Joyce Meyer - How Can I Change? (Part 1)

November 13, 2025 | 29:29

Ready to discover the process of true change? Today, Joyce discusses the time and effort required in transforming your behavior.

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>> joyce: you don't have to try
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>> joyce: you don't have to try to talk god into doing anything,
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>> joyce: you don't have to try to talk god into doing anything, he's already done everything
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To talk god into doing anything, he's already done everything that needs to be done for
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He's already done everything that needs to be done for us to live an amazing life.
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That needs to be done for us to live an amazing life. it's all done.
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Us to live an amazing life. it's all done. all we need to do is receive it.
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It's all done. all we need to do is receive it. and you cannot receive
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All we need to do is receive it. and you cannot receive it as long as you think
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And you cannot receive it as long as you think you have to earn it.
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer,
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal you everywhere you hurt.
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>> joyce: do any of you ever get
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>> joyce: do any of you ever get frustrated because you're
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>> joyce: do any of you ever get frustrated because you're trying, trying, trying so hard
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Frustrated because you're trying, trying, trying so hard to change and be what you
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Trying, trying, trying so hard to change and be what you believe god wants you
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To change and be what you believe god wants you to be and it just doesn't
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Believe god wants you to be and it just doesn't seem to be working?
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To be and it just doesn't seem to be working? >> audience: yes.
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Seem to be working? >> audience: yes. >> joyce: well, i--
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>> audience: yes. >> joyce: well, i-- i'm calling this
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>> joyce: well, i-- i'm calling this "how can we change,"
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I'm calling this "how can we change," but i really wanted to call it,
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"how can we change," but i really wanted to call it, "i'm trying so hard to change
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But i really wanted to call it, "i'm trying so hard to change and it's just not working."
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"i'm trying so hard to change and it's just not working." >> [audience laughing]
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And it's just not working." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and i wanna talk
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and i wanna talk to you today about how
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>> joyce: and i wanna talk to you today about how you really can change,
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To you today about how you really can change, and it not
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You really can change, and it not be a frustrating mess.
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And it not be a frustrating mess. and i wanna start
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Be a frustrating mess. and i wanna start in romans 7:15 where paul
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And i wanna start in romans 7:15 where paul kind of rehearsed the same
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In romans 7:15 where paul kind of rehearsed the same things that we go through.
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Kind of rehearsed the same things that we go through. he said, "i don't understand
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Things that we go through. he said, "i don't understand my own actions
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He said, "i don't understand my own actions [i'm baffled and bewildered].
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My own actions [i'm baffled and bewildered]. i don't practice or accomplish
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[i'm baffled and bewildered]. i don't practice or accomplish what i want to do,
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I don't practice or accomplish what i want to do, and the very thing that
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What i want to do, and the very thing that i hate [what my moral
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And the very thing that i hate [what my moral instinct condemns],
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I hate [what my moral instinct condemns], that's what i do."
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Instinct condemns], that's what i do." ever feel like that?
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That's what i do." ever feel like that? "i don't wanna do what
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Ever feel like that? "i don't wanna do what i wanna do, and i do what
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"i don't wanna do what i wanna do, and i do what i don't wanna do."
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I wanna do, and i do what i don't wanna do." "now if i do [habitually]
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I don't wanna do." "now if i do [habitually] what is contrary to my desire,
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"now if i do [habitually] what is contrary to my desire, [that means that]
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What is contrary to my desire, [that means that] i acknowledge and agree
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[that means that] i acknowledge and agree that the law is good
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I acknowledge and agree that the law is good (morally excellent)
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That the law is good (morally excellent) and i take sides with it."
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(morally excellent) and i take sides with it." so, it's kind of saying
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And i take sides with it." so, it's kind of saying if i can't control myself,
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So, it's kind of saying if i can't control myself, then i obviously need
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If i can't control myself, then i obviously need the law to control me.
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Then i obviously need the law to control me. "however, it's no longer
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The law to control me. "however, it's no longer i who do the deed,
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"however, it's no longer i who do the deed, but the sin [principle]
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I who do the deed, but the sin [principle] which is at home in me
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But the sin [principle] which is at home in me and has possession of me."
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Which is at home in me and has possession of me." now, you know, he goes
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And has possession of me." now, you know, he goes on and on like this for
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Quite a few verses,
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Quite a few verses, and to be honest,
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Quite a few verses, and to be honest, as a new christian,
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And to be honest, as a new christian, by the time you read this,
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As a new christian, by the time you read this, you think either paul
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By the time you read this, you think either paul was crazy or you are,
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You think either paul was crazy or you are, because it's like,
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Was crazy or you are, because it's like, "well, paul, you did
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Because it's like, "well, paul, you did do it but if you're
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"well, paul, you did do it but if you're saying you didn't do it,
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Do it but if you're saying you didn't do it, then who did do it?"
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Saying you didn't do it, then who did do it?" and he's basically
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Then who did do it?" and he's basically talking about his old man versus
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And he's basically talking about his old man versus the new creation reality.
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Talking about his old man versus the new creation reality. so, he's saying,
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The new creation reality. so, he's saying, i didn't really do this.
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So, he's saying, i didn't really do this. and he really meant
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I didn't really do this. and he really meant like his new creation,
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And he really meant like his new creation, his new spirit,
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Like his new creation, his new spirit, because he didn't wanna do it.
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His new spirit, because he didn't wanna do it. so, he said it must
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Because he didn't wanna do it. so, he said it must be the sin principle that's
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So, he said it must be the sin principle that's still operating in my flesh.
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And the bible says that,
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And the bible says that, "if any man is in christ
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And the bible says that, "if any man is in christ he's a new creature:
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"if any man is in christ he's a new creature: old things pass away;
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He's a new creature: old things pass away; and all things become new."
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Old things pass away; and all things become new." but we all know that--
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And all things become new." but we all know that-- and we believe that
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Scripture and i'll explain it,
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Scripture and i'll explain it, but we all know that
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Scripture and i'll explain it, but we all know that the minute you're born again,
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But we all know that the minute you're born again, everything doesn't change.
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The minute you're born again, everything doesn't change. you know, if you were impatient,
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Everything doesn't change. you know, if you were impatient, you don't just suddenly
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You know, if you were impatient, you don't just suddenly become patient.
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You don't just suddenly become patient. if you had a bad temper,
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Become patient. if you had a bad temper, you don't just suddenly
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If you had a bad temper, you don't just suddenly get over that.
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You don't just suddenly get over that. now there are things that
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Get over that. now there are things that people get set free from
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Now there are things that people get set free from the moment they're saved.
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People get set free from the moment they're saved. i've heard of people that
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The moment they're saved. i've heard of people that have been addicted to drugs
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I've heard of people that have been addicted to drugs and were set free immediately.
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Have been addicted to drugs and were set free immediately. my father had a very,
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And were set free immediately. my father had a very, very filthy mouth.
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My father had a very, very filthy mouth. he used really bad language
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Very filthy mouth. he used really bad language the whole time i was growing up.
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He used really bad language the whole time i was growing up. he was born again when
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The whole time i was growing up. he was born again when he was 83 and i never heard
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He was born again when he was 83 and i never heard him use a curse word after that.
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He was 83 and i never heard him use a curse word after that. and so, there are
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Him use a curse word after that. and so, there are things that change.
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And so, there are things that change. but we do go through a process,
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Things that change. but we do go through a process, and it is a process,
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But we do go through a process, and it is a process, which means it takes time.
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And it is a process, which means it takes time. and seems like it lasts your
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Which means it takes time. and seems like it lasts your whole life, which, to be honest,
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And seems like it lasts your whole life, which, to be honest, it really does.
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Whole life, which, to be honest, it really does. because until jesus
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It really does. because until jesus comes back to get us,
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Because until jesus comes back to get us, as long as we live
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Comes back to get us, as long as we live in these fleshly bodies,
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As long as we live in these fleshly bodies, we're all gonna be having things
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In these fleshly bodies, we're all gonna be having things show up from time to time.
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We're all gonna be having things show up from time to time. however, we do keep
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Show up from time to time. however, we do keep getting better,
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However, we do keep getting better, and that's the good news.
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Getting better, and that's the good news. the longer you walk with god,
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And that's the good news. the longer you walk with god, the more you do begin
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The longer you walk with god, the more you do begin to behave like jesus.
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But if that scripture says,
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But if that scripture says, "if any man is in christ,
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But if that scripture says, "if any man is in christ, he's a new creature:
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"if any man is in christ, he's a new creature: old things pass away;
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He's a new creature: old things pass away; and all things become new,"
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Old things pass away; and all things become new," but in practicality,
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And all things become new," but in practicality, all old things don't pass away,
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But in practicality, all old things don't pass away, then what are they
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All old things don't pass away, then what are they talking about?
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Then what are they talking about? i believe that when
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Talking about? i believe that when we're born again,
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I believe that when we're born again, we become brand-new
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We're born again, we become brand-new spiritual clay.
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We become brand-new spiritual clay. i brought some clay,
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Spiritual clay. i brought some clay, but it's really play-doh.
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And you see,
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And you see, before you're born again,
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And you see, before you're born again, you're hard hearted, immovable,
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Before you're born again, you're hard hearted, immovable, can't be molded or worked with.
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You're hard hearted, immovable, can't be molded or worked with. you've got your own idea.
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Can't be molded or worked with. you've got your own idea. but when you're born again,
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You've got your own idea. but when you're born again, god gives you a new spirit
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But when you're born again, god gives you a new spirit and a new heart.
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God gives you a new spirit and a new heart. and so, inwardly you become more
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And a new heart. and so, inwardly you become more soft, and pliable, and moldable,
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And so, inwardly you become more soft, and pliable, and moldable, and god can work with you
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Soft, and pliable, and moldable, and god can work with you and do things in your life.
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Now, i apologize ahead of time,
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Now, i apologize ahead of time, this is a terrible--
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This is a terrible-- terrible representation,
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Terrible representation, but we're gonna pretend
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But we're gonna pretend like this is jesus.
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Like this is jesus. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: we know he's not
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>> joyce: we know he's not a gingerbread jesus,
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A gingerbread jesus, but so far this is the best
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But so far this is the best i've been able to come up with.
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I've been able to come up with. and i like this example,
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And i like this example, i've been using it for quite
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I've been using it for quite a few years.
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A few years. so, we are to be molded
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So, we are to be molded into the image of jesus,
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Into the image of jesus, which means there's a whole
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Which means there's a whole lot of us that doesn't fit.
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Lot of us that doesn't fit. so, what's gonna
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So, what's gonna happen to all this?
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Happen to all this? this has to all be dealt
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This has to all be dealt with and...
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With and... >> [audience laughing]
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: gotten rid of.
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>> joyce: gotten rid of. and we don't always like that,
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And we don't always like that, do we?
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Do we? it's like,
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It's like, "i don't wanna give that up.
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"i don't wanna give that up. no, jesus, you can't have that,
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No, jesus, you can't have that, i wanna keep that."
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I wanna keep that." but he's pretty
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But he's pretty determined to have his way.
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Determined to have his way. so, eventually you live
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So, eventually you live long enough, you work
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Long enough, you work with god long enough,
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With god long enough, you finally make it...
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>> joyce: and you become
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>> joyce: and you become like him.
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Romans 8:29 says,
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Romans 8:29 says, "for those whom he foreknew
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Romans 8:29 says, "for those whom he foreknew [of whom he was aware
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"for those whom he foreknew [of whom he was aware and loved beforehand],
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[of whom he was aware and loved beforehand], he also destined--"
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And loved beforehand], he also destined--" or predestined,
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He also destined--" or predestined, "from the beginning to be molded
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Or predestined, "from the beginning to be molded into the image of his son."
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"from the beginning to be molded into the image of his son." now, we get a little mixed up
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Into the image of his son." now, we get a little mixed up about the word predestination.
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When god predestines
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When god predestines us to something,
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When god predestines us to something, it doesn't mean that
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Us to something, it doesn't mean that it is positively going
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It doesn't mean that it is positively going to happen while we do nothing
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It is positively going to happen while we do nothing but wait for god to do it.
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To happen while we do nothing but wait for god to do it. predestination means that
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But wait for god to do it. predestination means that god has predetermined
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Predestination means that god has predetermined what his will for us is.
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God has predetermined what his will for us is. and he has provided--
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What his will for us is. and he has provided-- now listen, everything that's
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And he has provided-- now listen, everything that's needed for it to happen.
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Now listen, everything that's needed for it to happen. but god works with us,
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Needed for it to happen. but god works with us, not in place of us.
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But god works with us, not in place of us. and so, there's always
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Not in place of us. and so, there's always a part that we have.
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And so, there's always a part that we have. our part, however,
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A part that we have. our part, however, in being changed in the image
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Our part, however, in being changed in the image of christ is not to get
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In being changed in the image of christ is not to get into the works of the flesh,
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Of christ is not to get into the works of the flesh, trying to make it happen,
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Into the works of the flesh, trying to make it happen, trying to make it happen,
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Trying to make it happen, trying to make it happen, trying to change yourself.
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Trying to make it happen, trying to change yourself. it's to learn how to cooperate
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Trying to change yourself. it's to learn how to cooperate with the holy spirit.
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It's to learn how to cooperate with the holy spirit. and we do make an effort,
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With the holy spirit. and we do make an effort, but the effort that
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And we do make an effort, but the effort that we make is a spirit-led,
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But the effort that we make is a spirit-led, spirit-controlled,
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We make is a spirit-led, spirit-controlled, spirit-energized effort.
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Spirit-controlled, spirit-energized effort. you have to understand
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Spirit-energized effort. you have to understand the difference
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You have to understand the difference in "works of the flesh"
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The difference in "works of the flesh" and grace.
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In "works of the flesh" and grace. and "works of the flesh" is our
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And grace. and "works of the flesh" is our energy trying to do god's job.
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And "works of the flesh" is our energy trying to do god's job. grace is undeserved favor.
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Energy trying to do god's job. grace is undeserved favor. but that's not all it is,
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Grace is undeserved favor. but that's not all it is, and i wish that every time
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But that's not all it is, and i wish that every time somebody gives you
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And i wish that every time somebody gives you a definition for grace,
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Somebody gives you a definition for grace, they wouldn't just say
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A definition for grace, they wouldn't just say that it's undeserved favor,
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They wouldn't just say that it's undeserved favor, because if you
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That it's undeserved favor, because if you really study it out,
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Because if you really study it out, it's also the power that
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Really study it out, it's also the power that we need for things
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It's also the power that we need for things to happen in our life.
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We need for things to happen in our life. so, grace is not an excuse
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To happen in our life. so, grace is not an excuse to live a sloppy, immoral,
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So, grace is not an excuse to live a sloppy, immoral, compromising life
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To live a sloppy, immoral, compromising life and have it be covered
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Compromising life and have it be covered by the grace of god.
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And have it be covered by the grace of god. >> audience: amen.
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By the grace of god. >> audience: amen. >> joyce: come on.
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It is the power not
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It is the power not to have to live like that.
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It is the power not to have to live like that. amen?
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To have to live like that. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: people get
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: people get some of the craziest
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>> joyce: people get some of the craziest ideas about grace.
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Some of the craziest ideas about grace. we had a woman, sweet girl,
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Ideas about grace. we had a woman, sweet girl, hadn't been saved too long,
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We had a woman, sweet girl, hadn't been saved too long, but she called the office
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Hadn't been saved too long, but she called the office and she said, "some friends
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But she called the office and she said, "some friends of mine are doing
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Some illegal things,
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Some illegal things, but their lives are still
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Some illegal things, but their lives are still really being blessed.
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But their lives are still really being blessed. and so, they said that
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Really being blessed. and so, they said that god's covering
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And so, they said that god's covering them with his grace."
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God's covering them with his grace." and she said, "i wanna know,
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Them with his grace." and she said, "i wanna know, is that true?"
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And she said, "i wanna know, is that true?" i said, "absolutely,
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Is that true?" i said, "absolutely, 100% not true."
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I said, "absolutely, 100% not true." you say, "well, then why are
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100% not true." you say, "well, then why are people that are living
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You say, "well, then why are people that are living immoral lives blessed?"
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People that are living immoral lives blessed?" can i tell you a secret?
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Immoral lives blessed?" can i tell you a secret? the devil can bless you.
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And you know how i know that?
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And you know how i know that? because he told jesus,
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And you know how i know that? because he told jesus, in luke 4, when he took
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Because he told jesus, in luke 4, when he took him up on the mountain,
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In luke 4, when he took him up on the mountain, "if you will bow down
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Him up on the mountain, "if you will bow down to me just once.
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"if you will bow down to me just once. i'll give you all
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To me just once. i'll give you all of these kingdoms,
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I'll give you all of these kingdoms, all of their glory,
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Of these kingdoms, all of their glory, all of their preeminence."
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All of their glory, all of their preeminence." so, you can't judge whether
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All of their preeminence." so, you can't judge whether a person is walking with god
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Or not by how blessed they are.
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Or not by how blessed they are. now, if you do walk with
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Or not by how blessed they are. now, if you do walk with god and obey him,
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Now, if you do walk with god and obey him, he will bless you.
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God and obey him, he will bless you. but people who are blessed
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He will bless you. but people who are blessed and it's not blessings
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But people who are blessed and it's not blessings that god gave them;
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And it's not blessings that god gave them; they may have things,
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That god gave them; they may have things, but they have no joy,
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They may have things, but they have no joy, they have no peace,
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But they have no joy, they have no peace, they cannot be satisfied
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They have no peace, they cannot be satisfied no matter what they have,
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They cannot be satisfied no matter what they have, and the more they have
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No matter what they have, and the more they have the more they want.
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And the more they have the more they want. >> [audience applauding]
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The more they want. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and they're selfish,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and they're selfish, and use it all on themselves.
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>> joyce: and they're selfish, and use it all on themselves. if you're truly blessed by god;
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And use it all on themselves. if you're truly blessed by god; you're very, very thankful.
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If you're truly blessed by god; you're very, very thankful. you're humble about
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You're very, very thankful. you're humble about the whole thing.
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You're humble about the whole thing. you tell god,
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The whole thing. you tell god, "i don't deserve this.
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You tell god, "i don't deserve this. you are so good.
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"i don't deserve this. you are so good. thank you.
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You are so good. thank you. thank you."
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Thank you. thank you." and because god's spirit
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Thank you." and because god's spirit is in you, you have a deep
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And because god's spirit is in you, you have a deep desire to bless as many people
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Is in you, you have a deep desire to bless as many people as you possibly can bless.
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Desire to bless as many people as you possibly can bless. >> [audience applauding]
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As you possibly can bless. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: now, i wanna
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: now, i wanna go back to romans 7 for just
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>> joyce: now, i wanna go back to romans 7 for just a minute because paul goes
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Go back to romans 7 for just a minute because paul goes on and on with this, you know,
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A minute because paul goes on and on with this, you know, "the thing i don't wanna do,
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On and on with this, you know, "the thing i don't wanna do, i do.
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"the thing i don't wanna do, i do. and the thing i wanna do,
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I do. and the thing i wanna do, i can't do.
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And the thing i wanna do, i can't do. and what's wrong with me?
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I can't do. and what's wrong with me? and it's not really me doing it.
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And what's wrong with me? and it's not really me doing it. if it's not me doing it--"
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And it's not really me doing it. if it's not me doing it--" you know, by the time
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If it's not me doing it--" you know, by the time you get to the answer,
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You know, by the time you get to the answer, you're like, "phew!"
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You get to the answer, you're like, "phew!" >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: then he says
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>> joyce: then he says in verse 24,
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>> joyce: then he says in verse 24, "o unhappy and pitiable
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In verse 24, "o unhappy and pitiable and wretched man that i am!
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"o unhappy and pitiable and wretched man that i am! who will release and deliver
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And wretched man that i am! who will release and deliver me from [the shackles of]
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Who will release and deliver me from [the shackles of] this body of death?"
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Me from [the shackles of] this body of death?" now, it's like he gets
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This body of death?" now, it's like he gets a revelation.
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Now, it's like he gets a revelation. "o thank god!"
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A revelation. "o thank god!" exclamation mark.
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"o thank god!" exclamation mark. "[he will!]"
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Exclamation mark. "[he will!]" exclamation mark.
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"[he will!]" exclamation mark. "through jesus christ
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Exclamation mark. "through jesus christ (the anointed one) our lord!"
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"through jesus christ (the anointed one) our lord!" how much good news is that?
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Who's gonna change me?
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Who's gonna change me? i'm not gonna change
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Who's gonna change me? i'm not gonna change me by trying and struggling
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I'm not gonna change me by trying and struggling and being frustrated and coming
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Me by trying and struggling and being frustrated and coming up with all my own little
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And being frustrated and coming up with all my own little neat plans on how to do it.
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Up with all my own little neat plans on how to do it. he's gonna change me.
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Neat plans on how to do it. he's gonna change me. god's gonna change
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He's gonna change me. god's gonna change us through jesus christ.
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Chapter 8 verse 1,
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Chapter 8 verse 1, "there is therefore now
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Chapter 8 verse 1, "there is therefore now no condemnation to those
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"there is therefore now no condemnation to those who are in christ jesus."
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How many of you just waste
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How many of you just waste a lot of time feeling guilty?
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How many of you just waste a lot of time feeling guilty? okay.
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A lot of time feeling guilty? okay. well, let me tell you
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Okay. well, let me tell you my story real quick.
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Well, let me tell you my story real quick. i had such a horrible
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My story real quick. i had such a horrible problem with guilt.
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I had such a horrible problem with guilt. and probably i've only been
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Problem with guilt. and probably i've only been completely free from it for,
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And probably i've only been completely free from it for, say, the last 15 to 20 years.
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So, that means even my first
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So, that means even my first 25 years seriously trying
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So, that means even my first 25 years seriously trying to serve god,
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25 years seriously trying to serve god, i still wrestled with this
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To serve god, i still wrestled with this feeling of guilt all the time.
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I still wrestled with this feeling of guilt all the time. it got started
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Feeling of guilt all the time. it got started in my childhood when
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It got started in my childhood when my dad was sexually abusing me,
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In my childhood when my dad was sexually abusing me, and i somehow thought
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My dad was sexually abusing me, and i somehow thought it was my fault.
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I had this record playing
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I had this record playing in my head all the time,
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I had this record playing in my head all the time, "what's wrong with me?
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In my head all the time, "what's wrong with me? what's wrong with me?
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"what's wrong with me? what's wrong with me? what's wrong with me?
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What's wrong with me? what's wrong with me? what's wrong with me?"
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What's wrong with me? what's wrong with me?" it's an interesting
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What's wrong with me?" it's an interesting thing about children,
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It's an interesting thing about children, if their parents are doing
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Thing about children, if their parents are doing things they shouldn't be doing,
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If their parents are doing things they shouldn't be doing, even if mom and daddy are
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Things they shouldn't be doing, even if mom and daddy are fighting somehow a kid
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Even if mom and daddy are fighting somehow a kid will think it's their fault.
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Fighting somehow a kid will think it's their fault. "if i was just better,
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Will think it's their fault. "if i was just better, they wouldn't do that."
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"if i was just better, they wouldn't do that." when parents get divorced,
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They wouldn't do that." when parents get divorced, many times children
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When parents get divorced, many times children think it's their fault.
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Many times children think it's their fault. so, if that's something
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Think it's their fault. so, if that's something that you had to do for
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So, if that's something that you had to do for right reasons,
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That you had to do for right reasons, you need to really explain
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Right reasons, you need to really explain to your children that it had
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You need to really explain to your children that it had nothing to do with them.
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To your children that it had nothing to do with them. but i was totally convinced
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Nothing to do with them. but i was totally convinced that nobody else's father
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But i was totally convinced that nobody else's father was doing to them what
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That nobody else's father was doing to them what mine was doing to me.
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Was doing to them what mine was doing to me. so, therefore, there must
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Mine was doing to me. so, therefore, there must be something wrong with me.
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And although my dad would tell
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And although my dad would tell me there was nothing wrong
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And although my dad would tell me there was nothing wrong with it and that he just
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Me there was nothing wrong with it and that he just did it because he loved
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With it and that he just did it because he loved me and all the other stupid
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Did it because he loved me and all the other stupid lies that abusers tell,
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Me and all the other stupid lies that abusers tell, he also told me i had
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Lies that abusers tell, he also told me i had to keep it a secret.
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He also told me i had to keep it a secret. so, i knew--
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To keep it a secret. so, i knew-- i knew down deep inside
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So, i knew-- i knew down deep inside something was wrong with it.
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I knew down deep inside something was wrong with it. i just was a kid
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Something was wrong with it. i just was a kid and didn't know what.
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I just was a kid and didn't know what. so, i started feeling guilty
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And didn't know what. so, i started feeling guilty and having to keep this terrible
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So, i started feeling guilty and having to keep this terrible secret from my mother
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And having to keep this terrible secret from my mother and everybody else.
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And i carried that guilt
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And i carried that guilt all through my life.
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And i carried that guilt all through my life. now, after i was born again
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All through my life. now, after i was born again and started serving god
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Now, after i was born again and started serving god and hearing some good teaching,
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And started serving god and hearing some good teaching, it got a little bit quieter,
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And hearing some good teaching, it got a little bit quieter, but it was always there.
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It got a little bit quieter, but it was always there. this low-level guilt that
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But it was always there. this low-level guilt that something was wrong with me.
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This low-level guilt that something was wrong with me. and many times, i didn't even
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Something was wrong with me. and many times, i didn't even know why i felt guilty.
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And many times, i didn't even know why i felt guilty. i just did.
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Know why i felt guilty. i just did. i say now,
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I just did. i say now, "i didn't feel right,
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I say now, "i didn't feel right, if i didn't feel wrong."
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"i didn't feel right, if i didn't feel wrong." let me say that again,
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If i didn't feel wrong." let me say that again, "i didn't feel right,
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Let me say that again, "i didn't feel right, if i didn't feel wrong."
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"i didn't feel right, if i didn't feel wrong." then when i started getting
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If i didn't feel wrong." then when i started getting a little freedom from the guilt
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Then when i started getting a little freedom from the guilt and not feeling guilty,
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A little freedom from the guilt and not feeling guilty, then i felt guilty because
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And not feeling guilty, then i felt guilty because i didn't feel guilty.
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Then i felt guilty because i didn't feel guilty. >> [audience laughing]
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I didn't feel guilty. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: now,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: now, i don't know if anybody here
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>> joyce: now, i don't know if anybody here ever had a case as bad as i did,
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I don't know if anybody here ever had a case as bad as i did, but i'm telling you,
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Ever had a case as bad as i did, but i'm telling you, i was addicted to these guilty
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But i'm telling you, i was addicted to these guilty feelings, and it was horrible.
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I was addicted to these guilty feelings, and it was horrible. it's absolutely horrible
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Feelings, and it was horrible. it's absolutely horrible to constantly feel like
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It's absolutely horrible to constantly feel like something's wrong with you
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To constantly feel like something's wrong with you or you've done something wrong.
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Something's wrong with you or you've done something wrong. does anybody here understand
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Or you've done something wrong. does anybody here understand what i'm talking about?
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Does anybody here understand what i'm talking about? because really,
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What i'm talking about? because really, when you feel like that,
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Because really, when you feel like that, you cannot enjoy
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When you feel like that, you cannot enjoy anything in your life.
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You cannot enjoy anything in your life. you can't enjoy a thing.
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Anything in your life. you can't enjoy a thing. and so, i am so glad and happy
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You can't enjoy a thing. and so, i am so glad and happy to be able to stand here
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And so, i am so glad and happy to be able to stand here and tell you now, that
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To be able to stand here and tell you now, that i basically, almost never
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And tell you now, that i basically, almost never feel guilty about anything now.
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I basically, almost never feel guilty about anything now. >> [audience applauding]
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Feel guilty about anything now. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you say, "well, joyce,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you say, "well, joyce, what about when you sin
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>> joyce: you say, "well, joyce, what about when you sin don't you feel guilty, then?"
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What about when you sin don't you feel guilty, then?" no.
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Don't you feel guilty, then?" no. god, did not ask
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No. god, did not ask us to feel guilty.
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God, did not ask us to feel guilty. he asked us to repent.
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And the bible says
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And the bible says that when we do,
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And the bible says that when we do, he not only forgives us,
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That when we do, he not only forgives us, but he forgets what we did,
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He not only forgives us, but he forgets what we did, and he removes our sin as far
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But he forgets what we did, and he removes our sin as far as the east is from the west.
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And he removes our sin as far as the east is from the west. and nobody can figure
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As the east is from the west. and nobody can figure out how far that is so,
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And nobody can figure out how far that is so, it's so far, we can never
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Out how far that is so, it's so far, we can never find the sin again.
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It's so far, we can never find the sin again. so, if god can forget it,
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Why do we have to keep
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Why do we have to keep remembering it?
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Why do we have to keep remembering it? now, here's what guilt is.
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Remembering it? now, here's what guilt is. it's works of the flesh,
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Now, here's what guilt is. it's works of the flesh, and it's just our humanistic
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It's works of the flesh, and it's just our humanistic way of trying to pay
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And it's just our humanistic way of trying to pay for what we did wrong.
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Amen?
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Amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: let's just say
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: let's just say that you did something this
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>> joyce: let's just say that you did something this morning on the way to church,
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That you did something this morning on the way to church, you lost your temper.
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Morning on the way to church, you lost your temper. and so, you're gonna feel
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You lost your temper. and so, you're gonna feel guilty on and off for
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And so, you're gonna feel guilty on and off for maybe about three days,
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Guilty on and off for maybe about three days, and then you'll get over
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Maybe about three days, and then you'll get over it and you'll receive the same
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And then you'll get over it and you'll receive the same free gift of forgiveness
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It and you'll receive the same free gift of forgiveness that's available to you
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Free gift of forgiveness that's available to you right this moment.
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That's available to you right this moment. so, the three days
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Right this moment. so, the three days are just wasted.
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So, the three days are just wasted. and the bible tells us plainly--
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Are just wasted. and the bible tells us plainly-- matter of fact,
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And the bible tells us plainly-- matter of fact, we're gonna read it.
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In hebrews chapter 10:12-14,
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In hebrews chapter 10:12-14, "whereas this one [christ],
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In hebrews chapter 10:12-14, "whereas this one [christ], after he had offered
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"whereas this one [christ], after he had offered a single sacrifice for our sins
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After he had offered a single sacrifice for our sins [that shall avail] for all time,
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A single sacrifice for our sins [that shall avail] for all time, sat down at the right
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[that shall avail] for all time, sat down at the right hand of god."
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Sat down at the right hand of god." now, you don't sit down
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Hand of god." now, you don't sit down until your work is done.
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Now, you don't sit down until your work is done. so, this is another
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Until your work is done. so, this is another whole message.
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So, this is another whole message. it's a wonderful message
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Whole message. it's a wonderful message about why he sat down
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It's a wonderful message about why he sat down and what that indicated.
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About why he sat down and what that indicated. those little words
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And what that indicated. those little words are so meaningful,
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Those little words are so meaningful, but i don't have time to go back
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Are so meaningful, but i don't have time to go back and explain it to you.
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But i don't have time to go back and explain it to you. he "sat down at the right hand
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And explain it to you. he "sat down at the right hand of god, there to wait until
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He "sat down at the right hand of god, there to wait until his enemies would be made
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Of god, there to wait until his enemies would be made a footstool for his feet."
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His enemies would be made a footstool for his feet." so, when jesus sat down,
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A footstool for his feet." so, when jesus sat down, it was actually an announcement,
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So, when jesus sat down, it was actually an announcement, "my part's done."
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It was actually an announcement, "my part's done." you don't have to try to talk
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"my part's done." you don't have to try to talk god into doing anything,
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You don't have to try to talk god into doing anything, he's already done everything
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God into doing anything, he's already done everything that needs to be done for
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He's already done everything that needs to be done for us to live an amazing life.
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That needs to be done for us to live an amazing life. it's all done.
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Us to live an amazing life. it's all done. all we need to do is receive it.
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It's all done. all we need to do is receive it. and you cannot receive
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All we need to do is receive it. and you cannot receive it as long as you think
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And you cannot receive it as long as you think you have to earn it.
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It as long as you think you have to earn it. god is not for sale.
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You have to earn it. god is not for sale. you can't buy him
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God is not for sale. you can't buy him with good behavior.
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You can't buy him with good behavior. i don't care how good
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With good behavior. i don't care how good you behave in the future,
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I don't care how good you behave in the future, god is never gonna love
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You behave in the future, god is never gonna love you any more than he does
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God is never gonna love you any more than he does at this moment, right now.
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You any more than he does at this moment, right now. >> [audience applauding]
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At this moment, right now. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: so, we don't try
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: so, we don't try to behave better to get
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>> joyce: so, we don't try to behave better to get god to love us,
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To behave better to get god to love us, we wanna behave better
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God to love us, we wanna behave better because we love him.
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We wanna behave better because we love him. >> [audience applauding]
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Because we love him. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: amen?
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: amen? and he said,
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>> joyce: amen? and he said, i think it's john 14,
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And he said, i think it's john 14, "if you love me,
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I think it's john 14, "if you love me, you will obey me."
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So really, the degree to which
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So really, the degree to which we obey god correlates
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We obey god correlates to how much we love him.
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To how much we love him. he did not say,
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He did not say, "if you obey me,
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"if you obey me, i will love you."
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"if you love me,
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"if you love me, you will obey me."
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"if you love me, you will obey me." there is a big difference
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You will obey me." there is a big difference in what i'm saying
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There is a big difference in what i'm saying and i'm gonna be saying
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In what i'm saying and i'm gonna be saying a lot in the 40 minutes
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And i'm gonna be saying a lot in the 40 minutes that i have here.
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A lot in the 40 minutes that i have here. so, you're gonna have
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That i have here. so, you're gonna have to be really sharp
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So, you're gonna have to be really sharp this morning to get this,
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To be really sharp this morning to get this, because i want you to be happy
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This morning to get this, because i want you to be happy and enjoy your life that
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Because i want you to be happy and enjoy your life that jesus died to give you.
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And enjoy your life that jesus died to give you. and you can't be if you're
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Jesus died to give you. and you can't be if you're frustrated all the time
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And you can't be if you're frustrated all the time about how far you have to go.
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Frustrated all the time about how far you have to go. you need to celebrate
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About how far you have to go. you need to celebrate how far you've come.
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You need to celebrate how far you've come. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: celebrate how far
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>> joyce: celebrate how far you've come and trust that
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>> joyce: celebrate how far you've come and trust that just like god has already
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You've come and trust that just like god has already changed some things in you,
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Just like god has already changed some things in you, he will change the other
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Changed some things in you, he will change the other things as long as--
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He will change the other things as long as-- there's really only a couple
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Things as long as-- there's really only a couple of things you need to do;
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There's really only a couple of things you need to do; stay in the word and have
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Of things you need to do; stay in the word and have a loving relationship with god
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Stay in the word and have a loving relationship with god where you spend time with him.
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A loving relationship with god where you spend time with him. and the more time
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Where you spend time with him. and the more time you spend with him,
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And the more time you spend with him, the more you become like him.
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You spend with him, the more you become like him. god created man because
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The more you become like him. god created man because he wanted somebody to love,
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God created man because he wanted somebody to love, and he wanted somebody
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He wanted somebody to love, and he wanted somebody to love him back.
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And the most important
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And the most important commandment in the bible is,
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And the most important commandment in the bible is, "you shall love the lord your
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Commandment in the bible is, "you shall love the lord your god with all your heart, soul,
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"you shall love the lord your god with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength."
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God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength." the more you fall
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In love with jesus,
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In love with jesus, the better you will behave.
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In love with jesus, the better you will behave. now, knowing that god
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The better you will behave. now, knowing that god wants us to change, we try,
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Now, knowing that god wants us to change, we try, and we try, and we try,
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Wants us to change, we try, and we try, and we try, and we try, and we try.
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And we try, and we try, and we try, and we try. and that may sound noble,
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And we try, and we try. and that may sound noble, but that's not what
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And that may sound noble, but that's not what god is asking us to do.
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But that's not what god is asking us to do. he's asking us to believe,
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God is asking us to do. he's asking us to believe, to lean on him, to rely on him,
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He's asking us to believe, to lean on him, to rely on him, and to know that apart
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To lean on him, to rely on him, and to know that apart from him we can do nothing.
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And to know that apart from him we can do nothing. if you could change yourself,
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From him we can do nothing. if you could change yourself, you would take the credit.
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If you could change yourself, you would take the credit. and god's not gonna share
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You would take the credit. and god's not gonna share his glory with anybody.
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And god's not gonna share his glory with anybody. now, i'll give you an example
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His glory with anybody. now, i'll give you an example of what we do.
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Now, i'll give you an example of what we do. i'm a fairly new when--
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Of what we do. i'm a fairly new when-- not a new christian.
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I'm a fairly new when-- not a new christian. i was born again at nine,
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Not a new christian. i was born again at nine, but i never had any teaching
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I was born again at nine, but i never had any teaching really until i was in my late
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But i never had any teaching really until i was in my late thirties and so--
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You know, no matter
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You know, no matter how born again you are,
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You know, no matter how born again you are, if you don't know anything,
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How born again you are, if you don't know anything, you can't change.
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If you don't know anything, you can't change. and so, when i started hearing
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You can't change. and so, when i started hearing really good preaching,
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And so, when i started hearing really good preaching, i'd been in church for a long
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Really good preaching, i'd been in church for a long time and i was hearing messages,
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I'd been in church for a long time and i was hearing messages, but there was no real anointing,
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Time and i was hearing messages, but there was no real anointing, it was a lot of religion.
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But there was no real anointing, it was a lot of religion. and when i started
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It was a lot of religion. and when i started hearing really good,
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And when i started hearing really good, anointed bible teaching,
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Hearing really good, anointed bible teaching, i started learning that
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Anointed bible teaching, i started learning that i had a lot of problems.
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I started learning that i had a lot of problems. up until then, i thought dave
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I had a lot of problems. up until then, i thought dave had a lot of problems.
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Up until then, i thought dave had a lot of problems. >> [audience laughing]
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Had a lot of problems. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i mean, i was sure
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i mean, i was sure if he would change then
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>> joyce: i mean, i was sure if he would change then i could be happy.
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If he would change then i could be happy. >> [audience laughing]
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I could be happy. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: if he would buy
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: if he would buy me more gifts, i'd be happy.
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>> joyce: if he would buy me more gifts, i'd be happy. if he would stop playing golf,
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Me more gifts, i'd be happy. if he would stop playing golf, i'd be happy.
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If he would stop playing golf, i'd be happy. if he wouldn't watch football
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I'd be happy. if he wouldn't watch football every sunday, i'd be happy.
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If he wouldn't watch football every sunday, i'd be happy. and i remember the day
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Every sunday, i'd be happy. and i remember the day that dave said to me,
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And i remember the day that dave said to me, "i have done everything i know
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That dave said to me, "i have done everything i know to do to make you happy and you
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"i have done everything i know to do to make you happy and you are determined to be unhappy.
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To do to make you happy and you are determined to be unhappy. so, i just wanna let you
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Are determined to be unhappy. so, i just wanna let you know that i'm done trying."
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So, i just wanna let you know that i'm done trying." and then he said--
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Know that i'm done trying." and then he said-- >> [audience applauding]
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And then he said-- >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and then he said,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and then he said, "however, i am going to be happy
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>> joyce: and then he said, "however, i am going to be happy and enjoy my life.
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"however, i am going to be happy and enjoy my life. you can do what you want to."
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And enjoy my life. you can do what you want to." >> [audience laughing]
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You can do what you want to." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: now, that was one
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: now, that was one of the best things that he could
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>> joyce: now, that was one of the best things that he could have ever done for me,
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Of the best things that he could have ever done for me, because really
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Have ever done for me, because really what he was saying,
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Because really what he was saying, although we didn't know
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What he was saying, although we didn't know all these words then,
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Although we didn't know all these words then, he was saying, "i am not
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All these words then, he was saying, "i am not gonna be codependent
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He was saying, "i am not gonna be codependent on your problems."
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Gonna be codependent on your problems." see, if you're in a relationship
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On your problems." see, if you're in a relationship with somebody who
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See, if you're in a relationship with somebody who is unhappy and you let--
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With somebody who is unhappy and you let-- and you're happiness depends
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Is unhappy and you let-- and you're happiness depends on whether they're happy or not,
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And you're happiness depends on whether they're happy or not, now you're not living
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On whether they're happy or not, now you're not living your own life.
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Now you're not living your own life. you're codependent on them.
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>> announcer: we were made
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>> announcer: we were made for more than just getting by.
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For more than just getting by. god created us with
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God created us with a sense of adventure,
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A sense of adventure, hope, expectation,
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Hope, expectation, and purpose.
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And purpose. a purpose to live
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A purpose to live bravely, pray boldly,
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Bravely, pray boldly, and dream big dreams.
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And dream big dreams. >> joyce: if you wanna improve
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>> joyce: if you wanna improve a bad day, have a big dream.
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A bad day, have a big dream. and i don't mean go to sleep
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And i don't mean go to sleep and have a nap and have
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And have a nap and have that kind of dream.
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That kind of dream. >> [audience laughing]
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i mean,
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>> joyce: i mean, see something beyond
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See something beyond where you're at right now.
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Where you're at right now. believe that things
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Believe that things are going to change.
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Are going to change. believe they're
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Believe they're going to get better.
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Going to get better. >> [audience applauding]
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>> ginger: things always
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>> ginger: things always get better when we let
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Get better when we let god's word soak in.
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God's word soak in. god handmade us
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God handmade us for something great.
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For something great. you were made for
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You were made for an amazing purpose.
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An amazing purpose. confidently step
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Confidently step into god's purpose
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Into god's purpose for you with
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For you with joyce's book,
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Joyce's book, "dream big.
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"dream big. pray bold.
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Pray bold. live brave."
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Live brave." through it,
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Through it, joyce helps you
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Joyce helps you to recognize what
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To recognize what it means to live with
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It means to live with an expectant heart,
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An expectant heart, deepen your
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Deepen your prayer life,
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Prayer life, and how you can
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And how you can trust god's plan.
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Trust god's plan. each section
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Each section is a beautiful
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Is a beautiful reminder of how
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Reminder of how much our heavenly
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Much our heavenly father loves us
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Father loves us and the great life
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And the great life he's given us.
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He's given us. a life that is big,
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A life that is big, bold, and brave.
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Bold, and brave.
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>> announcer: boldly
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>> announcer: boldly embrace the future
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Embrace the future god has for you
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God has for you when you dream big,
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When you dream big, pray bold, live brave.
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Pray bold, live brave. with this book,
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With this book, you'll also enjoy
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You'll also enjoy a "dream big.
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A "dream big. pray bold.
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Pray bold. live brave."
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Live brave." mug for a gift of...
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Mug for a gift of... or more.
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Or more. contact us at...
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Contact us at... go online to:
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Go online to: joycemeyer.org,
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Joycemeyer.org, or use the qr code
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Or use the qr code on your screen.
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On your screen. >> ginger: make a firm
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>> ginger: make a firm decision to live
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Decision to live each day with
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Each day with renewed hope
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Renewed hope and confidence
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And confidence with "dream big.
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With "dream big. pray bold.
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Pray bold. live brave."
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Live brave." and remember,
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And remember, with your
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With your financial gift,
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Financial gift, you're working
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You're working together with
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Together with joyce meyer
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Joyce meyer ministries to make
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Ministries to make big dreams come true
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Big dreams come true all around the world
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All around the world by meeting physical
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By meeting physical and spiritual needs.
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And spiritual needs. let's impact the globe
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Let's impact the globe by loving people
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By loving people and sharing christ,
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And sharing christ, creating a difference
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Creating a difference in countless lives.
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In countless lives.
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>> announcer:
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>> announcer: receive "dream big.
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Receive "dream big. pray bold.
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Pray bold. live brave."
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Live brave." and a "dream big.
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And a "dream big. pray bold.
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Pray bold. live brave."
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Live brave." mug for a gift of...
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Mug for a gift of... or more.
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Or more. call us at...
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Call us at... go online to:
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Go online to: joycemeyer.org,
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Joycemeyer.org, or use the qr code
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Or use the qr code on your screen.
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>> [music]
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>> joyce: boy, you know,
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>> joyce: boy, you know, in today's world,
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In today's world, there are many stressors,
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There are many stressors, so many things to deal
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So many things to deal with on a daily basis.
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With on a daily basis. how do we navigate
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How do we navigate all of life's pressures?
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All of life's pressures? well, god's word has
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Well, god's word has much to say about it.
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Much to say about it. so, i thought we could
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So, i thought we could all get together with
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All get together with some of my friends
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Some of my friends and talk about it.
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And talk about it.
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>> announcer: join us
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>> announcer: join us for the enjoying
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For the enjoying everyday life
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Everyday life conference.
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Conference. a weekend
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A weekend of practical messages
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Of practical messages and heartfelt worship
00:26:08.189 --> 00:26:10.592
And heartfelt worship with joyce
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With joyce and her guests,
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And her guests, dr. henry cloud,
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Dr. henry cloud, nona jones,
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Nona jones, and worship with
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And worship with naomi raine,
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Naomi raine, april 10-11,
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April 10-11, in hershey, pennsylvania.
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In hershey, pennsylvania. >> joyce: you know,
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>> joyce: you know, i have such a passion
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I have such a passion for teaching god's word,
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For teaching god's word, and it's even better when
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And it's even better when we all get together
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We all get together under one roof.
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Under one roof. so, i really hope
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So, i really hope to see you there.
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>> announcer:
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>> announcer: register today.
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Register today. go to:
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Go to: joycemeyer.org.
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>> ginger: if you are a medical
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>> ginger: if you are a medical care professional, we need
00:26:43.491 --> 00:26:44.859
Care professional, we need your help.
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Your help. in fact, people all over the
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In fact, people all over the world need your help.
00:26:47.095 --> 00:26:48.029
World need your help. and, it's an opportunity that
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And, it's an opportunity that will change your life as well.
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Will change your life as well. you see, through our volunteer
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You see, through our volunteer medical trips, we travel all
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Medical trips, we travel all over the world to places
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Over the world to places that are very remote and
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That are very remote and have desperate need
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Have desperate need of healthcare.
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Of healthcare. so, go to our website, check out
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So, go to our website, check out the schedules, and join us
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The schedules, and join us right here.
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Right here. we hope to see you soon.
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>> announcer: we hope you
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>> announcer: we hope you enjoyed today's program.
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Enjoyed today's program.
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We are so grateful
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We are so grateful to our joyce meyer
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To our joyce meyer ministries partners
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Ministries partners who make this
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Who make this and all we do possible,
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And all we do possible, including sharing
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Including sharing god's word
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God's word and offering help
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And offering help to people in need
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To people in need all over the world.
00:27:24.866 --> 00:27:26.401

Joyce Meyer - How Can I Change? (Part 1)

November 13, 2025 | 29:29

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