Joyce Meyer - How Should You Treat Your Enemies? (Part 2)

September 2, 2025 | 29:29

How hard is it to pray for your enemies? Today, learn about spiritual warfare as you discover the liberating power of being a blessing to those who have hurt you.

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>> joyce: oh, that makes
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>> joyce: oh, that makes the devil mad when
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>> joyce: oh, that makes the devil mad when he can't rattle you.
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The devil mad when he can't rattle you. >> [audience applauding]
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He can't rattle you. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: as far
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: as far as i'm concerned,
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>> joyce: as far as i'm concerned, love is the highest form
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As i'm concerned, love is the highest form of spiritual warfare
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Love is the highest form of spiritual warfare that anybody can do.
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer.
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer. i've seen god's power
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer. i've seen god's power transform my own life,
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I've seen god's power transform my own life, and he will do it for you.
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>> joyce: satan gains
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>> joyce: satan gains more ground in the life
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>> joyce: satan gains more ground in the life of the believer through
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More ground in the life of the believer through unforgiveness than any
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Of the believer through unforgiveness than any other single thing.
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Unforgiveness than any other single thing. >> [audience applauding]
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Other single thing. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: if we could just get
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: if we could just get a whole church to get along,
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>> joyce: if we could just get a whole church to get along, there's no telling what would
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A whole church to get along, there's no telling what would happen because the anointing
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There's no telling what would happen because the anointing would be so strong.
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See, we kill the anointing
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See, we kill the anointing with strife.
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See, we kill the anointing with strife. and i know we don't preach
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With strife. and i know we don't preach much about the anointing today,
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And i know we don't preach much about the anointing today, but we need that more
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Much about the anointing today, but we need that more than we need anything else.
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But we need that more than we need anything else. >> [audience applauding]
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Than we need anything else. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: the anointing is god's
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: the anointing is god's presence and power on our lives.
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>> joyce: the anointing is god's presence and power on our lives. and you don't have
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Presence and power on our lives. and you don't have to be a preacher to need
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And you don't have to be a preacher to need the anointing.
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To be a preacher to need the anointing. i think you need
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The anointing. i think you need the anointing to raise kids.
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I think you need the anointing to raise kids. you need the anointing
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The anointing to raise kids. you need the anointing to go to work and work
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You need the anointing to go to work and work in a place where there's
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To go to work and work in a place where there's a bunch of unbelievers.
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In a place where there's a bunch of unbelievers. i mean, who doesn't need
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A bunch of unbelievers. i mean, who doesn't need the anointing to live
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I mean, who doesn't need the anointing to live in the world today?
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The anointing to live in the world today? amen?
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In the world today? amen? >> audience: amen.
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>> joyce: now, you know,
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>> joyce: now, you know, the bible says, "if your
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>> joyce: now, you know, the bible says, "if your brother wrongs you,
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The bible says, "if your brother wrongs you, go to him and tell him his
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Brother wrongs you, go to him and tell him his fault between you and him."
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Go to him and tell him his fault between you and him." and something that is important
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Fault between you and him." and something that is important for us to remember,
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And something that is important for us to remember, and i think we've gotten
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For us to remember, and i think we've gotten a little off base with this--
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And i think we've gotten a little off base with this-- you know, loving people
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A little off base with this-- you know, loving people doesn't mean that you
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You know, loving people doesn't mean that you don't confront sin.
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Doesn't mean that you don't confront sin. let's say, for example,
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Don't confront sin. let's say, for example, you've got a friend
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Let's say, for example, you've got a friend that gossips all the time
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You've got a friend that gossips all the time and you've gotta either have
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That gossips all the time and you've gotta either have to talk to 'em or you're
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And you've gotta either have to talk to 'em or you're gonna have to not--
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To talk to 'em or you're gonna have to not-- stop hanging out with 'em.
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Gonna have to not-- stop hanging out with 'em. >> [audience member clapping]
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Stop hanging out with 'em. >> [audience member clapping] >> [audience laughing]
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>> [audience member clapping] >> [audience laughing] >> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience laughing] >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: don't become
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: don't become a garbage dump for anybody.
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>> joyce: don't become a garbage dump for anybody. >> audience: amen.
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A garbage dump for anybody. >> audience: amen. >> joyce: don't think
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>> audience: amen. >> joyce: don't think that won't affect you,
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Because when somebody
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Because when somebody tells you something
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Because when somebody tells you something bad about somebody,
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Tells you something bad about somebody, even if you don't
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Bad about somebody, even if you don't wanna believe it,
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Even if you don't wanna believe it, it'll cause you to look at that
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Wanna believe it, it'll cause you to look at that person differently and wonder.
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It'll cause you to look at that person differently and wonder. and so, the bible says,
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Person differently and wonder. and so, the bible says, "speak the truth in love."
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And so, the bible says, "speak the truth in love." and nowhere does it say that
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"speak the truth in love." and nowhere does it say that we should not judge sin.
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And nowhere does it say that we should not judge sin. we can't judge people because
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We should not judge sin. we can't judge people because we don't know their heart,
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We can't judge people because we don't know their heart, but we are obligated
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We don't know their heart, but we are obligated to judge sin.
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But we are obligated to judge sin. and that's something that
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To judge sin. and that's something that we have stopped doing.
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>> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: "well, i just wanna
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: "well, i just wanna love them and give 'em grace."
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>> joyce: "well, i just wanna love them and give 'em grace." especially since
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Love them and give 'em grace." especially since the last few years,
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Especially since the last few years, there have been a lot
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The last few years, there have been a lot of heavy teaching on grace,
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There have been a lot of heavy teaching on grace, which man i--
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Of heavy teaching on grace, which man i-- grace of god is amazing.
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Which man i-- grace of god is amazing. but giving people grace
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Grace of god is amazing. but giving people grace doesn't mean that you don't
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But giving people grace doesn't mean that you don't confront them when they're
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Doesn't mean that you don't confront them when they're doing something wrong.
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I mean, people have gone nuts.
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I mean, people have gone nuts. i mean, a guy told me he had
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I mean, people have gone nuts. i mean, a guy told me he had this friend that was living
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I mean, a guy told me he had this friend that was living with his girlfriend,
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This friend that was living with his girlfriend, and he was in the process
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With his girlfriend, and he was in the process of getting a divorce.
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And he was in the process of getting a divorce. so, he's still married.
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Of getting a divorce. so, he's still married. so, he's in adultery
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So, he's still married. so, he's in adultery and he's living with the girl.
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So, he's in adultery and he's living with the girl. and he says to this friend,
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And he's living with the girl. and he says to this friend, "why don't we fast
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And he says to this friend, "why don't we fast and pray once a day
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"why don't we fast and pray once a day for the fruit of the spirit?"
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And pray once a day for the fruit of the spirit?" >> [audience laughing]
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For the fruit of the spirit?" >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: what good do you
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: what good do you think that's gonna do you?
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>> joyce: what good do you think that's gonna do you? fast and pray once a day
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Think that's gonna do you? fast and pray once a day for the fruit of the spirit
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Fast and pray once a day for the fruit of the spirit while you're living in sin?
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For the fruit of the spirit while you're living in sin? >> [audience applauding]
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While you're living in sin? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i mean,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i mean, a situation like that,
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>> joyce: i mean, a situation like that, you need to tell them,
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A situation like that, you need to tell them, "hey, man, i love you,
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You need to tell them, "hey, man, i love you, but, you know, what
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"hey, man, i love you, but, you know, what you're doing is wrong."
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But, you know, what you're doing is wrong." >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: "well, bless god,
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>> joyce: "well, bless god, i just wanna love 'em."
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>> joyce: "well, bless god, i just wanna love 'em." well, if we really want
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I just wanna love 'em." well, if we really want to love people--
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Well, if we really want to love people-- you know why we don't
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To love people-- you know why we don't say anything to people?
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You know why we don't say anything to people? we don't want them
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Say anything to people? we don't want them getting mad at us.
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We don't want them getting mad at us. but if we really love people,
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Getting mad at us. but if we really love people, we'd rather they get
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But if we really love people, we'd rather they get mad at us than watch
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We'd rather they get mad at us than watch them go to hell.
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Mad at us than watch them go to hell. come on.
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Them go to hell. come on. >> [audience applauding]
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Come on. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: listen,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: listen, if you're gonna follow
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>> joyce: listen, if you're gonna follow my teaching this year,
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If you're gonna follow my teaching this year, you better get ready.
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My teaching this year, you better get ready. >> [audience laughing]
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You better get ready. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: 'cause we don't have
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: 'cause we don't have any time to just keep telling
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>> joyce: 'cause we don't have any time to just keep telling everybody how sweet they are.
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>> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: amen?
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: amen? i mean, i'm always gonna
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>> joyce: amen? i mean, i'm always gonna build people up and give
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I mean, i'm always gonna build people up and give 'em confidence
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Build people up and give 'em confidence and tell them who
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'em confidence and tell them who they are in christ.
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And tell them who they are in christ. i'm not here to beat on people,
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They are in christ. i'm not here to beat on people, but i tell you,
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I'm not here to beat on people, but i tell you, when we need some
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But i tell you, when we need some of the old-time preachin'.
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When we need some of the old-time preachin'. >> [audience applauding]
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Of the old-time preachin'. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: we need some
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: we need some preaching on holiness
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>> joyce: we need some preaching on holiness and the fear of the lord.
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Preaching on holiness and the fear of the lord. >> audience: yes.
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And the fear of the lord. >> audience: yes. >> joyce: what have we done
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>> audience: yes. >> joyce: what have we done with those things?
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>> joyce: what have we done with those things? i mean, how often do you
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With those things? i mean, how often do you hear things like that?
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I mean, how often do you hear things like that? i mean, we don't like to preach
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Hear things like that? i mean, we don't like to preach against sin, you know.
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I mean, we don't like to preach against sin, you know. i believe that preachers are
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Against sin, you know. i believe that preachers are gonna be called to account.
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I believe that preachers are gonna be called to account. we have a responsibility.
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Gonna be called to account. we have a responsibility. and so, you know,
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We have a responsibility. and so, you know, i'd rather you get mad
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And so, you know, i'd rather you get mad at me than stand before
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I'd rather you get mad at me than stand before god and him tell me, "you didn't
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At me than stand before god and him tell me, "you didn't do what i sent you to do."
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God and him tell me, "you didn't do what i sent you to do." amen?
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Do what i sent you to do." amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: oh, i wanna see
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: oh, i wanna see people grow up and mature.
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>> joyce: oh, i wanna see people grow up and mature. to be honest, that's always
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People grow up and mature. to be honest, that's always been the call of my life.
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To be honest, that's always been the call of my life. it's always been from day one.
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Been the call of my life. it's always been from day one. i mean, i love to see
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It's always been from day one. i mean, i love to see people get saved,
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I mean, i love to see people get saved, but i'm not an evangelist.
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People get saved, but i'm not an evangelist. i'm a teacher
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But i'm not an evangelist. i'm a teacher and i gotta get after it.
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I'm a teacher and i gotta get after it. i gotta go for it.
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You know, i got hit
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You know, i got hit in the face recently with,
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You know, i got hit in the face recently with, i mean, jesus did not want
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In the face recently with, i mean, jesus did not want to go to the cross.
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I mean, jesus did not want to go to the cross. three times in the garden
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To go to the cross. three times in the garden of gethsemane.
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Three times in the garden of gethsemane. three, not one.
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Of gethsemane. three, not one. he said, "father, if there's
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Three, not one. he said, "father, if there's any way you can remove
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He said, "father, if there's any way you can remove this cup from me, remove it.
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Any way you can remove this cup from me, remove it. but if not, i'll drink it.
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This cup from me, remove it. but if not, i'll drink it. your will be done."
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But if not, i'll drink it. your will be done." whew.
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Your will be done." whew. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: boy, i tell ya,
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>> joyce: boy, i tell ya, if every person that
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>> joyce: boy, i tell ya, if every person that saved would really,
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If every person that saved would really, really be willing
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Saved would really, really be willing to do god's will,
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Really be willing to do god's will, no matter what it cost them,
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To do god's will, no matter what it cost them, no matter what
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No matter what it cost them, no matter what they had to sacrifice,
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No matter what they had to sacrifice, i tell you what,
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They had to sacrifice, i tell you what, the whole world
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I tell you what, the whole world would already be saved,
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The whole world would already be saved, and we'd be in heaven.
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Would already be saved, and we'd be in heaven. >> [audience applauding]
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And we'd be in heaven. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i'll tell you what,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i'll tell you what, david, in the old testament,
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>> joyce: i'll tell you what, david, in the old testament, he had a different
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David, in the old testament, he had a different deal than we do.
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He had a different deal than we do. i mean, let me read to you
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Deal than we do. i mean, let me read to you what he prayed for his enemies.
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I mean, let me read to you what he prayed for his enemies. i'm like, "god, what happened
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What he prayed for his enemies. i'm like, "god, what happened between malachi and matthew?"
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I'm like, "god, what happened between malachi and matthew?" >> [audience laughing]
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Between malachi and matthew?" >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: well, jesus happened.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: well, jesus happened. that's what happened.
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>> joyce: well, jesus happened. that's what happened. >> [audience applauding]
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That's what happened. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i mean,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i mean, in the old testament too,
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>> joyce: i mean, in the old testament too, people didn't get by with
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In the old testament too, people didn't get by with what we get by with today.
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People didn't get by with what we get by with today. i mean, you do some of the stuff
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What we get by with today. i mean, you do some of the stuff people do today,
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I mean, you do some of the stuff people do today, you'd fall over dead,
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People do today, you'd fall over dead, get leprosy, or you know.
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You'd fall over dead, get leprosy, or you know. you know, miriam and aaron
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Get leprosy, or you know. you know, miriam and aaron were talking about moses
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You know, miriam and aaron were talking about moses and she got leprosy.
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Were talking about moses and she got leprosy. "here have a little leprosy."
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And she got leprosy. "here have a little leprosy." >> [audience laughing]
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"here have a little leprosy." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and what did moses do?
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and what did moses do? he didn't get mad at her.
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>> joyce: and what did moses do? he didn't get mad at her. he fell on his face and started
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He didn't get mad at her. he fell on his face and started praying for god to heal her.
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He fell on his face and started praying for god to heal her. she was treating him wrong
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Praying for god to heal her. she was treating him wrong and he prays for god,
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She was treating him wrong and he prays for god, "don't hold it against her,
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And he prays for god, "don't hold it against her, god."
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So, we see a few righteous
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So, we see a few righteous men and women
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So, we see a few righteous men and women in the old covenant.
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Men and women in the old covenant. but listen to this, psalm 58,
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In the old covenant. but listen to this, psalm 58, david's praying for his enemies,
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But listen to this, psalm 58, david's praying for his enemies, "break their teeth, o god,
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David's praying for his enemies, "break their teeth, o god, in their mouths--"
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"break their teeth, o god, in their mouths--" >> [audience laughing]
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In their mouths--" >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: oh,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: oh, we're just getting started.
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>> joyce: oh, we're just getting started. >> [audience laughing]
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We're just getting started. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "break out the fangs
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "break out the fangs of the young lion, o lord.
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>> joyce: "break out the fangs of the young lion, o lord. let them melt away as water
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Of the young lion, o lord. let them melt away as water which runs on apace;
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Let them melt away as water which runs on apace; when he aims his arrows,
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Which runs on apace; when he aims his arrows, let them be as if they were
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When he aims his arrows, let them be as if they were headless or split apart."
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Let them be as if they were headless or split apart." now, listen to this.
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Headless or split apart." now, listen to this. "let them be as a snail
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Now, listen to this. "let them be as a snail dissolving into slime--"
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"let them be as a snail dissolving into slime--" >> [audience laughing]
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Dissolving into slime--" >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "as it passes on or
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "as it passes on or let 'em be like a festering
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>> joyce: "as it passes on or let 'em be like a festering sore which wastes away,
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Let 'em be like a festering sore which wastes away, like [the child to which]
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Sore which wastes away, like [the child to which] a woman gives untimely birth."
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Like [the child to which] a woman gives untimely birth." i mean, one place
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A woman gives untimely birth." i mean, one place in the bible it says,
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I mean, one place in the bible it says, "yank the child out
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In the bible it says, "yank the child out of their womb and throw
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"yank the child out of their womb and throw it against a rock."
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Of their womb and throw it against a rock." and david was a man
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It against a rock." and david was a man after god's own heart.
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And david was a man after god's own heart. >> [audience laughing]
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After god's own heart. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and then you
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Get over here to the new
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Get over here to the new testament and god says,
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Get over here to the new testament and god says, "love 'em.
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Testament and god says, "love 'em. forgive 'em."
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Sometimes i think, "david,
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Sometimes i think, "david, you had a pretty good deal."
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Sometimes i think, "david, you had a pretty good deal." >> [audience laughing]
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You had a pretty good deal." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i mean,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i mean, david would vent.
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>> joyce: i mean, david would vent. he'd tell god just
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David would vent. he'd tell god just how he felt about it.
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Romans 5:8: "but god shows
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Romans 5:8: "but god shows and clearly proves his love
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Romans 5:8: "but god shows and clearly proves his love for us by the fact that
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And clearly proves his love for us by the fact that while we were still sinners,
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For us by the fact that while we were still sinners, christ died for us."
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While we were still sinners, christ died for us." >> [audience applauding]
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Christ died for us." >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: romans 12:20 and 21:
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: romans 12:20 and 21: "if your enemy's hungry,
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>> joyce: romans 12:20 and 21: "if your enemy's hungry, feed him; if he's thirsty,
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"if your enemy's hungry, feed him; if he's thirsty, give him a drink;
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Feed him; if he's thirsty, give him a drink; and by so doing you'll heap
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Give him a drink; and by so doing you'll heap burning coals upon his head."
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And by so doing you'll heap burning coals upon his head." "yeah!"
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Burning coals upon his head." "yeah!" >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: that's not
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>> joyce: that's not what that means.
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>> joyce: that's not what that means. [laughs]
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What that means. [laughs] the burning coals is love.
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[laughs] the burning coals is love. it's in the footnotes
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The burning coals is love. it's in the footnotes at the bottom
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It's in the footnotes at the bottom of the amplified bible.
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At the bottom of the amplified bible. it's love.
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Of the amplified bible. it's love. when you pour that kind
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It's love. when you pour that kind of fiery love out on him,
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When you pour that kind of fiery love out on him, it'll bring him to repentance.
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Of fiery love out on him, it'll bring him to repentance. i saw that with my father.
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It'll bring him to repentance. i saw that with my father. he knew he didn't deserve
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I saw that with my father. he knew he didn't deserve what we were doing for him.
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He knew he didn't deserve what we were doing for him. and it finally broke him.
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And then i love this,
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And then i love this, this was like my--
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And then i love this, this was like my-- one of my life scriptures,
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This was like my-- one of my life scriptures, romans 12:21: "do not let
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One of my life scriptures, romans 12:21: "do not let yourself be overcome by evil,
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Romans 12:21: "do not let yourself be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good."
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Yourself be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good." >> [audience applauding]
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But overcome evil with good." >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: oh, that's--
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That's it, right there.
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That's it, right there. because, you know really,
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That's it, right there. because, you know really, it's not people that hurt
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Because, you know really, it's not people that hurt you anyway, it's the devil.
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It's not people that hurt you anyway, it's the devil. we blame the wrong source.
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You anyway, it's the devil. we blame the wrong source. amen?
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We blame the wrong source. amen? >> audience: amen.
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Amen? >> audience: amen. >> joyce: "well you--
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>> audience: amen. >> joyce: "well you-- well you--well you!"
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>> joyce: "well you-- well you--well you!" yes, they did.
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Well you--well you!" yes, they did. they were vessels
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Yes, they did. they were vessels for the enemy to use,
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They were vessels for the enemy to use, but it's still the devil that's
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For the enemy to use, but it's still the devil that's behind all the wickedness
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But it's still the devil that's behind all the wickedness in the world.
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Behind all the wickedness in the world. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: and if we're
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>> joyce: and if we're gonna do warfare,
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>> joyce: and if we're gonna do warfare, it's gotta be with
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Gonna do warfare, it's gotta be with principalities and powers
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It's gotta be with principalities and powers and wickedness in high places.
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Principalities and powers and wickedness in high places. come on.
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And wickedness in high places. come on. ephesians 6 teaches
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Come on. ephesians 6 teaches us about warfare,
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Ephesians 6 teaches us about warfare, that we're soldiers
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Us about warfare, that we're soldiers in the army of god.
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That we're soldiers in the army of god. "the weapons of our
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In the army of god. "the weapons of our warfare are not carnal,
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"the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but they're mighty
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Warfare are not carnal, but they're mighty through god to the pulling
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But they're mighty through god to the pulling down of strongholds;
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Through god to the pulling down of strongholds; casting down imaginations--"
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Down of strongholds; casting down imaginations--" that's in corinthians but--
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Casting down imaginations--" that's in corinthians but-- over in ephesians 6,
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That's in corinthians but-- over in ephesians 6, it tells you what to do when
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Over in ephesians 6, it tells you what to do when your enemies are after you.
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It tells you what to do when your enemies are after you. "put on the breastplate
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Your enemies are after you. "put on the breastplate of righteousness,"
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"put on the breastplate of righteousness," know who you are in christ,
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Of righteousness," know who you are in christ, "i'm a child of god.
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Know who you are in christ, "i'm a child of god. i'm not gonna bow down to that."
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"i'm a child of god. i'm not gonna bow down to that." >> [audience applauding]
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I'm not gonna bow down to that." >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: "tighten the belt
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: "tighten the belt of truth."
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>> joyce: "tighten the belt of truth." it doesn't just say, "put."
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Of truth." it doesn't just say, "put." it says, "tighten the belt
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It doesn't just say, "put." it says, "tighten the belt of truth."
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It says, "tighten the belt of truth." so, when you're
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Of truth." so, when you're being attacked,
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So, when you're being attacked, you gotta really tighten
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Being attacked, you gotta really tighten into that word and say,
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You gotta really tighten into that word and say, "i'm gonna walk by the word
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Into that word and say, "i'm gonna walk by the word no matter how hard it is."
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"i'm gonna walk by the word no matter how hard it is." amen?
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No matter how hard it is." amen? put on your shoes
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Amen? put on your shoes of peace and stay in peace.
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Put on your shoes of peace and stay in peace. oh, that makes the devil mad
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Of peace and stay in peace. oh, that makes the devil mad when he can't rattle you.
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Oh, that makes the devil mad when he can't rattle you. >> [audience applauding]
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When he can't rattle you. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: as far
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: as far as i'm concerned,
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>> joyce: as far as i'm concerned, love is the highest form
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As i'm concerned, love is the highest form of spiritual warfare
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Love is the highest form of spiritual warfare that anybody can do.
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Of spiritual warfare that anybody can do. >> [audience applauding]
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That anybody can do. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i pray that
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i pray that god will bug you.
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>> joyce: i pray that god will bug you. >> [audience laughing]
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God will bug you. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i mean, that he--
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i mean, that he-- "god, please just don't
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>> joyce: i mean, that he-- "god, please just don't leave them alone until they
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"god, please just don't leave them alone until they follow through and do what
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Leave them alone until they follow through and do what they're hearin' today."
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Follow through and do what they're hearin' today." james said to be
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They're hearin' today." james said to be a hearer and not a doer,
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James said to be a hearer and not a doer, you're deceiving your
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A hearer and not a doer, you're deceiving your own self by "reasoning
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You're deceiving your own self by "reasoning contrary to the truth."
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Own self by "reasoning contrary to the truth." and you cannot find,
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And i can't find, any reason not
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And i can't find, any reason not to obey god in this because
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And i can't find, any reason not to obey god in this because jesus did it for us.
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To obey god in this because jesus did it for us. >> [audience applauding]
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Jesus did it for us. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: "oh,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: "oh, but it hurts so bad."
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>> joyce: "oh, but it hurts so bad." but it hurts so good.
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But it hurts so bad." but it hurts so good. there's some things
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But it hurts so good. there's some things that hurt good.
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There's some things that hurt good. it's like, man,
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That hurt good. it's like, man, when you do something hard,
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It's like, man, when you do something hard, but down deep you know
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When you do something hard, but down deep you know you're obeying god,
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But down deep you know you're obeying god, you lay your head down
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You're obeying god, you lay your head down on your pillow that night,
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You lay your head down on your pillow that night, man, you're gonna feel good.
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On your pillow that night, man, you're gonna feel good. you're gonna feel good inside.
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Man, you're gonna feel good. you're gonna feel good inside. it feels good to obey god.
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You're gonna feel good inside. it feels good to obey god. amen?
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It feels good to obey god. amen? >> audience: amen.
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Amen? >> audience: amen. >> joyce: come on.
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>> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: when somebody
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: when somebody hurts you, i mean,
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>> joyce: when somebody hurts you, i mean, there's times when
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Hurts you, i mean, there's times when it's not right, but--
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Somebody hurts you,
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Somebody hurts you, one of the best things
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Somebody hurts you, one of the best things you can do is do something
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One of the best things you can do is do something kind for them.
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You can do is do something kind for them. it drives the devil nuts.
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Kind for them. it drives the devil nuts. do you know how the devil hates
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It drives the devil nuts. do you know how the devil hates what i'm doing here today?
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Do you know how the devil hates what i'm doing here today? after what he did
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What i'm doing here today? after what he did to me when i was a child?
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After what he did to me when i was a child? do you know how he hates this?
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To me when i was a child? do you know how he hates this? and how happy that makes me.
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Do you know how he hates this? and how happy that makes me. >> [audience applauding]
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And how happy that makes me. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: please pray for me.
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: please pray for me. if people didn't pray for me,
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>> joyce: please pray for me. if people didn't pray for me, i don't think i'd stay alive.
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If people didn't pray for me, i don't think i'd stay alive. i mean, the devil don't
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I don't think i'd stay alive. i mean, the devil don't want you to hear
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I mean, the devil don't want you to hear this kind of stuff.
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Want you to hear this kind of stuff. he does not.
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This kind of stuff. he does not. man, he don't want you
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He does not. man, he don't want you to forgive your enemies
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Man, he don't want you to forgive your enemies because he gets a stronghold
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To forgive your enemies because he gets a stronghold in your life as long as you
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Because he gets a stronghold in your life as long as you keep hating people.
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In your life as long as you keep hating people. but how wonderful
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Keep hating people. but how wonderful it is to feel clean inside,
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But how wonderful it is to feel clean inside, to know that you're doing
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It is to feel clean inside, to know that you're doing what god wants you to do.
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To know that you're doing what god wants you to do. let me say it again.
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What god wants you to do. let me say it again. you don't have to feel
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Let me say it again. you don't have to feel like doing the right
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You don't have to feel like doing the right thing in order to do it.
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Like doing the right thing in order to do it. amen?
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Thing in order to do it. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: okay, let's have
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>> joyce: okay, let's have a couple of examples here.
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>> joyce: okay, let's have a couple of examples here. luke 23:34, "and jesus prayed,
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A couple of examples here. luke 23:34, "and jesus prayed, 'father, forgive them,
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Luke 23:34, "and jesus prayed, 'father, forgive them, for they know not
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'father, forgive them, for they know not what they do.'"
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For they know not what they do.'" paul persecuted christians,
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What they do.'" paul persecuted christians, 1 timothy 1:13 and 14:
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Paul persecuted christians, 1 timothy 1:13 and 14: "although i formerly
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1 timothy 1:13 and 14: "although i formerly blasphemed and persecuted
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"although i formerly blasphemed and persecuted and was shamefully
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Blasphemed and persecuted and was shamefully and outrageously
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And was shamefully and outrageously and aggressively insulting
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And outrageously and aggressively insulting [to him], nevertheless,
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And aggressively insulting [to him], nevertheless, i obtained mercy
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[to him], nevertheless, i obtained mercy because i had acted out
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I obtained mercy because i had acted out of ignorance in unbelief."
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Paul said, "i got mercy
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Paul said, "i got mercy because i really didn't
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Paul said, "i got mercy because i really didn't understand what i was doing."
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Because i really didn't understand what i was doing." see, i mean, even the people
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Understand what i was doing." see, i mean, even the people that crucified jesus,
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See, i mean, even the people that crucified jesus, they actually thought they
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That crucified jesus, they actually thought they were doing the right thing.
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They actually thought they were doing the right thing. i mean, a lot of the roman
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Were doing the right thing. i mean, a lot of the roman soldiers, they were just
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I mean, a lot of the roman soldiers, they were just being soldiers doing
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Soldiers, they were just being soldiers doing what they were told to do.
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Being soldiers doing what they were told to do. and paul was a very religious--
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What they were told to do. and paul was a very religious-- i mean, he was a pharisee
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And paul was a very religious-- i mean, he was a pharisee of pharisees, and they thought
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I mean, he was a pharisee of pharisees, and they thought jesus was like this wild person
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Of pharisees, and they thought jesus was like this wild person coming in and preaching
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Jesus was like this wild person coming in and preaching everything against--
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Coming in and preaching everything against-- you know, he comes in with
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Everything against-- you know, he comes in with this love message and they're
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You know, he comes in with this love message and they're used to "an eye for an eye
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This love message and they're used to "an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth."
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Used to "an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth." now, he's saying,
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And a tooth for a tooth." now, he's saying, "no more of that."
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This is something
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This is something a lot of you're gonna
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This is something a lot of you're gonna have to go home,
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A lot of you're gonna have to go home, do something about,
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Have to go home, do something about, 'cause it's gonna be very
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Do something about, 'cause it's gonna be very hard to hang on to it after
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'cause it's gonna be very hard to hang on to it after being here, today.
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Hard to hang on to it after being here, today. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: this is gonna
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>> joyce: this is gonna be an, "ouch!"
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>> joyce: this is gonna be an, "ouch!" "hallelujah!"
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Be an, "ouch!" "hallelujah!" today it hurts but
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"hallelujah!" today it hurts but later you'll be,
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Today it hurts but later you'll be, "man, i'm glad i heard that."
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Later you'll be, "man, i'm glad i heard that." and god's gonna give
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"man, i'm glad i heard that." and god's gonna give you grace to do it.
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And god's gonna give you grace to do it. i'm gonna be praying for you
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You grace to do it. i'm gonna be praying for you that god gives you grace
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I'm gonna be praying for you that god gives you grace to be able to walk this out.
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That god gives you grace to be able to walk this out. we don't wanna be hearers
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To be able to walk this out. we don't wanna be hearers and not doers.
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We don't wanna be hearers and not doers. we wanna do what we hear.
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And not doers. we wanna do what we hear. and paul--
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We wanna do what we hear. and paul-- and stephen, acts 7:59 and 60:
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And paul-- and stephen, acts 7:59 and 60: "and while they were
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And stephen, acts 7:59 and 60: "and while they were stoning stephen, he prayed,
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"and while they were stoning stephen, he prayed, 'lord jesus, receive and accept
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Stoning stephen, he prayed, 'lord jesus, receive and accept and welcome my spirit!'
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'lord jesus, receive and accept and welcome my spirit!' and falling on his knees,
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And welcome my spirit!' and falling on his knees, he cried out loudly,
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And falling on his knees, he cried out loudly, 'lord, fix not this
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He cried out loudly, 'lord, fix not this sin upon them
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'lord, fix not this sin upon them [lay it not to their charge]!'
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Sin upon them [lay it not to their charge]!' and when he had said this,
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[lay it not to their charge]!' and when he had said this, he fell asleep [in death]."
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And when he had said this, he fell asleep [in death]." he wasn't gonna die with
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He fell asleep [in death]." he wasn't gonna die with unforgiveness in his heart.
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He wasn't gonna die with unforgiveness in his heart. wow!
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Unforgiveness in his heart. wow! >> [audience applauding]
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Wow! >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and paul,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and paul, at his first trial--
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>> joyce: and paul, at his first trial-- this must've hurt.
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At his first trial-- this must've hurt. 2 timothy 4:16 and 17:
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This must've hurt. 2 timothy 4:16 and 17: "at my first trial
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2 timothy 4:16 and 17: "at my first trial no one acted in my defense
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"at my first trial no one acted in my defense [as my advocate] or took
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No one acted in my defense [as my advocate] or took my part or [even] stood with me,
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[as my advocate] or took my part or [even] stood with me, but everybody forsook me.
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My part or [even] stood with me, but everybody forsook me. may it not be charged
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But everybody forsook me. may it not be charged against them!"
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May it not be charged against them!" good gracious.
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Against them!" good gracious. "but the lord stood by me."
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Good gracious. "but the lord stood by me." >> [audience applauding]
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"but the lord stood by me." >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: come on.
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: come on. "but the lord stood by me
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>> joyce: come on. "but the lord stood by me and strengthened me,
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"but the lord stood by me and strengthened me, so that through me the [gospel]
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And strengthened me, so that through me the [gospel] might be fully proclaimed,
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So that through me the [gospel] might be fully proclaimed, as all the gentiles
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Might be fully proclaimed, as all the gentiles might hear it.
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As all the gentiles might hear it. so i was delivered out
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Might hear it. so i was delivered out of the jaws of the lion."
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So i was delivered out of the jaws of the lion." >> [audience applauding]
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Of the jaws of the lion." >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: proverbs 24:17 and 18:
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: proverbs 24:17 and 18: "rejoice not when
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>> joyce: proverbs 24:17 and 18: "rejoice not when your enemy falls,
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"rejoice not when your enemy falls, and let not your heart
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Your enemy falls, and let not your heart be glad when he stumbles
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And let not your heart be glad when he stumbles or is overthrown,
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Be glad when he stumbles or is overthrown, lest the lord see it
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Or is overthrown, lest the lord see it and it be evil in his
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Lest the lord see it and it be evil in his eyes and displease him,
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And it be evil in his eyes and displease him, and he turns his wrath
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Eyes and displease him, and he turns his wrath away from him [to expend
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And he turns his wrath away from him [to expend it upon you--]"
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Away from him [to expend it upon you--]" who are now
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It upon you--]" who are now "[the worst offender]."
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>> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: so, not only
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: so, not only do we gotta forgive 'em,
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>> joyce: so, not only do we gotta forgive 'em, pray for 'em, bless 'em,
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Do we gotta forgive 'em, pray for 'em, bless 'em, and don't curse 'em, feed 'em,
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Pray for 'em, bless 'em, and don't curse 'em, feed 'em, give 'em something to drink,
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And don't curse 'em, feed 'em, give 'em something to drink, help 'em if they need help;
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Give 'em something to drink, help 'em if they need help; now, if they get
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Help 'em if they need help; now, if they get what's coming to 'em,
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Now, if they get what's coming to 'em, we can't even be happy about it.
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What's coming to 'em, we can't even be happy about it. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: because if we are,
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>> joyce: because if we are, now, god says,
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>> joyce: because if we are, now, god says, "you're worse than they are."
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Now, god says, "you're worse than they are." i mean, at least i used to think
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"you're worse than they are." i mean, at least i used to think i got that--"well, you got
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I mean, at least i used to think i got that--"well, you got what you deserved."
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I got that--"well, you got what you deserved." >> [audience laughing]
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What you deserved." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: come on,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: come on, don't act like you
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>> joyce: come on, don't act like you don't think that.
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Don't act like you don't think that. "you had it comin'.
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Don't think that. "you had it comin'. god got you."
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"you had it comin'. god got you." >> [audience laughing]
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God got you." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: man!
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: man! god doesn't leave you anything,
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>> joyce: man! god doesn't leave you anything, does he?
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God doesn't leave you anything, does he? >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: now, let me tell
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>> joyce: now, let me tell you something.
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>> joyce: now, let me tell you something. there's no way that you can
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You something. there's no way that you can even come close to doing
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There's no way that you can even come close to doing this if you're not born again.
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>> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i mean, you just
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i mean, you just you can't.
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>> joyce: i mean, you just you can't. you've gotta have god inside
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You can't. you've gotta have god inside of you to even begin to be able
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You've gotta have god inside of you to even begin to be able to do what he wants you to do.
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Of you to even begin to be able to do what he wants you to do. i mean, of course,
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To do what he wants you to do. i mean, of course, there's a lot more people
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I mean, of course, there's a lot more people here in this second service
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There's a lot more people here in this second service than there was this morning,
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Here in this second service than there was this morning, but we probably had
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Than there was this morning, but we probably had about 60 people born again
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But we probably had about 60 people born again in the first service.
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About 60 people born again in the first service. >> [audience applauding]
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In the first service. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i'm guessing
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i'm guessing at the number, but.
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>> joyce: i'm guessing at the number, but. preachers like to guess
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At the number, but. preachers like to guess high, so i'm probably
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Preachers like to guess high, so i'm probably hyperboling and a little bit,
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High, so i'm probably hyperboling and a little bit, but--
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Hyperboling and a little bit, but-- i wanna tell you what
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But-- i wanna tell you what it means to be saved
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I wanna tell you what it means to be saved or to be born again.
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It means to be saved or to be born again. it does not just mean
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Or to be born again. it does not just mean to receive jesus,
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It does not just mean to receive jesus, but it means that you're gonna
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To receive jesus, but it means that you're gonna surrender your life to him.
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But it means that you're gonna surrender your life to him. we're not doing you justice
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Surrender your life to him. we're not doing you justice if we just tell you,
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We're not doing you justice if we just tell you, "you're gonna get jesus,"
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If we just tell you, "you're gonna get jesus," and just tack him on to your
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"you're gonna get jesus," and just tack him on to your messy life and go on with it.
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And just tack him on to your messy life and go on with it. repentance means to turn
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Messy life and go on with it. repentance means to turn around and go in a whole
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Repentance means to turn around and go in a whole different direction.
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Around and go in a whole different direction. so, you can be sorry for your
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Different direction. so, you can be sorry for your sins without repenting.
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So, you can be sorry for your sins without repenting. now, i don't want
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Sins without repenting. now, i don't want you just to be sorry
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Now, i don't want you just to be sorry for the way you've lived.
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You just to be sorry for the way you've lived. i want you to repent
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For the way you've lived. i want you to repent and say to god this morning,
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I want you to repent and say to god this morning, "i want to be a real christian.
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And say to god this morning, "i want to be a real christian. i want to live for you.
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"i want to be a real christian. i want to live for you. i'm willing to walk away from
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I want to live for you. i'm willing to walk away from a life of sin if you help me."
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I'm willing to walk away from a life of sin if you help me." and it--
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A life of sin if you help me." and it-- it won't be all at once.
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And it-- it won't be all at once. don't worry, he won't take
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It won't be all at once. don't worry, he won't take away all your toys on day one.
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Don't worry, he won't take away all your toys on day one. >> [audience laughing]
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Away all your toys on day one. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: [chuckling]
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: [chuckling] the thing i love about
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>> joyce: [chuckling] the thing i love about the holy spirit is he knows
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The thing i love about the holy spirit is he knows when you're ready for what.
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The holy spirit is he knows when you're ready for what. >> [audience applauding]
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When you're ready for what. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and he's patient
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and he's patient and he takes his time.
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>> joyce: and he's patient and he takes his time. i mean, i'm 45 years into this,
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And he takes his time. i mean, i'm 45 years into this, and we're just now--
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I mean, i'm 45 years into this, and we're just now-- just now, i now know i can't
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And we're just now-- just now, i now know i can't be glad when my enemy falls so--
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Just now, i now know i can't be glad when my enemy falls so-- >> [audience laughing]
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Be glad when my enemy falls so-- >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: some things
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: some things take a while.
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>> joyce: some things take a while. but why not get
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Take a while. but why not get started today on that
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But why not get started today on that path toward god's will?
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Started today on that path toward god's will? so, if you're here, today,
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Path toward god's will? so, if you're here, today, and you say, "joyce,
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So, if you're here, today, and you say, "joyce, i'm ready to surrender
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And you say, "joyce, i'm ready to surrender my life to christ,"
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I'm ready to surrender my life to christ," and you know,
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My life to christ," and you know, there may be a lot
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And you know, there may be a lot of people in here today
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There may be a lot of people in here today that you are born again,
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Of people in here today that you are born again, but you've never surrendered
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That you are born again, but you've never surrendered your life to christ.
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But you've never surrendered your life to christ. you've been willing to have him,
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Your life to christ. you've been willing to have him, but he hasn't had you.
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You've been willing to have him, but he hasn't had you. hmm.
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But he hasn't had you. hmm. so, if you're here,
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Hmm. so, if you're here, today, and you've never
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So, if you're here, today, and you've never been born again, or you,
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Today, and you've never been born again, or you, you just really need
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Been born again, or you, you just really need to get on with it.
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You just really need to get on with it. you've tried to live
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To get on with it. you've tried to live for christ at some time
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You've tried to live for christ at some time and you fell back into sin.
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For christ at some time and you fell back into sin. if you wanna pray with me this
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And you fell back into sin. if you wanna pray with me this morning and you mean business,
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If you wanna pray with me this morning and you mean business, i want you to stand up,
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Morning and you mean business, i want you to stand up, right now.
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I want you to stand up, right now. come on.
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Right now. come on. all over this house, stand up.
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Come on. all over this house, stand up. >> [audience applauding]
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All over this house, stand up. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: come on.
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: come on. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: come on. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: wonderful!
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: wonderful! come on, keep standing.
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>> joyce: wonderful! come on, keep standing. keep standing.
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Come on, keep standing. keep standing. awesome!
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Keep standing. awesome! got a little boy out here,
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Awesome! got a little boy out here, about ten years old.
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Got a little boy out here, about ten years old. come on--
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About ten years old. come on-- all over this building.
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Come on-- all over this building. okay, now you mean business.
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All over this building. okay, now you mean business. now, listen, i'm not gonna
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Okay, now you mean business. now, listen, i'm not gonna tell you that you're not
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Now, listen, i'm not gonna tell you that you're not gonna have some rough days,
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Tell you that you're not gonna have some rough days, but your worst day with jesus
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Gonna have some rough days, but your worst day with jesus will be better than your best
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But your worst day with jesus will be better than your best day ever was without him.
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Will be better than your best day ever was without him. >> [audience applauding]
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Day ever was without him. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: oh, you're gonna
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: oh, you're gonna feel so clean inside,
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>> joyce: oh, you're gonna feel so clean inside, when you leave,
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Feel so clean inside, when you leave, you get a new beginning.
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When you leave, you get a new beginning. god's mercy's new every day.
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Every day you get
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Every day you get a new beginning.
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Every day you get a new beginning. let's all pray this together,
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A new beginning. let's all pray this together, "father, god, i love you."
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Let's all pray this together, "father, god, i love you." >> [audience repeating prayer]
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"father, god, i love you." >> [audience repeating prayer] >> joyce: "jesus,
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>> [audience repeating prayer] >> joyce: "jesus, i believe in you.
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>> joyce: "jesus, i believe in you. i believe you died for me.
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I believe in you. i believe you died for me. you took my punishment.
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I believe you died for me. you took my punishment. i'm sorry for my sins.
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You took my punishment. i'm sorry for my sins. i repent.
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I'm sorry for my sins. i repent. i surrender my life to you.
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I repent. i surrender my life to you. come and live in me.
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I surrender my life to you. come and live in me. i want to be born again.
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Come and live in me. i want to be born again. i wanna be a christian.
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I want to be born again. i wanna be a christian. i receive you now by faith.
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I wanna be a christian. i receive you now by faith. take me just the way i am.
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I receive you now by faith. take me just the way i am. and make me what
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Take me just the way i am. and make me what you want me to be.
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And make me what you want me to be. i believe i'm saved.
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You want me to be. i believe i'm saved. i'm on my way to heaven,
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I believe i'm saved. i'm on my way to heaven, and i'm gonna enjoy
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I'm on my way to heaven, and i'm gonna enjoy the journey."
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And i'm gonna enjoy the journey." come on, give god a big praise.
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The journey." come on, give god a big praise. >> [audience applauding]
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>> announcer: we're all
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>> announcer: we're all searching for something more:
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Searching for something more: something more meaningful,
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Something more meaningful, something more significant,
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Something more significant, something deeper.
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Something deeper. believing is important,
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Believing is important, but truly knowing
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But truly knowing is a journey beyond belief.
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Is a journey beyond belief. if our heart is convinced,
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If our heart is convinced, that's when we're willing
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That's when we're willing to change.
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To change. and truly knowing god
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And truly knowing god changes everything.
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>> ginger: you know,
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>> ginger: you know, god knows us better
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God knows us better than we know ourselves,
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Than we know ourselves, and he desires a close,
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And he desires a close, personal relationship
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Personal relationship with each of us.
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With each of us. when i desperately want
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When i desperately want more of him in my life,
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More of him in my life, i ask him to show
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I ask him to show me what's missing.
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Me what's missing. this gives me a chance
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This gives me a chance to focus on him
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To focus on him and all of the amazing
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And all of the amazing things that he does,
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Things that he does, giving me a better
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Giving me a better understanding of who he is,
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Understanding of who he is, his unconditional love,
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His unconditional love, and his character.
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And his character. discover the beauty
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Discover the beauty of god's unconditional love
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In it, she shares biblical truths that literally
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Truths that literally changed her life.
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And you'll just
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And you'll just also love how
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Also love how beautiful it is,
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Beautiful it is, with pages that
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With pages that feature scripture
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Feature scripture and practical
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And practical wisdom and insight
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Wisdom and insight to god's nature
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To god's nature and just
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And just transforming your
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Transforming your life through
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Life through his word.
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>> announcer: transform
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>> announcer: transform your life
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Your life and deepen your
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And deepen your relationship with god
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Relationship with god using the learning from
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Using the learning from experience package.
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Experience package. this offer comes
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This offer comes with joyce's book
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With joyce's book "knowing god"
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"knowing god" and the "my journey
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And the "my journey with god journal--"
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With god journal--" a specially designed
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A specially designed notebook for reflecting
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Notebook for reflecting on your spiritual journey
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On your spiritual journey and meditating on god's word.
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And meditating on god's word. these are available
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>> ginger: knowing god-- well, it changes everything.
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Well, it changes everything. explore the heart of god,
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Explore the heart of god, grow spiritually,
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Grow spiritually, and connect with
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>> announcer: let god make
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>> announcer: let god make a difference in your
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Joyce Meyer - How Should You Treat Your Enemies? (Part 2)

September 2, 2025 | 29:29

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