Joyce Meyer - The Most Important Things I Have Learned in My Life (Part 1)

December 2, 2025 | 29:29

What have life’s challenges taught you? Today, Joyce shares the value of experience—and how God uses every trial to make you stronger and wiser.

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Joyce Meyer: Enjoying Everyday Life | Joyce Meyer - The Most Important Things I Have Learned in My Life (Part 1) | December 2, 2025

>> joyce: don't stay mad
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>> joyce: don't stay mad and angry and bitter
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>> joyce: don't stay mad and angry and bitter and resentful when
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And angry and bitter and resentful when somebody hurts you,
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And resentful when somebody hurts you, because actually when
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Somebody hurts you, because actually when somebody hurts you,
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Because actually when somebody hurts you, they're hurting themselves
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Somebody hurts you, they're hurting themselves more than they're hurting you.
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer,
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal you everywhere you hurt.
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>> joyce: well,
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>> joyce: well, thank you for joining me today
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>> joyce: well, thank you for joining me today on "enjoying everyday life,"
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Thank you for joining me today on "enjoying everyday life," where i share the word of god
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On "enjoying everyday life," where i share the word of god in a practical way that will
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Where i share the word of god in a practical way that will help you live out every day
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In a practical way that will help you live out every day of your life in a way where
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Help you live out every day of your life in a way where you can enjoy it.
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Of your life in a way where you can enjoy it. god wants you to enjoy
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You can enjoy it. god wants you to enjoy the life that he sent jesus
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God wants you to enjoy the life that he sent jesus to die for you to have.
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I wanna talk to you about some
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I wanna talk to you about some of the most important things
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I wanna talk to you about some of the most important things i've learned in my life,
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Of the most important things i've learned in my life, and i have from a to z,
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I've learned in my life, and i have from a to z, but i could actually go over
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And i have from a to z, but i could actually go over the alphabet again.
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But i could actually go over the alphabet again. you know,
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The alphabet again. you know, when we're about 25,
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You know, when we're about 25, we think we know everything.
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When we're about 25, we think we know everything. we really do.
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We think we know everything. we really do. most of us think
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We really do. most of us think we know everything.
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Most of us think we know everything. and sometimes we're even
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We know everything. and sometimes we're even prideful enough to try to tell
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And sometimes we're even prideful enough to try to tell people that are 60 and 70
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Prideful enough to try to tell people that are 60 and 70 all that we know and how
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People that are 60 and 70 all that we know and how they should do things.
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All that we know and how they should do things. but one thing i've learned
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They should do things. but one thing i've learned is that the older i get,
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But one thing i've learned is that the older i get, the more i really do know,
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Is that the older i get, the more i really do know, because it's not just
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The more i really do know, because it's not just something in my head,
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Because it's not just something in my head, it's something
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Something in my head, it's something i've lived through.
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It's something i've lived through. so, the first thing i would
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I've lived through. so, the first thing i would say that i've learned in life
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So, the first thing i would say that i've learned in life that has been very,
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Say that i've learned in life that has been very, very valuable to me
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That has been very, very valuable to me is the value of experience.
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Very valuable to me is the value of experience. many of you may be going
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Is the value of experience. many of you may be going through some really
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Many of you may be going through some really difficult things right now,
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Through some really difficult things right now, and you don't understand them,
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Difficult things right now, and you don't understand them, but i can tell you they will
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And you don't understand them, but i can tell you they will give you experience that
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But i can tell you they will give you experience that later on in life will help
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Give you experience that later on in life will help you go through other things
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Later on in life will help you go through other things in a much easier way than
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You go through other things in a much easier way than what you're going through,
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In a much easier way than what you're going through, the thing that you
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What you're going through, the thing that you are right now.
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The thing that you are right now. proverbs 3:13-14 says,
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Are right now. proverbs 3:13-14 says, "happy (blessed, fortunate,
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Proverbs 3:13-14 says, "happy (blessed, fortunate, enviable)--" think of that.
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"happy (blessed, fortunate, enviable)--" think of that. "happy (blessed, fortunate,
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Enviable)--" think of that. "happy (blessed, fortunate, and enviable) is the man who
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"happy (blessed, fortunate, and enviable) is the man who finds skillful and godly
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And enviable) is the man who finds skillful and godly wisdom, and the man
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Finds skillful and godly wisdom, and the man who gets understanding
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Wisdom, and the man who gets understanding [drawing it forth
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Who gets understanding [drawing it forth from god's word
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[drawing it forth from god's word and life's experiences]."
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From god's word and life's experiences]." so, how do we get this
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And life's experiences]." so, how do we get this wisdom and understanding
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So, how do we get this wisdom and understanding and all the things that
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Wisdom and understanding and all the things that we need to really make right
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And all the things that we need to really make right decisions and live a happy life?
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We need to really make right decisions and live a happy life? we get it through
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Decisions and live a happy life? we get it through the word of god,
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We get it through the word of god, but we also get it through
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The word of god, but we also get it through life's experiences.
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But we also get it through life's experiences. you know, we learn the word,
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Life's experiences. you know, we learn the word, but then it has to be applied
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You know, we learn the word, but then it has to be applied in our daily life.
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But then it has to be applied in our daily life. and that's how we find out,
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In our daily life. and that's how we find out, really, if it's true or not
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And that's how we find out, really, if it's true or not and what we really believe.
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Really, if it's true or not and what we really believe. isaiah 41:10 says, "fear not
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And what we really believe. isaiah 41:10 says, "fear not [there's nothing to fear],
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Isaiah 41:10 says, "fear not [there's nothing to fear], for i am with you;
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[there's nothing to fear], for i am with you; do not look around you
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For i am with you; do not look around you in terror and be dismayed,
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Do not look around you in terror and be dismayed, for i am your god.
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In terror and be dismayed, for i am your god. i will strengthen
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For i am your god. i will strengthen and harden you to difficulties."
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I will strengthen and harden you to difficulties." i love that.
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And harden you to difficulties." i love that. you see, every time we go
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I love that. you see, every time we go through something hard,
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It hardens us to
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It hardens us to the next difficulty.
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It hardens us to the next difficulty. and what i mean by that
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The next difficulty. and what i mean by that is it's like getting a callus.
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And what i mean by that is it's like getting a callus. you know,
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Is it's like getting a callus. you know, the more you rub on something
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You know, the more you rub on something or the more you use something,
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The more you rub on something or the more you use something, you can get a callus on it.
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Or the more you use something, you can get a callus on it. and when you get a callus,
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You can get a callus on it. and when you get a callus, then you don't feel
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And when you get a callus, then you don't feel as much as you used to.
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Then you don't feel as much as you used to. so, when we go through things
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As much as you used to. so, when we go through things that are painful or that hurt
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So, when we go through things that are painful or that hurt or that we don't understand
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That are painful or that hurt or that we don't understand and we learn to trust
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Or that we don't understand and we learn to trust god in those things,
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And we learn to trust god in those things, it hardens us to the next
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God in those things, it hardens us to the next difficulty that comes along.
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It hardens us to the next difficulty that comes along. i mean, things that i used
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Difficulty that comes along. i mean, things that i used to get so upset about
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I mean, things that i used to get so upset about don't bother me at all now.
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To get so upset about don't bother me at all now. and you will find the same thing
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Don't bother me at all now. and you will find the same thing as you practice the word
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And you will find the same thing as you practice the word of god in your daily life.
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Yes, i will help you--
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Yes, i will help you-- "yes, i will hold you
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Yes, i will help you-- "yes, i will hold you up and retain you with
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"yes, i will hold you up and retain you with my [victorious] right hand
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Up and retain you with my [victorious] right hand of righteousness and justice."
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Experience is practical
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Experience is practical contact with an observation
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Experience is practical contact with an observation of the facts of events,
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Contact with an observation of the facts of events, lessons learned through
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Of the facts of events, lessons learned through painful experience.
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Lessons learned through painful experience. example: you have no idea how
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Painful experience. example: you have no idea how much faith you have until you
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Example: you have no idea how much faith you have until you have something very painful,
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Much faith you have until you have something very painful, something seemingly
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Have something very painful, something seemingly unfair happen to you,
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Something seemingly unfair happen to you, and you pray for god
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Unfair happen to you, and you pray for god to remove it,
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And you pray for god to remove it, and he doesn't do it for maybe,
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To remove it, and he doesn't do it for maybe, a long time.
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And he doesn't do it for maybe, a long time. and you don't understand.
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It doesn't make
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It doesn't make any sense to you.
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It doesn't make any sense to you. you know that god
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Any sense to you. you know that god could do it right now,
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You know that god could do it right now, but why doesn't he?
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Could do it right now, but why doesn't he? and those times are hard,
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But why doesn't he? and those times are hard, but they stretch us,
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And those times are hard, but they stretch us, and they make it so much
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But they stretch us, and they make it so much easier for us to believe
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And they make it so much easier for us to believe god the next time we have
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Easier for us to believe god the next time we have something that we need
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God the next time we have something that we need to go through.
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Something that we need to go through. and we will go through things.
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To go through. and we will go through things. when you become a christian,
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And we will go through things. when you become a christian, that doesn't mean that
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When you become a christian, that doesn't mean that everything in your life
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That doesn't mean that everything in your life is gonna be perfect from now on.
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Everything in your life is gonna be perfect from now on. there will be difficulties
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Is gonna be perfect from now on. there will be difficulties that you'll go through,
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There will be difficulties that you'll go through, but you'll never have
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That you'll go through, but you'll never have to go through them by yourself.
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But you'll never have to go through them by yourself. you'll always have jesus
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To go through them by yourself. you'll always have jesus on your side to help you.
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You'll always have jesus on your side to help you. you get head knowledge
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On your side to help you. you get head knowledge when you read a book,
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You get head knowledge when you read a book, but you get tested
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When you read a book, but you get tested and find out what you really
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But you get tested and find out what you really know through experience.
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And find out what you really know through experience. that's one of the reasons why
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Know through experience. that's one of the reasons why i believe the bible says that
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That's one of the reasons why i believe the bible says that we should listen to people
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I believe the bible says that we should listen to people that are older than
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We should listen to people that are older than us is because they have
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That are older than us is because they have more experience than we do.
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And so, we really should
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And so, we really should listen a lot better than
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And so, we really should listen a lot better than we do to our elders.
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Listen a lot better than we do to our elders. after 49 years in ministry
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We do to our elders. after 49 years in ministry and 82 years of life,
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After 49 years in ministry and 82 years of life, i think i can truthfully say
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And 82 years of life, i think i can truthfully say i have a lot of experience
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I think i can truthfully say i have a lot of experience in a lot of different things.
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I have a lot of experience in a lot of different things. my gosh, i have learned
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In a lot of different things. my gosh, i have learned so much over these
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My gosh, i have learned so much over these almost 50 years in ministry.
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So much over these almost 50 years in ministry. and i've learned
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Almost 50 years in ministry. and i've learned a lot about people.
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And i've learned a lot about people. i've learned a lot about myself.
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A lot about people. i've learned a lot about myself. i've learned a lot about god,
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I've learned a lot about myself. i've learned a lot about god, and i have more peace
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I've learned a lot about god, and i have more peace and joy now than i have
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And i have more peace and joy now than i have ever had in my life before.
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And joy now than i have ever had in my life before. you say, "well, joyce,
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Ever had in my life before. you say, "well, joyce, do you still have problems?"
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You say, "well, joyce, do you still have problems?" sure, i have things come
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Do you still have problems?" sure, i have things come against me just like you do.
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But a lot of them i don't
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But a lot of them i don't even notice now because
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But a lot of them i don't even notice now because i know that god is faithful,
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Even notice now because i know that god is faithful, and he will deliver me.
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I know that god is faithful, and he will deliver me. hebrews 5:8-9, are very
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And he will deliver me. hebrews 5:8-9, are very precious scriptures
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Hebrews 5:8-9, are very precious scriptures that mean a lot to me.
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Precious scriptures that mean a lot to me. it says,
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That mean a lot to me. it says, "although he was a son,
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It says, "although he was a son, he learned [active, special]
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"although he was a son, he learned [active, special] obedience through
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He learned [active, special] obedience through what he suffered."
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Obedience through what he suffered." now, jesus was never
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What he suffered." now, jesus was never disobedient, so how could
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Now, jesus was never disobedient, so how could he learn obedience?
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Disobedient, so how could he learn obedience? well, he learned the cost
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He learn obedience? well, he learned the cost of being obedient.
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Well, he learned the cost of being obedient. even in the garden
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Of being obedient. even in the garden of gethsemane,
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Even in the garden of gethsemane, he asked his father three
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Of gethsemane, he asked his father three times if the cup could
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He asked his father three times if the cup could be removed from him.
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Times if the cup could be removed from him. but he always said,
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Be removed from him. but he always said, "nevertheless,
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But he always said, "nevertheless, your will be done, not mine."
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"nevertheless, your will be done, not mine." so, he didn't really want
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Your will be done, not mine." so, he didn't really want to go to the cross.
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So, he didn't really want to go to the cross. it wasn't something he was
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To go to the cross. it wasn't something he was looking forward to because
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It wasn't something he was looking forward to because it was gonna be more
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Looking forward to because it was gonna be more painful than anything that
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It was gonna be more painful than anything that we can imagine.
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Painful than anything that we can imagine. but it was what god
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We can imagine. but it was what god needed him to do,
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But it was what god needed him to do, and he did it.
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Needed him to do, and he did it. and he gained experience
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And he did it. and he gained experience through being obedient
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And he gained experience through being obedient to god in that area.
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Through being obedient to god in that area. and it says in "[his completed
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To god in that area. and it says in "[his completed experience] making him
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And it says in "[his completed experience] making him perfectly [equipped],
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Experience] making him perfectly [equipped], he became the author
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Perfectly [equipped], he became the author and the source of eternal
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He became the author and the source of eternal salvation to all those who
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And the source of eternal salvation to all those who give heed and obey him.
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Salvation to all those who give heed and obey him. well, you know,
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Give heed and obey him. well, you know, god doesn't call the equipped.
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Well, you know, god doesn't call the equipped. he calls those who are willing,
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God doesn't call the equipped. he calls those who are willing, and then he equips them.
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He calls those who are willing, and then he equips them. and jesus got equipment
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And then he equips them. and jesus got equipment through these difficulties
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And jesus got equipment through these difficulties that he went through
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Through these difficulties that he went through to become our high priest.
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That he went through to become our high priest. in hebrews 4:15-16,
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To become our high priest. in hebrews 4:15-16, it says that "we have a high
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In hebrews 4:15-16, it says that "we have a high priest who understands
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It says that "we have a high priest who understands our weaknesses and our
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Priest who understands our weaknesses and our infirmities because he's been
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Our weaknesses and our infirmities because he's been tempted just like we have,
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Infirmities because he's been tempted just like we have, yet he did not sin.
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Tempted just like we have, yet he did not sin. therefore, we can come
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Yet he did not sin. therefore, we can come boldly to the throne
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Therefore, we can come boldly to the throne and make our needs known
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Boldly to the throne and make our needs known and receive the grace
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And make our needs known and receive the grace that we need in plenty
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And receive the grace that we need in plenty of time to help us."
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That we need in plenty of time to help us." that's also a couple
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Of time to help us." that's also a couple of my favorite scriptures.
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That's also a couple of my favorite scriptures. i love the fact that
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Jesus understands me.
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Jesus understands me. i know, if you're like me,
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Jesus understands me. i know, if you're like me, sometimes you feel like nobody
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I know, if you're like me, sometimes you feel like nobody in the world understands you
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Sometimes you feel like nobody in the world understands you or nobody really understands
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In the world understands you or nobody really understands what you're going through,
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Or nobody really understands what you're going through, but jesus always
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What you're going through, but jesus always understands you.
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You know, there's other
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You know, there's other examples in the bible.
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You know, there's other examples in the bible. joseph had a dream,
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Examples in the bible. joseph had a dream, and the next thing
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Joseph had a dream, and the next thing he got was experience.
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And the next thing he got was experience. he told his brothers his dream,
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He got was experience. he told his brothers his dream, which probably wasn't
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He told his brothers his dream, which probably wasn't the best thing for him to do,
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Which probably wasn't the best thing for him to do, because in this dream he saw
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The best thing for him to do, because in this dream he saw them all bowing down to him.
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Because in this dream he saw them all bowing down to him. so, would have been better
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Them all bowing down to him. so, would have been better if he would have kept quiet.
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So, would have been better if he would have kept quiet. but their response
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If he would have kept quiet. but their response was very immature.
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But their response was very immature. they hated him,
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Was very immature. they hated him, and they sold him as a slave
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They hated him, and they sold him as a slave and told his father that
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And they sold him as a slave and told his father that a wild animal had killed him.
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And told his father that a wild animal had killed him. but god gave joseph favor
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A wild animal had killed him. but god gave joseph favor with his owner, potiphar,
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But god gave joseph favor with his owner, potiphar, and he was put in charge
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With his owner, potiphar, and he was put in charge of his entire household.
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And he was put in charge of his entire household. but then potiphar's wife wanted
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Of his entire household. but then potiphar's wife wanted to have relations with him,
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But then potiphar's wife wanted to have relations with him, and she tried to seduce joseph.
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To have relations with him, and she tried to seduce joseph. and because he resisted
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And she tried to seduce joseph. and because he resisted her advances,
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And because he resisted her advances, she told her husband
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Her advances, she told her husband that he tried to rape her.
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She told her husband that he tried to rape her. and he was put in prison
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That he tried to rape her. and he was put in prison for two years for something
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And he was put in prison for two years for something that he didn't do.
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For two years for something that he didn't do. while he was there,
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God gave him favor with
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God gave him favor with the keeper of the prison.
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God gave him favor with the keeper of the prison. i hope you're noticing
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The keeper of the prison. i hope you're noticing what i'm reading.
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I hope you're noticing what i'm reading. no matter where he went,
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What i'm reading. no matter where he went, god gave him favor.
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No matter where he went, god gave him favor. and god is with you.
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God gave him favor. and god is with you. and if you trust him,
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And god is with you. and if you trust him, he'll give you favor, too,
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And if you trust him, he'll give you favor, too, in situations where
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He'll give you favor, too, in situations where it doesn't make any sense
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In situations where it doesn't make any sense for people to give you
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It doesn't make any sense for people to give you the favor that you have.
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While he was in prison,
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While he was in prison, he helped a baker and a butler
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While he was in prison, he helped a baker and a butler by interpreting dreams for them.
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He helped a baker and a butler by interpreting dreams for them. and he asked them
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By interpreting dreams for them. and he asked them when they got out,
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And he asked them when they got out, to not forget him.
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When they got out, to not forget him. but of course,
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To not forget him. but of course, they did forget him.
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But of course, they did forget him. however,
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They did forget him. however, then pharaoh had a dream,
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However, then pharaoh had a dream, and the butler remembered that
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Then pharaoh had a dream, and the butler remembered that joseph could interpret dreams.
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And the butler remembered that joseph could interpret dreams. so, he interpreted this
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Joseph could interpret dreams. so, he interpreted this dream for pharaoh.
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So, he interpreted this dream for pharaoh. and pharaoh was so impressed
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Dream for pharaoh. and pharaoh was so impressed that he put joseph in charge
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And pharaoh was so impressed that he put joseph in charge of all the grain in egypt.
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That he put joseph in charge of all the grain in egypt. and when a famine came,
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Of all the grain in egypt. and when a famine came, he was able then to feed
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And when a famine came, he was able then to feed his entire family,
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He was able then to feed his entire family, including the brothers who had
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His entire family, including the brothers who had lied about him and hated him.
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Including the brothers who had lied about him and hated him. and that's exactly what
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We need to learn to do in life.
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We need to learn to do in life. don't stay mad and angry
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We need to learn to do in life. don't stay mad and angry and bitter and resentful
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Don't stay mad and angry and bitter and resentful when somebody hurts you.
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And bitter and resentful when somebody hurts you. because actually,
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When somebody hurts you. because actually, when somebody hurts you,
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Because actually, when somebody hurts you, they're hurting themselves
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When somebody hurts you, they're hurting themselves more than they're hurting you.
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They're hurting themselves more than they're hurting you. god cares very much
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More than they're hurting you. god cares very much about his people,
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God cares very much about his people, about how his
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About his people, about how his people get treated.
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About how his people get treated. and so instead of wanting
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People get treated. and so instead of wanting to get revenge,
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And so instead of wanting to get revenge, we need to do what
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To get revenge, we need to do what the bible says: pray
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We need to do what the bible says: pray for them and bless them.
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The bible says: pray for them and bless them. and if they have a need,
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For them and bless them. and if they have a need, help them.
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And that's exactly
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And that's exactly what joseph did.
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And that's exactly what joseph did. he helped them.
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What joseph did. he helped them. and when the brothers got down
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He helped them. and when the brothers got down on their knees and started
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And when the brothers got down on their knees and started begging him for forgiveness,
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On their knees and started begging him for forgiveness, he said, "no, no, no, no, no."
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Begging him for forgiveness, he said, "no, no, no, no, no." he said, "god had a plan
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He said, "no, no, no, no, no." he said, "god had a plan to put me in this position
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He said, "god had a plan to put me in this position where i am right now."
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To put me in this position where i am right now." and so, all those things
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Where i am right now." and so, all those things that joseph went through
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And so, all those things that joseph went through actually were god's plan.
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That joseph went through actually were god's plan. and they weren't easy for him.
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Actually were god's plan. and they weren't easy for him. but then he sure got
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And they weren't easy for him. but then he sure got promoted to a high place.
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But then he sure got promoted to a high place. and god will always give
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Promoted to a high place. and god will always give us back double for our trouble.
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And god will always give us back double for our trouble. and i love that.
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Us back double for our trouble. and i love that. david was anointed
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And i love that. david was anointed to be king 15 years
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David was anointed to be king 15 years before he wore the crown.
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To be king 15 years before he wore the crown. wow.
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Before he wore the crown. wow. has god ever spoken
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Wow. has god ever spoken something to your heart,
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And you believed it,
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And you believed it, but it just didn't happen?
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And you believed it, but it just didn't happen? and it didn't happen,
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But it just didn't happen? and it didn't happen, and it didn't happen,
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And it didn't happen, and it didn't happen, and it didn't happen.
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And it didn't happen, and it didn't happen. i know when god
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And it didn't happen. i know when god called me to teach,
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I know when god called me to teach, i was making my bed
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Called me to teach, i was making my bed one morning,
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I was making my bed one morning, and god spoke to me and said,
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One morning, and god spoke to me and said, "you're gonna go all over
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And god spoke to me and said, "you're gonna go all over the world and teach my word."
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"you're gonna go all over the world and teach my word." well, i mean, i was the least
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The world and teach my word." well, i mean, i was the least likely person in the world
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Well, i mean, i was the least likely person in the world to go all over the world
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Likely person in the world to go all over the world and teach his word.
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To go all over the world and teach his word. and i taught home bible
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And teach his word. and i taught home bible studies for five years.
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And i taught home bible studies for five years. and then for five years i worked
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Studies for five years. and then for five years i worked at somebody else's church,
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And then for five years i worked at somebody else's church, learned to be obedient
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At somebody else's church, learned to be obedient to authority even when
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Learned to be obedient to authority even when i didn't agree with it.
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To authority even when i didn't agree with it. and then we started
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I didn't agree with it. and then we started our own ministry,
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And then we started our own ministry, but it was very small.
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Our own ministry, but it was very small. we did so many meetings
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But it was very small. we did so many meetings of 50 people, 75 people,
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We did so many meetings of 50 people, 75 people, 100 people.
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Of 50 people, 75 people, 100 people. but i had a big vision
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100 people. but i had a big vision and a big dream,
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But i had a big vision and a big dream, and sometimes i felt like it was
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And a big dream, and sometimes i felt like it was never gonna come to pass.
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And sometimes i felt like it was never gonna come to pass. i'm sure david felt like,
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Never gonna come to pass. i'm sure david felt like, "why is this taking so long?"
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Because during his waiting
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Because during his waiting time most of those years,
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Because during his waiting time most of those years, saul was trying to kill him.
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Time most of those years, saul was trying to kill him. and he had to hide out
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Saul was trying to kill him. and he had to hide out in the wilderness in caves
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And he had to hide out in the wilderness in caves while 3,000 men sent
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In the wilderness in caves while 3,000 men sent by saul looked for him.
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While 3,000 men sent by saul looked for him. that doesn't sound like
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By saul looked for him. that doesn't sound like too much fun to me.
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That doesn't sound like too much fun to me. during this time,
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Too much fun to me. during this time, many people joined
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During this time, many people joined david in the wilderness,
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Many people joined david in the wilderness, and they were called
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David in the wilderness, and they were called david's mighty men.
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And they were called david's mighty men. i love that when you're
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David's mighty men. i love that when you're going through hard times,
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I love that when you're going through hard times, that maybe looks
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Going through hard times, that maybe looks to everybody else like you've
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That maybe looks to everybody else like you've done something wrong,
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To everybody else like you've done something wrong, but you have people that god
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Done something wrong, but you have people that god sends that will stick with you.
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But you have people that god sends that will stick with you. when god called
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Sends that will stick with you. when god called me into ministry,
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When god called me into ministry, i faced a lot of rejection
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Me into ministry, i faced a lot of rejection because people just
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I faced a lot of rejection because people just thought i was full of pride
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Because people just thought i was full of pride and trying to do something.
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Thought i was full of pride and trying to do something. after all, i didn't have
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And trying to do something. after all, i didn't have the right schooling,
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After all, i didn't have the right schooling, the right personality,
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The right schooling, the right personality, didn't have the right this,
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The right personality, didn't have the right this, the right that,
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Didn't have the right this, the right that, got asked to leave my church,
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The right that, got asked to leave my church, lost my friends.
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Got asked to leave my church, lost my friends. but i had three or four people
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Lost my friends. but i had three or four people who really believed that
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But i had three or four people who really believed that god wanted to use me.
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Who really believed that god wanted to use me. and they stuck with me.
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God wanted to use me. and they stuck with me. and those people are still
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And they stuck with me. and those people are still active in my life today.
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And those people are still active in my life today. during the time that
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Active in my life today. during the time that david was waiting,
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During the time that david was waiting, he was tested,
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David was waiting, he was tested, and he gained experience that
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He was tested, and he gained experience that helped make him the greatest
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And he gained experience that helped make him the greatest king israel ever had.
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Helped make him the greatest king israel ever had. another important thing that
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King israel ever had. another important thing that i really learned in life was
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Another important thing that i really learned in life was the need to be filled and ever
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I really learned in life was the need to be filled and ever filled with the holy spirit.
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The need to be filled and ever filled with the holy spirit. we have one god,
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Filled with the holy spirit. we have one god, but he manifests in three
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We have one god, but he manifests in three persons: god the father,
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But he manifests in three persons: god the father, god the son,
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Persons: god the father, god the son, and god the holy ghost.
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God the son, and god the holy ghost. and jesus,
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And god the holy ghost. and jesus, when he ascended on high,
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And jesus, when he ascended on high, sent the holy spirit
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When he ascended on high, sent the holy spirit to represent him
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Sent the holy spirit to represent him and take his place.
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To represent him and take his place. and i don't think we hear
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And take his place. and i don't think we hear enough about the holy spirit.
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I think we need to have more
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I think we need to have more teaching on the holy spirit.
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I think we need to have more teaching on the holy spirit. and i encourage you
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Teaching on the holy spirit. and i encourage you to get some good
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And i encourage you to get some good books on the holy spirit
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To get some good books on the holy spirit and read them.
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Books on the holy spirit and read them. i think there's a great book
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And read them. i think there's a great book by r.a. torrey and it's--
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I think there's a great book by r.a. torrey and it's-- of course,
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By r.a. torrey and it's-- of course, he's no longer with us,
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Of course, he's no longer with us, but the words that
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He's no longer with us, but the words that he spoke are still very good.
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But the words that he spoke are still very good. and i remember reading that
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He spoke are still very good. and i remember reading that book and it helped me so much.
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We need to understand
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We need to understand the power of being filled
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We need to understand the power of being filled with the holy spirit
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The power of being filled with the holy spirit and also understand
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With the holy spirit and also understand what the ministry
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And also understand what the ministry of the holy spirit is to us,
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What the ministry of the holy spirit is to us, and partake of that ministry.
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Of the holy spirit is to us, and partake of that ministry. 2 corinthians 3:17-18 says,
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And partake of that ministry. 2 corinthians 3:17-18 says, "now the lord is the spirit,
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2 corinthians 3:17-18 says, "now the lord is the spirit, and where
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"now the lord is the spirit, and where the spirit of the lord is,
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And where the spirit of the lord is, there is freedom."
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The spirit of the lord is, there is freedom." i love that.
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There is freedom." i love that. the holy spirit comes
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I love that. the holy spirit comes into our life to set us free.
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The holy spirit comes into our life to set us free. "and we all,
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Into our life to set us free. "and we all, with unveiled face,
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"and we all, with unveiled face, beholding the glory of the lord,
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With unveiled face, beholding the glory of the lord, are being transformed
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Beholding the glory of the lord, are being transformed into the same image--"
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Are being transformed into the same image--" the image of jesus.
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Into the same image--" the image of jesus. "from one degree
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The image of jesus. "from one degree of glory to another.
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"from one degree of glory to another. and this comes from the spirit,
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Of glory to another. and this comes from the spirit, from the lord,
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And this comes from the spirit, from the lord, who is the spirit."
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From the lord, who is the spirit." you know, when you start
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Who is the spirit." you know, when you start hearing good teaching,
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You wanna change.
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You wanna change. you receive christ and you
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You wanna change. you receive christ and you begin to read your bible.
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You receive christ and you begin to read your bible. you hear good bible teaching,
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Begin to read your bible. you hear good bible teaching, and you recognize--
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You hear good bible teaching, and you recognize-- it's like looking in a mirror.
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And you recognize-- it's like looking in a mirror. the bible's like
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It's like looking in a mirror. the bible's like looking in a mirror.
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The bible's like looking in a mirror. and you know,
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Looking in a mirror. and you know, sometimes you can have
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And you know, sometimes you can have dirt on your face,
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Sometimes you can have dirt on your face, and you don't realize
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Dirt on your face, and you don't realize it till you walk by a mirror.
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And then you're like,
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And then you're like, "oh, my gosh, what is that?"
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And then you're like, "oh, my gosh, what is that?" well, the bible says
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"oh, my gosh, what is that?" well, the bible says that when we look
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Well, the bible says that when we look into the word of god,
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That when we look into the word of god, it's like looking into a mirror.
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Into the word of god, it's like looking into a mirror. and so, we see what
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It's like looking into a mirror. and so, we see what jesus is and it reminds
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Us of what we're not.
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Us of what we're not. but our goal is to let
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Us of what we're not. but our goal is to let the holy spirit work in us until
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But our goal is to let the holy spirit work in us until we are transformed into
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The holy spirit work in us until we are transformed into the image of jesus christ.
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We are transformed into the image of jesus christ. it's our destiny.
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The image of jesus christ. it's our destiny. we are destined
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It's our destiny. we are destined to be transformed into
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We are destined to be transformed into the image of jesus christ.
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To be transformed into the image of jesus christ. and it doesn't
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The image of jesus christ. and it doesn't happen all at once.
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And it doesn't happen all at once. it happens slowly,
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Happen all at once. it happens slowly, little by little.
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But the fruit of the spirit
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But the fruit of the spirit that the holy spirit brings
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But the fruit of the spirit that the holy spirit brings when he comes to live in us,
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That the holy spirit brings when he comes to live in us, that fruit of the spirit
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When he comes to live in us, that fruit of the spirit is what we wanna learn
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That fruit of the spirit is what we wanna learn how to live in and operate in.
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Is what we wanna learn how to live in and operate in. love, joy, peace, patience,
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How to live in and operate in. love, joy, peace, patience, goodness, kindness,
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Love, joy, peace, patience, goodness, kindness, beautiful things like that,
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Goodness, kindness, beautiful things like that, even self-control.
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Beautiful things like that, even self-control. so, see, you can't
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Really go around
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Really go around anymore and say,
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Really go around anymore and say, "well, i just don't have
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Anymore and say, "well, i just don't have any self-control.
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"well, i just don't have any self-control. i can't help it;
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Any self-control. i can't help it; i just don't have
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I can't help it; i just don't have any self-control."
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I just don't have any self-control." because you do
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Any self-control." because you do have self-control.
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Because you do have self-control. you just need to feed
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Have self-control. you just need to feed it with the word of god
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You just need to feed it with the word of god and the right kind of thinking.
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It with the word of god and the right kind of thinking. you know, today was
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And the right kind of thinking. you know, today was one of my workout days.
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You know, today was one of my workout days. i work out three days a week.
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One of my workout days. i work out three days a week. and when i got up this morning,
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I work out three days a week. and when i got up this morning, i did some thinking on purpose,
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And when i got up this morning, i did some thinking on purpose, and i thought and mumbled,
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I did some thinking on purpose, and i thought and mumbled, "today is gonna be a great day.
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And i thought and mumbled, "today is gonna be a great day. i am looking forward
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"today is gonna be a great day. i am looking forward to working out.
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I am looking forward to working out. it's gonna be a good workout
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To working out. it's gonna be a good workout and i'm gonna have fun
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It's gonna be a good workout and i'm gonna have fun doing television today,
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And i'm gonna have fun doing television today, and god's gonna
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Doing television today, and god's gonna make it easy for me."
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And god's gonna make it easy for me." you know, you can help
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Make it easy for me." you know, you can help set your whole day
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You know, you can help set your whole day by thinking right
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Set your whole day by thinking right early in the morning.
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By thinking right early in the morning. or i could have got up
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Early in the morning. or i could have got up and thought, "oh man,
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Or i could have got up and thought, "oh man, i gotta work out again today.
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And thought, "oh man, i gotta work out again today. and i just worked out yesterday,
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I gotta work out again today. and i just worked out yesterday, and i don't wanna do that
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And i just worked out yesterday, and i don't wanna do that because i've gotta
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And i don't wanna do that because i've gotta go do tv and blah,
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Because i've gotta go do tv and blah, blah, blah, blah, blah."
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Go do tv and blah, blah, blah, blah, blah." and i could have talked myself
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Blah, blah, blah, blah." and i could have talked myself right into having a terrible,
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And i could have talked myself right into having a terrible, terrible day.
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Right into having a terrible, terrible day. but we learn to be led
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Terrible day. but we learn to be led by the holy spirit.
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And one of the things
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And one of the things that happens when
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And one of the things that happens when we're led by the holy spirit
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That happens when we're led by the holy spirit is he convicts us of sin,
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We're led by the holy spirit is he convicts us of sin, convinces us of righteousness,
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Is he convicts us of sin, convinces us of righteousness, and he helps us.
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Convinces us of righteousness, and he helps us. he guides us.
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And he helps us. he guides us. he teaches us.
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He guides us. he teaches us. he works these things in us.
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He teaches us. he works these things in us. now remember,
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He works these things in us. now remember, you can't change yourself.
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Now remember, you can't change yourself. i wanna say it again.
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You can't change yourself. i wanna say it again. i tried that for a lot of years,
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I wanna say it again. i tried that for a lot of years, and i was just--
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I tried that for a lot of years, and i was just-- you know, i would hear
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And i was just-- you know, i would hear a message and think,
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You know, i would hear a message and think, "yes, that's right.
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A message and think, "yes, that's right. i need to go home and do that."
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"yes, that's right. i need to go home and do that." but i would leave out,
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I need to go home and do that." but i would leave out, "god, please help me.
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But i would leave out, "god, please help me. you're the only one
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"god, please help me. you're the only one that can change me."
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You're the only one that can change me." and i would try to change me,
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That can change me." and i would try to change me, and i would actually
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And i would try to change me, and i would actually act worse than i did
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And i would actually act worse than i did before i tried to change.
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Act worse than i did before i tried to change. john 16:7-15, jesus said,
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Before i tried to change. john 16:7-15, jesus said, "it is to your advantage
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John 16:7-15, jesus said, "it is to your advantage that i go away."
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"it is to your advantage that i go away." he told his disciples,
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That i go away." he told his disciples, "it's gonna be better
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He told his disciples, "it's gonna be better for you if i go away."
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"it's gonna be better for you if i go away." now, what could be better than
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Being with jesus all the time?
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Being with jesus all the time? i'm sure the disciples thought,
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Being with jesus all the time? i'm sure the disciples thought, "what could be better?"
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I'm sure the disciples thought, "what could be better?" but you see,
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"what could be better?" but you see, jesus was one person.
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But you see, jesus was one person. and he could only be one
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Jesus was one person. and he could only be one place at one time.
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And he could only be one place at one time. now, he was also god,
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Place at one time. now, he was also god, but he was also human.
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Now, he was also god, but he was also human. he was born of a virgin,
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But he was also human. he was born of a virgin, impregnated by the holy spirit.
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He was born of a virgin, impregnated by the holy spirit. and so, he was totally
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Impregnated by the holy spirit. and so, he was totally divine and totally human.
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And so, he was totally divine and totally human. he felt all the things
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Divine and totally human. he felt all the things that we feel.
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He felt all the things that we feel. he went through the things
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That we feel. he went through the things that we went through.
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He went through the things that we went through. yet he never sinned
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That we went through. yet he never sinned in any of them.
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Yet he never sinned in any of them. so, jesus said,
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In any of them. so, jesus said, "it's gonna be better
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So, jesus said, "it's gonna be better for you that i go away."
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"it's gonna be better for you that i go away." because, you see,
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For you that i go away." because, you see, the holy spirit can
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Because, you see, the holy spirit can be working in all of us,
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The holy spirit can be working in all of us, everywhere,
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Be working in all of us, everywhere, all over the world
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Everywhere, all over the world at the same time.
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All over the world at the same time. jesus wasn't able to do
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At the same time. jesus wasn't able to do that in his human body.
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Jesus wasn't able to do that in his human body. but the holy spirit is a spirit,
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That in his human body. but the holy spirit is a spirit, and he can work one way--
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But the holy spirit is a spirit, and he can work one way-- maybe there's thousands
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And he can work one way-- maybe there's thousands of people listening
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Maybe there's thousands of people listening to this message right now.
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Of people listening to this message right now. and it may affect people
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To this message right now. and it may affect people in hundreds of different ways.
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And it may affect people in hundreds of different ways. sometimes god can
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In hundreds of different ways. sometimes god can take a word and just make
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Sometimes god can take a word and just make it whatever you need it to be.
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So, he said, "it's to your
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So, he said, "it's to your advantage that i go away,
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So, he said, "it's to your advantage that i go away, for if i don't go away,
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Advantage that i go away, for if i don't go away, the helper won't come to you.
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For if i don't go away, the helper won't come to you. but if i go,
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The helper won't come to you. but if i go, i will send him to you.
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But if i go, i will send him to you. and when he comes,
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I will send him to you. and when he comes, he will convict the world
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And when he comes, he will convict the world concerning sin
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He will convict the world concerning sin and righteousness
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Concerning sin and righteousness and judgment."
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And righteousness and judgment." and he just goes on.
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And judgment." and he just goes on. there's a long list here.
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And he just goes on. there's a long list here. and he says,
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There's a long list here. and he says, "when the spirit of truth comes,
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And he says, "when the spirit of truth comes, he will guide you
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"when the spirit of truth comes, he will guide you into all truth,
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He will guide you into all truth, for he will not speak
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Into all truth, for he will not speak on his own authority,
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For he will not speak on his own authority, but whatever he hears--"
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On his own authority, but whatever he hears--" from the father,
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But whatever he hears--" from the father, "he will speak,
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From the father, "he will speak, and he will declare to you
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"he will speak, and he will declare to you the things that are to come.
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And he will declare to you the things that are to come. he will glorify me.
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The things that are to come. he will glorify me. all that the father has is mine;
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He will glorify me. all that the father has is mine; therefore,
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All that the father has is mine; therefore, i said he will take what
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Therefore, i said he will take what is mine and declare it to you."
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I said he will take what is mine and declare it to you." jesus even told the disciples
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Is mine and declare it to you." jesus even told the disciples at one point he said,
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Jesus even told the disciples at one point he said, "i have so many things that
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At one point he said, "i have so many things that i would love to tell you,
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"i have so many things that i would love to tell you, but you're not yet
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I would love to tell you, but you're not yet ready for them.
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But you're not yet ready for them. but when the time is right,
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Ready for them. but when the time is right, the holy spirit will tell you."
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But when the time is right, the holy spirit will tell you." the holy spirit lives in us.
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Don't ever forget that.
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Don't ever forget that. and ask every day
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Don't ever forget that. and ask every day to be filled afresh with
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And ask every day to be filled afresh with the power of the holy spirit.
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To be filled afresh with the power of the holy spirit. another thing i learned was
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The power of the holy spirit. another thing i learned was to seek god for who he was
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Another thing i learned was to seek god for who he was instead of just for what
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To seek god for who he was instead of just for what he could do for me.
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Instead of just for what he could do for me. you know, i think many times
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He could do for me. you know, i think many times when we come into an initial
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You know, i think many times when we come into an initial relationship with god,
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When we come into an initial relationship with god, we have so many
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Relationship with god, we have so many problems in our life,
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We have so many problems in our life, and there are so many
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Problems in our life, and there are so many things we want.
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And there are so many things we want. and we start out just
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Things we want. and we start out just asking god to solve our
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And we start out just asking god to solve our problems and give me this
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Asking god to solve our problems and give me this and give me that,
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Problems and give me this and give me that, and do this and do that.
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And give me that, and do this and do that. and sometimes it takes
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And do this and do that. and sometimes it takes a long time to realize that
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And sometimes it takes a long time to realize that just as a child is constantly
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A long time to realize that just as a child is constantly asking for something,
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Just as a child is constantly asking for something, but the time comes for them
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Asking for something, but the time comes for them to mature and grow up.
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But the time comes for them to mature and grow up. and the parent, actually--
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To mature and grow up. and the parent, actually-- i mean, i have four grown
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And the parent, actually-- i mean, i have four grown children and i help them
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I mean, i have four grown children and i help them anytime they need help.
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Children and i help them anytime they need help. but honestly,
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Anytime they need help. but honestly, i don't want them just to come
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But honestly, i don't want them just to come to me when they need help.
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I don't want them just to come to me when they need help. i want them to come
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To me when they need help. i want them to come and see me just
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I want them to come and see me just because they love me.
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And see me just because they love me. and they do.
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Because they love me. and they do. and jesus wants that too.
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He wants us to daily seek him,
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He wants us to daily seek him, not because of what
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He wants us to daily seek him, not because of what he can do for us,
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Not because of what he can do for us, but of who he is.
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He can do for us, but of who he is. the bible says in psalm 37
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But of who he is. the bible says in psalm 37 that we should delight
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The bible says in psalm 37 that we should delight ourselves in the lord
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That we should delight ourselves in the lord and he will give us
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Ourselves in the lord and he will give us the desires of our heart.
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And he will give us the desires of our heart. i love that.
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The desires of our heart. i love that. "delight yourself in the lord,
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I love that. "delight yourself in the lord, and he will give you
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"delight yourself in the lord, and he will give you the desires of your heart."
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And he will give you the desires of your heart." matthew 6:33 says,
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The desires of your heart." matthew 6:33 says, "seek first the kingdom of god
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Matthew 6:33 says, "seek first the kingdom of god and his righteousness,
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"seek first the kingdom of god and his righteousness, and all these things
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And his righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you."
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And all these things will be added unto you." and one scripture that just
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Will be added unto you." and one scripture that just really made a big difference
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And one scripture that just really made a big difference in my life at just the right
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Really made a big difference in my life at just the right time was psalm 27:4-8.
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In my life at just the right time was psalm 27:4-8. now just try to stay
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Time was psalm 27:4-8. now just try to stay focused and listen to this.
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Now just try to stay focused and listen to this. "one thing have
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Focused and listen to this. "one thing have i asked of the lord--"
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"one thing have i asked of the lord--" well, when god revealed
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I asked of the lord--" well, when god revealed this scripture to me,
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Well, when god revealed this scripture to me, what it actually meant,
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This scripture to me, what it actually meant, i certainly was asking
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What it actually meant, i certainly was asking for more than one thing.
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I certainly was asking for more than one thing. "one thing have
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For more than one thing. "one thing have i asked of the lord,
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"one thing have i asked of the lord, and that will i seek,
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I asked of the lord, and that will i seek, inquire for,
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And that will i seek, inquire for, and [insistently] require:
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Inquire for, and [insistently] require: that i might dwell in the house
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And [insistently] require: that i might dwell in the house of the lord [in his presence]
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That i might dwell in the house of the lord [in his presence] all the days of my life,
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Of the lord [in his presence] all the days of my life, to behold and gaze
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All the days of my life, to behold and gaze upon the beauty
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To behold and gaze upon the beauty [the sweet attractiveness
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Upon the beauty [the sweet attractiveness and the delightful loveliness]
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[the sweet attractiveness and the delightful loveliness] of the lord and to meditate,
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And the delightful loveliness] of the lord and to meditate, consider, inquire
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Of the lord and to meditate, consider, inquire into his temple."
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Consider, inquire into his temple." now, listen to this.
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Into his temple." now, listen to this. "for in the day of trouble
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Now, listen to this. "for in the day of trouble he will hide me in his shelter;
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"for in the day of trouble he will hide me in his shelter; in the secret place
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He will hide me in his shelter; in the secret place of his tent will he hide me;
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In the secret place of his tent will he hide me; he will set me high upon a rock.
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Of his tent will he hide me; he will set me high upon a rock. and now shall my head
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He will set me high upon a rock. and now shall my head be lifted up above
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And now shall my head be lifted up above my enemies round about me;
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Be lifted up above my enemies round about me; and in his tent i will offer
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My enemies round about me; and in his tent i will offer sacrifices and shouts of joy.
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And in his tent i will offer sacrifices and shouts of joy. hear, o lord,
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Sacrifices and shouts of joy. hear, o lord, when i cry aloud;
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Hear, o lord, when i cry aloud; have mercy and be gracious
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When i cry aloud; have mercy and be gracious to me and answer me.
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Have mercy and be gracious to me and answer me. you have said, seek my face
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To me and answer me. you have said, seek my face [inquire for and require
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You have said, seek my face [inquire for and require my presence as your vital need].
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[inquire for and require my presence as your vital need]. my heart says to you,
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My presence as your vital need]. my heart says to you, your face (your presence), lord,
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My heart says to you, your face (your presence), lord, will i seek, inquire for,
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Your face (your presence), lord, will i seek, inquire for, and require out [of necessity
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Will i seek, inquire for, and require out [of necessity and on the authority
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And require out [of necessity and on the authority of your word]."
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And on the authority of your word]." so really,
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Of your word]." so really, the long and the short of this
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So really, the long and the short of this is your one desire should
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Be to live in the presence
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Be to live in the presence of god and to delight
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Be to live in the presence of god and to delight in his beauty and loveliness.
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Of god and to delight in his beauty and loveliness. and then he will cause
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In his beauty and loveliness. and then he will cause your enemies to fall away,
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And then he will cause your enemies to fall away, and he'll lift your head high
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Your enemies to fall away, and he'll lift your head high above the problems that you
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And he'll lift your head high above the problems that you have because you have done
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Above the problems that you have because you have done what he asks you to do.
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>> announcer: 2025
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>> announcer: 2025 is almost history.
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Whatever your goals, dare to believe that you can
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Dare to believe that you can do all things through christ
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> ginger: a new year
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> ginger: a new year is a great time
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>> joyce: every day
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>> joyce: every day is a brand-new opportunity,
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Is a brand-new opportunity, a fresh start.
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A fresh start. and while we can't always
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And while we can't always control what happens around us,
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Control what happens around us, we can choose
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We can choose how we respond to it.
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How we respond to it. "beginning your day
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"beginning your day god's way" is a 365-day
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God's way" is a 365-day devotional to help you start
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Your mornings with the truth of god's word.
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Of god's word. when you begin your day rooted
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When you begin your day rooted in scripture, something
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In scripture, something powerful happens.
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Powerful happens. your thoughts
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Your thoughts start to change,
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Start to change, your emotions come
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Your emotions come into balance.
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Into balance. you begin
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You begin to respond to life,
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To respond to life, not just react
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Not just react to it.
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To it. and you'll find
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And you'll find yourself walking
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Yourself walking in more peace,
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In more peace, wisdom, and joy no matter
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Wisdom, and joy no matter what comes your way.
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Of encouragement to help you stay
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To help you stay focused on god's love
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Focused on god's love and direction
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And direction for your life.
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For your life. so, don't just get
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So, don't just get through your day;
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Through your day; live it on purpose.
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Live it on purpose. begin your day god's way
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Begin your day god's way and watch how everything
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And watch how everything else begins to fall into place.
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>> announcer: "beginning
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>> announcer: "beginning your day god's way,"
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Your day god's way," new from joyce meyer
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New from joyce meyer request your copy today.
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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 - The Most Important Things I Have Learned in My Life (Part 1)

December 2, 2025 | 29:29

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