Joyce Meyer - Jealousy (Part 1)

February 19, 2026 | 27:29

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

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Joyce Meyer: Enjoying Everyday Life | Joyce Meyer - Jealousy (Part 1) | February 19, 2026

>> joyce: there's a way
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>> joyce: there's a way to fight back.
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>> joyce: there's a way to fight back. there's a way to fight
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To fight back. there's a way to fight back against jealousy
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There's a way to fight back against jealousy and envy and greed.
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Back against jealousy and envy and greed. you just purposely
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And envy and greed. you just purposely do something generous,
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You just purposely do something generous, and it breaks the power
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Do something generous, and it breaks the power of that wicked spirit.
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer.
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer. i've seen god's power
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer. i've seen god's power transform my own life
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I've seen god's power transform my own life and he will do it for you.
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>> joyce: father, i pray
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>> joyce: father, i pray over this message today,
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>> joyce: father, i pray over this message today, that you would cause
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Over this message today, that you would cause people to really understand
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That you would cause people to really understand how important this is.
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People to really understand how important this is. and that you would help
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How important this is. and that you would help us to eliminate this one problem
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And that you would help us to eliminate this one problem out of our life with your help,
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Us to eliminate this one problem out of our life with your help, and give us peace.
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Out of our life with your help, and give us peace. in jesus name, amen.
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And give us peace. in jesus name, amen. i wanna talk to you today
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In jesus name, amen. i wanna talk to you today about jealousy.
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I wanna talk to you today about jealousy. mmm...
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About jealousy. mmm... >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: you know,
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>> joyce: you know, at the root of jealousy
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>> joyce: you know, at the root of jealousy is insecurity.
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Because if we weren't insecure
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Because if we weren't insecure in some way, we wouldn't
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Because if we weren't insecure in some way, we wouldn't feel like we have to have
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In some way, we wouldn't feel like we have to have what somebody else has.
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Feel like we have to have what somebody else has. matter of fact, i think that
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What somebody else has. matter of fact, i think that god has given us such
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Matter of fact, i think that god has given us such a large born-again heart
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God has given us such a large born-again heart that we should be very happy
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A large born-again heart that we should be very happy when other people are blessed.
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That we should be very happy when other people are blessed. matter of fact, the bible
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When other people are blessed. matter of fact, the bible says that, rejoice when
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Matter of fact, the bible says that, rejoice when others rejoice and weep
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Says that, rejoice when others rejoice and weep with them when they weep."
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Others rejoice and weep with them when they weep." and one wonderful thing about
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With them when they weep." and one wonderful thing about being in relationship with jesus
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And one wonderful thing about being in relationship with jesus is you do not have to compare
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Being in relationship with jesus is you do not have to compare yourself with anybody else,
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Is you do not have to compare yourself with anybody else, and you don't have to compare
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Yourself with anybody else, and you don't have to compare what you have with what
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And you don't have to compare what you have with what anybody else has.
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What you have with what anybody else has. you know, jesus broke down
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Anybody else has. you know, jesus broke down the dividing walls and he was
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You know, jesus broke down the dividing walls and he was talking about the dividing wall
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The dividing walls and he was talking about the dividing wall between jews and gentiles.
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Talking about the dividing wall between jews and gentiles. but he also said there's
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Between jews and gentiles. but he also said there's no more male or female,
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But he also said there's no more male or female, slave nor free, but we're
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No more male or female, slave nor free, but we're all one in christ.
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And really a wealthy person
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And really a wealthy person should be comfortable with
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And really a wealthy person should be comfortable with a poor person, and a poor
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Should be comfortable with a poor person, and a poor person should be comfortable
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A poor person, and a poor person should be comfortable with a wealthy person.
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Person should be comfortable with a wealthy person. and when someone that you
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With a wealthy person. and when someone that you know gets blessed, you should
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And when someone that you know gets blessed, you should always rejoice with them.
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Know gets blessed, you should always rejoice with them. i have friends who really
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Always rejoice with them. i have friends who really rejoice with me when
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I have friends who really rejoice with me when something of a blessing
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Rejoice with me when something of a blessing happens in my life.
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Something of a blessing happens in my life. but then you have other
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Happens in my life. but then you have other friends that you can tell
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But then you have other friends that you can tell aren't quite as happy for
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Friends that you can tell aren't quite as happy for you as you'd like 'em to be.
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Aren't quite as happy for you as you'd like 'em to be. and i know one girl that
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You as you'd like 'em to be. and i know one girl that i used to spend quite a bit
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And i know one girl that i used to spend quite a bit of time with, she's kind of not
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I used to spend quite a bit of time with, she's kind of not in my life now, but she--
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Of time with, she's kind of not in my life now, but she-- when i would get blessed,
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In my life now, but she-- when i would get blessed, she would say, "well,
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When i would get blessed, she would say, "well, i'll be glad when god does
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She would say, "well, i'll be glad when god does something like that for me."
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I'll be glad when god does something like that for me." well, you know, that's
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Something like that for me." well, you know, that's not a very nice thing
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Well, you know, that's not a very nice thing to say to somebody.
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Not a very nice thing to say to somebody. we should rejoice when
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To say to somebody. we should rejoice when other people rejoice.
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We should rejoice when other people rejoice. and there's a lot of jealousy
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Other people rejoice. and there's a lot of jealousy sometimes in families
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And there's a lot of jealousy sometimes in families between siblings.
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Sometimes in families between siblings. and i think that jealousy
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Between siblings. and i think that jealousy is one of those, what i call
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And i think that jealousy is one of those, what i call acceptable sins.
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Is one of those, what i call acceptable sins. in other words, we've kind
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Acceptable sins. in other words, we've kind of accepted certain things
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In other words, we've kind of accepted certain things as being, well, not so bad.
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Of accepted certain things as being, well, not so bad. you know, somebody brings
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As being, well, not so bad. you know, somebody brings it up, yes, of course we know
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You know, somebody brings it up, yes, of course we know we shouldn't do it.
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It up, yes, of course we know we shouldn't do it. but we do it and just let
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We shouldn't do it. but we do it and just let it slide and don't think
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But we do it and just let it slide and don't think too much about it.
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It slide and don't think too much about it. so today we're gonna
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Too much about it. so today we're gonna highlight jealousy.
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So today we're gonna highlight jealousy. and if you have any in your
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Highlight jealousy. and if you have any in your heart toward anybody,
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And if you have any in your heart toward anybody, i hope today you'll see
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Heart toward anybody, i hope today you'll see how foolish it is.
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I hope today you'll see how foolish it is. my husband got a word
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How foolish it is. my husband got a word from god one time when
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My husband got a word from god one time when i was preaching on this,
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From god one time when i was preaching on this, and he said, "until you can
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I was preaching on this, and he said, "until you can be happy for the person
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And he said, "until you can be happy for the person who gets what you want,
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Be happy for the person who gets what you want, you'll never get yours."
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>> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: think about that.
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>> joyce: think about that. until you can be happy for
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Until you can be happy for the person who gets what you
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The person who gets what you want you'll never get yours.
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On purpose, god makes sure
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On purpose, god makes sure that somebody comes across
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On purpose, god makes sure that somebody comes across your path that has what
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That somebody comes across your path that has what you want, just to see how
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Your path that has what you want, just to see how you'll react, to see if you're
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You want, just to see how you'll react, to see if you're ready for yours or not.
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You'll react, to see if you're ready for yours or not. so i got a lot of cool things
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Ready for yours or not. so i got a lot of cool things to share with you today.
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So i got a lot of cool things to share with you today. first of all, you know we had
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To share with you today. first of all, you know we had abraham, isaac and jacob.
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First of all, you know we had abraham, isaac and jacob. jacob being one
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Abraham, isaac and jacob. jacob being one of the sons of isaac.
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Jacob being one of the sons of isaac. and laban, who was his uncle,
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Of the sons of isaac. and laban, who was his uncle, in genesis 29:13-18, it says,
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And laban, who was his uncle, in genesis 29:13-18, it says, "when laban heard
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In genesis 29:13-18, it says, "when laban heard of the arrival of jacob
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"when laban heard of the arrival of jacob his sister's son, he ran
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Of the arrival of jacob his sister's son, he ran to meet him, and embraced
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His sister's son, he ran to meet him, and embraced and kissed him and brought
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To meet him, and embraced and kissed him and brought him to his house.
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And kissed him and brought him to his house. and [jacob] told laban
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Him to his house. and [jacob] told laban all kinds of things.
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And [jacob] told laban all kinds of things. then laban said to him,
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All kinds of things. then laban said to him, 'surely you are my bone
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Then laban said to him, 'surely you are my bone and my flesh.'
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'surely you are my bone and my flesh.' and [jacob] stayed
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And my flesh.' and [jacob] stayed with him a month.
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And [jacob] stayed with him a month. then laban said to jacob,
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With him a month. then laban said to jacob, 'now just because you're
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Then laban said to jacob, 'now just because you're my relative, should you
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'now just because you're my relative, should you work for me for nothing?
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My relative, should you work for me for nothing? tell me, what you would
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Work for me for nothing? tell me, what you would like your wages to be?'
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Tell me, what you would like your wages to be?' now, laban had two daughters;
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Like your wages to be?' now, laban had two daughters; the name of the elder
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Now, laban had two daughters; the name of the elder was leah and the name
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The name of the elder was leah and the name of the younger was rachel.
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Was leah and the name of the younger was rachel. and leah's eyes were weak
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Of the younger was rachel. and leah's eyes were weak and dull looking, but rachel
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And leah's eyes were weak and dull looking, but rachel was beautiful and attractive."
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And dull looking, but rachel was beautiful and attractive." i think that's a nice way
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Was beautiful and attractive." i think that's a nice way of saying leah wasn't
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I think that's a nice way of saying leah wasn't very pretty.
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Of saying leah wasn't very pretty. >> [audience laughing]
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Very pretty. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: so right there
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: so right there you've got an open door
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>> joyce: so right there you've got an open door for jealousy unless people
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You've got an open door for jealousy unless people are spiritual enough to keep
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For jealousy unless people are spiritual enough to keep it out of their life.
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Are spiritual enough to keep it out of their life. so you have rachel,
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It out of their life. so you have rachel, who's beautiful, and leah,
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So you have rachel, who's beautiful, and leah, who's not so good looking.
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Who's beautiful, and leah, who's not so good looking. "and jacob loved rachel;
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Who's not so good looking. "and jacob loved rachel; so he said, 'i will work for you
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"and jacob loved rachel; so he said, 'i will work for you for seven years for rachel
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So he said, 'i will work for you for seven years for rachel your youngest daughter.'"
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For seven years for rachel your youngest daughter.'" "and when the lord saw that
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Your youngest daughter.'" "and when the lord saw that leah was despised, he made
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"and when the lord saw that leah was despised, he made her able to bear children,
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Leah was despised, he made her able to bear children, but rachel was barren."
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I like to say that everybody
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I like to say that everybody gets something, but nobody
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I like to say that everybody gets something, but nobody gets everything.
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Gets something, but nobody gets everything. >> [audience applauding]
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Gets everything. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: leah wasn't so pretty,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: leah wasn't so pretty, but she could bear children.
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>> joyce: leah wasn't so pretty, but she could bear children. rachel was beautiful,
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But she could bear children. rachel was beautiful, she could not bear children.
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Rachel was beautiful, she could not bear children. and in those days, bearing
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She could not bear children. and in those days, bearing children was way, way, way
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And in those days, bearing children was way, way, way more important than it is today.
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And so whole bunch of stuff
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And so whole bunch of stuff goes on and jacob works
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And so whole bunch of stuff goes on and jacob works his seven years, and then
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Goes on and jacob works his seven years, and then it was time for their wedding.
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His seven years, and then it was time for their wedding. and they got jacob drunk
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It was time for their wedding. and they got jacob drunk and put leah in his tent
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And they got jacob drunk and put leah in his tent with him.
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And put leah in his tent with him. and of course, he had
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With him. and of course, he had intercourse with her
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And of course, he had intercourse with her that night, the bible says.
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Intercourse with her that night, the bible says. and woke up the next morning,
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That night, the bible says. and woke up the next morning, and here leah's in bed
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And woke up the next morning, and here leah's in bed with him, and he's like,
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And here leah's in bed with him, and he's like, "you cheated me."
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With him, and he's like, "you cheated me." well, first of all,
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"you cheated me." well, first of all, i think jacob forgot how
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Well, first of all, i think jacob forgot how he cheated his brother.
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I think jacob forgot how he cheated his brother. stole his birthright.
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He cheated his brother. stole his birthright. see, sometimes we're just
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Stole his birthright. see, sometimes we're just getting back what we gave
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See, sometimes we're just getting back what we gave to somebody else,
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Getting back what we gave to somebody else, but we forget that we did that.
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To somebody else, but we forget that we did that. and so then he said,
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But we forget that we did that. and so then he said, "i'll also let you have rachel
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And so then he said, "i'll also let you have rachel if you'll work for me
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"i'll also let you have rachel if you'll work for me another seven years."
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If you'll work for me another seven years." but he got to have rachel
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Another seven years." but he got to have rachel while he was working
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But he got to have rachel while he was working those seven years.
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While he was working those seven years. so now he had two wives,
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Those seven years. so now he had two wives, leah and rachel.
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So now he had two wives, leah and rachel. and leah just kept having
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Leah and rachel. and leah just kept having baby after baby.
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And leah just kept having baby after baby. and rachel kept not having
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Baby after baby. and rachel kept not having any children at all.
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And rachel kept not having any children at all. and then rachel came--
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Any children at all. and then rachel came-- leah came to a time where
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And then rachel came-- leah came to a time where she was not bearing, so she
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Leah came to a time where she was not bearing, so she gave her handmaiden to jacob.
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She was not bearing, so she gave her handmaiden to jacob. and rachel, at one point gave
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Gave her handmaiden to jacob. and rachel, at one point gave her handmaiden to jacob.
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And rachel, at one point gave her handmaiden to jacob. and i noticed that these men
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Her handmaiden to jacob. and i noticed that these men whose women gave them
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And i noticed that these men whose women gave them other wives, they didn't
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Turn them down.
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Turn them down. >> [audience laughing]
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Turn them down. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and so, i don't think
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and so, i don't think it's too smart to give your
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>> joyce: and so, i don't think it's too smart to give your husband a second wife.
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It's too smart to give your husband a second wife. i'm not gonna do that.
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Husband a second wife. i'm not gonna do that. but i would hope, even
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I'm not gonna do that. but i would hope, even if i tried to, that he'd say,
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But i would hope, even if i tried to, that he'd say, "no, lady, you're crazy.
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If i tried to, that he'd say, "no, lady, you're crazy. i don't want that."
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"no, lady, you're crazy. i don't want that." >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: but none
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>> joyce: but none of them did that.
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>> joyce: but none of them did that. they just took it.
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Of them did that. they just took it. and then in genesis 30,
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They just took it. and then in genesis 30, verse 22, it says,
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And then in genesis 30, verse 22, it says, "then god remembered rachel."
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Verse 22, it says, "then god remembered rachel." thank god that even when
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"then god remembered rachel." thank god that even when he forgets us for a while,
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Thank god that even when he forgets us for a while, he remembers us at some point.
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He forgets us for a while, he remembers us at some point. "and answered her pleading
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He remembers us at some point. "and answered her pleading and made it possible
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"and answered her pleading and made it possible for her to have children.
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And made it possible for her to have children. and [now for the first time]
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For her to have children. and [now for the first time] she became pregnant and bore
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And [now for the first time] she became pregnant and bore a son; and she said, 'god has
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She became pregnant and bore a son; and she said, 'god has taken away my reproach,
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A son; and she said, 'god has taken away my reproach, disgrace and humiliation.'
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Taken away my reproach, disgrace and humiliation.' and she called his name
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Disgrace and humiliation.' and she called his name joseph [which means may he add]
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And she called his name joseph [which means may he add] and said, 'may the lord add
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Joseph [which means may he add] and said, 'may the lord add to me another son.'"
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And so we see a situation there
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And so we see a situation there where they could've really
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And so we see a situation there where they could've really been unhappy and miserable.
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Where they could've really been unhappy and miserable. and i don't know whether
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Been unhappy and miserable. and i don't know whether they were or they weren't,
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And i don't know whether they were or they weren't, but they were people.
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They were or they weren't, but they were people. so i would imagine there
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But they were people. so i would imagine there was a little bit of...
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So i would imagine there was a little bit of... "nyah, nyah, nyah, nyah, nyah, "
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Was a little bit of... "nyah, nyah, nyah, nyah, nyah, " between them.
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"nyah, nyah, nyah, nyah, nyah, " between them. so we wanna try to keep
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Between them. so we wanna try to keep jealousy out of our life.
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So we wanna try to keep jealousy out of our life. the bible says,
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Jealousy out of our life. the bible says, "jealousy rots the bones."
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The bible says, "jealousy rots the bones." yuck!
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There was noah in the bible
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There was noah in the bible and there was abraham, and they
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There was noah in the bible and there was abraham, and they both made covenants with god.
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And there was abraham, and they both made covenants with god. the bible talks about how noah
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Both made covenants with god. the bible talks about how noah built this ark, which took
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The bible talks about how noah built this ark, which took him somewhere between
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Built this ark, which took him somewhere between 50 and 75 years to build.
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Him somewhere between 50 and 75 years to build. and just imagine for 75 years
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50 and 75 years to build. and just imagine for 75 years having everybody laugh at you
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And just imagine for 75 years having everybody laugh at you and think you're nuts.
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Having everybody laugh at you and think you're nuts. and then they had the flood.
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And think you're nuts. and then they had the flood. and noah lived his life,
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And then they had the flood. and noah lived his life, did whatever he did.
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And noah lived his life, did whatever he did. and abraham may have
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Did whatever he did. and abraham may have been alive for a few
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And abraham may have been alive for a few years of noah's life.
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Been alive for a few years of noah's life. it's funny, all the experts,
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Years of noah's life. it's funny, all the experts, you try to find out
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It's funny, all the experts, you try to find out what's right, and one
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You try to find out what's right, and one says he was alive,
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What's right, and one says he was alive, one says he wasn't alive.
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Says he was alive, one says he wasn't alive. anyway, we know that they
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One says he wasn't alive. anyway, we know that they both lived, and at some point
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Anyway, we know that they both lived, and at some point they both died, but god
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Both lived, and at some point they both died, but god made a covenant with them.
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And he used different things
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And he used different things to seal the covenant.
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And he used different things to seal the covenant. with noah, he gave
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To seal the covenant. with noah, he gave him a rainbow.
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With noah, he gave him a rainbow. and i'm sure noah was ready
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Him a rainbow. and i'm sure noah was ready for a rainbow day
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And i'm sure noah was ready for a rainbow day after all he went through.
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For a rainbow day after all he went through. how many of you would love
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To have a rainbow day?
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To have a rainbow day? we probably all feel like
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To have a rainbow day? we probably all feel like we're due for one, right?
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We probably all feel like we're due for one, right? but then you come to abraham,
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We're due for one, right? but then you come to abraham, who also had really gone
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But then you come to abraham, who also had really gone through a lot of stuff:
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Who also had really gone through a lot of stuff: left his home, take everything
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Through a lot of stuff: left his home, take everything you know, go away from
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Left his home, take everything you know, go away from everybody you know,
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You know, go away from everybody you know, to a land that i will show you.
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Everybody you know, to a land that i will show you. well, i don't know that
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To a land that i will show you. well, i don't know that i would've taken that deal.
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Well, i don't know that i would've taken that deal. i would have said,
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I would've taken that deal. i would have said, "show me, and then i'll go."
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I would have said, "show me, and then i'll go." >> [audience laughing]
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"show me, and then i'll go." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but god
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but god often does that to us.
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You know, he--we start out
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You know, he--we start out towards something that we're
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You know, he--we start out towards something that we're not sure of, but we feel that's
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Towards something that we're not sure of, but we feel that's what god wants us to do.
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Not sure of, but we feel that's what god wants us to do. and god made a covenant
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What god wants us to do. and god made a covenant with abraham, and he sealed
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And god made a covenant with abraham, and he sealed it with a circumcision.
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With abraham, and he sealed it with a circumcision. now, which would you
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It with a circumcision. now, which would you rather have?
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>> [audience laughing]
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i doubt that abraham
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i doubt that abraham was really too popular
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>> joyce: i doubt that abraham was really too popular that day with the guys.
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Was really too popular that day with the guys. i think it's funny because
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That day with the guys. i think it's funny because you have two completely
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I think it's funny because you have two completely different scenarios here.
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You have two completely different scenarios here. and abraham, there's no evidence
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Different scenarios here. and abraham, there's no evidence that he knew noah, but i'm sure
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And abraham, there's no evidence that he knew noah, but i'm sure he had heard the story of noah
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That he knew noah, but i'm sure he had heard the story of noah and the rainbow.
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He had heard the story of noah and the rainbow. and he knew it was true
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And the rainbow. and he knew it was true because we all still
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And he knew it was true because we all still get to see rainbows.
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Because we all still get to see rainbows. and surely abraham
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Get to see rainbows. and surely abraham saw a rainbow.
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And surely abraham saw a rainbow. so i wonder what he thought
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Saw a rainbow. so i wonder what he thought when he thought about how
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So i wonder what he thought when he thought about how noah's covenant was sealed
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When he thought about how noah's covenant was sealed with a rainbow, but god
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Noah's covenant was sealed with a rainbow, but god sealed his with a circumcision.
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With a rainbow, but god sealed his with a circumcision. why circumcision?
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Sealed his with a circumcision. why circumcision? because it meant the cutting
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Why circumcision? because it meant the cutting back of the flesh.
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Because it meant the cutting back of the flesh. and god was telling him
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Back of the flesh. and god was telling him it was time to stop walking
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And god was telling him it was time to stop walking in the flesh and to begin
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It was time to stop walking in the flesh and to begin to walk in the spirit.
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It was a good day for noah
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It was a good day for noah when he got that rainbow.
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It was a good day for noah when he got that rainbow. it wasn't such a good day
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When he got that rainbow. it wasn't such a good day for abraham when he got
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A circumcision.
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A circumcision. i'm sure maybe he thought,
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A circumcision. i'm sure maybe he thought, "this isn't fair.
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I'm sure maybe he thought, "this isn't fair. noah got a rainbow.
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"this isn't fair. noah got a rainbow. i not only got a circumcision,
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Noah got a rainbow. i not only got a circumcision, now i have to circumcise
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I not only got a circumcision, now i have to circumcise every other man in the camp."
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Now i have to circumcise every other man in the camp." well, how do we respond when
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Every other man in the camp." well, how do we respond when difficulty comes our way
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Well, how do we respond when difficulty comes our way and other people we know
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Difficulty comes our way and other people we know are being blessed?
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And other people we know are being blessed? and you don't have
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Are being blessed? and you don't have to look so innocent.
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And you don't have to look so innocent. it's tough sometimes when
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To look so innocent. it's tough sometimes when you just keep having trouble
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It's tough sometimes when you just keep having trouble after trouble after trouble,
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You just keep having trouble after trouble after trouble, and your friend comes and tells
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After trouble after trouble, and your friend comes and tells you how blessed they are.
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And your friend comes and tells you how blessed they are. sometimes you wanna be happy
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You how blessed they are. sometimes you wanna be happy for them, but you just can't
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Sometimes you wanna be happy for them, but you just can't find it in you to do it.
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For them, but you just can't find it in you to do it. i remember back before
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Find it in you to do it. i remember back before my ministry really ever
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I remember back before my ministry really ever got started, i was working
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My ministry really ever got started, i was working at a church and i did have
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Got started, i was working at a church and i did have a weekly women's there that
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At a church and i did have a weekly women's there that ultimately was very blessed.
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A weekly women's there that ultimately was very blessed. but i was believing for such
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Ultimately was very blessed. but i was believing for such great things and big things.
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But i was believing for such great things and big things. and i had quit my job
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Great things and big things. and i had quit my job to study for ministry.
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And i had quit my job to study for ministry. and every month
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To study for ministry. and every month we needed $40 to just
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And every month we needed $40 to just be able to pay our bills.
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We needed $40 to just be able to pay our bills. we had to have a miracle
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Be able to pay our bills. we had to have a miracle every month, every month.
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We had to have a miracle every month, every month. and every month for six years
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Every month, every month. and every month for six years god gave us a miracle.
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>> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and sometimes,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and sometimes, a lot of times people would
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>> joyce: and sometimes, a lot of times people would just walk up to us in church
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A lot of times people would just walk up to us in church and say, "here, god told
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Just walk up to us in church and say, "here, god told me to give this to you."
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And say, "here, god told me to give this to you." and they'd give us some money.
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Me to give this to you." and they'd give us some money. we got, one time we got a refund
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And they'd give us some money. we got, one time we got a refund on our utility bill, and just--
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We got, one time we got a refund on our utility bill, and just-- god would always do something.
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On our utility bill, and just-- god would always do something. there was always something
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God would always do something. there was always something that he would do.
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There was always something that he would do. but, you know, i was tired
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That he would do. but, you know, i was tired of living hand to mouth
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But, you know, i was tired of living hand to mouth and never, you know, i had
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Of living hand to mouth and never, you know, i had to go for anything extra,
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And never, you know, i had to go for anything extra, i went to garage sales
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To go for anything extra, i went to garage sales to get my kids clothes
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I went to garage sales to get my kids clothes and shoes and believed god.
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To get my kids clothes and shoes and believed god. and i didn't understand
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And shoes and believed god. and i didn't understand why all that was happening.
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And i didn't understand why all that was happening. i didn't understand it at all.
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But you know, needing to believe
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But you know, needing to believe god for that miracle over
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But you know, needing to believe god for that miracle over that period of time, and seeing
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God for that miracle over that period of time, and seeing him do that, i believe is what
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That period of time, and seeing him do that, i believe is what gives us the faith for
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Him do that, i believe is what gives us the faith for what we need now.
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Gives us the faith for what we need now. and a lot of times you're
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What we need now. and a lot of times you're going through a hard place
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And a lot of times you're going through a hard place and you don't understand it.
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Going through a hard place and you don't understand it. but i always say we live life
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And you don't understand it. but i always say we live life forward and we understand
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But i always say we live life forward and we understand it backward.
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Forward and we understand it backward. how many things do you
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It backward. how many things do you understand now, about something
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How many things do you understand now, about something you went through previously
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Understand now, about something you went through previously that you didn't get at all then?
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You went through previously that you didn't get at all then? okay.
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That you didn't get at all then? okay. and you know, the rest of you
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Okay. and you know, the rest of you that are going through
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And you know, the rest of you that are going through something, the same thing
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That are going through something, the same thing will probably happen to you.
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Something, the same thing will probably happen to you. we often wanna be used by god,
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Will probably happen to you. we often wanna be used by god, but we don't wanna be prepared
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We often wanna be used by god, but we don't wanna be prepared to be used by god.
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But we don't wanna be prepared to be used by god. and so you better
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To be used by god. and so you better be careful when you're
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And so you better be careful when you're jealous of somebody else's
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Be careful when you're jealous of somebody else's position because you
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Jealous of somebody else's position because you may not wanna do what
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Position because you may not wanna do what they did to get it.
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May not wanna do what they did to get it. >> [audience applauding]
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They did to get it. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: that's why it's very
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: that's why it's very silly to be jealous of what
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>> joyce: that's why it's very silly to be jealous of what somebody else has got.
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Silly to be jealous of what somebody else has got. because nobody gets
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Somebody else has got. because nobody gets anything without paying
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Because nobody gets anything without paying some kind of price.
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Anything without paying some kind of price. there's a price to pay for what
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Some kind of price. there's a price to pay for what the osteen family does.
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There's a price to pay for what the osteen family does. there's a price to pay
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The osteen family does. there's a price to pay for what i do.
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There's a price to pay for what i do. i've been in ministry 50 years
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For what i do. i've been in ministry 50 years and it's been the greatest
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I've been in ministry 50 years and it's been the greatest privilege of my life.
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And it's been the greatest privilege of my life. i've taught the word
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Privilege of my life. i've taught the word for 50 years.
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I've taught the word for 50 years. >> [audience applauding]
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For 50 years. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and i still love it,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and i still love it, still love it and plan to do it,
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>> joyce: and i still love it, still love it and plan to do it, until i can't move anymore.
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Still love it and plan to do it, until i can't move anymore. but there's been
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Until i can't move anymore. but there's been a lot of sacrifices.
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But there's been a lot of sacrifices. you get--people tell lies
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A lot of sacrifices. you get--people tell lies about you and put 'em online.
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You get--people tell lies about you and put 'em online. and it seems like it's always
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About you and put 'em online. and it seems like it's always the people that are succeeding
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And it seems like it's always the people that are succeeding that the media picks on.
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The people that are succeeding that the media picks on. very often you'll find
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That the media picks on. very often you'll find joel and i linked
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Very often you'll find joel and i linked together in articles.
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Joel and i linked together in articles. there's always about
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Together in articles. there's always about three of us.
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There's always about three of us. and it's like we're false
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Three of us. and it's like we're false teachers and we're this,
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And it's like we're false teachers and we're this, and we're that, and we're
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Teachers and we're this, and we're that, and we're something else.
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And we're that, and we're something else. and all we're really trying
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Something else. and all we're really trying to do is help people.
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And all we're really trying to do is help people. and it's somebody
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To do is help people. and it's somebody that's jealous...
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And it's somebody that's jealous... >> [audience applauding]
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That's jealous... >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: all it is, is somebody
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: all it is, is somebody that's jealous of your success
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>> joyce: all it is, is somebody that's jealous of your success that wants to judge you
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That's jealous of your success that wants to judge you for what you're doing
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That wants to judge you for what you're doing while they're doing nothing.
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For what you're doing while they're doing nothing. amen?
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While they're doing nothing. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and so instead
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and so instead of getting mad at 'em, we really
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>> joyce: and so instead of getting mad at 'em, we really just need to pray for 'em.
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Of getting mad at 'em, we really just need to pray for 'em. doesn't do any good to get mad
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Just need to pray for 'em. doesn't do any good to get mad at somebody that's an idiot?
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Doesn't do any good to get mad at somebody that's an idiot? >> [audience laughing]
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At somebody that's an idiot? >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: well, really, i mean,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: well, really, i mean, when you sit and talk about
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>> joyce: well, really, i mean, when you sit and talk about or write about things you don't
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When you sit and talk about or write about things you don't know anything about, really you
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Or write about things you don't know anything about, really you don't know anything about.
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Know anything about, really you don't know anything about. that's a dangerous thing.
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So anyway, i was at this place
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So anyway, i was at this place where i was really needing
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So anyway, i was at this place where i was really needing a breakthrough.
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Where i was really needing a breakthrough. and my pastor came by one day
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A breakthrough. and my pastor came by one day and he'd just come back
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And my pastor came by one day and he'd just come back from a big conference
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And he'd just come back from a big conference that he'd been invited to.
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From a big conference that he'd been invited to. and i would've given anything
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That he'd been invited to. and i would've given anything to have been invited anywhere
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And i would've given anything to have been invited anywhere at that time.
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To have been invited anywhere at that time. and he was so excited.
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At that time. and he was so excited. and, oh, they'd given him
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And he was so excited. and, oh, they'd given him a big offering and he was
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And, oh, they'd given him a big offering and he was excited about that.
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A big offering and he was excited about that. and four people came up to him
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Excited about that. and four people came up to him and said they wanted to partner
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And four people came up to him and said they wanted to partner with his ministry.
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And said they wanted to partner with his ministry. and he was excited about that.
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With his ministry. and he was excited about that. and all of a sudden he looked
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And he was excited about that. and all of a sudden he looked at me and he said, "is it okay
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And all of a sudden he looked at me and he said, "is it okay that i'm telling you this?"
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At me and he said, "is it okay that i'm telling you this?" i said, "oh, yes, yes,
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Praise the lord!
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Praise the lord! very happy for you."
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Praise the lord! very happy for you." i'm thinking, "get out of here."
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Very happy for you." i'm thinking, "get out of here." >> [audience laughing]
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I'm thinking, "get out of here." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and so when he left,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and so when he left, i threw myself across
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>> joyce: and so when he left, i threw myself across my daughter's bed and i cried
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I threw myself across my daughter's bed and i cried and cried and cried.
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My daughter's bed and i cried and cried and cried. but i told god then i said,
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And cried and cried. but i told god then i said, "no matter how much,
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But i told god then i said, "no matter how much, no matter how long,
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"no matter how much, no matter how long, we need $40 a month
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No matter how long, we need $40 a month to pay our bills, we are gonna
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We need $40 a month to pay our bills, we are gonna keep tithing and giving like
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To pay our bills, we are gonna keep tithing and giving like you tell us to, whether you
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Keep tithing and giving like you tell us to, whether you ever do anything or not."
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You tell us to, whether you ever do anything or not." and, you know, from that day
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Ever do anything or not." and, you know, from that day forward, we began to prosper
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And, you know, from that day forward, we began to prosper and come out of that.
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Forward, we began to prosper and come out of that. and so there might be a few
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And come out of that. and so there might be a few tests that you'll have to pass.
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And so there might be a few tests that you'll have to pass. everybody like tests?
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Tests that you'll have to pass. everybody like tests? we get 'em.
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Everybody like tests? we get 'em. our faith gets tested.
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We get 'em. our faith gets tested. and a lot of times right before
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Our faith gets tested. and a lot of times right before god's gonna promote you,
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And a lot of times right before god's gonna promote you, you'll get tested.
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God's gonna promote you, you'll get tested. stay stable, stay solid.
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You'll get tested. stay stable, stay solid. that's what god's looking for.
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Stay stable, stay solid. that's what god's looking for. what about if your church has
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That's what god's looking for. what about if your church has averaged 200 people forever,
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What about if your church has averaged 200 people forever, and a new guy comes to town
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Averaged 200 people forever, and a new guy comes to town and in four months
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And a new guy comes to town and in four months he's got 1,000 people?
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And in four months he's got 1,000 people? can you be happy for him?
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He's got 1,000 people? can you be happy for him? well, what we should do,
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Can you be happy for him? well, what we should do, is buy him a new sound system
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Well, what we should do, is buy him a new sound system and send it to him.
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Is buy him a new sound system and send it to him. there's a way to fight back.
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And send it to him. there's a way to fight back. there's a way to fight
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There's a way to fight back. there's a way to fight back against jealousy
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There's a way to fight back against jealousy and envy and greed.
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Back against jealousy and envy and greed. you just purposely do something
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And envy and greed. you just purposely do something generous and it breaks the power
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You just purposely do something generous and it breaks the power of that wicked spirit.
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Generous and it breaks the power of that wicked spirit. what do you say about him,
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Of that wicked spirit. what do you say about him, when other people are
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What do you say about him, when other people are talking bad about him?
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When other people are talking bad about him? do you say something good
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Talking bad about him? do you say something good to kind of turn it around?
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Do you say something good to kind of turn it around? have you reached out
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To kind of turn it around? have you reached out in friendship to the guy?
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Have you reached out in friendship to the guy? now, i know none of you may
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In friendship to the guy? now, i know none of you may be in this particular situation,
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Now, i know none of you may be in this particular situation, but i'm just making up stories
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Be in this particular situation, but i'm just making up stories that you can relate to.
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But i'm just making up stories that you can relate to. see, sometimes we're jealous,
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That you can relate to. see, sometimes we're jealous, and we don't even realize we're
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See, sometimes we're jealous, and we don't even realize we're jealous, because we don't even
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And we don't even realize we're jealous, because we don't even pay attention to what's coming
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Jealous, because we don't even pay attention to what's coming out of our mouth or our attitude
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Pay attention to what's coming out of our mouth or our attitude toward that person.
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Out of our mouth or our attitude toward that person. wonder how many people are
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Toward that person. wonder how many people are in here today who have a sibling
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Wonder how many people are in here today who have a sibling that you're jealous of?
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In here today who have a sibling that you're jealous of? i would ask for a show of hands,
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That you're jealous of? i would ask for a show of hands, but i don't wanna embarrass you.
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I would ask for a show of hands, but i don't wanna embarrass you. >> [audience laughing]
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But i don't wanna embarrass you. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: that very often
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: that very often happens in families.
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>> joyce: that very often happens in families. one was great at sports,
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Happens in families. one was great at sports, and one didn't even have
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One was great at sports, and one didn't even have coordination or balance.
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And one didn't even have coordination or balance. one had a great singing voice,
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Coordination or balance. one had a great singing voice, and the other one couldn't
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One had a great singing voice, and the other one couldn't do anything.
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And the other one couldn't do anything. one was extremely smart and
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Do anything. one was extremely smart and the other one not so smart.
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One was extremely smart and the other one not so smart. one got married and happened
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The other one not so smart. one got married and happened to marry somebody that was
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One got married and happened to marry somebody that was really rich, and so now they've
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To marry somebody that was really rich, and so now they've got everything, and you're
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Really rich, and so now they've got everything, and you're just living a normal life
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Got everything, and you're just living a normal life and you let jealousy set in.
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Just living a normal life and you let jealousy set in. you know, jealousy really
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And you let jealousy set in. you know, jealousy really doesn't hurt the other people,
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You know, jealousy really doesn't hurt the other people, but it eats at you.
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Doesn't hurt the other people, but it eats at you. it eats at your life.
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But it eats at you. it eats at your life. it eats away at your joy.
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It eats at your life. it eats away at your joy. it eats away at your peace.
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It eats away at your joy. it eats away at your peace. and it's just plain not pretty.
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It eats away at your peace. and it's just plain not pretty. it's an ugly spirit.
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And it's just plain not pretty. it's an ugly spirit. do you know
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It's an ugly spirit. do you know the tenth commandment was:
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Do you know the tenth commandment was: "thou shalt not covet"?
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The tenth commandment was: "thou shalt not covet"? and that's what
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"thou shalt not covet"? and that's what we're looking at.
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And that's what we're looking at. i heard one time that it would
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We're looking at. i heard one time that it would have been possible for people
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I heard one time that it would have been possible for people to keep the first nine.
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Have been possible for people to keep the first nine. they could not murder,
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To keep the first nine. they could not murder, not steal, not lie.
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They could not murder, not steal, not lie. but nobody could keep
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Not steal, not lie. but nobody could keep the 10th one because it's very
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But nobody could keep the 10th one because it's very challenging, without god,
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The 10th one because it's very challenging, without god, to not want what somebody
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Challenging, without god, to not want what somebody else has, especially if you
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To not want what somebody else has, especially if you don't have much.
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Else has, especially if you don't have much. and i can imagine how hard
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Don't have much. and i can imagine how hard it must have been for rachel,
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And i can imagine how hard it must have been for rachel, when she watched leah
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It must have been for rachel, when she watched leah have baby after baby.
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When she watched leah have baby after baby. just think for a minute
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Have baby after baby. just think for a minute how hard that must have been.
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Just think for a minute how hard that must have been. or maybe what abraham did think
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How hard that must have been. or maybe what abraham did think when god sealed his covenant
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Or maybe what abraham did think when god sealed his covenant with the circumcision.
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When god sealed his covenant with the circumcision. i mean, that doesn't sound
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With the circumcision. i mean, that doesn't sound like too much fun.
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I mean, that doesn't sound like too much fun. i'd rather have a rainbow.
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Like too much fun. i'd rather have a rainbow. how about you?
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I'd rather have a rainbow. how about you? what about when your friend
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How about you? what about when your friend gets the promotion or the
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What about when your friend gets the promotion or the position that you wanted?
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Gets the promotion or the position that you wanted? what about when your friend
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Position that you wanted? what about when your friend loses 30 pounds and she
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What about when your friend loses 30 pounds and she says all she did was walk
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Loses 30 pounds and she says all she did was walk and drink water...
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Says all she did was walk and drink water... >> [audience laughing]
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And drink water... >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and you've been
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and you've been starving and you lost 2 pounds?
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>> joyce: and you've been starving and you lost 2 pounds? i remember one of dave's
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Starving and you lost 2 pounds? i remember one of dave's sisters, she lost a lot
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I remember one of dave's sisters, she lost a lot of weight, and i said,
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Sisters, she lost a lot of weight, and i said, "what have you been doing?"
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Of weight, and i said, "what have you been doing?" she said, "i just started
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"what have you been doing?" she said, "i just started walking a mile a day
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She said, "i just started walking a mile a day and drinking a lot of water."
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Walking a mile a day and drinking a lot of water." and i thought...
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And drinking a lot of water." and i thought... >> [audience laughing]
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And i thought... >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: we need to trust
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: we need to trust god's decisions.
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>> joyce: we need to trust god's decisions. we say that he's in charge
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God's decisions. we say that he's in charge of our life.
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We say that he's in charge of our life. we say, "god, you take control."
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Of our life. we say, "god, you take control." and then when he does, we don't
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We say, "god, you take control." and then when he does, we don't always like what he does.
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And then when he does, we don't always like what he does. god makes the decisions
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Always like what he does. god makes the decisions and we should remain content.
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God makes the decisions and we should remain content. ooh, it's so hard to be content,
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And we should remain content. ooh, it's so hard to be content, isn't it?
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Ooh, it's so hard to be content, isn't it? all the time.
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Isn't it? all the time. but that's what god wants.
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All the time. but that's what god wants. contentment with godliness
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But that's what god wants. contentment with godliness is joy.
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>> [cabinet closing]
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>> [cabinet closing] >> [refrigerator door
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>> [refrigerator door opening and closing]
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Opening and closing] >> announcer: as your day
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>> announcer: as your day begins, your thoughts
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Begins, your thoughts throughout the day matter.
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Throughout the day matter. >> [cereal pouring]
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>> [cereal pouring] >> announcer: and if
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>> announcer: and if they are negative,
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They are negative, it could be very--um...
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It could be very--um... >> [milk plopping]
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>> [milk plopping] >> announcer: shall we say,
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>> announcer: shall we say, risky?
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Risky? but this is exactly what our
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But this is exactly what our thought life can look like
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Thought life can look like when it's full of negativity;
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When it's full of negativity; the nice heaping bowl of trash.
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>> joyce: you know, it's very
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>> joyce: you know, it's very important to have a healthy
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Important to have a healthy spirit, soul, and body.
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Spirit, soul, and body. believe me,
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Believe me, i know from experience.
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I know from experience. early on, my thoughts
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Early on, my thoughts did not line up with
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Did not line up with god's word, and i started
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God's word, and i started to believe the wrong things.
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To believe the wrong things. it took me a while to learn
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It took me a while to learn about these negative
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About these negative thoughts, and how harmful
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Thoughts, and how harmful they were to me.
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They were to me. god showed me that there are
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God showed me that there are thoughts to reject, and healthy
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Thoughts to reject, and healthy thoughts to embrace.
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And that's exactly what
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And that's exactly what i will show you in my book,
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I will show you in my book, “power thoughts
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“power thoughts for your health.”
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For your health.” although we don't always have
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Although we don't always have the power to change every
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The power to change every unpleasant circumstance
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Unpleasant circumstance in our lives, we do have
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In our lives, we do have the power to change our
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The power to change our outlook through god's word.
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Outlook through god's word. >> announcer: joyce's book
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>> announcer: joyce's book "power thoughts
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"power thoughts for your health,"
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For your health," is available to you today
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Is available to you today for a gift of any amount.
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For a gift of any amount. contact us at...
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Contact us at... or visit us online at:
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Or visit us online at: joycemeyer.org.
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Joycemeyer.org. and with your gift
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And with your gift of any amount,
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Of any amount, we'd also like to include
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We'd also like to include an audio magnet
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An audio magnet with encouraging
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With encouraging words from joyce.
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Words from joyce. >> joyce: let me tell
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>> joyce: let me tell you something.
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You something. when you're in the lowest pit,
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When you're in the lowest pit, god can have
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God can have his eye on you.
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His eye on you. and he still says,
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And he still says, “i love you unconditionally.
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“i love you unconditionally. i will never give up on you.”
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I will never give up on you.” don't you dare give up.
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Don't you dare give up. god is gonna break through.
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God is gonna break through.
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>> announcer: receive
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>> announcer: receive joyce's book, “power thoughts
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Healthy emotions, and a healthy mind,
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And a healthy mind, because it will mean
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Because it will mean a healthier you.
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A healthier you. >> joyce: and remember, you'll
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>> joyce: and remember, you'll not only receive today's
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Not only receive today's resource, but your gift today
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Resource, but your gift today allows us to share
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Allows us to share the love of christ around
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Hand of hope outreaches.
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>> [♪♪]
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>> [♪♪] >> [blender mixing]
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>> [blender mixing] >> [liquid bubbling]
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>> [liquid bubbling] >> announcer: again,
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>> announcer: again, you wouldn't
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Purposefully put trash into
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Trash into your body;
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Your body; that's really
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>> joyce: boy, you know,
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>> joyce: boy, you know, in today's world,
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In today's world, there are many stressors,
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There are many stressors, so many things to deal
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So many things to deal with on a daily basis.
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With on a daily basis. how do we navigate
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How do we navigate all of life's pressures?
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All of life's pressures? well, god's word has
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Well, god's word has much to say about it.
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Much to say about it. so, i thought we could
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So, i thought we could all get together with
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All get together with some of my friends
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Some of my friends and talk about it.
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And talk about it.
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>> announcer: join us
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>> announcer: join us for the enjoying
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For the enjoying everyday life
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Everyday life conference.
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Conference. a weekend
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A weekend of practical messages
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Of practical messages and heartfelt worship
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And heartfelt worship with joyce
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With joyce and her guests,
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And her guests, dr. henry cloud,
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Dr. henry cloud, nona jones,
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Nona jones, and worship with
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And worship with naomi raine,
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Naomi raine, april 10-11,
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April 10-11, in hershey, pennsylvania.
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In hershey, pennsylvania. >> joyce: you know,
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>> joyce: you know, i have such a passion
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I have such a passion for teaching god's word,
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For teaching god's word, and it's even better when
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And it's even better when we all get together
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We all get together under one roof.
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Under one roof. so, i really hope
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So, i really hope to see you there.
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To see you there.
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>> announcer:
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>> announcer: register today.
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Register today. go to:
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Go to: joycemeyer.org.
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>> [music]
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>> announcer: we hope you
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>> announcer: we hope you enjoyed today's program.
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Enjoyed today's program.
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We are so grateful
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We are so grateful to our joyce meyer
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To our joyce meyer ministries partners
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Ministries partners who make this
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Who make this and all we do possible,
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And all we do possible, including sharing
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Including sharing god's word
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God's word and offering help
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And offering help to people in need
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To people in need all over the world.
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Joyce Meyer - Jealousy (Part 1)

February 19, 2026 | 27:29

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