Joyce Meyer - Make The Most of Your Time (Part 1)

June 7, 2026 | 27:29

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

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Joyce Meyer: Enjoying Everyday Life | Joyce Meyer - Make The Most of Your Time (Part 1) | June 7, 2026

>> joyce: now, the devil
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>> joyce: now, the devil loves to belittle us.
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>> joyce: now, the devil loves to belittle us. he loves to make us feel
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Loves to belittle us. he loves to make us feel insignificant.
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He loves to make us feel insignificant. because if you feel
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Insignificant. because if you feel insignificant,
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Because if you feel insignificant, you won't end up doing anything.
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer and i believe that god can
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer and i believe that god can heal you everywhere you hurt.
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>> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: well,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: well, thank you for joining me today
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>> joyce: well, thank you for joining me today on "enjoying everyday life."
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You know,
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You know, i spent a lot of years not
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You know, i spent a lot of years not enjoying my life.
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I spent a lot of years not enjoying my life. and it's kind
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Enjoying my life. and it's kind of a on purpose thing for me
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And it's kind of a on purpose thing for me now that i want to make sure
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Of a on purpose thing for me now that i want to make sure that i enjoy every bit of time
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Now that i want to make sure that i enjoy every bit of time that i have left.
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That i enjoy every bit of time that i have left. you know,
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That i have left. you know, there's an interesting
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You know, there's an interesting thing about time.
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There's an interesting thing about time. none of us know exactly how
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Thing about time. none of us know exactly how many days we're gonna get,
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But however many days we have,
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But however many days we have, each one has 24 hours in it.
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But however many days we have, each one has 24 hours in it. nobody gets more,
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Each one has 24 hours in it. nobody gets more, nobody gets less.
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Nobody gets more, nobody gets less. it's interesting to me how
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Nobody gets less. it's interesting to me how some people do so much with
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It's interesting to me how some people do so much with their lives and other people
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Some people do so much with their lives and other people just don't do hardly anything
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Their lives and other people just don't do hardly anything at all.
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1 peter 5:8.
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1 peter 5:8. "be well balanced (temperate),"
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1 peter 5:8. "be well balanced (temperate)," which means disciplined,
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"be well balanced (temperate)," which means disciplined, "(sober of mind)."
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Which means disciplined, "(sober of mind)." don't be an airhead.
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"(sober of mind)." don't be an airhead. "be vigilant and cautious at
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Don't be an airhead. "be vigilant and cautious at all times; for that enemy
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"be vigilant and cautious at all times; for that enemy of yours, the devil, roams
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All times; for that enemy of yours, the devil, roams around like a lion roaring
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Of yours, the devil, roams around like a lion roaring [in fierce hunger],
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Around like a lion roaring [in fierce hunger], seeking someone to seize
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[in fierce hunger], seeking someone to seize upon and devour."
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Seeking someone to seize upon and devour." well, that tells
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Upon and devour." well, that tells me that he can't devour
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Well, that tells me that he can't devour just anybody he wants to.
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Me that he can't devour just anybody he wants to. he's looking for somebody.
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Just anybody he wants to. he's looking for somebody. and sleepy,
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He's looking for somebody. and sleepy, lazy christians are always
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And sleepy, lazy christians are always a good target.
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Lazy christians are always a good target. it's amazing how much trouble
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A good target. it's amazing how much trouble you can avoid if you just stay
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It's amazing how much trouble you can avoid if you just stay active doing good things.
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You can avoid if you just stay active doing good things. amen?
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Active doing good things. amen? >> audience: amen.
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Amen? >> audience: amen. >> joyce: you know,
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>> audience: amen. >> joyce: you know, i tell god "i've got a plan,
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>> joyce: you know, i tell god "i've got a plan, but if you want to change it,
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I tell god "i've got a plan, but if you want to change it, i'm on board.
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But if you want to change it, i'm on board. whatever you want
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I'm on board. whatever you want is what i want."
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Whatever you want is what i want." but i'd rather have some
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Is what i want." but i'd rather have some direction than no direction.
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And then if god wants
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And then if god wants to change it,
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And then if god wants to change it, he's welcome to change it.
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To change it, he's welcome to change it. and i'll tell you,
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He's welcome to change it. and i'll tell you, one of the most important
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And i'll tell you, one of the most important things of all is to love
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One of the most important things of all is to love people.
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Things of all is to love people. there's so many hurting
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People. there's so many hurting people in the world,
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There's so many hurting people in the world, so many lonely people,
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People in the world, so many lonely people, so many people that just don't
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So many lonely people, so many people that just don't really have anybody.
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So many people that just don't really have anybody. and just a smile can make
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Really have anybody. and just a smile can make a major difference.
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And just a smile can make a major difference. my daughter went to the grocery
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A major difference. my daughter went to the grocery store one day and she was
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My daughter went to the grocery store one day and she was a little bit in a hurry,
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Store one day and she was a little bit in a hurry, which we're always in a hurry.
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A little bit in a hurry, which we're always in a hurry. and she came out to the curb
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Which we're always in a hurry. and she came out to the curb and there was an older
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And she came out to the curb and there was an older gentleman next to her.
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And there was an older gentleman next to her. and they had to wait for some
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Gentleman next to her. and they had to wait for some traffic to come by.
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And they had to wait for some traffic to come by. and he started up
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Traffic to come by. and he started up a conversation and she said,
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And he started up a conversation and she said, "i just knew in my heart that
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A conversation and she said, "i just knew in my heart that he was just lonely and wanted
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"i just knew in my heart that he was just lonely and wanted somebody to talk to."
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He was just lonely and wanted somebody to talk to." and so, she followed
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Somebody to talk to." and so, she followed the leadership
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And so, she followed the leadership of the holy spirit
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The leadership of the holy spirit and just stood there
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Of the holy spirit and just stood there and talked to him for
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And just stood there and talked to him for about 10 minutes.
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And talked to him for about 10 minutes. you know,
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About 10 minutes. you know, those are the kinds of things
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You know, those are the kinds of things that we can do to serve god
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Those are the kinds of things that we can do to serve god that don't take that
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That we can do to serve god that don't take that much effort,
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That don't take that much effort, but they do a lot for
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Much effort, but they do a lot for other people.
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But they do a lot for other people. amen?
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Other people. amen? >> audience: amen.
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Amen? >> audience: amen. >> joyce: and love is the most
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>> audience: amen. >> joyce: and love is the most important thing.
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>> joyce: and love is the most important thing. it's--of all that we need
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Important thing. it's--of all that we need to major in, it's love.
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It's--of all that we need to major in, it's love. study it,
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To major in, it's love. study it, find out about it.
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Study it, find out about it. my first book i wrote on love
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Find out about it. my first book i wrote on love was the worst selling book
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My first book i wrote on love was the worst selling book we ever had.
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Was the worst selling book we ever had. >> [audience chuckling]
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We ever had. >> [audience chuckling] >> joyce: it was.
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>> [audience chuckling] >> joyce: it was. it was terrible.
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>> joyce: it was. it was terrible. it was like,
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It was terrible. it was like, "you gotta be kidding."
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It was like, "you gotta be kidding." and when i started looking
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"you gotta be kidding." and when i started looking for books on love,
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And when i started looking for books on love, i didn't find too many.
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The greek word
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The greek word that we now translate,
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The greek word that we now translate, "be careful,"
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That we now translate, "be careful," was originally translated
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"be careful," was originally translated to be "circumspect."
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Was originally translated to be "circumspect." and that means: to look all
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To be "circumspect." and that means: to look all around,
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And that means: to look all around, like one who is walking
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Around, like one who is walking in a very dangerous place.
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Like one who is walking in a very dangerous place. i like that.
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In a very dangerous place. i like that. because the world
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I like that. because the world is a dangerous place.
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Because the world is a dangerous place. and we need to look
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Is a dangerous place. and we need to look around and make sure that
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And we need to look around and make sure that we know what we're doing.
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Ephesians 2:10.
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Ephesians 2:10. this is such a great
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Ephesians 2:10. this is such a great scripture.
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This is such a great scripture. you know, of course,
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Scripture. you know, of course, 8 and 9 talk about salvation.
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You know, of course, 8 and 9 talk about salvation. by faith,
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8 and 9 talk about salvation. by faith, are you saved through grace,
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By faith, are you saved through grace, not of works.
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Are you saved through grace, not of works. there's nothing you can do
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Not of works. there's nothing you can do to save yourself,
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There's nothing you can do to save yourself, lest any man should boast.
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To save yourself, lest any man should boast. so we--
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Lest any man should boast. so we-- it's god's complete grace
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So we-- it's god's complete grace received through our faith.
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It's god's complete grace received through our faith. faith is the channel through
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Received through our faith. faith is the channel through which you receive from god.
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And fear is the channel
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And fear is the channel through which you receive
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And fear is the channel through which you receive from the devil.
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Through which you receive from the devil. and we receive that grace
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From the devil. and we receive that grace that saves us.
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And we receive that grace that saves us. we don't deserve it.
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That saves us. we don't deserve it. all of our sins are forgiven.
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We don't deserve it. all of our sins are forgiven. we don't deserve that.
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All of our sins are forgiven. we don't deserve that. we are so blessed,
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We don't deserve that. we are so blessed, my goodness, so blessed.
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But then verse 10,
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But then verse 10, right after 8 and 9,
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But then verse 10, right after 8 and 9, kind of give us a plan
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Right after 8 and 9, kind of give us a plan for our life.
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Kind of give us a plan for our life. "for we are god's
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For our life. "for we are god's [own] handiwork,
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"for we are god's [own] handiwork, (his workmanship), recreated
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[own] handiwork, (his workmanship), recreated in christ jesus, [born anew]
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(his workmanship), recreated in christ jesus, [born anew] that we may do those good
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In christ jesus, [born anew] that we may do those good works which god predestined
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That we may do those good works which god predestined and (planned beforehand) for us
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Works which god predestined and (planned beforehand) for us [taking paths which he prepared
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And (planned beforehand) for us [taking paths which he prepared ahead of time], that we should
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[taking paths which he prepared ahead of time], that we should walk in them."
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Ahead of time], that we should walk in them." so, god has arranged
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Walk in them." so, god has arranged everything.
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So, god has arranged everything. we work together with god,
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Everything. we work together with god, apart from him,
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We work together with god, apart from him, we can do nothing.
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Apart from him, we can do nothing. but he does what he does
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We can do nothing. but he does what he does through people.
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But he does what he does through people. now he can do things
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Through people. now he can do things sovereignly,
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Now he can do things sovereignly, and he does.
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Sovereignly, and he does. but very often,
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And he does. but very often, most of the time,
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But very often, most of the time, god works through people.
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Most of the time, god works through people. i remember god
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God works through people. i remember god telling me one time,
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I remember god telling me one time, and you may have
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Telling me one time, and you may have heard me say this,
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And you may have heard me say this, "stop asking me to do things
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Heard me say this, "stop asking me to do things for people that you could
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"stop asking me to do things for people that you could easily do and just don't wanna
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For people that you could easily do and just don't wanna make the sacrifice."
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Easily do and just don't wanna make the sacrifice." see,
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Make the sacrifice." see, we wouldn't be bored.
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See, we wouldn't be bored. i read a little article
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We wouldn't be bored. i read a little article yesterday,
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I read a little article yesterday, "are you bored spiritually?"
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Yesterday, "are you bored spiritually?" and sometimes you can get
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"are you bored spiritually?" and sometimes you can get like that, you know,
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And sometimes you can get like that, you know, just like go to church
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Like that, you know, just like go to church and go home,
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Just like go to church and go home, go to church and go home.
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And go home, go to church and go home. and he said,
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"the only reason why people are
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"the only reason why people are bored spiritually is because
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"the only reason why people are bored spiritually is because they know a lot and they're
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Bored spiritually is because they know a lot and they're doing nothing."
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They know a lot and they're doing nothing." >> audience member: ouch.
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Doing nothing." >> audience member: ouch. >> joyce: i remember
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>> audience member: ouch. >> joyce: i remember a girl that told me--
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>> joyce: i remember a girl that told me-- she said,
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A girl that told me-- she said, "i've been to your meetings
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She said, "i've been to your meetings and conferences for 20 years."
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"i've been to your meetings and conferences for 20 years." and she said,
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And conferences for 20 years." and she said, "i was getting to the point
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And she said, "i was getting to the point where i wasn't getting
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"i was getting to the point where i wasn't getting anything out of your teaching
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Where i wasn't getting anything out of your teaching anymore."
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Anything out of your teaching anymore." and so she said,
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Anymore." and so she said, "i thought maybe you were
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And so she said, "i thought maybe you were in sin and had lost
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"i thought maybe you were in sin and had lost your anointing."
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In sin and had lost your anointing." >> [audience laughing]
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Your anointing." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: well,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: well, this is what we do.
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>> joyce: well, this is what we do. you know, "if you're not,
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This is what we do. you know, "if you're not, you know,
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You know, "if you're not, you know, giving me goosebumps
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You know, giving me goosebumps every week,
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Giving me goosebumps every week, then there must be something
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Every week, then there must be something wrong with you."
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Then there must be something wrong with you." and so she said,
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Wrong with you." and so she said, "i wasn't gonna come
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And so she said, "i wasn't gonna come to the women's conference
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"i wasn't gonna come to the women's conference this year, 'cause i thought
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To the women's conference this year, 'cause i thought 'i probably wouldn't get
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This year, 'cause i thought 'i probably wouldn't get anything out of it anyway.'"
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And she said,
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And she said, "god told me,
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And she said, "god told me, 'here's nothing wrong
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"god told me, 'here's nothing wrong with her.'
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'here's nothing wrong with her.' he said,
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With her.' he said, 'the reason why you're not
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He said, 'the reason why you're not getting anything is because
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'the reason why you're not getting anything is because you're so full,
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Getting anything is because you're so full, there's no place to put
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You're so full, there's no place to put anything else.
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There's no place to put anything else. and you need to stop going
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Anything else. and you need to stop going to these things for what
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And you need to stop going to these things for what you can get.
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To these things for what you can get. you need to go seeing how
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You can get. you need to go seeing how you can be a blessing.'"
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>> [audience agreeing]
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>> joyce: and, you know,
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>> joyce: and, you know, there's people that need
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>> joyce: and, you know, there's people that need to be mentored.
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There's people that need to be mentored. there's so many young christians
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To be mentored. there's so many young christians that need an example.
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There's so many young christians that need an example. and once you reach
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That need an example. and once you reach a certain point,
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And once you reach a certain point, god expects you to start
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A certain point, god expects you to start pouring out.
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God expects you to start pouring out. just like your own kids,
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Pouring out. just like your own kids, i mean, you know,
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Just like your own kids, i mean, you know, my baby's 45 now, or 46.
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I mean, you know, my baby's 45 now, or 46. my oldest is 60.
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My baby's 45 now, or 46. my oldest is 60. and, you know, i expect them
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My oldest is 60. and, you know, i expect them to do stuff for us now.
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And, you know, i expect them to do stuff for us now. and they do.
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To do stuff for us now. and they do. all of our kids are
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And they do. all of our kids are really good to us.
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All of our kids are really good to us. but, you know,
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Really good to us. but, you know, i would not like it if all
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But, you know, i would not like it if all they ever called for or came
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I would not like it if all they ever called for or came over for was to get something.
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They ever called for or came over for was to get something. and god's the same way.
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Over for was to get something. and god's the same way. every morning i ask god what
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And god's the same way. every morning i ask god what i can do for him that day.
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Every morning i ask god what i can do for him that day. "what can i do for you today?
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I can do for him that day. "what can i do for you today? show me something that i can
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"what can i do for you today? show me something that i can do for you."
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Show me something that i can do for you." we need to pray, right.
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Do for you." we need to pray, right. not just pray,
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We need to pray, right. not just pray, selfish prayers.
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Not just pray, selfish prayers. "give me this.
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Selfish prayers. "give me this. do this for me.
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"give me this. do this for me. make me this..."
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So, god has laid out a path with
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So, god has laid out a path with all the good works on them,
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So, god has laid out a path with all the good works on them, that we should walk in them
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All the good works on them, that we should walk in them living the good life,
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That we should walk in them living the good life, "which he prearranged and made
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Living the good life, "which he prearranged and made ready for us to live."
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So if we follow that path,
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So if we follow that path, it'll be a good life
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So if we follow that path, it'll be a good life and we'll enjoy ourselves.
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It'll be a good life and we'll enjoy ourselves. what are you doing with what
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And we'll enjoy ourselves. what are you doing with what god has given you?
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What are you doing with what god has given you? see,
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God has given you? see, some of you get deceived into
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See, some of you get deceived into thinking that you don't have
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Some of you get deceived into thinking that you don't have any talent.
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Thinking that you don't have any talent. "you're not--"
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Any talent. "you're not--" "i can't do anything special."
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"you're not--" "i can't do anything special." everybody has something
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"i can't do anything special." everybody has something they can do.
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Everybody has something they can do. everybody.
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They can do. everybody. and, you know,
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Everybody. and, you know, if you can't find anything,
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And, you know, if you can't find anything, then do something on purpose.
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If you can't find anything, then do something on purpose. like, mike shepard is a natural
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Then do something on purpose. like, mike shepard is a natural encourager.
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Like, mike shepard is a natural encourager. how many of you would
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Encourager. how many of you would say "amen?"
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How many of you would say "amen?" >> audience: amen.
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Say "amen?" >> audience: amen. >> joyce: okay, i'm not.
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>> audience: amen. >> joyce: okay, i'm not. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: okay, i'm not. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but i have learned
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but i have learned to do it on purpose.
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>> joyce: but i have learned to do it on purpose. because the bible says
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To do it on purpose. because the bible says that we should be an
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Because the bible says that we should be an encourager of people.
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That we should be an encourager of people. as a teacher,
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Encourager of people. as a teacher, i'd be more inclined to say,
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As a teacher, i'd be more inclined to say, "you need to do this,
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I'd be more inclined to say, "you need to do this, you need to do that."
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So even if something's not
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So even if something's not natural for you,
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So even if something's not natural for you, you can do it on purpose.
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Natural for you, you can do it on purpose. now, i do have the gift
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You can do it on purpose. now, i do have the gift of giving.
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Now, i do have the gift of giving. that's just the easiest thing
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Of giving. that's just the easiest thing in the world for me.
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That's just the easiest thing in the world for me. i love to give people things.
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In the world for me. i love to give people things. i love to surprise them.
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I love to give people things. i love to surprise them. i just,
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I love to surprise them. i just, i love doing it.
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I just, i love doing it. and then there's other
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I love doing it. and then there's other people who just,
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And then there's other people who just, it never occurs to them
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People who just, it never occurs to them to give anybody anything.
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It never occurs to them to give anybody anything. so there are people that
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To give anybody anything. so there are people that should do it on purpose.
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So there are people that should do it on purpose. amen?
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Should do it on purpose. amen? >> audience: amen.
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Amen? >> audience: amen. >> joyce: waste of any
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>> audience: amen. >> joyce: waste of any kind is sad.
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>> joyce: waste of any kind is sad. and certainly the waste
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Kind is sad. and certainly the waste of an entire life
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And certainly the waste of an entire life is the saddest of all.
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Of an entire life is the saddest of all. a.w. tozer said this:
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Is the saddest of all. a.w. tozer said this: "a man by his sin may
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A.w. tozer said this: "a man by his sin may waste himself,
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"a man by his sin may waste himself, which is to waste that which
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Waste himself, which is to waste that which on earth is most like god.
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Which is to waste that which on earth is most like god. this is man's greatest tragedy
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On earth is most like god. this is man's greatest tragedy and god's greatest grief."
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This is man's greatest tragedy and god's greatest grief." i'll read that again.
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And god's greatest grief." i'll read that again. "a man by his sin may
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I'll read that again. "a man by his sin may waste himself,
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"a man by his sin may waste himself, which is to waste that which
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Waste himself, which is to waste that which on earth is most like god."
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Which is to waste that which on earth is most like god." he's saying we're
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On earth is most like god." he's saying we're the most like god.
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He's saying we're the most like god. "and to waste yourself
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The most like god. "and to waste yourself is man's greatest tragedy
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"and to waste yourself is man's greatest tragedy and god's greatest grief."
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You remember when jesus fed
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You remember when jesus fed the thousands with a little bit.
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You remember when jesus fed the thousands with a little bit. john 6:12 says,
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The thousands with a little bit. john 6:12 says, "when they had all had enough
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John 6:12 says, "when they had all had enough to eat, he said,
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"when they had all had enough to eat, he said, 'gather the pieces that
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To eat, he said, 'gather the pieces that are left over.
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'gather the pieces that are left over. that nothing be wasted.'"
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Are left over. that nothing be wasted.'" that's interesting.
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That nothing be wasted.'" that's interesting. jesus wasn't for waste.
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And what they had left over
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And what they had left over was way more than what they
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And what they had left over was way more than what they started with.
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Was way more than what they started with. which proves the principle
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Started with. which proves the principle of giving and receiving.
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Which proves the principle of giving and receiving. don't waste your time,
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Of giving and receiving. don't waste your time, don't waste your money.
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Don't waste your time, don't waste your money. i always say,
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Don't waste your money. i always say, if you want money,
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I always say, if you want money, you gotta respect money.
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If you want money, you gotta respect money. don't waste other resources,
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You gotta respect money. don't waste other resources, your talent,
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Don't waste other resources, your talent, your energy,
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Your talent, your energy, your health.
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Your energy, your health. dave and i are pretty big
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Your health. dave and i are pretty big on not wasting things.
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Dave and i are pretty big on not wasting things. but you know,
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On not wasting things. but you know, we came up in a different
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But you know, we came up in a different generation and some of you
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We came up in a different generation and some of you that are around our age,
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Generation and some of you that are around our age, you know, that was--
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That are around our age, you know, that was-- your parents taught
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You know, that was-- your parents taught you not to waste things.
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And people don't always teach
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And people don't always teach their kids that now because
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And people don't always teach their kids that now because they're much more affluent
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Their kids that now because they're much more affluent and there's things,
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They're much more affluent and there's things, things, things everywhere
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And there's things, things, things everywhere you look at.
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Things, things everywhere you look at. and it's amazing the things
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You look at. and it's amazing the things that people waste.
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And they could make a whole
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And they could make a whole life out of what they waste.
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And they could make a whole life out of what they waste. i can't stand to throw
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Life out of what they waste. i can't stand to throw food away,
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I can't stand to throw food away, but i don't like leftovers,
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Food away, but i don't like leftovers, so that gives me a problem.
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But i don't like leftovers, so that gives me a problem. i have to give the rest
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So that gives me a problem. i have to give the rest of my food away.
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I have to give the rest of my food away. and danny just says,
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Of my food away. and danny just says, "mother,
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And danny just says, "mother, do we have to go door to door
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"mother, do we have to go door to door with it asking everybody
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Do we have to go door to door with it asking everybody if they want it?"
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With it asking everybody if they want it?" >> [audience laughing]
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If they want it?" >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but i have two kids
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but i have two kids that love leftovers.
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>> joyce: but i have two kids that love leftovers. they don't want nothing
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That love leftovers. they don't want nothing to do with cooking,
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They don't want nothing to do with cooking, so they always will take 'em.
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"gather the pieces.
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"gather the pieces. let nothing be wasted."
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"gather the pieces. let nothing be wasted." we're always spending
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Let nothing be wasted." we're always spending something and when we do,
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We're either wasting
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We're either wasting it or investing it.
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We're either wasting it or investing it. so ask yourself,
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It or investing it. so ask yourself, "are you a gambler
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So ask yourself, "are you a gambler or an investor?"
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"are you a gambler or an investor?" do you do nothing hoping
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Or an investor?" do you do nothing hoping you'll end up with something.
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Do you do nothing hoping you'll end up with something. like a gambler, you know,
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You'll end up with something. like a gambler, you know, they put a little bit into
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Like a gambler, you know, they put a little bit into whatever they're betting on,
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They put a little bit into whatever they're betting on, hoping to get back a landfall
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Whatever they're betting on, hoping to get back a landfall of money.
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But that's not
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But that's not the way life works.
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But that's not the way life works. that's not the way god works.
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The way life works. that's not the way god works. you reap according
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That's not the way god works. you reap according to what you sow.
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I believe that waste
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I believe that waste is disrespectful to god.
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I believe that waste is disrespectful to god. has anybody had at least one
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Is disrespectful to god. has anybody had at least one pinch from god yet?
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Has anybody had at least one pinch from god yet? >> [audience chuckling]
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Pinch from god yet? >> [audience chuckling] >> joyce: don't ever
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>> [audience chuckling] >> joyce: don't ever do barely enough to get by.
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>> joyce: don't ever do barely enough to get by. always go the extra mile.
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Do barely enough to get by. always go the extra mile. i love what john maxwell says.
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Always go the extra mile. i love what john maxwell says. he says,
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I love what john maxwell says. he says, "when i go to speak,
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He says, "when i go to speak, i'm always determined to give
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"when i go to speak, i'm always determined to give them a little more than what
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I'm always determined to give them a little more than what they expected."
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Matthew 5:41.
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Matthew 5:41. "if anyone forces you
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Matthew 5:41. "if anyone forces you to go one mile,
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"if anyone forces you to go one mile, go two."
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To go one mile, go two." and you know, in matthew 25,
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Go two." and you know, in matthew 25, there's that whole story about--
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And you know, in matthew 25, there's that whole story about-- the story of the talents,
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There's that whole story about-- the story of the talents, where the master of the estate
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The story of the talents, where the master of the estate is going away and he gives
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Where the master of the estate is going away and he gives his different servants different
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Is going away and he gives his different servants different amounts of talents.
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His different servants different amounts of talents. it talks about one man got five,
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Amounts of talents. it talks about one man got five, and he went and invested
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It talks about one man got five, and he went and invested the five and had 10 more--
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And he went and invested the five and had 10 more-- had 10.
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The five and had 10 more-- had 10. one man got two,
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Had 10. one man got two, he invested his two
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One man got two, he invested his two and got two more,
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He invested his two and got two more, so he had four.
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And got two more, so he had four. one man got one and he put his
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So he had four. one man got one and he put his in the ground and did
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One man got one and he put his in the ground and did absolutely nothing with
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In the ground and did absolutely nothing with it because he was afraid.
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Absolutely nothing with it because he was afraid. he just hid it.
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It because he was afraid. he just hid it. and when the master came back,
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He just hid it. and when the master came back, the man who had five,
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And when the master came back, the man who had five, he said,
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The man who had five, he said, "well done,
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He said, "well done, thou good and faithful servant,
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"well done, thou good and faithful servant, enter into the joy of the lord."
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Thou good and faithful servant, enter into the joy of the lord." well, the man who had two,
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Enter into the joy of the lord." well, the man who had two, he said the same thing to him.
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Well, the man who had two, he said the same thing to him. so it's really not a mount,
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He said the same thing to him. so it's really not a mount, it's not a measure of,
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So it's really not a mount, it's not a measure of, "well, you got more than me."
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It's not a measure of, "well, you got more than me." we're only responsible
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"well, you got more than me." we're only responsible for what god gives us.
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So he took his two,
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So he took his two, invested it and had two more.
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So he took his two, invested it and had two more. they took something
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Invested it and had two more. they took something with what they had,
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They took something with what they had, and then they had something
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With what they had, and then they had something to give back to their master.
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And then they had something to give back to their master. and he said,
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To give back to their master. and he said, "well done,
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And he said, "well done, thou good and faithful
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"well done, thou good and faithful servant,
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Thou good and faithful servant, enter into the joy of the lord."
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Servant, enter into the joy of the lord." same reward that
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Enter into the joy of the lord." same reward that the guy got with 5.
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Same reward that the guy got with 5. but then the one who had one,
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The guy got with 5. but then the one who had one, he said, "you lazy, wicked,
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But then the one who had one, he said, "you lazy, wicked, idle servant.
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He said, "you lazy, wicked, idle servant. why were you afraid?"
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Idle servant. why were you afraid?" and you took and buried what
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Why were you afraid?" and you took and buried what you had in the ground.
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And you took and buried what you had in the ground. you could have at least put it
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You had in the ground. you could have at least put it in the bank and earned
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You could have at least put it in the bank and earned a little bit of interest.
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In the bank and earned a little bit of interest. and so, he took it away from
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A little bit of interest. and so, he took it away from him and gave it to the guy
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And so, he took it away from him and gave it to the guy who had the most.
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Him and gave it to the guy who had the most. and he did not hear,
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Who had the most. and he did not hear, "well done,
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And he did not hear, "well done, thou good and faithful
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"well done, thou good and faithful servant."
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The foolish always
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The foolish always end up missing out.
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The foolish always end up missing out. the bible talks
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End up missing out. the bible talks about 10 virgins,
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The bible talks about 10 virgins, says five were wise and five
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About 10 virgins, says five were wise and five were foolish.
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Says five were wise and five were foolish. the five wise ones took extra
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Were foolish. the five wise ones took extra oil with them for their lamps,
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The five wise ones took extra oil with them for their lamps, but the foolish ones only took
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Oil with them for their lamps, but the foolish ones only took what their lamps would hold.
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But the foolish ones only took what their lamps would hold. and the backstory
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What their lamps would hold. and the backstory behind that is,
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In those days there was
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In those days there was a bride price that had to be
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In those days there was a bride price that had to be negotiated between the father
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A bride price that had to be negotiated between the father of the bride and the man she
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Negotiated between the father of the bride and the man she was gonna marry.
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Of the bride and the man she was gonna marry. well, some people had
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Was gonna marry. well, some people had that all taken care
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Well, some people had that all taken care of way ahead of time.
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That all taken care of way ahead of time. but there were occasionally
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Of way ahead of time. but there were occasionally situations where the father
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But there were occasionally situations where the father of the bride was still arguing
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Situations where the father of the bride was still arguing or debating with
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Of the bride was still arguing or debating with the soon-to-be spouse
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Or debating with the soon-to-be spouse about what he was
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The soon-to-be spouse about what he was willing to give.
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About what he was willing to give. so, when the bridesmaids
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Willing to give. so, when the bridesmaids were waiting
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So, when the bridesmaids were waiting for the wedding to begin,
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Were waiting for the wedding to begin, they really didn't know 100%
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For the wedding to begin, they really didn't know 100% how long they were
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They really didn't know 100% how long they were gonna be waiting.
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How long they were gonna be waiting. sometimes it could
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Gonna be waiting. sometimes it could be a long time.
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Sometimes the wedding
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Sometimes the wedding would start right away.
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Sometimes the wedding would start right away. well, the foolish virgins
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Would start right away. well, the foolish virgins assumed that everything
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Well, the foolish virgins assumed that everything would go right on time.
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Assumed that everything would go right on time. see, that's like people that
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Would go right on time. see, that's like people that are always late and always
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See, that's like people that are always late and always have a reason.
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Are always late and always have a reason. and the real reason is,
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Have a reason. and the real reason is, is you didn't plan well.
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And the real reason is, is you didn't plan well. you planned for nothing
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Is you didn't plan well. you planned for nothing to go wrong.
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You planned for nothing to go wrong. for everything--
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To go wrong. for everything-- how many times do i hear
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For everything-- how many times do i hear if somebody's late?
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"i was just running behind
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"i was just running behind this morning.
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"i was just running behind this morning. the phone kept ringing."
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This morning. the phone kept ringing." well, who said
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The phone kept ringing." well, who said you had to answer it?
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Well, who said you had to answer it? if you're supposed
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You had to answer it? if you're supposed to be at work,
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If you're supposed to be at work, let it ring.
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To be at work, let it ring. amen.
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Let it ring. amen. and this morning
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Amen. and this morning i got in a hurry and got
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And this morning i got in a hurry and got into too many things.
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I got in a hurry and got into too many things. and i shouldn't do that
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Into too many things. and i shouldn't do that because it just puts
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And i shouldn't do that because it just puts stress on me.
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Because it just puts stress on me. i don't need that.
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Stress on me. i don't need that. but it was my own fault.
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I don't need that. but it was my own fault. i knew better than to start
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But it was my own fault. i knew better than to start trying to redecorate the
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I knew better than to start trying to redecorate the bathroom while i was getting
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Trying to redecorate the bathroom while i was getting ready to come here and teach.
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Bathroom while i was getting ready to come here and teach. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: don't be like
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>> joyce: don't be like the foolish virgins.
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>> joyce: don't be like the foolish virgins. be like the wise ones.
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The foolish virgins. be like the wise ones. always leave a little bit
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Be like the wise ones. always leave a little bit of room just in case things
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Always leave a little bit of room just in case things don't happen as you planned
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Of room just in case things don't happen as you planned for them to happen.
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Don't happen as you planned for them to happen. see, because i don't
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For them to happen. see, because i don't like to waste time,
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See, because i don't like to waste time, i don't like to get
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Like to waste time, i don't like to get anywhere early
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I don't like to get anywhere early and have to just sit there.
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Anywhere early and have to just sit there. so, i've had to have many
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And have to just sit there. so, i've had to have many talks with my life--
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So, i've had to have many talks with my life-- with myself in my life,
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Talks with my life-- with myself in my life, about leaving a little
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With myself in my life, about leaving a little wiggle room.
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About leaving a little wiggle room. so, according to the story
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Wiggle room. so, according to the story of the ten virgins,
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So, according to the story of the ten virgins, you either--
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Of the ten virgins, you either-- and the men with the talents,
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You either-- and the men with the talents, you either use it
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And the men with the talents, you either use it or you lose it.
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You either use it or you lose it. and i love this statement:
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Or you lose it. and i love this statement: "the more you move,
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And i love this statement: "the more you move, the more you can move.
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"the more you move, the more you can move. and the less you move,
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The more you can move. and the less you move, the less you can move."
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And the less you move, the less you can move." that's why it's important,
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The less you can move." that's why it's important, as years pile up on you,
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That's why it's important, as years pile up on you, you gotta be careful about
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As years pile up on you, you gotta be careful about the mentality that you get.
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You gotta be careful about the mentality that you get. i don't think old,
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The mentality that you get. i don't think old, so i don't act old.
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I don't think old, so i don't act old. there's no such thing as
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So i don't act old. there's no such thing as discipline without discomfort.
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There's no such thing as discipline without discomfort. i made that up today.
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Discipline without discomfort. i made that up today. i thought that was kinda good.
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I made that up today. i thought that was kinda good. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: no such thing
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>> joyce: no such thing as discipline
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>> joyce: no such thing as discipline without discomfort.
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As discipline without discomfort. and, you know, we're always
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Without discomfort. and, you know, we're always wanting something that doesn't
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And, you know, we're always wanting something that doesn't hurt or is easy or, you know.
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That's why
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That's why i hate all these ads:
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That's why i hate all these ads: take this pill and lose
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I hate all these ads: take this pill and lose five pounds overnight
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Take this pill and lose five pounds overnight while you sleep.
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Five pounds overnight while you sleep. no.
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The more you move,
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The more you move, the more you can move.
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The more you can move. the less you move,
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Keep moving.
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Keep moving. we all have different gifts.
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Keep moving. we all have different gifts. and the bible says in romans
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We all have different gifts. and the bible says in romans 12:6 and 7,
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And the bible says in romans 12:6 and 7, "we all have different gifts
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12:6 and 7, "we all have different gifts according to the grace given
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"we all have different gifts according to the grace given to each of us.
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According to the grace given to each of us. use them."
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To each of us. use them." that's what it says.
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Use them." that's what it says. we all have different gifts.
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That's what it says. we all have different gifts. use them.
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We all have different gifts. use them. one may prophesy,
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Use them. one may prophesy, one has a gift of giving,
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One may prophesy, one has a gift of giving, one has a gift of faith.
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One has a gift of giving, one has a gift of faith. you know, on and on.
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We're not--you know,
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We're not--you know, it's foolish to be jealous
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We're not--you know, it's foolish to be jealous of what somebody else can
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It's foolish to be jealous of what somebody else can do because they're
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Of what somebody else can do because they're doing their part.
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Do because they're doing their part. all you need to do
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Doing their part. all you need to do is your part.
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All you need to do is your part. that's all you will
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Is your part. that's all you will be accountable for when
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That's all you will be accountable for when jesus comes back.
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Be accountable for when jesus comes back. amen.
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Jesus comes back. amen. now, the devil loves
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Amen. now, the devil loves to belittle us.
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Now, the devil loves to belittle us. he loves to make us feel
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To belittle us. he loves to make us feel insignificant.
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He loves to make us feel insignificant. because if you feel
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Insignificant. because if you feel insignificant,
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Because if you feel insignificant, you won't end up doing
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Insignificant, you won't end up doing anything.
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You won't end up doing anything. so you gotta really be careful
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Anything. so you gotta really be careful about how you feel about
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So you gotta really be careful about how you feel about yourself.
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About how you feel about yourself. we all make mistakes.
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Yourself. we all make mistakes. we all have days when we're
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We all make mistakes. we all have days when we're not quite as spiritual as we
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We all have days when we're not quite as spiritual as we ought to be.
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Not quite as spiritual as we ought to be. and thank god for that
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Ought to be. and thank god for that forgiveness.
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And thank god for that forgiveness. that's always there for us.
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You know, david,
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You know, david, when he saw what the giant--
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You know, david, when he saw what the giant-- how the giant was putting
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When he saw what the giant-- how the giant was putting down the israelites,
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How the giant was putting down the israelites, oh, it just really upset him
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Down the israelites, oh, it just really upset him because of his relationship
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Oh, it just really upset him because of his relationship with god.
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Because of his relationship with god. and so he said, "well,
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With god. and so he said, "well, if nobody else is gonna
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And so he said, "well, if nobody else is gonna come against him,
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If nobody else is gonna come against him, i'll kill him."
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Come against him, i'll kill him." and nobody encouraged him.
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I'll kill him." and nobody encouraged him. and matter of fact,
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And nobody encouraged him. and matter of fact, everybody discouraged him.
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And matter of fact, everybody discouraged him. his brother said--
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Everybody discouraged him. his brother said-- his older brother said,
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His brother said-- his older brother said, "what are you doing here?
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His older brother said, "what are you doing here? with whom have you left those
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"what are you doing here? with whom have you left those few sheep?"
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With whom have you left those few sheep?" he didn't have to say "few,"
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Few sheep?" he didn't have to say "few," but anything to make
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He didn't have to say "few," but anything to make him feel small.
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But anything to make him feel small. and when he asked saul about
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Him feel small. and when he asked saul about going, saul said,
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And when he asked saul about going, saul said, "you can't do that.
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Going, saul said, "you can't do that. you're too young."
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"you can't do that. you're too young." "you're too this,
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You're too young." "you're too this, you're too that."
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I heard all that when god
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I heard all that when god called me into ministry.
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I heard all that when god called me into ministry. man, when i look back,
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Called me into ministry. man, when i look back, it's like god had to give
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Man, when i look back, it's like god had to give me a gift of faith to do this,
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It's like god had to give me a gift of faith to do this, or i would have never had
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Me a gift of faith to do this, or i would have never had the nerve to step out into it.
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Or i would have never had the nerve to step out into it. because i sure didn't have
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The nerve to step out into it. because i sure didn't have much encouragement.
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Because i sure didn't have much encouragement. rose, she encouraged me,
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Much encouragement. rose, she encouraged me, but there were very few.
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Rose, she encouraged me, but there were very few. and you can't let other people
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But there were very few. and you can't let other people tell you what you're worth.
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And you can't let other people tell you what you're worth. you need to let god's word
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Tell you what you're worth. you need to let god's word tell you what you're worth.
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You need to let god's word tell you what you're worth. amen.
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Tell you what you're worth. amen. >> audience: amen.
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Amen. >> audience: amen. >> joyce: so you have abilities,
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>> audience: amen. >> joyce: so you have abilities, you have talents.
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>> joyce: so you have abilities, you have talents. we need you.
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You have talents. we need you. so shake it up a little bit.
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We need you. so shake it up a little bit. stir up your faith
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So shake it up a little bit. stir up your faith and accomplish
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Stir up your faith and accomplish something with your life.
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And accomplish something with your life. amen?
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Something with your life. amen? >> audience: amen.
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Amen? >> audience: amen. >> joyce: alright.
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>> audience: amen. >> joyce: alright. >> [audience applauding]
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>> announcer: as a society,
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>> announcer: as a society, we all wanna live
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We all wanna live our best life.
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Our best life. we desire freedom
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We desire freedom to live a life full of joy,
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To live a life full of joy, peace, and purpose.
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Peace, and purpose. but what does it look like
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But what does it look like when some of life's biggest
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When some of life's biggest battles keep us down?
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>> ginger: there are those
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>> ginger: there are those times that we feel like we are
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Times that we feel like we are just going through the motions
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Just going through the motions in life and barely getting by.
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In life and barely getting by. well, let me tell you,
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Well, let me tell you, that's not how god
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That's not how god wants us to live.
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Jesus paid too big a price
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Jesus paid too big a price for us to remain defeated.
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For us to remain defeated. and like joyce says,
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And like joyce says, "god wants to heal
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"god wants to heal you everywhere you hurt,"
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You everywhere you hurt," because he wants
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Because he wants you to enjoy the life
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You to enjoy the life he's given you.
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He's given you. he wants to make
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He wants to make you whole again.
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You whole again. and there is not one
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And there is not one area in your life that
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Area in your life that is beyond his reach.
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Is beyond his reach. we have to apply
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We have to apply god's word to the areas
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God's word to the areas we want to see changed.
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We want to see changed. and joyce wants to help
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And joyce wants to help you find healing, truth,
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You find healing, truth, and freedom,
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And freedom, in her book "finally free."
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In her book "finally free." inside, you'll read about
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Inside, you'll read about the areas that have likely
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The areas that have likely affected your life at some
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Affected your life at some point and how to experience
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Point and how to experience freedom from them.
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Freedom from them. isn't it time?
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Isn't it time? >> announcer: you can
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>> announcer: you can experience victory,
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Experience victory, healing, and freedom again.
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Healing, and freedom again. we'd also like
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We'd also like to include scripture
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To include scripture cards when you
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Cards when you receive joyce's book
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Receive joyce's book "finally free"
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"finally free" today for your
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Today for your gift of any amount.
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Gift of any amount. >> joyce: and we
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>> joyce: and we cannot enjoy
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Cannot enjoy our lives with
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Our lives with doubt and fear
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Doubt and fear and worry
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And worry and being offended
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And being offended and feeling guilty.
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And feeling guilty. we can only
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We can only enjoy our lives
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Enjoy our lives if we learn how
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If we learn how to believe the word
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To believe the word and live boldly
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And live boldly and say,
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And say, "these promises
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"these promises are for me.
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Are for me. they're not just
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They're not just for everybody else.
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For everybody else. they're for me."
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They're for me." >> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: just ask
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>> joyce: just ask and receive.
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And receive. >> ginger: are you
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>> ginger: are you eager to be free?
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Eager to be free? he is intimately
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He is intimately aware of your
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Aware of your thoughts,
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Thoughts, your feelings,
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Your feelings, pain and concerns.
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Pain and concerns. allow god's word
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Allow god's word to flood your
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To flood your heart and renew
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Heart and renew your mind as you
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Your mind as you read each chapter
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Read each chapter of this book.
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Of this book. freedom is possible.
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Freedom is possible. >> announcer: and today,
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>> announcer: and today, when you give...
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When you give... or more,
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Or more, we'll also include
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We'll also include "the secret
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"the secret power of speaking
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Power of speaking god's word."
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God's word." this book is helpful
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This book is helpful in understanding
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In understanding god's incredible
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God's incredible promises for you.
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Promises for you. remember,
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Remember, your gift allows
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Your gift allows us to continue
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Us to continue to share the love
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To share the love of christ through
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Of christ through all of our outreaches,
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All of our outreaches, such as clean,
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Such as clean, fresh water wells.
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Fresh water wells. don't wait, give us a call at...
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Don't wait, give us a call at... or visit us online at:
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Or visit us online at: joycemeyer.org.
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>> announcer: our stories,
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>> announcer: our stories, they matter.
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They matter. your gifts, your passions,
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Your gifts, your passions, even your quirkiness,
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Even your quirkiness, they were designed
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They were designed with intention.
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With intention. he can use every twist
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He can use every twist and turn of your journey
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And turn of your journey to create something new.
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To create something new. out of brokenness, beauty.
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Out of brokenness, beauty. out of struggle,
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Out of struggle, a life transformed.
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A life transformed. join us for the 2026 love life
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Join us for the 2026 love life women's conference
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Women's conference and discover how god
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And discover how god can bring transformation
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Can bring transformation to your story.
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To your story. with joyce and her guests,
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With joyce and her guests, christine caine,
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Christine caine, lisa harper,
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Lisa harper, and worship with
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And worship with natalie grant
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Natalie grant and hope darst.
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And hope darst. october 22-24th
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October 22-24th in tampa, florida.
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Register today and save.
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>> [♪♪]
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>> announcer: we hope you
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>> announcer: we hope you enjoyed today's program.
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Enjoyed today's program. we are so grateful
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We are so grateful to our joyce meyer
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To our joyce meyer ministries partners
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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 - Make The Most of Your Time (Part 1)

June 7, 2026 | 27:29

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