Joyce Meyer - Patience (Part 1)

August 26, 2025 | S E | 29:29

Do you ever struggle with patience? Today, Joyce shares how patience, a fruit of the Spirit, can help you enjoy peace and contentment, even when life isn't going as planned.

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Joyce Meyer: Enjoying Everyday Life | Joyce Meyer - Patience (Part 1) | August 26, 2025

>> joyce: well, before we start
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>> joyce: well, before we start today's teaching, i'm personally
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Today's teaching, i'm personally inviting you to this year's
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Inviting you to this year's love life women's conference.
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My special guests and i will
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My special guests and i will share god's word,
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Share god's word, and help you experience
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And help you experience his presence and love,
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His presence and love, in a life-changing way.
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In a life-changing way. i will show you what
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I will show you what it means to be fully his.
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It means to be fully his. take time away from all
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Take time away from all the cares of this world,
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The cares of this world, and focus on the one
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And focus on the one who has your name inscribed
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Who has your name inscribed on the palms of his hands.
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On the palms of his hands. he thinks about you everyday.
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer.
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer. i've seen god's power
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer. i've seen god's power transform my own life,
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I've seen god's power transform my own life, and he will do it for you.
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>> joyce: well, i would
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>> joyce: well, i would like to start tonight
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>> joyce: well, i would like to start tonight in mark 11:12-13.
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Like to start tonight in mark 11:12-13. how many of you remember
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In mark 11:12-13. how many of you remember the fig tree that jesus cursed?
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How many of you remember the fig tree that jesus cursed? i used to feel sorry for
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The fig tree that jesus cursed? i used to feel sorry for that fig tree, 'cause i thought,
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I used to feel sorry for that fig tree, 'cause i thought, "well, it wasn't his fault."
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That fig tree, 'cause i thought, "well, it wasn't his fault." "on the day following,
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"well, it wasn't his fault." "on the day following, when they had come away
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"on the day following, when they had come away from bethany, he was hungry."
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When they had come away from bethany, he was hungry." now, that's important,
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Say, "he was hungry."
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Say, "he was hungry." >> audience: he was hungry.
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Say, "he was hungry." >> audience: he was hungry. >> joyce: you know,
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>> audience: he was hungry. >> joyce: you know, there's a lot of hungry
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>> joyce: you know, there's a lot of hungry people in the world.
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There's a lot of hungry people in the world. and i'm not specifically
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People in the world. and i'm not specifically talking about physical hunger,
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And i'm not specifically talking about physical hunger, but they want something.
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Talking about physical hunger, but they want something. they know there's something
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But they want something. they know there's something missing, and they try to find
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They know there's something missing, and they try to find it in all the wrong places.
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But just remember that
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But just remember that everywhere you go,
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But just remember that everywhere you go, there's hungry people.
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Everywhere you go, there's hungry people. "and seeing in the distance
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There's hungry people. "and seeing in the distance a fig tree [covered] with
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"and seeing in the distance a fig tree [covered] with leaves, he went to see
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A fig tree [covered] with leaves, he went to see if he could find any [fruit]
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Leaves, he went to see if he could find any [fruit] on it."
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If he could find any [fruit] on it." jesus was hungry.
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On it." jesus was hungry. he saw the fig tree
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Jesus was hungry. he saw the fig tree in the distance.
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He saw the fig tree in the distance. so, he went to see if there
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In the distance. so, he went to see if there was any fruit on it because
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So, he went to see if there was any fruit on it because the fig tree is supposed to--
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Was any fruit on it because the fig tree is supposed to-- when the leaves come,
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The fig tree is supposed to-- when the leaves come, there's supposed to be fruit
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When the leaves come, there's supposed to be fruit under the leaves.
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There's supposed to be fruit under the leaves. "but when he came up to it,
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Under the leaves. "but when he came up to it, he found nothing but leaves,
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"but when he came up to it, he found nothing but leaves, for the fig season really
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He found nothing but leaves, for the fig season really had not come yet."
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For the fig season really had not come yet." now, the reason why jesus
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Had not come yet." now, the reason why jesus cursed the fig tree
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Now, the reason why jesus cursed the fig tree is because it was a phony.
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Cursed the fig tree is because it was a phony. it made it look like it had
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Is because it was a phony. it made it look like it had something that it really
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It made it look like it had something that it really didn't have.
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Something that it really didn't have. and i like to compare that
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Didn't have. and i like to compare that to christians who go to church,
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And i like to compare that to christians who go to church, have a bible,
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To christians who go to church, have a bible, have a tape recorder,
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Have a bible, have a tape recorder, maybe a few bumper stickers,
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Have a tape recorder, maybe a few bumper stickers, cross around your neck.
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Maybe a few bumper stickers, cross around your neck. you got some christian
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Cross around your neck. you got some christian paraphernalia.
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You got some christian paraphernalia. it looks like--
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It looks like you
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It looks like you are a christian.
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It looks like you are a christian. and so, maybe you have
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Are a christian. and so, maybe you have a hungry neighbor,
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And so, maybe you have a hungry neighbor, and you've tried to talk to 'em
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A hungry neighbor, and you've tried to talk to 'em a little bit once in a while,
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And you've tried to talk to 'em a little bit once in a while, and they really didn't
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A little bit once in a while, and they really didn't seem to want anything
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And they really didn't seem to want anything to do with you.
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Seem to want anything to do with you. but they got kind
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To do with you. but they got kind of desperate in their life.
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But they got kind of desperate in their life. they were having trouble
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Of desperate in their life. they were having trouble in their marriage and they
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They were having trouble in their marriage and they thought, "well, those people
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In their marriage and they thought, "well, those people next door, they're christians
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Thought, "well, those people next door, they're christians and so maybe they can help us."
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Next door, they're christians and so maybe they can help us." they went over to their
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And so maybe they can help us." they went over to their house and the christians
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They went over to their house and the christians were kind of rude.
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House and the christians were kind of rude. they didn't--
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Were kind of rude. they didn't-- weren't really wanting
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They didn't-- weren't really wanting company right then.
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Weren't really wanting company right then. but they told them to come
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Company right then. but they told them to come in and they talked
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But they told them to come in and they talked for a little bit,
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In and they talked for a little bit, but the "christian" was using
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For a little bit, but the "christian" was using some kind of not so good
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But the "christian" was using some kind of not so good language for a christian.
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Some kind of not so good language for a christian. and the house wasn't really
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Language for a christian. and the house wasn't really well taken care of,
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And the house wasn't really well taken care of, so he certainly wasn't
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Well taken care of, so he certainly wasn't an excellent person.
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And the bible says,
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And the bible says, "you will know them
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And the bible says, "you will know them by their fruit."
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"you will know them by their fruit." not by bumper stickers
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By their fruit." not by bumper stickers and christian jewelry.
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Maybe you came to all three
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Maybe you came to all three services this morning
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Maybe you came to all three services this morning and you're back tonight.
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Services this morning and you're back tonight. you know, sitting in a church
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And you're back tonight. you know, sitting in a church doesn't make you a christian.
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You know, sitting in a church doesn't make you a christian. i could go sit in my garage
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Doesn't make you a christian. i could go sit in my garage all day and it would
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I could go sit in my garage all day and it would never make me a car.
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All day and it would never make me a car. >> [audience laughing]
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Never make me a car. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: no matter how
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: no matter how long i sat there, it would
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>> joyce: no matter how long i sat there, it would never turn me into a car.
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And so, jesus said,
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And so, jesus said, "love one another.
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And so, jesus said, "love one another. just as i have loved you.
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"love one another. just as i have loved you. by this shall all [men] know
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Just as i have loved you. by this shall all [men] know that you are my disciples."
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By this shall all [men] know that you are my disciples." love is really what
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That you are my disciples." love is really what all the other fruit
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Love is really what all the other fruit comes out of.
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All the other fruit comes out of. but i decided that i would
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Comes out of. but i decided that i would teach on your favorite
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But i decided that i would teach on your favorite fruit of the spirit tonight.
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Teach on your favorite fruit of the spirit tonight. i told dave--
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Fruit of the spirit tonight. i told dave-- i said, "i bet people are gonna
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I told dave-- i said, "i bet people are gonna be so excited when i tell
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I said, "i bet people are gonna be so excited when i tell them what i'm gonna teach on."
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Be so excited when i tell them what i'm gonna teach on." and he said, "ah, they might
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Them what i'm gonna teach on." and he said, "ah, they might run out of the church."
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And he said, "ah, they might run out of the church." and i said, "no, they're
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Run out of the church." and i said, "no, they're gonna be excited."
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And i said, "no, they're gonna be excited." so, i'm going to teach
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Gonna be excited." so, i'm going to teach on patience.
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So, i'm going to teach on patience. >> [audience cheering]
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>> joyce: you will know
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>> joyce: you will know them by their fruit,
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>> joyce: you will know them by their fruit, not by their leaves.
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Them by their fruit, not by their leaves. you know, adam tried leaves
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Not by their leaves. you know, adam tried leaves too, and it didn't work for him.
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You know, adam tried leaves too, and it didn't work for him. james 1:4, "but let endurance
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Too, and it didn't work for him. james 1:4, "but let endurance and steadfastness
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James 1:4, "but let endurance and steadfastness and patience have full play
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And steadfastness and patience have full play and do a thorough work,
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And patience have full play and do a thorough work, so that you may be [people]
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And do a thorough work, so that you may be [people] perfectly and fully
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So that you may be [people] perfectly and fully developed [with no defects],
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Perfectly and fully developed [with no defects], lacking in nothing."
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Developed [with no defects], lacking in nothing." that's such an interesting
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Scripture.
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Scripture. some of the other translations
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Scripture. some of the other translations says: "needing nothing,
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Some of the other translations says: "needing nothing, wanting nothing."
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Says: "needing nothing, wanting nothing." can you imagine getting
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Wanting nothing." can you imagine getting to the point where you
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Can you imagine getting to the point where you were so content that
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To the point where you were so content that there really isn't even
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Were so content that there really isn't even anything that you want,
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There really isn't even anything that you want, because you know that god
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Anything that you want, because you know that god has given you in that moment,
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Because you know that god has given you in that moment, everything you need
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Has given you in that moment, everything you need right then.
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Everything you need right then. and when you need
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Right then. and when you need something else later on,
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And when you need something else later on, he'll be there to provide
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Something else later on, he'll be there to provide that for you also.
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He'll be there to provide that for you also. wonder how much energy
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That for you also. wonder how much energy we waste getting upset
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Wonder how much energy we waste getting upset and being impatient when
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We waste getting upset and being impatient when things aren't going the way
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And being impatient when things aren't going the way we want 'em to.
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Things aren't going the way we want 'em to. now, i asked dave this morning
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We want 'em to. now, i asked dave this morning what area he would say
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Now, i asked dave this morning what area he would say he's the most impatient in,
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What area he would say he's the most impatient in, and he said, "well,
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He's the most impatient in, and he said, "well, i'm really not impatient."
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And he said, "well, i'm really not impatient." and then, which he's really not.
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I'm really not impatient." and then, which he's really not. but he's got a couple
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And then, which he's really not. but he's got a couple of little things, you know,
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But he's got a couple of little things, you know, everybody's got some stuff.
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Of little things, you know, everybody's got some stuff. they may stuff it somewhere,
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Everybody's got some stuff. they may stuff it somewhere, but they've got some stuff.
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They may stuff it somewhere, but they've got some stuff. and i said, "well, you know,
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But they've got some stuff. and i said, "well, you know, you have a few things,
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And i said, "well, you know, you have a few things, like you get a little irritated
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You have a few things, like you get a little irritated when somebody's driving wrong."
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Like you get a little irritated when somebody's driving wrong." and he said, "well, i've really
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When somebody's driving wrong." and he said, "well, i've really mostly gotten over that."
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And he said, "well, i've really mostly gotten over that." i said, "oh, well,
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Mostly gotten over that." i said, "oh, well, what about when you're
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I said, "oh, well, what about when you're not playing good golf?"
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What about when you're not playing good golf?" and which has happened
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Not playing good golf?" and which has happened down here a couple of days.
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And which has happened down here a couple of days. and he said, "well,
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Down here a couple of days. and he said, "well, maybe i get just a little bit
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And he said, "well, maybe i get just a little bit impatient for just a minute,
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Maybe i get just a little bit impatient for just a minute, but i get over it, right away."
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Impatient for just a minute, but i get over it, right away." i said, "you are just
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But i get over it, right away." i said, "you are just too good for me."
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I said, "you are just too good for me." >> [audience laughing]
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Too good for me." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: then i called--
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: then i called-- my daughter called me,
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>> joyce: then i called-- my daughter called me, and i said to her,
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My daughter called me, and i said to her, "i'm looking for examples,
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And i said to her, "i'm looking for examples, you know, other than
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"i'm looking for examples, you know, other than just myself."
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You know, other than just myself." and i said, "what do you
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Just myself." and i said, "what do you think you're the most
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And i said, "what do you think you're the most impatient about?"
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Think you're the most impatient about?" and she said, "oh,
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Impatient about?" and she said, "oh, i don't think i'm impatient."
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And she said, "oh, i don't think i'm impatient." >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: so i'm thinking,
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>> joyce: so i'm thinking, "well, everybody else
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>> joyce: so i'm thinking, "well, everybody else in the world sure is perfect,
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"well, everybody else in the world sure is perfect, or i have got a problem."
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In the world sure is perfect, or i have got a problem." >> [audience laughing]
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Or i have got a problem." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: can anybody think,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: can anybody think, without having to think
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>> joyce: can anybody think, without having to think about it too long,
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Without having to think about it too long, some area that you're
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About it too long, some area that you're impatient in?
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Some area that you're impatient in? let's see...
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Impatient in? let's see... hands.
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Let's see... hands. >> [audience laughing]
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Hands. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: well, i don't have
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: well, i don't have to think either.
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>> joyce: well, i don't have to think either. i know areas that
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To think either. i know areas that i'm impatient in.
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I know areas that i'm impatient in. and i have gotten much,
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I'm impatient in. and i have gotten much, much better over the years,
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And i have gotten much, much better over the years, and believe god will
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Much better over the years, and believe god will keep working with me,
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And believe god will keep working with me, and i'll keep getting
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Keep working with me, and i'll keep getting more and more patience.
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And i'll keep getting more and more patience. but patience is not waiting.
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More and more patience. but patience is not waiting. it's how you act
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But patience is not waiting. it's how you act while you're waiting.
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It's how you act while you're waiting. and the greek word it comes
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While you're waiting. and the greek word it comes from says that it is a fruit
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And the greek word it comes from says that it is a fruit of the spirit that
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From says that it is a fruit of the spirit that grows only under trial.
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Of the spirit that grows only under trial. this is very interesting if you
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Grows only under trial. this is very interesting if you slow down and really take it in.
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This is very interesting if you slow down and really take it in. somebody who has become fully
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Slow down and really take it in. somebody who has become fully patient, completely patient,
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Somebody who has become fully patient, completely patient, you will be fully developed,
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Patient, completely patient, you will be fully developed, which means spiritually mature,
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You will be fully developed, which means spiritually mature, and you'll want nothing.
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Which means spiritually mature, and you'll want nothing. you'll need nothing.
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And you'll want nothing. you'll need nothing. you'll lack nothing.
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You'll need nothing. you'll lack nothing. you're gonna enjoy
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You'll lack nothing. you're gonna enjoy a lot of peace.
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Now, galatians 5:16 says,
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Now, galatians 5:16 says, "but i say, walk and live
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Now, galatians 5:16 says, "but i say, walk and live [habitually] in the [holy]
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"but i say, walk and live [habitually] in the [holy] spirit [responsive
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[habitually] in the [holy] spirit [responsive to and controlled
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Spirit [responsive to and controlled and guided by the spirit];
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To and controlled and guided by the spirit]; then you will certainly
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And guided by the spirit]; then you will certainly not gratify the cravings
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Then you will certainly not gratify the cravings and the desires of the flesh--"
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Not gratify the cravings and the desires of the flesh--" which is "(human nature
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And the desires of the flesh--" which is "(human nature without god)."
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Which is "(human nature without god)." now, this is just
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A little aside,
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A little aside, but this will be good
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A little aside, but this will be good if you tuck it in your
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But this will be good if you tuck it in your pocket and remember it.
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If you tuck it in your pocket and remember it. he's not saying here to try
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Pocket and remember it. he's not saying here to try to overcome the flesh.
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He's not saying here to try to overcome the flesh. he says form a habit of
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To overcome the flesh. he says form a habit of following the holy spirit,
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He says form a habit of following the holy spirit, then you will not fulfill
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Following the holy spirit, then you will not fulfill the desires of the flesh.
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Then you will not fulfill the desires of the flesh. and i think we go about
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The desires of the flesh. and i think we go about it wrong sometimes.
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And i think we go about it wrong sometimes. we try to fight
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It wrong sometimes. we try to fight with the problem,
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We try to fight with the problem, instead of turning
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With the problem, instead of turning more toward god.
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Instead of turning more toward god. you can't make
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More toward god. you can't make yourself be patient.
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You can't make yourself be patient. god can; he can help you.
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Yourself be patient. god can; he can help you. that's why we need to trust
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God can; he can help you. that's why we need to trust him when we get in situations
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That's why we need to trust him when we get in situations that we don't wanna be in,
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Him when we get in situations that we don't wanna be in, because every place that
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That we don't wanna be in, because every place that god allows you to be in,
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Because every place that god allows you to be in, he will use it for your
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God allows you to be in, he will use it for your betterment if you'll let him.
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You know, you're not going
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You know, you're not going to grow spiritually,
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You know, you're not going to grow spiritually, which really,
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To grow spiritually, which really, after you're born again,
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Which really, after you're born again, that's what this is about.
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After you're born again, that's what this is about. it's about being turned into
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That's what this is about. it's about being turned into the image of jesus christ,
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It's about being turned into the image of jesus christ, so that the world can
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The image of jesus christ, so that the world can not just see our leaves,
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So that the world can not just see our leaves, but see our fruit.
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Not just see our leaves, but see our fruit. and then the hungry people,
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But see our fruit. and then the hungry people, when they come to us,
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And then the hungry people, when they come to us, they'll get something that's
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When they come to us, they'll get something that's really going to help them.
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They'll get something that's really going to help them. dave worked in the engineering
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Really going to help them. dave worked in the engineering field for many years,
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Dave worked in the engineering field for many years, and people knew that
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Field for many years, and people knew that he was a christian.
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And people knew that he was a christian. and so, he ate lunch
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By himself a lot.
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But you know, interestingly
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But you know, interestingly enough, when they got
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But you know, interestingly enough, when they got in trouble, like if they were--
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Enough, when they got in trouble, like if they were-- if the wife wanted a divorce
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In trouble, like if they were-- if the wife wanted a divorce or they were having some
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If the wife wanted a divorce or they were having some kind of major problem,
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Or they were having some kind of major problem, they would always come
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Kind of major problem, they would always come to dave and ask him
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They would always come to dave and ask him what they should do.
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To dave and ask him what they should do. so, it's interesting how
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What they should do. so, it's interesting how somebody can ignore you,
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So, it's interesting how somebody can ignore you, but if you've got the fruit
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Somebody can ignore you, but if you've got the fruit and they know you're
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But if you've got the fruit and they know you're the real deal,
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And they know you're the real deal, when they need help,
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The real deal, when they need help, you will be the one that
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When they need help, you will be the one that they will come to.
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You will be the one that they will come to. and that's when we need
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They will come to. and that's when we need to be equipped and ready.
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And that's when we need to be equipped and ready. it's--
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To be equipped and ready. it's-- come to church,
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It's-- come to church, it's where you learn.
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Come to church, it's where you learn. but then don't just leave
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It's where you learn. but then don't just leave what you learned here.
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But then don't just leave what you learned here. take it out into the streets
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What you learned here. take it out into the streets and use it in your
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Take it out into the streets and use it in your everyday life.
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And use it in your everyday life. and a lot of people are
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Everyday life. and a lot of people are really afraid of witnessing.
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And a lot of people are really afraid of witnessing. and 'cause we're told
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Really afraid of witnessing. and 'cause we're told from the beginning
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And 'cause we're told from the beginning we need to witness,
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From the beginning we need to witness, and so a lot of people,
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We need to witness, and so a lot of people, that's just really
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And so a lot of people, that's just really hard for them.
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That's just really hard for them. but i can tell you,
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Hard for them. but i can tell you, i believe that you can
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But i can tell you, i believe that you can be a great witness
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I believe that you can be a great witness and never open your mouth,
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Be a great witness and never open your mouth, if you bear good fruit,
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And never open your mouth, if you bear good fruit, if you love people,
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If you bear good fruit, if you love people, if you're kind to people,
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If you love people, if you're kind to people, if you give to people in need.
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If you're kind to people, if you give to people in need. especially if it's somebody
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If you give to people in need. especially if it's somebody that hasn't been
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Especially if it's somebody that hasn't been very nice to you,
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That hasn't been very nice to you, and then you're nice to them.
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Very nice to you, and then you're nice to them. "love your enemies,"
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And then you're nice to them. "love your enemies," jesus said.
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Galatians 5:19-23 tells us
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Galatians 5:19-23 tells us what the fruit of the flesh
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Galatians 5:19-23 tells us what the fruit of the flesh is and the fruit of the spirit.
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What the fruit of the flesh is and the fruit of the spirit. "the doings of the flesh
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Is and the fruit of the spirit. "the doings of the flesh are clear and (obvious):
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"the doings of the flesh are clear and (obvious): they are immorality,
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Are clear and (obvious): they are immorality, impurity, indecency--"
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They are immorality, impurity, indecency--" now, i want you
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Impurity, indecency--" now, i want you to listen to this list.
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Now, i want you to listen to this list. "idolatry, sorcery, enmity,
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To listen to this list. "idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, anger,
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"idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, anger, selfishness, and divisions."
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Strife, jealousy, anger, selfishness, and divisions." now, who would ever
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Selfishness, and divisions." now, who would ever think that jealousy would
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Be on the same list as sorcery?
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Be on the same list as sorcery? or that--
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Be on the same list as sorcery? or that-- see, i think there's certain
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Or that-- see, i think there's certain sins that we have sort of turned
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See, i think there's certain sins that we have sort of turned them into acceptable sins.
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Sins that we have sort of turned them into acceptable sins. it's like, "well, i know
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Them into acceptable sins. it's like, "well, i know i've got a bad temper,
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It's like, "well, i know i've got a bad temper, but i got my bumper sticker."
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I've got a bad temper, but i got my bumper sticker." >> [audience laughing]
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But i got my bumper sticker." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "i know i have
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "i know i have a little problem with jealousy.
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>> joyce: "i know i have a little problem with jealousy. i don't talk to anybody about
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A little problem with jealousy. i don't talk to anybody about it 'cause christians aren't
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I don't talk to anybody about it 'cause christians aren't supposed to be jealous.
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It 'cause christians aren't supposed to be jealous. but i mean, at least
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Supposed to be jealous. but i mean, at least i'm not practicing sorcery."
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But i mean, at least i'm not practicing sorcery." >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: see, i find that
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>> joyce: see, i find that interesting that envy
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>> joyce: see, i find that interesting that envy is listed right next
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Interesting that envy is listed right next to drunkenness.
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Is listed right next to drunkenness. so we need to realize that
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To drunkenness. so we need to realize that some of these things that
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So we need to realize that some of these things that we think are not that important,
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Some of these things that we think are not that important, may be some of the most
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We think are not that important, may be some of the most important things to god.
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May be some of the most important things to god. see, probably nobody in here
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Important things to god. see, probably nobody in here would even so much as think
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See, probably nobody in here would even so much as think about practicing sorcery
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Would even so much as think about practicing sorcery or any kind of witchcraft,
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About practicing sorcery or any kind of witchcraft, but you've already been mad
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Or any kind of witchcraft, but you've already been mad six times today, and haven't
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But you've already been mad six times today, and haven't even repented once.
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Six times today, and haven't even repented once. now, you guys are just quiet.
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Even repented once. now, you guys are just quiet. >> [audience laughing]
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Now, you guys are just quiet. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: see, i think we have
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: see, i think we have to realize that if you're
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Quick to get angry,
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Quick to get angry, and you're touchy,
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Quick to get angry, and you're touchy, and get offended easily,
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And you're touchy, and get offended easily, or even if you're here tonight
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And get offended easily, or even if you're here tonight and you're mad at somebody,
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Or even if you're here tonight and you're mad at somebody, that wouldn't be you though,
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And you're mad at somebody, that wouldn't be you though, would it?
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That wouldn't be you though, would it? no, no.
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Would it? no, no. do you know that satan gets
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No, no. do you know that satan gets more ground in christians'
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Do you know that satan gets more ground in christians' lives through unforgiveness
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More ground in christians' lives through unforgiveness than any other thing?
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Lives through unforgiveness than any other thing? but yet, we kind of blow
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Than any other thing? but yet, we kind of blow that one off by saying,
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But yet, we kind of blow that one off by saying, "well, you just don't
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That one off by saying, "well, you just don't understand what they did to me."
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"well, you just don't understand what they did to me." well, i understand what they
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Understand what they did to me." well, i understand what they did to jesus the best i can,
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Well, i understand what they did to jesus the best i can, and he's not angry.
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Did to jesus the best i can, and he's not angry. and he expects us to forgive.
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That's one of the things
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That's one of the things that's very important.
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That's one of the things that's very important. "but the fruit
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That's very important. "but the fruit of the [holy] spirit
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"but the fruit of the [holy] spirit [the work which his presence
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Of the [holy] spirit [the work which his presence within accomplishes]--"
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[the work which his presence within accomplishes]--" it's not something we do.
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Within accomplishes]--" it's not something we do. we give way for the holy
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It's not something we do. we give way for the holy spirit to flow through us.
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We give way for the holy spirit to flow through us. "love, joy, peace, patience--"
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Spirit to flow through us. "love, joy, peace, patience--" which is "(an even temper),
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"love, joy, peace, patience--" which is "(an even temper), kindness, goodness,
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Which is "(an even temper), kindness, goodness, faithfulness, humility,
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Kindness, goodness, faithfulness, humility, and self-control."
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Faithfulness, humility, and self-control." i did a long series
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On the fruit of the spirit
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On the fruit of the spirit probably 15 years ago,
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On the fruit of the spirit probably 15 years ago, maybe a little more than that.
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Probably 15 years ago, maybe a little more than that. and i had this whole set
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Maybe a little more than that. and i had this whole set of huge giant books made up.
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And i had this whole set of huge giant books made up. matter of fact,
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Of huge giant books made up. matter of fact, it's on television right now.
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Matter of fact, it's on television right now. and what god showed
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It's on television right now. and what god showed me is that all the other fruit
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And what god showed me is that all the other fruit of the spirit come out of love.
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Me is that all the other fruit of the spirit come out of love. i mean, you're not gonna
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Of the spirit come out of love. i mean, you're not gonna be kind if you don't love.
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I mean, you're not gonna be kind if you don't love. you're not gonna
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Be kind if you don't love. you're not gonna be unselfish if you don't love.
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You're not gonna be unselfish if you don't love. and then self-control
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Be unselfish if you don't love. and then self-control holds 'em all in place.
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And then self-control holds 'em all in place. so, i call love and self-control
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Holds 'em all in place. so, i call love and self-control the bookends of the rest
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So, i call love and self-control the bookends of the rest of the fruit of the spirit.
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The bookends of the rest of the fruit of the spirit. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: so, we need
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>> joyce: so, we need to realize that jesus said,
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>> joyce: so, we need to realize that jesus said, "you will know
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To realize that jesus said, "you will know them by their fruit."
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"you will know them by their fruit." you will know them by their
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Them by their fruit." you will know them by their fruit, not their leaves."
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You will know them by their fruit, not their leaves." think again about
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Fruit, not their leaves." think again about that scripture.
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Think again about that scripture. jesus was hungry and he saw
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That scripture. jesus was hungry and he saw the fig tree in a distance
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Jesus was hungry and he saw the fig tree in a distance and he saw that
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The fig tree in a distance and he saw that it had leaves on it.
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And he saw that it had leaves on it. and since the fig tree
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It had leaves on it. and since the fig tree when it has leaves
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And since the fig tree when it has leaves is supposed to have fruit,
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When it has leaves is supposed to have fruit, he went to it to get
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Is supposed to have fruit, he went to it to get something to eat,
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He went to it to get something to eat, and it just had leaves
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Something to eat, and it just had leaves and no fruit,
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And it just had leaves and no fruit, and so he cursed it.
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And no fruit, and so he cursed it. now, i'm not saying that god's
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And so he cursed it. now, i'm not saying that god's gonna curse everybody
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Now, i'm not saying that god's gonna curse everybody that's not perfectly walking
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Gonna curse everybody that's not perfectly walking in the fruit of the spirit.
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That's not perfectly walking in the fruit of the spirit. but i think that we need
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In the fruit of the spirit. but i think that we need to take it more seriously
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But i think that we need to take it more seriously than what we should.
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To take it more seriously than what we should. and people sometimes--
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Than what we should. and people sometimes-- >> [audience applauding]
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And people sometimes-- >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: people sometimes
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: people sometimes get way,
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>> joyce: people sometimes get way, really concerned about
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Get way, really concerned about what their gift is.
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Really concerned about what their gift is. "what's your gift?
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What their gift is. "what's your gift? what's your gift?"
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"what's your gift? what's your gift?" well, gifts are given.
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What's your gift?" well, gifts are given. you don't have to do anything,
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Well, gifts are given. you don't have to do anything, but fruit is developed.
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You don't have to do anything, but fruit is developed. you gotta put in a little
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But fruit is developed. you gotta put in a little effort and a little work
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You gotta put in a little effort and a little work with the holy spirit,
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Effort and a little work with the holy spirit, if you're going to have fruit.
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With the holy spirit, if you're going to have fruit. and i'll tell you something,
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If you're going to have fruit. and i'll tell you something, you can feel impatient
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And be patient.
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And be patient. "huh?"
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And be patient. "huh?" >> [audience laughing]
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"huh?" >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: yeah, you can feel
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: yeah, you can feel angry and walk in love.
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>> joyce: yeah, you can feel angry and walk in love. >> [audience applauding]
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Angry and walk in love. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: this is not
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: this is not about how we feel.
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>> joyce: this is not about how we feel. it's about what we do.
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About how we feel. it's about what we do. that was a real major
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It's about what we do. that was a real major breakthrough for me when
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That was a real major breakthrough for me when i realized that just because
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Breakthrough for me when i realized that just because i felt something didn't
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I realized that just because i felt something didn't mean i had to do it.
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I felt something didn't mean i had to do it. matter of fact, i believe that
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Mean i had to do it. matter of fact, i believe that when you can do what's right
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Matter of fact, i believe that when you can do what's right while you feel wrong,
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When you can do what's right while you feel wrong, i think that's when you're
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While you feel wrong, i think that's when you're spiritually mature.
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I think that's when you're spiritually mature. >> [audience applauding]
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Spiritually mature. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: don't bow down
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: don't bow down to your feelings all the time.
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>> joyce: don't bow down to your feelings all the time. if you're gonna live by your
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To your feelings all the time. if you're gonna live by your feelings, you might as well
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If you're gonna live by your feelings, you might as well just stamp across your life,
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Feelings, you might as well just stamp across your life, "failed."
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Just stamp across your life, "failed." nothing works until
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"failed." nothing works until we learn that we don't have
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Nothing works until we learn that we don't have to do everything we feel.
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We learn that we don't have to do everything we feel. i don't have to eat everything
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To do everything we feel. i don't have to eat everything i feel like eating.
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I don't have to eat everything i feel like eating. [laughing]
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I feel like eating. [laughing] >> [audience laughing]
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[laughing] >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: well, i call those
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: well, i call those "guilty giggles."
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>> joyce: well, i call those "guilty giggles." >> [audience laughing]
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"guilty giggles." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: they're so much fun
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: they're so much fun when congregation gets 'em.
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>> joyce: they're so much fun when congregation gets 'em. i don't have to not
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When congregation gets 'em. i don't have to not exercise because i don't
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I don't have to not exercise because i don't feel like exercising.
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Exercise because i don't feel like exercising. who does?
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Feel like exercising. who does? i work out three times
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Who does? i work out three times a week with a trainer,
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I work out three times a week with a trainer, and i have for almost 20 years.
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A week with a trainer, and i have for almost 20 years. dave's been working out for...
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And i have for almost 20 years. dave's been working out for... 65 years?
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Dave's been working out for... 65 years? sixty-five years.
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65 years? sixty-five years. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: if i tell
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>> joyce: if i tell you that he's--
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>> joyce: if i tell you that he's-- [talking to dave]
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You that he's-- [talking to dave] how old are you?
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[talking to dave] how old are you? eighty-four.
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How old are you? eighty-four. >> [audience laughing]
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Eighty-four. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you know, when you
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you know, when you get this old, you don't care.
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>> joyce: you know, when you get this old, you don't care. but he's 84 and he still wears
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Get this old, you don't care. but he's 84 and he still wears the same size clothes he did
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But he's 84 and he still wears the same size clothes he did when we got married,
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The same size clothes he did when we got married, and his stomach's
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When we got married, and his stomach's as flat as a board,
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And his stomach's as flat as a board, and it's because every--
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As flat as a board, and it's because every-- >> [audience applauding]
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And it's because every-- >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: see, listen.
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: see, listen. it's not what you do wrong
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>> joyce: see, listen. it's not what you do wrong one time that gets
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It's not what you do wrong one time that gets your life in a mess.
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One time that gets your life in a mess. and it's not what you do right
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Your life in a mess. and it's not what you do right one time that is gonna
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And it's not what you do right one time that is gonna fix your life.
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One time that is gonna fix your life. it's what you do over and over
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Fix your life. it's what you do over and over and over and over and over
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It's what you do over and over and over and over and over and over and over.
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And over and over and over and over and over. >> [audience applauding]
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And over and over. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and you will
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and you will change if you will put
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>> joyce: and you will change if you will put yourself before god,
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Change if you will put yourself before god, study his word, get with
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Yourself before god, study his word, get with some other people that
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Study his word, get with some other people that are like-minded like you are,
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Some other people that are like-minded like you are, talk to god about everything
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Are like-minded like you are, talk to god about everything and ask him for his
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Talk to god about everything and ask him for his help in everything.
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And ask him for his help in everything. and you will change,
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Help in everything. and you will change, not because you
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And you will change, not because you changed yourself,
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Not because you changed yourself, but because you spent enough
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Changed yourself, but because you spent enough time with god that you started
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But because you spent enough time with god that you started to become like him.
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Time with god that you started to become like him. amen?
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To become like him. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: so patience.
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: so patience. just in case you
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>> joyce: so patience. just in case you didn't know this,
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Just in case you didn't know this, god is not in a hurry.
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Didn't know this, god is not in a hurry. now, i have a tendency,
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God is not in a hurry. now, i have a tendency, i've gotten better,
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Now, i have a tendency, i've gotten better, but i'm still not there.
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I've gotten better, but i'm still not there. my mind is quite often one
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But i'm still not there. my mind is quite often one step ahead of where i'm at.
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My mind is quite often one step ahead of where i'm at. so, i do unusual things.
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Step ahead of where i'm at. so, i do unusual things. like the other day,
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So, i do unusual things. like the other day, i almost got in a car with
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Like the other day, i almost got in a car with somebody i didn't know.
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I almost got in a car with somebody i didn't know. >> [audience laughing]
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Somebody i didn't know. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: because when
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: because when we go out, we rent vans.
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>> joyce: because when we go out, we rent vans. they're almost always
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We go out, we rent vans. they're almost always black or white.
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They're almost always black or white. and this black suv pulled up.
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Black or white. and this black suv pulled up. we were coming out
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And this black suv pulled up. we were coming out of a restaurant,
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We were coming out of a restaurant, and the guy driving
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Of a restaurant, and the guy driving us went to get our car.
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And the guy driving us went to get our car. and i started opening
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Us went to get our car. and i started opening the door, and dave said,
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And i started opening the door, and dave said, "joyce, joyce, joyce."
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The door, and dave said, "joyce, joyce, joyce." >> [audience laughing]
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"joyce, joyce, joyce." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but even funnier,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but even funnier, one time i did get
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>> joyce: but even funnier, one time i did get in a wrong car.
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One time i did get in a wrong car. >> [audience laughing]
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In a wrong car. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and the woman looked
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and the woman looked and went, "yaaah!"
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>> joyce: and the woman looked and went, "yaaah!" >> [audience laughing]
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And went, "yaaah!" >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and she knew me.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and she knew me. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: and she knew me. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: so, just imagine
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: so, just imagine if you knew me,
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>> joyce: so, just imagine if you knew me, and you're just driving around
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If you knew me, and you're just driving around and you're at a stop sign,
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And you're just driving around and you're at a stop sign, and i just get in your car.
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And you're at a stop sign, and i just get in your car. >> [audience laughing]
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And i just get in your car. >> [audience laughing] >> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience laughing] >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: how many of you are
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: how many of you are not just real great at keeping
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>> joyce: how many of you are not just real great at keeping your mind on what you're doing?
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Not just real great at keeping your mind on what you're doing? well, you really got
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Your mind on what you're doing? well, you really got a good church here.
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Well, you really got a good church here. >> [audience laughing]
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A good church here. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you must be preaching
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you must be preaching them right, i mean.
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>> joyce: you must be preaching them right, i mean. [chuckling]
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Them right, i mean. [chuckling] take the fifth, huh?
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You know, if you read
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You know, if you read statistics, i don't know,
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You know, if you read statistics, i don't know, it's like they say we can
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Statistics, i don't know, it's like they say we can only focus for like four
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It's like they say we can only focus for like four minutes or something.
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Only focus for like four minutes or something. and i think sometimes
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Minutes or something. and i think sometimes i focus less than that.
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And i think sometimes i focus less than that. but i'm doing better.
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I focus less than that. but i'm doing better. see, it's always good to be able
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But i'm doing better. see, it's always good to be able to say you're doing better.
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See, it's always good to be able to say you're doing better. now, dave, we know he has
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To say you're doing better. now, dave, we know he has no problems so he doesn't
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Now, dave, we know he has no problems so he doesn't have to work on it at all.
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No problems so he doesn't have to work on it at all. >> [audience laughing]
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Have to work on it at all. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and my daughter has
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and my daughter has no problems and so she doesn't
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>> joyce: and my daughter has no problems and so she doesn't have to work on it at all.
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No problems and so she doesn't have to work on it at all. so i'm just trying to find
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Have to work on it at all. so i'm just trying to find somebody that's got a few
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So i'm just trying to find somebody that's got a few problems that i can preach to,
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Somebody that's got a few problems that i can preach to, amen?
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Problems that i can preach to, amen? >> [audience applauding]
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>> announcer: ever feel
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>> announcer: ever feel like something is missing
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Like something is missing from your life?
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From your life? you're going through
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You're going through the motions,
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The motions, but your connection
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But your connection with god feels distant,
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With god feels distant, and life just doesn't seem
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And life just doesn't seem as fulfilling as you hoped.
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As fulfilling as you hoped. if you've ever wondered
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If you've ever wondered if there's more to life
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If there's more to life than simply surviving,
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Than simply surviving, you're not alone.
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There's a way to transform
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There's a way to transform your relationship with god
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Your relationship with god and live with peace and purpose.
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And live with peace and purpose. it's time to stop just getting
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It's time to stop just getting by and start experiencing life
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By and start experiencing life the way it was meant to be:
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The way it was meant to be: full of meaning,
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Full of meaning, joy, and connection.
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Joy, and connection. joyce meyer wants to help
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Joyce meyer wants to help you live closer to god.
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You live closer to god. >> joyce: now, i don't care
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>> joyce: now, i don't care what kind of a life you have,
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What kind of a life you have, you're never gonna really
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You're never gonna really enjoy your life because
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Enjoy your life because god won't let you if you try
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God won't let you if you try to do it apart from him.
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To do it apart from him. the way to bring enthusiasm
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The way to bring enthusiasm into every ordinary day,
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Into every ordinary day, learn colossians 3,
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Learn colossians 3, not just as a scripture,
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Not just as a scripture, but something we put
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But something we put into practice in our life.
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Into practice in our life. "do everything in the name
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"do everything in the name of jesus
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Of jesus [in dependence] upon his person,
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[in dependence] upon his person, giving praise and glory to him."
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Giving praise and glory to him." everything,
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Everything, everything that we do.
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Everything that we do. >> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience applauding] >> announcer: in
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>> announcer: in "closer to god,"
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"closer to god," joyce meyer shares
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Joyce meyer shares the life-changing secrets
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The life-changing secrets to building a closer,
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To building a closer, more personal
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More personal relationship with god.
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Relationship with god. learn how to hear his voice,
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Learn how to hear his voice, experience his comfort,
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Experience his comfort, and receive his guidance
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And receive his guidance in every area of your life.
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In every area of your life. discover how god
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Discover how god can be your provider,
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Can be your provider, healer, and friend,
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Healer, and friend, and how knowing him
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And how knowing him deeply will bring peace,
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Deeply will bring peace, confidence, and fulfillment
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Confidence, and fulfillment to your everyday life.
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To your everyday life. it's time to experience
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It's time to experience god in a way you've
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God in a way you've never thought possible.
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Never thought possible. you can enjoy
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You can enjoy every single
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Every single moment of your
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Moment of your journey through life.
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To request your
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Free copy of
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"closer to god,"
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Call us at...
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Or download
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A digital copy at:
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Joycemeyer.org,
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Through the joyce meyer app,
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Or use the qr code
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On your screen.
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>> joyce: start bringing god
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>> joyce: start bringing god into everything that you do,
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Into everything that you do, and don't just think
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And don't just think he's only interested
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He's only interested in sunday morning
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In sunday morning and bible study.
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And bible study. i'll tell you what
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I'll tell you what god is interested in,
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God is interested in, you.
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>> announcer: you can enjoy
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>> announcer: you can enjoy every single moment of your
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Every single moment of your journey through life.
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Journey through life. contact us today
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Contact us today and request
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And request joyce's free book,
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Joyce's free book, "closer to god."
00:26:18.166 --> 00:26:19.367
To request your
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Free copy of
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"closer to god,"
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Call us at...
00:26:21.903 --> 00:26:25.707
Or download
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A digital copy at:
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Joycemeyer.org,
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Through the joyce meyer app,
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Or use the qr code
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On your screen.
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>> joyce: well, rejection
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>> joyce: well, rejection is something that we've
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Is something that we've all faced in our life.
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All faced in our life. >> ginger: and no matter
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>> ginger: and no matter where it comes from,
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Where it comes from, the real pain that it causes
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The real pain that it causes does not have to define us.
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Does not have to define us. >> joyce: and that's why ginger
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>> joyce: and that's why ginger and i have teamed up on this
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And i have teamed up on this book, “healing the wounds
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Book, “healing the wounds of rejection.”
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Of rejection.” >> ginger: we want to share
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>> ginger: we want to share truths from god's word
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Truths from god's word that have helped us find
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That have helped us find strength and wholeness.
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Strength and wholeness. >> joyce: you can find
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>> joyce: you can find freedom from the pain
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Freedom from the pain and move forward
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And move forward with confidence.
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>> announcer:
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>> announcer: “healing the wounds
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“healing the wounds of rejection,”
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Of rejection,” by joyce meyer
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By joyce meyer and ginger stache.
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And ginger stache. request your
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Request your copy today.
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>> announcer: we hope you
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>> announcer: we hope you enjoyed today's program.
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Enjoyed today's program. we are so grateful
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We are so grateful to our joyce meyer
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To our joyce meyer ministries partners
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Ministries partners who make this
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Who make this and all we do possible,
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And all we do possible, including sharing
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Including sharing god's word
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God's word and offering help
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And offering help to people in need
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To people in need all over the world.
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Joyce Meyer - Patience (Part 1)

August 26, 2025 | S E | 29:29

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