Joyce Meyer - Sacrifice Brings Reward

May 3, 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 - Sacrifice Brings Reward | May 3, 2026

>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer,
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal you everywhere you hurt.
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>> joyce: well, welcome to,
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>> joyce: well, welcome to, "enjoying everyday life."
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>> joyce: well, welcome to, "enjoying everyday life." i am really glad that you joined
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"enjoying everyday life." i am really glad that you joined me today, because i have
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I am really glad that you joined me today, because i have something on my heart that
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Me today, because i have something on my heart that i think is really important.
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Something on my heart that i think is really important. i wanna tell you ahead of time
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I think is really important. i wanna tell you ahead of time that you may not initially care
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I wanna tell you ahead of time that you may not initially care for the subject, but if you hear
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That you may not initially care for the subject, but if you hear me all the way to the end,
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For the subject, but if you hear me all the way to the end, you will be excited about it.
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I wanna talk to you today
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I wanna talk to you today about sacrifice.
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I wanna talk to you today about sacrifice. and i know initially
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About sacrifice. and i know initially that's like, "oh probably,
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And i know initially that's like, "oh probably, i sacrifice enough.
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That's like, "oh probably, i sacrifice enough. i don't wanna hear any
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I sacrifice enough. i don't wanna hear any more about sacrifice."
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But god has called
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But god has called us to be transformed into
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But god has called us to be transformed into the image of jesus christ.
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Us to be transformed into the image of jesus christ. and in order to do that,
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The image of jesus christ. and in order to do that, we will have to sacrifice.
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And in order to do that, we will have to sacrifice. as god changes us, there will
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We will have to sacrifice. as god changes us, there will be things that we maybe like,
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As god changes us, there will be things that we maybe like, that we're gonna
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Be things that we maybe like, that we're gonna have to let go of.
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That we're gonna have to let go of. and there will be things
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Have to let go of. and there will be things that maybe we don't like,
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And there will be things that maybe we don't like, that we'll have to take hold of.
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That maybe we don't like, that we'll have to take hold of. the main reason why people
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That we'll have to take hold of. the main reason why people don't change is because
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The main reason why people don't change is because they don't want to suffer.
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Don't change is because they don't want to suffer. and i wanna read
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They don't want to suffer. and i wanna read you 1 peter 4:1-2, i think
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And i wanna read you 1 peter 4:1-2, i think they're just really awesome.
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You 1 peter 4:1-2, i think they're just really awesome. and i wanna encourage you
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They're just really awesome. and i wanna encourage you to study these scriptures,
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And i wanna encourage you to study these scriptures, to look at them and just
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To study these scriptures, to look at them and just study them and study them.
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So, basically what this
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So, basically what this is telling me so far
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So, basically what this is telling me so far is i should be mentally
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Is telling me so far is i should be mentally prepared any day to suffer,
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Is i should be mentally prepared any day to suffer, if that's what it takes in order
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Prepared any day to suffer, if that's what it takes in order for me to please god.
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If that's what it takes in order for me to please god. maybe i have some plans today
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For me to please god. maybe i have some plans today and god shows me that he wants
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Maybe i have some plans today and god shows me that he wants me to do something else.
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And god shows me that he wants me to do something else. i have to give up my plan.
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Me to do something else. i have to give up my plan. well, that's a sacrifice.
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And my soul may not like
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And my soul may not like it at first, but what god
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And my soul may not like it at first, but what god has planned is always
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It at first, but what god has planned is always gonna be better than
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Has planned is always gonna be better than what we have planned.
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Gonna be better than what we have planned. "for whoever has
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What we have planned. "for whoever has suffered in the flesh
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"for whoever has suffered in the flesh [having the mind of christ]."
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Suffered in the flesh [having the mind of christ]." in other words, looking
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[having the mind of christ]." in other words, looking at it the right way.
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In other words, looking at it the right way. suffering always brings
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At it the right way. suffering always brings reward, if we're doing
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Suffering always brings reward, if we're doing it unto the lord.
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Reward, if we're doing it unto the lord. "...is done.”
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It unto the lord. "...is done.” “whoever has suffered
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"...is done.” “whoever has suffered in the flesh [having the mind
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“whoever has suffered in the flesh [having the mind of christ] is done with
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In the flesh [having the mind of christ] is done with [intentional] sin [has stopped
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Of christ] is done with [intentional] sin [has stopped pleasing himself and the world,
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[intentional] sin [has stopped pleasing himself and the world, and pleases god], so that he can
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Pleasing himself and the world, and pleases god], so that he can no longer spend the rest
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And pleases god], so that he can no longer spend the rest of his natural life living
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No longer spend the rest of his natural life living by [his] human appetites
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Of his natural life living by [his] human appetites and desires, but [he lives]
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By [his] human appetites and desires, but [he lives] for what god wills."
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And desires, but [he lives] for what god wills." now, to be honest,
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For what god wills." now, to be honest, this is a major transition
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To get from where we are when
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To get from where we are when we start our walk with god
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To get from where we are when we start our walk with god to where he wants us to finish.
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We start our walk with god to where he wants us to finish. and you know, this is only
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To where he wants us to finish. and you know, this is only a couple of verses,
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And you know, this is only a couple of verses, but it takes a lot longer.
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A couple of verses, but it takes a lot longer. like, i did a little survey
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But it takes a lot longer. like, i did a little survey here this morning and just
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Like, i did a little survey here this morning and just asked some of the people,
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Here this morning and just asked some of the people, "how has god changed you?"
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Asked some of the people, "how has god changed you?" and one girl said, "i was
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"how has god changed you?" and one girl said, "i was selfish and self-centered,
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And one girl said, "i was selfish and self-centered, and now i'm not."
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Well, you see, he mentions that
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Well, you see, he mentions that in here, that if we're gonna
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Well, you see, he mentions that in here, that if we're gonna be done with intentional sin,
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In here, that if we're gonna be done with intentional sin, then we have to stop pleasing
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Be done with intentional sin, then we have to stop pleasing ourself and the world
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Then we have to stop pleasing ourself and the world and please god.
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Ourself and the world and please god. i mean, even if you're
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And please god. i mean, even if you're a people pleaser, then there's
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A good chance that you're
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A good chance that you're not pleasing god.
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A good chance that you're not pleasing god. sometimes we're so concerned
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Not pleasing god. sometimes we're so concerned that people are gonna get angry
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Sometimes we're so concerned that people are gonna get angry with us, that we would rather
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That people are gonna get angry with us, that we would rather disobey god than have
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With us, that we would rather disobey god than have them be angry with us.
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Disobey god than have them be angry with us. but god does change us.
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Them be angry with us. but god does change us. one girl said she was very
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But god does change us. one girl said she was very stingy and now she
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One girl said she was very stingy and now she loves to give.
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Stingy and now she loves to give. another girl said anger
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Loves to give. another girl said anger and resentment, god helped
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Another girl said anger and resentment, god helped her to be able to give
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And resentment, god helped her to be able to give that up and to know how
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Her to be able to give that up and to know how important it is to forgive.
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That up and to know how important it is to forgive. you need to let god
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Important it is to forgive. you need to let god work in your life.
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And i can tell you that it's not
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And i can tell you that it's not always gonna feel good,
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Always gonna feel good, but when you're doing what's
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But when you're doing what's right, when you don't feel
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Right, when you don't feel like doing it, even though
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Like doing it, even though it hurts, that's when
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It hurts, that's when you're making progress.
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You're making progress. now let me say that again.
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Now let me say that again. when you do what's right,
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When you do what's right, even when you don't feel like
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Even when you don't feel like doing it, it hurts, but that's
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Sacrifice is defined as:
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Sacrifice is defined as: to suffer the loss of something,
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Sacrifice is defined as: to suffer the loss of something, to give something up,
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To suffer the loss of something, to give something up, to renounce,
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To give something up, to renounce, or to give an offering
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To renounce, or to give an offering for religious purposes.
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Or to give an offering for religious purposes. sacrifice can come
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For religious purposes. sacrifice can come in many forms.
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Sacrifice can come in many forms. it can be giving up
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In many forms. it can be giving up a relationship that you know
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It can be giving up a relationship that you know is not good for you.
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A relationship that you know is not good for you. now, i think we should camp
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Is not good for you. now, i think we should camp there for just a minute,
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Now, i think we should camp there for just a minute, because there's a good
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There for just a minute, because there's a good possibility that many
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Because there's a good possibility that many of you watching, you're
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Possibility that many of you watching, you're in relationships that are just
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Of you watching, you're in relationships that are just poisoning your relationship
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With god, or at least harming
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With god, or at least harming or hurting your relationship
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With god, or at least harming or hurting your relationship with god, but you keep
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Or hurting your relationship with god, but you keep hanging onto them.
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With god, but you keep hanging onto them. you know, if you have a friend
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Hanging onto them. you know, if you have a friend that just gossips all the time,
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You know, if you have a friend that just gossips all the time, you should first of all lovingly
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That just gossips all the time, you should first of all lovingly confront her and tell her
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You should first of all lovingly confront her and tell her that's not what she should
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Confront her and tell her that's not what she should be doing, and it's not what
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That's not what she should be doing, and it's not what you want to be part of.
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Be doing, and it's not what you want to be part of. and if it doesn't change,
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You want to be part of. and if it doesn't change, then you probably need
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And if it doesn't change, then you probably need to pick another friend.
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Then you probably need to pick another friend. or if you're married
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To pick another friend. or if you're married to somebody who is abusive
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Or if you're married to somebody who is abusive and is always putting you down
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To somebody who is abusive and is always putting you down and maybe even harming
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And is always putting you down and maybe even harming you physically, you know,
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And maybe even harming you physically, you know, you have a right to be safe.
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You physically, you know, you have a right to be safe. and so you might need to get
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You have a right to be safe. and so you might need to get away from that person.
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And so you might need to get away from that person. we really need to make sure
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Away from that person. we really need to make sure that we are around people
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We really need to make sure that we are around people that are building us up,
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That we are around people that are building us up, not tearing us down.
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That are building us up, not tearing us down. and you might say, "well,
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Not tearing us down. and you might say, "well, i'm married to somebody
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And you might say, "well, i'm married to somebody who just tears me down
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I'm married to somebody who just tears me down all the time."
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Who just tears me down all the time." well, that's not a reason
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All the time." well, that's not a reason to get a divorce,
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Well, that's not a reason to get a divorce, that's a reason to stick
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To get a divorce, that's a reason to stick with it, and pray it through,
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That's a reason to stick with it, and pray it through, and believe that god
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With it, and pray it through, and believe that god will change them.
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And believe that god will change them. but you then would have
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Will change them. but you then would have to make sure that you spend
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But you then would have to make sure that you spend plenty of time with other
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To make sure that you spend plenty of time with other people that will edify you
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Plenty of time with other people that will edify you and build you up.
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People that will edify you and build you up. we can't be around something
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And build you up. we can't be around something negative all the time and grow.
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We can't be around something negative all the time and grow. that's one of the things that
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Negative all the time and grow. that's one of the things that god has changed in me.
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That's one of the things that god has changed in me. i used to be so negative,
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God has changed in me. i used to be so negative, negative, negative.
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I used to be so negative, negative, negative. and now, i just--being around
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Negative, negative. and now, i just--being around somebody negative
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And now, i just--being around somebody negative just annoys me.
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Somebody negative just annoys me. i just can't hardly stand it.
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Just annoys me. i just can't hardly stand it. i'm positive.
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I just can't hardly stand it. i'm positive. i have hope.
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I'm positive. i have hope. i believe good things
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I have hope. i believe good things are gonna happen.
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I believe good things are gonna happen. and that's probably one
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Are gonna happen. and that's probably one of the biggest changes in me.
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And that's probably one of the biggest changes in me. sacrifice can come
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Of the biggest changes in me. sacrifice can come in many forms.
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Sacrifice can come in many forms. it can be giving up
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In many forms. it can be giving up a relationship that you know
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It can be giving up a relationship that you know is not good for you.
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A relationship that you know is not good for you. it can be giving away a favorite
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Is not good for you. it can be giving away a favorite possession that you believe
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It can be giving away a favorite possession that you believe god is asking you to give.
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Possession that you believe god is asking you to give. and sometimes god will ask
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God is asking you to give. and sometimes god will ask you to do that just as a test.
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And sometimes god will ask you to do that just as a test. you know, if god asks me to give
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You to do that just as a test. you know, if god asks me to give away something that i don't--
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You know, if god asks me to give away something that i don't-- doesn't really mean that much
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Away something that i don't-- doesn't really mean that much to me, that's not a big deal.
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Doesn't really mean that much to me, that's not a big deal. but if he asks me to give away
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To me, that's not a big deal. but if he asks me to give away something that i really,
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But if he asks me to give away something that i really, really like, then i'm gonna feel
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Something that i really, really like, then i'm gonna feel some suffering in my flesh
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Really like, then i'm gonna feel some suffering in my flesh when i give that away.
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Some suffering in my flesh when i give that away. but the bible teaches us
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When i give that away. but the bible teaches us that if we sacrifice,
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But the bible teaches us that if we sacrifice, we will be rewarded.
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That if we sacrifice, we will be rewarded. gotta remember that,
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We will be rewarded. gotta remember that, sacrifice always eventually
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Gotta remember that, sacrifice always eventually ends up in rewards.
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It can be giving up a job
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It can be giving up a job which you must compromise
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It can be giving up a job which you must compromise your morals to keep.
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Which you must compromise your morals to keep. if you're working for somebody
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Your morals to keep. if you're working for somebody that you have to compromise
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If you're working for somebody that you have to compromise your christian morals in order
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That you have to compromise your christian morals in order to keep it, then you need
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Your christian morals in order to keep it, then you need to make plans to start
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To keep it, then you need to make plans to start looking for a different job.
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To make plans to start looking for a different job. because you don't wanna
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Looking for a different job. because you don't wanna be somewhere where you find
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Because you don't wanna be somewhere where you find yourself in a situation where
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Be somewhere where you find yourself in a situation where you have to compromise all
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Yourself in a situation where you have to compromise all the time to keep your job.
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You have to compromise all the time to keep your job. it can be laying aside your
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The time to keep your job. it can be laying aside your personal plans to care
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It can be laying aside your personal plans to care for an elderly parent.
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Personal plans to care for an elderly parent. so many people find themselves
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For an elderly parent. so many people find themselves in that position where they
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Need to take care of their
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Need to take care of their elderly parents.
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Need to take care of their elderly parents. and that's not what
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Elderly parents. and that's not what they planned.
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And that's not what they planned. that's not what they had
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They planned. that's not what they had on their agenda, and that's
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That's not what they had on their agenda, and that's what they had to do.
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On their agenda, and that's what they had to do. i know a couple that just this
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What they had to do. i know a couple that just this past weekend had other plans,
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I know a couple that just this past weekend had other plans, but her father fell
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Past weekend had other plans, but her father fell and broke his arm.
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But her father fell and broke his arm. so they had to change their
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And broke his arm. so they had to change their plans and go where he was
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So they had to change their plans and go where he was at and help take care of him.
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Plans and go where he was at and help take care of him. and so we always need
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At and help take care of him. and so we always need to be willing to sacrifice
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And so we always need to be willing to sacrifice to do what we know
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To be willing to sacrifice to do what we know is the right thing.
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To do what we know is the right thing. it may not even be something
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Is the right thing. it may not even be something that you feel god is speaking
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It may not even be something that you feel god is speaking to you per se, but if it's right
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That you feel god is speaking to you per se, but if it's right according to the word of god,
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To you per se, but if it's right according to the word of god, then that's what we need
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According to the word of god, then that's what we need to be doing.
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You know, jesus died
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You know, jesus died for our sins.
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You know, jesus died for our sins. and if we really think
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For our sins. and if we really think about that, you know,
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And if we really think about that, you know, we talk about it so much.
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About that, you know, we talk about it so much. jesus died for our sins.
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We talk about it so much. jesus died for our sins. jesus died on the cross
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Jesus died for our sins. jesus died on the cross for our sins.
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Jesus died on the cross for our sins. but i try to take a little time
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For our sins. but i try to take a little time and just sit and think,
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But i try to take a little time and just sit and think, "what was that like for him?
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And just sit and think, "what was that like for him? what did he really go through?"
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I mean, when he was in the
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I mean, when he was in the garden of gethsemane,
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I mean, when he was in the garden of gethsemane, it said that while he was
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Garden of gethsemane, it said that while he was praying through knowing
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It said that while he was praying through knowing that he was gonna have
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Praying through knowing that he was gonna have to go to the cross,
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That he was gonna have to go to the cross, that he sweated great
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To go to the cross, that he sweated great drops of blood.
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That he sweated great drops of blood. and that is something that can
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Drops of blood. and that is something that can happen, but it's only under
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And that is something that can happen, but it's only under the most intense pressure.
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Happen, but it's only under the most intense pressure. three times in that garden,
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The most intense pressure. three times in that garden, he asked god to take the cup
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Three times in that garden, he asked god to take the cup from him if you could.
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He asked god to take the cup from him if you could. "nevertheless, your will
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From him if you could. "nevertheless, your will be done and not mine."
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"nevertheless, your will be done and not mine." maybe you're facing something
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Hard right now, and you need
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Hard right now, and you need to say, "god, i don't want this.
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Hard right now, and you need to say, "god, i don't want this. if you can take it, take it.
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To say, "god, i don't want this. if you can take it, take it. but if it's your will, your will
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If you can take it, take it. but if it's your will, your will be done and not mine."
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But if it's your will, your will be done and not mine." there's so many great scriptures
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Be done and not mine." there's so many great scriptures about the suffering of jesus
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There's so many great scriptures about the suffering of jesus and how it set us free.
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About the suffering of jesus and how it set us free. and we need to be willing
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And how it set us free. and we need to be willing to realize that
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And we need to be willing to realize that he suffered for us.
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And occasionally we may need
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And occasionally we may need to be willing to suffer for him.
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And occasionally we may need to be willing to suffer for him. ephesians 5:2 says,
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To be willing to suffer for him. ephesians 5:2 says, "and walk in love, [esteeming
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Ephesians 5:2 says, "and walk in love, [esteeming and delighting in one another]
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"and walk in love, [esteeming and delighting in one another] as christ loved us and gave
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And delighting in one another] as christ loved us and gave himself up for us..."
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As christ loved us and gave himself up for us..." uh-oh!
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Himself up for us..." uh-oh! "a slain offering
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Uh-oh! "a slain offering and sacrifice to god..."
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"a slain offering and sacrifice to god..." so you see, god's not asking
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And sacrifice to god..." so you see, god's not asking us to do anything that
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So you see, god's not asking us to do anything that he didn't do himself.
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Us to do anything that he didn't do himself. because it was god in christ
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He didn't do himself. because it was god in christ reconciling the world
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Because it was god in christ reconciling the world unto himself.
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Reconciling the world unto himself. and that sacrifice became
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Unto himself. and that sacrifice became a sweet smelling sacrifice
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And that sacrifice became a sweet smelling sacrifice to god.
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A sweet smelling sacrifice to god. romans 12:1 says, "i appeal
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To god. romans 12:1 says, "i appeal to you therefore, brethren,
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Romans 12:1 says, "i appeal to you therefore, brethren, and i beg of you in view
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To you therefore, brethren, and i beg of you in view of [all] the mercies of god,
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And i beg of you in view of [all] the mercies of god, to make a decisive dedication
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Of [all] the mercies of god, to make a decisive dedication of your bodies..."
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To make a decisive dedication of your bodies..." now listen, you have
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Of your bodies..." now listen, you have to make a decision,
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Now listen, you have to make a decision, "to make a decisive dedication
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To make a decision, "to make a decisive dedication of your bodies [presenting
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"to make a decisive dedication of your bodies [presenting all your members and faculties]
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Of your bodies [presenting all your members and faculties] as a living sacrifice,
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All your members and faculties] as a living sacrifice, holy (devoted, consecrated)
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As a living sacrifice, holy (devoted, consecrated) and well pleasing to god,
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Holy (devoted, consecrated) and well pleasing to god, which is your reasonable
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And well pleasing to god, which is your reasonable (rational, intelligent) service
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Which is your reasonable (rational, intelligent) service and spiritual worship."
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(rational, intelligent) service and spiritual worship." so, what i said to the lord
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This morning is, "i don't know
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This morning is, "i don't know what you might need me for
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This morning is, "i don't know what you might need me for today, but if you do need me,
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What you might need me for today, but if you do need me, the answer is, yes."
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Today, but if you do need me, the answer is, yes." i wanna encourage you
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The answer is, yes." i wanna encourage you to be bold enough to pray
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I wanna encourage you to be bold enough to pray that prayer.
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To be bold enough to pray that prayer. we don't have to know what
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That prayer. we don't have to know what god's gonna want of us
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We don't have to know what god's gonna want of us before we say, yes.
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God's gonna want of us before we say, yes. if we say jesus is my lord,
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Before we say, yes. if we say jesus is my lord, then one thing we can
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If we say jesus is my lord, then one thing we can never say to him is, no.
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Then one thing we can never say to him is, no. because if he is our lord,
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Never say to him is, no. because if he is our lord, the answer always
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Because if he is our lord, the answer always has to be, yes.
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Now the bible tells us that
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Now the bible tells us that the most important thing
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Now the bible tells us that the most important thing is to walk in love.
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The most important thing is to walk in love. and i tell you, one of the
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Is to walk in love. and i tell you, one of the reasons why it is so hard
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And i tell you, one of the reasons why it is so hard to walk in love is because
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Reasons why it is so hard to walk in love is because it almost always requires
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To walk in love is because it almost always requires some kind of sacrifice.
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It almost always requires some kind of sacrifice. it may be time, it may be money,
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Some kind of sacrifice. it may be time, it may be money, it may be changing your plans
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It may be time, it may be money, it may be changing your plans and taking someone where
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It may be changing your plans and taking someone where they need to go because
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And taking someone where they need to go because their car conked out on 'em.
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They need to go because their car conked out on 'em. it can be a lot of things.
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Their car conked out on 'em. it can be a lot of things. but usually if you're gonna
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It can be a lot of things. but usually if you're gonna love somebody, it's not just
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But usually if you're gonna love somebody, it's not just a matter of saying,
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Love somebody, it's not just a matter of saying, "i love you."
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A matter of saying, "i love you." real love is more than words,
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"i love you." real love is more than words, it's action.
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Real love is more than words, it's action. it's doing things for people.
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We are asked for
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We are asked for a living sacrifice.
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We are asked for a living sacrifice. under the old covenant they
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A living sacrifice. under the old covenant they gave dead animal sacrifices,
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Under the old covenant they gave dead animal sacrifices, and cereal offerings and meal
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Gave dead animal sacrifices, and cereal offerings and meal offerings, and offerings
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And cereal offerings and meal offerings, and offerings of dead birds and goats
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Offerings, and offerings of dead birds and goats and things like that.
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Of dead birds and goats and things like that. well, god doesn't want
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And things like that. well, god doesn't want anything dead from us.
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Well, god doesn't want anything dead from us. he wants a living sacrifice.
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Anything dead from us. he wants a living sacrifice. god wants all of us sacrificed
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He wants a living sacrifice. god wants all of us sacrificed to him for his use: mind, will,
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God wants all of us sacrificed to him for his use: mind, will, emotions, money, time, ears,
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To him for his use: mind, will, emotions, money, time, ears, what we listen to,
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Emotions, money, time, ears, what we listen to, what we talk about,
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What we listen to, what we talk about, what we look at.
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What we talk about, what we look at. we have to be careful today.
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What we look at. we have to be careful today. things are getting--you have
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We have to be careful today. things are getting--you have to just be really careful what
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Things are getting--you have to just be really careful what you watch on television and what
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To just be really careful what you watch on television and what kind of movies you go to.
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You watch on television and what kind of movies you go to. different people are asked
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Kind of movies you go to. different people are asked to sacrifice different things.
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Different people are asked to sacrifice different things. and to be honest, sometimes
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To sacrifice different things. and to be honest, sometimes you may feel like that you're
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And to be honest, sometimes you may feel like that you're being asked to suffer a lot more
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You may feel like that you're being asked to suffer a lot more than what anybody else is,
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Being asked to suffer a lot more than what anybody else is, that you know.
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Than what anybody else is, that you know. but your reward will be greater.
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God never calls you
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God never calls you to do something that he won't
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God never calls you to do something that he won't give you the grace to do it.
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To do something that he won't give you the grace to do it. you know, when i first went
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Give you the grace to do it. you know, when i first went into ministry and we started
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You know, when i first went into ministry and we started traveling, dave and i, he was
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Into ministry and we started traveling, dave and i, he was in a golf league that he really,
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Traveling, dave and i, he was in a golf league that he really, really enjoyed.
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In a golf league that he really, really enjoyed. but you know what?
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Really enjoyed. but you know what? he had to give that golf
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But you know what? he had to give that golf league up in order to answer
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He had to give that golf league up in order to answer the call of god on his life.
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League up in order to answer the call of god on his life. things should never mean
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The call of god on his life. things should never mean more to us than jesus.
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Things should never mean more to us than jesus. and like i said, every once
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More to us than jesus. and like i said, every once in a while, he'll test you.
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One word we can
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One word we can never say is, no.
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One word we can never say is, no. like i said a few minutes ago,
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Never say is, no. like i said a few minutes ago, if jesus is your lord,
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Like i said a few minutes ago, if jesus is your lord, it's always yes, not no.
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2 corinthians 10:5 says,
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2 corinthians 10:5 says, "[inasmuch as we] refute
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2 corinthians 10:5 says, "[inasmuch as we] refute arguments and theories
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"[inasmuch as we] refute arguments and theories and reasonings and every proud
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Arguments and theories and reasonings and every proud and lofty thing that sets
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And reasonings and every proud and lofty thing that sets itself up against the [true]
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And lofty thing that sets itself up against the [true] knowledge of god;
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Itself up against the [true] knowledge of god; then we lead every thought
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Knowledge of god; then we lead every thought and purpose away captive unto
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Then we lead every thought and purpose away captive unto the obedience of jesus christ."
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And purpose away captive unto the obedience of jesus christ." what about your thoughts?
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Are you--you know,
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Are you--you know, you can control your thoughts.
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Are you--you know, you can control your thoughts. you don't have to just think
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You can control your thoughts. you don't have to just think whatever falls in your head.
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You don't have to just think whatever falls in your head. you can cast one thought down
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Whatever falls in your head. you can cast one thought down and choose another.
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You can cast one thought down and choose another. so are your thoughts
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And choose another. so are your thoughts in obedience to jesus christ?
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So are your thoughts in obedience to jesus christ? are they what he would think?
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In obedience to jesus christ? are they what he would think? or are you holding
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Are they what he would think? or are you holding on to something that
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Or are you holding on to something that the devil is putting
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On to something that the devil is putting in your head, and it's not
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The devil is putting in your head, and it's not something that's gonna
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In your head, and it's not something that's gonna benefit you spiritually?
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Hebrews 13:16 says, "and don't
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Hebrews 13:16 says, "and don't forget to do good and to share
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Hebrews 13:16 says, "and don't forget to do good and to share with others, for such sacrifices
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Forget to do good and to share with others, for such sacrifices is pleasing to god."
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I'm talking about this today
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I'm talking about this today because, to be honest, i think
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I'm talking about this today because, to be honest, i think a lot of people really
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Because, to be honest, i think a lot of people really aren't doing this.
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A lot of people really aren't doing this. they're kind of going to church,
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Aren't doing this. they're kind of going to church, but then living their own life
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They're kind of going to church, but then living their own life the rest of the time
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But then living their own life the rest of the time and thinking that's
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The rest of the time and thinking that's being a christian.
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And thinking that's being a christian. but being a christian is a lot
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Being a christian. but being a christian is a lot more than just going
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But being a christian is a lot more than just going to church once a week.
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More than just going to church once a week. it's being obedient to god.
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To church once a week. it's being obedient to god. and i don't think we have
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It's being obedient to god. and i don't think we have enough teaching these days
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And i don't think we have enough teaching these days about obedience, and sacrifice,
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Enough teaching these days about obedience, and sacrifice, and even suffering.
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About obedience, and sacrifice, and even suffering. the bible talks about suffering.
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And even suffering. the bible talks about suffering. and we act sometimes like,
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The bible talks about suffering. and we act sometimes like, "oh, all god wants to do is just
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And we act sometimes like, "oh, all god wants to do is just bless us and make us happy."
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"oh, all god wants to do is just bless us and make us happy." well, we're not alive
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Bless us and make us happy." well, we're not alive just to be made happy.
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Well, we're not alive just to be made happy. we're alive to serve.
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Just to be made happy. we're alive to serve. and sometimes in order
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We're alive to serve. and sometimes in order to do that, we're gonna have
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And sometimes in order to do that, we're gonna have to lay aside what we want
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To do that, we're gonna have to lay aside what we want to do in order to do it.
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Luke 9:23, "he said to all,
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Luke 9:23, "he said to all, 'if any person wills
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Luke 9:23, "he said to all, 'if any person wills to come after me...'"
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'if any person wills to come after me...'" do you wanna follow
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To come after me...'" do you wanna follow after him?
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Do you wanna follow after him? you know, to be a christian
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After him? you know, to be a christian means to be a follower
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You know, to be a christian means to be a follower of jesus christ.
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Means to be a follower of jesus christ. "'let him deny himself [disown
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Of jesus christ. "'let him deny himself [disown himself, forget himself,
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"'let him deny himself [disown himself, forget himself, lose sight of himself
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Himself, forget himself, lose sight of himself and his own interests,
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Lose sight of himself and his own interests, refuse and give up himself].'"
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And his own interests, refuse and give up himself].'" well, i'll tell you, that just
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Refuse and give up himself].'" well, i'll tell you, that just doesn't sound like
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Very much fun to me.
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Very much fun to me. and it probably doesn't
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Very much fun to me. and it probably doesn't sound like much fun to you.
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And it probably doesn't sound like much fun to you. but anytime god asks you
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Sound like much fun to you. but anytime god asks you to give up anything,
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But anytime god asks you to give up anything, if you do it, there's
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To give up anything, if you do it, there's a reward attached to it.
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If you do it, there's a reward attached to it. some of those rewards you're
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A reward attached to it. some of those rewards you're gonna get here on earth,
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Some of those rewards you're gonna get here on earth, some you're gonna get in heaven.
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Sometimes we're required
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Sometimes we're required to forgive.
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Sometimes we're required to forgive. one girl said that she was full
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To forgive. one girl said that she was full of bitterness and resentment
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One girl said that she was full of bitterness and resentment and she had to learn
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Of bitterness and resentment and she had to learn how to forgive.
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And she had to learn how to forgive. but you know what?
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How to forgive. but you know what? in order to do that, you must
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But you know what? in order to do that, you must sacrifice those feelings that
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In order to do that, you must sacrifice those feelings that many times you feel like
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Sacrifice those feelings that many times you feel like you have a right to have.
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Many times you feel like you have a right to have. "i'm justified in feeling
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You have a right to have. "i'm justified in feeling the way i feel."
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"i'm justified in feeling the way i feel." but god tells us to forgive,
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The way i feel." but god tells us to forgive, and in order to do that,
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But god tells us to forgive, and in order to do that, we're gonna have to set
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And in order to do that, we're gonna have to set aside those feelings.
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John 13:34, "i give you one
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John 13:34, "i give you one new commandment: that you
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John 13:34, "i give you one new commandment: that you should love one another.
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New commandment: that you should love one another. just as i have loved you..."
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Wow!
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Wow! not talking about
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Wow! not talking about a human kind of love,
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Not talking about a human kind of love, but a god kind of love.
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A human kind of love, but a god kind of love. "by this shall all [men] know
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But a god kind of love. "by this shall all [men] know that you are my disciples..."
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"by this shall all [men] know that you are my disciples..." so, if we wanna be transformed
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Into the image of christ,
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Into the image of christ, we're gonna have to love,
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Into the image of christ, we're gonna have to love, walk in love with everybody.
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We're gonna have to love, walk in love with everybody. you know, you can love
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Walk in love with everybody. you know, you can love somebody that you don't like.
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You know, you can love somebody that you don't like. you don't have to spend
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Somebody that you don't like. you don't have to spend a lot of time with somebody
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You don't have to spend a lot of time with somebody in order to love them.
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A lot of time with somebody in order to love them. and even if you forgive
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In order to love them. and even if you forgive somebody that's hurt you,
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And even if you forgive somebody that's hurt you, maybe they're not a safe
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Somebody that's hurt you, maybe they're not a safe person for you to be around.
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Maybe they're not a safe person for you to be around. but forgiveness doesn't
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Person for you to be around. but forgiveness doesn't always mean reconciliation
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But forgiveness doesn't always mean reconciliation of the relationship.
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Always mean reconciliation of the relationship. it just means that in your heart
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Of the relationship. it just means that in your heart you forgive them, you pray
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It just means that in your heart you forgive them, you pray for them, you bless them,
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You forgive them, you pray for them, you bless them, and if they need help,
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For them, you bless them, and if they need help, you would be willing
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And if they need help, you would be willing to help them, if that was
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You would be willing to help them, if that was what god asked you to do.
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The bible tells us, "if we have
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The bible tells us, "if we have this world's goods (resources
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The bible tells us, "if we have this world's goods (resources for sustaining life) and we see
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This world's goods (resources for sustaining life) and we see our brother and fellow believer
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For sustaining life) and we see our brother and fellow believer in need, but close our heart
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Our brother and fellow believer in need, but close our heart of compassion against him,
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In need, but close our 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 be flowing.
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And it has to be flowing. god pours love into us,
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And it has to be flowing. god pours love into us, and he wants us to receive that,
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God pours love into us, and he wants us to receive that, and then he wants us to let
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And he wants us to receive that, and then he wants us to let it flow through us,
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And then he wants us to let it flow through us, to someone else.
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It flow through us, to someone else. the bible in one place talks
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To someone else. the bible in one place talks about that when we love others,
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The bible in one place talks about that when we love others, we're completing the full
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About that when we love others, we're completing the full cycle of love.
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We're completing the full cycle of love. god pours mercy into us,
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Cycle of love. god pours mercy into us, so we give mercy
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God pours mercy into us, so we give mercy to other people.
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So we give mercy to other people. he gives us grace so we're
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To other people. he gives us grace so we're willing to give other
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He gives us grace so we're willing to give other people grace.
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God doesn't give us all these
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God doesn't give us all these things, so we can just sit
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God doesn't give us all these things, so we can just sit around and enjoy ourselves,
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Things, so we can just sit around and enjoy ourselves, and have a cool little life.
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Around and enjoy ourselves, and have a cool little life. he gives us these things
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And have a cool little life. he gives us these things so we can, yes, enjoy our life
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He gives us these things so we can, yes, enjoy our life and receive them.
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So we can, yes, enjoy our life and receive them. i receive mercy.
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And receive them. i receive mercy. i receive forgiveness.
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I receive mercy. i receive forgiveness. but i also need to be willing
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I receive forgiveness. but i also need to be willing to give it away, to those
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But i also need to be willing to give it away, to those who need it.
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To give it away, to those who need it. and believe me, there's plenty
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Who need it. and believe me, there's plenty of people that need it.
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And believe me, there's plenty of people that need it. so loving others always requires
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Of people that need it. so loving others always requires some kind of sacrifice.
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So loving others always requires some kind of sacrifice. now, the good news,
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Some kind of sacrifice. now, the good news, sacrifice and reward.
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Now, the good news, sacrifice and reward. well, that's a pretty long
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Sacrifice and reward. well, that's a pretty long scripture, so i'll go to these.
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Well, that's a pretty long scripture, so i'll go to these. hebrews 11:6, "without faith
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Scripture, so i'll go to these. hebrews 11:6, "without faith it's impossible to please god
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Hebrews 11:6, "without faith it's impossible to please god and be satisfactory to him.
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It's impossible to please god and be satisfactory to him. but whoever would come near
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And be satisfactory to him. but whoever would come near to god must [necessarily]
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But whoever would come near to god must [necessarily] believe that god exists and that
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To god must [necessarily] believe that god exists and that he is the rewarder of those
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Believe that god exists and that he is the rewarder of those who earnestly and diligently
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He is the rewarder of those who earnestly and diligently seek him [out]."
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Who earnestly and diligently seek him [out]." he's a rewarder.
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Seek him [out]." he's a rewarder. if you're diligent about
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He's a rewarder. if you're diligent about seeking god...
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I'm diligent about seeking god.
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I'm diligent about seeking god. it's what i do first
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I'm diligent about seeking god. it's what i do first every morning.
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It's what i do first every morning. you start putting god first
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Every morning. you start putting god first and you're gonna find
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You start putting god first and you're gonna find some great rewards.
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And you're gonna find some great rewards. revelation 22:12,
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And you know, there was
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And you know, there was a young man who came
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And you know, there was a young man who came to jesus in mark 10.
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A young man who came to jesus in mark 10. "and he said, 'what must
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To jesus in mark 10. "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?' and god told him, 'you know
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I do to inherit eternal life?' and god told him, 'you know the commandments: you shall not
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And god told him, 'you know the commandments: you shall not murder, not commit adultery,
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The commandments: you shall not murder, not commit adultery, don't steal..." on and on.
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Murder, not commit adultery, don't steal..." on and on. "and the young man said,
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Don't steal..." on and on. "and the young man said, 'well, i've done all these.
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"and the young man said, 'well, i've done all these. i've kept all these since
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'well, i've done all these. i've kept all these since i was a boy.'
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I've kept all these since i was a boy.' and jesus looked at him
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I was a boy.' and jesus looked at him and said, 'well, there's one
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And jesus looked at him and said, 'well, there's one thing then that you lack,
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And said, 'well, there's one thing then that you lack, give all that you have to help
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Thing then that you lack, give all that you have to help the poor, and then come
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Give all that you have to help the poor, and then come and follow me.'"
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The poor, and then come and follow me.'" and it says that, the man's face
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And follow me.'" and it says that, the man's face fell sad because he had great
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And it says that, the man's face fell sad because he had great wealth and he was not willing
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Fell sad because he had great wealth and he was not willing to use it to help the poor.
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Wealth and he was not willing to use it to help the poor. "jesus looked around and said
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To use it to help the poor. "jesus looked around and said to the disciples, 'how hard
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"jesus looked around and said to the disciples, 'how hard it is for a rich man,'"
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To the disciples, 'how hard it is for a rich man,'" to get into heaven or--
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It is for a rich man,'" to get into heaven or-- "'to enter the kingdom of god.'
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To get into heaven or-- "'to enter the kingdom of god.' the disciples were amazed
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"'to enter the kingdom of god.' the disciples were amazed at his words.
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The disciples were amazed at his words. but jesus said again, 'children,
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At his words. but jesus said again, 'children, how hard is it to enter
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But jesus said again, 'children, how hard is it to enter the kingdom of god!
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How hard is it to enter the kingdom of god! it's easier for a camel to go
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The kingdom of god! it's easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle
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It's easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich
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Through the eye of a needle than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of god.'"
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Than for someone who is rich to enter the kingdom of god.'" and i'll tell you the truth,
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To enter the kingdom of god.'" and i'll tell you the truth, the more you have, sometimes
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The greedier you get.
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The greedier you get. and i fight greed
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The greedier you get. and i fight greed by being very generous.
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And i fight greed by being very generous. and i encourage you, if you're
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By being very generous. and i encourage you, if you're someone that has an abundance
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And i encourage you, if you're someone that has an abundance of things, you need to fight
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Someone that has an abundance of things, you need to fight greed by being a very
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Of things, you need to fight greed by being a very generous person.
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Greed by being a very generous person. if god has given you more, then
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Generous person. if god has given you more, then he expects you to give more.
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"the disciples were amazed,
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"the disciples were amazed, and said, 'well, we've given
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"the disciples were amazed, and said, 'well, we've given up everything for you.
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And said, 'well, we've given up everything for you. how are we gonna get into
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Up everything for you. how are we gonna get into the kingdom of heaven?'"
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How are we gonna get into the kingdom of heaven?'" "peter spoke up and said,
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The kingdom of heaven?'" "peter spoke up and said, 'look, we've left everything
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"peter spoke up and said, 'look, we've left everything to follow you!'
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'look, we've left everything to follow you!' and jesus said,
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And he's basically telling
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And he's basically telling us that whatever we are willing
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And he's basically telling us that whatever we are willing to give up in this world,
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Us that whatever we are willing to give up in this world, we will receive it back.
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To give up in this world, we will receive it back. this says a hundredfold
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We will receive it back. this says a hundredfold in this lifetime.
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This says a hundredfold in this lifetime. and you know, you may sacrifice
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In this lifetime. and you know, you may sacrifice some thing, and it might not
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And you know, you may sacrifice some thing, and it might not be a thing that you get back.
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Some thing, and it might not be a thing that you get back. maybe you get extreme joy.
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Be a thing that you get back. maybe you get extreme joy. well, the kingdom of god
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Maybe you get extreme joy. well, the kingdom of god is not things.
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Well, the kingdom of god is not things. "it's righteousness, peace
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Is not things. "it's righteousness, peace and joy in the holy ghost."
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"it's righteousness, peace and joy in the holy ghost." and so, when we do the right
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And joy in the holy ghost." and so, when we do the right thing, we're gonna feel
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And so, when we do the right thing, we're gonna feel right inside.
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Thing, we're gonna feel right inside. when we do the right thing,
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Right inside. when we do the right thing, it's gonna give us peace.
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When we do the right thing, it's gonna give us peace. and god will give us joy
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It's gonna give us peace. and god will give us joy unspeakable and full of glory,
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And god will give us joy unspeakable and full of glory, if we're willing
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Unspeakable and full of glory, if we're willing to say a, yes, to him.
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If we're willing to say a, yes, to him. start that every morning,
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To say a, yes, to him. start that every morning, say, "god, i don't know what
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Start that every morning, say, "god, i don't know what you're gonna need of me today,
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Say, "god, i don't know what you're gonna need of me today, but whatever it is, my answer
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You're gonna need of me today, but whatever it is, my answer is yes, before i even know what
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But whatever it is, my answer is yes, before i even know what it is that you want me to do."
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Is yes, before i even know what it is that you want me to do." if god is asking you
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It is that you want me to do." if god is asking you to sacrifice anything,
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If god is asking you to sacrifice anything, do it unto him and be assured
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To sacrifice anything, do it unto him and be assured that your reward will be great.
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Do it unto him and be assured that your reward will be great. everything that god asks
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That your reward will be great. everything that god asks us to do, will end up being
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Everything that god asks us to do, will end up being for our benefit,
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Us to do, will end up being for our benefit, if we will simply do it.
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For our benefit, if we will simply do it. thank you so much for being
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If we will simply do it. thank you so much for being with me today, and i pray that
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Thank you so much for being with me today, and i pray that you receive this teaching,
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With me today, and i pray that you receive this teaching, and you're gonna put
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You receive this teaching, and you're gonna put it to work in your life.
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And you're gonna put it to work in your life. god bless you.
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>> announcer: it starts
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>> announcer: it starts with an email.
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With an email. frustrating.
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Frustrating. fingers ready to respond.
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Fingers ready to respond. >> joyce: we gotta be careful
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>> joyce: we gotta be careful about our words.
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About our words. >> [keyboard clicking]
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>> [keyboard clicking]
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>> announcer: sometimes a few
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>> announcer: sometimes a few words can do real damage.
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Words can do real damage. >> joyce: we can choose
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>> joyce: we can choose how we respond to it.
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How we respond to it. >> announcer: face to face,
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>> announcer: face to face, patience is hardest.
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Patience is hardest. >> joyce: we have
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>> joyce: we have to be especially careful
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To be especially careful how we talk when
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How we talk when we're under pressure.
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We're under pressure. >> announcer: that's what
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>> announcer: that's what wisdom looks like in real life.
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Wisdom looks like in real life.
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>> joyce: you've
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>> joyce: you've heard, "sticks
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Heard, "sticks and stones may
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And stones may break my bones,
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Break my bones, but words will
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But words will never hurt me."
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Never hurt me." well, the truth is,
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Well, the truth is, words do hurt.
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Words do hurt. they can wound,
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They can wound, discourage,
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Discourage, and work against
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And work against our goals.
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Our goals. that's why i wrote
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That's why i wrote "words of wisdom" to help
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"words of wisdom" to help us pause and consider
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Us pause and consider the impact of our words.
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The impact of our words. let "words of wisdom"
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Let "words of wisdom" guide you every day.
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Guide you every day.
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>> announcer: request joyce's
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>> announcer: request joyce's book "words of wisdom,"
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Book "words of wisdom," available now for any amount.
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Available now for any amount. give...
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Give... or more and receive
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Or more and receive the book plus
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The book plus "the confident woman
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"the confident woman devotional,"
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Devotional," and this leather bookmark.
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And this leather bookmark. call...
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Or scan the qr code.
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>> male 1: joyce
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>> male 1: joyce has said
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Has said numerous times
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Numerous times that her mouth
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That her mouth would get her
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Would get her in trouble.
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In trouble. my mouth has
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My mouth has gotten me
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Gotten me in trouble.
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In trouble. just wind me up
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Just wind me up and i'll talk.
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And i'll talk. >> female 1: there are
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>> female 1: there are some things that maybe
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Some things that maybe you shouldn't say.
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You shouldn't say. >> female 2: i did
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>> female 2: i did not realize
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Not realize how much of a problem
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How much of a problem i had with my mouth,
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I had with my mouth, how much negative
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How much negative things i was saying.
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Things i was saying. >> female 1: so, it taught me
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>> female 1: so, it taught me to keep some things to myself
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To keep some things to myself and just pray about it.
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And just pray about it. >> female 2: it was
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>> female 2: it was a hard step
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A hard step to do, but really
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To do, but really turned my life around.
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Turned my life around. it's so much
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It's so much better now.
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Better now. >> joyce: words
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>> joyce: words of wisdom, they help
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Of wisdom, they help us use words
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Us use words with intention.
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With intention. the bible shows
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The bible shows how our words
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How our words affect relationships,
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Affect relationships, attitudes,
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Attitudes, and our future.
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And our future. this isn't just a book;
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This isn't just a book; it's a journal with teachings,
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It's a journal with teachings, scriptures, and prompts
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Scriptures, and prompts to help you pause,
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To help you pause, reflect, and apply
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Reflect, and apply wisdom in your daily life.
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Wisdom in your daily life. and remember,
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>> [music]
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>> [♪♪]
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>> [♪♪]
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>> announcer: our stories,
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>> announcer: our stories, they matter.
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They matter. your gifts,
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Your gifts, your passions,
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Your passions, even your quirkiness,
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Even your quirkiness, they were designed
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They were designed with intention.
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With intention. he can use every twist
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He can use every twist and turn of your journey
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And turn of your journey to create something new.
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To create something new. out of brokenness--beauty.
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Out of brokenness--beauty. out of struggle--
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Out of struggle-- a life transformed.
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Can bring transformation to your story.
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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 - Sacrifice Brings Reward

May 3, 2026 | 27:29

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