Joyce Meyer - The Power of Giving

February 1, 2026 | 27:29

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

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Joyce Meyer: Enjoying Everyday Life | Joyce Meyer - The Power of Giving | February 1, 2026

>> joyce: i always like
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>> joyce: i always like to say there's only one
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>> joyce: i always like to say there's only one thing that we cannot do,
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To say there's only one thing that we cannot do, and that's nothing.
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Thing that we cannot do, and that's nothing. we just cannot be people
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And that's nothing. we just cannot be people who do nothing to help
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We just cannot be people who do nothing to help anybody else.
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>> joyce: i do what i do
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>> joyce: i do what i do because i've seen god's power
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>> joyce: i do what i do because i've seen god's power transform my own life.
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Because i've seen god's power transform my own life. and he will do it for you.
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Transform my own life. and he will do it for you. the key to everything
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And he will do it for you. the key to everything is found in god's word.
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The key to everything is found in god's word. i'm joyce meyer, and i believe
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Is found in god's word. i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal you
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I'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal you everywhere you hurt.
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>> joyce: well, hello
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>> joyce: well, hello and welcome to,
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>> joyce: well, hello and welcome to, "enjoying everyday life,"
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And welcome to, "enjoying everyday life," where i teach the word of god,
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"enjoying everyday life," where i teach the word of god, which has changed my life,
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Where i teach the word of god, which has changed my life, and i believe it will
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Which has changed my life, and i believe it will change yours.
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And i believe it will change yours. today i'm gonna talk
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Change yours. today i'm gonna talk to you about giving.
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Today i'm gonna talk to you about giving. and when i say that,
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To you about giving. and when i say that, don't go, "eeh."
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And when i say that, don't go, "eeh." you know, somebody teaching
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Don't go, "eeh." you know, somebody teaching me how to give, was one
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You know, somebody teaching me how to give, was one of the greatest things
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Me how to give, was one of the greatest things that they ever did for me.
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Of the greatest things that they ever did for me. when you're a giver
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That they ever did for me. when you're a giver and not just a taker,
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When you're a giver and not just a taker, it changes your life.
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And not just a taker, it changes your life. you know, greed is always
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It changes your life. you know, greed is always chasing all of us around.
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You know, greed is always chasing all of us around. more, more, more, more, more.
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Chasing all of us around. more, more, more, more, more. and greed is very dangerous.
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More, more, more, more, more. and greed is very dangerous. and the bible tells us that
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And greed is very dangerous. and the bible tells us that we are to be very careful
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And the bible tells us that we are to be very careful of greed and to guard
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We are to be very careful of greed and to guard ourselves against greed.
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Of greed and to guard ourselves against greed. god's a giver.
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Ourselves against greed. god's a giver. and when you're giving,
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God's a giver. and when you're giving, you're behaving like god.
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And when you're giving, you're behaving like god. for god so loved that
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You're behaving like god. for god so loved that he gave his only begotten.
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For god so loved that he gave his only begotten. he gave his best and his only.
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And we should never have
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And we should never have a bad attitude when somebody
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And we should never have a bad attitude when somebody talks to us about giving.
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A bad attitude when somebody talks to us about giving. giving sets you free from
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Talks to us about giving. giving sets you free from the power of money and greed.
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But listen to this
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But listen to this in proverbs 19:22, "that which
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But listen to this in proverbs 19:22, "that which is desired in a man is loyalty
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In proverbs 19:22, "that which is desired in a man is loyalty and kindness [and his glory
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Is desired in a man is loyalty and kindness [and his glory and delight are his giving],
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And kindness [and his glory and delight are his giving], but a poor man is better
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And delight are his giving], but a poor man is better than a liar."
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But a poor man is better than a liar." now, this is the amplified
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Than a liar." now, this is the amplified translation.
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Now, this is the amplified translation. "[and his glory and delight
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Translation. "[and his glory and delight are his giving]."
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And i can tell you that
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And i can tell you that i do delight in giving.
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And i can tell you that i do delight in giving. i believe that god has given
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I do delight in giving. i believe that god has given me a gift of giving that
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I believe that god has given me a gift of giving that is one of the gifts that
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Me a gift of giving that is one of the gifts that the bible talks about.
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Is one of the gifts that the bible talks about. and i love to give.
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The bible talks about. and i love to give. i do it on purpose.
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And i love to give. i do it on purpose. i look for ways to give.
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I do it on purpose. i look for ways to give. and, you know, i don't know
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I look for ways to give. and, you know, i don't know if you're stingy or if you're
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And, you know, i don't know if you're stingy or if you're a giver or how free you are
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If you're stingy or if you're a giver or how free you are with your money, but i just
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A giver or how free you are with your money, but i just want you to know what
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With your money, but i just want you to know what the bible says about giving.
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Want you to know what the bible says about giving. and then you can decide if you
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The bible says about giving. and then you can decide if you wanna be a taker or a giver.
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First of all, my brother once
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First of all, my brother once asked me, "why do you give
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First of all, my brother once asked me, "why do you give so much money to the church?"
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Asked me, "why do you give so much money to the church?" and when he first asked me that,
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So much money to the church?" and when he first asked me that, it kind of took me back
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And when he first asked me that, it kind of took me back and i said, "well, i'm not
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It kind of took me back and i said, "well, i'm not giving it to the church,
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And i said, "well, i'm not giving it to the church, i'm giving it to god."
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Giving it to the church, i'm giving it to god." it never occurred to me that
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I'm giving it to god." it never occurred to me that i was giving to a person,
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It never occurred to me that i was giving to a person, or a church, or a ministry.
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I was giving to a person, or a church, or a ministry. i was giving to god.
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Or a church, or a ministry. i was giving to god. and i suggest that when
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I was giving to god. and i suggest that when you give that you always
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And i suggest that when you give that you always keep in mind that
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You give that you always keep in mind that you're giving to god.
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Keep in mind that you're giving to god. and you should give to god
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You're giving to god. and you should give to god out of respect for what
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And you should give to god out of respect for what he's done for you, and give
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Out of respect for what he's done for you, and give to people that are making
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He's done for you, and give to people that are making the same thing that god did for
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To people that are making the same thing that god did for you happen for other people.
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The same thing that god did for you happen for other people. always give in to places that
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You happen for other people. always give in to places that are bearing good fruit.
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Story i wanna read you:
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Story i wanna read you: the good samaritan,
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Story i wanna read you: the good samaritan, luke 10:25-37, one of my
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The good samaritan, luke 10:25-37, one of my favorite stories in the bible.
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Luke 10:25-37, one of my favorite stories in the bible. "on one occasion an expert in
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Favorite stories in the bible. "on one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test jesus.
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"on one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test jesus. and he said, 'what must i do
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The law stood up to test jesus. and he said, 'what must i do to inherit eternal life?'
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And he said, 'what must i do to inherit eternal life?' 'what's written in the law?'
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To inherit eternal life?' 'what's written in the law?' he replied.
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'what's written in the law?' he replied. 'how do you read?'
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He replied. 'how do you read?' and the boy answered,
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'how do you read?' and the boy answered, 'love the lord your god with all
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And the boy answered, 'love the lord your god with all your heart with all your soul
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'love the lord your god with all your heart with all your soul and with all your strength
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Your heart with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind;'
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And with all your strength and with all your mind;' and, 'love your neighbor
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And with all your mind;' and, 'love your neighbor as yourself.'
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And, 'love your neighbor as yourself.' jesus said, 'you have
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As yourself.' jesus said, 'you have answered correctly,
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Jesus said, 'you have answered correctly, do this and you will live.'
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Answered correctly, do this and you will live.' but he wanted to justify
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Do this and you will live.' but he wanted to justify himself, so he asked jesus,
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But he wanted to justify himself, so he asked jesus, 'and who is my neighbor?'"
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Himself, so he asked jesus, 'and who is my neighbor?'" well, i guess that
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'and who is my neighbor?'" well, i guess that is the question, isn't it?
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Well, i guess that is the question, isn't it? who is this neighbor
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Is the question, isn't it? who is this neighbor that i'm supposed to help?
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Who is this neighbor that i'm supposed to help? is it just people that i like,
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That i'm supposed to help? is it just people that i like, just people that
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Is it just people that i like, just people that are in my circle?
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Just people that are in my circle? or am i willing to give into
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Are in my circle? or am i willing to give into god's kingdom to help somebody
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Or am i willing to give into god's kingdom to help somebody on the other side of the world,
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God's kingdom to help somebody on the other side of the world, have the message of the gospel
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On the other side of the world, have the message of the gospel preached to them, so they
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Have the message of the gospel preached to them, so they can also be in heaven?
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Preached to them, so they can also be in heaven? "in reply jesus said..."
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Can also be in heaven? "in reply jesus said..." he's gonna tell them a parable.
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"in reply jesus said..." he's gonna tell them a parable. jesus told stories.
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He's gonna tell them a parable. jesus told stories. "'a man was going down from
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Jesus told stories. "'a man was going down from jerusalem to jericho,
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"'a man was going down from jerusalem to jericho, when he was attacked
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Jerusalem to jericho, when he was attacked by robbers,'" on the way.
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When he was attacked by robbers,'" on the way. "they stripped him of his
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By robbers,'" on the way. "they stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away,
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"they stripped him of his clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead."
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Clothes, beat him and went away, leaving him half dead." now, i would like you to put
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Leaving him half dead." now, i would like you to put yourself in this story.
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Now, i would like you to put yourself in this story. now, let's really think about
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Yourself in this story. now, let's really think about this and you put yourself
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Now, let's really think about this and you put yourself in this story.
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This and you put yourself in this story. this man was attacked,
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In this story. this man was attacked, stripped of his clothes.
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This man was attacked, stripped of his clothes. they took his clothes,
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Stripped of his clothes. they took his clothes, they beat him, and beat him
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They took his clothes, they beat him, and beat him so bad that he was half dead,
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They beat him, and beat him so bad that he was half dead, and threw him on the side
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So bad that he was half dead, and threw him on the side of the road.
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And threw him on the side of the road. i'm glad that wasn't me,
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Of the road. i'm glad that wasn't me, aren't you?
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I'm glad that wasn't me, aren't you? well, "a priest happened to be
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Aren't you? well, "a priest happened to be going down the same road,
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Well, "a priest happened to be going down the same road, and when he saw the man,
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Going down the same road, and when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side."
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And when he saw the man, he passed by on the other side." shocking!
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He passed by on the other side." shocking! a priest, a religious man,
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Shocking! a priest, a religious man, saw this man's condition,
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A priest, a religious man, saw this man's condition, and so he didn't have to deal
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Saw this man's condition, and so he didn't have to deal with him, he crossed over
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And so he didn't have to deal with him, he crossed over on the other side of the road.
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With him, he crossed over on the other side of the road. i want you to think about
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On the other side of the road. i want you to think about as we read this.
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I want you to think about as we read this. would you have crossed over
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As we read this. would you have crossed over on the other side of the road,
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Would you have crossed over on the other side of the road, or would you have done what
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On the other side of the road, or would you have done what the samaritan did?
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Or would you have done what the samaritan did? “so too, a levite,”
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The samaritan did? “so too, a levite,” who is also a religious man,
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“so too, a levite,” who is also a religious man, “came to the place
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Who is also a religious man, “came to the place and saw him and passed
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“came to the place and saw him and passed by on the other side.”
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And saw him and passed by on the other side.” they were going somewhere
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By on the other side.” they were going somewhere in a hurry.
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They were going somewhere in a hurry. and, you know,
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In a hurry. and, you know, we're always in a hurry.
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And, you know, we're always in a hurry. but jesus always took time
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We're always in a hurry. but jesus always took time to stop for hurting people.
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But jesus always took time to stop for hurting people. we study the steps of jesus,
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To stop for hurting people. we study the steps of jesus, but i think we might do well
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We study the steps of jesus, but i think we might do well to study the stops of jesus,
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But i think we might do well to study the stops of jesus, because he always stopped
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To study the stops of jesus, because he always stopped for hurting people.
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Because he always stopped for hurting people. he always had time for
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For hurting people. he always had time for people that were hurting.
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He always had time for people that were hurting. "but a samaritan,
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People that were hurting. "but a samaritan, as he traveled, came where
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"but a samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was; and when he
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As he traveled, came where the man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him."
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The man was; and when he saw him, he took pity on him." now, this is especially
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Impactful because
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Impactful because the samaritans were hated.
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Impactful because the samaritans were hated. why were they hated?
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The samaritans were hated. why were they hated? "the jews accused the samaritans
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Why were they hated? "the jews accused the samaritans of idolatry, straying away
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"the jews accused the samaritans of idolatry, straying away from yahweh, and considered
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Of idolatry, straying away from yahweh, and considered them a mongrel race.
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From yahweh, and considered them a mongrel race. the city of samaria had
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Them a mongrel race. the city of samaria had a checkered history as well.
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King ahab built a temple
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King ahab built a temple to the pagan god, baal there.
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King ahab built a temple to the pagan god, baal there. jewish people regarded
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To the pagan god, baal there. jewish people regarded the samaritans as apostate
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Jewish people regarded the samaritans as apostate people who had sold their
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The samaritans as apostate people who had sold their spiritual birthright.
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People who had sold their spiritual birthright. after all, the samaritans
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Spiritual birthright. after all, the samaritans had actively participated
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After all, the samaritans had actively participated in the defilement of the land.
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Had actively participated in the defilement of the land. they had polluted the bloodline
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In the defilement of the land. they had polluted the bloodline and were guilty of idolatry."
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They had polluted the bloodline and were guilty of idolatry." well, you know, the religious
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And were guilty of idolatry." well, you know, the religious jews were very good
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Well, you know, the religious jews were very good at judging other people.
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Jews were very good at judging other people. and i mean, it looks like that,
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You know, these samaritans
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You know, these samaritans did things they shouldn't
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You know, these samaritans did things they shouldn't have done, but they must've
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Did things they shouldn't have done, but they must've not been all bad because
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Have done, but they must've not been all bad because the samaritan was the one
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Not been all bad because the samaritan was the one who stopped for the man
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The samaritan was the one who stopped for the man on the side of the road.
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Who stopped for the man on the side of the road. you know, maybe
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On the side of the road. you know, maybe they were deceived.
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You know, maybe they were deceived. maybe they were taught wrong.
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They were deceived. maybe they were taught wrong. we need to learn to pray
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Maybe they were taught wrong. we need to learn to pray for people and not judge
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We need to learn to pray for people and not judge and criticize them.
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For people and not judge and criticize them. you can judge their sin,
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And criticize them. you can judge their sin, but don't judge them.
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You can judge their sin, but don't judge them. the more we know about christ,
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But don't judge them. the more we know about christ, the more we recognize sin.
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The more we know about christ, the more we recognize sin. but so often, and i see
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The more we recognize sin. but so often, and i see it around me all the time,
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But so often, and i see it around me all the time, even among christians, because
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It around me all the time, even among christians, because somebody sins, we judge them.
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Even among christians, because somebody sins, we judge them. but see, the good thing
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Somebody sins, we judge them. but see, the good thing about god, the reason he can
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But see, the good thing about god, the reason he can be merciful is because he knows
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About god, the reason he can be merciful is because he knows the why behind the what.
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Be merciful is because he knows the why behind the what. he knows why the person did it,
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The why behind the what. he knows why the person did it, not just what they did.
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He knows why the person did it, not just what they did. and we don't know what caused
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Not just what they did. and we don't know what caused this man to be a samaritan,
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And we don't know what caused this man to be a samaritan, but maybe it was what
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This man to be a samaritan, but maybe it was what his parents taught him?
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"so too...a samaritan,
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"so too...a samaritan, as he traveled, came where
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"so too...a samaritan, as he traveled, came where the man was, and when
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As he traveled, came where the man was, and when he saw him, he took pity on him.
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The man was, and when he saw him, he took pity on him. he went and bandaged
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He saw him, he took pity on him. he went and bandaged his wounds."
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He went and bandaged his wounds." now he was going
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His wounds." now he was going somewhere too, but he stopped.
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Now he was going somewhere too, but he stopped. "he bandaged his wounds,
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Somewhere too, but he stopped. "he bandaged his wounds, poured on oil and wine.
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"he bandaged his wounds, poured on oil and wine. then he put the man on his
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Poured on oil and wine. then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him
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Then he put the man on his own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him.
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Own donkey, brought him to an inn and took care of him. the next day he took out
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To an inn and took care of him. the next day he took out two denarii and gave them
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The next day he took out two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper.
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Two denarii and gave them to the innkeeper. 'look after him,' he said,
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To the innkeeper. 'look after him,' he said, 'and when i return, i will
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'look after him,' he said, 'and when i return, i will reimburse you for any extra
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'and when i return, i will reimburse you for any extra expense that you may have.'"
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Reimburse you for any extra expense that you may have.'" now, that's what i want
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Expense that you may have.'" now, that's what i want you to see.
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He didn't put limits
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He didn't put limits on what he would give.
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He didn't put limits on what he would give. he said, "here, i want
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On what he would give. he said, "here, i want this man taken care of."
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He said, "here, i want this man taken care of." he gave him some money.
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This man taken care of." he gave him some money. he said,
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He gave him some money. he said, "whatever else you spend--
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He said, "whatever else you spend-- whatever else you spend,
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"whatever else you spend-- whatever else you spend, i will give it back to you
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Whatever else you spend, i will give it back to you when i come back."
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I will give it back to you when i come back." wow!
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"which of these three
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"which of these three do you think was a neighbor
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"which of these three do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into
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Do you think was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of robbers?"
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To the man who fell into the hands of robbers?" so your neighbor is not
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The hands of robbers?" so your neighbor is not just the person that
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So your neighbor is not just the person that lives next door to you.
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Just the person that lives next door to you. apparently your neighbor
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Lives next door to you. apparently your neighbor is everybody.
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Apparently your neighbor is everybody. "the expert on the law replied,
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Is everybody. "the expert on the law replied, 'the one who had mercy on him.'
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"the expert on the law replied, 'the one who had mercy on him.' and jesus told him,
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'the one who had mercy on him.' and jesus told him, 'go and do thou likewise.'"
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It's a great story.
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It's a great story. i don't think we should put
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It's a great story. i don't think we should put limits on how much we give.
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I don't think we should put limits on how much we give. you know, people argue about,
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Limits on how much we give. you know, people argue about, well, there's tithing,
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You know, people argue about, well, there's tithing, which is a 10% of all of your
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Well, there's tithing, which is a 10% of all of your increase that god commanded
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Which is a 10% of all of your increase that god commanded under the law that people give.
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Increase that god commanded under the law that people give. although interestingly enough,
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Under the law that people give. although interestingly enough, abraham tithed to melchizedek
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Although interestingly enough, abraham tithed to melchizedek before the law was ever given.
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Abraham tithed to melchizedek before the law was ever given. and i'll read you about that.
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But everything we have
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But everything we have belongs to god, not us.
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But everything we have belongs to god, not us. you know, you really
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Belongs to god, not us. you know, you really don't own a thing.
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You know, you really don't own a thing. the bible says you came
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Don't own a thing. the bible says you came into the world with nothing,
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The bible says you came into the world with nothing, and that is the same way
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Into the world with nothing, and that is the same way you're gonna go out.
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And that is the same way you're gonna go out. so we should store up treasure
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You're gonna go out. so we should store up treasure where it doesn't decay
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And rust and wear out.
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And rust and wear out. so every time we give,
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And rust and wear out. so every time we give, we're storing up treasures
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So every time we give, we're storing up treasures in heaven.
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We're storing up treasures in heaven. and god wants a joyful giver,
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In heaven. and god wants a joyful giver, not somebody that feels forced.
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And god wants a joyful giver, not somebody that feels forced. see, the thing is,
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Not somebody that feels forced. see, the thing is, is you don't have to give.
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See, the thing is, is you don't have to give. you're free to sit in every
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Is you don't have to give. you're free to sit in every church service or watch
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You're free to sit in every church service or watch teachers that you enjoy on tv
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Church service or watch teachers that you enjoy on tv and do nothing.
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Teachers that you enjoy on tv and do nothing. nobody's gonna come and get you
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And do nothing. nobody's gonna come and get you and make you do anything.
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Nobody's gonna come and get you and make you do anything. but you also have
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And make you do anything. but you also have the privilege of giving.
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But you also have the privilege of giving. so i ask again, do you just
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The privilege of giving. so i ask again, do you just wanna be a taker in life
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So i ask again, do you just wanna be a taker in life or do you want to do what
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Wanna be a taker in life or do you want to do what the bible says, and be a giver?
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One thing's for sure,
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One thing's for sure, you cannot outgive god.
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One thing's for sure, you cannot outgive god. and i dare you to try.
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You cannot outgive god. and i dare you to try. we think of too many
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And i dare you to try. we think of too many things as being ours.
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We think of too many things as being ours. my this and my that.
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When everything we have
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When everything we have was given to us by god
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When everything we have was given to us by god and we need to be reminded
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Was given to us by god and we need to be reminded of that once in a while.
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And we need to be reminded of that once in a while. and it should all be made
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Of that once in a while. and it should all be made available to him at his request.
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And it should all be made available to him at his request. that won't frighten us,
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Available to him at his request. that won't frighten us, if we know god's character,
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That won't frighten us, if we know god's character, because we know that
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If we know god's character, because we know that anything we give to him
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Because we know that anything we give to him with a right heart attitude
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Anything we give to him with a right heart attitude of wanting to obey him
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With a right heart attitude of wanting to obey him and be good to somebody,
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Of wanting to obey him and be good to somebody, he will return to us multiplied
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And be good to somebody, he will return to us multiplied many times over.
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He will return to us multiplied many times over. that's not why we give,
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Many times over. that's not why we give, but it is a benefit of giving.
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Proverbs 3:9-10, "honor the lord
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Proverbs 3:9-10, "honor the lord with your wealth, and with
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Proverbs 3:9-10, "honor the lord with your wealth, and with the first fruits of all your"--
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With your wealth, and with the first fruits of all your"-- this says crops,
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The first fruits of all your"-- this says crops, i said, increase.
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This says crops, i said, increase. "your barns will be filled
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I said, increase. "your barns will be filled to overflowing."
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"your barns will be filled to overflowing." well, i changed it because
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To overflowing." well, i changed it because most of us--i don't have a barn.
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Well, i changed it because most of us--i don't have a barn. do you have a barn?
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Most of us--i don't have a barn. do you have a barn? i don't want my barn
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Do you have a barn? i don't want my barn to overflow.
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I don't want my barn to overflow. so i just put, "then your bank
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To overflow. so i just put, "then your bank accounts will overflow and you
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So i just put, "then your bank accounts will overflow and you will brim over with new wine."
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Accounts will overflow and you will brim over with new wine." now, i didn't say this.
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Will brim over with new wine." now, i didn't say this. god said it.
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Now, i didn't say this. god said it. he said, "when you bring
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God said it. he said, "when you bring the first fruits to me, what you
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He said, "when you bring the first fruits to me, what you need in your life will come
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The first fruits to me, what you need in your life will come to you in overflowing measure."
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Need in your life will come to you in overflowing measure." now, malachi 3:10 is talking
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To you in overflowing measure." now, malachi 3:10 is talking about the law of giving.
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Now, malachi 3:10 is talking about the law of giving. "bring the whole tithe into
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About the law of giving. "bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there
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"bring the whole tithe into the storehouse, that there might be food in my house.
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The storehouse, that there might be food in my house. and test me in this,"
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Might be food in my house. and test me in this," says the lord,
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And test me in this," says the lord, "and see if i will not throw
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Says the lord, "and see if i will not throw open the floodgates of heaven
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"and see if i will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing
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Open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that there will not be room
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And pour out so much blessing that there will not be room enough to store it."
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That there will not be room enough to store it." wow!
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Enough to store it." wow! it's like god saying,
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Wow! it's like god saying, "come on, i dare you, try me."
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It's like god saying, "come on, i dare you, try me." now, what about under
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"come on, i dare you, try me." now, what about under the new testament?
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Now, what about under the new testament? is tithing required under
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The new testament? is tithing required under the new testament?
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Is tithing required under the new testament? i don't think so.
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The new testament? i don't think so. i don't think we can say
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I don't think so. i don't think we can say that it's required.
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I don't think we can say that it's required. but actually, god said
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That it's required. but actually, god said something that i think
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But actually, god said something that i think is probably more than 10%.
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Something that i think is probably more than 10%. he said, "be generous."
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Is probably more than 10%. he said, "be generous." and i'll read you in a little
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He said, "be generous." and i'll read you in a little bit what that means.
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And i'll read you in a little bit what that means. but first, in genesis 14:18-20,
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Bit what that means. but first, in genesis 14:18-20, "melchizedek king of salem
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But first, in genesis 14:18-20, "melchizedek king of salem [later called jerusalem]
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"melchizedek king of salem [later called jerusalem] brought out bread and wine
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[later called jerusalem] brought out bread and wine [for their nourishment]; he was
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Brought out bread and wine [for their nourishment]; he was the priest of god most high."
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[for their nourishment]; he was the priest of god most high." now, nobody really knows
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The priest of god most high." now, nobody really knows who he was, but most scholars
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Now, nobody really knows who he was, but most scholars believe that he was jesus
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Who he was, but most scholars believe that he was jesus in a different form.
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Believe that he was jesus in a different form. because it said he had
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In a different form. because it said he had no parents, no beginning,
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Because it said he had no parents, no beginning, no end.
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No parents, no beginning, no end. well, only the godhead has that.
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No end. well, only the godhead has that. "and he blessed him and said,
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Well, only the godhead has that. "and he blessed him and said, 'blessed (favored with
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"and he blessed him and said, 'blessed (favored with blessings, made blissful,
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'blessed (favored with blessings, made blissful, joyful) be abram by god
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Blessings, made blissful, joyful) be abram by god most high, possessor and maker
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Joyful) be abram by god most high, possessor and maker of heaven and earth, and
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Most high, possessor and maker of heaven and earth, and blessed, praised and glorified
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Of heaven and earth, and blessed, praised and glorified be god most high, who has given
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Blessed, praised and glorified be god most high, who has given your foes into your hands.'
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Be god most high, who has given your foes into your hands.' and [abram] gave him a tenth
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Your foes into your hands.' and [abram] gave him a tenth of all [he had taken]."
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And [abram] gave him a tenth of all [he had taken]." there was no law given then.
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The law was not given
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The law was not given until moses came.
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The law was not given until moses came. but abraham gave
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Until moses came. but abraham gave melchizedek a tithe.
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But abraham gave melchizedek a tithe. so it doesn't look like
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Melchizedek a tithe. so it doesn't look like we have to have a law
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So it doesn't look like we have to have a law to tithe because it started
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We have to have a law to tithe because it started before the law was given.
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But what god says
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But what god says to us in the bible
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But what god says to us in the bible is in 2 corinthians 9:6-11,
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To us in the bible is in 2 corinthians 9:6-11, "remember this:" remember this!
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Is in 2 corinthians 9:6-11, "remember this:" remember this! "whoever sows sparingly
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"remember this:" remember this! "whoever sows sparingly will reap sparingly,
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"whoever sows sparingly will reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously
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Will reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will reap generously.
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And whoever sows generously will reap generously. each of you should give what
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Will reap generously. each of you should give what you have decided in your heart
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Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly
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You have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for god
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To give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for god loves a cheerful giver.
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Or under compulsion, for god loves a cheerful giver. and god is able to bless you
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Loves a cheerful giver. and god is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all
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And god is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things...having all that you
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Abundantly, so that in all things...having all that you need, you will also be able
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Things...having all that you need, you will also be able to abound in every good work.
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Need, you will also be able to abound in every good work. as it is written: 'you have
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To abound in every good work. as it is written: 'you have freely scattered their gifts
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As it is written: 'you have freely scattered their gifts to the poor; their righteousness
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Freely scattered their gifts to the poor; their righteousness endures forever.'"
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To the poor; their righteousness endures forever.'" do you know there are
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2,000 scriptures in the bible
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2,000 scriptures in the bible that tell us to give
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2,000 scriptures in the bible that tell us to give to the poor, the needy,
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That tell us to give to the poor, the needy, widows and orphans.
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To the poor, the needy, widows and orphans. god had hurting people
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Widows and orphans. god had hurting people in his heart and he wants
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God had hurting people in his heart and he wants us to care about them too.
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In his heart and he wants us to care about them too. you say, "well,
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Us to care about them too. you say, "well, i don't have any money."
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You say, "well, i don't have any money." well, maybe you could give some
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I don't have any money." well, maybe you could give some time working at a shelter
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Well, maybe you could give some time working at a shelter in your city to help them.
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Time working at a shelter in your city to help them. they have to have volunteers.
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In your city to help them. they have to have volunteers. and you know, volunteers are
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They have to have volunteers. and you know, volunteers are not real plentiful these days.
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And you know, volunteers are not real plentiful these days. seems like everybody
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Not real plentiful these days. seems like everybody wants to be paid for every
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Seems like everybody wants to be paid for every move they make.
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Wants to be paid for every move they make. but when i first came into
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Move they make. but when i first came into a serious relationship with god,
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But when i first came into a serious relationship with god, people volunteered
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A serious relationship with god, people volunteered for stuff all the time.
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And it's good to do that.
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And it's good to do that. you could give your time,
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And it's good to do that. you could give your time, if you don't have money.
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You could give your time, if you don't have money. there's always ways
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If you don't have money. there's always ways that you can give.
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There's always ways that you can give. "generously," defined
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That you can give. "generously," defined on the google online dictionary
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"generously," defined on the google online dictionary says: enough or more
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On the google online dictionary says: enough or more than enough, bountiful,
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Says: enough or more than enough, bountiful, liberal, magnanimous.
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Than enough, bountiful, liberal, magnanimous. i like that!
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Liberal, magnanimous. i like that! i wanna be magnanimous.
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I like that! i wanna be magnanimous. profuse, ungrudgingly
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I wanna be magnanimous. profuse, ungrudgingly and unsparingly.
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Profuse, ungrudgingly and unsparingly. so, god's not telling
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And unsparingly. so, god's not telling you to give 10%.
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So, god's not telling you to give 10%. not here anyway
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You to give 10%. not here anyway in the new testament.
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Not here anyway in the new testament. he's saying, "be generous."
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In the new testament. he's saying, "be generous." well, sounds to me like generous
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Might be more than 10%.
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Might be more than 10%. i don't count up what
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Might be more than 10%. i don't count up what i give to god.
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I don't count up what i give to god. i still do believe in tithing.
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I give to god. i still do believe in tithing. i believe you're blessed
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I still do believe in tithing. i believe you're blessed when you do it.
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I believe you're blessed when you do it. i don't think it's a law,
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When you do it. i don't think it's a law, but i believe you're blessed
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I don't think it's a law, but i believe you're blessed when you do it.
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But i believe you're blessed when you do it. i think there's a blessing
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When you do it. i think there's a blessing connected to tithing.
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I think there's a blessing connected to tithing. don't have to, want to.
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So we have certain amount
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So we have certain amount of money that we've committed,
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So we have certain amount of money that we've committed, a certain percentage.
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Of money that we've committed, a certain percentage. it's actually more than 10%.
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A certain percentage. it's actually more than 10%. but in addition to that,
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It's actually more than 10%. but in addition to that, we give all the time,
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But in addition to that, we give all the time, to different things,
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We give all the time, to different things, different people who
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To different things, different people who need things, who need help.
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Different people who need things, who need help. they need a bed, or they need
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Need things, who need help. they need a bed, or they need a new refrigerator,
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They need a bed, or they need a new refrigerator, theirs conked out and they
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A new refrigerator, theirs conked out and they don't have any money.
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Theirs conked out and they don't have any money. i mean, there's always--
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Don't have any money. i mean, there's always-- you say, "well, i'm just
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I mean, there's always-- you say, "well, i'm just not gonna work hard
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You say, "well, i'm just not gonna work hard and give all my money away."
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Not gonna work hard and give all my money away." well, you're not getting it.
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And give all my money away." well, you're not getting it. if you give out of a right
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Well, you're not getting it. if you give out of a right heart, you'll always have
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If you give out of a right heart, you'll always have more than enough to meet all
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Heart, you'll always have more than enough to meet all of your needs, and to give
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More than enough to meet all of your needs, and to give into every good work.
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Of your needs, and to give into every good work. that's what i wanna
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Into every good work. that's what i wanna be able to do.
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Luke 6:38 says, "give and
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Luke 6:38 says, "give and [gifts] will be given unto you;
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Luke 6:38 says, "give and [gifts] will be given unto you; good measure, pressed down,
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[gifts] will be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running
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Good measure, pressed down, shaken together, and running over, will they pour into
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Shaken together, and running over, will they pour into [the pouch formed by]
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Over, will they pour into [the pouch formed by] the bosom [of your robe
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[the pouch formed by] the bosom [of your robe and used as a bag].
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The bosom [of your robe and used as a bag]. for with the measure you
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And used as a bag]. for with the measure you deal out [with the measure
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For with the measure you deal out [with the measure you use when you confer
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Deal out [with the measure you use when you confer benefits on others], it will
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You use when you confer benefits on others], it will be measured back to you again."
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Benefits on others], it will be measured back to you again." you reap what you sow.
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2000 scriptures, i guess
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2000 scriptures, i guess it's pretty important.
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2000 scriptures, i guess it's pretty important. proverbs 19:17 says, "he who
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It's pretty important. proverbs 19:17 says, "he who has pity on the poor lends
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Proverbs 19:17 says, "he who has pity on the poor lends to the lord, and that which
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Has pity on the poor lends to the lord, and that which he has given he will repay him."
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To the lord, and that which he has given he will repay him." 1 john 3:16-18, "by this we come
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He has given he will repay him." 1 john 3:16-18, "by this we come to know (progressively
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1 john 3:16-18, "by this we come to know (progressively to recognize, perceive and
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To know (progressively to recognize, perceive and understand) the [essential]
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To recognize, perceive and understand) the [essential] love: that he laid down his
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Understand) the [essential] love: that he laid down his [own] life for us; and we ought
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Love: that he laid down his [own] life for us; and we ought to lay [our] lives down
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[own] life for us; and we ought to lay [our] lives down for [those who are our]
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To lay [our] lives down for [those who are our] brothers [in him]."
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For [those who are our] brothers [in him]." well, you know, sometimes
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Brothers [in him]." well, you know, sometimes we don't even wanna
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Well, you know, sometimes we don't even wanna be inconvenienced,
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We don't even wanna be inconvenienced, let alone give your life.
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Be inconvenienced, let alone give your life. and i'm not even--i'm not
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Let alone give your life. and i'm not even--i'm not talking about dying,
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And i'm not even--i'm not talking about dying, like jesus did for us.
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Talking about dying, like jesus did for us. but just be willing to give
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Like jesus did for us. but just be willing to give part of your life and time
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But just be willing to give part of your life and time to somebody who has need.
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Part of your life and time to somebody who has need. "but if anyone has this world's
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To somebody who has need. "but if anyone has this world's goods (resources for sustaining
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"but if anyone has this world's goods (resources for sustaining life) and sees his brother
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Goods (resources for sustaining life) and sees his brother and fellow believer in need,
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Life) and sees his brother and fellow believer in need, yet closes his heart
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And fellow believer in need, yet closes his heart of compassion against him,
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Yet closes his heart of compassion against him, how can the love of god
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Of compassion against him, how can the love of god live and remain in him?"
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How can the love of god live and remain in him?" you see, love is a living thing
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And it has to have a flow.
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And it has to have a flow. so, a river that stays fresh
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And it has to have a flow. so, a river that stays fresh is one that has clean water
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So, a river that stays fresh is one that has clean water flowing in and water
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Is one that has clean water flowing in and water flowing out.
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Flowing in and water flowing out. water flowing in and water
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Flowing out. water flowing in and water flowing out.
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Water flowing in and water flowing out. the dead sea is dead
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Flowing out. the dead sea is dead because it's stagnant.
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The dead sea is dead because it's stagnant. there's no outlet and inlet.
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You gotta keep things flowing.
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You gotta keep things flowing. you gotta keep yourself
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You gotta keep things flowing. you gotta keep yourself stirred up.
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You gotta keep yourself stirred up. sit and think about what
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Stirred up. sit and think about what it would be like if it was
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Sit and think about what it would be like if it was really cold in your
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It would be like if it was really cold in your city tonight.
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Really cold in your city tonight. of course, now it's summer
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City tonight. of course, now it's summer right now.
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Of course, now it's summer right now. so, while i'm preaching this,
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Right now. so, while i'm preaching this, it's summer.
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So, while i'm preaching this, it's summer. you may listen
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It's summer. you may listen to it in the winter.
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You may listen to it in the winter. but if it was really cold,
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To it in the winter. but if it was really cold, like below zero, and you were
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But if it was really cold, like below zero, and you were living in a cardboard box
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Like below zero, and you were living in a cardboard box somewhere because you
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Living in a cardboard box somewhere because you were homeless, think how
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Somewhere because you were homeless, think how that would be.
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Were homeless, think how that would be. and you can help make
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That would be. and you can help make it easier for somebody.
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And you can help make it easier for somebody. and if you only help one person,
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It easier for somebody. and if you only help one person, it's better than helping nobody.
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And if you only help one person, it's better than helping nobody. i always like to say
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It's better than helping nobody. i always like to say there's only one thing
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I always like to say there's only one thing that we cannot do,
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There's only one thing that we cannot do, and that's nothing.
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That we cannot do, and that's nothing. we just cannot be people
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And that's nothing. we just cannot be people who do nothing to help
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We just cannot be people who do nothing to help anybody else.
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Who do nothing to help anybody else. you'll be the most miserable
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Anybody else. you'll be the most miserable of all people if you do that.
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"if anybody has this world's
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"if anybody has this world's goods...yet closes his heart
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"if anybody has this world's goods...yet closes his heart of compassion."
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Goods...yet closes his heart of compassion." so we apparently can
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Of compassion." so we apparently can close it and we can open it.
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So we apparently can close it and we can open it. i like this, too, james 1:27.
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Close it and we can open it. i like this, too, james 1:27. "external religious worship...
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I like this, too, james 1:27. "external religious worship... as it is seen in outward acts."
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"external religious worship... as it is seen in outward acts." now, you know,
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As it is seen in outward acts." now, you know, we're ambassadors for god,
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Now, you know, we're ambassadors for god, and we're supposed to get out
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We're ambassadors for god, and we're supposed to get out in the world and act like
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And we're supposed to get out in the world and act like jesus would if he were here,
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In the world and act like jesus would if he were here, so people see what we do.
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Jesus would if he were here, so people see what we do. so, "external religious
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So people see what we do. so, "external religious worship...[as it is expressed
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So, "external religious worship...[as it is expressed in outward acts] that is pure
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Worship...[as it is expressed in outward acts] that is pure and unblemished in the sight
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In outward acts] that is pure and unblemished in the sight of god the father is this:
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And unblemished in the sight of god the father is this: visit and help and care for
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Of god the father is this: visit and help and care for the orphans and the widows
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Visit and help and care for the orphans and the widows in their affliction and need,
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The orphans and the widows in their affliction and need, and keep yourself unspotted
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In their affliction and need, and keep yourself unspotted and uncontaminated
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And keep yourself unspotted and uncontaminated from the world."
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And uncontaminated from the world." live a holy life unto god
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Because you love him and wanna
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Because you love him and wanna honor him and be good to people
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Because you love him and wanna honor him and be good to people that have less than you do.
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Honor him and be good to people that have less than you do. god bless you and thank you
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That have less than you do. god bless you and thank you for listening today.
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God bless you and thank you for listening today. and i hope that you will put
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For listening today. and i hope that you will put some of these practices
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And i hope that you will put some of these practices to work in your life.
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Some of these practices to work in your life. god bless you.
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>> announcer: when faced with
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>> announcer: when faced with life's inevitable ups and downs,
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Life's inevitable ups and downs, having the resiliency to stand
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Having the resiliency to stand up to new challenges and meet
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Up to new challenges and meet them head on is imperative.
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Them head on is imperative. we can't keep changes from
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We can't keep changes from coming, but we can manage our
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Coming, but we can manage our reaction to it, and even come
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Reaction to it, and even come to welcome it into our lives.
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To welcome it into our lives.
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>> joyce: you know,
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>> joyce: you know, life is full of changes,
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Life is full of changes, and sometimes it can
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And sometimes it can feel like everything
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Feel like everything around us is shaking.
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Around us is shaking. jobs are changing,
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Jobs are changing, relationships,
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Relationships, people's expectations.
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People's expectations. it's easy to get
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It's easy to get overwhelmed but i wanna
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Overwhelmed but i wanna remind you today, while
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Remind you today, while change is inevitable,
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Change is inevitable, you have the power
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You have the power to choose how
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To choose how to respond to it.
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To respond to it. in my book,
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In my book, “the courage to change,”
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“the courage to change,” i'll show you how to not
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I'll show you how to not only navigate life's
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Only navigate life's transitions, but to
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Transitions, but to actually embrace them
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Actually embrace them with god's word
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With god's word as your foundation.
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As your foundation. you can face each shift
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You can face each shift with confidence, knowing
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With confidence, knowing the same god who never
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The same god who never changed, is working all
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Changed, is working all things for your good,
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Things for your good, even in the midst
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Even in the midst of difficult moments.
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Of difficult moments.
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>> announcer: be the first
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>> announcer: be the first to get a copy of joyce's book,
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To get a copy of joyce's book, "the courage to change."
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"the courage to change." it's available for your
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It's available for your gift of any amount.
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Gift of any amount. and today, when you
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And today, when you donate...
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Donate... or more, you'll also
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Or more, you'll also receive this love big
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Receive this love big long-sleeved shirt
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Long-sleeved shirt in lavender blue.
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In lavender blue.
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Available in sizes
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Available in sizes small to 3xl.
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Small to 3xl. call us today at...
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Call us today at... or visit us online
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Or visit us online at joycemeyer.org
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>> joyce: if you're weary
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>> joyce: if you're weary from all of life's
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From all of life's changes, i want you
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Changes, i want you to know that you can
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To know that you can find peace in the storm.
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Find peace in the storm. in “the courage to change,”
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In “the courage to change,” i'll show you how god's
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I'll show you how god's word can help you
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Word can help you embrace every challenge
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Embrace every challenge with confidence.
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With confidence. you don't have to live
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You don't have to live in the fear of change.
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In the fear of change. with the strength and
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With the strength and the wisdom from god,
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The wisdom from god, you can stand firm
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You can stand firm through any storm and
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Through any storm and come out stronger
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Come out stronger on the other side.
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On the other side. let's face life's
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Let's face life's challenges together
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Challenges together with faith, hope, and
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With faith, hope, and a renewed perspective.
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A renewed perspective.
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Your gift of any amount,
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Your gift of any amount, and if you are a partner,
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And if you are a partner, your partnership with
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Your partnership with joyce meyer ministries
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Joyce meyer ministries will help us reach the
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Will help us reach the lost, feed the hungry,
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Lost, feed the hungry, and help women and
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And help women and girls find freedom
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Girls find freedom all around the world.
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All around the world. your gift today makes
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Your gift today makes it all possible.
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It all possible.
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>> announcer: discover
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>> announcer: discover your courage today
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Your courage today with joyce's book,
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With joyce's book, “the courage to change.”
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“the courage to change.” it's available right now
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It's available right now for your gift of any amount.
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For your gift of any amount. and today, when you
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And today, when you donate...
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Donate... or more, you'll also
00:25:08.919 --> 00:25:10.287
Or more, you'll also receive this love big
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Receive this love big long-sleeve shirt
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Long-sleeve shirt in lavender blue.
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In lavender blue.
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Call us today at...
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Call us today at... or visit us online
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Or visit us online at joycemeyer.org
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>> [music]
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>> ginger: real life.
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>> ginger: real life. real friends.
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Real friends. no pretense.
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No pretense. joyce meyer's
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Joyce meyer's talk it out podcast.
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Talk it out podcast. join joyce, erin cluley,
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Join joyce, erin cluley, and me, ginger stache,
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And me, ginger stache, along with some amazing friends,
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Along with some amazing friends, as we honestly share
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As we honestly share the hard stuff,
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The hard stuff, laugh through those
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Laugh through those unpredictable moments,
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Unpredictable moments, and learn to apply what
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And learn to apply what god says about it all.
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God says about it all. watch or listen to new
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Watch or listen to new episodes every other tuesday,
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Episodes every other tuesday, wherever you get your podcast.
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>> joyce: boy, you know,
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>> joyce: boy, you know, in today's world,
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In today's world, there are many stressors,
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There are many stressors, so many things to deal
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So many things to deal with on a daily basis.
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With on a daily basis. how do we navigate
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How do we navigate all of life's pressures?
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All of life's pressures? well, god's word has
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Well, god's word has much to say about it.
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Much to say about it. so, i thought we could
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So, i thought we could all get together with
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All get together with some of my friends
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Some of my friends and talk about it.
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And talk about it.
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>> announcer: join us
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>> announcer: join us for the enjoying
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For the enjoying everyday life
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Everyday life conference.
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Conference. a weekend
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A weekend of practical messages
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Of practical messages and heartfelt worship
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And heartfelt worship with joyce
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With joyce and her guests,
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And her guests, dr. henry cloud,
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Dr. henry cloud, nona jones,
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Nona jones, and worship with
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And worship with naomi raine,
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Naomi raine, april 10-11,
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April 10-11, in hershey, pennsylvania.
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In hershey, pennsylvania. >> joyce: you know,
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>> joyce: you know, i have such a passion
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I have such a passion for teaching god's word,
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For teaching god's word, and it's even better when
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And it's even better when we all get together
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We all get together under one roof.
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Under one roof. so, i really hope
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So, i really hope to see you there.
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>> announcer:
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>> announcer: register today.
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Register today. go to:
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Go to: joycemeyer.org
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>> [music]
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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.
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We are so grateful
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We are so grateful to our joyce meyer
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To our joyce meyer ministries partners
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Ministries partners who make this
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Who make this and all we do possible,
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And all we do possible, including sharing
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Including sharing god's word
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God's word and offering help
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And offering help to people in need
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To people in need all over the world.
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Joyce Meyer - The Power of Giving

February 1, 2026 | 27:29

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