | Joyce Meyer - The Greatest Change of All (Part 1) | May 15, 2025

>> joyce: the bible tells you
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>> joyce: the bible tells you who you are and what you are,
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>> joyce: the bible tells you who you are and what you are, but you gotta believe it.
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Who you are and what you are, but you gotta believe it. and the message that i want
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But you gotta believe it. and the message that i want you to get tonight is you got
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And the message that i want you to get tonight is you got to believe it before you see it.
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer,
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal you everywhere you hurt.
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>> joyce: the greatest change
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>> joyce: the greatest change of all is what i'm goin'
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>> joyce: the greatest change of all is what i'm goin' to teach on tonight.
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Of all is what i'm goin' to teach on tonight. and you know,
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To teach on tonight. and you know, the greatest change of all,
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And you know, the greatest change of all, is the change that
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The greatest change of all, is the change that god makes in us.
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Is the change that god makes in us. how many of you can say that
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Since you've received jesus,
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Since you've received jesus, you have changed?
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Since you've received jesus, you have changed? >> [audience applauding]
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You have changed? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: how many of you,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: how many of you, like me, still have a ways
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>> joyce: how many of you, like me, still have a ways to go?
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Like me, still have a ways to go? amen.
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To go? amen. well, you know what?
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Amen. well, you know what? we will be changing until
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Well, you know what? we will be changing until jesus comes back to get us.
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We will be changing until jesus comes back to get us. so, if you're not perfected yet,
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Jesus comes back to get us. so, if you're not perfected yet, don't get depressed about that.
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Paul said, "i'm pressing toward
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Paul said, "i'm pressing toward the mark of perfection,
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Paul said, "i'm pressing toward the mark of perfection, but i have not arrived.
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The mark of perfection, but i have not arrived. but one thing i do--"
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But i have not arrived. but one thing i do--" and this is important, "letting
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But one thing i do--" and this is important, "letting go of what lies behind--"
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And this is important, "letting go of what lies behind--" and he meant letting go
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Go of what lies behind--" and he meant letting go of every mistake that he made,
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And he meant letting go of every mistake that he made, whether it was 20 years ago,
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Of every mistake that he made, whether it was 20 years ago, or yesterday, you can't make
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Progress if you feel guilty
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Progress if you feel guilty all the time about every
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Progress if you feel guilty all the time about every little mistake that you make.
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All the time about every little mistake that you make. i said you cannot make progress
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Little mistake that you make. i said you cannot make progress if you're dragging around a sack
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I said you cannot make progress if you're dragging around a sack of guilt with you all the time.
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If you're dragging around a sack of guilt with you all the time. jesus paid for our sins.
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Of guilt with you all the time. jesus paid for our sins. he took the guilt
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Jesus paid for our sins. he took the guilt and the condemnation.
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He took the guilt and the condemnation. you repent.
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And the condemnation. you repent. you confess.
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You repent. you confess. and you let it go.
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You confess. and you let it go. and then you press toward
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And you let it go. and then you press toward the things that are ahead.
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And then you press toward the things that are ahead. we keep pressing.
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The things that are ahead. we keep pressing. we keep pressing toward
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We keep pressing. we keep pressing toward the things that are ahead.
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We keep pressing toward the things that are ahead. i've not arrived.
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The things that are ahead. i've not arrived. dave and i have been married
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I've not arrived. dave and i have been married 46 years--i mean, 56 years.
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Dave and i have been married 46 years--i mean, 56 years. >> [audience laughing]
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46 years--i mean, 56 years. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: fifty-six years.
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But i think he's been
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But i think he's been married to at least 20,
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But i think he's been married to at least 20, maybe 25 different women.
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Married to at least 20, maybe 25 different women. >> [audience laughing]
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Maybe 25 different women. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: because i keep
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: because i keep changing all the time.
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>> joyce: because i keep changing all the time. and just about the time he gets
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Changing all the time. and just about the time he gets used to one version of me,
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And just about the time he gets used to one version of me, then god does something else
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Used to one version of me, then god does something else in my life, and he's gotta get
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Then god does something else in my life, and he's gotta get used to a better version of me.
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In my life, and he's gotta get used to a better version of me. poor dave,
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Used to a better version of me. poor dave, he wanted to get married.
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Poor dave, he wanted to get married. he was 26.
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He wanted to get married. he was 26. and he was ready to get married.
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He was 26. and he was ready to get married. and he prayed that god would
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And he was ready to get married. and he prayed that god would give him a wife, and he said,
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And he prayed that god would give him a wife, and he said, "make it somebody
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Give him a wife, and he said, "make it somebody that needs help."
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"make it somebody that needs help." >> [audience laughing]
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That needs help." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: boy, you better
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: boy, you better be careful what you pray.
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>> joyce: boy, you better be careful what you pray. we had five dates
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Be careful what you pray. we had five dates and got married.
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We had five dates and got married. i always say he had to marry
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And got married. i always say he had to marry me before he found out
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I always say he had to marry me before he found out what he was getting.
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Me before he found out what he was getting. and after we'd been
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What he was getting. and after we'd been married three weeks,
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And after we'd been married three weeks, he looked at me and he said,
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Married three weeks, he looked at me and he said, "what's wrong with you?"
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He looked at me and he said, "what's wrong with you?" >> [audience laughing]
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"what's wrong with you?" >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: oh, i was a mess.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: oh, i was a mess. i looked okay on the outside,
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>> joyce: oh, i was a mess. i looked okay on the outside, but i was a mess in my soul.
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I looked okay on the outside, but i was a mess in my soul. how many of you know it's your
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But i was a mess in my soul. how many of you know it's your soul that needs to be healed?
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How many of you know it's your soul that needs to be healed? even after jesus
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Soul that needs to be healed? even after jesus comes into your spirit,
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Even after jesus comes into your spirit, when you're born again,
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Comes into your spirit, when you're born again, he comes into your spirit.
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When you're born again, he comes into your spirit. and everything is made
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He comes into your spirit. and everything is made perfect there.
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And everything is made perfect there. i mean, the bible
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Perfect there. i mean, the bible says you're holy.
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I mean, the bible says you're holy. all good things, you got
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Says you're holy. all good things, you got all the fruit of the spirit.
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All good things, you got all the fruit of the spirit. everything good is in there,
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All the fruit of the spirit. everything good is in there, it's in you.
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Everything good is in there, it's in you. you're not waiting to get it,
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It's in you. you're not waiting to get it, you've got it, it's in you.
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You're not waiting to get it, you've got it, it's in you. everybody say, "i've got it."
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You've got it, it's in you. everybody say, "i've got it." >> audience: i've got it.
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Everybody say, "i've got it." >> audience: i've got it. >> joyce: you say,
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>> audience: i've got it. >> joyce: you say, "well, if i've got it,
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>> joyce: you say, "well, if i've got it, then why don't i act like it?"
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"well, if i've got it, then why don't i act like it?" well, the holy spirit has
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Then why don't i act like it?" well, the holy spirit has to work this process
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Well, the holy spirit has to work this process in us of getting what's
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To work this process in us of getting what's in our spirit into our soul.
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In us of getting what's in our spirit into our soul. your mind has to be renewed.
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In our spirit into our soul. your mind has to be renewed. you've got to change your mind.
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Your mind has to be renewed. you've got to change your mind. we're gonna talk about
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You've got to change your mind. we're gonna talk about that tomorrow morning.
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We're gonna talk about that tomorrow morning. you don't need any help
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That tomorrow morning. you don't need any help with your mind, do you?
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You don't need any help with your mind, do you? your thoughts?
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With your mind, do you? your thoughts? never have any problems
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Your thoughts? never have any problems with your thoughts?
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Never have any problems with your thoughts? okay.
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With your thoughts? okay. you've gotta change
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Okay. you've gotta change the way you talk.
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You've gotta change the way you talk. if you ever want to have
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The way you talk. if you ever want to have what jesus died to give you,
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If you ever want to have what jesus died to give you, you have to change
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What jesus died to give you, you have to change the way you talk.
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You have to change the way you talk. you've got to learn
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The way you talk. you've got to learn to say what the word says,
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You've got to learn to say what the word says, not what you feel
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To say what the word says, not what you feel and what you think.
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Not what you feel and what you think. and then, as our soul is healed,
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And what you think. and then, as our soul is healed, as our mind is renewed,
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And then, as our soul is healed, as our mind is renewed, and our soul is healed,
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As our mind is renewed, and our soul is healed, and we learn how to use
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And our soul is healed, and we learn how to use our will to choose god's will--
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And we learn how to use our will to choose god's will-- god's given us free will.
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Our will to choose god's will-- god's given us free will. and you know, i mean,
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God's given us free will. and you know, i mean, some people say today,
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And you know, i mean, some people say today, "well, i don't believe
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Some people say today, "well, i don't believe there's a hell.
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"well, i don't believe there's a hell. i don't believe a loving god
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There's a hell. i don't believe a loving god would send you to hell."
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I don't believe a loving god would send you to hell." well, god doesn't send
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Would send you to hell." well, god doesn't send anybody to hell.
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Well, god doesn't send anybody to hell. they choose to go there by not
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Anybody to hell. they choose to go there by not doing what he tells 'em to do.
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They choose to go there by not doing what he tells 'em to do. >> [audience applauding]
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Doing what he tells 'em to do. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and hell is real.
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and hell is real. and heaven is real.
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>> joyce: and hell is real. and heaven is real. and the devil's real.
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And heaven is real. and the devil's real. and angels are real.
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And the devil's real. and angels are real. and evil is real.
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And angels are real. and evil is real. and good is real.
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And we get to choose.
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And we get to choose. "i set before you life
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And we get to choose. "i set before you life and death, choose life that
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"i set before you life and death, choose life that you and your descendants--"
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And death, choose life that you and your descendants--" every good decision you make
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You and your descendants--" every good decision you make affects your descendants,
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Every good decision you make affects your descendants, and every bad decision you
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Affects your descendants, and every bad decision you make affects your descendants.
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We have four wonderful
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We have four wonderful children and twelve wonderful
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We have four wonderful children and twelve wonderful grandchildren and six wonderful
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Children and twelve wonderful grandchildren and six wonderful great-grandchildren.
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Grandchildren and six wonderful great-grandchildren. they're all serving god.
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Great-grandchildren. they're all serving god. but it started with
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They're all serving god. but it started with the decisions that
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But it started with the decisions that dave and i made.
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The decisions that dave and i made. and the decisions that dave
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Dave and i made. and the decisions that dave made started with the decisions
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And the decisions that dave made started with the decisions that his mother made.
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His father was an alcoholic,
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His father was an alcoholic, but his mother was
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His father was an alcoholic, but his mother was a godly woman.
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But his mother was a godly woman. so, let me tell you,
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A godly woman. so, let me tell you, even if you're married
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So, let me tell you, even if you're married to somebody that is not
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Even if you're married to somebody that is not living a godly life,
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To somebody that is not living a godly life, if you live a godly life
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Living a godly life, if you live a godly life in front of your children,
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If you live a godly life in front of your children, you can have an effect on them.
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In front of your children, you can have an effect on them. >> [audience applauding]
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You can have an effect on them. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: amen?
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: amen? whatever kind of mess
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>> joyce: amen? whatever kind of mess the last generation gave you,
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Whatever kind of mess the last generation gave you, you don't have to give
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The last generation gave you, you don't have to give it to the next generation.
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You don't have to give it to the next generation. >> [audience cheering]
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It to the next generation. >> [audience cheering] >> joyce: amen?
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>> [audience cheering] >> joyce: amen? and so, we're always
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>> joyce: amen? and so, we're always wanting to see miracles.
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"oh, i'd love to see
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"oh, i'd love to see the blind see, and i'd love
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"oh, i'd love to see the blind see, and i'd love to see the lame walk."
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The blind see, and i'd love to see the lame walk." and you know what i've decided?
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To see the lame walk." and you know what i've decided? i believe the greatest miracle
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And you know what i've decided? i believe the greatest miracle of all is to see a messed-up
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I believe the greatest miracle of all is to see a messed-up person completely
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Of all is to see a messed-up person completely healed and made whole
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Person completely healed and made whole by the grace of god.
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Healed and made whole by the grace of god. >> [audience applauding]
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By the grace of god. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: we see miracles
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: we see miracles all the time and we don't
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>> joyce: we see miracles all the time and we don't make enough out of it.
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All the time and we don't make enough out of it. let me tell you something.
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Make enough out of it. let me tell you something. if god--every change that
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Let me tell you something. if god--every change that god makes in you, you need
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If god--every change that god makes in you, you need to take the time to celebrate
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God makes in you, you need to take the time to celebrate it instead of moaning about
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To take the time to celebrate it instead of moaning about all the things that's still
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It instead of moaning about all the things that's still wrong with you.
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All the things that's still wrong with you. let me tell you a few
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Wrong with you. let me tell you a few of the things that
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Let me tell you a few of the things that were wrong with me.
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Of the things that were wrong with me. [laughing]
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Were wrong with me. [laughing] >> [audience laughing]
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[laughing] >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i ran out of paper,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i ran out of paper, by the way, so.
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>> joyce: i ran out of paper, by the way, so. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: 2 corinthians 5:17
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>> joyce: 2 corinthians 5:17 says, "if any person--"
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>> joyce: 2 corinthians 5:17 says, "if any person--" so, we all fit into that,
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Says, "if any person--" so, we all fit into that, "if any person is in christ,
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So, we all fit into that, "if any person is in christ, he is--" is, not will be,
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"if any person is in christ, he is--" is, not will be, "is a new creation
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He is--" is, not will be, "is a new creation (a new creature altogether);
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"is a new creation (a new creature altogether); the old [previous moral
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(a new creature altogether); the old [previous moral and spiritual condition] has--"
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The old [previous moral and spiritual condition] has--" not, will.
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And spiritual condition] has--" not, will. "has--"
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Not, will. "has--" we need to pay attention
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"has--" we need to pay attention to these words.
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The bible tells you who
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The bible tells you who you are and what you are,
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The bible tells you who you are and what you are, but you've gotta believe it.
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You are and what you are, but you've gotta believe it. and the message that i want you
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But you've gotta believe it. and the message that i want you to get tonight is you've gotta
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And the message that i want you to get tonight is you've gotta believe it before you see it.
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To get tonight is you've gotta believe it before you see it. i'm gonna say that
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Believe it before you see it. i'm gonna say that over and over tonight.
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I'm gonna say that over and over tonight. and that's so hard
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Over and over tonight. and that's so hard for us to understand
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And that's so hard for us to understand because in the world
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For us to understand because in the world we're taught the opposite.
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Because in the world we're taught the opposite. but in god's kingdom economy,
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We're taught the opposite. but in god's kingdom economy, the way he does things,
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But in god's kingdom economy, the way he does things, you have to believe what
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The way he does things, you have to believe what he says before you will
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You have to believe what he says before you will see it in your life.
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"be it unto you even
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"be it unto you even as you believe."
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So, you say what god says,
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So, you say what god says, "i am a new creation.
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So, you say what god says, "i am a new creation. the old man has
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"i am a new creation. the old man has died with christ,
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The old man has died with christ, and i'm a new creature."
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Died with christ, and i'm a new creature." and the devil's gonna
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And i'm a new creature." and the devil's gonna whisper in your ear,
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And the devil's gonna whisper in your ear, "well, yeah, then why
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Whisper in your ear, "well, yeah, then why do you act like such a jerk?"
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"well, yeah, then why do you act like such a jerk?" "well, because i have a flesh
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Do you act like such a jerk?" "well, because i have a flesh that is still being changed."
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"well, because i have a flesh that is still being changed." see, the reason why you feel
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That is still being changed." see, the reason why you feel such a war going on after
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See, the reason why you feel such a war going on after you're born again--
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Such a war going on after you're born again-- i mean, you know,
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You're born again-- i mean, you know, how many of you remember
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I mean, you know, how many of you remember things that you did before
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How many of you remember things that you did before you were saved that
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Things that you did before you were saved that didn't bother you at all,
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You were saved that didn't bother you at all, once you received jesus, now,
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Didn't bother you at all, once you received jesus, now, all of a sudden, you're like,
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Once you received jesus, now, all of a sudden, you're like, it bothers you when
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All of a sudden, you're like, it bothers you when you do things.
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It bothers you when you do things. and that's because
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You do things. and that's because you're like two people.
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And that's because you're like two people. you've got a new--
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You're like two people. you've got a new-- you're a new man,
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You've got a new-- you're a new man, but you're still draggin'
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You're a new man, but you're still draggin' the old man around with you.
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But you're still draggin' the old man around with you. and he has to be--
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The old man around with you. and he has to be-- don't miss the word,
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And he has to be-- don't miss the word, "crucified."
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Don't miss the word, "crucified." so, dave prayed for
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"crucified." so, dave prayed for somebody that needed help,
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So, dave prayed for somebody that needed help, and i was--
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Somebody that needed help, and i was-- i worried all the time.
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And i was-- i worried all the time. i was impatient.
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I worried all the time. i was impatient. i wanted to control everything.
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I was impatient. i wanted to control everything. i got mad when
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I wanted to control everything. i got mad when i didn't get my way.
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I got mad when i didn't get my way. i was selfish.
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I didn't get my way. i was selfish. when i was writin'
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I was selfish. when i was writin' this book on "what about me,"
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When i was writin' this book on "what about me," and "dying to self,"
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This book on "what about me," and "dying to self," i kept getting these little
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And "dying to self," i kept getting these little indications from god.
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I kept getting these little indications from god. "well, why don't you make
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Indications from god. "well, why don't you make dave a cup of coffee?"
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"well, why don't you make dave a cup of coffee?" "offer to do this for dave,
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Dave a cup of coffee?" "offer to do this for dave, and offer to do that."
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"offer to do this for dave, and offer to do that." and dave's like,
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And offer to do that." and dave's like, "wow, what's going on?
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And dave's like, "wow, what's going on? this is great."
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"wow, what's going on? this is great." and i finally told him,
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This is great." and i finally told him, i said, "well, i'm writing
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And i finally told him, i said, "well, i'm writing a book on selfishness."
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I said, "well, i'm writing a book on selfishness." >> [audience laughing]
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A book on selfishness." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: so, i'm having
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: so, i'm having to live it out.
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>> joyce: so, i'm having to live it out. i'll be glad when
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To live it out. i'll be glad when this book's done.
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I'll be glad when this book's done. [laughing]
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This book's done. [laughing] >> [audience laughing]
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[laughing] >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i'll be glad
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i'll be glad when this is over.
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>> joyce: i'll be glad when this is over. >> [audience laughing]
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When this is over. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: oh man, i was negative
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: oh man, i was negative and critical and judgmental
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>> joyce: oh man, i was negative and critical and judgmental and unforgiving and had
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And critical and judgmental and unforgiving and had a victim mentality and i was
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And unforgiving and had a victim mentality and i was jealous and ungrateful
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A victim mentality and i was jealous and ungrateful and made excuses for all my bad
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Jealous and ungrateful and made excuses for all my bad behavior and on, and on,
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And made excuses for all my bad behavior and on, and on, and on, and on, and on.
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Behavior and on, and on, and on, and on, and on. is there anybody in here
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And on, and on, and on. is there anybody in here that was as bad as me?
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Is there anybody in here that was as bad as me? >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: all of us, really.
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>> joyce: all of us, really. well, some of these things god
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>> joyce: all of us, really. well, some of these things god has helped me to completely
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Well, some of these things god has helped me to completely overcome, but some of them
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I may be half of the way there.
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I may be half of the way there. so, you know, you just keep
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I may be half of the way there. so, you know, you just keep pressing toward that place
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So, you know, you just keep pressing toward that place of perfection that paul
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Pressing toward that place of perfection that paul talked about.
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Of perfection that paul talked about. but in the meantime,
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Talked about. but in the meantime, you don't, like,
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But in the meantime, you don't, like, "what is wrong with me?"
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You don't, like, "what is wrong with me?" there's no perfect
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"what is wrong with me?" there's no perfect people out there,
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There's no perfect people out there, not even the preachers.
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People out there, not even the preachers. they may not tell you
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Not even the preachers. they may not tell you about all their stuff,
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They may not tell you about all their stuff, but trust me, we got it.
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About all their stuff, but trust me, we got it. we got stuff like
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But trust me, we got it. we got stuff like everybody else does.
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We got stuff like everybody else does. god changes us on the inside
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Everybody else does. god changes us on the inside when we're born again,
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God changes us on the inside when we're born again, and we're equipped
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When we're born again, and we're equipped with everything we need
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And we're equipped with everything we need to live in a brand-new way.
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With everything we need to live in a brand-new way. listen to this.
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Ephesians 1:3: "praise
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Ephesians 1:3: "praise be to the god and father
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Ephesians 1:3: "praise be to the god and father of our lord jesus christ,
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Be to the god and father of our lord jesus christ, who has blessed
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Of our lord jesus christ, who has blessed us in the heavenly realm
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Who has blessed us in the heavenly realm with every spiritual
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Us in the heavenly realm with every spiritual blessing in christ."
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With every spiritual blessing in christ." it's already done.
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Blessing in christ." it's already done. can i tell you something?
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We are not waiting
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We are not waiting for jesus to do anything.
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We are not waiting for jesus to do anything. he has already done
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For jesus to do anything. he has already done everything he's going to do.
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He has already done everything he's going to do. >> [audience applauding]
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Everything he's going to do. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: we're not waiting
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: we're not waiting on god; he's waiting
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>> joyce: we're not waiting on god; he's waiting on us to believe it.
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On god; he's waiting on us to believe it. but you've gotta believe
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On us to believe it. but you've gotta believe it before you see it.
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But you've gotta believe it before you see it. and i think you also
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It before you see it. and i think you also need to confess it.
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And i think you also need to confess it. that was one of the greatest
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Need to confess it. that was one of the greatest lessons in my life.
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That was one of the greatest lessons in my life. god taught me to confess
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Lessons in my life. god taught me to confess his word before i ever
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God taught me to confess his word before i ever heard a sermon on it.
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His word before i ever heard a sermon on it. the holy spirit taught me that.
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Heard a sermon on it. the holy spirit taught me that. i was a very negative person,
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The holy spirit taught me that. i was a very negative person, and i was always saying
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I was a very negative person, and i was always saying negative stuff, and god started
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And i was always saying negative stuff, and god started dealing with me about that.
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Negative stuff, and god started dealing with me about that. and so, i stopped saying
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Dealing with me about that. and so, i stopped saying negative things, and i thought
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And so, i stopped saying negative things, and i thought i was really doing good.
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Negative things, and i thought i was really doing good. but after six months,
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I was really doing good. but after six months, nothing had changed in my life,
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But after six months, nothing had changed in my life, so i went to god, i said,
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Nothing had changed in my life, so i went to god, i said, "well, i've--" you know,
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So i went to god, i said, "well, i've--" you know, "i've been good, i haven't been
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"well, i've--" you know, "i've been good, i haven't been saying negative things,
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"i've been good, i haven't been saying negative things, and nothing's changed."
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Saying negative things, and nothing's changed." he said, "you're not
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And nothing's changed." he said, "you're not saying negative things,
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He said, "you're not saying negative things, but you're not saying
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Saying negative things, but you're not saying anything positive either."
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But you're not saying anything positive either." so that was, i mean, that
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Anything positive either." so that was, i mean, that was really how god taught
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So that was, i mean, that was really how god taught me that it's not about just
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Was really how god taught me that it's not about just not doing the wrong thing.
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Me that it's not about just not doing the wrong thing. come on, now, get this.
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Not doing the wrong thing. come on, now, get this. we have to do the right thing.
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What did jesus say?
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What did jesus say? "if you cast out a devil
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What did jesus say? "if you cast out a devil and you leave the place
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"if you cast out a devil and you leave the place empty and swept clean,
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And you leave the place empty and swept clean, it'll bring seven more
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Empty and swept clean, it'll bring seven more worse than the one."
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It'll bring seven more worse than the one." you can't have an empty space.
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Worse than the one." you can't have an empty space. you've gotta fill it up with
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The good things.
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The good things. and if your mind is
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The good things. and if your mind is full of good things,
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And if your mind is full of good things, then there's no place
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Full of good things, then there's no place for bad thoughts to get in.
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Then there's no place for bad thoughts to get in. we can't just,
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For bad thoughts to get in. we can't just, "i'm gonna really work
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We can't just, "i'm gonna really work on not thinkin' bad thoughts."
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"i'm gonna really work on not thinkin' bad thoughts." no, you don't need to even work
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On not thinkin' bad thoughts." no, you don't need to even work on not thinking bad thoughts.
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No, you don't need to even work on not thinking bad thoughts. you just need to start
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On not thinking bad thoughts. you just need to start thinking good thoughts.
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You just need to start thinking good thoughts. >> [audience applauding]
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Thinking good thoughts. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: we're always
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: we're always working on something.
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>> joyce: we're always working on something. and jesus has already done
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Working on something. and jesus has already done all the work that needs
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And jesus has already done all the work that needs to be done.
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All the work that needs to be done. let's talk about the word "try."
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To be done. let's talk about the word "try." oh, dear me.
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Let's talk about the word "try." oh, dear me. i tried till i almost died.
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Oh, dear me. i tried till i almost died. >> [audience laughing]
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I tried till i almost died. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i mean, i tried
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i mean, i tried to be good, and i tried
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>> joyce: i mean, i tried to be good, and i tried to be quiet, and i, you know,
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To be good, and i tried to be quiet, and i, you know, i tried, and i tried,
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To be quiet, and i, you know, i tried, and i tried, and i tried, and i tried.
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I tried, and i tried, and i tried, and i tried. you say, "well, aren't
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And i tried, and i tried. you say, "well, aren't we supposed to try?"
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You say, "well, aren't we supposed to try?" well, yes and no.
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We supposed to try?" well, yes and no. you don't try in the flesh.
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The effort we make
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The effort we make must be a holy ghost-led
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The effort we make must be a holy ghost-led and infused effort.
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If it's not something that
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If it's not something that the holy spirit is leading you
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To do, then it's not gonna work.
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Amen?
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Amen? >> audience: amen.
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Amen? >> audience: amen. >> joyce: we had somebody
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>> audience: amen. >> joyce: we had somebody come through the church
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>> joyce: we had somebody come through the church and they had a read the bible
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Come through the church and they had a read the bible through in a year plan.
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And they had a read the bible through in a year plan. and the pastor said,
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Through in a year plan. and the pastor said, "okay, we're all gonna read
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And the pastor said, "okay, we're all gonna read the bible through in a year."
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"okay, we're all gonna read the bible through in a year." "okay."
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The bible through in a year." "okay." we all got a calendar.
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"okay." we all got a calendar. you got a place
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We all got a calendar. you got a place to check mark off,
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You got a place to check mark off, you know, what you read.
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To check mark off, you know, what you read. if you read six chapters a day,
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You know, what you read. if you read six chapters a day, you got through it in a year:
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If you read six chapters a day, you got through it in a year: two in the old testament,
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You got through it in a year: two in the old testament, two in the new,
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Two in the old testament, two in the new, one in proverbs,
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Two in the new, one in proverbs, and one in psalms.
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One in proverbs, and one in psalms. got it.
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And one in psalms. got it. went home, went to work.
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Got it. went home, went to work. put the calendar
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Went home, went to work. put the calendar on the refrigerator.
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Put the calendar on the refrigerator. as long as i was getting
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On the refrigerator. as long as i was getting check marks, i'd walk by there,
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As long as i was getting check marks, i'd walk by there, and i'd feel so good.
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Check marks, i'd walk by there, and i'd feel so good. >> [audience laughing]
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And i'd feel so good. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i put it on that
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i put it on that refrigerator because
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>> joyce: i put it on that refrigerator because i wanted people,
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Refrigerator because i wanted people, when they came in,
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I wanted people, when they came in, to ask me what it was.
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When they came in, to ask me what it was. >> [audience laughing]
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To ask me what it was. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "oh, i'm reading
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "oh, i'm reading the bible--the whole bible
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>> joyce: "oh, i'm reading the bible--the whole bible through this year."
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The bible--the whole bible through this year." "oh, wow."
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Through this year." "oh, wow." >> [audience laughing]
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"oh, wow." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and i was all right,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and i was all right, 'cause, see, i was tryin'!
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>> joyce: and i was all right, 'cause, see, i was tryin'! but then all of a sudden,
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'cause, see, i was tryin'! but then all of a sudden, i started getting these
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But then all of a sudden, i started getting these gaping holes in my calendar
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I started getting these gaping holes in my calendar because you can only
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Gaping holes in my calendar because you can only try until you get worn out.
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Because you can only try until you get worn out. and then, when you
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Try until you get worn out. and then, when you run out of yourself,
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And then, when you run out of yourself, if you don't have god there,
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Run out of yourself, if you don't have god there, you are in big trouble.
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Well, i didn't start
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Well, i didn't start trying to read the bible
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Well, i didn't start trying to read the bible through in a year because
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Trying to read the bible through in a year because the holy spirit led me to do it.
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Through in a year because the holy spirit led me to do it. you know why i started doing it?
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The holy spirit led me to do it. you know why i started doing it? because when the pastor
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You know why i started doing it? because when the pastor asked on sunday
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Because when the pastor asked on sunday morning who was reading
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Asked on sunday morning who was reading the bible through in a year,
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Morning who was reading the bible through in a year, i didn't want to be the only
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The bible through in a year, i didn't want to be the only one that didn't raise my hand.
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I didn't want to be the only one that didn't raise my hand. >> [audience laughing]
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One that didn't raise my hand. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you know,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you know, we need to ask ourselves
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>> joyce: you know, we need to ask ourselves what our motives are
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We need to ask ourselves what our motives are for what we're doing.
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What our motives are for what we're doing. because if we're not doing
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For what we're doing. because if we're not doing it because we feel led
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Because if we're not doing it because we feel led of the spirit to do it, if we're
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It because we feel led of the spirit to do it, if we're doing it as a man-pleaser
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Of the spirit to do it, if we're doing it as a man-pleaser and not a god-pleaser,
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Doing it as a man-pleaser and not a god-pleaser, then it's not going to work.
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Amen?
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Amen? >> audience: amen.
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Amen? >> audience: amen. >> joyce: now, come on,
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>> audience: amen. >> joyce: now, come on, i've been at this 45 years,
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>> joyce: now, come on, i've been at this 45 years, so i'm downloading a whole
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I've been at this 45 years, so i'm downloading a whole bunch of information on to you
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So i'm downloading a whole bunch of information on to you in a short period of time.
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Bunch of information on to you in a short period of time. take notes, get it,
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In a short period of time. take notes, get it, by the recorded version,
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Take notes, get it, by the recorded version, or buy the book, or whatever,
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By the recorded version, or buy the book, or whatever, but we've gotta
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Or buy the book, or whatever, but we've gotta study this stuff.
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But we've gotta study this stuff. amen?
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Study this stuff. amen? >> audience: amen.
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>> joyce: so, you don't
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>> joyce: so, you don't try in the flesh,
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>> joyce: so, you don't try in the flesh, but the bible does say
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Try in the flesh, but the bible does say in 2 peter, it talks about
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But the bible does say in 2 peter, it talks about all the things that god has
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In 2 peter, it talks about all the things that god has done for us, and he says,
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All the things that god has done for us, and he says, "now you add to it your
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Done for us, and he says, "now you add to it your effort and your diligence,
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"now you add to it your effort and your diligence, but it's gotta be a holy ghost
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Effort and your diligence, but it's gotta be a holy ghost infused effort."
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You see, i was trying
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You see, i was trying to change myself,
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You see, i was trying to change myself, and i was so frustrated
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To change myself, and i was so frustrated because nothing was happening,
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And i was so frustrated because nothing was happening, and i didn't understand it.
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Because nothing was happening, and i didn't understand it. how many of you have
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And i didn't understand it. how many of you have ever been there?
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How many of you have ever been there? "well, god, i'm tryin',
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Ever been there? "well, god, i'm tryin', i'm tryin', i'm tryin'."
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"well, god, i'm tryin', i'm tryin', i'm tryin'." and then every once in a while,
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I'm tryin', i'm tryin'." and then every once in a while, "i just give up."
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And then every once in a while, "i just give up." then we cry and think god's
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"i just give up." then we cry and think god's gonna feel sorry for us,
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Then we cry and think god's gonna feel sorry for us, and he's not.
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Gonna feel sorry for us, and he's not. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: and finally,
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>> joyce: and finally, you find out that you
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>> joyce: and finally, you find out that you can't change yourself,
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You find out that you can't change yourself, that only god can change you.
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Can't change yourself, that only god can change you. because he says, "apart from me,
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That only god can change you. because he says, "apart from me, you can do nothing."
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Because he says, "apart from me, you can do nothing." so, the thing i was leaving
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You can do nothing." so, the thing i was leaving out is i would hear a sermon
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Maybe on sunday morning
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Maybe on sunday morning about your mouth,
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Maybe on sunday morning about your mouth, and i knew that i had
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About your mouth, and i knew that i had a big mouth that got
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And i knew that i had a big mouth that got me in trouble all the time,
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A big mouth that got me in trouble all the time, so, i would go home,
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Me in trouble all the time, so, i would go home, and i would make my plan
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So, i would go home, and i would make my plan of how i'm going to keep
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And i would make my plan of how i'm going to keep my mouth shut.
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Of how i'm going to keep my mouth shut. and so, my plan was
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My mouth shut. and so, my plan was then to go from saying
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And so, my plan was then to go from saying all kinds of wrong
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Then to go from saying all kinds of wrong things to saying nothing.
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All kinds of wrong things to saying nothing. "i'm just not gonna
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Things to saying nothing. "i'm just not gonna talk at all."
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"i'm just not gonna talk at all." >> [audience laughing]
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Talk at all." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "just won't--
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "just won't-- won't say anything.
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>> joyce: "just won't-- won't say anything. can't get in trouble
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Won't say anything. can't get in trouble if you don't say anything."
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Can't get in trouble if you don't say anything." well, then, i would start
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If you don't say anything." well, then, i would start getting depressed.
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Well, then, i would start getting depressed. and i didn't understand that.
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Getting depressed. and i didn't understand that. "well, god, why am
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And i didn't understand that. "well, god, why am i getting depressed?
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"well, god, why am i getting depressed? i'm keeping my mouth shut."
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I getting depressed? i'm keeping my mouth shut." god said, "yeah,
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I'm keeping my mouth shut." god said, "yeah, but nothing's changed inside."
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God said, "yeah, but nothing's changed inside." so, now, you're just like
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But nothing's changed inside." so, now, you're just like a pressure cooker.
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So, now, you're just like a pressure cooker. you've got all this rotten
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A pressure cooker. you've got all this rotten stuff rolling around inside
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You've got all this rotten stuff rolling around inside and there's no valve
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Stuff rolling around inside and there's no valve to let it out.
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And there's no valve to let it out. how many of you understand that?
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It's not--
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It's not-- becoming a new creature
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It's not-- becoming a new creature in christ is not about
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Becoming a new creature in christ is not about behavior modification.
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In christ is not about behavior modification. it's about a heart change.
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Behavior modification. it's about a heart change. it's about letting god
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It's about a heart change. it's about letting god change your heart.
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It's about letting god change your heart. so then, you're doing the right
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Change your heart. so then, you're doing the right thing because you want
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To and you're doing
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To and you're doing it leaning on god because
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To and you're doing it leaning on god because you know that apart from
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It leaning on god because you know that apart from him you can do nothing.
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You know that apart from him you can do nothing. so, good news for all of you
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Him you can do nothing. so, good news for all of you that are worn out from
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So, good news for all of you that are worn out from trying to change yourself.
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That are worn out from trying to change yourself. you came to a place
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Trying to change yourself. you came to a place to get good news tonight.
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You came to a place to get good news tonight. all of you that are so tired
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To get good news tonight. all of you that are so tired of trying to change yourself,
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All of you that are so tired of trying to change yourself, you can just stop it.
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Of trying to change yourself, you can just stop it. >> [audience applauding]
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You can just stop it. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you just say,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you just say, "god, i'm not doing
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>> joyce: you just say, "god, i'm not doing that anymore.
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"god, i'm not doing that anymore. i turn myself over to you.
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That anymore. i turn myself over to you. i want to be everything
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I turn myself over to you. i want to be everything you want me to be,
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I want to be everything you want me to be, but i'm putting you
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You want me to be, but i'm putting you in charge of my change.
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But i'm putting you in charge of my change. you lead me and guide
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In charge of my change. you lead me and guide me in what you want me to do."
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You lead me and guide me in what you want me to do." oh, and by the way,
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Me in what you want me to do." oh, and by the way, you can't change
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Oh, and by the way, you can't change the person you're married to.
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You can't change the person you're married to. you can't change your kids.
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The person you're married to. you can't change your kids. you can't change your neighbor.
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You can't change your kids. you can't change your neighbor. you can't change your parents.
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You can't change your neighbor. you can't change your parents. you can't change your friends.
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You can't change your parents. you can't change your friends. too bad.
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You can't change your friends. too bad. you don't get to change anybody.
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Too bad. you don't get to change anybody. you can pray.
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You don't get to change anybody. you can pray. but you are not the potter.
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You can pray. but you are not the potter. so, you need to go home
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But you are not the potter. so, you need to go home and let everybody that you've
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So, you need to go home and let everybody that you've got on the potter wheel, off.
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And let everybody that you've got on the potter wheel, off. >> [audience laughing]
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Got on the potter wheel, off. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: just imagine the load
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: just imagine the load that will come off of you when
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>> joyce: just imagine the load that will come off of you when you understand that you are
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That will come off of you when you understand that you are not holy ghost junior...
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You understand that you are not holy ghost junior... >> [audience laughing]
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Not holy ghost junior... >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and you do not
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and you do not have to run the world.
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>> joyce: and you do not have to run the world. think about it.
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Have to run the world. think about it. you might be free
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Think about it. you might be free to become a christian.
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You might be free to become a christian. >> [audience laughing]
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To become a christian. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i mean, like,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i mean, like, a real christian.
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>> joyce: i mean, like, a real christian. amen?
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A real christian. amen? >> audience: amen.
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Amen? >> audience: amen. >> joyce: you gotta believe
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>> audience: amen. >> joyce: you gotta believe it before you see it.
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>> joyce: you gotta believe it before you see it. some people say it's hard
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It before you see it. some people say it's hard to live the christian life.
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Some people say it's hard to live the christian life. well, i'll tell you,
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To live the christian life. well, i'll tell you, it's not hard, it's impossible.
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Well, i'll tell you, it's not hard, it's impossible. you cannot live
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It's not hard, it's impossible. you cannot live the christian life,
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You cannot live the christian life, and neither can i.
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The christian life, and neither can i. jesus has to live it through us.
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And neither can i. jesus has to live it through us. amen?
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Jesus has to live it through us. amen? that's better news
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Amen? that's better news than you're acting.
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That's better news than you're acting. "it's so hard to live
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Than you're acting. "it's so hard to live the christian life."
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"it's so hard to live the christian life." no.
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The christian life." no. when the devil tells you,
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No. when the devil tells you, "it's hard," say,
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When the devil tells you, "it's hard," say, "no, you're wrong.
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"it's hard," say, "no, you're wrong. it's impossible."
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"no, you're wrong. it's impossible." it's not hard.
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It's impossible." it's not hard. it's impossible.
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It's not hard. it's impossible. but i can spend time with god.
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It's impossible. but i can spend time with god. i can study the word.
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But i can spend time with god. i can study the word. i can sit in god's presence,
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I can study the word. i can sit in god's presence, and i can let him change me.
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I can sit in god's presence, and i can let him change me. amen?
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And i can let him change me. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and then,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and then, you'll relax,
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>> joyce: and then, you'll relax, and something will change,
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You'll relax, and something will change, and you'll say,
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And something will change, and you'll say, "man, that had to be god."
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God gives us his holy spirit
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God gives us his holy spirit because we can't
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God gives us his holy spirit because we can't do it ourselves.
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Because we can't do it ourselves. in philippians 2, it says,
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Do it ourselves. in philippians 2, it says, "work out your salvation
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In philippians 2, it says, "work out your salvation with fear and trembling,
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"work out your salvation with fear and trembling, with serious caution
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With fear and trembling, with serious caution and self-distrust,
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With serious caution and self-distrust, knowing that it's god who
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And self-distrust, knowing that it's god who is all the while at work in you,
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Knowing that it's god who is all the while at work in you, giving you the strength
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Is all the while at work in you, giving you the strength that you need to do what
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Giving you the strength that you need to do what needs to be done."
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That you need to do what needs to be done." so, we have this salvation
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In us, and the bible says,
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In us, and the bible says, "work it out."
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In us, and the bible says, "work it out." he didn't say, "work for it."
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"work it out." he didn't say, "work for it." he said, "work it out."
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He didn't say, "work for it." he said, "work it out." but you work with
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He said, "work it out." but you work with the holy spirit to work it out.
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But you work with the holy spirit to work it out. and one of the first things that
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The holy spirit to work it out. and one of the first things that has to change is your mind.
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>> announcer: when faced with
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>> announcer: when faced with life's inevitable ups and downs,
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Life's inevitable ups and downs, having the resiliency to stand
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Having the resiliency to stand up to new challenges and meet
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Up to new challenges and meet them head on is imperative.
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Them head on is imperative. we can't keep changes from
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We can't keep changes from coming, but we can manage our
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Coming, but we can manage our reaction to it, and even come
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Reaction to it, and even come to welcome it into our lives.
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>> joyce: you know,
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>> joyce: you know, life is full of changes,
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Life is full of changes, and sometimes it can
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And sometimes it can feel like everything
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Feel like everything around us is shaking.
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Around us is shaking. jobs are changing,
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Jobs are changing, relationships,
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Relationships, people's expectations.
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People's expectations. it's easy to get
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It's easy to get overwhelmed but i wanna
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Overwhelmed but i wanna remind you today, while
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Remind you today, while change is inevitable,
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Change is inevitable, you have the power
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You have the power to choose how
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To choose how to respond to it.
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To respond to it. in my book,
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In my book, “the courage to change,”
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“the courage to change,” i'll show you how to not
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I'll show you how to not only navigate life's
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Only navigate life's transitions, but to
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Transitions, but to actually embrace them
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Actually embrace them with god's word
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With god's word as your foundation.
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As your foundation. you can face each shift
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You can face each shift with confidence, knowing
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With confidence, knowing that the same god who never
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That the same god who never changed, is working all
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Changed, is working all things for your good,
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Things for your good, even in the midst
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Even in the midst of difficult moments.
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>> announcer: be the first
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"the courage to change." it's available for your
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>> joyce: if you're
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>> joyce: if you're weary from all of life's
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Weary from all of life's changes, i want you
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Changes, i want you to know that you can
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To know that you can find peace in the storm.
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Find peace in the storm. in “the courage to change,”
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In “the courage to change,” i'll show you how god's
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I'll show you how god's word can help you
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Word can help you embrace every challenge
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Embrace every challenge with confidence.
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With confidence. you don't have to live
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You don't have to live in the fear of change.
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In the fear of change. with the strength and
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With the strength and the wisdom from god,
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The wisdom from god, you can stand firm
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You can stand firm through any storm and
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Through any storm and come out stronger
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Come out stronger on the other side.
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On the other side. let's face life's
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Let's face life's challenges together
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Challenges together with faith, hope, and
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With faith, hope, and a renewed perspective.
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>> announcer: discover
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>> announcer: discover your courage today
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Joyce Meyer - The Greatest Change of All (Part 1)

May 15, 2025 | S25:E17

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