Joyce Meyer - Kindness

October 13, 2025 | 29:29

Are you enduring life—or enjoying it? Today, discover how the fruit of kindness can shift your attitude, heal relationships, and reflect God’s love in action.

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Joyce Meyer: Enjoying Everyday Life | Joyce Meyer - Kindness | October 13, 2025

>> joyce: i do what
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>> joyce: i do what i do because i've seen god's
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>> joyce: i do what i do because i've seen god's power transform my own life,
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I do because i've seen god's power transform my own life, and he will do it for you.
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Power transform my own life, and he will do it for you. the key to everything
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And he will do it for you. the key to everything is found in god's word.
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The key to everything is found in god's word. i'm joyce meyer,
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Is found in god's word. i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal
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I'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal you everywhere you hurt.
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>> ginger: hey there.
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>> ginger: hey there. we are so happy that you've
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>> ginger: hey there. we are so happy that you've joined us today right here
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We are so happy that you've joined us today right here on "enjoying everyday life."
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Joined us today right here on "enjoying everyday life." last week, we dove into
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On "enjoying everyday life." last week, we dove into the rich and sweetest fruits
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Last week, we dove into the rich and sweetest fruits of the spirit: love, joy, peace,
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And, yes, even patience, and how
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And, yes, even patience, and how they can transform our hearts
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And, yes, even patience, and how they can transform our hearts and our relationships.
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They can transform our hearts and our relationships. and this week, joyce is picking
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And our relationships. and this week, joyce is picking up right where she left off.
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And this week, joyce is picking up right where she left off. so, get ready.
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Up right where she left off. so, get ready. there's more to explore
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So, get ready. there's more to explore on this fruitful ride.
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There's more to explore on this fruitful ride. but first, let me pray with you
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On this fruitful ride. but first, let me pray with you as we continue this series.
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But first, let me pray with you as we continue this series. okay?
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As we continue this series. okay? because the fruit of the spirit
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Okay? because the fruit of the spirit is such a beautiful
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Because the fruit of the spirit is such a beautiful gift and so important
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Is such a beautiful gift and so important for it to be alive
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Gift and so important for it to be alive and active in our life.
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For it to be alive and active in our life. so, father, i just pray for
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And active in our life. so, father, i just pray for all of us, and i pray for our
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So, father, i just pray for all of us, and i pray for our friends who are watching
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All of us, and i pray for our friends who are watching right now that you stir
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Friends who are watching right now that you stir up the fruit of your spirit
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Right now that you stir up the fruit of your spirit that you give to us.
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Up the fruit of your spirit that you give to us. lord, those things that are
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That you give to us. lord, those things that are so important for us to have
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Lord, those things that are so important for us to have for our good and for other
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So important for us to have for our good and for other people's good and for them
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For our good and for other people's good and for them to see.
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People's good and for them to see. the love, the joy, the peace,
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To see. the love, the joy, the peace, the patience, the kindness--
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The love, the joy, the peace, the patience, the kindness-- all the things that you put
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The patience, the kindness-- all the things that you put in us, lord, they're gifts.
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All the things that you put in us, lord, they're gifts. so, lord, help us to utilize
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In us, lord, they're gifts. so, lord, help us to utilize them and help us to have
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So, lord, help us to utilize them and help us to have access to all that you
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Them and help us to have access to all that you have for us.
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Access to all that you have for us. we give ourselves to you
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Have for us. we give ourselves to you and your spirit to work
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We give ourselves to you and your spirit to work in jesus' name.
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And your spirit to work in jesus' name. bless everyone
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In jesus' name. bless everyone who's here with us.
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Bless everyone who's here with us. in your name we pray, amen.
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Who's here with us. in your name we pray, amen. all right, here's joyce.
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>> joyce: well, thank you
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>> joyce: well, thank you for joining me today
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>> joyce: well, thank you for joining me today on "enjoying everyday life."
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For joining me today on "enjoying everyday life." i'm gonna teach today
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On "enjoying everyday life." i'm gonna teach today on the fruit of the spirit.
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I'm gonna teach today on the fruit of the spirit. i've been working on this
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On the fruit of the spirit. i've been working on this series, and of course, there's
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I've been working on this series, and of course, there's nine of them, and so it takes
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Series, and of course, there's nine of them, and so it takes a little while to get
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Nine of them, and so it takes a little while to get through all of them.
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A little while to get through all of them. but the fruit of the spirit
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Through all of them. but the fruit of the spirit is so, so, so important
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But the fruit of the spirit is so, so, so important because the bible says you
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Is so, so, so important because the bible says you will know them by their fruit.
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Because the bible says you will know them by their fruit. doesn't even say you'll
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Will know them by their fruit. doesn't even say you'll know them by their gifts.
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Doesn't even say you'll know them by their gifts. it says you will know
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Know them by their gifts. it says you will know them by their fruit.
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And so, it's not what we say;
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And so, it's not what we say; it's what we do that
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And so, it's not what we say; it's what we do that makes a difference.
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It's what we do that makes a difference. and so today,
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Makes a difference. and so today, i'm gonna start by teaching
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And so today, i'm gonna start by teaching on the fruit of kindness.
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I'm gonna start by teaching on the fruit of kindness. what is kindness?
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On the fruit of kindness. what is kindness? well, kindness is merciful,
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And merciful is kindness.
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And merciful is kindness. they kind of really
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And merciful is kindness. they kind of really are closely linked.
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They kind of really are closely linked. matter of fact,
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Are closely linked. matter of fact, i've got a definition here.
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Matter of fact, i've got a definition here. it says, "while closely related,
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I've got a definition here. it says, "while closely related, kindness and mercy are not
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It says, "while closely related, kindness and mercy are not exactly the same thing.
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Kindness and mercy are not exactly the same thing. kindness generally
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Exactly the same thing. kindness generally refers to being friendly
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Kindness generally refers to being friendly and considerate,
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Refers to being friendly and considerate, while mercy often implies
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And considerate, while mercy often implies showing compassion
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While mercy often implies showing compassion or forgiveness, particularly
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Showing compassion or forgiveness, particularly to someone who has done wrong
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Or forgiveness, particularly to someone who has done wrong or is in a difficult situation.
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To someone who has done wrong or is in a difficult situation. mercy can be seen as a form
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Or is in a difficult situation. mercy can be seen as a form of kindness with an added
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Mercy can be seen as a form of kindness with an added element of leniency
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Of kindness with an added element of leniency or forgiveness when someone
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Element of leniency or forgiveness when someone deserves punishment."
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Or forgiveness when someone deserves punishment." when somebody deserves
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Deserves punishment." when somebody deserves punishment and instead
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When somebody deserves punishment and instead of punishing them,
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Punishment and instead of punishing them, we just forgive them.
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Of punishing them, we just forgive them. that's just what we all feel
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We just forgive them. that's just what we all feel like doing, right?
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That's just what we all feel like doing, right? >> [audience laughing]
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Like doing, right? >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: somebody hurts us,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: somebody hurts us, the first thing we want
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>> joyce: somebody hurts us, the first thing we want to do is just forgive them.
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And at least
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And at least that's the way i am.
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And at least that's the way i am. >> [audience laughing]
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That's the way i am. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: it's a good thing
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: it's a good thing i'm not teaching on lying today.
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>> joyce: it's a good thing i'm not teaching on lying today. >> [audience laughing]
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I'm not teaching on lying today. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you know, there is--
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you know, there is-- if you're walking in the flesh,
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>> joyce: you know, there is-- if you're walking in the flesh, there's always that
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If you're walking in the flesh, there's always that "i'm gonna get you back"
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There's always that "i'm gonna get you back" or "i'm gonna shut
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"i'm gonna get you back" or "i'm gonna shut you out of my life."
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Or "i'm gonna shut you out of my life." that's what i find.
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You out of my life." that's what i find. sometimes you hurt me,
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That's what i find. sometimes you hurt me, and so i'm just not gonna
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Sometimes you hurt me, and so i'm just not gonna let you back in again.
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And so i'm just not gonna let you back in again. then you can't hurt me anymore.
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Let you back in again. then you can't hurt me anymore. and i'm glad that i've learned
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Then you can't hurt me anymore. and i'm glad that i've learned god's way of doing things
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And i'm glad that i've learned god's way of doing things and not my own.
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God's way of doing things and not my own. because when you hold
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And not my own. because when you hold grudges against people,
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Because when you hold grudges against people, it actually hurts you
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And probably doesn't
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And probably doesn't bother them at all because
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And probably doesn't bother them at all because they don't know that you're
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Bother them at all because they don't know that you're tormenting yourself while
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They don't know that you're tormenting yourself while they're out having a good time.
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Tormenting yourself while they're out having a good time. kindness and mercy withholds
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They're out having a good time. kindness and mercy withholds punishment that is due
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Kindness and mercy withholds punishment that is due and actually gives
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Punishment that is due and actually gives a blessing instead.
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And actually gives a blessing instead. now, that takes it even
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A blessing instead. now, that takes it even another step further.
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Now, that takes it even another step further. "i might forgive my enemy,
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Another step further. "i might forgive my enemy, but please don't tell
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"i might forgive my enemy, but please don't tell me i have to bless him also."
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But please don't tell me i have to bless him also." don't you love it when you've
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Me i have to bless him also." don't you love it when you've got something you really
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Don't you love it when you've got something you really like and god tells you to give
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Got something you really like and god tells you to give it away, and then he tells
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Like and god tells you to give it away, and then he tells you to give it to somebody
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It away, and then he tells you to give it to somebody you're mad at?
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You to give it to somebody you're mad at? it's always a lot of fun.
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You're mad at? it's always a lot of fun. how can god be so patient
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It's always a lot of fun. how can god be so patient and long suffering?
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How can god be so patient and long suffering? because he's kind.
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I love matthew 11:28-30:
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I love matthew 11:28-30: "come to me, all you who
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I love matthew 11:28-30: "come to me, all you who labor and are heavy-laden
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"come to me, all you who labor and are heavy-laden and overburdened,
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Labor and are heavy-laden and overburdened, and i will cause you to rest.
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And overburdened, and i will cause you to rest. [i will ease and relieve
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And i will cause you to rest. [i will ease and relieve and refresh your souls.]
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[i will ease and relieve and refresh your souls.] take my yoke upon you
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And refresh your souls.] take my yoke upon you and learn of me,
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Take my yoke upon you and learn of me, for i am gentle (meek)
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And learn of me, for i am gentle (meek) and humble (lowly) in heart,
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For i am gentle (meek) and humble (lowly) in heart, and you will find rest
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And humble (lowly) in heart, and you will find rest (relief, ease and refreshment
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And you will find rest (relief, ease and refreshment and recreation
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(relief, ease and refreshment and recreation and blessed quiet)
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And recreation and blessed quiet) for your souls."
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And blessed quiet) for your souls." boy, i love this part.
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For your souls." boy, i love this part. there was a time in my life,
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Boy, i love this part. there was a time in my life, when i needed this so bad,
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There was a time in my life, when i needed this so bad, i actually cut it out
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When i needed this so bad, i actually cut it out and carried it in my purse.
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I actually cut it out and carried it in my purse. "for my yoke is wholesome
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And carried it in my purse. "for my yoke is wholesome (useful, good--
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"for my yoke is wholesome (useful, good-- not harsh, hard, sharp
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(useful, good-- not harsh, hard, sharp or pressing)."
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Not harsh, hard, sharp or pressing)." not harsh, hard,
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Or pressing)." not harsh, hard, sharp or pressing.
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Not harsh, hard, sharp or pressing. now, i grew up with a father
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That was very harsh.
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That was very harsh. and i mean, even when he said
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That was very harsh. and i mean, even when he said "hello," he sounded mean.
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And i mean, even when he said "hello," he sounded mean. and so, i kinda took that on.
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"hello," he sounded mean. and so, i kinda took that on. and then, on top of being
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And so, i kinda took that on. and then, on top of being sexually abused by him
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And then, on top of being sexually abused by him and being around that
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Sexually abused by him and being around that harshness all the time,
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And being around that harshness all the time, i had a harshness
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Harshness all the time, i had a harshness and a hardness about me.
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I had a harshness and a hardness about me. and sometimes people
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And a hardness about me. and sometimes people that have been hurt a lot,
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And sometimes people that have been hurt a lot, they will develop that
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That have been hurt a lot, they will develop that as a means of thinking
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They will develop that as a means of thinking that that's how they're
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As a means of thinking that that's how they're protecting themselves.
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That that's how they're protecting themselves. but you can't be in god's
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Protecting themselves. but you can't be in god's will and be harsh
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But you can't be in god's will and be harsh and hard and mean.
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Will and be harsh and hard and mean. he wants us to be merciful
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And hard and mean. he wants us to be merciful and kind to everyone.
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He wants us to be merciful and kind to everyone. can i hear?
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And kind to everyone. can i hear? >> few audience members: amen.
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Can i hear? >> few audience members: amen. >> joyce: no, i wanna
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>> few audience members: amen. >> joyce: no, i wanna hear everyone.
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>> joyce: no, i wanna hear everyone. >> audience: amen.
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>> joyce: it's because of god's
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>> joyce: it's because of god's mercy that we can have hope.
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>> joyce: it's because of god's mercy that we can have hope. "his mercy is new
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Mercy that we can have hope. "his mercy is new every morning."
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"his mercy is new every morning." i often say he makes a new
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Batch every day because
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Batch every day because we used up all of yesterday's.
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Batch every day because we used up all of yesterday's. i wonder if we have any
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We used up all of yesterday's. i wonder if we have any idea how much mercy god
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I wonder if we have any idea how much mercy god has to give us in our lives
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Idea how much mercy god has to give us in our lives and how quick we are to judge
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Has to give us in our lives and how quick we are to judge and criticize other people
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And how quick we are to judge and criticize other people who do much less than
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And criticize other people who do much less than we do but get god's mercy.
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Lamentations 3:19-25: "[o lord]
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Lamentations 3:19-25: "[o lord] remember [earnestly]
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Lamentations 3:19-25: "[o lord] remember [earnestly] my affliction and my misery,
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Remember [earnestly] my affliction and my misery, my wandering and my outcast
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My affliction and my misery, my wandering and my outcast state, the wormwood
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My wandering and my outcast state, the wormwood and the gall."
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State, the wormwood and the gall." doesn't sound like he was
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And the gall." doesn't sound like he was having a very good day.
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Doesn't sound like he was having a very good day. "my soul has them continually
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Having a very good day. "my soul has them continually in remembrance and it is bowed
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"my soul has them continually in remembrance and it is bowed down within me.
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In remembrance and it is bowed down within me. but this i recall and therefore
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Down within me. but this i recall and therefore have i hope and expectation:
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But this i recall and therefore have i hope and expectation: it is because of the lord's
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Have i hope and expectation: it is because of the lord's mercy and loving-kindness
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It is because of the lord's mercy and loving-kindness that we are not consumed,
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Mercy and loving-kindness that we are not consumed, because his [tender]
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That we are not consumed, because his [tender] compassions fail not.
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Because his [tender] compassions fail not. they are new every morning;
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Compassions fail not. they are new every morning; great and abundant is your
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They are new every morning; great and abundant is your stability and faithfulness."
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What are you expecting from god?
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What are you expecting from god? are you expecting
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What are you expecting from god? are you expecting god to bless you?
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Are you expecting god to bless you? "oh, no, i don't deserve that.
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God to bless you? "oh, no, i don't deserve that. i'm--
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"oh, no, i don't deserve that. i'm-- i've been bad."
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I'm-- i've been bad." well, see, that's
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I've been bad." well, see, that's the whole point.
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Well, see, that's the whole point. god loves to bless you,
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The whole point. god loves to bless you, especially when you've been bad.
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God loves to bless you, especially when you've been bad. and that's hard
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Especially when you've been bad. and that's hard for us to understand.
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I got a real revelation a couple
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I got a real revelation a couple of years ago about hope--
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I got a real revelation a couple of years ago about hope-- or actually, waiting on god.
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Of years ago about hope-- or actually, waiting on god. you know, we see that word
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Or actually, waiting on god. you know, we see that word "wait on god," and we're told
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You know, we see that word "wait on god," and we're told to "wait on god."
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"wait on god," and we're told to "wait on god." and waiting on god actually
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To "wait on god." and waiting on god actually means when you're waiting
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And waiting on god actually means when you're waiting for him to do something.
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But it's waiting with
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But it's waiting with an expectancy that god
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But it's waiting with an expectancy that god is gonna do something great
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An expectancy that god is gonna do something great in your life at any moment.
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Is gonna do something great in your life at any moment. and god wants us to be waiting,
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In your life at any moment. and god wants us to be waiting, not passively.
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And god wants us to be waiting, not passively. we may not be doing anything
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Not passively. we may not be doing anything with our body or trying
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We may not be doing anything with our body or trying to make something happen.
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With our body or trying to make something happen. but inside we're very busy
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To make something happen. but inside we're very busy because we're expecting god
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But inside we're very busy because we're expecting god to show up and do great things.
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Because we're expecting god to show up and do great things. and i just wonder how many
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To show up and do great things. and i just wonder how many things we miss because we're
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And i just wonder how many things we miss because we're not expecting god to do
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Something good for us because
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Something good for us because we don't think we deserve it.
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Something good for us because we don't think we deserve it. let that settle for a minute.
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We don't think we deserve it. let that settle for a minute. and that's the beauty of it.
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Let that settle for a minute. and that's the beauty of it. we don't deserve it.
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And that's the beauty of it. we don't deserve it. but god is a god who
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We don't deserve it. but god is a god who loves to be a blessing.
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And so, it says, "the lord
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And so, it says, "the lord is my portion, says my living
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And so, it says, "the lord is my portion, says my living being (my inner self);
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Is my portion, says my living being (my inner self); therefore will i hope in him
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Being (my inner self); therefore will i hope in him and wait expectantly for him."
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Therefore will i hope in him and wait expectantly for him." the lord is good to those
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And wait expectantly for him." the lord is good to those who wait hopefully
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The lord is good to those who wait hopefully and expectantly for him.
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Who wait hopefully and expectantly for him. i've formed a habit over
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The last couple of years
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The last couple of years of every day i say,
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The last couple of years of every day i say, "i'm expecting something
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Of every day i say, "i'm expecting something good to happen to me today.
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"i'm expecting something good to happen to me today. and i'm expecting something good
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Good to happen to me today. and i'm expecting something good to happen through me today."
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And i'm expecting something good to happen through me today." boy, if you can just
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To happen through me today." boy, if you can just keep positive attitude,
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Boy, if you can just keep positive attitude, just be positive, and you'll
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Keep positive attitude, just be positive, and you'll have so much better days.
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Just be positive, and you'll have so much better days. in your thoughts, in your--
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Have so much better days. in your thoughts, in your-- just the thoughts within
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In your thoughts, in your-- just the thoughts within yourself that you're not
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Just the thoughts within yourself that you're not even speaking out loud.
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Yourself that you're not even speaking out loud. expect god to do great things.
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Even speaking out loud. expect god to do great things. i mean, i always follow it up.
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Expect god to do great things. i mean, i always follow it up. "i know i don't deserve it,
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I mean, i always follow it up. "i know i don't deserve it, but you tell me to expect it.
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"i know i don't deserve it, but you tell me to expect it. so, i'm going to."
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1 chronicles 16:34 says,
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1 chronicles 16:34 says, "o give thanks unto the lord,
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1 chronicles 16:34 says, "o give thanks unto the lord, for he is good; and his
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"o give thanks unto the lord, for he is good; and his mercy endures forever."
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For he is good; and his mercy endures forever." his mercy endures forever.
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Mercy endures forever." his mercy endures forever. mercy is being offered,
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But many people won't
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But many people won't receive mercy.
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But many people won't receive mercy. and here's the problem.
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Receive mercy. and here's the problem. if you don't receive mercy,
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And here's the problem. if you don't receive mercy, then you don't know how
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If you don't receive mercy, then you don't know how to give mercy, because you
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Then you don't know how to give mercy, because you can't give away something
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To give mercy, because you can't give away something that you don't have.
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Can't give away something that you don't have. and i--
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That you don't have. and i-- part of my journey of getting
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And i-- part of my journey of getting over being harsh and hard was
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Part of my journey of getting over being harsh and hard was i had to learn how to receive
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Over being harsh and hard was i had to learn how to receive that mercy from god.
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I had to learn how to receive that mercy from god. and the more you receive it,
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That mercy from god. and the more you receive it, the more tender
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And the more you receive it, the more tender your heart becomes.
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The more tender your heart becomes. and then you wanna give
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Your heart becomes. and then you wanna give that away to other people.
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Matthew 9:13 says,
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Matthew 9:13 says, "go and learn what this means.
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Matthew 9:13 says, "go and learn what this means. i desire mercy, not sacrifice."
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"go and learn what this means. i desire mercy, not sacrifice." i came to that scripture many
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I desire mercy, not sacrifice." i came to that scripture many years ago, and god just kept
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I came to that scripture many years ago, and god just kept leading me back there
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Years ago, and god just kept leading me back there and leading me back there,
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Leading me back there and leading me back there, and so it was kind of letting
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And leading me back there, and so it was kind of letting me know that i didn't really
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And so it was kind of letting me know that i didn't really know what that meant.
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Me know that i didn't really know what that meant. and he wanted me to know
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Know what that meant. and he wanted me to know what it meant.
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And he wanted me to know what it meant. "i desire mercy, not sacrifice."
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What it meant. "i desire mercy, not sacrifice." well, he desires us to receive
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"i desire mercy, not sacrifice." well, he desires us to receive mercy instead of trying
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Well, he desires us to receive mercy instead of trying to give him a sacrifice.
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Amen.
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Amen. and one of the ways that
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Amen. and one of the ways that we try to sacrifice
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And one of the ways that we try to sacrifice is by being miserable.
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We try to sacrifice is by being miserable. you don't think you have a right
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Is by being miserable. you don't think you have a right to be happy or to be joyful.
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You don't think you have a right to be happy or to be joyful. if we have a problem,
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To be happy or to be joyful. if we have a problem, we can't be happy till
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If we have a problem, we can't be happy till that problem is solved.
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We can't be happy till that problem is solved. but then also, instead of us
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That problem is solved. but then also, instead of us requiring a sacrifice out
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But then also, instead of us requiring a sacrifice out of somebody who hurts us,
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Requiring a sacrifice out of somebody who hurts us, he wants us to give them mercy.
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Of somebody who hurts us, he wants us to give them mercy. so, it works both ways.
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He wants us to give them mercy. so, it works both ways. we can't give away what
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So, it works both ways. we can't give away what we don't have.
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We can't give away what we don't have. god pours his love out
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We don't have. god pours his love out in our hearts so we can
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God pours his love out in our hearts so we can love other people.
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In our hearts so we can love other people. he gives us--
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Love other people. he gives us-- he forgives us,
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He gives us-- he forgives us, so we forgive other people.
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He forgives us, so we forgive other people. he pours his mercy out upon
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So we forgive other people. he pours his mercy out upon us so we can be merciful
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He pours his mercy out upon us so we can be merciful to other people.
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Us so we can be merciful to other people. when i was really trying
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To other people. when i was really trying to understand this,
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When i was really trying to understand this, god gave me an example.
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To understand this, god gave me an example. danny, at that time,
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God gave me an example. danny, at that time, was maybe 5, and now he's 45.
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Danny, at that time, was maybe 5, and now he's 45. so that's how long-ago
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Was maybe 5, and now he's 45. so that's how long-ago god started dealing
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So that's how long-ago god started dealing with me about this.
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God started dealing with me about this. i think i finally got it;
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With me about this. i think i finally got it; i hope.
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I think i finally got it; i hope. and there was a bully
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I hope. and there was a bully in the neighborhood
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And there was a bully in the neighborhood that just pestered
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In the neighborhood that just pestered him all the time.
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That just pestered him all the time. just--
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Him all the time. just-- he would steal his ball
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Just-- he would steal his ball and throw it down the sewer
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He would steal his ball and throw it down the sewer and just anything to be mean.
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And throw it down the sewer and just anything to be mean. and we had--
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And just anything to be mean. and we had-- we kept our outside
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And we had-- we kept our outside garage door open a lot
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We kept our outside garage door open a lot when the kids were out.
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Garage door open a lot when the kids were out. and they would come
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When the kids were out. and they would come in and out the kitchen door.
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And they would come in and out the kitchen door. and dave would often
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In and out the kitchen door. and dave would often be sitting around the corner
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And dave would often be sitting around the corner on the couch watching
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Be sitting around the corner on the couch watching football or some other ball.
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On the couch watching football or some other ball. but something that rolled--
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Football or some other ball. but something that rolled-- something that rolled
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But something that rolled-- something that rolled or bounced, he was watching it.
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Something that rolled or bounced, he was watching it. >> [audience laughing]
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Or bounced, he was watching it. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and sometimes,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and sometimes, if this bully was after danny,
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>> joyce: and sometimes, if this bully was after danny, we would hear him coming in,
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If this bully was after danny, we would hear him coming in, "daaaaddy!"
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We would hear him coming in, "daaaaddy!" screaming.
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"daaaaddy!" screaming. and so, you kind of knew
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Screaming. and so, you kind of knew that something not
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And so, you kind of knew that something not so good was happening.
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That something not so good was happening. now, let me back up for
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So good was happening. now, let me back up for just a minute, to tell you
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Now, let me back up for just a minute, to tell you the other part of this.
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Just a minute, to tell you the other part of this. danny was not real great
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The other part of this. danny was not real great at doing his chores.
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Danny was not real great at doing his chores. he was good at making messes,
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At doing his chores. he was good at making messes, but not real great
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He was good at making messes, but not real great at cleaning them up.
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But not real great at cleaning them up. and so, we had a list of things
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At cleaning them up. and so, we had a list of things that he was responsible for,
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And so, we had a list of things that he was responsible for, and we put 'em on the outside
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That he was responsible for, and we put 'em on the outside of his bedroom door.
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And we put 'em on the outside of his bedroom door. and he was supposed to,
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Of his bedroom door. and he was supposed to, you know, take care of the dog,
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And he was supposed to, you know, take care of the dog, do that, take the trash out,
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You know, take care of the dog, do that, take the trash out, whatever it was.
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Do that, take the trash out, whatever it was. and what the lord showed me was
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Whatever it was. and what the lord showed me was when danny comes screaming
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And what the lord showed me was when danny comes screaming in that door for his daddy,
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When danny comes screaming in that door for his daddy, you don't say, "oh, sounds
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In that door for his daddy, you don't say, "oh, sounds like daniel's in trouble.
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You don't say, "oh, sounds like daniel's in trouble. joyce, would you go down
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Like daniel's in trouble. joyce, would you go down and check his list and see
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Joyce, would you go down and check his list and see if he's got all of his check
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And check his list and see if he's got all of his check marks for the day?
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If he's got all of his check marks for the day? and if he does,
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Marks for the day? and if he does, i'll go out and help him.
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And if he does, i'll go out and help him. but if not, he's on his own."
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I'll go out and help him. but if not, he's on his own." now see, we know that
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But if not, he's on his own." now see, we know that we wouldn't do that.
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Now see, we know that we wouldn't do that. there's no way we'd do that.
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And that was the way that
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And that was the way that god showed me that
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And that was the way that god showed me that he gives us mercy.
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God showed me that he gives us mercy. he doesn't check our list
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He gives us mercy. he doesn't check our list before he looks to see
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He doesn't check our list before he looks to see if he's gonna help us.
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Before he looks to see if he's gonna help us. he just gives us mercy
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If he's gonna help us. he just gives us mercy because we belong to him.
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He just gives us mercy because we belong to him. we're his kids.
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Because we belong to him. we're his kids. and we would deal
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With danny later about
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With danny later about the things he didn't do.
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With danny later about the things he didn't do. so that doesn't mean god
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The things he didn't do. so that doesn't mean god won't deal with us.
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So that doesn't mean god won't deal with us. but he's not trying to punish
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Won't deal with us. but he's not trying to punish us into right behavior.
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But he's not trying to punish us into right behavior. he's trying to lead us and guide
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Us into right behavior. he's trying to lead us and guide us into right behavior.
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He's trying to lead us and guide us into right behavior. so even though we make
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Us into right behavior. so even though we make mistakes and do things wrong,
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So even though we make mistakes and do things wrong, he still comes back
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Mistakes and do things wrong, he still comes back and teaches us,
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He still comes back and teaches us, like a loving father,
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And teaches us, like a loving father, how to get it right.
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Like a loving father, how to get it right. always remember, you cannot
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How to get it right. always remember, you cannot give away what you don't have.
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Colossians 3:12 says,
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Colossians 3:12 says, "therefore, as god's chosen
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Colossians 3:12 says, "therefore, as god's chosen people, holy and dearly loved,
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"therefore, as god's chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves
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People, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness,
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Clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness,
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With compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience."
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Humility, gentleness, and patience." it's interesting that that word,
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And patience." it's interesting that that word, "clothe yourselves" or "put on,"
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It's interesting that that word, "clothe yourselves" or "put on," is used frequently
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"clothe yourselves" or "put on," is used frequently in the bible.
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Is used frequently in the bible. "put on christ,"
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In the bible. "put on christ," "put on the new nature,"
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"put on christ," "put on the new nature," "put off the old nature,"
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"put on the new nature," "put off the old nature," "put on the full armor of god,"
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"put off the old nature," "put on the full armor of god," "put on righteousness."
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"put on the full armor of god," "put on righteousness." well, that requires some
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"put on righteousness." well, that requires some action on our part.
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Well, that requires some action on our part. so that means that if we're
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Action on our part. so that means that if we're gonna be kind, we're gonna
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So that means that if we're gonna be kind, we're gonna have to do it on purpose.
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Gonna be kind, we're gonna have to do it on purpose. and i believe that he loves
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Have to do it on purpose. and i believe that he loves it when we give people mercy.
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And i believe that he loves it when we give people mercy. now, that doesn't mean that
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It when we give people mercy. now, that doesn't mean that you don't correct people
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Now, that doesn't mean that you don't correct people or that you don't--
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You don't correct people or that you don't-- that you just let them
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Or that you don't-- that you just let them walk all over you.
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That you just let them walk all over you. but mercy is an inner
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Walk all over you. but mercy is an inner attitude toward people.
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But mercy is an inner attitude toward people. at least, the very least
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Attitude toward people. at least, the very least when somebody hurts you,
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At least, the very least when somebody hurts you, the very least that we can
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When somebody hurts you, the very least that we can do is pray for them.
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The very least that we can do is pray for them. and probably if we prayed
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Do is pray for them. and probably if we prayed for people more than
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And probably if we prayed for people more than we judge and criticize them,
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For people more than we judge and criticize them, we would have much more
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We judge and criticize them, we would have much more tender hearts than what we do.
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We would have much more tender hearts than what we do. "as god's chosen people,
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Tender hearts than what we do. "as god's chosen people, clothe yourselves with
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"as god's chosen people, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility,
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Clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience."
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Compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience." i think sometimes about jesus
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As he walked the earth
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As he walked the earth and a couple of different
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As he walked the earth and a couple of different individuals he dealt with,
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And a couple of different individuals he dealt with, especially the man
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Individuals he dealt with, especially the man at the pool of bethesda.
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Especially the man at the pool of bethesda. he said to him, "how long have
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At the pool of bethesda. he said to him, "how long have you been in this condition?"
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He said to him, "how long have you been in this condition?" look, jesus knows everything;
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You been in this condition?" look, jesus knows everything; he already knew.
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Look, jesus knows everything; he already knew. but i think sometimes he would
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He already knew. but i think sometimes he would ask people questions
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But i think sometimes he would ask people questions about their condition,
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Ask people questions about their condition, because the more you
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About their condition, because the more you know about people,
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Because the more you know about people, the more it builds
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Know about people, the more it builds compassion in your heart.
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The more it builds compassion in your heart. you know, somebody can say,
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Compassion in your heart. you know, somebody can say, "well, i don't feel very good."
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You know, somebody can say, "well, i don't feel very good." "oh, that's too bad.
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"well, i don't feel very good." "oh, that's too bad. i'll pray for you."
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"oh, that's too bad. i'll pray for you." but what if we just took
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I'll pray for you." but what if we just took two minutes and said,
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But what if we just took two minutes and said, "well, you know, what's wrong?
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Two minutes and said, "well, you know, what's wrong? are you in pain somewhere?
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"well, you know, what's wrong? are you in pain somewhere? or, you know, is there some
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Are you in pain somewhere? or, you know, is there some way i can help you?"
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Or, you know, is there some way i can help you?" we need to be more
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Way i can help you?" we need to be more compassionate toward
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We need to be more compassionate toward one another instead of what?
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Compassionate toward one another instead of what? selfish.
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One another instead of what? selfish. god uses people who are meek,
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Selfish. god uses people who are meek, patient, and kind.
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God uses people who are meek, patient, and kind. moses was patient and kind
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Patient, and kind. moses was patient and kind to the israelites, even though
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Moses was patient and kind to the israelites, even though they blamed him for all their
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To the israelites, even though they blamed him for all their trials and constantly
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They blamed him for all their trials and constantly murmured, complained,
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Trials and constantly murmured, complained, and found fault with
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Murmured, complained, and found fault with everything that moses did.
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And found fault with everything that moses did. now, i don't know
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Everything that moses did. now, i don't know how he made it.
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Now, i don't know how he made it. i would have been done
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How he made it. i would have been done with those people before
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I would have been done with those people before we made a half a mile.
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With those people before we made a half a mile. >> [audience laughing]
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We made a half a mile. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but he--
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but he-- you know, he would
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>> joyce: but he-- you know, he would pray for them.
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You know, he would pray for them. he offered to take their
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Pray for them. he offered to take their punishment and if god
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He offered to take their punishment and if god would give them mercy.
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Punishment and if god would give them mercy. and so, he had a real
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Would give them mercy. and so, he had a real love and compassion
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And so, he had a real love and compassion in his heart for them.
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Love and compassion in his heart for them. he was patient and kind.
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In his heart for them. he was patient and kind. moses was kind to aaron
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He was patient and kind. moses was kind to aaron and miriam when they rose
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Moses was kind to aaron and miriam when they rose up against him with
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And miriam when they rose up against him with accusation and rebellion.
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This story's in numbers 12:1-13.
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This story's in numbers 12:1-13. it says, "miriam and aaron
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This story's in numbers 12:1-13. it says, "miriam and aaron began to talk against moses
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It says, "miriam and aaron began to talk against moses because of his cushite wife,
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Began to talk against moses because of his cushite wife, for he had married a cushite."
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Because of his cushite wife, for he had married a cushite." you know, it's amazing how
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For he had married a cushite." you know, it's amazing how much we like to tend to other
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People's business, isn't it?
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People's business, isn't it? "well, i don't like your wife.
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People's business, isn't it? "well, i don't like your wife. i think you made
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"well, i don't like your wife. i think you made the wrong choice."
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I think you made the wrong choice." >> [audience laughing]
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The wrong choice." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: we just care too much
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: we just care too much about other people's business.
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>> joyce: we just care too much about other people's business. and when our own
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About other people's business. and when our own business is all messed up,
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And when our own business is all messed up, we need to take care
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Business is all messed up, we need to take care of that instead of trying
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We need to take care of that instead of trying to take care of somebody else's.
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Dave and i,
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Dave and i, one time lived in a house,
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Dave and i, one time lived in a house, and a young, single man
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One time lived in a house, and a young, single man lived next door in this
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And a young, single man lived next door in this big house by himself.
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Lived next door in this big house by himself. and dave and i would say,
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Big house by himself. and dave and i would say, sometimes, "i wonder
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And dave and i would say, sometimes, "i wonder why he lives in that
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Sometimes, "i wonder why he lives in that big house by himself."
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Why he lives in that big house by himself." and dave said one day,
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Big house by himself." and dave said one day, "well, maybe he bought
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And dave said one day, "well, maybe he bought it for an investment."
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"well, maybe he bought it for an investment." and i started saying,
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It for an investment." and i started saying, "well, if i were him, i would,
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And i started saying, "well, if i were him, i would, you know, i would invest
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"well, if i were him, i would, you know, i would invest in thus and so--"
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You know, i would invest in thus and so--" and then i said,
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In thus and so--" and then i said, "you know, this is pretty good.
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And then i said, "you know, this is pretty good. we don't even know the guy's
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"you know, this is pretty good. we don't even know the guy's name, and we're planning
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We don't even know the guy's name, and we're planning his financial future."
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Name, and we're planning his financial future." >> [audience laughing]
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His financial future." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: miriam and aaron
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: miriam and aaron were jealous of moses.
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>> joyce: miriam and aaron were jealous of moses. "'has the lord spoken only
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Were jealous of moses. "'has the lord spoken only through moses?'
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"'has the lord spoken only through moses?' they asked.
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Through moses?' they asked. 'hasn't he also spoken
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They asked. 'hasn't he also spoken through us?'
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'hasn't he also spoken through us?' and the lord heard them."
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That's a sobering thought.
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That's a sobering thought. we need to realize that god
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That's a sobering thought. we need to realize that god hears everything we say.
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We need to realize that god hears everything we say. so, "i'm gonna tell
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Hears everything we say. so, "i'm gonna tell you a secret,
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So, "i'm gonna tell you a secret, but don't tell anybody"
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You a secret, but don't tell anybody" doesn't go over with god.
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"now, moses was a very
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"now, moses was a very meek man--"
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"now, moses was a very meek man--" and that means humble.
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Meek man--" and that means humble. so, he was very meek,
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And that means humble. so, he was very meek, "more humble than anybody
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So, he was very meek, "more humble than anybody else on the face of the earth."
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"more humble than anybody else on the face of the earth." i guess that's how he managed
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Else on the face of the earth." i guess that's how he managed to get as far as he did
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I guess that's how he managed to get as far as he did with those israelites.
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To get as far as he did with those israelites. because a humble person
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With those israelites. because a humble person recognizes their own faults,
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Because a humble person recognizes their own faults, and that gives them the ability
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Recognizes their own faults, and that gives them the ability to be more merciful
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And that gives them the ability to be more merciful and gracious to other people.
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To be more merciful and gracious to other people. "at once the lord said
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And gracious to other people. "at once the lord said to moses, aaron, and miriam,
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"at once the lord said to moses, aaron, and miriam, 'come out to the tent
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To moses, aaron, and miriam, 'come out to the tent of meeting, all three of you.'
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'come out to the tent of meeting, all three of you.' so, the three of them went out.
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Of meeting, all three of you.' so, the three of them went out. and the lord came down
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So, the three of them went out. and the lord came down in a pillar of cloud;
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And the lord came down in a pillar of cloud; and he stood at the entrance
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In a pillar of cloud; and he stood at the entrance to the tent and he summoned
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And he stood at the entrance to the tent and he summoned aaron and miriam.
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To the tent and he summoned aaron and miriam. when the two of them stepped
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Aaron and miriam. when the two of them stepped forward, he said, 'now listen
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When the two of them stepped forward, he said, 'now listen to my words: "where there's
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Forward, he said, 'now listen to my words: "where there's a prophet among you,
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To my words: "where there's a prophet among you, i, the lord, reveal myself
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A prophet among you, i, the lord, reveal myself to them in visions.
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I, the lord, reveal myself to them in visions. i speak to them in dreams.
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To them in visions. i speak to them in dreams. but this is not true
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I speak to them in dreams. but this is not true of my servant moses;
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But this is not true of my servant moses; he is faithful
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Of my servant moses; he is faithful in all of my house.
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He is faithful in all of my house. with him i speak face to face,
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In all of my house. with him i speak face to face, clearly, and not in riddles;
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With him i speak face to face, clearly, and not in riddles; he sees the form of the lord.
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Clearly, and not in riddles; he sees the form of the lord. why, then, were you not
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He sees the form of the lord. why, then, were you not afraid to speak against
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Why, then, were you not afraid to speak against my servant moses?"'"
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"why then, were you
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"why then, were you not afraid to talk about
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"why then, were you not afraid to talk about him in a judgmental
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Not afraid to talk about him in a judgmental or an unkind way?"
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Him in a judgmental or an unkind way?" i think we still need a lot
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Or an unkind way?" i think we still need a lot of revelation on how
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I think we still need a lot of revelation on how god feels about how
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Of revelation on how god feels about how we treat other people.
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'cause, you know,
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'cause, you know, in matthew 25, he was talking
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'cause, you know, in matthew 25, he was talking about helping the poor.
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In matthew 25, he was talking about helping the poor. and he said, "if you've
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About helping the poor. and he said, "if you've done it unto the least
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And he said, "if you've done it unto the least of these my brethren,
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Done it unto the least of these my brethren, you've done it unto me."
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Of these my brethren, you've done it unto me." and so, i think that god
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You've done it unto me." and so, i think that god takes it personally
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And so, i think that god takes it personally how we treat people.
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Takes it personally how we treat people. i don't know if you need
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How we treat people. i don't know if you need this or not, but i did,
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I don't know if you need this or not, but i did, so i'll preach to myself.
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This or not, but i did, so i'll preach to myself. "the anger of the lord burned
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So i'll preach to myself. "the anger of the lord burned hot against them, and he left.
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"the anger of the lord burned hot against them, and he left. and when the cloud
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Hot against them, and he left. and when the cloud lifted from the tent,
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And when the cloud lifted from the tent, miriam's skin was leprous--
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Lifted from the tent, miriam's skin was leprous-- it became as white as snow.
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Miriam's skin was leprous-- it became as white as snow. and aaron turned toward
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It became as white as snow. and aaron turned toward her and saw that she had
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And aaron turned toward her and saw that she had a defiling skin disease,
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Her and saw that she had a defiling skin disease, and he said to moses, 'please,
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A defiling skin disease, and he said to moses, 'please, my lord, i ask you not to hold
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And he said to moses, 'please, my lord, i ask you not to hold against us this sin that we have
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My lord, i ask you not to hold against us this sin that we have so foolishly committed.'"
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Against us this sin that we have so foolishly committed.'" so, she turns out to be a leper,
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So foolishly committed.'" so, she turns out to be a leper, and they go to moses,
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So, she turns out to be a leper, and they go to moses, and now they're sorry.
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And they go to moses, and now they're sorry. you know, we're usually
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And now they're sorry. you know, we're usually sorry after we get
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You know, we're usually sorry after we get the results of our sin.
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Sorry after we get the results of our sin. and then--
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The results of our sin. and then-- so watch what moses does.
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And then-- so watch what moses does. "so, moses cried out
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So watch what moses does. "so, moses cried out to the lord, 'please,
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"so, moses cried out to the lord, 'please, god, heal her.'"
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To the lord, 'please, god, heal her.'" and god did.
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God, heal her.'" and god did. so, see, it's beautiful.
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Mercy is--
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Mercy is-- it's a beautiful thing.
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Mercy is-- it's a beautiful thing. and i think that actually
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It's a beautiful thing. and i think that actually being good to somebody that
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And i think that actually being good to somebody that has not treated you well
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Being good to somebody that has not treated you well is more likely to change them
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Has not treated you well is more likely to change them than being angry at them
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Is more likely to change them than being angry at them or trying to get them back.
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Than being angry at them or trying to get them back. joseph was kind to his
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Or trying to get them back. joseph was kind to his brothers who had been
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Joseph was kind to his brothers who had been unkind to him.
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That's a very interesting
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That's a very interesting story, too, when you think
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That's a very interesting story, too, when you think about what was done to joseph.
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Story, too, when you think about what was done to joseph. his brothers were jealous
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About what was done to joseph. his brothers were jealous of him, and they sold
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His brothers were jealous of him, and they sold him to slave traders.
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Of him, and they sold him to slave traders. and he ended up spending
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Him to slave traders. and he ended up spending years in prison for something
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And he ended up spending years in prison for something that he didn't do.
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Years in prison for something that he didn't do. and, i mean,
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That he didn't do. and, i mean, he had a pretty rough go.
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And, i mean, he had a pretty rough go. and i don't have time to tell
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You the whole story,
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You the whole story, but at the--
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You the whole story, but at the-- at the end, he was in charge
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But at the-- at the end, he was in charge of all the food.
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At the end, he was in charge of all the food. and there was
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Of all the food. and there was a famine in the land.
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And there was a famine in the land. and his brothers came to him,
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A famine in the land. and his brothers came to him, not knowing it was joseph,
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And his brothers came to him, not knowing it was joseph, to see about getting food.
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Not knowing it was joseph, to see about getting food. and when they did recognize
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To see about getting food. and when they did recognize him, they were afraid.
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And he said, "brothers,
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And he said, "brothers, why are you afraid?
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And he said, "brothers, why are you afraid? i'm not in the place of god.
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Why are you afraid? i'm not in the place of god. you intended to harm me.
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I'm not in the place of god. you intended to harm me. but god intended it for good,
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You intended to harm me. but god intended it for good, to accomplish what
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But god intended it for good, to accomplish what is now being done,
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To accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives."
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Is now being done, the saving of many lives." and so, even though we don't
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Understand many times why
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Understand many times why we go through something
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Understand many times why we go through something difficult or why god would
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We go through something difficult or why god would allow us to be in a place
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Difficult or why god would allow us to be in a place that is so painful.
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Allow us to be in a place that is so painful. most of the time,
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That is so painful. most of the time, he's using that to train us for
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Most of the time, he's using that to train us for something that he wants
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He's using that to train us for something that he wants to use us for in the future.
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Something that he wants to use us for in the future. so, remember to be kind
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To use us for in the future. so, remember to be kind and merciful to everybody,
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So, remember to be kind and merciful to everybody, because nobody needs
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And merciful to everybody, because nobody needs any more mercy than we do.
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Because nobody needs any more mercy than we do. amen?
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Any more mercy than we do. amen? >> audience: amen.
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Amen? >> audience: amen. >> joyce: thank you for being
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>> audience: amen. >> joyce: thank you for being with us today.
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>> joyce: thank you for being with us today. may god bless you.
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With us today. may god bless you. >> [audience applauding]
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>> announcer: fruit takes time.
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>> announcer: fruit takes time. it grows through care
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It grows through care and connection.
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And connection. like the branch clings
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Like the branch clings to the vine for life,
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To the vine for life, we too, must stay
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We too, must stay attached to the vine.
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Attached to the vine. cut off, growth fades,
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Cut off, growth fades, and the fruit never comes.
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And the fruit never comes. >> joyce: in john 15,
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>> joyce: in john 15, jesus speaks clearly:
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Jesus speaks clearly: "i am the vine,
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"i am the vine, you are the branches.
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If you remain in me
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If you remain in me and i in you,
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And i in you, you will bear much fruit."
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You will bear much fruit." that fruit is the fruit
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That fruit is the fruit of the spirit: love, joy, peace,
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Of the spirit: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness,
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Patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
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Faithfulness, gentleness,
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Gentleness, and self-control.
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And self-control. when we receive jesus,
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When we receive jesus, we receive the fruit
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We receive the fruit of the spirit.
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Of the spirit. and those qualities take root
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And those qualities take root like seeds as we water them
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Like seeds as we water them with the word and live them out;
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With the word and live them out; they grow stronger.
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In your life today. >> joyce: i tried
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>> joyce: i tried for many years
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For many years to make the fruit
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To make the fruit of the spirit
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Of the spirit grow in me,
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Grow in me, and it actually caused
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And it actually caused me to fail more
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Me to fail more often than not.
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Often than not. and when i allowed
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And when i allowed god to help me
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God to help me instead of trying
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Instead of trying to force it myself,
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To force it myself, then, and only then,
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Then, and only then, did i begin to make
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Did i begin to make real progress.
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Real progress. my prayer
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My prayer is that this book
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Is that this book of scriptures
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Of scriptures will help you
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Will help you the same way that
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The same way that god's word has
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God's word has impacted my life.
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Impacted my life. and remember,
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Fruit that changes everything.
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>> joyce: well, rejection
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>> joyce: well, rejection is definitely painful.
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Is definitely painful. it's something we've all
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It's something we've all endured in one way or another.
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Endured in one way or another. >> ginger: our experiences
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>> ginger: our experiences may be different,
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May be different, but the damage is very real.
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But the damage is very real. whether it comes from
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Whether it comes from a stranger, a friend,
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A stranger, a friend, or someone we love,
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Or someone we love, rejection leaves us feeling
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Rejection leaves us feeling unwanted and wounded.
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Unwanted and wounded. >> joyce: we both know how
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>> joyce: we both know how devastating rejection can be.
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Devastating rejection can be. the good news is
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The good news is healing is possible.
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Healing is possible. >> ginger: m-hmm.
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>> ginger: m-hmm. >> joyce: that's why i invited
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>> joyce: that's why i invited ginger to write
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Ginger to write a very important
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A very important book with me,
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Book with me, "healing the wounds
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"healing the wounds of rejection."
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Of rejection." i believe now is the time
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I believe now is the time to overcome those
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To overcome those wounds and embrace
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Wounds and embrace our true identity in christ.
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Our true identity in christ. >> ginger: you may not
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>> ginger: you may not even realize the effects
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Even realize the effects of rejection on your life.
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Of rejection on your life. i know i didn't for a time.
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I know i didn't for a time. but you don't have
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But you don't have to remain stuck
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To remain stuck in the past or let what
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In the past or let what others have done
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Others have done define your worth.
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Define your worth. >> joyce: in our book,
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>> joyce: in our book, we share the truths that
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We share the truths that have helped both of us,
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And the things that
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And the things that we went through.
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We went through. >> ginger: and together,
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>> ginger: and together, we can all move
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We can all move forward with strength
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Forward with strength and confidence.
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And confidence. >> announcer: "healing
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>> announcer: "healing the wounds of rejection"
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The wounds of rejection" by joyce meyer
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By joyce meyer and ginger stache,
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And ginger stache, request your copy today.
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>> announcer: we hope you
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>> announcer: we hope you enjoyed today's program.
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Enjoyed today's program. we are so grateful
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We are so grateful to our joyce meyer
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To our joyce meyer ministries partners
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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 - Kindness

October 13, 2025 | 29:29

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