Joyce Meyer - I Will Not Fear (Part 2)

June 22, 2026 | 27:29

Fear leads you in the wrong direction, so why not give faith a chance? Learn how to stand in faith no matter how you feel.

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Joyce Meyer: Enjoying Everyday Life | Joyce Meyer - I Will Not Fear (Part 2) | June 22, 2026

>> joyce: peter eventually
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>> joyce: peter eventually started to sink,
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>> joyce: peter eventually started to sink, but at least he tried.
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Started to sink, but at least he tried. >> [audience applauding]
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But at least he tried. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: at least he tried.
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: at least he tried. and i'll tell you what,
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>> joyce: at least he tried. and i'll tell you what, god would rather that
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And i'll tell you what, god would rather that you try and fail,
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God would rather that you try and fail, than not to try at all.
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>> joyce: i do what
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>> joyce: i do what i do because i've seen god's
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>> joyce: i do what i do because i've seen god's power transform my own life,
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I do because i've seen god's power transform my own life, and he will do it for you.
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Power transform my own life, and he will do it for you. the key to everything
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And he will do it for you. the key to everything is found in god's word.
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The key to everything is found in god's word. i'm joyce meyer,
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Is found in god's word. i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal
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I'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal you everywhere you hurt.
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>> joyce: psalm 86:2,
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>> joyce: psalm 86:2, david said this.
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>> joyce: psalm 86:2, david said this. and i wrote after this
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David said this. and i wrote after this "very good!"
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And i wrote after this "very good!" "preserve my life, o god,
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"very good!" "preserve my life, o god, for i am godly."
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"preserve my life, o god, for i am godly." now, this is a guy who committed
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For i am godly." now, this is a guy who committed murder and adultery.
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And he said, "god, i'm godly."
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And he said, "god, i'm godly." i mean, it's like, "come on,
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And he said, "god, i'm godly." i mean, it's like, "come on, man, give me a break."
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I mean, it's like, "come on, man, give me a break." but you know what this proves
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Man, give me a break." but you know what this proves to me?
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But you know what this proves to me? he understood the power
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To me? he understood the power of forgiveness of sins.
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He understood the power
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He understood the power of what god did for him.
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He understood the power of what god did for him. and man, he let go of it.
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Of what god did for him. and man, he let go of it. and there's some people in here
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And man, he let go of it. and there's some people in here today and watching by tv,
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And there's some people in here today and watching by tv, you need to let go
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Today and watching by tv, you need to let go of some stuff.
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You need to let go of some stuff. you need to leave the crowd
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Of some stuff. you need to leave the crowd behind, and you need to let
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You need to leave the crowd behind, and you need to let go of some stuff from behind.
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Behind, and you need to let go of some stuff from behind. >> [audience applauding]
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Go of some stuff from behind. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: come on,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: come on, i'm preaching good.
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>> joyce: come on, i'm preaching good. >> [audience cheering]
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I'm preaching good. >> [audience cheering] >> joyce: and i am not teaching
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>> [audience cheering] >> joyce: and i am not teaching you anything that i have not had
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>> joyce: and i am not teaching you anything that i have not had to do in my life.
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You anything that i have not had to do in my life. i don't make up sermons,
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To do in my life. i don't make up sermons, i've lived 'em.
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I don't make up sermons, i've lived 'em. >> [audience cheering]
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I've lived 'em. >> [audience cheering] >> joyce: and i know--i know
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>> [audience cheering] >> joyce: and i know--i know that the word works.
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>> joyce: and i know--i know that the word works. i know it because i've seen
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That the word works. i know it because i've seen it work in my life.
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I know it because i've seen it work in my life. but i do know there will
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It work in my life. but i do know there will be waiting, and there will
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But i do know there will be waiting, and there will be testing, and there will
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Be waiting, and there will be testing, and there will be doubts that will come,
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Be testing, and there will be doubts that will come, and there will be feelings
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Be doubts that will come, and there will be feelings that will make it rough.
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And there will be feelings that will make it rough. but i also know, that i know,
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That will make it rough. but i also know, that i know, that i know, that you can do,
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But i also know, that i know, that i know, that you can do, whatever god tells you to do.
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That i know, that you can do, whatever god tells you to do. because he is not gonna tell
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Whatever god tells you to do. because he is not gonna tell you to do something that you
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Because he is not gonna tell you to do something that you can't do.
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You to do something that you can't do. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: "preserve my life,
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>> joyce: "preserve my life, for i am godly and dedicated;
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>> joyce: "preserve my life, for i am godly and dedicated; o my god, save your servant,
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For i am godly and dedicated; o my god, save your servant, for i trust in you [leaning
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O my god, save your servant, for i trust in you [leaning and believing on you,
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For i trust in you [leaning and believing on you, committing all and confidently
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And believing on you, committing all and confidently looking to you, without fear
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Committing all and confidently looking to you, without fear or doubt]."
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Some common fears we deal with.
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Some common fears we deal with. you're gonna like this.
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Some common fears we deal with. you're gonna like this. and some of 'em are probably
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You're gonna like this. and some of 'em are probably things you've never thought of.
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And some of 'em are probably things you've never thought of. you know, one of the fears we
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Things you've never thought of. you know, one of the fears we deal with is the fear that we're
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You know, one of the fears we deal with is the fear that we're not gonna get what we want.
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Deal with is the fear that we're not gonna get what we want. come on, just--just think
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Not gonna get what we want. come on, just--just think about it.
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Come on, just--just think about it. maybe somebody thinks, you know,
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About it. maybe somebody thinks, you know, you're single and you think,
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Maybe somebody thinks, you know, you're single and you think, "well, i wanna get married.
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You're single and you think, "well, i wanna get married. and i just don't think
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"well, i wanna get married. and i just don't think i can be happy if i don't."
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And i just don't think i can be happy if i don't." well, then there's other people
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I can be happy if i don't." well, then there's other people that are married and think,
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Well, then there's other people that are married and think, "i can't be happy."
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>> [audience laughing]
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: all we really have
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: all we really have to have to be happy is god.
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>> joyce: all we really have to have to be happy is god. >> [audience cheering]
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To have to be happy is god. >> [audience cheering] >> joyce: now, yeah,
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>> [audience cheering] >> joyce: now, yeah, some of the other
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>> joyce: now, yeah, some of the other stuff is nice, but...
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Some of the other stuff is nice, but... >> [audience applauding]
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Stuff is nice, but... >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you know,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you know, here's what happens when you're
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>> joyce: you know, here's what happens when you're afraid that you're not gonna
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Get what you want,
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Get what you want, you start taking matters
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Get what you want, you start taking matters into your own hands.
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You start taking matters into your own hands. and, boy, that's when
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Into your own hands. and, boy, that's when the trouble starts.
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And, boy, that's when the trouble starts. oh, i went around that mountain
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The trouble starts. oh, i went around that mountain so many years.
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Oh, i went around that mountain so many years. i was strong-willed,
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So many years. i was strong-willed, and independent, and determined.
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I was strong-willed, and independent, and determined. and if god wasn't gonna do it,
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And independent, and determined. and if god wasn't gonna do it, i would.
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And if god wasn't gonna do it, i would. >> [audience laughing]
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I would. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: oh, i was
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: oh, i was so frustrated.
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>> joyce: oh, i was so frustrated. lord, i didn't like stuff that
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So frustrated. lord, i didn't like stuff that dave did, and i tried so hard
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Lord, i didn't like stuff that dave did, and i tried so hard to change him.
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Dave did, and i tried so hard to change him. and it just wouldn't work.
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To change him. and it just wouldn't work. and i had a son that was just
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And it just wouldn't work. and i had a son that was just like me, and i did not like him.
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And i had a son that was just like me, and i did not like him. and i...
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Like me, and i did not like him. and i... >> [audience laughing]
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And i... >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: come on,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: come on, you can laugh at me.
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>> joyce: come on, you can laugh at me. you got kids you don't like.
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You can laugh at me. you got kids you don't like. >> [audience laughing]
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You got kids you don't like. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: come on.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: come on. and i didn't realize he was
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>> joyce: come on. and i didn't realize he was strong-willed like me.
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So, our wills were always just
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So, our wills were always just buttin' up against each other.
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So, our wills were always just buttin' up against each other. and now he's the head of our
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Buttin' up against each other. and now he's the head of our world missions.
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And now he's the head of our world missions. and every mission thing that
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World missions. and every mission thing that we've done, he's had his hands
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And every mission thing that we've done, he's had his hands on it some way, shape, or form.
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We've done, he's had his hands on it some way, shape, or form. come on, don't write your kids
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On it some way, shape, or form. come on, don't write your kids off too early.
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Come on, don't write your kids off too early. >> [audience applauding]
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Off too early. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: "i'm afraid i won't
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: "i'm afraid i won't get what i want."
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>> joyce: "i'm afraid i won't get what i want." well, you know what?
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Get what i want." well, you know what? if you don't get it,
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Well, you know what? if you don't get it, you're not supposed to have it.
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If you don't get it, you're not supposed to have it. >> [audience applauding]
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You're not supposed to have it. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i mean, if god
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i mean, if god can't give it to you,
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>> joyce: i mean, if god can't give it to you, you sure can't get it.
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Can't give it to you, you sure can't get it. come on, abraham and sarah
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You sure can't get it. come on, abraham and sarah tried that.
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Come on, abraham and sarah tried that. they got tired of waiting
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Tried that. they got tired of waiting on god's promise.
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They got tired of waiting on god's promise. and so, they got a bright idea.
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On god's promise. and so, they got a bright idea. i'm good at bright ideas.
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And so, they got a bright idea. i'm good at bright ideas. >> [audience laughing]
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I'm good at bright ideas. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: sarah said, "i know
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: sarah said, "i know what we'll do, i'll give you
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>> joyce: sarah said, "i know what we'll do, i'll give you my handmaiden, hagar,
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What we'll do, i'll give you my handmaiden, hagar, to be your secondary wife."
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My handmaiden, hagar, to be your secondary wife." now, what kind of stupid
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To be your secondary wife." now, what kind of stupid is that?
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Now, what kind of stupid is that? nobody gives their husband
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Is that? nobody gives their husband another woman.
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Nobody gives their husband another woman. and sure enough,
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Another woman. and sure enough, when she got pregnant,
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And sure enough, when she got pregnant, then she got an attitude.
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When she got pregnant, then she got an attitude. and then sarah blamed
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Then she got an attitude. and then sarah blamed it on abraham.
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And then sarah blamed it on abraham. >> [audience laughing]
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It on abraham. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: oh, there's some
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: oh, there's some funny stories in the bible.
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>> joyce: oh, there's some funny stories in the bible. do you know that jesus did not
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Funny stories in the bible. do you know that jesus did not want to go to the cross?
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Do you know that jesus did not want to go to the cross? do you know that?
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Want to go to the cross? do you know that? you don't have to wanna
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Do you know that? you don't have to wanna do everything that you do.
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You don't have to wanna do everything that you do. i did a message a couple
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Do everything that you do. i did a message a couple of weeks ago called,
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I did a message a couple of weeks ago called, "the power of restraint."
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Of weeks ago called, "the power of restraint." and i was talking about the
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"the power of restraint." and i was talking about the restraint that jesus used
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And i was talking about the restraint that jesus used to stay meek and humble,
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Restraint that jesus used to stay meek and humble, when people would spit on him,
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To stay meek and humble, when people would spit on him, and make fun of him.
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When people would spit on him, and make fun of him. and when he was in the garden
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And make fun of him. and when he was in the garden of gethsemane, and all those
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And when he was in the garden of gethsemane, and all those soldiers came in to take him,
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Of gethsemane, and all those soldiers came in to take him, and ol' peter, you know,
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Soldiers came in to take him, and ol' peter, you know, he's--pulls out his sword
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And ol' peter, you know, he's--pulls out his sword and whacks off some guy's ear.
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He's--pulls out his sword and whacks off some guy's ear. i guess jesus had to pick it up
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And whacks off some guy's ear. i guess jesus had to pick it up and put it back on his head.
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I guess jesus had to pick it up and put it back on his head. i don't know,
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And put it back on his head. i don't know, but he said to peter,
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I don't know, but he said to peter, "peter, what are you doing?
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But he said to peter, "peter, what are you doing? don't you know that
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"peter, what are you doing? don't you know that if i wanted to, i could call
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Don't you know that if i wanted to, i could call legions of angels."
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If i wanted to, i could call legions of angels." legions of angels--
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Legions of angels." legions of angels-- when you multiply it out,
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Legions of angels-- when you multiply it out, that was like 72,000 angels,
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When you multiply it out, that was like 72,000 angels, "i could call, and my--god would
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That was like 72,000 angels, "i could call, and my--god would deliver me."
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And really it was god in christ,
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And really it was god in christ, reconciling us to him.
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And really it was god in christ, reconciling us to him. so, it wasn't even just jesus
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Reconciling us to him. so, it wasn't even just jesus who did this for us, it was god
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So, it wasn't even just jesus who did this for us, it was god himself who did this for us.
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Who did this for us, it was god himself who did this for us. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: how could you ever
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>> joyce: how could you ever think that god doesn't love you?
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>> joyce: how could you ever think that god doesn't love you? for god so loved the world
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Think that god doesn't love you? for god so loved the world that he sent his only son
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For god so loved the world that he sent his only son to die for you.
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That he sent his only son to die for you. >> [audience applauding]
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To die for you. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: but the discipline,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: but the discipline, the restraint, the humility
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>> joyce: but the discipline, the restraint, the humility that he showed.
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The restraint, the humility that he showed. and when he was in the garden
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That he showed. and when he was in the garden of gethsemane praying,
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And when he was in the garden of gethsemane praying, he went off by himself not once,
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Of gethsemane praying, he went off by himself not once, not twice, but three times
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He went off by himself not once, not twice, but three times he prayed the same prayer,
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Not twice, but three times he prayed the same prayer, three times.
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He prayed the same prayer, three times. "father, if possible,
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Three times. "father, if possible, take this cup away from me.
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"father, if possible, take this cup away from me. nevertheless, your will
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Take this cup away from me. nevertheless, your will be done and not mine."
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Not once, not twice,
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Not once, not twice, three times he prayed
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Not once, not twice, three times he prayed the same prayer.
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Three times he prayed the same prayer. i think he really didn't want
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The same prayer. i think he really didn't want to do what he did.
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I think he really didn't want to do what he did. and i wanna tell you,
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To do what he did. and i wanna tell you, we don't have to want to do
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And i wanna tell you, we don't have to want to do everything god wants us to do.
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When my parents got
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When my parents got older and weren't really able
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When my parents got older and weren't really able to take care of themselves
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Older and weren't really able to take care of themselves properly, god put it on my heart
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To take care of themselves properly, god put it on my heart to move them to our city,
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Properly, god put it on my heart to move them to our city, to buy them a house, and to take
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To move them to our city, to buy them a house, and to take care of them until they died.
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To buy them a house, and to take care of them until they died. [grunting]
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Care of them until they died. [grunting] >> [audience laughing]
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[grunting] >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: at first i rebuked it,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: at first i rebuked it, i thought, "that's the devil."
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>> joyce: at first i rebuked it, i thought, "that's the devil." >> [audience laughing]
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I thought, "that's the devil." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you know what
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you know what i thought?
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>> joyce: you know what i thought? "there is no way god would
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I thought? "there is no way god would ask me to do that."
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"there is no way god would ask me to do that." well, you'd be surprised what
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Ask me to do that." well, you'd be surprised what he might ask you to do.
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Well, you'd be surprised what he might ask you to do. long story short,
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He might ask you to do. long story short, it'd make a whole sermon,
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Long story short, it'd make a whole sermon, but it took three years,
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It'd make a whole sermon, but it took three years, but my dad got saved.
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But it took three years, but my dad got saved. >> [audience applauding]
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But my dad got saved. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i got to baptize him.
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i got to baptize him. and he's in heaven today
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>> joyce: i got to baptize him. and he's in heaven today going, "whooo!"
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And he's in heaven today going, "whooo!" the same man who abused me,
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Going, "whooo!" the same man who abused me, and told me i'd never amount
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The same man who abused me, and told me i'd never amount to anything.
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And told me i'd never amount to anything. oh, our god is an awesome god.
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To anything. oh, our god is an awesome god. but, but we have to do things
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Oh, our god is an awesome god. but, but we have to do things his way.
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But, but we have to do things his way. don't be afraid you're not
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His way. don't be afraid you're not gonna get what you want.
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Don't be afraid you're not gonna get what you want. tell god, "i don't want what
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Gonna get what you want. tell god, "i don't want what i want, unless it's what you
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Tell god, "i don't want what i want, unless it's what you want me to have."
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I want, unless it's what you want me to have." come on, learn how to pray
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Want me to have." come on, learn how to pray a little different way.
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Stop spending all your time
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Stop spending all your time trying to get god to give you
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Stop spending all your time trying to get god to give you what you want.
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Trying to get god to give you what you want. "delight yourself in the lord,
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What you want. "delight yourself in the lord, and he will give you the desires
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"delight yourself in the lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart."
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And he will give you the desires of your heart." >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: amen?
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>> joyce: amen? another fear we have is the fear
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>> joyce: amen? another fear we have is the fear of failure, which is the fear
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Another fear we have is the fear of failure, which is the fear of imperfection.
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Of failure, which is the fear of imperfection. oh, we just wanna look
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Of imperfection. oh, we just wanna look so good to everybody.
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Oh, we just wanna look so good to everybody. you're always gonna make
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So good to everybody. you're always gonna make mistakes, always.
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You're always gonna make mistakes, always. and you have not failed until
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Mistakes, always. and you have not failed until you stop trying.
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And you have not failed until you stop trying. that's what failure is,
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You stop trying. that's what failure is, you give up, you quit,
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That's what failure is, you give up, you quit, you don't try anymore.
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You give up, you quit, you don't try anymore. you will make mistakes.
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You don't try anymore. you will make mistakes. and you need to get comfortable
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You will make mistakes. and you need to get comfortable being imperfect.
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And you need to get comfortable being imperfect. this may sound nutty to you,
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Being imperfect. this may sound nutty to you, but i remember years ago,
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This may sound nutty to you, but i remember years ago, one time god said to me,
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But i remember years ago, one time god said to me, "i'm giving you permission
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One time god said to me, "i'm giving you permission to make mistakes."
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"i'm giving you permission to make mistakes." that didn't mean he was inviting
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To make mistakes." that didn't mean he was inviting me to sin.
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That didn't mean he was inviting me to sin. but he was trying to teach me,
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Me to sin. but he was trying to teach me, "i don't expect you
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But he was trying to teach me, "i don't expect you to be perfect."
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"i don't expect you to be perfect." if i could be perfect,
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To be perfect." if i could be perfect, i wouldn't need jesus,
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If i could be perfect, i wouldn't need jesus, and neither would you.
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I wouldn't need jesus, and neither would you. why do we put all this
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And neither would you. why do we put all this pressure on ourselves?
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Why do we put all this pressure on ourselves? you have jesus because you
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Pressure on ourselves? you have jesus because you can't do it all right.
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You have jesus because you can't do it all right. you have jesus--
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Can't do it all right. you have jesus-- you have his name to pray in,
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You have jesus-- you have his name to pray in, because you don't deserve
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You have his name to pray in, because you don't deserve the things that you ask god
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Because you don't deserve the things that you ask god to do for you.
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The things that you ask god to do for you. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: when we pray
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>> joyce: when we pray in jesus' name,
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>> joyce: when we pray in jesus' name, the amplified bible says,
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In jesus' name, the amplified bible says, "we are presenting to god
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The amplified bible says, "we are presenting to god all that jesus is."
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"we are presenting to god all that jesus is." oh, that's so good.
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All that jesus is." oh, that's so good. "i ask you to do this
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Oh, that's so good. "i ask you to do this in jesus' name."
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"i ask you to do this in jesus' name." now, if it's clear in the bible
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That it's god's will,
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That it's god's will, you don't have to say,
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That it's god's will, you don't have to say, "if it be your will."
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You don't have to say, "if it be your will." but if--if it's not clear,
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"if it be your will." but if--if it's not clear, "well, god, i wanna marry
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But if--if it's not clear, "well, god, i wanna marry that person."
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"well, god, i wanna marry that person." you better say,
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That person." you better say, "if it's your will."
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You better say, "if it's your will." >> [audience laughing]
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"if it's your will." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: 'cause you may think
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: 'cause you may think you wanna marry them,
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>> joyce: 'cause you may think you wanna marry them, and really, you don't.
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You wanna marry them, and really, you don't. dave and i had five dates
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And really, you don't. dave and i had five dates and got married.
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Dave and i had five dates and got married. and i always say that he had
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And got married. and i always say that he had to marry me real quick,
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And i always say that he had to marry me real quick, before he found out what
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To marry me real quick, before he found out what he was gettin'.
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Before he found out what he was gettin'. >> [audience laughing]
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He was gettin'. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce to dave: but i've been
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce to dave: but i've been worth it, haven't i, babe?
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>> joyce to dave: but i've been worth it, haven't i, babe? >> [audience laughing]
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Worth it, haven't i, babe? >> [audience laughing] >> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience laughing] >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: he's not talking
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: he's not talking up down there.
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>> joyce: he's not talking up down there. >> [audience applauding]
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Up down there. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: oh, we had some rough
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: oh, we had some rough years in the beginning.
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>> joyce: oh, we had some rough years in the beginning. we'd been married three weeks,
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Years in the beginning. we'd been married three weeks, he looked at me one day
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We'd been married three weeks, he looked at me one day and he said,
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He looked at me one day and he said, "what's wrong with you?"
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And he said, "what's wrong with you?" >> [audience laughing]
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"what's wrong with you?" >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: well, i thought--
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: well, i thought-- i thought somebody--everybody
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>> joyce: well, i thought-- i thought somebody--everybody else had a problem.
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I thought somebody--everybody else had a problem. i thought if everybody else
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Else had a problem. i thought if everybody else would just do what i wanted
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I thought if everybody else would just do what i wanted 'em to do, everything
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Would just do what i wanted 'em to do, everything would be ok.
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'em to do, everything would be ok. that's why it's so hilarious
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Would be ok. that's why it's so hilarious that god called me to preach.
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That's why it's so hilarious that god called me to preach. get comfortable being imperfect.
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There was only one
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There was only one of the 12 disciples that
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There was only one of the 12 disciples that got out of the boat.
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Of the 12 disciples that got out of the boat. the other 11 were afraid.
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Got out of the boat. the other 11 were afraid. peter eventually started
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The other 11 were afraid. peter eventually started to sink, but at least he tried.
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Peter eventually started to sink, but at least he tried. >> [audience applauding]
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To sink, but at least he tried. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: at least he tried.
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: at least he tried. and i'll tell you what,
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>> joyce: at least he tried. and i'll tell you what, god would rather that
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And i'll tell you what, god would rather that you try and fail,
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God would rather that you try and fail, than not to try at all.
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You try and fail, than not to try at all. did you hear me?
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Than not to try at all. did you hear me? god would rather you
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Did you hear me? god would rather you try and fail,
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God would rather you try and fail, than not to try at all.
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Try and fail, than not to try at all. >> [audience applauding]
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Than not to try at all. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: but we're so afraid
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: but we're so afraid that we're gonna fail,
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>> joyce: but we're so afraid that we're gonna fail, and somebody is gonna
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That we're gonna fail, and somebody is gonna think something.
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And somebody is gonna think something. which brings us to another fear,
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The fear of man.
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The fear of man. lord have mercy,
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The fear of man. lord have mercy, you'll never leave the crowd
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Lord have mercy, you'll never leave the crowd behind, if you're afraid
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You'll never leave the crowd behind, if you're afraid of them.
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Behind, if you're afraid of them. margaret thatcher said,
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Of them. margaret thatcher said, "if you set out in life
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Margaret thatcher said, "if you set out in life to be liked, you will
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"if you set out in life to be liked, you will be prepared to compromise
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To be liked, you will be prepared to compromise on anything at any time,
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Be prepared to compromise on anything at any time, and you will achieve nothing."
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On anything at any time, and you will achieve nothing." i'm gonna say that again.
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And you will achieve nothing." i'm gonna say that again. if your goal in life
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I'm gonna say that again. if your goal in life is to be liked, then you
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If your goal in life is to be liked, then you are prepared to compromise
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Is to be liked, then you are prepared to compromise on anything at any time.
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Are prepared to compromise on anything at any time. because that is the only way
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On anything at any time. because that is the only way that everybody's gonna like you,
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Because that is the only way that everybody's gonna like you, is if you're willing
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That everybody's gonna like you, is if you're willing to compromise your moral values,
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Is if you're willing to compromise your moral values, and come down to their level.
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>> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: god is on my side,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: god is on my side, what can man do unto me?
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>> joyce: god is on my side, what can man do unto me? acts 5:29, peter and the other
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What can man do unto me? acts 5:29, peter and the other apostles were told to quit
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Acts 5:29, peter and the other apostles were told to quit preaching in that name,
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Apostles were told to quit preaching in that name, or you're gonna--we're gonna
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Preaching in that name, or you're gonna--we're gonna beat you and throw you in jail.
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Or you're gonna--we're gonna beat you and throw you in jail. and you know what they said?
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Beat you and throw you in jail. and you know what they said? "we must obey god rather
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And you know what they said? "we must obey god rather than man."
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>> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: we must obey god
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: we must obey god rather than man.
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>> joyce: we must obey god rather than man. i hope and pray if it ever came
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Rather than man. i hope and pray if it ever came to me being persecuted,
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I hope and pray if it ever came to me being persecuted, rather than deny christ,
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To me being persecuted, rather than deny christ, i pray all the time,
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Rather than deny christ, i pray all the time, if that ever happens to me,
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I pray all the time, if that ever happens to me, "god, please give me the courage
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If that ever happens to me, "god, please give me the courage not to ever deny you."
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Amen?
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>> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: galatians 1:10,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: galatians 1:10, i love this, paul said,
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>> joyce: galatians 1:10, i love this, paul said, "am i trying to win the approval
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I love this, paul said, "am i trying to win the approval of human beings, or of god?"
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"am i trying to win the approval of human beings, or of god?" maybe we should just stop
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Of human beings, or of god?" maybe we should just stop here for a moment and ask
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Maybe we should just stop here for a moment and ask ourselves that.
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Here for a moment and ask ourselves that. are you trying to be popular
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Ourselves that. are you trying to be popular with people?
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Are you trying to be popular with people? or are you trying to be
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With people? or are you trying to be popular in heaven?
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Or are you trying to be popular in heaven? am i trying to please god
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Popular in heaven? am i trying to please god or people?
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Am i trying to please god or people? now, listen to what paul said,
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Or people? now, listen to what paul said, "if i were trying to please
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Now, listen to what paul said, "if i were trying to please people, i would not right now,
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"if i were trying to please people, i would not right now, be an apostle of the lord
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People, i would not right now, be an apostle of the lord jesus christ."
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Be an apostle of the lord jesus christ." so, what's he saying?
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Jesus christ." so, what's he saying? if i'm a people pleaser, i am
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So, what's he saying? if i'm a people pleaser, i am not gonna fulfill my destiny.
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If i'm a people pleaser, i am not gonna fulfill my destiny. you have to be ready to not
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Not gonna fulfill my destiny. you have to be ready to not have everybody like you.
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You have to be ready to not have everybody like you. statistics tell us that
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Have everybody like you. statistics tell us that no matter what you do,
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Statistics tell us that no matter what you do, 10% of people won't like you.
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No matter what you do, 10% of people won't like you. you got to have the attitude.
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10% of people won't like you. you got to have the attitude. if you don't like me,
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You got to have the attitude. if you don't like me, you're the one missing out.
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If you don't like me, you're the one missing out. >> [audience applauding]
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You're the one missing out. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: when i first started
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: when i first started doing this, i had that fear
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>> joyce: when i first started doing this, i had that fear of man on me,
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Doing this, i had that fear of man on me, and i was always afraid of what
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Of man on me, and i was always afraid of what people thought.
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And i was always afraid of what people thought. and boy, if somebody got
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People thought. and boy, if somebody got up and walked out,
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And boy, if somebody got up and walked out, i knew they just thought
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Up and walked out, i knew they just thought my message was awful,
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I knew they just thought my message was awful, and they didn't like me.
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My message was awful, and they didn't like me. and i would go home and torture
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And they didn't like me. and i would go home and torture myself all night.
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And i would go home and torture myself all night. have any of you ever tortured
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Myself all night. have any of you ever tortured yourself all day, or for two
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Or three days, over what you
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Or three days, over what you thought somebody thought?
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Or three days, over what you thought somebody thought? i had a very eye-opening
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Thought somebody thought? i had a very eye-opening experience.
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I had a very eye-opening experience. a girl came one night and she
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Experience. a girl came one night and she sat down here on the second row.
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A girl came one night and she sat down here on the second row. and i'd been preaching about
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Sat down here on the second row. and i'd been preaching about 5 minutes, and she got
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And i'd been preaching about 5 minutes, and she got up and walked out.
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5 minutes, and she got up and walked out. i was so miserable the whole
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Up and walked out. i was so miserable the whole rest of the night.
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I was so miserable the whole rest of the night. and the next day, somebody came
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Rest of the night. and the next day, somebody came to me and said, "oh, my friend
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And the next day, somebody came to me and said, "oh, my friend wanted me to tell you that she
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To me and said, "oh, my friend wanted me to tell you that she was really sorry she had
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Wanted me to tell you that she was really sorry she had to leave early last night,
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Was really sorry she had to leave early last night, she had to get to work.
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To leave early last night, she had to get to work. but she loves you so much,
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She had to get to work. but she loves you so much, that it was worth her driving
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But she loves you so much, that it was worth her driving all the way here, just to hear
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That it was worth her driving all the way here, just to hear you preach 5 minutes.
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All the way here, just to hear you preach 5 minutes. >> [audience cheering]
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You preach 5 minutes. >> [audience cheering] >> joyce: that's what happens
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>> [audience cheering] >> joyce: that's what happens when we listen to the lies
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>> joyce: that's what happens when we listen to the lies of satan.
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When we listen to the lies of satan. he convinces us that people
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Of satan. he convinces us that people don't like us,
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He convinces us that people don't like us, when it's not even true.
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John 12:42 and 43,
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John 12:42 and 43, "at the same time, many among
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John 12:42 and 43, "at the same time, many among the leaders believed in him.
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"at the same time, many among the leaders believed in him. but because of the pharisees
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The leaders believed in him. but because of the pharisees they would not openly
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But because of the pharisees they would not openly acknowledge their faith
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They would not openly acknowledge their faith for fear they would be put
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Acknowledge their faith for fear they would be put out of the synagogue."
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For fear they would be put out of the synagogue." wonder how many of you maybe,
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Because of fear of being
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Because of fear of being put out of your church,
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Because of fear of being put out of your church, you kind of backed off of being
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Put out of your church, you kind of backed off of being a full-on christian?
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You kind of backed off of being a full-on christian? maybe you just decided to stay
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A full-on christian? maybe you just decided to stay religious like everybody else,
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Maybe you just decided to stay religious like everybody else, not get too nutty.
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Religious like everybody else, not get too nutty. when i was baptized
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Not get too nutty. when i was baptized in holy spirit, i got asked
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When i was baptized in holy spirit, i got asked to leave my church.
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In holy spirit, i got asked to leave my church. they told me i could either
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To leave my church. they told me i could either shut up or leave.
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They told me i could either shut up or leave. and shutting up was not an
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Shut up or leave. and shutting up was not an option for me, at that time.
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And shutting up was not an option for me, at that time. >> [audience applauding]
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Option for me, at that time. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: now, i will admit,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: now, i will admit, everything i did wasn't
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>> joyce: now, i will admit, everything i did wasn't necessarily smart,
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Everything i did wasn't necessarily smart, but my heart was right,
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Necessarily smart, but my heart was right, and god knew that.
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But my heart was right, and god knew that. we've all got a lot of things
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And god knew that. we've all got a lot of things that need to be corrected
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We've all got a lot of things that need to be corrected in our life,
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That need to be corrected in our life, and god will get around to it.
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In our life, and god will get around to it. but if your heart's right,
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And god will get around to it. but if your heart's right, if you just love god,
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But if your heart's right, if you just love god, just love him, just love him.
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If you just love god, just love him, just love him. tell him 100 times a day,
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Just love him, just love him. tell him 100 times a day, "i love you."
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>> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: here's a big fear.
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: here's a big fear. fear that i'm not doing enough.
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>> joyce: here's a big fear. fear that i'm not doing enough. you ever feel that way?
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Fear that i'm not doing enough. you ever feel that way? i don't care how much
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You ever feel that way? i don't care how much of the bible you read,
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I don't care how much of the bible you read, you didn't read enough.
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Of the bible you read, you didn't read enough. i don't care how long you pray,
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You didn't read enough. i don't care how long you pray, you didn't pray long enough.
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I don't care how long you pray, you didn't pray long enough. you didn't pray right.
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You didn't pray long enough. you didn't pray right. no matter how many committees
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You didn't pray right. no matter how many committees you serve on, or what you do,
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No matter how many committees you serve on, or what you do, you didn't do enough.
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You serve on, or what you do, you didn't do enough. we took a survey at our office
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You didn't do enough. we took a survey at our office one time, asking if you could
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Ask jesus any question,
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Ask jesus any question, what would it be?
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Ask jesus any question, what would it be? and do you know what
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What would it be? and do you know what the answer came back?
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And do you know what the answer came back? we had more people said this
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The answer came back? we had more people said this than anything else.
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We had more people said this than anything else. "i would love to know when
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Than anything else. "i would love to know when i've done enough."
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"i would love to know when i've done enough." how many of you know what
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I've done enough." how many of you know what i'm talking about?
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How many of you know what i'm talking about? we always feel like no matter
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I'm talking about? we always feel like no matter what we're doing, that we just--
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We always feel like no matter what we're doing, that we just-- we haven't done enough.
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What we're doing, that we just-- we haven't done enough. we need to do more.
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We haven't done enough. we need to do more. well, i've got an answer
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We need to do more. well, i've got an answer for you, stop counting.
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Well, i've got an answer for you, stop counting. i used to count everything
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For you, stop counting. i used to count everything that moved.
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I used to count everything that moved. "how many people were
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That moved. "how many people were in the meeting tonight?
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"how many people were in the meeting tonight? how many this?
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In the meeting tonight? how many this? how many that?
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How many this? how many that? how many something else?
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How many that? how many something else? how long did i pray today?"
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How many something else? how long did i pray today?" i kept records.
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How long did i pray today?" i kept records. "i prayed an hour.
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I kept records. "i prayed an hour. i prayed 45 minutes..."
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"i prayed an hour. i prayed 45 minutes..." we had a real powerful
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I prayed 45 minutes..." we had a real powerful intercessor come to our
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We had a real powerful intercessor come to our church one time.
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Intercessor come to our church one time. and, man, when she spoke,
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Church one time. and, man, when she spoke, there was power.
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And, man, when she spoke, there was power. and she talked about how she
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There was power. and she talked about how she got up every morning at five
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And she talked about how she got up every morning at five and prayed until nine.
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Got up every morning at five and prayed until nine. she prayed 4 hours a day.
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And prayed until nine. she prayed 4 hours a day. i thought, "that's the answer
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She prayed 4 hours a day. i thought, "that's the answer right there."
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I thought, "that's the answer right there." >> [audience laughing]
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Right there." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you gotta pray four
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you gotta pray four hours every day,
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>> joyce: you gotta pray four hours every day, and then i'll be like her.
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Hours every day, and then i'll be like her. so, i am--dumb me i made
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And then i'll be like her. so, i am--dumb me i made an announcement to my family,
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So, i am--dumb me i made an announcement to my family, "every morning i'm going to pray
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An announcement to my family, "every morning i'm going to pray four hours.
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"every morning i'm going to pray four hours. i am locking myself
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Four hours. i am locking myself in this room.
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I am locking myself in this room. do not knock on the door.
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In this room. do not knock on the door. do not bother me.
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Do not knock on the door. do not bother me. i will be praying every
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Do not bother me. i will be praying every morning now for four hours."
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I will be praying every morning now for four hours." and i went in there and in five
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Morning now for four hours." and i went in there and in five minutes i had prayed about
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And i went in there and in five minutes i had prayed about everything i knew at least
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Minutes i had prayed about everything i knew at least three times.
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Everything i knew at least three times. >> [audience laughing]
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Three times. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and i prayed five
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and i prayed five minutes, and took a three
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>> joyce: and i prayed five minutes, and took a three hour and 55 minute nap.
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Minutes, and took a three hour and 55 minute nap. >> [audience laughing]
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Hour and 55 minute nap. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you're not gonna
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you're not gonna do something, just 'cause
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>> joyce: you're not gonna do something, just 'cause somebody else is doing it.
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Do something, just 'cause somebody else is doing it. and even if you would,
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Somebody else is doing it. and even if you would, that's not what would make
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And even if you would, that's not what would make you powerful.
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That's not what would make you powerful. the thing that's gonna make
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You powerful. the thing that's gonna make you powerful is doing what
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The thing that's gonna make you powerful is doing what god is telling you to do,
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You powerful is doing what god is telling you to do, not what he's telling
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God is telling you to do, not what he's telling somebody else to do.
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Not what he's telling somebody else to do. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: if you're supposed
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>> joyce: if you're supposed to be raising three great
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>> joyce: if you're supposed to be raising three great kids and you try to preach,
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To be raising three great kids and you try to preach, then you're out of the will
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Kids and you try to preach, then you're out of the will of god.
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Then you're out of the will of god. and don't ever say,
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Of god. and don't ever say, "i'm just a stay-at-home mom."
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And don't ever say, "i'm just a stay-at-home mom." that is hard work.
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"i'm just a stay-at-home mom." that is hard work. >> [audience applauding]
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That is hard work. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: staying home
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: staying home and never talking to anybody
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>> joyce: staying home and never talking to anybody but two and three year olds,
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And never talking to anybody but two and three year olds, that can get to you.
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But two and three year olds, that can get to you. >> [audience laughing]
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That can get to you. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: fear you're
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: fear you're not doing enough.
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>> joyce: fear you're not doing enough. we had somebody come
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Not doing enough. we had somebody come to the church and they
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We had somebody come to the church and they challenged us to read the bible
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To the church and they challenged us to read the bible through every year.
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Challenged us to read the bible through every year. my pastor thought it was
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Through every year. my pastor thought it was a good idea, so they passed out
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My pastor thought it was a good idea, so they passed out all these calendars,
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A good idea, so they passed out all these calendars, and these instructions on how
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All these calendars, and these instructions on how to read the bible through
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And these instructions on how to read the bible through every year.
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To read the bible through every year. well, i'm not saying that's
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Every year. well, i'm not saying that's not a good thing to do.
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Well, i'm not saying that's not a good thing to do. but your motive for doing
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Not a good thing to do. but your motive for doing it needs to be right.
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But your motive for doing it needs to be right. and mine wasn't.
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It needs to be right. and mine wasn't. i just didn't wanna be the only
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And mine wasn't. i just didn't wanna be the only one who couldn't stand up
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I just didn't wanna be the only one who couldn't stand up on sunday, when the pastor said,
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One who couldn't stand up on sunday, when the pastor said, "who's doing their
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On sunday, when the pastor said, "who's doing their bible reading?"
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"who's doing their bible reading?" so, i put that calendar
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Bible reading?" so, i put that calendar on my refrigerator,
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So, i put that calendar on my refrigerator, 'cause i wanted people who
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On my refrigerator, 'cause i wanted people who came in the house, to see
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'cause i wanted people who came in the house, to see it and ask me what it was.
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Came in the house, to see it and ask me what it was. >> [audience laughing]
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It and ask me what it was. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: so i could say,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: so i could say, "well, i'm reading the bible
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>> joyce: so i could say, "well, i'm reading the bible through every year."
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"well, i'm reading the bible through every year." and then they would
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Through every year." and then they would be impressed.
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And then they would be impressed. well, that was all good until
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Be impressed. well, that was all good until i started getting these gaping
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Well, that was all good until i started getting these gaping holes in the calendar, because
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I started getting these gaping holes in the calendar, because i was missing days at a time.
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Holes in the calendar, because i was missing days at a time. one day i decided i was gonna
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I was missing days at a time. one day i decided i was gonna catch up.
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One day i decided i was gonna catch up. and so, i had about 35 or 36
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Catch up. and so, i had about 35 or 36 chapters to read,
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And so, i had about 35 or 36 chapters to read, and i zoomed through all of 'em.
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Chapters to read, and i zoomed through all of 'em. and then god said to me,
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And i zoomed through all of 'em. and then god said to me, "so tell me, joyce,
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And then god said to me, "so tell me, joyce, what did you learn today?"
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"so tell me, joyce, what did you learn today?" >> [audience laughing]
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What did you learn today?" >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: come on.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: come on. and i couldn't think
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>> joyce: come on. and i couldn't think of one thing.
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And i couldn't think of one thing. not one thing could i remember
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Of one thing. not one thing could i remember of what i read.
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Not one thing could i remember of what i read. and what he taught me was,
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Of what i read. and what he taught me was, "don't you know that i would
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And what he taught me was, "don't you know that i would rather you read one verse
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"don't you know that i would rather you read one verse and get something out of it,
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Rather you read one verse and get something out of it, then to read 10 chapters
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And get something out of it, then to read 10 chapters and know nothing."
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Then to read 10 chapters and know nothing." >> [audience applauding]
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And know nothing." >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: god is not impressed
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: god is not impressed with our numbers!
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>> joyce: god is not impressed with our numbers! >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: i can't stand it when
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>> joyce: i can't stand it when i go to church with
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>> joyce: i can't stand it when i go to church with a bunch of preachers
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I go to church with a bunch of preachers and they're all trying
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A bunch of preachers and they're all trying to impress each other
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And they're all trying to impress each other with how big their churches
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To impress each other with how big their churches are and how many campuses
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With how big their churches are and how many campuses they have and how many
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Are and how many campuses they have and how many services they have.
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They have and how many services they have. well, we need to get
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Services they have. well, we need to get more like jesus.
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He was always telling people
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He was always telling people he'd do these great miracles
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He was always telling people he'd do these great miracles and then he would say,
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He'd do these great miracles and then he would say, "now make sure you
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And then he would say, "now make sure you don't go tell anybody."
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"now make sure you don't go tell anybody." what?
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I would rent billboards.
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I would rent billboards. >> [audience laughing]
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I would rent billboards. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "make sure you don't
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "make sure you don't go tell anybody."
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>> joyce: "make sure you don't go tell anybody." he was on purpose
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Go tell anybody." he was on purpose trying to not be famous.
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He was on purpose trying to not be famous. oh, i'm so happy.
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Trying to not be famous. oh, i'm so happy. i can't hardly stand it.
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Oh, i'm so happy. i can't hardly stand it. >> [audience laughing]
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I can't hardly stand it. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you guys just don't
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you guys just don't know how much i love to preach.
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>> joyce: you guys just don't know how much i love to preach. >> [audience applauding]
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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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Also available in a large print edition.
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Print edition. request your copy today
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Request your copy today for a gift of...
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Joycemeyer.org, or use the qr code
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Or use the qr code on your screen.
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>> 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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Truth, and promise. your financial gift
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Your financial gift makes it possible for
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Makes it possible for joyce meyer ministries
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To share christ, and love people all
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And love people all around the world.
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Around the world. thank you for your support.
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Thank you for your support. you're making a difference
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You're making a difference in so many lives.
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In so many lives. >> announcer: enjoy studying
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>> announcer: enjoy studying with god, when you request
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>> [♪♪]
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>> announcer: our stories,
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They matter. your gifts, your passions,
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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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>> [♪♪]
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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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And all we do possible, including sharing
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Including sharing god's word
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God's word and offering help
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And offering help to people in need
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To people in need all over the world.
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Joyce Meyer - I Will Not Fear (Part 2)

June 22, 2026 | 27:29

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