Joyce Meyer - Jealousy, Envy, and Greed (Part 1)

December 5, 2025 | 29:29

Jealousy, envy, and greed can lead to significant issues in your life! Today, Joyce discusses some of the "minor" sins and what the Bible has to say about sin in general.

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>> joyce: "through christ i can
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>> joyce: "through christ i can do all things, apart from
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>> joyce: "through christ i can do all things, apart from him i can do nothing."
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Do all things, apart from him i can do nothing." and boy, that's a hard
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Him i can do nothing." and boy, that's a hard lesson to learn because
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And boy, that's a hard lesson to learn because our flesh is just full
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Lesson to learn because our flesh is just full of energy and it wants
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Our flesh is just full of energy and it wants just a little bit of credit.
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer and i believe that god can
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer and i believe that god can heal you everywhere you hurt.
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>> joyce: i wanna start off
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>> joyce: i wanna start off by saying that i think that
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>> joyce: i wanna start off by saying that i think that we have kinda gotten
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By saying that i think that we have kinda gotten to the point where some
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We have kinda gotten to the point where some sins are acceptable to us.
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To the point where some sins are acceptable to us. it's like, they might
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Sins are acceptable to us. it's like, they might be what we would call
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It's like, they might be what we would call "the more minor things,"
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Be what we would call "the more minor things," but i don't know that they're
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"the more minor things," but i don't know that they're all that minor to god.
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But i don't know that they're all that minor to god. you know, for example,
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All that minor to god. you know, for example, how would you view murder
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You know, for example, how would you view murder compared to unforgiveness?
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How would you view murder compared to unforgiveness? see.
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Compared to unforgiveness? see. hopefully and prayerfully
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See. hopefully and prayerfully there's nobody in here that
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Hopefully and prayerfully there's nobody in here that would murder anybody,
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There's nobody in here that would murder anybody, but there's a good possibility
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Would murder anybody, but there's a good possibility that there's more people
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But there's a good possibility that there's more people sitting right in this room
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That there's more people sitting right in this room today that have some kind
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Sitting right in this room today that have some kind of unforgiveness in their
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Today that have some kind of unforgiveness in their heart towards somebody
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Of unforgiveness in their heart towards somebody than those who don't.
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Heart towards somebody than those who don't. and i say that after
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Than those who don't. and i say that after 45 years of experience,
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I know it to be a fact.
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I know it to be a fact. or let's just say that
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I know it to be a fact. or let's just say that probably nobody's gonna
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Or let's just say that probably nobody's gonna leave here today and go rob
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Probably nobody's gonna leave here today and go rob the local convenience store.
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Leave here today and go rob the local convenience store. we pray not.
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The local convenience store. we pray not. but i wonder how many might
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We pray not. but i wonder how many might be here that are jealous
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But i wonder how many might be here that are jealous of somebody else,
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Be here that are jealous of somebody else, something they have,
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Of somebody else, something they have, and you kinda have decided
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Something they have, and you kinda have decided you don't like them.
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And you kinda have decided you don't like them. it's amazing, you know,
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You don't like them. it's amazing, you know, you can see--
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It's amazing, you know, you can see-- if you're a woman,
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You can see-- if you're a woman, you can see a really pretty
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If you're a woman, you can see a really pretty woman with the perfect figure
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You can see a really pretty woman with the perfect figure and the long blonde hair
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Woman with the perfect figure and the long blonde hair and the piercing blue eyes
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And the long blonde hair and the piercing blue eyes and you don't even know her
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And the piercing blue eyes and you don't even know her yet and you just don't like her.
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And you don't even know her yet and you just don't like her. >> [audience laughing]
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Yet and you just don't like her. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "i don't know why,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "i don't know why, but i just don't like you."
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>> joyce: "i don't know why, but i just don't like you." >> [audience laughing]
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But i just don't like you." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and i think we have
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and i think we have to be careful that we don't
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>> joyce: and i think we have to be careful that we don't have these sins that
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To be careful that we don't have these sins that we think are acceptable.
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Have these sins that we think are acceptable. how many of you agree with
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We think are acceptable. how many of you agree with me that there's certain
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How many of you agree with me that there's certain things that we just don't--
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Me that there's certain things that we just don't-- >> [audience applauding]
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Things that we just don't-- >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: we don't think are
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: we don't think are that big of a deal.
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>> joyce: we don't think are that big of a deal. but in reading the bible,
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That big of a deal. but in reading the bible, it's very interesting.
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But in reading the bible, it's very interesting. paul lists certain sins
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It's very interesting. paul lists certain sins in different scriptures that
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Paul lists certain sins in different scriptures that he has and like he puts jealousy
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In different scriptures that he has and like he puts jealousy right with sexual immorality.
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He has and like he puts jealousy right with sexual immorality. interesting.
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Right with sexual immorality. interesting. [chuckling]
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Interesting. [chuckling] and greed is right there
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[chuckling] and greed is right there with sexual sins and murder
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And greed is right there with sexual sins and murder and things like that.
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With sexual sins and murder and things like that. so, i thought i'd talk to you
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And things like that. so, i thought i'd talk to you for a little bit this morning
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So, i thought i'd talk to you for a little bit this morning about "jealousy, envy,
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For a little bit this morning about "jealousy, envy, and greed"
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About "jealousy, envy, and greed" because it's something that
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And greed" because it's something that can really mess us up
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Because it's something that can really mess us up and make us unhappy.
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Can really mess us up and make us unhappy. and i wanna tell you that
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And make us unhappy. and i wanna tell you that being jealous of what somebody
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And i wanna tell you that being jealous of what somebody else has pretty much assures
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Being jealous of what somebody else has pretty much assures you that you'll never get one.
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Else has pretty much assures you that you'll never get one. my husband had a word from god
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You that you'll never get one. my husband had a word from god in a meeting, one day, and he's
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My husband had a word from god in a meeting, one day, and he's not the type to prophesy
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In a meeting, one day, and he's not the type to prophesy every time he turns around,
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Not the type to prophesy every time he turns around, but he said,
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Every time he turns around, but he said, "i really believe this
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But he said, "i really believe this is a word from god."
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"i really believe this is a word from god." and he said, "as long as you're
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Is a word from god." and he said, "as long as you're jealous of somebody
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And he said, "as long as you're jealous of somebody who has what you want,
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Jealous of somebody who has what you want, you'll never get yours."
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Who has what you want, you'll never get yours." so, think about that.
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You'll never get yours." so, think about that. we don't get things by being
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So, think about that. we don't get things by being jealous of other people.
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We don't get things by being jealous of other people. matter of fact,
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Jealous of other people. matter of fact, i know in my own experience
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Matter of fact, i know in my own experience that many times god will
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I know in my own experience that many times god will put somebody in front
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That many times god will put somebody in front of you that has what you want
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Put somebody in front of you that has what you want just as a way of testing you
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Of you that has what you want just as a way of testing you to see how you'll handle it.
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Just as a way of testing you to see how you'll handle it. and i know for me,
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To see how you'll handle it. and i know for me, one time at least
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And i know for me, one time at least when that happened,
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One time at least when that happened, it was somebody that i really
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When that happened, it was somebody that i really thought didn't deserve what
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It was somebody that i really thought didn't deserve what she got because she wasn't
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Thought didn't deserve what she got because she wasn't nearly as spiritual as i was,
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She got because she wasn't nearly as spiritual as i was, you see.
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Nearly as spiritual as i was, you see. >> [audience laughing]
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You see. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: which really was
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: which really was the thing god was after was
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>> joyce: which really was the thing god was after was the attitude that came out
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The thing god was after was the attitude that came out of me when i saw her get what
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The attitude that came out of me when i saw her get what i wanted and then i judged
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Of me when i saw her get what i wanted and then i judged her that she really didn't
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I wanted and then i judged her that she really didn't deserve it,
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Her that she really didn't deserve it, but i did.
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Deserve it, but i did. so, we had the sin of pride,
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But i did. so, we had the sin of pride, we had the sin of judgment,
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So, we had the sin of pride, we had the sin of judgment, we had--you know--
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We had the sin of judgment, we had--you know-- we had all kinds of things
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We had--you know-- we had all kinds of things that i didn't even really know
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We had all kinds of things that i didn't even really know was that big of a problem.
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That i didn't even really know was that big of a problem. or let's just take gossiping
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Was that big of a problem. or let's just take gossiping and criticizing and slandering
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Or let's just take gossiping and criticizing and slandering other people.
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Hmm, you know the word
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Hmm, you know the word slander comes from
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Hmm, you know the word slander comes from the same word that's
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Slander comes from the same word that's translated devil, diablos,
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The same word that's translated devil, diablos, it means to accuse.
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Translated devil, diablos, it means to accuse. and you know, we can
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It means to accuse. and you know, we can see people's behavior
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And you know, we can see people's behavior and we do have to judge sin,
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See people's behavior and we do have to judge sin, the bible tells us that,
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And we do have to judge sin, the bible tells us that, but we cannot ever
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The bible tells us that, but we cannot ever see a person's heart,
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But we cannot ever see a person's heart, only god sees a person's heart.
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See a person's heart, only god sees a person's heart. >> [audience applauding]
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Only god sees a person's heart. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: so, we don't know--
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: so, we don't know-- we can see what
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>> joyce: so, we don't know-- we can see what a person's doing,
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We can see what a person's doing, but we don't know why they're
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A person's doing, but we don't know why they're doing it or what may have
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Happened to them in their life
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Happened to them in their life that's left them wounded
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Happened to them in their life that's left them wounded and they may be doing something
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That's left them wounded and they may be doing something they're not even aware
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And they may be doing something they're not even aware that they're doing because
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They're not even aware that they're doing because they haven't even had
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That they're doing because they haven't even had the proper teaching yet.
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They haven't even had the proper teaching yet. so, i know you're excited about
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The proper teaching yet. so, i know you're excited about hearing a good message
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So, i know you're excited about hearing a good message on jealousy, aren't you?
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Hearing a good message on jealousy, aren't you? >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: proverbs 28:25 says,
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>> joyce: proverbs 28:25 says, "he who is of a greedy
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>> joyce: proverbs 28:25 says, "he who is of a greedy spirit stirs up strife."
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"he who is of a greedy spirit stirs up strife." now, actually, the important
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Spirit stirs up strife." now, actually, the important part of this is the strife part.
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He who is of a greedy spirit,
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He who is of a greedy spirit, that's somebody who's never
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He who is of a greedy spirit, that's somebody who's never content, never satisfied,
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That's somebody who's never content, never satisfied, no matter what they have.
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Content, never satisfied, no matter what they have. see, some of you think,
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No matter what they have. see, some of you think, "boy, if i just had this,
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See, some of you think, "boy, if i just had this, i'd be happy."
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"boy, if i just had this, i'd be happy." well, i can tell you
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I'd be happy." well, i can tell you that you wouldn't be,
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Well, i can tell you that you wouldn't be, at least not for very long,
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That you wouldn't be, at least not for very long, because the human flesh
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At least not for very long, because the human flesh cannot be satisfied.
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Because the human flesh cannot be satisfied. it has no ability
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Cannot be satisfied. it has no ability to be satisfied.
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It has no ability to be satisfied. matter of fact,
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To be satisfied. matter of fact, the more it gets,
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Matter of fact, the more it gets, the worse it acts.
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The more it gets, the worse it acts. you know, one of the major
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The worse it acts. you know, one of the major things that's caused the decline
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You know, one of the major things that's caused the decline in our nation is the prosperity
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Things that's caused the decline in our nation is the prosperity that we've had.
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In our nation is the prosperity that we've had. you say, "why?"
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That we've had. you say, "why?" well, sometimes
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You say, "why?" well, sometimes the more we have,
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Well, sometimes the more we have, the less we think we need god.
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The more we have, the less we think we need god. and the more we have,
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The less we think we need god. and the more we have, the more we want.
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And the more we have, the more we want. like i've been watching
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The more we want. like i've been watching a special on the american
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Like i've been watching a special on the american buffalo and how people
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A special on the american buffalo and how people killed millions and millions
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Buffalo and how people killed millions and millions and millions of buffalo just
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Killed millions and millions and millions of buffalo just to get the hides to sell.
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And millions of buffalo just to get the hides to sell. and so, just plain greed
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To get the hides to sell. and so, just plain greed destroyed a whole
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And so, just plain greed destroyed a whole species of animals.
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Destroyed a whole species of animals. greed.
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Species of animals. greed. there's so many animals
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Greed. there's so many animals today that are almost
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There's so many animals today that are almost extinct and it's greed
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Today that are almost extinct and it's greed that causes all of that.
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Extinct and it's greed that causes all of that. why does a greedy spirit
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That causes all of that. why does a greedy spirit stir up strife?
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Why does a greedy spirit stir up strife? well, for one thing,
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Stir up strife? well, for one thing, a person who is greedy
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Well, for one thing, a person who is greedy is never permanently satisfied
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A person who is greedy is never permanently satisfied no matter what they have.
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Is never permanently satisfied no matter what they have. they're never content.
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No matter what they have. they're never content. there's always one more thing.
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They're never content. there's always one more thing. and i know because
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There's always one more thing. and i know because i was like this.
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And i know because i was like this. and they're resentful, envious,
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I was like this. and they're resentful, envious, and jealous of people who have
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And they're resentful, envious, and jealous of people who have what they want or who have
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And jealous of people who have what they want or who have more than what they have.
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What they want or who have more than what they have. james 4:1-2.
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More than what they have. james 4:1-2. "what leads to strife--"
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James 4:1-2. "what leads to strife--" now, strife is--
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"what leads to strife--" now, strife is-- it is a big problem.
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Now, strife is-- it is a big problem. and strife is bickering,
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It is a big problem. and strife is bickering, arguing, anger,
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And strife is bickering, arguing, anger, heated disagreement,
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Arguing, anger, heated disagreement, and an angry undercurrent.
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Heated disagreement, and an angry undercurrent. and that's the part that
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And an angry undercurrent. and that's the part that is so dangerous when everybody
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And that's the part that is so dangerous when everybody acts like everything's fine,
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Is so dangerous when everybody acts like everything's fine, but there's this
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Acts like everything's fine, but there's this angry undercurrent.
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But there's this angry undercurrent. and where there's strife,
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Angry undercurrent. and where there's strife, there's always gonna be slander.
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And where there's strife, there's always gonna be slander. always.
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There's always gonna be slander. always. there's always going
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Always. there's always going to be criticism and slander.
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There's always going to be criticism and slander. and when you have
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To be criticism and slander. and when you have jealousy in your heart,
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And when you have jealousy in your heart, trust me, it will eventually
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Jealousy in your heart, trust me, it will eventually come out of your mouth.
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Amen?
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Amen? "what leads to strife
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Amen? "what leads to strife (discords, and feuds)
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"what leads to strife (discords, and feuds) and how do conflicts
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(discords, and feuds) and how do conflicts (quarrels and fights)
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And how do conflicts (quarrels and fights) originate among you?
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(quarrels and fights) originate among you? do they not arise from
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Originate among you? do they not arise from your sensual desires--"
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Do they not arise from your sensual desires--" or we'll say things
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Your sensual desires--" or we'll say things that you want,
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Or we'll say things that you want, "that are ever warring
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That you want, "that are ever warring in your bodily members?
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"that are ever warring in your bodily members? you are jealous and you
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In your bodily members? you are jealous and you covet [what others have]
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You are jealous and you covet [what others have] and your desires
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Covet [what others have] and your desires go unfulfilled;
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And your desires go unfulfilled; [so] you become--"
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Go unfulfilled; [so] you become--" now, listen to this,
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[so] you become--" now, listen to this, this is the amplified bible.
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Now, listen to this, this is the amplified bible. "[so] you become murderers.
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This is the amplified bible. "[so] you become murderers. because [to hate is to murder
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"[so] you become murderers. because [to hate is to murder as far as your hearts
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Because [to hate is to murder as far as your hearts are concerned]."
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As far as your hearts are concerned]." what is he saying there?
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Are concerned]." what is he saying there? he's saying that
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If you hate somebody,
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If you hate somebody, it affects your heart
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If you hate somebody, it affects your heart the same way as it would
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It affects your heart the same way as it would if you murdered somebody.
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The same way as it would if you murdered somebody. i look at that, and look at it,
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If you murdered somebody. i look at that, and look at it, and look at it, and think,
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I look at that, and look at it, and look at it, and think, "i probably don't really
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And look at it, and think, "i probably don't really understand the impact of that."
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"i probably don't really understand the impact of that." do you know that everything
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Understand the impact of that." do you know that everything in the bible that god
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Do you know that everything in the bible that god tells us to do or not
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In the bible that god tells us to do or not to do is for our benefit?
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Tells us to do or not to do is for our benefit? we'll never be obedient
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To do is for our benefit? we'll never be obedient until we believe that.
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We'll never be obedient until we believe that. it's not like god's just trying
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Until we believe that. it's not like god's just trying to give us a bunch of hard
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It's not like god's just trying to give us a bunch of hard things to do because he likes
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To give us a bunch of hard things to do because he likes to sit in heaven and laugh
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Things to do because he likes to sit in heaven and laugh at people because
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To sit in heaven and laugh at people because they can't do 'em.
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At people because they can't do 'em. everything that he tells
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They can't do 'em. everything that he tells us to do is for us.
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Everything that he tells us to do is for us. it's to make our lives better,
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Us to do is for us. it's to make our lives better, even forgiving your enemies.
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It's to make our lives better, even forgiving your enemies. you know, you say,
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Even forgiving your enemies. you know, you say, "well, they don't deserve it."
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You know, you say, "well, they don't deserve it." it's not about whether
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"well, they don't deserve it." it's not about whether they deserve it or not.
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It's not about whether they deserve it or not. which one of us deserves
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They deserve it or not. which one of us deserves the forgiveness that
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Which one of us deserves the forgiveness that we've gotten from god?
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The forgiveness that we've gotten from god? not one of us do.
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We've gotten from god? not one of us do. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: but we look at those
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>> joyce: but we look at those things and think,
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>> joyce: but we look at those things and think, "they don't deserve it."
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Things and think, "they don't deserve it." and really,
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"they don't deserve it." and really, that's not the point.
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And really, that's not the point. the point is it helps
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That's not the point. the point is it helps you when you forgive.
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The point is it helps you when you forgive. you let yourself out
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You when you forgive. you let yourself out of prison when you forgive.
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You let yourself out of prison when you forgive. if they don't do what's right,
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Of prison when you forgive. if they don't do what's right, it's up to god to deal
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If they don't do what's right, it's up to god to deal with them.
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It's up to god to deal with them. it's not up to us to deal
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With them. it's not up to us to deal with them.
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It's not up to us to deal with them. we forgive the people
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With them. we forgive the people who hurt us,
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We forgive the people who hurt us, and we pray for them.
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Who hurt us, and we pray for them. it's really hard to stay mad
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And we pray for them. it's really hard to stay mad at somebody that you're
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It's really hard to stay mad at somebody that you're praying for every day.
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At somebody that you're praying for every day. and the real hard one--
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Praying for every day. and the real hard one-- but so much fun when
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And the real hard one-- but so much fun when you learn how to do it,
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But so much fun when you learn how to do it, you bless and do not curse them.
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You learn how to do it, you bless and do not curse them. if they have a need
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You bless and do not curse them. if they have a need that you can meet,
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If they have a need that you can meet, you meet their need.
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Whoo, does that make
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Whoo, does that make the devil mad?
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Whoo, does that make the devil mad? >> [audience laughing]
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The devil mad? >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "you burn with envy
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "you burn with envy and anger and you're not able
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>> joyce: "you burn with envy and anger and you're not able to obtain [the gratification,
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And anger and you're not able to obtain [the gratification, the contentment, and the
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To obtain [the gratification, the contentment, and the happiness that you seek],
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The contentment, and the happiness that you seek], so, you fight and you war."
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Happiness that you seek], so, you fight and you war." now, listen to these
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So, you fight and you war." now, listen to these next few words.
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Now, listen to these next few words. these were one of the things
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Next few words. these were one of the things that i can say was very
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These were one of the things that i can say was very life-changing for me.
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That i can say was very life-changing for me. "you do not have,
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Life-changing for me. "you do not have, because you do not ask."
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Now, you know, different
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Now, you know, different scriptures hit different
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Now, you know, different scriptures hit different people different ways,
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Scriptures hit different people different ways, but many years ago,
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People different ways, but many years ago, when i saw that scripture,
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But many years ago, when i saw that scripture, i mean, it really was
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When i saw that scripture, i mean, it really was a major turning point
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I mean, it really was a major turning point for me because i was
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A major turning point for me because i was trying to make all kinds
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For me because i was trying to make all kinds of things happen.
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Trying to make all kinds of things happen. i was trying to get all kinds
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Of things happen. i was trying to get all kinds of things.
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I was trying to get all kinds of things. i wanted my ministry to grow.
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Of things. i wanted my ministry to grow. i wanted my husband to change.
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I wanted my ministry to grow. i wanted my husband to change. i wanted my kids to change.
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I wanted my husband to change. i wanted my kids to change. i wanted to change.
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I wanted my kids to change. i wanted to change. there was all these things i,
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I wanted to change. there was all these things i, i, i, i was trying to do.
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And they were all good things.
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And they were all good things. they were things that
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And they were all good things. they were things that i think god wanted me to do,
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They were things that i think god wanted me to do, but you see, he's left
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I think god wanted me to do, but you see, he's left us with a little problem.
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But you see, he's left us with a little problem. "apart from him,
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Us with a little problem. "apart from him, we can do nothing."
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And the bible teaches
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And the bible teaches us about works of the flesh,
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And the bible teaches us about works of the flesh, which is us trying
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Us about works of the flesh, which is us trying to do god's job.
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Which is us trying to do god's job. and the thing we want
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To do god's job. and the thing we want to do may be a good thing,
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And the thing we want to do may be a good thing, but we cannot do it without god.
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"through christ,
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"through christ, i can do all things.
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"through christ, i can do all things. apart from him,
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I can do all things. apart from him, i can do nothing."
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Apart from him, i can do nothing." and boy, that's a hard lesson
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To learn because our flesh
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To learn because our flesh is just full of energy,
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To learn because our flesh is just full of energy, and it wants just a little
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Is just full of energy, and it wants just a little bit of credit.
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And it wants just a little bit of credit. so, what this scripture
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Bit of credit. so, what this scripture taught me--what i hope you
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So, what this scripture taught me--what i hope you grab out of it today
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Taught me--what i hope you grab out of it today is that instead of doing
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Grab out of it today is that instead of doing all these other things,
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Is that instead of doing all these other things, being jealous and envious
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All these other things, being jealous and envious and greedy and angry about
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Being jealous and envious and greedy and angry about what i don't have and disliking
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And greedy and angry about what i don't have and disliking people that have what i want,
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What i don't have and disliking people that have what i want, i can choose another option.
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I can ask god for what
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I can ask god for what i want and then trust him
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I can ask god for what i want and then trust him to give it to me, if it's right,
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I want and then trust him to give it to me, if it's right, at the right time
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To give it to me, if it's right, at the right time in the right way.
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Now, boy, does that take
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Now, boy, does that take a lot of pressure off of me.
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Now, boy, does that take a lot of pressure off of me. see, how many of you wanna
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A lot of pressure off of me. see, how many of you wanna really enter the rest of god.
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See, how many of you wanna really enter the rest of god. you're tired of being upset
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Really enter the rest of god. you're tired of being upset about something all the time.
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You're tired of being upset about something all the time. well, you know, this is one
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About something all the time. well, you know, this is one of the main reasons why
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Well, you know, this is one of the main reasons why we're upset all the time
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Of the main reasons why we're upset all the time because we want stuff,
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We're upset all the time because we want stuff, and we can't make it happen.
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Because we want stuff, and we can't make it happen. or we've got stuff
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And we can't make it happen. or we've got stuff that we don't want,
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Or we've got stuff that we don't want, and we can't get it to go away.
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That we don't want, and we can't get it to go away. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: "you have not because
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>> joyce: "you have not because you ask not."
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>> joyce: "you have not because you ask not." you can ask god for
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You ask not." you can ask god for anything you want.
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You can ask god for anything you want. and sometimes we don't
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Ask god for enough.
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Ask god for enough. god's never gonna get
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Ask god for enough. god's never gonna get mad at you for asking.
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God's never gonna get mad at you for asking. i always say, "the worst thing
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Mad at you for asking. i always say, "the worst thing that can happen is he won't
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I always say, "the worst thing that can happen is he won't give it to me."
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That can happen is he won't give it to me." but you can ask god for
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Give it to me." but you can ask god for anything and that's so much
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But you can ask god for anything and that's so much better than trying to make
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Anything and that's so much better than trying to make things happen yourself.
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Better than trying to make things happen yourself. now, many times when
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Things happen yourself. now, many times when i ask god for something,
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Now, many times when i ask god for something, he will show me something
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I ask god for something, he will show me something that he wants me to do.
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But then it's still god
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But then it's still god that's in charge.
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But then it's still god that's in charge. i'm not just doing my thing,
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That's in charge. i'm not just doing my thing, asking him to bless it.
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I'm not just doing my thing, asking him to bless it. see, we need to pray
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Asking him to bless it. see, we need to pray first and then plan
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See, we need to pray first and then plan according to god's will,
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First and then plan according to god's will, not make our plans,
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According to god's will, not make our plans, and pray for god to bless 'em.
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Not make our plans, and pray for god to bless 'em. amen?
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All right.
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All right. james 3:16 says,
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All right. james 3:16 says, "where there is strife,
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James 3:16 says, "where there is strife, there is also confusion
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"where there is strife, there is also confusion (unrest, disharmony, rebellion)
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There is also confusion (unrest, disharmony, rebellion) and all sorts
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(unrest, disharmony, rebellion) and all sorts of evil practices."
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And all sorts of evil practices." where there is strife,
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Of evil practices." where there is strife, there is also confusion.
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Where there is strife, there is also confusion. do we have a confused
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There is also confusion. do we have a confused world today?
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Do we have a confused world today? "(unrest, disharmony, rebellion)
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World today? "(unrest, disharmony, rebellion) and all sorts
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"(unrest, disharmony, rebellion) and all sorts of evil practices."
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And all sorts of evil practices." now, i personally believe that
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Of evil practices." now, i personally believe that strife is the cause of a lot
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Now, i personally believe that strife is the cause of a lot of rebellion in kids and a lot
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Strife is the cause of a lot of rebellion in kids and a lot of the confusion that some
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Of rebellion in kids and a lot of the confusion that some of our kids and teenagers
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Of the confusion that some of our kids and teenagers are going through.
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Of our kids and teenagers are going through. if you're a parent,
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Are going through. if you're a parent, you have a responsibility
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If you're a parent, you have a responsibility to provide a peaceful atmosphere
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You have a responsibility to provide a peaceful atmosphere for your children to grow up in.
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To provide a peaceful atmosphere for your children to grow up in. i didn't have that luxury.
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For your children to grow up in. i didn't have that luxury. i grew up in a very angry,
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I didn't have that luxury. i grew up in a very angry, violent, dysfunctional home.
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I grew up in a very angry, violent, dysfunctional home. and you learn whatever
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Violent, dysfunctional home. and you learn whatever you're around.
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And so, i continued to behave
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And so, i continued to behave that way for many,
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And so, i continued to behave that way for many, many years until i learned
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That way for many, many years until i learned the word of god and let
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Many years until i learned the word of god and let god work in my life.
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The word of god and let god work in my life. strife is a huge problem,
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God work in my life. strife is a huge problem, and this is one of those
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Strife is a huge problem, and this is one of those acceptable sins.
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And this is one of those acceptable sins. i mean, my goodness,
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Acceptable sins. i mean, my goodness, i remember when dave and i would
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I mean, my goodness, i remember when dave and i would fight all the way to church.
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I remember when dave and i would fight all the way to church. >> [audience laughing]
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Fight all the way to church. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: come on, i wonder who
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: come on, i wonder who had an argument with
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>> joyce: come on, i wonder who had an argument with their spouse on the way
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Had an argument with their spouse on the way to church today.
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Their spouse on the way to church today. our kids would
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To church today. our kids would be in the back seat,
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Our kids would be in the back seat, and they'd be crying.
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Be in the back seat, and they'd be crying. dave and i'd be yelling
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And they'd be crying. dave and i'd be yelling at each other.
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Dave and i'd be yelling at each other. well, boy, i'll tell you what,
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At each other. well, boy, i'll tell you what, when we got to church--
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Well, boy, i'll tell you what, when we got to church-- mmm.
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When we got to church-- mmm. "praise the lord!"
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Mmm. "praise the lord!" >> [audience laughing]
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"praise the lord!" >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "thank you, jesus."
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "thank you, jesus." listen, i can
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>> joyce: "thank you, jesus." listen, i can remember standing--
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Listen, i can remember standing-- i usually sat right about
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Remember standing-- i usually sat right about where this young lady's sitting
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I usually sat right about where this young lady's sitting here--except there were only
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Where this young lady's sitting here--except there were only two sections in our church
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Here--except there were only two sections in our church and i sat in the front row,
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Two sections in our church and i sat in the front row, second seat,
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And i sat in the front row, second seat, and i was important.
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Second seat, and i was important. i had a name card on my seat.
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And i was important. i had a name card on my seat. i worked at the church
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I had a name card on my seat. i worked at the church and so i had my name
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I worked at the church and so i had my name on a parking place and i had
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And so i had my name on a parking place and i had my name on a seat.
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On a parking place and i had my name on a seat. i had my name on a door.
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My name on a seat. i had my name on a door. we just love to see our
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I had my name on a door. we just love to see our name on things, don't we?
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We just love to see our name on things, don't we? >> [audience laughing]
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Name on things, don't we? >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i was important,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i was important, i thought.
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>> joyce: i was important, i thought. but yet, i had strife,
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I thought. but yet, i had strife, i had unforgiveness,
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But yet, i had strife, i had unforgiveness, i had jealousy.
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I had unforgiveness, i had jealousy. i had all these things
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I had jealousy. i had all these things that people may have
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I had all these things that people may have thought i was important,
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That people may have thought i was important, but god knows what goes
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Thought i was important, but god knows what goes on behind closed doors.
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But god knows what goes on behind closed doors. see, we can smile at each
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On behind closed doors. see, we can smile at each other in church,
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See, we can smile at each other in church, but if you really want
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Other in church, but if you really want to find a christian,
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But if you really want to find a christian, you don't ever look
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To find a christian, you don't ever look in church for one.
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You don't ever look in church for one. >> [audience laughing]
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In church for one. >> [audience laughing] >> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience laughing] >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i mean,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i mean, we're all christians in church.
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>> joyce: i mean, we're all christians in church. amen?
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It's when you get home.
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It's when you get home. it's how you act trying
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It's when you get home. it's how you act trying to get out of the parking lot.
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It's how you act trying to get out of the parking lot. >> [audience laughing]
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To get out of the parking lot. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: it's how you behave
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: it's how you behave if you go out and you got
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>> joyce: it's how you behave if you go out and you got a flat tire on your car.
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If you go out and you got a flat tire on your car. >> audience member: ah!
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A flat tire on your car. >> audience member: ah! >> joyce: eh-ha-ha.
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>> audience member: ah! >> joyce: eh-ha-ha. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: eh-ha-ha. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but i'm very serious
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but i'm very serious about this thing in james.
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>> joyce: but i'm very serious about this thing in james. i do believe that god
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About this thing in james. i do believe that god showed me this and i taught it
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I do believe that god showed me this and i taught it somewhere else last week that,
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Showed me this and i taught it somewhere else last week that, i mean, we have got some
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Somewhere else last week that, i mean, we have got some of the craziest stuff
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I mean, we have got some of the craziest stuff going on in the world
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Of the craziest stuff going on in the world that i have ever seen,
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Going on in the world that i have ever seen, and i've lived a while.
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That i have ever seen, and i've lived a while. i mean, just stuff that
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And i've lived a while. i mean, just stuff that you just like, "wow."
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I mean, i can't--
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I mean, i can't-- how could anybody with even part
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I mean, i can't-- how could anybody with even part of a brain left believe that?
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How could anybody with even part of a brain left believe that? and it's because
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Of a brain left believe that? and it's because of the deception in the world,
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And it's because of the deception in the world, the lies that people believe
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Of the deception in the world, the lies that people believe because they don't
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The lies that people believe because they don't know any difference.
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Because they don't know any difference. we are living in the worst
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Know any difference. we are living in the worst of times and the best of times.
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We are living in the worst of times and the best of times. worst because of the condition
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Of times and the best of times. worst because of the condition in the world,
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Worst because of the condition in the world, but best because
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In the world, but best because things are so dark,
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But best because things are so dark, if christians will just turn
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Things are so dark, if christians will just turn their lights up a little bit.
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If christians will just turn their lights up a little bit. boy, have we got an opportunity.
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Their lights up a little bit. boy, have we got an opportunity. people are looking for answers,
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Boy, have we got an opportunity. people are looking for answers, but they're not gonna get
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People are looking for answers, but they're not gonna get it from our bumper stickers.
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But they're not gonna get it from our bumper stickers. they're gonna get
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It from our bumper stickers. they're gonna get it from our behavior.
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They're gonna get it from our behavior. amen?
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It from our behavior. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: so, can you trust
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: so, can you trust god enough to start doing
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>> joyce: so, can you trust god enough to start doing what i'm suggesting here?
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God enough to start doing what i'm suggesting here? and every time you want
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What i'm suggesting here? and every time you want something, just say, you know,
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And every time you want something, just say, you know, "god, this is what i want,
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Something, just say, you know, "god, this is what i want, but please don't give it to me
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"god, this is what i want, but please don't give it to me if it's not your will."
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But please don't give it to me if it's not your will." ewww.
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If it's not your will." ewww. i heard somebody moan
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Ewww. i heard somebody moan on that one.
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I heard somebody moan on that one. >> [audience laughing]
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On that one. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: the worst thing you
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: the worst thing you can have is something that
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>> joyce: the worst thing you can have is something that god doesn't want you to have.
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Can have is something that god doesn't want you to have. i mean, you--
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God doesn't want you to have. i mean, you-- that is misery on steroids.
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Greed means "to covet,
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Greed means "to covet, to have an intense desire for,
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Greed means "to covet, to have an intense desire for, to lust after,
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To have an intense desire for, to lust after, to envy or to be jealous."
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To lust after, to envy or to be jealous." and i believe that lust means
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To envy or to be jealous." and i believe that lust means that you want something
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And i believe that lust means that you want something so bad that you cannot
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That you want something so bad that you cannot be happy without it.
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So bad that you cannot be happy without it. when you hear somebody say,
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Be happy without it. when you hear somebody say, "i just cannot be happy
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When you hear somebody say, "i just cannot be happy unless i can get married."
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"i just cannot be happy unless i can get married." and then some people think,
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Unless i can get married." and then some people think, "well, i just can't be happy
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And then some people think, "well, i just can't be happy if i have to stay
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"well, i just can't be happy if i have to stay married to this man,"
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If i have to stay married to this man," >> [audience laughing]
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Married to this man," >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "or this woman,"
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "or this woman," or whatever, you know.
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>> joyce: "or this woman," or whatever, you know. "i just can't be happy
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Or whatever, you know. "i just can't be happy if i can't have kids."
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"i just can't be happy if i can't have kids." you know, we--
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If i can't have kids." you know, we-- our joy is in christ and that's
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You know, we-- our joy is in christ and that's where we need to find our joy
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Our joy is in christ and that's where we need to find our joy because everything else
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Where we need to find our joy because everything else in the world is always
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Because everything else in the world is always changing and moving
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In the world is always changing and moving and shaking.
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Changing and moving and shaking. he's the only solid
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And shaking. he's the only solid thing that we have.
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He's the only solid thing that we have. all right, let's go back
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Thing that we have. all right, let's go back to jealousy for a second.
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All right, let's go back to jealousy for a second. how many of you have siblings?
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To jealousy for a second. how many of you have siblings? how many of you have
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How many of you have siblings? how many of you have a younger sibling?
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How many of you have a younger sibling? okay.
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A younger sibling? okay. i wonder if there's anybody
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Okay. i wonder if there's anybody in here this morning
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I wonder if there's anybody in here this morning that's jealous of the baby
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In here this morning that's jealous of the baby of the family.
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That's jealous of the baby of the family. you know, the baby of the family
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Of the family. you know, the baby of the family gets a bad rap.
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You know, the baby of the family gets a bad rap. we had--
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Gets a bad rap. we had-- our children were 14, 12,
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We had-- our children were 14, 12, and 10 when dave and i decided
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Our children were 14, 12, and 10 when dave and i decided to have a baby.
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And 10 when dave and i decided to have a baby. and when i told him
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To have a baby. and when i told him i wanted to have a baby,
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And when i told him i wanted to have a baby, he thought i'd lost my mind.
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I wanted to have a baby, he thought i'd lost my mind. he said, "we can finally
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He thought i'd lost my mind. he said, "we can finally go anywhere we want,
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He said, "we can finally go anywhere we want, do anything we wanna do.
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Go anywhere we want, do anything we wanna do. don't need a babysitter
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Do anything we wanna do. don't need a babysitter and you wanna have a baby."
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Don't need a babysitter and you wanna have a baby." well, it's a good thing we did
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And you wanna have a baby." well, it's a good thing we did have that baby because now
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Well, it's a good thing we did have that baby because now he's the ceo of our ministry.
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Have that baby because now he's the ceo of our ministry. so, thank god.
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He's the ceo of our ministry. so, thank god. >> [audience applauding]
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So, thank god. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: but i understand this
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: but i understand this older siblings being jealous
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>> joyce: but i understand this older siblings being jealous of the baby of the family
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Older siblings being jealous of the baby of the family because he got more given
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Of the baby of the family because he got more given to him than the older ones did.
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Because he got more given to him than the older ones did. he got more done for him
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To him than the older ones did. he got more done for him than the older ones did.
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He got more done for him than the older ones did. "why?"
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Than the older ones did. "why?" well, we had more.
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"why?" well, we had more. you know, i remember my older
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Well, we had more. you know, i remember my older son would complain,
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You know, i remember my older son would complain, "well, you know,
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Son would complain, "well, you know, i had to work and pay
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"well, you know, i had to work and pay for half my clothes,
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I had to work and pay for half my clothes, and you just buy all of his."
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For half my clothes, and you just buy all of his." "well, i didn't have any
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And you just buy all of his." "well, i didn't have any money to buy yours."
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"well, i didn't have any money to buy yours." now i have money.
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Money to buy yours." now i have money. and he would go out
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Now i have money. and he would go out and cut grass to make money.
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And he would go out and cut grass to make money. by the time the baby came along,
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And cut grass to make money. by the time the baby came along, everybody had lawn service.
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By the time the baby came along, everybody had lawn service. >> [audience laughing]
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Everybody had lawn service. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and so, you know,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and so, you know, it's kind of like the joseph
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>> joyce: and so, you know, it's kind of like the joseph and his brother's thing.
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It's kind of like the joseph and his brother's thing. now, joseph did have a--
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And his brother's thing. now, joseph did have a-- one other younger brother,
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Now, joseph did have a-- one other younger brother, but his father really loved him.
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And the bible says,
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And the bible says, "his brothers were jealous
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And the bible says, "his brothers were jealous of him and they hated him,
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"his brothers were jealous of him and they hated him, but god was with him."
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Of him and they hated him, but god was with him." you need to be careful about
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But god was with him." you need to be careful about hating people that god is with
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Because you'll be the one
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Because you'll be the one that'll end up unhappy.
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Because you'll be the one that'll end up unhappy. so, i just wanted to mention
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That'll end up unhappy. so, i just wanted to mention this thing about younger
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So, i just wanted to mention this thing about younger siblings because if--
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This thing about younger siblings because if-- we've had a little bit of that
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Siblings because if-- we've had a little bit of that in our family and he can talk
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We've had a little bit of that in our family and he can talk us into a lot of things that
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In our family and he can talk us into a lot of things that some of the others couldn't.
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Us into a lot of things that some of the others couldn't. and they've finally gotten smart
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Some of the others couldn't. and they've finally gotten smart when they want something,
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And they've finally gotten smart when they want something, they go to him...
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When they want something, they go to him... >> [audience laughing]
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They go to him... >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: get him to ask for it.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: get him to ask for it. you know, he's 44 and he's
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>> joyce: get him to ask for it. you know, he's 44 and he's still my baby.
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You know, he's 44 and he's still my baby. he'll text me in the morning,
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Still my baby. he'll text me in the morning, sometimes,
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He'll text me in the morning, sometimes, "good morning, mommy."
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Sometimes, "good morning, mommy." and i'll text back,
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"good morning, mommy." and i'll text back, "good morning, baby."
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And i'll text back, "good morning, baby." >> [audience laughing]
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"good morning, baby." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i don't know.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i don't know. when you have that last one,
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>> joyce: i don't know. when you have that last one, there's just something about it.
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When you have that last one, there's just something about it. you just--you know--
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There's just something about it. you just--you know-- and my two teenage
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You just--you know-- and my two teenage girls didn't help.
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And my two teenage girls didn't help. they babied him and babied
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Girls didn't help. they babied him and babied him and babied him.
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They babied him and babied him and babied him. so, i tell 'em,
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Him and babied him. so, i tell 'em, "oh, it's not all my fault."
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So, i tell 'em, "oh, it's not all my fault." >> [audience laughing]
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"oh, it's not all my fault." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: so, if you have
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: so, if you have a younger sibling
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>> joyce: so, if you have a younger sibling that you're jealous of,
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A younger sibling that you're jealous of, why don't you just
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That you're jealous of, why don't you just give it up today?
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Why don't you just give it up today? because there's two
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Give it up today? because there's two sides to every story.
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>> joyce: boy, you know,
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>> joyce: boy, you know, in today's world,
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In today's world, there are many stressors,
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There are many stressors, so many things to deal
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So many things to deal with on a daily basis.
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With on a daily basis. how do we navigate
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How do we navigate all of life's pressures?
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All of life's pressures? well, god's word has
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Well, god's word has much to say about it.
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Much to say about it. so, i thought we could
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So, i thought we could all get together with
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All get together with some of my friends
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Some of my friends and talk about it.
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And talk about it.
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In hershey, pennsylvania. >> joyce: you know,
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>> joyce: you know, i have such a passion
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I have such a passion for teaching god's word,
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For teaching god's word, and it's even better when
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And it's even better when we all get together
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We all get together under one roof.
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Under one roof. so, i really hope
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So, i really hope to see you there.
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To see you there.
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>> announcer: we hope you
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Joyce Meyer - Jealousy, Envy, and Greed (Part 1)

December 5, 2025 | 29:29

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