Joyce Meyer - I Will Not Fear

June 14, 2026 | 27:29

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

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Joyce Meyer: Enjoying Everyday Life | Joyce Meyer - I Will Not Fear | June 14, 2026

>> joyce: you can't defeat
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>> joyce: you can't defeat fear just through
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>> joyce: you can't defeat fear just through self-determination.
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Fear just through self-determination. let me make it clear that
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Self-determination. let me make it clear that willpower alone is not enough
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Let me make it clear that willpower alone is not enough to make you successful.
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Willpower alone is not enough to make you successful. we need god in everything
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To make you successful. we need god in everything we do.
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We need god in everything we do. amen?
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer,
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal you everywhere you hurt.
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>> joyce: faith is really
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>> joyce: faith is really the only antidote for fear.
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>> joyce: faith is really the only antidote for fear. when fear knocks on your door,
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The only antidote for fear. when fear knocks on your door, send faith to answer.
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When fear knocks on your door, send faith to answer. amen?
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Send faith to answer. amen? fear is how satan gains
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Amen? fear is how satan gains access to our life.
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Fear is how satan gains access to our life. and faith is how god gains
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Access to our life. and faith is how god gains access to our life.
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There are over 7,000 promises
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There are over 7,000 promises in the word,
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There are over 7,000 promises in the word, but not one of them will
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In the word, but not one of them will come true for you,
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But not one of them will come true for you, if you don't believe what
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Come true for you, if you don't believe what they say.
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If you don't believe what they say. and don't think for one
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They say. and don't think for one minute that satan won't try
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And don't think for one minute that satan won't try to steal your faith.
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Minute that satan won't try to steal your faith. we have to fight the good
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To steal your faith. we have to fight the good fight of faith.
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We have to fight the good fight of faith. there's only one acceptable
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Fight of faith. there's only one acceptable attitude that a christian can
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There's only one acceptable attitude that a christian can have towards fear,
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Attitude that a christian can have towards fear, and it's this: i will not fear.
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Have towards fear, and it's this: i will not fear. now, make sure that you
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And it's this: i will not fear. now, make sure that you understand what i'm saying.
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I didn't say you'll never
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I didn't say you'll never feel fear.
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I didn't say you'll never feel fear. you will feel fear.
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Feel fear. you will feel fear. but feeling fear and fearing,
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You will feel fear. but feeling fear and fearing, are two different things.
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But feeling fear and fearing, are two different things. you see, you can feel fear
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Are two different things. you see, you can feel fear and yet not be afraid.
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You see, you can feel fear and yet not be afraid. because the word "fear" means,
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And yet not be afraid. because the word "fear" means, "to take flight,
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Because the word "fear" means, "to take flight, or to run away from."
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"to take flight, or to run away from." it means "to shrink back."
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Or to run away from." it means "to shrink back." and i just wonder how many
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It means "to shrink back." and i just wonder how many people are here today,
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And i just wonder how many people are here today, or how many people who will
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People are here today, or how many people who will watch this on television,
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Or how many people who will watch this on television, that you're not where you
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Should be in life,
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Should be in life, because satan has held you
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Should be in life, because satan has held you back with fear.
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Because satan has held you back with fear. there's so many different
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Back with fear. there's so many different kinds of fear that satan uses.
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There's so many different kinds of fear that satan uses. and we're gonna discuss
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Kinds of fear that satan uses. and we're gonna discuss several different types
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And we're gonna discuss several different types of fear this morning.
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Several different types of fear this morning. you can do it afraid.
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Of fear this morning. you can do it afraid. that means you can feel fear,
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You can do it afraid. that means you can feel fear, you can feel afraid,
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That means you can feel fear, you can feel afraid, but you can still go ahead
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You can feel afraid, but you can still go ahead and do what you believe god
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But you can still go ahead and do what you believe god wants you to do.
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And do what you believe god wants you to do. the bible doesn't say shake not,
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Wants you to do. the bible doesn't say shake not, sweat not, tremble not,
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The bible doesn't say shake not, sweat not, tremble not, it says "fear not."
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Sweat not, tremble not, it says "fear not." and once again,
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It says "fear not." and once again, that means "to take flight,"
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And once again, that means "to take flight," or "to run away from."
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I can't always do something
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I can't always do something about my feelings.
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I can't always do something about my feelings. but i can do something about
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About my feelings. but i can do something about what i do, and what i don't do.
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But i can do something about what i do, and what i don't do. maybe i can't help it if i feel
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What i do, and what i don't do. maybe i can't help it if i feel afraid, but i can make a choice
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Maybe i can't help it if i feel afraid, but i can make a choice to go forward anyway,
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No matter how i feel.
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No matter how i feel. now, i wanna say something
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No matter how i feel. now, i wanna say something and i want you to listen
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Now, i wanna say something and i want you to listen and get this.
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And i want you to listen and get this. if you can learn to get
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And get this. if you can learn to get to the point where you will
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If you can learn to get to the point where you will still do what's right,
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To the point where you will still do what's right, even when you feel wrong,
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Still do what's right, even when you feel wrong, you are gonna be one
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Even when you feel wrong, you are gonna be one victorious person.
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You are gonna be one victorious person. if the only time you do what's
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Victorious person. if the only time you do what's right is when you feel right,
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If the only time you do what's right is when you feel right, you're in real trouble.
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Right is when you feel right, you're in real trouble. you know that?
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You're in real trouble. you know that? you know,
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You know that? you know, "what would you like
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You know, "what would you like to eat today, joyce?"
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"what would you like to eat today, joyce?" well, i'd like to have a big
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To eat today, joyce?" well, i'd like to have a big bowl of noodles, you know.
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Well, i'd like to have a big bowl of noodles, you know. "what would you like tomorrow?"
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Bowl of noodles, you know. "what would you like tomorrow?" more noodles: lasagna,
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"what would you like tomorrow?" more noodles: lasagna, spaghetti, fettuccine.
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More noodles: lasagna, spaghetti, fettuccine. but i won't have that,
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Spaghetti, fettuccine. but i won't have that, because i wanna be able
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But i won't have that, because i wanna be able to get into my clothes.
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Because i wanna be able to get into my clothes. >> [audience laughing]
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To get into my clothes. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: amen?
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: amen? we can't do everything
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>> joyce: amen? we can't do everything we feel like doing,
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We can't do everything we feel like doing, and be the kind of person
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We feel like doing, and be the kind of person that we want to be.
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And be the kind of person that we want to be. you have to be able
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That we want to be. you have to be able to manage yourself.
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Proverbs talks about prudence.
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Proverbs talks about prudence. and probably a lot of you
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Proverbs talks about prudence. and probably a lot of you don't even know what that
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And probably a lot of you don't even know what that word means, but it means
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Don't even know what that word means, but it means "good management."
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It means that god has given
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It means that god has given us a lot of resources,
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It means that god has given us a lot of resources, and we have to--if you manage
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Us a lot of resources, and we have to--if you manage them well, then they'll grow
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And we have to--if you manage them well, then they'll grow and prosper.
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Them well, then they'll grow and prosper. now, you can't defeat fear just
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And prosper. now, you can't defeat fear just through self-determination.
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Now, you can't defeat fear just through self-determination. let me make it clear that
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Through self-determination. let me make it clear that willpower alone is not enough
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Let me make it clear that willpower alone is not enough to make you successful.
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Willpower alone is not enough to make you successful. we need god in everything
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To make you successful. we need god in everything we do.
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We need god in everything we do. amen?
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We do. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: what would
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: what would we do without the grace of god?
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>> joyce: what would we do without the grace of god? and grace is undeserved favor,
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We do without the grace of god? and grace is undeserved favor, but it's more than that.
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And grace is undeserved favor, but it's more than that. it's the power of god,
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But it's more than that. it's the power of god, the anointing of god,
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It's the power of god, the anointing of god, the presence of god,
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The anointing of god, the presence of god, being with us to help us do with
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The presence of god, being with us to help us do with ease, what we could never
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Being with us to help us do with ease, what we could never do on our own with any amount
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Ease, what we could never do on our own with any amount of struggle and effort.
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Do on our own with any amount of struggle and effort. when you're gifted for
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Of struggle and effort. when you're gifted for something, if you trust god,
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When you're gifted for something, if you trust god, it is not hard for you.
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Something, if you trust god, it is not hard for you. i work hard.
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It is not hard for you. i work hard. but what i do up here
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I work hard. but what i do up here is not hard, it's easy because
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But what i do up here is not hard, it's easy because i'm gifted for it.
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Is not hard, it's easy because i'm gifted for it. but let me tell you,
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I'm gifted for it. but let me tell you, if i tried to lead worship,
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But let me tell you, if i tried to lead worship, that would be hard.
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If i tried to lead worship, that would be hard. and you guys wouldn't like
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That would be hard. and you guys wouldn't like worship at all, if i did that.
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And you guys wouldn't like worship at all, if i did that. but years ago, i tried to learn
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Worship at all, if i did that. but years ago, i tried to learn how to play a guitar,
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But years ago, i tried to learn how to play a guitar, i wanted to sing,
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How to play a guitar, i wanted to sing, i didn't wanna just preach,
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I wanted to sing, i didn't wanna just preach, i wanted to do it all.
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I didn't wanna just preach, i wanted to do it all. aren't we like that?
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I wanted to do it all. aren't we like that? we wanna do it all.
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Aren't we like that? we wanna do it all. we don't wanna have to need
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We wanna do it all. we don't wanna have to need anybody else.
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We don't wanna have to need anybody else. we wanna do it all.
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Well, my fingers are too short
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Well, my fingers are too short to even really get around
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Well, my fingers are too short to even really get around the neck of a guitar properly.
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To even really get around the neck of a guitar properly. plus, i almost failed music.
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The neck of a guitar properly. plus, i almost failed music. matter of fact, it was funny,
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Plus, i almost failed music. matter of fact, it was funny, we had martin smith of--when
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Matter of fact, it was funny, we had martin smith of--when delirious was together,
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We had martin smith of--when delirious was together, they used to lead worship
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Delirious was together, they used to lead worship for us a lot.
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They used to lead worship for us a lot. and he was with us one night,
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For us a lot. and he was with us one night, and i made the statement that
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And he was with us one night, and i made the statement that i came close to failing english.
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And i made the statement that i came close to failing english. and now, my television program
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I came close to failing english. and now, my television program is on in 100 different
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And now, my television program is on in 100 different languages.
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Is on in 100 different languages. one hundred.
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>> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: they're translated
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: they're translated into 100 different languages.
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>> joyce: they're translated into 100 different languages. there was a spanish man
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Into 100 different languages. there was a spanish man in a hotel one night,
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There was a spanish man in a hotel one night, he worked there.
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In a hotel one night, he worked there. and he heard me come by,
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He worked there. and he heard me come by, and i said something in english,
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And he heard me come by, and i said something in english, and he said to one of the guys
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And i said something in english, and he said to one of the guys with us, "oh, does she speak
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And he said to one of the guys with us, "oh, does she speak english too?"
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With us, "oh, does she speak english too?" >> [audience laughing]
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English too?" >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: 'cause he heard
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: 'cause he heard me preaching in spanish,
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>> joyce: 'cause he heard me preaching in spanish, and thought that was all
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Me preaching in spanish, and thought that was all i spoke.
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And thought that was all i spoke. and then, martin smith said,
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I spoke. and then, martin smith said, "i failed music."
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And then, martin smith said, "i failed music." so, here you had a preacher
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"i failed music." so, here you had a preacher who almost failed english,
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So, here you had a preacher who almost failed english, and a worship leader
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Who almost failed english, and a worship leader who did fail music.
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And a worship leader who did fail music. it's hilarious.
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I mean, the people that
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I mean, the people that god chooses, it's just
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I mean, the people that god chooses, it's just downright ridiculous.
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God chooses, it's just downright ridiculous. and the bible says that
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Downright ridiculous. and the bible says that "he chooses the weak
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And the bible says that "he chooses the weak and the foolish things
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"he chooses the weak and the foolish things of the world to confound
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And the foolish things of the world to confound the wise."
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Of the world to confound the wise." so, that no person can have
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The wise." so, that no person can have pretense for glorying
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So, that no person can have pretense for glorying and taking the credit
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Pretense for glorying and taking the credit unto themselves.
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And taking the credit unto themselves. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: that's why god
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>> joyce: that's why god is not even looking for people
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>> joyce: that's why god is not even looking for people that are qualified.
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Is not even looking for people that are qualified. he's looking for people that
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That are qualified. he's looking for people that are available.
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He's looking for people that are available. all you gotta do is say,
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Are available. all you gotta do is say, "god, here i am use me.
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All you gotta do is say, "god, here i am use me. i'm yours do whatever you
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"god, here i am use me. i'm yours do whatever you want to with me."
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I'm yours do whatever you want to with me." and then when god opens
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Want to with me." and then when god opens the door, walk through it.
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But you gotta have that
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But you gotta have that attitude, i will not fear.
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But you gotta have that attitude, i will not fear. romans 8:31, "what, then,
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Attitude, i will not fear. romans 8:31, "what, then, shall we say in response
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Romans 8:31, "what, then, shall we say in response to these things?
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Shall we say in response to these things? if god is for us,
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To these things? if god is for us, who can be against us?"
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If god is for us, who can be against us?" wow, you know,
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Who can be against us?" wow, you know, we need to meditate on some
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Wow, you know, we need to meditate on some of these scriptures more.
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We need to meditate on some of these scriptures more. how big is god?
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Of these scriptures more. how big is god? if god is for us,
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How big is god? if god is for us, who can be against us?
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If god is for us, who can be against us? and god is for us.
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Who can be against us? and god is for us. but maybe that's the problem.
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And god is for us. but maybe that's the problem. maybe it's not that you
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But maybe that's the problem. maybe it's not that you have a--you believe god can
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Maybe it's not that you have a--you believe god can do anything.
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Have a--you believe god can do anything. but maybe you're not sure
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Do anything. but maybe you're not sure he'll do it for you.
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>> [music]
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>> ginger: what we are talking
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>> ginger: what we are talking about today, this conversation,
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About today, this conversation, is maybe the most important
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Is maybe the most important conversation anybody ever has.
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Conversation anybody ever has. and sometimes it takes a friend
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And sometimes it takes a friend to talk through it with you
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To talk through it with you to really understand it.
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You are in christ, who god made
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You are in christ, who god made you to be, and what jesus
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You are in christ, who god made you to be, and what jesus did for it.
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You to be, and what jesus did for it. so, let's just start with--
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Did for it. so, let's just start with-- 'cause you talk about this
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So, let's just start with-- 'cause you talk about this all the time.
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'cause you talk about this all the time. but let's start with:
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All the time. but let's start with: what do you even mean by that?
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But let's start with: what do you even mean by that? and why does it matter so much
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What do you even mean by that? and why does it matter so much that we need to grasp
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And why does it matter so much that we need to grasp this concept?
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That we need to grasp this concept? >> joyce: well, when you're
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This concept? >> joyce: well, when you're born again, you become
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>> joyce: well, when you're born again, you become a brand-new creature.
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Born again, you become a brand-new creature. "old things pass away,
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A brand-new creature. "old things pass away, and all things become new."
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"old things pass away, and all things become new." now, you're not gonna look
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And all things become new." now, you're not gonna look at yourself in the mirror
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Now, you're not gonna look at yourself in the mirror and look any different.
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At yourself in the mirror and look any different. but i like to say that we become
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And look any different. but i like to say that we become brand-new spiritual clay.
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But i like to say that we become brand-new spiritual clay. and if we will let ourselves
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Brand-new spiritual clay. and if we will let ourselves be molded into the image
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And if we will let ourselves be molded into the image of christ, through the work
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Be molded into the image of christ, through the work of the holy spirit in us,
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Of christ, through the work of the holy spirit in us, gradually, little by little,
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Of the holy spirit in us, gradually, little by little, everything about us will change.
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Gradually, little by little, everything about us will change. and when you're born-again,
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Everything about us will change. and when you're born-again, jesus, through the holy spirit,
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And when you're born-again, jesus, through the holy spirit, comes to live in you.
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Jesus, through the holy spirit, comes to live in you. matter of fact, the whole
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Comes to live in you. matter of fact, the whole godhead lives in you.
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Matter of fact, the whole godhead lives in you. you become the home of god,
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Godhead lives in you. you become the home of god, christ is in you,
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You become the home of god, christ is in you, the holy spirit is in you.
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Christ is in you, the holy spirit is in you. but you're also considered
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The holy spirit is in you. but you're also considered to be in him.
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But you're also considered to be in him. if you read the epistles,
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To be in him. if you read the epistles, it's always using
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If you read the epistles, it's always using the terminology "in him."
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It's always using the terminology "in him." and "in him" basically refers
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The terminology "in him." and "in him" basically refers to you've accepted christ now,
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And "in him" basically refers to you've accepted christ now, and he's in you
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To you've accepted christ now, and he's in you and you're in him.
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And he's in you and you're in him. and sometimes, i use the example
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And you're in him. and sometimes, i use the example of like, if this was an empty
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And sometimes, i use the example of like, if this was an empty glass, and i put it into
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Of like, if this was an empty glass, and i put it into a bucket of water.
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Glass, and i put it into a bucket of water. saying that bucket of water
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A bucket of water. saying that bucket of water was christ, which is a poor
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Saying that bucket of water was christ, which is a poor example, but just to get
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Was christ, which is a poor example, but just to get the point across.
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Example, but just to get the point across. then this cup would
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The point across. then this cup would be filled up.
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Then this cup would be filled up. so, when i'm put in him,
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Be filled up. so, when i'm put in him, i also become full of him.
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So, when i'm put in him, i also become full of him. and so--
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I also become full of him. and so-- >> ginger: yeah, i think that's
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And so-- >> ginger: yeah, i think that's a great way to describe it,
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>> ginger: yeah, i think that's a great way to describe it, it's a great example.
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A great way to describe it, it's a great example. >> joyce: we have
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It's a great example. >> joyce: we have two identities.
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We're--we have the old self,
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We're--we have the old self, which basically according
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Which basically according to romans 6, died when christ
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To romans 6, died when christ died, and was risen when
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Died, and was risen when he was risen.
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He was risen. now, we know that didn't
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Now, we know that didn't physically take place,
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And so, he is seated
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And so, he is seated at the right hand of god
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And so, he is seated at the right hand of god in heavenly places.
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At the right hand of god in heavenly places. the bible says that we're
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In heavenly places. the bible says that we're seated "in him".
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The bible says that we're seated "in him". so, we literally--we live
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Seated "in him". so, we literally--we live two places.
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So, we literally--we live two places. we live here, we live in heaven.
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Two places. we live here, we live in heaven. we have two lives.
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We live here, we live in heaven. we have two lives. we have the life that we live
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We have two lives. we have the life that we live everyday, every day.
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We have the life that we live everyday, every day. but then we have our life
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Everyday, every day. but then we have our life "in christ".
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But then we have our life "in christ". we have what's going on inside
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"in christ". we have what's going on inside of us.
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We have what's going on inside of us. and i know it's challenging
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Of us. and i know it's challenging for people to understand,
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And i know it's challenging for people to understand, but who you are in christ,
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For people to understand, but who you are in christ, is like you said,
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But who you are in christ, is like you said, one of the most
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Is like you said, one of the most important things.
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One of the most important things. because we always wanna
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Important things. because we always wanna think about what we do.
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Because we always wanna think about what we do. or if you notice one of our
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Think about what we do. or if you notice one of our greetings to people is so,
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Or if you notice one of our greetings to people is so, "what do you do?"
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You know, not, "how are you?"
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You know, not, "how are you?" well, sometimes "how are you?"
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Well, sometimes "how are you?" but "what do you do?"
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But "what do you do?" >> ginger: right away when you
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>> ginger: right away when you meet someone, it's, you know,
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Meet someone, it's, you know, "what's your name?"
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"what's your name?" and "what do you do?"
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And "what do you do?" >> joyce: yeah, if you're
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>> joyce: yeah, if you're a doctor, if you're a lawyer,
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A doctor, if you're a lawyer, if you're, you know,
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If you're, you know, something that sounds
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Something that sounds a little "impressive,"
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A little "impressive," you kinda get, "ooh," you know?
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You kinda get, "ooh," you know? but if you're, you know,
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But if you're, you know, a regular something,
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A regular something, it's still okay, but it doesn't
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It's still okay, but it doesn't hit people the same way.
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Hit people the same way. so, we have a tendency in our
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And value, is based on what
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And value, is based on what we do, and we bring that into
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And value, is based on what we do, and we bring that into our relationship with god.
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We do, and we bring that into our relationship with god. and so, if we do good things,
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Our relationship with god. and so, if we do good things, we're worth more than
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And so, if we do good things, we're worth more than if we make mistakes.
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We're worth more than if we make mistakes. and it's very important
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If we make mistakes. and it's very important for us to understand,
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And it's very important for us to understand, that our worth is not based
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For us to understand, that our worth is not based on our do, it's based
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That our worth is not based on our do, it's based on our who.
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On our do, it's based on our who. so, i use that little analogy
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On our who. so, i use that little analogy all the time, "it's not your do,
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So, i use that little analogy all the time, "it's not your do, it's your who."
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All the time, "it's not your do, it's your who." so, it's like, the thing that's
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It's your who." so, it's like, the thing that's not important to god is,
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So, it's like, the thing that's not important to god is, did i read 25 chapters
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Not important to god is, did i read 25 chapters in the bible today?
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Did i read 25 chapters in the bible today? that's important,
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In the bible today? that's important, but it's really important to me,
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That's important, but it's really important to me, more than it is god.
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But it's really important to me, more than it is god. because i'm the one that
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More than it is god. because i'm the one that needs to read it,
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Because i'm the one that needs to read it, he already knows it.
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Needs to read it, he already knows it. so, that's--we always kinda
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He already knows it. so, that's--we always kinda act like, or we think,
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So, that's--we always kinda act like, or we think, "well, i'm doing this for god.
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Act like, or we think, "well, i'm doing this for god. i'm getting my brownie points
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"well, i'm doing this for god. i'm getting my brownie points with god, if i read, if i pray,
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I'm getting my brownie points with god, if i read, if i pray, if i do this or that."
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With god, if i read, if i pray, if i do this or that." and you're not doing
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If i do this or that." and you're not doing any of that for god.
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And you're not doing any of that for god. when you pray, you're not doing
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Any of that for god. when you pray, you're not doing god a favor, all the benefits
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When you pray, you're not doing god a favor, all the benefits of that is something for you.
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God a favor, all the benefits of that is something for you. but if i know who
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Of that is something for you. but if i know who i am in christ,
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But if i know who i am in christ, that is important to him.
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I am in christ, that is important to him. i know that god loves me.
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That is important to him. i know that god loves me. i know that he has a good
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I know that god loves me. i know that he has a good future planned for me.
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I know that he has a good future planned for me. i know that my sins are
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Future planned for me. i know that my sins are forgiven, completely forgiven,
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I know that my sins are forgiven, completely forgiven, and forgotten, and removed
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Forgiven, completely forgiven, and forgotten, and removed as far as the east is from
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And forgotten, and removed as far as the east is from the west.
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As far as the east is from the west. and if we base our value
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The west. and if we base our value on our "do," then we're always
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And if we base our value on our "do," then we're always trying to do, do, do, something,
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On our "do," then we're always trying to do, do, do, something, something more, more, more,
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Trying to do, do, do, something, something more, more, more, more, more.
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But if you can just learn who
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But if you can just learn who you are in christ, and your
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You are in christ, and your loved because god loves you.
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Loved because god loves you. you're not loved because
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You're not loved because you're perfect.
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You're perfect. your loved because god is love,
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Your loved because god is love, and he has decided to love you.
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And he has decided to love you. matter of fact, he loved all
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Matter of fact, he loved all of us while we were still yet
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Of us while we were still yet in sin, and prepared for jesus
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In sin, and prepared for jesus to die for us, before we even
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So, how much more might he even
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So, how much more might he even love us now, that we're at least
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So, how much more might he even love us now, that we're at least making some kind of an effort
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Love us now, that we're at least making some kind of an effort to serve him.
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Making some kind of an effort to serve him. and it's so freeing when you
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To serve him. and it's so freeing when you can learn that you don't have
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And it's so freeing when you can learn that you don't have to do everything right.
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Can learn that you don't have to do everything right. anybody who loves god
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To do everything right. anybody who loves god is gonna try.
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Anybody who loves god is gonna try. i mean, you can't--you're not
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Is gonna try. i mean, you can't--you're not gonna prevent 'em from trying.
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I mean, you can't--you're not gonna prevent 'em from trying. and something would
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Gonna prevent 'em from trying. and something would be wrong probably,
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And something would be wrong probably, if they didn't want that.
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But in your heart, you can't
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But in your heart, you can't base your value on that.
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But in your heart, you can't base your value on that. like sitting here right now,
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Base your value on that. like sitting here right now, and i'm not saying this just
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Like sitting here right now, and i'm not saying this just to try to sound spiritual.
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And i'm not saying this just to try to sound spiritual. i know that in myself,
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To try to sound spiritual. i know that in myself, i am nothing.
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I know that in myself, i am nothing. i know that.
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I don't deserve to be doing
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I don't deserve to be doing what i'm doing.
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I don't deserve to be doing what i'm doing. i don't deserve the blessings
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What i'm doing. i don't deserve the blessings i have in my life.
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I don't deserve the blessings i have in my life. i don't deserve to be on this
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I have in my life. i don't deserve to be on this tv program.
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I don't deserve to be on this tv program. i deserve, because of my sins,
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Tv program. i deserve, because of my sins, to die and go to hell.
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I deserve, because of my sins, to die and go to hell. but jesus did that for me.
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He took my sin and gave
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He took my sin and gave me his righteousness.
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Me his righteousness. in 2 corinthians 5:21 it says,
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In 2 corinthians 5:21 it says, "he that knew
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"he that knew no sin became sin;
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No sin became sin; that we might
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That we might be made--"
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Be made--" made not earned,
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Made not earned, but, "we might be made
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But, "we might be made the righteousness
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The righteousness of god in him."
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Of god in him." well, ginger, all my life i felt
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Well, ginger, all my life i felt bad about myself because
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By my dad.
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By my dad. and the devil had me convinced
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By my dad. and the devil had me convinced there was something wrong
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And the devil had me convinced there was something wrong with me, or that i did something
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There was something wrong with me, or that i did something to make that happen.
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With me, or that i did something to make that happen. which of course, wasn't true,
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To make that happen. which of course, wasn't true, but i felt guilt,
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Which of course, wasn't true, but i felt guilt, and i was ashamed.
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But i felt guilt, and i was ashamed. i was not just ashamed of what
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And i was ashamed. i was not just ashamed of what he did to me, but i was ashamed
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I was not just ashamed of what he did to me, but i was ashamed of myself.
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He did to me, but i was ashamed of myself. it was like a deep-rooted shame.
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Of myself. it was like a deep-rooted shame. and god had to deal with
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It was like a deep-rooted shame. and god had to deal with me about that, and bring
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And god had to deal with me about that, and bring truth to me about that.
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Me about that, and bring truth to me about that. that because that happened
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Truth to me about that. that because that happened to me, once i became god's
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That because that happened to me, once i became god's daughter, that happened
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To me, once i became god's daughter, that happened to somebody that doesn't
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Daughter, that happened to somebody that doesn't even exist anymore.
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To somebody that doesn't even exist anymore. and now, when i think about it,
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Even exist anymore. and now, when i think about it, i think--i actually feel like
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And now, when i think about it, i think--i actually feel like that happen to somebody i used
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I think--i actually feel like that happen to somebody i used to know a long, long time ago.
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That happen to somebody i used to know a long, long time ago. and it took me a long time
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To know a long, long time ago. and it took me a long time to really get that i was
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And it took me a long time to really get that i was the righteousness of god.
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To really get that i was the righteousness of god. because that means that
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The righteousness of god. because that means that you're right with god.
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Because that means that you're right with god. you know, we're always thinking
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You're right with god. you know, we're always thinking about, "what's wrong with me?
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You know, we're always thinking about, "what's wrong with me? what's wrong with me?
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About, "what's wrong with me? what's wrong with me? what's wrong with me?"
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What's wrong with me? what's wrong with me?" and if you're not like somebody
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What's wrong with me?" and if you're not like somebody else, "what's wrong with me?"
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And if you're not like somebody else, "what's wrong with me?" and if you don't like what they
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Else, "what's wrong with me?" and if you don't like what they like, "what's wrong with me?"
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And if you don't like what they like, "what's wrong with me?" and if you don't study the bible
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Like, "what's wrong with me?" and if you don't study the bible as much as they do,
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And if you don't study the bible as much as they do, "what's wrong with me?"
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As much as they do, "what's wrong with me?" and the thing is, is we need
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"what's wrong with me?" and the thing is, is we need to learn to think in terms of,
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And the thing is, is we need to learn to think in terms of, "what's right with me?"
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To learn to think in terms of, "what's right with me?" and god is what's right with me.
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"what's right with me?" and god is what's right with me. through him i can do all things.
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And god is what's right with me. through him i can do all things. i'm nothing in myself,
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Through him i can do all things. i'm nothing in myself, but in him, i'm everything.
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I'm nothing in myself, but in him, i'm everything. >> ginger: and there's such
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But in him, i'm everything. >> ginger: and there's such a void of love in this world.
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>> ginger: and there's such a void of love in this world. there's so much in the way
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A void of love in this world. there's so much in the way that we treat each other,
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There's so much in the way that we treat each other, and the anger that's
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That we treat each other, and the anger that's in the world, and all
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And the anger that's in the world, and all of the conflict,
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In the world, and all of the conflict, and the different things
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Of the conflict, and the different things that are going on.
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And the different things that are going on. >> joyce: right.
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That are going on. >> joyce: right. >> ginger: and i think
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>> joyce: right. >> ginger: and i think we kind of absorb that,
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>> ginger: and i think we kind of absorb that, and begin to think,
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We kind of absorb that, and begin to think, "i'm unworthy of love."
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And begin to think, "i'm unworthy of love." >> joyce: right.
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"i'm unworthy of love." >> joyce: right. >> ginger: or "i can't be loved"
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>> joyce: right. >> ginger: or "i can't be loved" because of those "do's" that
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>> ginger: or "i can't be loved" because of those "do's" that you were talking about.
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Because of those "do's" that you were talking about. "i haven't done
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You were talking about. "i haven't done the right things,"
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"i haven't done the right things," or "i have done
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The right things," or "i have done the wrong things,"
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Or "i have done the wrong things," either way.
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The wrong things," either way. and so, there's something really
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Either way. and so, there's something really beautiful in this love that
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And so, there's something really beautiful in this love that you're talking about,
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Beautiful in this love that you're talking about, being dipped down in that
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You're talking about, being dipped down in that bucket and coming out full.
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Being dipped down in that bucket and coming out full. >> joyce: yeah.
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Bucket and coming out full. >> joyce: yeah. >> ginger: in a way that
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>> joyce: yeah. >> ginger: in a way that the world doesn't give us,
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>> ginger: in a way that the world doesn't give us, because we didn't earn it.
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But it's who jesus is.
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But it's who jesus is. >> joyce: the bible
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>> joyce: the bible says in colossians,
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Says in colossians, "we are complete in him."
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"we are complete in him." now, just think about that.
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Single and you go to a party,
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Single and you go to a party, and you feel like you're missing
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Single and you go to a party, and you feel like you're missing something, because you're
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And you feel like you're missing something, because you're not going with a date.
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Something, because you're not going with a date. but the fact is you're
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Not going with a date. but the fact is you're complete in christ.
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But the fact is you're complete in christ. or let's just say that you
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Complete in christ. or let's just say that you become a widow or widower.
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And so, now you feel odd when
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And so, now you feel odd when you go around your married
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You go around your married friends, because you don't have
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Friends, because you don't have a partner anymore.
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A partner anymore. but the fact is, that's a lie
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But the fact is, that's a lie from the devil, because
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From the devil, because your husband didn't make
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Your husband didn't make you complete.
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You complete. your date doesn't make
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Your date doesn't make you complete.
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You complete. you're complete in christ.
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You're complete in christ. and how wonderful does that feel
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And how wonderful does that feel to say, "i'm complete, i don't
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To say, "i'm complete, i don't need anything else to be okay."
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Need anything else to be okay." >> ginger: yeah.
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>> ginger: yeah. >> joyce: and there's so many
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If we had a list of them,
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If we had a list of them, it would take a long time.
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If we had a list of them, it would take a long time. actually, when i found out what
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It would take a long time. actually, when i found out what this was gonna be about today,
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Actually, when i found out what this was gonna be about today, i thought, "you know,
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This was gonna be about today, i thought, "you know, it's time for me to do a nice
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I thought, "you know, it's time for me to do a nice long series again on knowing
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It's time for me to do a nice long series again on knowing who you are in christ."
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Long series again on knowing who you are in christ." because it--
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Who you are in christ." because it-- like, you know, like receiving
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Because it-- like, you know, like receiving the love of god,
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Like, you know, like receiving the love of god, that's just not something
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The love of god, that's just not something you get overnight.
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That's just not something you get overnight. a lot of these things, you gotta
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You get overnight. a lot of these things, you gotta study 'em for a long time,
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A lot of these things, you gotta study 'em for a long time, and you gotta study 'em
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Study 'em for a long time, and you gotta study 'em over, and over, and over.
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And you gotta study 'em over, and over, and over. and i have probably said out
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Over, and over, and over. and i have probably said out of my mouth, thousands
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And i have probably said out of my mouth, thousands and thousands of times,
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Of my mouth, thousands and thousands of times, "i am the righteousness
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And thousands of times, "i am the righteousness of god in christ.
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"i am the righteousness of god in christ. i am the righteousness
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Of god in christ. i am the righteousness of god in christ."
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I am the righteousness of god in christ." because self-talk
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Of god in christ." because self-talk is very important.
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Because self-talk is very important. how you talk to yourself,
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Is very important. how you talk to yourself, about yourself, really helps
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How you talk to yourself, about yourself, really helps formulate who you believe
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About yourself, really helps formulate who you believe that you are.
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Formulate who you believe that you are. >> ginger: it also formulates
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That you are. >> ginger: it also formulates how you react with everybody
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>> ginger: it also formulates how you react with everybody else, it impacts all your
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How you react with everybody else, it impacts all your relationships.
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Else, it impacts all your relationships. it impacts how you are able
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Relationships. it impacts how you are able to feel about who you
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It impacts how you are able to feel about who you are on the inside.
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To feel about who you are on the inside. and it impacts how you're able
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Are on the inside. and it impacts how you're able to serve, and live the life that
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And it impacts how you're able to serve, and live the life that god wants us all to have.
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To serve, and live the life that god wants us all to have. all of those things are impacted
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God wants us all to have. all of those things are impacted by this one--and i'm not gonna
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All of those things are impacted by this one--and i'm not gonna say simple, because it's not
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By this one--and i'm not gonna say simple, because it's not simple, but it is a done deal.
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Say simple, because it's not simple, but it is a done deal. >> joyce: right.
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Simple, but it is a done deal. >> joyce: right. >> ginger: it's like,
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>> joyce: right. >> ginger: it's like, god already loves you.
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>> ginger: it's like, god already loves you. >> joyce: i like that.
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God already loves you. >> joyce: i like that. when he said, "it is finished,"
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>> joyce: i like that. when he said, "it is finished," he meant the law was finished.
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When he said, "it is finished," he meant the law was finished. we don't live under the law.
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He meant the law was finished. we don't live under the law. and where there's no law,
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We don't live under the law. and where there's no law, there's no sin.
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And where there's no law, there's no sin. we don't try to do right,
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There's no sin. we don't try to do right, because god's gonna be mad
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We don't try to do right, because god's gonna be mad at us if we don't.
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Because god's gonna be mad at us if we don't. we--i like to say it like this,
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At us if we don't. we--i like to say it like this, "we don't try to do right
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We--i like to say it like this, "we don't try to do right to get god to love us.
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"we don't try to do right to get god to love us. we do it because he loves us."
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To get god to love us. we do it because he loves us." there's such a difference
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We do it because he loves us." there's such a difference in that.
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There's such a difference in that. i don't try to--i don't
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In that. i don't try to--i don't get up every morning
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I don't try to--i don't get up every morning and pray so god'll love me.
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Get up every morning and pray so god'll love me. but i love him, i love
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And pray so god'll love me. but i love him, i love spending time with him.
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But i love him, i love spending time with him. and i'm not what--getting
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Spending time with him. and i'm not what--getting brownie points 'cause i pray,
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And i'm not what--getting brownie points 'cause i pray, or you know, things like that.
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Brownie points 'cause i pray, or you know, things like that. you really--your new life
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Or you know, things like that. you really--your new life in christ cannot really even
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You really--your new life in christ cannot really even get started, until you have
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In christ cannot really even get started, until you have that basic, "i know,
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Get started, until you have that basic, "i know, that i know, that i know,
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That basic, "i know, that i know, that i know, that god loves me.
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That i know, that i know, that god loves me. and he loves
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That god loves me. and he loves me unconditionally."
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And he loves me unconditionally." >> ginger: i feel like it's kind
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Me unconditionally." >> ginger: i feel like it's kind of that springboard,
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>> ginger: i feel like it's kind of that springboard, that takes you forward
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Of that springboard, that takes you forward to everything else.
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That takes you forward to everything else. it's what allows you to accept
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To everything else. it's what allows you to accept love from god,
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It's what allows you to accept love from god, from other people.
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Love from god, from other people. it's what allows you to be able
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From other people. it's what allows you to be able to move forward in life,
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It's what allows you to be able to move forward in life, and to be satisfied with who
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To move forward in life, and to be satisfied with who you are.
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And to be satisfied with who you are. and without that, it's like
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You are. and without that, it's like there's a wall in front
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And without that, it's like there's a wall in front of that, and you just
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There's a wall in front of that, and you just can't get through it.
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Of that, and you just can't get through it. >> joyce: how you feel about
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Can't get through it. >> joyce: how you feel about yourself, is what determines
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>> joyce: how you feel about yourself, is what determines how you treat other people.
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Yourself, is what determines how you treat other people. because if you love yourself,
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How you treat other people. because if you love yourself, and you like yourself,
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Because if you love yourself, and you like yourself, and you respect yourself,
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And you like yourself, and you respect yourself, you're gonna be able to give
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And you respect yourself, you're gonna be able to give that away.
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You're gonna be able to give that away. and it's so freeing to be able
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That away. and it's so freeing to be able to love myself.
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And it's so freeing to be able to love myself. and i'm not saying like
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To love myself. and i'm not saying like i'm in love with myself.
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And i'm not saying like i'm in love with myself. but to love who god created
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I'm in love with myself. but to love who god created me to be.
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But to love who god created me to be. you know, really if you don't--
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Me to be. you know, really if you don't-- if you don't like yourself,
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You know, really if you don't-- if you don't like yourself, it's really kind of a--being
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If you don't like yourself, it's really kind of a--being rude to god.
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It's really kind of a--being rude to god. because he created you in your
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Rude to god. because he created you in your mother's womb with his own hand,
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Because he created you in your mother's womb with his own hand, and he doesn't make mistakes.
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Mother's womb with his own hand, and he doesn't make mistakes. and so, we need to thank god
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And he doesn't make mistakes. and so, we need to thank god every day, "thank you for making
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And so, we need to thank god every day, "thank you for making me who i am, and how i am.
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Every day, "thank you for making me who i am, and how i am. and i know that i'm not
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Me who i am, and how i am. and i know that i'm not a mistake, and that you have
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And i know that i'm not a mistake, and that you have good plans for me."
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A mistake, and that you have good plans for me." if everybody would take three,
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Good plans for me." if everybody would take three, or four, or five minutes every
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If everybody would take three, or four, or five minutes every morning, and just say some
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Or four, or five minutes every morning, and just say some good things.
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Morning, and just say some good things. "god loves me unconditionally.
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Good things. "god loves me unconditionally. he has a good plan for my life.
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"god loves me unconditionally. he has a good plan for my life. something good is going
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He has a good plan for my life. something good is going to happen to me today.
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Something good is going to happen to me today. and something good is going
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To happen to me today. and something good is going to happen through me today.
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And something good is going to happen through me today. this is a good day.
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To happen through me today. this is a good day. i'm gonna enjoy this day,
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This is a good day. i'm gonna enjoy this day, and god loves me
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I'm gonna enjoy this day, and god loves me unconditionally,
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And god loves me unconditionally, and i am the righteousness
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Unconditionally, and i am the righteousness of god in christ."
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And i am the righteousness of god in christ." can you imagine?
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Of god in christ." can you imagine? >> ginger: it would make
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Can you imagine? >> ginger: it would make a huge impact.
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>> ginger: it would make a huge impact. >> joyce: 'cause what happens
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A huge impact. >> joyce: 'cause what happens normally, you wake up
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>> joyce: 'cause what happens normally, you wake up in the morning, you lay in bed,
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Normally, you wake up in the morning, you lay in bed, and the first thing you start
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In the morning, you lay in bed, and the first thing you start thinking about is everything
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And the first thing you start thinking about is everything you did wrong yesterday.
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Thinking about is everything you did wrong yesterday. and i'm so glad i'm free
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You did wrong yesterday. and i'm so glad i'm free from that.
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And i'm so glad i'm free from that. >> ginger: yeah.
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From that. >> ginger: yeah. >> joyce: so glad i'm free
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>> ginger: yeah. >> joyce: so glad i'm free from that.
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>> joyce: so glad i'm free from that. >> ginger: so, i can just see
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From that. >> ginger: so, i can just see a whole lot of people right now,
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>> ginger: so, i can just see a whole lot of people right now, just taking that cup and dipping
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A whole lot of people right now, just taking that cup and dipping it down in the bucket,
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Just taking that cup and dipping it down in the bucket, and coming up full.
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It down in the bucket, and coming up full. >> joyce: and almost being like,
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And coming up full. >> joyce: and almost being like, "do i dare believe this?
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>> joyce: and almost being like, "do i dare believe this? is this really true?"
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"do i dare believe this? is this really true?" can i--'cause see,
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Is this really true?" can i--'cause see, people think--
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Can i--'cause see, people think-- if they think religiously,
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People think-- if they think religiously, they think, "well, it would
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If they think religiously, they think, "well, it would be wrong to feel that way
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They think, "well, it would be wrong to feel that way about myself."
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Be wrong to feel that way about myself." i don't know why?
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About myself." i don't know why? but, you know, just--i'm talking
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I don't know why? but, you know, just--i'm talking relationship, i'm not
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But, you know, just--i'm talking relationship, i'm not talking religion.
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Relationship, i'm not talking religion. religion always make--
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Talking religion. religion always make-- even almost makes it sound holy
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Religion always make-- even almost makes it sound holy to feel bad about yourself.
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Even almost makes it sound holy to feel bad about yourself. and that's just so wrong.
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To feel bad about yourself. and that's just so wrong. >> ginger: it's not what
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And that's just so wrong. >> ginger: it's not what god wants.
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>> ginger: it's not what god wants. >> joyce: it's just not
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God wants. >> joyce: it's just not what god wants at all.
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>> joyce: it's just not what god wants at all. >> ginger: yeah.
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What god wants at all. >> ginger: yeah. good talk, joyce.
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>> ginger: yeah. good talk, joyce. i know a lot of people
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Good talk, joyce. i know a lot of people needed this.
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I know a lot of people needed this. so, it's life-changing.
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Needed this. so, it's life-changing. it's the stuff that
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So, it's life-changing. it's the stuff that matters most.
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>> [music]
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>> joyce: i just love the word.
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>> joyce: i just love the word. i hold my bible.
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I hold my bible. i hug my bible.
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I hug my bible. i've even been known
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I've even been known to kiss my bible.
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To kiss my bible. i love the word of god.
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I love the word of god. i love teaching the word of god.
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I love teaching the word of god. i love to watch what the word
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I love to watch what the word of god does in people's lives.
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Of god does in people's lives. >> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: well,
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>> joyce: well, hebrews 4:12 says,
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Hebrews 4:12 says, "for the word that god speaks
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"for the word that god speaks is alive and full of power."
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Is alive and full of power." wow!
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Wow! alive and full of power.
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Alive and full of power. everything written
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Everything written in the bible is full
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In the bible is full of life and power.
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Of life and power. and when we spend time
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And when we spend time with god studying his word,
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With god studying his word, we activate his power,
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We activate his power, wisdom, and truth.
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My “everyday life
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My “everyday life bible,” is a great way
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Bible,” is a great way to learn god's word,
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To learn god's word, and all of the
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And all of the promises he wants
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Promises he wants us to experience.
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Us to experience. this is a study bible,
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This is a study bible, and it's gonna help
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And it's gonna help you really learn how
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You really learn how to study god's word.
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>> announcer: this
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>> announcer: this amplified bible is designed
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Amplified bible is designed to make studying enjoyable.
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To make studying enjoyable. it's full of tools
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It's full of tools for transformation like:
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For transformation like: easy-to-understand scriptures,
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Easy-to-understand scriptures, self-reflecting questions,
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Self-reflecting questions, and personal commentaries
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And personal commentaries from joyce's teachings
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From joyce's teachings to help guide you on your
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To help guide you on your spiritual progress
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Spiritual progress with the lord.
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With the lord. there is power
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There is power in the word of god.
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In the word of god. discover a fuller
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Discover a fuller experience connecting
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Experience connecting to the lord and his promises
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To the lord and his promises when you study with joyce's
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When you study with joyce's "everyday life bible."
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"everyday life bible." also available in a large
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>> joyce: the word
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>> joyce: the word of god has
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Of god has power in it.
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Power in it. the words that we're
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The words that we're speaking when we speak
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Speaking when we speak god's word, they're not
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God's word, they're not just ordinary words,
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Just ordinary words, but god's word has
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But god's word has power inherent in it.
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>> joyce: well,
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>> joyce: well, when you study with
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When you study with “the everyday life bible,”
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“the everyday life bible,” my prayer is that god
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My prayer is that god speaks to your heart
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Speaks to your heart like he did thousands
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Like he did thousands of others, and leads
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Of others, and leads you toward a deeper,
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You toward a deeper, more fulfilling
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More fulfilling relationship with him.
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Relationship with him. his word is life,
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His word is life, truth, and promise.
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In so many lives. >> announcer: enjoy studying
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>> announcer: our stories,
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Your gifts, your passions, even your quirkiness,
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Even your quirkiness, they were designed
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They were designed with intention.
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With intention. he can use every twist
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He can use every twist and turn of your journey
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And turn of your journey to create something new.
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To create something new. out of brokenness, beauty.
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>> announcer: 3, 2, 1.
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>> [♪♪]
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>> announcer: we hope you
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>> announcer: we hope you enjoyed today's program.
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Enjoyed today's program. we are so grateful
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We are so grateful to our joyce meyer
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To our joyce meyer ministries partners
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Who make this and all we do possible,
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Including sharing god's word
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And offering help to people in need
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Joyce Meyer - I Will Not Fear

June 14, 2026 | 27:29

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