Joyce Meyer - Less of Me - More of God (Part 2)

August 4, 2025 | 29:29

Do you want to experience real freedom in your life? Today, Joyce shares what it means to truly know Jesus, not just know of Him!

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Joyce Meyer: Enjoying Everyday Life | Joyce Meyer - Less of Me - More of God (Part 2) | August 4, 2025

>> joyce: oh, i'm so thankful
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>> joyce: oh, i'm so thankful to god that he's given
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>> joyce: oh, i'm so thankful to god that he's given me this little secret that's
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To god that he's given me this little secret that's hidden in the word of god.
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Me this little secret that's hidden in the word of god. romans 12:21, listen to this,
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Hidden in the word of god. romans 12:21, listen to this, it'll change your life.
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Romans 12:21, listen to this, it'll change your life. "you overcome evil with good."
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer,
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal you everywhere you hurt.
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>> joyce: i'll tell you a story
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>> joyce: i'll tell you a story that i think's interesting.
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>> joyce: i'll tell you a story that i think's interesting. my daughter went to the grocery
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That i think's interesting. my daughter went to the grocery store, and she had left
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My daughter went to the grocery store, and she had left her purse in her car.
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Store, and she had left her purse in her car. and so, when she
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Her purse in her car. and so, when she got in the checkout,
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And so, when she got in the checkout, she didn't have her credit card.
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Got in the checkout, she didn't have her credit card. and so, she told the girl,
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She didn't have her credit card. and so, she told the girl, she said, "if you'll just
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And so, she told the girl, she said, "if you'll just hold these, just a second,
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She said, "if you'll just hold these, just a second, i'll run out and get my credit
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Hold these, just a second, i'll run out and get my credit card and come back."
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I'll run out and get my credit card and come back." she said, "oh, no, never mind."
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Card and come back." she said, "oh, no, never mind." she whipped out her own
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She said, "oh, no, never mind." she whipped out her own credit card, paid for
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She whipped out her own credit card, paid for my daughter's groceries.
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Credit card, paid for my daughter's groceries. now, you know what i like
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About the story?
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About the story? she was prepared.
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About the story? she was prepared. >> [audience laughing]
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She was prepared. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: she took that credit
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: she took that credit card to work with her,
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>> joyce: she took that credit card to work with her, and she intended to bless
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Card to work with her, and she intended to bless somebody that day.
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And she intended to bless somebody that day. and she was ready!
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Somebody that day. and she was ready! she didn't have to go get ready,
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And she was ready! she didn't have to go get ready, she was ready!
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She didn't have to go get ready, she was ready! >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: and we've taught
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>> joyce: and we've taught our kids to do things
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>> joyce: and we've taught our kids to do things like that, and they all do.
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Our kids to do things like that, and they all do. i love it.
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Like that, and they all do. i love it. my son was in shopping,
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I love it. my son was in shopping, one day, and the young
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My son was in shopping, one day, and the young man in front of him
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One day, and the young man in front of him was putting a pair
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Man in front of him was putting a pair of jeans in layaway.
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Was putting a pair of jeans in layaway. my son said, "no, here,
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Of jeans in layaway. my son said, "no, here, i'll just pay for them."
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My son said, "no, here, i'll just pay for them." and let me tell you something,
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I'll just pay for them." and let me tell you something, when the church
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And let me tell you something, when the church starts acting like that
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When the church starts acting like that and unbelievers see it,
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Starts acting like that and unbelievers see it, there's a lot of things you
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And unbelievers see it, there's a lot of things you can argue with, but you
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There's a lot of things you can argue with, but you can't argue with real love.
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>> [audience cheering]
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>> [audience cheering] >> joyce: not real love.
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>> [audience cheering] >> joyce: not real love. when we really start loving
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>> joyce: not real love. when we really start loving people the way god
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When we really start loving people the way god wants us to love people,
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People the way god wants us to love people, the world will change.
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Wants us to love people, the world will change. what if every one of us,
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The world will change. what if every one of us, who calls ourselves a christian,
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What if every one of us, who calls ourselves a christian, just did one thing for
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Who calls ourselves a christian, just did one thing for one person every day?
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Just did one thing for one person every day? do you know i heard that if one
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One person every day? do you know i heard that if one family, just one family out
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Of every evangelical church
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Of every evangelical church in america, would adopt one
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Of every evangelical church in america, would adopt one child out of the foster system,
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In america, would adopt one child out of the foster system, that they could clean
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Child out of the foster system, that they could clean the whole thing out.
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That they could clean the whole thing out. >> [audience applauding]
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The whole thing out. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: one family!
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: one family! just one.
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>> joyce: one family! just one. but no, we don't wanna,
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Just one. but no, we don't wanna, we don't wanna make the effort.
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But no, we don't wanna, we don't wanna make the effort. we don't wanna, maybe,
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We don't wanna make the effort. we don't wanna, maybe, get some kid that's got
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We don't wanna, maybe, get some kid that's got a bunch of problems,
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Get some kid that's got a bunch of problems, and we've gotta deal with 'em.
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A bunch of problems, and we've gotta deal with 'em. sure is a good thing that god
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And we've gotta deal with 'em. sure is a good thing that god don't look that way about us,
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Sure is a good thing that god don't look that way about us, isn't it?
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Don't look that way about us, isn't it? "no, i just, i don't wanna,
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Isn't it? "no, i just, i don't wanna, i don't wanna mess with
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"no, i just, i don't wanna, i don't wanna mess with anybody that's got problems."
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I don't wanna mess with anybody that's got problems." whew, i would've sure got
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Anybody that's got problems." whew, i would've sure got left out, 'cause i was a mess.
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Whew, i would've sure got left out, 'cause i was a mess. in philippians 3:8-13,
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Left out, 'cause i was a mess. in philippians 3:8-13, there's some of the most heart
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In philippians 3:8-13, there's some of the most heart wrenching scriptures,
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There's some of the most heart wrenching scriptures, i'd really like
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Wrenching scriptures, i'd really like to challenge you to get
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I'd really like to challenge you to get these in the amplified,
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To challenge you to get these in the amplified, and i'm gonna kinda ad lib
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These in the amplified, and i'm gonna kinda ad lib and run through here.
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And i'm gonna kinda ad lib and run through here. but man, paul was praying
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And run through here. but man, paul was praying a prayer that is so powerful.
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He said, "i count everything
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He said, "i count everything as loss compared
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He said, "i count everything as loss compared to the priceless
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As loss compared to the priceless privilege of knowing christ."
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See, we don't just need
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See, we don't just need to know about jesus,
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See, we don't just need to know about jesus, we need to know jesus.
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To know about jesus, we need to know jesus. there's a difference.
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We need to know jesus. there's a difference. >> [audience applauding]
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There's a difference. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you know, you can say,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you know, you can say, "oh, i know joyce meyer.
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>> joyce: you know, you can say, "oh, i know joyce meyer. she came to my church once."
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"oh, i know joyce meyer. she came to my church once." you don't know me.
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She came to my church once." you don't know me. >> [audience laughing]
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You don't know me. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: now, you talk to dave.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: now, you talk to dave. dave knooows me!
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>> joyce: now, you talk to dave. dave knooows me! >> [audience laughing]
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Dave knooows me! >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you understand?
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you understand? and we need to know jesus.
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He said, "for his sake
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He said, "for his sake i have lost everything."
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He said, "for his sake i have lost everything." and you know, when you're
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I have lost everything." and you know, when you're willing to lose everything
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And you know, when you're willing to lose everything for jesus, he'll end up
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Willing to lose everything for jesus, he'll end up giving you everything.
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>> audience: amen.
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>> audience: amen. >> joyce: that's the thing,
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>> audience: amen. >> joyce: that's the thing, you're not ever gonna lose
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>> joyce: that's the thing, you're not ever gonna lose out on giving your all to god.
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You're not ever gonna lose out on giving your all to god. we're so afraid,
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Out on giving your all to god. we're so afraid, we'll end up with nothing.
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We're so afraid, we'll end up with nothing. well, is what you have
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We'll end up with nothing. well, is what you have making you happy?
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Well, is what you have making you happy? it wasn't making me happy.
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Making you happy? it wasn't making me happy. all i did was think about me,
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It wasn't making me happy. all i did was think about me, "what about me?
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All i did was think about me, "what about me? what about me?
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"what about me? what about me? what about me?"
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What about me? what about me?" and i wasn't happy.
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What about me?" and i wasn't happy. i was miserable.
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Oh, i'm so thankful to god,
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Oh, i'm so thankful to god, that he's given me this
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Oh, i'm so thankful to god, that he's given me this little secret that's hidden
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That he's given me this little secret that's hidden in the word of god.
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Little secret that's hidden in the word of god. romans 12:21, listen to this,
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In the word of god. romans 12:21, listen to this, it'll change your life.
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Romans 12:21, listen to this, it'll change your life. "you overcome evil with good."
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It'll change your life. "you overcome evil with good." >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: you wanna run
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>> joyce: you wanna run the devil out of your house?
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>> joyce: you wanna run the devil out of your house? just be as good to everybody
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The devil out of your house? just be as good to everybody as you can possibly be,
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Just be as good to everybody as you can possibly be, especially your enemies.
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As you can possibly be, especially your enemies. >> audience member: yes.
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Especially your enemies. >> audience member: yes. >> joyce: yeah, one, "yes,"
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>> audience member: yes. >> joyce: yeah, one, "yes," out there.
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>> joyce: yeah, one, "yes," out there. >> [audience laughing]
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Out there. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: especially
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: especially your enemies.
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>> joyce: especially your enemies. "well, why should i do that?
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Your enemies. "well, why should i do that? they didn't do anything for me."
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"well, why should i do that? they didn't do anything for me." >> [audience laughing]
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They didn't do anything for me." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: well, because
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: well, because you're like jesus.
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>> joyce: well, because you're like jesus. amen?
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You're like jesus. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and he loved
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and he loved you into wholeness
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>> joyce: and he loved you into wholeness when you weren't worth lovin'.
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You into wholeness when you weren't worth lovin'. amen?
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When you weren't worth lovin'. amen? >> audience: amen.
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Amen? >> audience: amen. >> joyce: in verse 9, he says,
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>> audience: amen. >> joyce: in verse 9, he says, "and that i might actually
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>> joyce: in verse 9, he says, "and that i might actually be found and known to be in him,
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"and that i might actually be found and known to be in him, not having any self-achieved
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Be found and known to be in him, not having any self-achieved righteousness."
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Not having any self-achieved righteousness." because our righteousness
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Righteousness." because our righteousness is "like filthy rags."
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Because our righteousness is "like filthy rags." that's why even if you do,
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Do something good for
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Do something good for somebody every day, you still--
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Do something good for somebody every day, you still-- you just gotta thank god.
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Somebody every day, you still-- you just gotta thank god. thank god that, "you gave
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You just gotta thank god. thank god that, "you gave me something to give away."
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Thank god that, "you gave me something to give away." thank god that, "you caused
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Me something to give away." thank god that, "you caused me to forget about myself
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Thank god that, "you caused me to forget about myself long enough to want
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Me to forget about myself long enough to want to care about somebody else.
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Long enough to want to care about somebody else. thank you, god.
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To care about somebody else. thank you, god. i give you all the glory."
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Thank you, god. i give you all the glory." no self-righteousness.
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I give you all the glory." no self-righteousness. god hates self-righteousness.
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No self-righteousness. god hates self-righteousness. and we can't just assume.
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God hates self-righteousness. and we can't just assume. paul prayed about these things.
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And we can't just assume. paul prayed about these things. he said, "i don't wanna have
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Paul prayed about these things. he said, "i don't wanna have any righteousness on my own,
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He said, "i don't wanna have any righteousness on my own, but only that righteousness
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Any righteousness on my own, but only that righteousness that's found in christ."
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And then in verse 10--
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And then in verse 10-- i love this.
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And then in verse 10-- i love this. he said, "[for my determined
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I love this. he said, "[for my determined purpose is] that i might
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He said, "[for my determined purpose is] that i might know him."
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Purpose is] that i might know him." that was what paul
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Know him." that was what paul was going after.
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That was what paul was going after. not prosperity.
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Not a big position
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Not a big position in the church.
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Not a big position in the church. but, "my determined purpose
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In the church. but, "my determined purpose is to know him and the power
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But, "my determined purpose is to know him and the power of his resurrection that lifts
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Is to know him and the power of his resurrection that lifts me out from among the dead,
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Of his resurrection that lifts me out from among the dead, even while i'm in the body."
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Me out from among the dead, even while i'm in the body." you know what that means?
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Even while i'm in the body." you know what that means? there's a place that we can live
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You know what that means? there's a place that we can live that no matter what's goin'
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There's a place that we can live that no matter what's goin' on in our lives, we're still
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That no matter what's goin' on in our lives, we're still up here, and happy.
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On in our lives, we're still up here, and happy. >> [audience applauding]
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Up here, and happy. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: amen?
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: amen? we're too up and down,
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>> joyce: amen? we're too up and down, and up and down,
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We're too up and down, and up and down, and up and down,
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And up and down, and up and down, and up and down.
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And up and down, and up and down. "my air conditioner went out
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And up and down. "my air conditioner went out and i can't get anybody out
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"my air conditioner went out and i can't get anybody out here to fix it for two days."
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And i can't get anybody out here to fix it for two days." well, honey, you'll survive.
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Here to fix it for two days." well, honey, you'll survive. >> [audience laughing]
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Well, honey, you'll survive. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: okay, now,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: okay, now, we're gonna get--we're gonna
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>> joyce: okay, now, we're gonna get--we're gonna get to something here.
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We're gonna get--we're gonna get to something here. i hope they add
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Get to something here. i hope they add to the time, today.
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I hope they add to the time, today. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: "[for my determined
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>> joyce: "[for my determined purpose is] that i might know
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>> joyce: "[for my determined purpose is] that i might know him [that i might
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Purpose is] that i might know him [that i might progressively become
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Him [that i might progressively become more deeply and intimately
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Progressively become more deeply and intimately acquainted with him,
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More deeply and intimately acquainted with him, perceiving and recognizing
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Acquainted with him, perceiving and recognizing and understand how
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Perceiving and recognizing and understand how wonderful he is]."
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And understand how wonderful he is]." phew.
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Wonderful he is]." phew. "[more strongly
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Phew. "[more strongly and more clearly],
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"[more strongly and more clearly], and that i may in that same way
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And more clearly], and that i may in that same way come to know the power that
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And that i may in that same way come to know the power that flows out of his resurrection--"
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Come to know the power that flows out of his resurrection--" and here comes the part
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Flows out of his resurrection--" and here comes the part you're not gonna like.
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And here comes the part you're not gonna like. "and that i may so share
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You're not gonna like. "and that i may so share his sufferings--"
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"and that i may so share his sufferings--" uh-oh.
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His sufferings--" uh-oh. "as to be continually
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Uh-oh. "as to be continually transformed
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"as to be continually transformed [into his likeness]."
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Transformed [into his likeness]." >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: okay, now, i'm just
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>> joyce: okay, now, i'm just gonna give it to you straight,
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>> joyce: okay, now, i'm just gonna give it to you straight, if you wanna be like jesus,
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Gonna give it to you straight, if you wanna be like jesus, you're gonna
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If you wanna be like jesus, you're gonna have some suffering.
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And i'm not talking
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And i'm not talking about car wrecks,
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And i'm not talking about car wrecks, and disasters, and cancer.
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About car wrecks, and disasters, and cancer. i'm talking about
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And disasters, and cancer. i'm talking about suffering in the flesh.
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I'm talking about suffering in the flesh. you're gonna have to do some
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Suffering in the flesh. you're gonna have to do some things you don't wanna do.
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You're gonna have to do some things you don't wanna do. now, i'm gonna
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Things you don't wanna do. now, i'm gonna tell you something.
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Now, i'm gonna tell you something. don't forget this.
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Tell you something. don't forget this. you don't have to feel like
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Don't forget this. you don't have to feel like doing what's right, to do it.
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You don't have to feel like doing what's right, to do it. >> [audience applauding]
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Doing what's right, to do it. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: now, that's when
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: now, that's when you're starting to grow up.
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>> joyce: now, that's when you're starting to grow up. when you know what's
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You're starting to grow up. when you know what's right and you feel like
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When you know what's right and you feel like doing what's wrong,
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Right and you feel like doing what's wrong, but you'll do what's right
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Doing what's wrong, but you'll do what's right anyway because you love god.
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But you'll do what's right anyway because you love god. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: man.
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>> joyce: man. wow.
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>> joyce: man. wow. "i don't feel like
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Wow. "i don't feel like forgiving you, but i will,
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"i don't feel like forgiving you, but i will, because jesus told me to."
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Forgiving you, but i will, because jesus told me to." >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: "i don't feel like
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>> joyce: "i don't feel like loving you, but i will, because
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>> joyce: "i don't feel like loving you, but i will, because god told me to love my enemies."
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Loving you, but i will, because god told me to love my enemies." "i don't feel like helping you,
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God told me to love my enemies." "i don't feel like helping you, you never did anything for me,
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"i don't feel like helping you, you never did anything for me, but i will, because god
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You never did anything for me, but i will, because god told me to."
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But i will, because god told me to." come on.
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Told me to." come on. >> [audience applauding]
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Come on. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you know,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you know, in each one of the gospels,
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>> joyce: you know, in each one of the gospels, there's a rendition
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In each one of the gospels, there's a rendition of the story of jesus
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There's a rendition of the story of jesus in the garden of gethsemane.
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But in matthew, three separate
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But in matthew, three separate times, it says jesus went off
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But in matthew, three separate times, it says jesus went off and prayed, "father, if you can
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Times, it says jesus went off and prayed, "father, if you can take this cup from me."
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And prayed, "father, if you can take this cup from me." three times!
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Take this cup from me." three times! you know what just struck
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Three times! you know what just struck me a few weeks ago?
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You know what just struck me a few weeks ago? jesus did not want
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Me a few weeks ago? jesus did not want to go to the cross.
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Jesus did not want to go to the cross. he didn't wanna do that.
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But he always quickly followed
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But he always quickly followed it up with, "nevertheless,
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But he always quickly followed it up with, "nevertheless, your will be done and not mine."
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It up with, "nevertheless, your will be done and not mine." >> [audience applauding]
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Your will be done and not mine." >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: now,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: now, that's what we're after.
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>> joyce: now, that's what we're after. "i don't wanna to do this, god."
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That's what we're after. "i don't wanna to do this, god." "i don't wanna do this."
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"i don't wanna to do this, god." "i don't wanna do this." "i don't wanna help them.
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"i don't wanna do this." "i don't wanna help them. they've never done
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"i don't wanna help them. they've never done anything for me."
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They've never done anything for me." "i don't wanna forgive them.
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Anything for me." "i don't wanna forgive them. they don't deserve it."
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"i don't wanna forgive them. they don't deserve it." well, even if that person
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They don't deserve it." well, even if that person doesn't deserve your
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Well, even if that person doesn't deserve your forgiveness, you deserve peace.
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Doesn't deserve your forgiveness, you deserve peace. >> [audience applauding]
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Forgiveness, you deserve peace. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and they probably
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and they probably don't care if you
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>> joyce: and they probably don't care if you forgive 'em or not.
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Don't care if you forgive 'em or not. when you forgive somebody,
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Forgive 'em or not. when you forgive somebody, you're doin' it for yourself.
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When you forgive somebody, you're doin' it for yourself. you're doing yourself a favor.
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You set yourself free.
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You set yourself free. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: i'mma tell
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>> joyce: i'mma tell you a quick story.
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>> joyce: i'mma tell you a quick story. and god gave me the grace
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You a quick story. and god gave me the grace to do this, but it's probably
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And god gave me the grace to do this, but it's probably the single most powerful thing
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To do this, but it's probably the single most powerful thing god has ever allowed me to do.
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The single most powerful thing god has ever allowed me to do. and probably has opened
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God has ever allowed me to do. and probably has opened more doors for us to be able
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And probably has opened more doors for us to be able to help other people
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More doors for us to be able to help other people than any other thing.
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To help other people than any other thing. my father sexually abused
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Than any other thing. my father sexually abused me for about 15 years
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My father sexually abused me for about 15 years on a regular basis.
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Me for about 15 years on a regular basis. my mother knew
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On a regular basis. my mother knew what he was doing,
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My mother knew what he was doing, but she was afraid of him,
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What he was doing, but she was afraid of him, and she wouldn't
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But she was afraid of him, and she wouldn't do anything about it.
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And she wouldn't do anything about it. and so, that's the way
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Do anything about it. and so, that's the way i grew up.
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And so, that's the way i grew up. i grew up in fear.
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I grew up. i grew up in fear. that's all i ever
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I grew up in fear. that's all i ever remember is fear.
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That's all i ever remember is fear. and i had a lot
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Remember is fear. and i had a lot of problems in my soul.
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And i had a lot of problems in my soul. and god calls me to do this.
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Of problems in my soul. and god calls me to do this. well, obviously, you know,
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And god calls me to do this. well, obviously, you know, somewhere along the line,
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Well, obviously, you know, somewhere along the line, before i get to this point,
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Somewhere along the line, before i get to this point, i gotta change.
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Before i get to this point, i gotta change. and it was hard.
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I gotta change. and it was hard. it was hard to learn
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And it was hard. it was hard to learn to be submissive to a man.
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It was hard to learn to be submissive to a man. it was hard to learn
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To be submissive to a man. it was hard to learn how to love my parents.
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It was hard to learn how to love my parents. and love is not a feeling.
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How to love my parents. and love is not a feeling. it's how you treat people.
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And love is not a feeling. it's how you treat people. so, i'm gonna do a fast forward
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It's how you treat people. so, i'm gonna do a fast forward on this, but my parents
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So, i'm gonna do a fast forward on this, but my parents lived about a couple
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On this, but my parents lived about a couple hundred miles from
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Lived about a couple hundred miles from us and that just suited me fine.
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Hundred miles from us and that just suited me fine. i didn't have to see
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Us and that just suited me fine. i didn't have to see 'em very often.
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I didn't have to see 'em very often. and we'd go and stay as long
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'em very often. and we'd go and stay as long as we had to on christmas
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And we'd go and stay as long as we had to on christmas and send a little money
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As we had to on christmas and send a little money every once in a while.
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And send a little money every once in a while. i thought i was doing
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Every once in a while. i thought i was doing my good deed, doing that.
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I thought i was doing my good deed, doing that. and i prayed
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My good deed, doing that. and i prayed the forgiveness prayer.
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And i prayed the forgiveness prayer. but i--
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The forgiveness prayer. but i-- i didn't want nothin'
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But i-- i didn't want nothin' to do 'em, you know.
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I didn't want nothin' to do 'em, you know. and that's understandable,
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To do 'em, you know. and that's understandable, you know.
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And that's understandable, you know. and so, now,
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You know. and so, now, they're gettin' older.
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And so, now, they're gettin' older. they're both sick.
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They're gettin' older. they're both sick. the area where they live is--
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They're both sick. the area where they live is-- doesn't have good doctors,
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The area where they live is-- doesn't have good doctors, not good health care.
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Doesn't have good doctors, not good health care. and i'm praying one morning,
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Not good health care. and i'm praying one morning, "oh, god, will you use me?
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And i'm praying one morning, "oh, god, will you use me? god, use me."
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"oh, god, will you use me? god, use me." >> [audience laughing]
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God, use me." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: oh, yeah.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: oh, yeah. are you sure you really
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>> joyce: oh, yeah. are you sure you really want god to use you?
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Are you sure you really want god to use you? >> [audience laughing]
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Want god to use you? >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: well,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: well, you just go right ahead.
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>> joyce: well, you just go right ahead. you pray and ask god to use
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You just go right ahead. you pray and ask god to use you and then see if you're
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You pray and ask god to use you and then see if you're ready to really let him use
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You and then see if you're ready to really let him use you when he tells you what
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Ready to really let him use you when he tells you what he wants you to do.
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You when he tells you what he wants you to do. >> [audience laughing]
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He wants you to do. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: [to pastor]
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: [to pastor] boy, you're gonna have such
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>> joyce: [to pastor] boy, you're gonna have such a much better church.
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Boy, you're gonna have such a much better church. i'm tellin' you what.
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A much better church. i'm tellin' you what. >> [audience laughing]
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I'm tellin' you what. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: if we can get anybody
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: if we can get anybody to listen this morning,
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>> joyce: if we can get anybody to listen this morning, this place is gonna
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To listen this morning, this place is gonna be set on fire.
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This place is gonna be set on fire. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: you quit coming
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>> joyce: you quit coming to church to get something.
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>> joyce: you quit coming to church to get something. come here to give something.
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To church to get something. come here to give something. and i'm not talking about
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Come here to give something. and i'm not talking about the offering thing,
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And i'm not talking about the offering thing, wherever it's at.
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The offering thing, wherever it's at. that's not what
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Wherever it's at. that's not what i'm talking about.
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That's not what i'm talking about. i'm talking about.
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I'm talking about. i'm talking about. i mean, that's a given.
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I'm talking about. i mean, that's a given. you should give to support
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I mean, that's a given. you should give to support the church because you can't run
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You should give to support the church because you can't run things like this without money.
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The church because you can't run things like this without money. they don't let me on tv free.
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Things like this without money. they don't let me on tv free. they don't even give
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They don't let me on tv free. they don't even give me a preacher's discount.
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They don't even give me a preacher's discount. >> [audience laughing]
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Me a preacher's discount. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: amen?
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: amen? >> audience: amen.
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>> joyce: and everybody
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>> joyce: and everybody claps when i say,
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>> joyce: and everybody claps when i say, "i'm on tv all over the world."
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Claps when i say, "i'm on tv all over the world." well, try to pay those bills.
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"i'm on tv all over the world." well, try to pay those bills. >> [audience laughing]
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Well, try to pay those bills. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but god
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but god takes care of it.
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>> joyce: but god takes care of it. amen?
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Takes care of it. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i'm proud
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i'm proud to tell you that we don't
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>> joyce: i'm proud to tell you that we don't owe anybody anything.
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To tell you that we don't owe anybody anything. amen?
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Owe anybody anything. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: we're not behind.
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: we're not behind. we're not in debt.
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>> joyce: we're not behind. we're not in debt. and it's all to the glory
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We're not in debt. and it's all to the glory of god.
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And it's all to the glory of god. amen?
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Of god. amen? but when i talk about
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Amen? but when i talk about coming here to give,
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But when i talk about coming here to give, don't come and just get
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Coming here to give, don't come and just get with your little groupies.
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Don't come and just get with your little groupies. look for somebody
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With your little groupies. look for somebody that's by themselves.
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Look for somebody that's by themselves. look for somebody
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That's by themselves. look for somebody that's hurtin'.
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Look for somebody that's hurtin'. "come sit with us."
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That's hurtin'. "come sit with us." find the single mom that never
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"come sit with us." find the single mom that never has the money to take her
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Find the single mom that never has the money to take her kids out to lunch and give
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Has the money to take her kids out to lunch and give her 50 bucks and tell her
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Kids out to lunch and give her 50 bucks and tell her to take her kids out to lunch.
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Her 50 bucks and tell her to take her kids out to lunch. come on.
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>> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i don't know what's
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i don't know what's gonna happen if we don't start
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>> joyce: i don't know what's gonna happen if we don't start loving one another.
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Gonna happen if we don't start loving one another. oh, the world is in such a mess.
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Loving one another. oh, the world is in such a mess. it's in such a horrible mess.
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Oh, the world is in such a mess. it's in such a horrible mess. and i don't know what the whole
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It's in such a horrible mess. and i don't know what the whole answer is, but i do know that
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And i don't know what the whole answer is, but i do know that if we start loving each other,
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Answer is, but i do know that if we start loving each other, it's gonna make the world
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If we start loving each other, it's gonna make the world sit up and take notice.
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It's gonna make the world sit up and take notice. well, anyway,
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Sit up and take notice. well, anyway, i'm praying one morning,
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Well, anyway, i'm praying one morning, "god, what's your will?"
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I'm praying one morning, "god, what's your will?" and it came to my heart that
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"god, what's your will?" and it came to my heart that we were to bring my parents
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And it came to my heart that we were to bring my parents to st. louis, buy them
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A nice little house,
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A nice little house, put them in it, and take care
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A nice little house, put them in it, and take care of them until they died.
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Put them in it, and take care of them until they died. i rebuked that.
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Of them until they died. i rebuked that. >> [audience laughing]
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I rebuked that. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i did.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i did. i said, "i rebuke that.
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>> joyce: i did. i said, "i rebuke that. that's the devil.
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I said, "i rebuke that. that's the devil. god would not
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That's the devil. god would not ask me to do that."
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God would not ask me to do that." >> [audience laughing]
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Ask me to do that." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i didn't
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i didn't believe it was god.
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>> joyce: i didn't believe it was god. i thought it was the devil
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Believe it was god. i thought it was the devil trying to deceive me.
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I thought it was the devil trying to deceive me. i said, "god would not
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Trying to deceive me. i said, "god would not ask me to do that.
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I said, "god would not ask me to do that. they never did anything for me."
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Ask me to do that. they never did anything for me." god said, "you're breathing,
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They never did anything for me." god said, "you're breathing, aren't you?"
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God said, "you're breathing, aren't you?" god's not always easy on you.
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Aren't you?" god's not always easy on you. "they gave you life.
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God's not always easy on you. "they gave you life. you're here, aren't you?"
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"they gave you life. you're here, aren't you?" well, i just went on about
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You're here, aren't you?" well, i just went on about my business and forgot
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Well, i just went on about my business and forgot all about that.
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My business and forgot all about that. and a couple of months later,
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All about that. and a couple of months later, i was praying again,
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And a couple of months later, i was praying again, "oh, god use me."
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I was praying again, "oh, god use me." he told me the same thing again.
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"oh, god use me." he told me the same thing again. i thought, "i know what
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He told me the same thing again. i thought, "i know what i'm gonna do.
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I thought, "i know what i'm gonna do. i'm gonna go ask dave.
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I'm gonna do. i'm gonna go ask dave. dave's not gonna wanna
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I'm gonna go ask dave. dave's not gonna wanna buy them a house."
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Dave's not gonna wanna buy them a house." >> [audience laughing]
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Buy them a house." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i went and told dave.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i went and told dave. he said, "well, that's what
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>> joyce: i went and told dave. he said, "well, that's what god said, we better do it."
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He said, "well, that's what god said, we better do it." i thought--[slapping]
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God said, we better do it." i thought--[slapping] >> [audience laughing]
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I thought--[slapping] >> [audience laughing] >> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience laughing] >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: come on.
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: come on. so, i thought, "okay, we're
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>> joyce: come on. so, i thought, "okay, we're gonna buy 'em a cheap house."
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So, i thought, "okay, we're gonna buy 'em a cheap house." >> [audience laughing]
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Gonna buy 'em a cheap house." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: god said, "no, you're
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: god said, "no, you're gonna buy 'em a nice house."
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>> joyce: god said, "no, you're gonna buy 'em a nice house." they had to have a car.
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Gonna buy 'em a nice house." they had to have a car. they didn't have a decent car.
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They had to have a car. they didn't have a decent car. well, i just--
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They didn't have a decent car. well, i just-- [laughs]
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Well, i just-- [laughs] man, we moved 'em to st. louis.
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[laughs] man, we moved 'em to st. louis. we put 'em in this
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Man, we moved 'em to st. louis. we put 'em in this cute little house,
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We put 'em in this cute little house, and made sure the grass
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Cute little house, and made sure the grass was cut every week,
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And made sure the grass was cut every week, made sure they got groceries,
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Was cut every week, made sure they got groceries, made sure they went to--
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Made sure they got groceries, made sure they went to-- we didn't do it all,
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Made sure they went to-- we didn't do it all, but we would--
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We didn't do it all, but we would-- had to pay somebody
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But we would-- had to pay somebody to do it, a lot of times,
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Had to pay somebody to do it, a lot of times, because we traveled so much
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To do it, a lot of times, because we traveled so much and we're gone a lot.
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Because we traveled so much and we're gone a lot. so, we made sure they
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And we're gone a lot. so, we made sure they were well taken care of.
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So, we made sure they were well taken care of. okay, then they get sicker.
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Were well taken care of. okay, then they get sicker. so, they go into assisted
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Okay, then they get sicker. so, they go into assisted living care.
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So, they go into assisted living care. on top of my mom and dad,
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Living care. on top of my mom and dad, i've got my widowed aunt,
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On top of my mom and dad, i've got my widowed aunt, who my uncle--i promised
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I've got my widowed aunt, who my uncle--i promised my uncle i'd take care of.
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Who my uncle--i promised my uncle i'd take care of. so, now, we've got
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My uncle i'd take care of. so, now, we've got three people.
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So, now, we've got three people. and then i got a brother
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Three people. and then i got a brother who was in the vietnam
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And then i got a brother who was in the vietnam war and got hooked on drugs
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Who was in the vietnam war and got hooked on drugs over there, and he couldn't
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War and got hooked on drugs over there, and he couldn't take care of himself,
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Over there, and he couldn't take care of himself, so we were just taking
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Take care of himself, so we were just taking care of all these people.
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So we were just taking care of all these people. and i did not want to!
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Care of all these people. and i did not want to! >> [audience laughing]
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And i did not want to! >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: do you
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: do you understand that?
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>> joyce: do you understand that? i did not want to do it!
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Understand that? i did not want to do it! you have to understand today,
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I did not want to do it! you have to understand today, that you don't have
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You have to understand today, that you don't have to want to do it, to do it!
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That you don't have to want to do it, to do it! >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: and it's okay if you
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>> joyce: and it's okay if you tell god you don't wanna
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>> joyce: and it's okay if you tell god you don't wanna to do it, "i don't want to."
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Tell god you don't wanna to do it, "i don't want to." jesus said,
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To do it, "i don't want to." jesus said, "take this cup from me.
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Jesus said, "take this cup from me. i don't wanna drink this cup,
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"take this cup from me. i don't wanna drink this cup, but your will be done
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I don't wanna drink this cup, but your will be done and not mine."
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But your will be done and not mine." come on.
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And not mine." come on. is anybody getting this today?
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Come on. is anybody getting this today? "your will be done
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Is anybody getting this today? "your will be done and not mine."
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"your will be done and not mine." >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: well, then they got
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>> joyce: well, then they got sicker and sicker and so they
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>> joyce: well, then they got sicker and sicker and so they went to the nursing home.
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Sicker and sicker and so they went to the nursing home. now, all this is costing money.
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Went to the nursing home. now, all this is costing money. lots of money.
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Now, all this is costing money. lots of money. every month.
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Lots of money. every month. every month.
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Every month. every month. and i just wanna tell
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Every month. and i just wanna tell ya that we have longevity
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And i just wanna tell ya that we have longevity in our bloodline.
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Ya that we have longevity in our bloodline. >> [audience laughing]
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In our bloodline. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: we live a looong time.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: we live a looong time. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: well, i thought,
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>> joyce: well, i thought, "i can handle this
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>> joyce: well, i thought, "i can handle this for a couple of years."
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"i can handle this for a couple of years." thirteen years!
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For a couple of years." thirteen years! >> [audience laughing]
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Thirteen years! >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: thirteen years!
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: thirteen years! and i'm gonna tell ya something,
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>> joyce: thirteen years! and i'm gonna tell ya something, and this is the truth.
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And i'm gonna tell ya something, and this is the truth. and i--maybe, i should
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And this is the truth. and i--maybe, i should be embarrassed to say it,
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And i--maybe, i should be embarrassed to say it, but i'm just gonna
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Be embarrassed to say it, but i'm just gonna tell you the truth.
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But i'm just gonna tell you the truth. once every two weeks,
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Tell you the truth. once every two weeks, i went to the nursing home
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Once every two weeks, i went to the nursing home and visited my mom.
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I went to the nursing home and visited my mom. and there is not--
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And visited my mom. and there is not-- there was not one time
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And there is not-- there was not one time that i went, that i wanted to.
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And she would say
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And she would say things to me like, "well,
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And she would say things to me like, "well, you should take care of me,
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Things to me like, "well, you should take care of me, you're my daughter."
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You should take care of me, you're my daughter." whew.
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You're my daughter." whew. >> [audience laughing]
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Whew. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "well,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "well, you owe me that.
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>> joyce: "well, you owe me that. you should take care of me."
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You owe me that. you should take care of me." and i'd just think,
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You should take care of me." and i'd just think, [grumbling]
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And i'd just think, [grumbling] "ew, what did you ever
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[grumbling] "ew, what did you ever do for me?"
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"ew, what did you ever do for me?" >> [audience laughing]
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Do for me?" >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: are you--?
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: are you--? is anybody getting this?
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>> joyce: are you--? is anybody getting this? >> audience: yes.
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Is anybody getting this? >> audience: yes. >> [audience applauding]
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>> audience: yes. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: then we're
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: then we're getting somewhere.
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>> joyce: then we're getting somewhere. now, see, that's what love is.
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Getting somewhere. now, see, that's what love is. love is helping people.
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Now, see, that's what love is. love is helping people. it's not how you feel.
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Love is helping people. it's not how you feel. you pray for people--
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It's not how you feel. you pray for people-- it's very simple.
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You pray for people-- it's very simple. you wanna love somebody;
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It's very simple. you wanna love somebody; you pray for them,
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You wanna love somebody; you pray for them, you bless them,
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You pray for them, you bless them, and you help them.
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You bless them, and you help them. "if your enemy's hungry,
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And you help them. "if your enemy's hungry, you give 'em somethin' to eat.
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"if your enemy's hungry, you give 'em somethin' to eat. if he's thirsty, you give 'em
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You give 'em somethin' to eat. if he's thirsty, you give 'em somethin' to drink."
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If he's thirsty, you give 'em somethin' to drink." if we can just understand
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Somethin' to drink." if we can just understand that love is not a feeling, wow,
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If we can just understand that love is not a feeling, wow, how it's gonna change things.
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That love is not a feeling, wow, how it's gonna change things. and jesus--i mean, jesus said,
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How it's gonna change things. and jesus--i mean, jesus said, himself, he said, "what--
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And jesus--i mean, jesus said, himself, he said, "what-- what good is it--?
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Himself, he said, "what-- what good is it--? what credit do you get if you
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What good is it--? what credit do you get if you love those who love you?
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What credit do you get if you love those who love you? anybody can do that.
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Love those who love you? anybody can do that. but if you love your enemies--"
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Anybody can do that. but if you love your enemies--" that's what god does.
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But if you love your enemies--" that's what god does. i tell pastors, all the time,
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That's what god does. i tell pastors, all the time, if somebody in your church
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I tell pastors, all the time, if somebody in your church takes half your congregation
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If somebody in your church takes half your congregation and moves down the street
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Takes half your congregation and moves down the street and starts a church,
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And moves down the street and starts a church, don't hate 'em
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And starts a church, don't hate 'em and be mad at 'em.
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Don't hate 'em and be mad at 'em. go buy 'em a sound system.
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And be mad at 'em. go buy 'em a sound system. that's when you break
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Go buy 'em a sound system. that's when you break the power of the devil.
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That's when you break the power of the devil. >> [audience applauding]
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The power of the devil. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: there's only one
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: there's only one thing that'll set you free,
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>> joyce: there's only one thing that'll set you free, and that is if you're
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Thing that'll set you free, and that is if you're good to people that
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And that is if you're good to people that aren't good to you.
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Good to people that aren't good to you. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: paul said,
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>> joyce: paul said, "not that i have attained
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>> joyce: paul said, "not that i have attained this ideal, or have
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"not that i have attained this ideal, or have already been made perfect,
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This ideal, or have already been made perfect, but i press on."
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Already been made perfect, but i press on." i love that.
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But i press on." i love that. "i press on to lay hold
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I love that. "i press on to lay hold of and make my own,
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"i press on to lay hold of and make my own, that for which christ jesus
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Of and make my own, that for which christ jesus has laid hold of me
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That for which christ jesus has laid hold of me and made me his own."
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Has laid hold of me and made me his own." see, i like that.
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And made me his own." see, i like that. he's saying, "i wanna be what
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See, i like that. he's saying, "i wanna be what jesus died to make me."
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He's saying, "i wanna be what jesus died to make me." amen?
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Jesus died to make me." amen? not a professional christian.
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Amen? not a professional christian. "are you a christian?"
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Not a professional christian. "are you a christian?" "i go to church."
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"are you a christian?" "i go to church." well, big deal!
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"i go to church." well, big deal! i can sit in the garage all day
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Well, big deal! i can sit in the garage all day and i'll never be a car.
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>> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: people can only
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>> joyce: people can only know us one way.
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>> joyce: people can only know us one way. and it's not by our
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Know us one way. and it's not by our bumper sticker.
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And it's not by our bumper sticker. >> [audience laughing]
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Bumper sticker. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: it's how we behave.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: it's how we behave. amen?
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>> joyce: it's how we behave. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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>> announcer: from story time
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>> announcer: from story time to self-care,
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To self-care, or snack time
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Or snack time to scrolling all night.
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To scrolling all night. the way we close out one day
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The way we close out one day makes a difference
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Makes a difference on how we feel the next.
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On how we feel the next. set yourself up for spiritual
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Set yourself up for spiritual success by spending
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Success by spending a few moments with god.
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>> ginger: what's
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>> ginger: what's your nighttime
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Your nighttime routine like?
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Routine like? we all need
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We all need to make time for
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To make time for god in our day.
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God in our day. and there's no
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And there's no sweeter way to drift
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Sweeter way to drift into dreamland than
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Into dreamland than with the peace that
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With the peace that comes from spending
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Comes from spending time with our
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Time with our heavenly father.
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Heavenly father. that's why
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That's why joyce meyer wrote
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Joyce meyer wrote this devotional,
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This devotional, "ending your
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"ending your day right."
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Day right." >> announcer: "ending
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>> announcer: "ending your day right,"
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Your day right," is a 365-night
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Is a 365-night devotional.
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Devotional. each short page gives
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Each short page gives you something to think
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You something to think about as you wind down
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About as you wind down from your busy day.
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From your busy day. each entry is dated,
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Each entry is dated, so read the one marked
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So read the one marked for the specific day,
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For the specific day, or start at the beginning
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Or start at the beginning and read your way through.
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And read your way through. "ending your day right"
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"ending your day right" is available right now,
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Is available right now, for your gift
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For your gift of any amount.
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Of any amount. call us today at...
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Call us today at... or visit joycemeyer.org.
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Or visit joycemeyer.org. >> joyce: you're making
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>> joyce: you're making a mistake if you
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A mistake if you don't spend quiet
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Don't spend quiet time with god.
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Time with god. i said, you're making
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I said, you're making a mistake if you
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A mistake if you don't spend quiet
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Don't spend quiet time with god.
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Time with god. amen?
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Amen? >> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you don't always
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>> joyce: you don't always have to be talking.
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Have to be talking. you don't always have
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You don't always have to be doing something.
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To be doing something. sometimes just to sit
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Sometimes just to sit there and be quiet
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There and be quiet is like healing
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Is like healing for your soul.
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For your soul. we live in the midst
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We live in the midst of such a noisy
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Of such a noisy world today.
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World today. always gotta have
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Always gotta have something going on.
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Something going on. tv's gotta be on,
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Tv's gotta be on, radio's gotta be on,
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Radio's gotta be on, gotta have music on...
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Gotta have music on... gotta have our
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Gotta have our phone there,
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Phone there, goodness sakes,
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Goodness sakes, somebody might
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Somebody might call us and the
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Call us and the world would end,
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World would end, if we weren't there
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If we weren't there to answer their call.
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To answer their call. >> announcer: small
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>> announcer: small steps can make a big
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Steps can make a big difference in our life,
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Difference in our life, from our attitude
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From our attitude to our relationships
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To our relationships and beyond.
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And beyond. >> ginger: spend a few
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>> ginger: spend a few minutes with our
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Minutes with our heavenly father each
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Heavenly father each night and see how
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Night and see how much your world
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Much your world can change.
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Can change. the "ending your day
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The "ending your day right" devotional
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Right" devotional is available for
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Is available for your gift of
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Your gift of any amount using
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Any amount using the information
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The information on your screen.
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On your screen. that gift, along
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That gift, along with the gifts from
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With the gifts from the partners of
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The partners of joyce meyer ministries,
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Joyce meyer ministries, will make a difference
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Will make a difference around the world by
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Around the world by helping to provide
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Helping to provide food and medical care
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Food and medical care to those in need.
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To those in need. >> announcer: before you turn
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>> announcer: before you turn off the light, a page a night
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Off the light, a page a night can help you sleep tight.
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Can help you sleep tight. "ending your day right"
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"ending your day right" is available for your gift
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Is available for your gift of any amount, right now.
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Of any amount, right now. call us today at...
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Call us today at... or visit joycemeyer.org.
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>> announcer: it's your
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>> announcer: it's your opportunity to unplug
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Opportunity to unplug and discover what
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And discover what it means to be fully his.
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It means to be fully his. >> joyce: and we need to know
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>> joyce: and we need to know who our real enemy is,
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Who our real enemy is, and by the way,
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And by the way, if you're really full-on
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If you're really full-on walking with god,
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Walking with god, you don't have to be afraid
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You don't have to be afraid of the devil at all.
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Of the devil at all. >> [audience cheering]
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>> [audience cheering] >> announcer: come together
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>> announcer: come together with thousands who are
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With thousands who are ready to worship,
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Ready to worship, learn, laugh,
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Learn, laugh, and lean in.
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And lean in. >> cece: god calls
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>> cece: god calls us to holiness
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Us to holiness because he loves us.
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Because he loves us. y'all, it's beautiful.
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Y'all, it's beautiful. >> announcer: and go home,
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>> announcer: and go home, equipped for all
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Equipped for all of life's battles.
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Of life's battles. >> lysa: he's not trying
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>> lysa: he's not trying to hide from us.
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To hide from us. he's waiting to be seen by us.
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He's waiting to be seen by us. >> announcer: join us for
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>> announcer: join us for the 2025 love life
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The 2025 love life women's conference.
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Women's conference. with joyce meyer,
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With joyce meyer, cece winans,
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Cece winans, lysa terkeurst,
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Lysa terkeurst, and pat barrett.
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Register today
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Register today for the 2025 love life
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For the 2025 love life women's conference.
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Women's conference. go to joycemeyer.org/wc25.
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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 - Less of Me - More of God (Part 2)

August 4, 2025 | 29:29

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