Joyce Meyer - Has Your Get Up and Go Got Up and Gone? (Part 2)

August 12, 2025 | S25 E57 | 29:29

Find out how to reignite your passion and transform your life as Joyce shares powerful insights on the importance of stirring yourself up, as well as those around you.

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Joyce Meyer: Enjoying Everyday Life | Joyce Meyer - Has Your Get Up and Go Got Up and Gone? (Part 2) | August 12, 2025

>> joyce: "when you're older,
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>> joyce: "when you're older, there's two things you have
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>> joyce: "when you're older, there's two things you have to have if you wanna be happy:
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There's two things you have to have if you wanna be happy: a purpose and somebody to love."
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To have if you wanna be happy: a purpose and somebody to love." you know why a lot
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A purpose and somebody to love." you know why a lot of people get depressed?
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>> joyce: i do what
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>> joyce: i do what i do because i've seen god's
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>> joyce: i do what i do because i've seen god's power transform my own life,
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I do because i've seen god's power transform my own life, and he will do it for you.
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Power transform my own life, and he will do it for you. the key to everything
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And he will do it for you. the key to everything is found in god's word.
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The key to everything is found in god's word. i'm joyce meyer,
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Is found in god's word. i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal
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I'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal you everywhere you hurt.
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>> joyce: god can change
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>> joyce: god can change anybody, at any time.
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>> joyce: god can change anybody, at any time. >> [audience applauding]
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Anybody, at any time. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i doubt the apostle
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i doubt the apostle paul, who was then saul,
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>> joyce: i doubt the apostle paul, who was then saul, was expecting to meet jesus
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Paul, who was then saul, was expecting to meet jesus on the road to damascus.
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Was expecting to meet jesus on the road to damascus. he didn't deserve
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On the road to damascus. he didn't deserve a visitation from god.
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He didn't deserve a visitation from god. but he got one because
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A visitation from god. but he got one because god had a plan for his life.
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Amen?
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Amen? >> audience: amen.
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Amen? >> audience: amen. >> joyce: what do you--
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>> audience: amen. >> joyce: what do you-- what are you expecting?
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>> joyce: what do you-- what are you expecting? think about it.
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What are you expecting? think about it. and i think one of the reasons
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Think about it. and i think one of the reasons why god said to me,
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And i think one of the reasons why god said to me, "increase your faith--"
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Why god said to me, "increase your faith--" and i've had somebody
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"increase your faith--" and i've had somebody tell me that they've
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And i've had somebody tell me that they've heard two other pastors
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Tell me that they've heard two other pastors say the same thing,
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Heard two other pastors say the same thing, that god told them to increase
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Say the same thing, that god told them to increase their faith for this year.
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That god told them to increase their faith for this year. do you know that you
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Their faith for this year. do you know that you do not get anything
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Do you know that you do not get anything from god except by faith?
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Do not get anything from god except by faith? so, are you just sittin'
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From god except by faith? so, are you just sittin' around and waiting to see
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So, are you just sittin' around and waiting to see what god's gonna do?
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Around and waiting to see what god's gonna do? or are you actively
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What god's gonna do? or are you actively pressing in with your
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Or are you actively pressing in with your faith and believing god
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Pressing in with your faith and believing god to do great things in your life?
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Faith and believing god to do great things in your life? i want you to think
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To do great things in your life? i want you to think about it this morning.
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I want you to think about it this morning. what are you expecting?
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Have big expectations.
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Have big expectations. you say, "well,
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Have big expectations. you say, "well, what if i expect great things
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You say, "well, what if i expect great things and they don't happen?"
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What if i expect great things and they don't happen?" well, what if you expect
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And they don't happen?" well, what if you expect great things and they do.
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Well, what if you expect great things and they do. i'd rather believe for
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Great things and they do. i'd rather believe for a lot and get half of it,
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I'd rather believe for a lot and get half of it, than to believe for a little
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A lot and get half of it, than to believe for a little and get all of it.
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Than to believe for a little and get all of it. dream big dreams,
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And get all of it. dream big dreams, bold prayers.
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Psalm 27:13 and 14 says,
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Psalm 27:13 and 14 says, "[what, what would
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Psalm 27:13 and 14 says, "[what, what would have happened to me]
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"[what, what would have happened to me] had i not believed that i would
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Have happened to me] had i not believed that i would see the lord's goodness
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Had i not believed that i would see the lord's goodness in the land of the living!"
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See the lord's goodness in the land of the living!" thank god we don't have to wait
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In the land of the living!" thank god we don't have to wait 'til we go to heaven
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Thank god we don't have to wait 'til we go to heaven to see good things.
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'til we go to heaven to see good things. we can see good things,
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To see good things. we can see good things, right now, in our life.
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We can see good things, right now, in our life. and it--this is--
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Right now, in our life. and it--this is-- this has really helped me,
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And it--this is-- this has really helped me, you know, because i've been
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This has really helped me, you know, because i've been doing this a long time.
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You know, because i've been doing this a long time. and, you know, the longer
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Doing this a long time. and, you know, the longer you do something, sometimes,
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And, you know, the longer you do something, sometimes, the more tempted you are
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You do something, sometimes, the more tempted you are to get tired of doing it.
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The more tempted you are to get tired of doing it. that true?
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To get tired of doing it. that true? >> audience: yes.
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That true? >> audience: yes. >> joyce: something you can
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>> audience: yes. >> joyce: something you can be very excited about,
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>> joyce: something you can be very excited about, in the beginning,
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Be very excited about, in the beginning, you do it 40 years
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In the beginning, you do it 40 years and then you're like...
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You do it 40 years and then you're like... [mumbling].
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And then you're like... [mumbling]. but it has really helped
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[mumbling]. but it has really helped me in the past two
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Or three years to just
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Or three years to just expect god every day.
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Or three years to just expect god every day. i expect, every day,
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Expect god every day. i expect, every day, god to do something
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I expect, every day, god to do something amazing and shocking.
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God to do something amazing and shocking. i've told god, "i wanna live
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Amazing and shocking. i've told god, "i wanna live with my mouth hanging
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I've told god, "i wanna live with my mouth hanging open in awe, like...
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With my mouth hanging open in awe, like... >> [audience laughing]
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Open in awe, like... >> [audience laughing] >> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience laughing] >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: come on.
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: come on. i walked in here this morning.
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>> joyce: come on. i walked in here this morning. we got outta the car,
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I walked in here this morning. we got outta the car, out in the garage--
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We got outta the car, out in the garage-- or we were pulling in,
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Out in the garage-- or we were pulling in, and i said to mike--i said,
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Or we were pulling in, and i said to mike--i said, "you know what?
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And i said to mike--i said, "you know what? i wanna help every single
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"you know what? i wanna help every single person on the planet.
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I wanna help every single person on the planet. wouldn't that be good?"
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Person on the planet. wouldn't that be good?" >> [audience applauding]
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Wouldn't that be good?" >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: well, why not
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: well, why not have big dreams.
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>> joyce: well, why not have big dreams. you say, "well,
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Have big dreams. you say, "well, that's impossible."
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You say, "well, that's impossible." well, nothing's
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That's impossible." well, nothing's impossible with god.
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Well, nothing's impossible with god. our television program
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Impossible with god. our television program is broadcast in 106 languages
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Our television program is broadcast in 106 languages in about two thirds
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Is broadcast in 106 languages in about two thirds of the world.
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In about two thirds of the world. now, you know,
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Of the world. now, you know, i don't think two thirds
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Now, you know, i don't think two thirds of the world's listening.
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I don't think two thirds of the world's listening. but there's gotta
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Of the world's listening. but there's gotta be few million, you know?
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But there's gotta be few million, you know? and lives are being changed
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Be few million, you know? and lives are being changed through the word.
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And lives are being changed through the word. >> [audience applauding]
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Through the word. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: but i could've
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: but i could've believed to help three,
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>> joyce: but i could've believed to help three, and maybe i would
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Believed to help three, and maybe i would have only got two.
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And maybe i would have only got two. i'm believing for all.
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Have only got two. i'm believing for all. and we haven't made it yet,
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I'm believing for all. and we haven't made it yet, but we're on our way.
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And we haven't made it yet, but we're on our way. >> [audience applauding]
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But we're on our way. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and so,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and so, i, on purpose--
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>> joyce: and so, i, on purpose-- i don't do it every day.
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I, on purpose-- i don't do it every day. some days i forget.
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I don't do it every day. some days i forget. but almost every
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Some days i forget. but almost every day i will say, out loud,
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But almost every day i will say, out loud, "i am expecting something
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Day i will say, out loud, "i am expecting something good to happen to me today
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"i am expecting something good to happen to me today and i'm expecting something
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Good to happen to me today and i'm expecting something good to happen
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And i'm expecting something good to happen through me today."
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Good to happen through me today." don't just want good
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Through me today." don't just want good things for yourself,
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Don't just want good things for yourself, but want god to use you to do
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Things for yourself, but want god to use you to do good things for other people.
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Every day, ask yourself,
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Every day, ask yourself, "what can i do for somebody
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Every day, ask yourself, "what can i do for somebody else today?
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"what can i do for somebody else today? what do i have that
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Else today? what do i have that i can give away?"
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What do i have that i can give away?" i love to give.
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I can give away?" i love to give. do not ever get mad
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I love to give. do not ever get mad at anybody in church for
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Do not ever get mad at anybody in church for talking to you about giving.
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At anybody in church for talking to you about giving. everywhere you go they
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Talking to you about giving. everywhere you go they talk to you about giving.
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Everywhere you go they talk to you about giving. if you go eat out, after church,
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Talk to you about giving. if you go eat out, after church, the time's gonna come,
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If you go eat out, after church, the time's gonna come, when they're gonna
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The time's gonna come, when they're gonna come to your table
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When they're gonna come to your table and talk to you about giving.
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Come to your table and talk to you about giving. >> [audience laughing]
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And talk to you about giving. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and you're not
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and you're not gonna get mad about it,
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>> joyce: and you're not gonna get mad about it, you're gonna expect it.
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The only place where people
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The only place where people get mad about it is in church,
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The only place where people get mad about it is in church, and that doesn't make any sense.
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Get mad about it is in church, and that doesn't make any sense. "well, the gospel's free."
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And that doesn't make any sense. "well, the gospel's free." well, the pipeline that
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"well, the gospel's free." well, the pipeline that carries it is not.
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Well, the pipeline that carries it is not. >> [audience laughing]
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Carries it is not. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: amen?
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: amen? >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: it is not good
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: it is not good for you to do nothing.
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>> joyce: it is not good for you to do nothing. i just wonder if we acted
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For you to do nothing. i just wonder if we acted like paul did--
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You know, he told
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You know, he told the corinthians that
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You know, he told the corinthians that he sent somebody ahead
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The corinthians that he sent somebody ahead of time to tell them to get
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He sent somebody ahead of time to tell them to get ready for the offering,
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Of time to tell them to get ready for the offering, so when he got there,
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Ready for the offering, so when he got there, they already had it ready.
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So when he got there, they already had it ready. now, i wonder how
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They already had it ready. now, i wonder how you would have acted,
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Now, i wonder how you would have acted, if last week,
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You would have acted, if last week, you would've got a phone call--
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>> [audience laughing]
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i mean, come on,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i mean, come on, think about this.
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>> joyce: i mean, come on, think about this. if last week, you would've
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Think about this. if last week, you would've got a phone call, "you know,
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If last week, you would've got a phone call, "you know, joyce is gonna be at lakewood
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Got a phone call, "you know, joyce is gonna be at lakewood next sunday, and so bring
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Joyce is gonna be at lakewood next sunday, and so bring a little extra 'cause they'll
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Next sunday, and so bring a little extra 'cause they'll give her a nice offering
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A little extra 'cause they'll give her a nice offering when she leaves."
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Give her a nice offering when she leaves." and you would have thought,
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When she leaves." and you would have thought, "well, you nut!
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And you would have thought, "well, you nut! what are you doing calling me,
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"well, you nut! what are you doing calling me, asking me for money before
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What are you doing calling me, asking me for money before i ever even get there?"
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Asking me for money before i ever even get there?" but paul did.
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I ever even get there?" but paul did. he said, "i sent somebody
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But paul did. he said, "i sent somebody ahead of time to have you
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He said, "i sent somebody ahead of time to have you get ready for the offering
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Ahead of time to have you get ready for the offering that we were gonna
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Get ready for the offering that we were gonna send to help the poor,"
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That we were gonna send to help the poor," and wherever it was,
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Send to help the poor," and wherever it was, macedonia or wherever.
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And wherever it was, macedonia or wherever. and so, there's a lot
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Macedonia or wherever. and so, there's a lot of things that we're losing
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And so, there's a lot of things that we're losing sight of that we need to make
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Of things that we're losing sight of that we need to make sure we don't lose track of.
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Sight of that we need to make sure we don't lose track of. so, i'm just telling you,
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Sure we don't lose track of. so, i'm just telling you, everybody--
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So, i'm just telling you, everybody-- unless you do all your giving
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Everybody-- unless you do all your giving one time of the month here,
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Unless you do all your giving one time of the month here, or something, but you don't
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One time of the month here, or something, but you don't need to walk out of here
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Or something, but you don't need to walk out of here today and do nothing.
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Need to walk out of here today and do nothing. and i'm not getting
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Today and do nothing. and i'm not getting the offering so i can be bold
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And i'm not getting the offering so i can be bold and say whatever i want to.
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The offering so i can be bold and say whatever i want to. >> [audience laughing]
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And say whatever i want to. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you don't need
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you don't need to walk out and do nothing.
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>> joyce: you don't need to walk out and do nothing. and probably a lot of you don't.
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To walk out and do nothing. and probably a lot of you don't. but there are people who do.
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And probably a lot of you don't. but there are people who do. and i'm just saying--
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But there are people who do. and i'm just saying-- how many of you believe
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And i'm just saying-- how many of you believe it's not good for you to just
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How many of you believe it's not good for you to just take everything and do nothing?
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It's not good for you to just take everything and do nothing? >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: it's too easy
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>> joyce: it's too easy to forget.
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>> joyce: it's too easy to forget. "wait and hope for and expect
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To forget. "wait and hope for and expect the lord; be brave and of a good
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"wait and hope for and expect the lord; be brave and of a good courage and let your heart
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The lord; be brave and of a good courage and let your heart be stout and enduring.
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Courage and let your heart be stout and enduring. yes, wait for and hope for
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Be stout and enduring. yes, wait for and hope for and expect the lord."
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Yes, wait for and hope for and expect the lord." i love it.
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Things you can expect.
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Things you can expect. if you're in a relationship
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Things you can expect. if you're in a relationship with people that need to change,
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If you're in a relationship with people that need to change, expect it to happen.
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With people that need to change, expect it to happen. expect more opportunities,
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Expect it to happen. expect more opportunities, more open doors.
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Expect more opportunities, more open doors. every time you go out,
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More open doors. every time you go out, expect favor.
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Every time you go out, expect favor. you know how cool favor is?
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Expect favor. you know how cool favor is? man!
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You know how cool favor is? man! it's just--
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Man! it's just-- it's exciting to watch god
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It's just-- it's exciting to watch god just give you favor,
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It's exciting to watch god just give you favor, and somebody treat you
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Just give you favor, and somebody treat you special for no reason at all.
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And somebody treat you special for no reason at all. and you know there's
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Special for no reason at all. and you know there's no reason for them to do it,
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And you know there's no reason for them to do it, that it's gotta be god doing it.
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No reason for them to do it, that it's gotta be god doing it. little things like
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That it's gotta be god doing it. little things like you'll go shopping
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Little things like you'll go shopping and the clerk will say,
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You'll go shopping and the clerk will say, "do you have the 40% off
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And the clerk will say, "do you have the 40% off coupon that was in the paper?"
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"do you have the 40% off coupon that was in the paper?" "no, i don't have it."
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Coupon that was in the paper?" "no, i don't have it." "well, let me see if i can
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"no, i don't have it." "well, let me see if i can find one for you."
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"well, let me see if i can find one for you." they don't have to do that.
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Find one for you." they don't have to do that. you're getting favor from god.
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They don't have to do that. you're getting favor from god. expect to see god doing
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You're getting favor from god. expect to see god doing outrageous things in your life.
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Expect to see god doing outrageous things in your life. expect healing if you
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Outrageous things in your life. expect healing if you have health problems.
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Expect healing if you have health problems. don't expect to be sick
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Have health problems. don't expect to be sick all the time.
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I'm expecting a healthy,
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I'm expecting a healthy, pain-free year.
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I'm expecting a healthy, pain-free year. amen?
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Pain-free year. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i don't like the word,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i don't like the word, "disease."
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>> joyce: i don't like the word, "disease." and they tell me i've got
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"disease." and they tell me i've got degenerating disc
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And they tell me i've got degenerating disc disease in my back.
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Degenerating disc disease in my back. well, i say,
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Disease in my back. well, i say, "i've got regenerating."
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Well, i say, "i've got regenerating." >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: i refuse
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>> joyce: i refuse to get afraid.
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>> joyce: i refuse to get afraid. you know, the thought comes,
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To get afraid. you know, the thought comes, well, i mean, "what's that gonna
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You know, the thought comes, well, i mean, "what's that gonna be like in four or five years?"
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Well, i mean, "what's that gonna be like in four or five years?" you know, god will keep
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Be like in four or five years?" you know, god will keep me up and going as long
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You know, god will keep me up and going as long as he wants me to do what
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Me up and going as long as he wants me to do what i am doing.
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As he wants me to do what i am doing. amen?
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I am doing. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: call things that
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: call things that be not as if they already are.
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>> joyce: call things that be not as if they already are. don't call things that
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Be not as if they already are. don't call things that are as if they're always
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Don't call things that are as if they're always gonna be that way.
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Are as if they're always gonna be that way. "this is never gonna change.
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Gonna be that way. "this is never gonna change. never going to change."
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"this is never gonna change. never going to change." you know, timothy's get
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Never going to change." you know, timothy's get up and go had got up and gone.
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And paul wrote to him
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And paul wrote to him in 2 timothy 1:6 and he said,
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And paul wrote to him in 2 timothy 1:6 and he said, "i'm reminding you to stir up,
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In 2 timothy 1:6 and he said, "i'm reminding you to stir up, (rekindle the embers of,
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"i'm reminding you to stir up, (rekindle the embers of, fan the flame and keep burning)
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(rekindle the embers of, fan the flame and keep burning) the [gracious] gift of god,
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Fan the flame and keep burning) the [gracious] gift of god, [the inner fire] that's in you
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The [gracious] gift of god, [the inner fire] that's in you by means of the laying
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[the inner fire] that's in you by means of the laying on of my hands
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By means of the laying on of my hands [with those of the elders
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On of my hands [with those of the elders at your ordination]."
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[with those of the elders at your ordination]." so, you know, sometimes,
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At your ordination]." so, you know, sometimes, we sit around and wait for
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So, you know, sometimes, we sit around and wait for somebody else to stir us up.
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We sit around and wait for somebody else to stir us up. we expect somebody
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Somebody else to stir us up. we expect somebody else to get us excited.
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We expect somebody else to get us excited. david said he encouraged
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Else to get us excited. david said he encouraged himself in the lord.
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David said he encouraged himself in the lord. sometimes, you just gotta
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Himself in the lord. sometimes, you just gotta encourage yourself.
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Sometimes, you just gotta encourage yourself. you know, i've written
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143 books, i think.
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143 books, i think. and, you know the--
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143 books, i think. and, you know the-- >> [audience applauding]
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And, you know the-- >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: the devotionals
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: the devotionals are the hardest for me.
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>> joyce: the devotionals are the hardest for me. three hundred and sixty-five
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Are the hardest for me. three hundred and sixty-five devotions is a lot of devotions.
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Three hundred and sixty-five devotions is a lot of devotions. >> [audience laughing]
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Devotions is a lot of devotions. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and they end up being
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and they end up being close to 90,000 words.
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>> joyce: and they end up being close to 90,000 words. and i've written a bunch of 'em.
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Close to 90,000 words. and i've written a bunch of 'em. but the thing that's
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And i've written a bunch of 'em. but the thing that's funny about it--
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But the thing that's funny about it-- and you can't get mad at people
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Funny about it-- and you can't get mad at people for this because i can tell you,
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And you can't get mad at people for this because i can tell you, nobody truly understands
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For this because i can tell you, nobody truly understands what anybody else is doing.
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Nobody truly understands what anybody else is doing. dr. paul goes
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What anybody else is doing. dr. paul goes to africa 3, 4 months at a time.
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Dr. paul goes to africa 3, 4 months at a time. and, you know, i'm sure we all
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To africa 3, 4 months at a time. and, you know, i'm sure we all [clapping]
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And, you know, i'm sure we all [clapping] we think that's so nice.
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[clapping] we think that's so nice. but there's not one of us here
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We think that's so nice. but there's not one of us here that knows what that's like.
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But there's not one of us here that knows what that's like. and i've talked to him about it,
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That knows what that's like. and i've talked to him about it, and he's just so happy to do it.
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And i've talked to him about it, and he's just so happy to do it. he loves it.
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And he's just so happy to do it. he loves it. god can make you--he can
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He loves it. god can make you--he can give you the grace
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God can make you--he can give you the grace to love things that don't
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Give you the grace to love things that don't make any sense at all,
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To love things that don't make any sense at all, if you're supposed
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Make any sense at all, if you're supposed to be doing it.
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If you're supposed to be doing it. >> [audience applauding]
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To be doing it. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i couldn't wait
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i couldn't wait to get back out on the road
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>> joyce: i couldn't wait to get back out on the road because i've been doin'
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To get back out on the road because i've been doin' that all my life.
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Because i've been doin' that all my life. but here's what's funny.
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That all my life. but here's what's funny. i can finish a devotional,
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But here's what's funny. i can finish a devotional, or a 60,000-word book,
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I can finish a devotional, or a 60,000-word book, or whatever,
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Or a 60,000-word book, or whatever, and i'll say to my family
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Or whatever, and i'll say to my family or somebody around,
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And i'll say to my family or somebody around, "i finished my book."
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Or somebody around, "i finished my book." "that's nice."
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"i finished my book." "that's nice." >> [audience laughing]
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"that's nice." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: sometimes,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: sometimes, i wanna be like, "that's nice!?"
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>> joyce: sometimes, i wanna be like, "that's nice!?" >> [audience laughing]
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I wanna be like, "that's nice!?" >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "do you have
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "do you have any idea what--i mean,
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>> joyce: "do you have any idea what--i mean, could we have a little more
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Any idea what--i mean, could we have a little more enthusiasm than 'that's nice'?"
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You know, mom cooks--
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You know, mom cooks-- she goes to the grocery store,
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You know, mom cooks-- she goes to the grocery store, she gets it all, she cooks,
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She goes to the grocery store, she gets it all, she cooks, she makes a nice table,
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She gets it all, she cooks, she makes a nice table, everybody sits down,
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She makes a nice table, everybody sits down, and in 15 minutes they've eaten
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What took her all day to cook.
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What took her all day to cook. they leave the mess
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What took her all day to cook. they leave the mess and go outside to play.
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They leave the mess and go outside to play. and the guy goes
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And go outside to play. and the guy goes to watch a football game,
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And the guy goes to watch a football game, and nobody says,
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To watch a football game, and nobody says, "great job, mom.
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And nobody says, "great job, mom. thanks for cooking."
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"great job, mom. thanks for cooking." come on, we need
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Thanks for cooking." come on, we need to start building each
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Come on, we need to start building each other up a little bit more.
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To start building each other up a little bit more. >> [audience applauding]
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Other up a little bit more. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: think about what
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: think about what people are doing and what
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>> joyce: think about what people are doing and what it's taking them to do it.
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People are doing and what it's taking them to do it. well, i'm having fun, anyway.
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It's taking them to do it. well, i'm having fun, anyway. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: stir one another up,
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>> joyce: stir one another up, hebrews 10 says.
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>> joyce: stir one another up, hebrews 10 says. "let us consider and give
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Hebrews 10 says. "let us consider and give attentive, continuous care
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"let us consider and give attentive, continuous care to watching over one another--"
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Attentive, continuous care to watching over one another--" listen to this.
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To watching over one another--" listen to this. "studying how we may stir
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Listen to this. "studying how we may stir up (stimulate and incite)
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"studying how we may stir up (stimulate and incite) to love and helpful deeds
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Up (stimulate and incite) to love and helpful deeds and noble activities."
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To love and helpful deeds and noble activities." let's just say that
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And noble activities." let's just say that you hear that somebody
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At your place of business--
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At your place of business-- this actually happened
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At your place of business-- this actually happened one time at our office.
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This actually happened one time at our office. somebody told me so-and-so
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One time at our office. somebody told me so-and-so had "moved into a new apartment
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Somebody told me so-and-so had "moved into a new apartment and they didn't have a lot
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Had "moved into a new apartment and they didn't have a lot of money and they hadn't
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And they didn't have a lot of money and they hadn't been able to buy a bed yet.
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Of money and they hadn't been able to buy a bed yet. so, they were sleeping
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Been able to buy a bed yet. so, they were sleeping on a mattress on the floor."
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So, they were sleeping on a mattress on the floor." and what do we normally say?
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On a mattress on the floor." and what do we normally say? "i'll pray for you."
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And what do we normally say? "i'll pray for you." really?
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"i'll pray for you." really? why don't you buy 'em a mat--
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Really? why don't you buy 'em a mat-- why don't you buy 'em a bed?
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Why don't you buy 'em a mat-- why don't you buy 'em a bed? >> [audience soft clap]
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Why don't you buy 'em a bed? >> [audience soft clap] >> joyce: well,
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>> [audience soft clap] >> joyce: well, one man's clapping.
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>> joyce: well, one man's clapping. >> [audience laughing]
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One man's clapping. >> [audience laughing] >> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience laughing] >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you say,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you say, "well, i don't have the money
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>> joyce: you say, "well, i don't have the money to buy him a bed?"
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"well, i don't have the money to buy him a bed?" okay, then get with
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To buy him a bed?" okay, then get with some other people,
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Okay, then get with some other people, and do what that
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Some other people, and do what that scripture says,
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And do what that scripture says, and stir them up so a whole
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Scripture says, and stir them up so a whole bunch of you contribute.
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And stir them up so a whole bunch of you contribute. do you know how much
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Bunch of you contribute. do you know how much happier we would be,
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Do you know how much happier we would be, if we would stay busy
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Happier we would be, if we would stay busy having a purpose?
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If we would stay busy having a purpose? dick van dyke,
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Having a purpose? dick van dyke, in his nineties said,
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Dick van dyke, in his nineties said, "when you're older,
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In his nineties said, "when you're older, there's two things you have
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"when you're older, there's two things you have to have if you wanna be happy:
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There's two things you have to have if you wanna be happy: a purpose and somebody to love."
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To have if you wanna be happy: a purpose and somebody to love." you know why a lot
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A purpose and somebody to love." you know why a lot of people get depressed?
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You know why a lot of people get depressed? they don't have a purpose.
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>> [audience laughing]
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and there's no excuse
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and there's no excuse for not having a purpose.
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>> joyce: and there's no excuse for not having a purpose. there's too many people
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For not having a purpose. there's too many people that are hurting.
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There's too many people that are hurting. and i'm not bragging when
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That are hurting. and i'm not bragging when i say this, but i flat-out,
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And i'm not bragging when i say this, but i flat-out, absolutely love to give
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I say this, but i flat-out, absolutely love to give things to people.
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Absolutely love to give things to people. i listen to what people say,
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Things to people. i listen to what people say, when they tell me they
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I listen to what people say, when they tell me they want or need something,
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When they tell me they want or need something, if i can make it happen,
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Want or need something, if i can make it happen, i'll make it happen.
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If i can make it happen, i'll make it happen. one friend of ours has gotta
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I'll make it happen. one friend of ours has gotta a little business.
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One friend of ours has gotta a little business. and through that business,
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A little business. and through that business, they met a widow lady who
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And through that business, they met a widow lady who owns her own little house,
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They met a widow lady who owns her own little house, but she was gonna have
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Owns her own little house, but she was gonna have to give it up because
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But she was gonna have to give it up because she didn't have the money
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To give it up because she didn't have the money to pay the real estate
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She didn't have the money to pay the real estate taxes every year.
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To pay the real estate taxes every year. and so, he just got on the phone
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Taxes every year. and so, he just got on the phone and called a bunch
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And so, he just got on the phone and called a bunch of us and asked if we would--
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And called a bunch of us and asked if we would-- he didn't have the money
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Of us and asked if we would-- he didn't have the money to do it all himself,
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He didn't have the money to do it all himself, and asked if he would--
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To do it all himself, and asked if he would-- we would contribute toward that.
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And asked if he would-- we would contribute toward that. so, now, every year
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We would contribute toward that. so, now, every year her taxes are paid.
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So, now, every year her taxes are paid. she doesn't have to live in fear
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Her taxes are paid. she doesn't have to live in fear that she's gonna lose her house.
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She doesn't have to live in fear that she's gonna lose her house. >> [audience applauding]
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That she's gonna lose her house. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: stir each other up.
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: stir each other up. isn't that much better
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>> joyce: stir each other up. isn't that much better than getting together
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Isn't that much better than getting together and gossiping over lunch...
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Than getting together and gossiping over lunch... >> [audience applauding]
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And gossiping over lunch... >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: about everything
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: about everything you don't like?
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>> joyce: about everything you don't like? why not just say to somebody,
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You don't like? why not just say to somebody, "why don't we go get some
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Why not just say to somebody, "why don't we go get some coffee and just talk about
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"why don't we go get some coffee and just talk about ways we could bless people?"
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Coffee and just talk about ways we could bless people?" come on.
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Ways we could bless people?" come on. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: you ever think
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>> joyce: you ever think about doing that?
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>> joyce: you ever think about doing that? how can we bless people?
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About doing that? how can we bless people? how many people do you think
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How can we bless people? how many people do you think there are in this church,
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How many people do you think there are in this church, every time you come,
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There are in this church, every time you come, that are needy?
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Every time you come, that are needy? single moms who can't
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That are needy? single moms who can't ever afford to take
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Single moms who can't ever afford to take their kids out to lunch,
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Ever afford to take their kids out to lunch, and you could easily
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Their kids out to lunch, and you could easily make that happen.
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And you could easily make that happen. "well,
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Make that happen. "well, [mumbling]
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"well, [mumbling] why should i do that?
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[mumbling] why should i do that? i don't even know 'em."
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Why should i do that? i don't even know 'em." well, all the better.
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I don't even know 'em." well, all the better. come on, am i making
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Well, all the better. come on, am i making any sense to anybody?
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Come on, am i making any sense to anybody? >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: 2 peter says,
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>> joyce: 2 peter says, "i think it right,
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>> joyce: 2 peter says, "i think it right, as long as i am in this (body),
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"i think it right, as long as i am in this (body), to stir you up by way of putting
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As long as i am in this (body), to stir you up by way of putting you in remembrance."
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To stir you up by way of putting you in remembrance." and paul said,
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You in remembrance." and paul said, "i don't ever get tired
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And paul said, "i don't ever get tired of preaching the same
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"i don't ever get tired of preaching the same things over and over to you.
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Of preaching the same things over and over to you. i'm stirring you
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Up to remembrance."
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Up to remembrance." and, you know, really,
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Up to remembrance." and, you know, really, that's all i'm doing
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And, you know, really, that's all i'm doing this morning.
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That's all i'm doing this morning. i'm just stirring you
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This morning. i'm just stirring you up to get back to stuff
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I'm just stirring you up to get back to stuff that you already know but
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Up to get back to stuff that you already know but maybe have just let go of.
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That you already know but maybe have just let go of. i'm trying to give you a few
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Maybe have just let go of. i'm trying to give you a few things you can do this year,
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I'm trying to give you a few things you can do this year, to have a happier life.
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Things you can do this year, to have a happier life. and you're not gonna have
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To have a happier life. and you're not gonna have a happier life just because
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And you're not gonna have a happier life just because you sit around and wait
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A happier life just because you sit around and wait for somebody else to come
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You sit around and wait for somebody else to come along and make you happy.
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I'm always amazed about
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I'm always amazed about the man who sat at the pool
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I'm always amazed about the man who sat at the pool of bethesda for 38 years.
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The man who sat at the pool of bethesda for 38 years. i tell ya, i could work that
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Of bethesda for 38 years. i tell ya, i could work that story into every message
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I tell ya, i could work that story into every message and not get tired of it.
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Story into every message and not get tired of it. this guy, 38 years,
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And not get tired of it. this guy, 38 years, he had some kind
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This guy, 38 years, he had some kind of an infirmity,
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He had some kind of an infirmity, and he laid by this pool
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Of an infirmity, and he laid by this pool that everybody else--
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And he laid by this pool that everybody else-- sick people laid around.
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That everybody else-- sick people laid around. because once a year,
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Sick people laid around. because once a year, an angel came
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Because once a year, an angel came and stirred up the waters,
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An angel came and stirred up the waters, and whoever first got
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And stirred up the waters, and whoever first got in the water, got a miracle.
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And whoever first got in the water, got a miracle. and he'd been laying
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In the water, got a miracle. and he'd been laying there 38 years.
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And he'd been laying there 38 years. and jesus came
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There 38 years. and jesus came by and said to him--
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And jesus came by and said to him-- i love this.
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By and said to him-- i love this. "how long have you
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I love this. "how long have you been lying there?"
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"how long have you been lying there?" "thirty-eight years,"
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Been lying there?" "thirty-eight years," the amplified says,
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"thirty-eight years," the amplified says, in shock of realization.
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The amplified says, in shock of realization. sometimes, we don't realize
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How long we've been going
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How long we've been going around the same stupid mountain,
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How long we've been going around the same stupid mountain, waitin' for somebody else
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Around the same stupid mountain, waitin' for somebody else to come along and fix it.
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Waitin' for somebody else to come along and fix it. >> [audience applauding]
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To come along and fix it. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: stop giving somebody
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: stop giving somebody else the responsibility for what
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>> joyce: stop giving somebody else the responsibility for what you ought to be doing yourself.
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Else the responsibility for what you ought to be doing yourself. god told me one time,
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You ought to be doing yourself. god told me one time, "stop giving dave
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God told me one time, "stop giving dave the responsibility
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"stop giving dave the responsibility for your joy."
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The responsibility for your joy." >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: come on.
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>> joyce: come on. does anybody understand that?
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>> joyce: come on. does anybody understand that? >> audience: yes.
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Does anybody understand that? >> audience: yes. >> joyce: "well, you're not
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>> audience: yes. >> joyce: "well, you're not making me happy."
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>> joyce: "well, you're not making me happy." well, how 'bout makin'
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Making me happy." well, how 'bout makin' your own self happy?
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Well, how 'bout makin' your own self happy? and you know how
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Your own self happy? and you know how you can do that?
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And you know how you can do that? by making somebody else happy.
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You can do that? by making somebody else happy. come on.
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By making somebody else happy. come on. i wanna make sure you heard me.
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Come on. i wanna make sure you heard me. >> [audience applauding]
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I wanna make sure you heard me. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you know how you
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you know how you can increase your joy?
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>> joyce: you know how you can increase your joy? making somebody else happy.
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Can increase your joy? making somebody else happy. oh, yes!
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Making somebody else happy. oh, yes! i'm telling you the truth!
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Oh, yes! i'm telling you the truth! what you sow,
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I'm telling you the truth! what you sow, you will reap.
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What you sow, you will reap. there's no reason
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You will reap. there's no reason for a christian to be bored.
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"i'm just so bored."
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"i'm just so bored." well, then, you ain't
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"i'm just so bored." well, then, you ain't doing nothing.
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Well, then, you ain't doing nothing. >> [audience laughing]
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Doing nothing. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and jesus
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and jesus said to this man--
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>> joyce: and jesus said to this man-- and i love this!
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Said to this man-- and i love this! in the amplified bible,
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And i love this! in the amplified bible, "are you really serious
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In the amplified bible, "are you really serious about getting well?"
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So, i'm just gonna say
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So, i'm just gonna say that to you this morning.
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So, i'm just gonna say that to you this morning. whatever kinda
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That to you this morning. whatever kinda problems you've got,
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Whatever kinda problems you've got, are you really serious
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Problems you've got, are you really serious about getting over them
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Are you really serious about getting over them and getting out of that pit
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About getting over them and getting out of that pit and living the peaceful,
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And getting out of that pit and living the peaceful, joyful life that jesus
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And living the peaceful, joyful life that jesus died to give you?
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Joyful life that jesus died to give you? are you really serious?
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Died to give you? are you really serious? if you are, you can be free!
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Are you really serious? if you are, you can be free! >> [audience applauding]
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If you are, you can be free! >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: let me tell you,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: let me tell you, to get over what i went
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>> joyce: let me tell you, to get over what i went through in my childhood,
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To get over what i went through in my childhood, i had to be serious
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Through in my childhood, i had to be serious about getting well.
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And you know what
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And you know what this man said to jesus?
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And you know what this man said to jesus? and i love this.
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This man said to jesus? and i love this. "every time, jesus,
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And i love this. "every time, jesus, i try to get into the pool,
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"every time, jesus, i try to get into the pool, i don't have anybody
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I try to get into the pool, i don't have anybody to help me."
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I don't have anybody to help me." [chuckles]
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To help me." [chuckles] "and somebody else
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[chuckles] "and somebody else always gets ahead of me."
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"and somebody else always gets ahead of me." there it is, right there.
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In 38 years, he could
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In 38 years, he could have wiggled over
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In 38 years, he could have wiggled over to the edge of that pool.
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Have wiggled over to the edge of that pool. >> [audience laughing]
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To the edge of that pool. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i mean,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i mean, you can do a lot
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>> joyce: i mean, you can do a lot of wiggling in 38 years.
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You can do a lot of wiggling in 38 years. >> [audience laughing]
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Of wiggling in 38 years. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and maybe the word
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and maybe the word of god for you, today,
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>> joyce: and maybe the word of god for you, today, is wiggle!
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Of god for you, today, is wiggle! >> [audience applauding]
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Is wiggle! >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: maybe you
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: maybe you can't do it all,
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>> joyce: maybe you can't do it all, but don't do nothing,
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Can't do it all, but don't do nothing, because you can't
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But don't do nothing, because you can't do everything.
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Come on.
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Come on. and zacchaeus, he was a--
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Come on. and zacchaeus, he was a-- he had a little handicap.
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And zacchaeus, he was a-- he had a little handicap. he was short.
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He had a little handicap. he was short. and he heard jesus was coming,
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He was short. and he heard jesus was coming, and he'd heard about jesus.
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And he heard jesus was coming, and he'd heard about jesus. and he was a tax collector.
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And he'd heard about jesus. and he was a tax collector. people hated tax collectors
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And he was a tax collector. people hated tax collectors because they not
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People hated tax collectors because they not only collected the tax,
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Because they not only collected the tax, but they tacked on to that
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Only collected the tax, but they tacked on to that money for themselves.
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But they tacked on to that money for themselves. and so, they were
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Money for themselves. and so, they were stealing from people.
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And so, they were stealing from people. but he wanted to see jesus.
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Stealing from people. but he wanted to see jesus. he'd heard about jesus.
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But he wanted to see jesus. he'd heard about jesus. and so, he ran ahead
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He'd heard about jesus. and so, he ran ahead of the crowd.
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And so, he ran ahead of the crowd. he knew he couldn't
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Of the crowd. he knew he couldn't see over the crowd.
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He knew he couldn't see over the crowd. so, he ran ahead of the crowd
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See over the crowd. so, he ran ahead of the crowd and climbed a tree.
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So, he ran ahead of the crowd and climbed a tree. and when jesus came by--
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And climbed a tree. and when jesus came by-- and i think this
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And when jesus came by-- and i think this is so interesting.
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And i think this is so interesting. right where zacchaeus was,
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Is so interesting. right where zacchaeus was, he looked up.
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Right where zacchaeus was, he looked up. why?
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He looked up. why? why did he happen
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Why? why did he happen to look up just there?
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Why did he happen to look up just there? because there was
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To look up just there? because there was something about
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Because there was something about zacchaeus' spirit that
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Something about zacchaeus' spirit that drew jesus to him.
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Zacchaeus' spirit that drew jesus to him. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: come on.
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>> joyce: come on. jesus likes that determined,
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>> joyce: come on. jesus likes that determined, "i'm gonna find a way.
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Jesus likes that determined, "i'm gonna find a way. i'm not gonna sit around
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"i'm gonna find a way. i'm not gonna sit around and feel sorry for myself."
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I'm not gonna sit around and feel sorry for myself." come on, ah-ooh!
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And feel sorry for myself." come on, ah-ooh! >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: man, i had to quit
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>> joyce: man, i had to quit feeling sorry for myself
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>> joyce: man, i had to quit feeling sorry for myself because i was abused
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Feeling sorry for myself because i was abused in my childhood.
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Because i was abused in my childhood. god said, "you can
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In my childhood. god said, "you can be pitiful or powerful,
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God said, "you can be pitiful or powerful, but you can't be both."
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Be pitiful or powerful, but you can't be both." >> [audience applauding]
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But you can't be both." >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: come on.
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: come on. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: so, maybe, your
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>> joyce: so, maybe, your answer, today, is climb a tree.
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>> joyce: so, maybe, your answer, today, is climb a tree. wiggle a little
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Answer, today, is climb a tree. wiggle a little and climb a tree.
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Wiggle a little and climb a tree. >> [audience laughing]
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And climb a tree. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you know,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you know, after jesus raised
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>> joyce: you know, after jesus raised lazarus from the dead,
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After jesus raised lazarus from the dead, that wasn't the last
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Lazarus from the dead, that wasn't the last thing he said.
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He said, "take off your
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He said, "take off your grave clothes."
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He said, "take off your grave clothes." how many people get saved,
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Grave clothes." how many people get saved, but they never take
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How many people get saved, but they never take off their grave clothes?
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>> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: they never
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: they never stop moaning about how
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>> joyce: they never stop moaning about how bad life's treated them,
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Stop moaning about how bad life's treated them, how they were born
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Bad life's treated them, how they were born on the wrong side
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How they were born on the wrong side of the tracks.
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On the wrong side of the tracks. they "didn't get
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Of the tracks. they "didn't get to go to college."
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They "didn't get to go to college." i didn't get to go
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To go to college." i didn't get to go to college either.
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I didn't get to go to college either. i got a "d" in english.
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To college either. i got a "d" in english. >> [audience laughing]
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I got a "d" in english. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and i'm preaching
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and i'm preaching all over the world.
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>> joyce: and i'm preaching all over the world. i think that is hilarious.
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All over the world. i think that is hilarious. >> [audience cheering]
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I think that is hilarious. >> [audience cheering] >> joyce: i frankly didn't
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>> [audience cheering] >> joyce: i frankly didn't care if it was a verb
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>> joyce: i frankly didn't care if it was a verb or an adverb or a noun,
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Care if it was a verb or an adverb or a noun, i just wanted to talk.
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Or an adverb or a noun, i just wanted to talk. >> [audience laughing]
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I just wanted to talk. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and i've got
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and i've got a gift in that, so.
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>> joyce: and i've got a gift in that, so. >> [audience laughing]
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A gift in that, so. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: see, god chooses.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: see, god chooses. come on.
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>> joyce: see, god chooses. come on. he chooses.
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Come on. he chooses. >> [audience applauding]
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He chooses. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: come on, don't count
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: come on, don't count yourself out.
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>> joyce: come on, don't count yourself out. he chooses the weak
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Yourself out. he chooses the weak and the foolish things
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He chooses the weak and the foolish things of the world just
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And the foolish things of the world just so people can go,
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Of the world just so people can go, "that's gotta be god."
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>> joyce: i just love the word.
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>> joyce: i just love the word. i hold my bible.
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I hold my bible. i hug my bible.
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I hug my bible. i've even been known
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I've even been known to kiss my bible.
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To kiss my bible. i love the word of god.
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I love the word of god. i love teaching the word of god.
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I love teaching the word of god. i love to watch what the word
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I love to watch what the word of god does in people's lives.
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Of god does in people's lives. >> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: well,
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>> joyce: well, hebrews 4:12 says,
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Hebrews 4:12 says, "for the word that god speaks
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"for the word that god speaks is alive and full of power."
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Is alive and full of power." wow!
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Wow! alive and full of power.
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Alive and full of power. everything written
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Everything written in the bible is full
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In the bible is full of life and power.
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Of life and power. and when we spend time
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And when we spend time with god studying his word,
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With god studying his word, we activate his power,
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We activate his power, wisdom, and truth.
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And all of the promises he wants
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>> joyce: the word
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>> joyce: the word of god has
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Of god has power in it.
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Power in it. the words that we're
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The words that we're speaking when we speak
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Speaking when we speak god's word, they're not
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God's word, they're not just ordinary words,
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Just ordinary words, but god's word has
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But god's word has power inherent in it.
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>> joyce: well,
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>> joyce: well, when you study with
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When you study with “the everyday life bible,”
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My prayer is that god speaks to your heart
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Speaks to your heart like he did thousands
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Like he did thousands of others, and leads
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Of others, and leads you toward a deeper,
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You toward a deeper, more fulfilling
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More fulfilling relationship with him.
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>> joyce: well, rejection
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>> joyce: well, rejection is something that we've
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Is something that we've all faced in our life.
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All faced in our life. >> ginger: and no matter
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>> ginger: and no matter where it comes from,
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Where it comes from, the real pain that it causes
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The real pain that it causes does not have to define us.
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Does not have to define us. >> joyce: and that's why ginger
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>> joyce: and that's why ginger and i have teamed up on this
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And i have teamed up on this book, “healing the wounds
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Book, “healing the wounds of rejection.”
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Of rejection.” >> ginger: we want to share
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>> ginger: we want to share truths from god's word
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Truths from god's word that have helped us find
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That have helped us find strength and wholeness.
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Strength and wholeness. >> joyce: you can find
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>> joyce: you can find freedom from the pain
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Freedom from the pain and move forward
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And move forward with confidence.
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>> announcer:
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>> announcer: “healing the wounds
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“healing the wounds of rejection,”
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Of rejection,” by joyce meyer
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Enjoyed today's program. we are so grateful
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To our joyce meyer ministries partners
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Ministries partners who make this
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Who make this and all we do possible,
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And all we do possible, including sharing
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Including sharing god's word
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God's word and offering help
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And offering help to people in need
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To people in need all over the world.
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Joyce Meyer - Has Your Get Up and Go Got Up and Gone? (Part 2)

August 12, 2025 | S25 E57 | 29:29

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