Joyce Meyer - Walking In Faith So You Can Run Your Race (Part 1)

April 1, 2026 | 27:29

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

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Joyce Meyer: Enjoying Everyday Life | Joyce Meyer - Walking In Faith So You Can Run Your Race (Part 1) | April 1, 2026

>> joyce: quit worrying so much
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>> joyce: quit worrying so much about everything that's going
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>> joyce: quit worrying so much about everything that's going on outside: your finances,
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About everything that's going on outside: your finances, and your kids,
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On outside: your finances, and your kids, and your neighbors...
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And your kids, and your neighbors... what do you have
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And your neighbors... what do you have going on inside?
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What do you have going on inside? "christ is in me,
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Going on inside? "christ is in me, the same power that raised
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"christ is in me, the same power that raised christ from the dead
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The same power that raised christ from the dead dwells in me.
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Christ from the dead dwells in me. i can do whatever i need
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Dwells in me. i can do whatever i need to do through christ
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I can do whatever i need to do through christ who strengthens me."
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>> 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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>> [♪♪]
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>> christi: when i was 15,
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>> christi: when i was 15, i knew i had to leave
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I knew i had to leave my circumstance with
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My circumstance with my biological mother because
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My biological mother because she just wasn't around enough.
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She just wasn't around enough. it had been clear
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It had been clear my entire life that i was
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My entire life that i was not something she wanted.
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Not something she wanted. >> john: it was pretty
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>> john: it was pretty traumatic as i was growing up.
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Traumatic as i was growing up. i remember when i was 7,
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I remember when i was 7, my sister tried
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My sister tried to protect me with...
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To protect me with... you know, hiding me from
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All the noise i could hear
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All the noise i could hear in the background.
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In the background. and she turned her head
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And she turned her head and i walked out
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And i walked out in the living room,
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In the living room, and there was glass and blood
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And there was glass and blood and furniture upside down,
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And furniture upside down, and whatnot.
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And whatnot. and it seemed like alcohol
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And it seemed like alcohol was a very selfish thing
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Was a very selfish thing on their part because
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On their part because i thought they should focus
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I thought they should focus more on the family instead
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More on the family instead of each other being violent.
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Of each other being violent. >> axa: when my mother
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>> axa: when my mother passed away,
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Passed away, i had doubts about
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I had doubts about if god was a real god,
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If god was a real god, if he was listening to me.
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If he was listening to me. it was difficult because all
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It was difficult because all my childhood i heard
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My childhood i heard that god loved us,
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That god loved us, that god was there for us,
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That god was there for us, and he wasn't there
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And he wasn't there for me at that time.
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For me at that time. i felt rejected by him.
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I felt rejected by him. >> christi: so, the morning
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>> christi: so, the morning that i was to leave,
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That i was to leave, i walk into our shared
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I walk into our shared bathroom and she's left
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Bathroom and she's left a sticky note that says,
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A sticky note that says, "take everything you want out
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"take everything you want out of this house because you will
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Of this house because you will never step foot here again."
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Never step foot here again." and obviously, it stung.
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And obviously, it stung. >> john: as i got older,
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>> john: as i got older, i became a drinker, myself,
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I became a drinker, myself, and i started falling
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And i started falling in the same path.
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In the same path. i felt rejected then,
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I felt rejected then, and it carried
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And it carried on with my whole life.
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On with my whole life. i knew i needed help.
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I knew i needed help. i knew i didn't want that.
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I knew i didn't want that. so, i put myself in rehab.
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So, i put myself in rehab. i needed more because
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I needed more because even though i was clean,
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Even though i was clean, there was more to it.
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There was more to it. there's a lot of coping skills
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There's a lot of coping skills that goes along with that.
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That goes along with that. and that's where joyce came in.
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And that's where joyce came in. >> axa: when i went
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>> axa: when i went to christ when i was
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To christ when i was 14 and i read psalms 27:10.
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14 and i read psalms 27:10. if my mother is not with me,
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If my mother is not with me, if my father is not with me,
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If my father is not with me, he will never forsake me.
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He will never forsake me. so, that really caught
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So, that really caught me because i understood
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Me because i understood that he was always there.
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That he was always there. >> christi: they say
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>> christi: they say the holy spirit
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The holy spirit is the counselor; he is.
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Is the counselor; he is. because i don't get
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Because i don't get trapped in the "why me?
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Trapped in the "why me? why did you let
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Why did you let this happen to me?"
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This happen to me?" those thoughts never come to me.
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Those thoughts never come to me. and i know it's because
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And i know it's because the holy spirit and my faith
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The holy spirit and my faith is so strong.
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Is so strong. >> john: i started listening
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>> john: i started listening to her.
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To her. i started developing
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I started developing good coping skills.
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Good coping skills. and the basis of why i was
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And the basis of why i was acting the way i did.
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Acting the way i did. because of her testimony,
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Because of her testimony, it got me, "hey,
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It got me, "hey, if she could do that,
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If she could do that, hey, i could do this,"
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Hey, i could do this," you know?
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You know? so, my rejection
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So, my rejection started lifting.
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Started lifting. it really--
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It really-- it really helped me a lot.
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It really helped me a lot. >> axa: i started to listen
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>> axa: i started to listen to joyce and about
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To joyce and about the battlefield of the mind,
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The battlefield of the mind, and understanding that
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And understanding that that was the problem.
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That was the problem. i let satan to come
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I let satan to come inside my mind.
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Inside my mind. and as i tell
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And as i tell everybody nowadays,
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Everybody nowadays, the devil must be under your
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The devil must be under your feet and not over your head.
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Feet and not over your head. >> christi: i just think
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>> christi: i just think it's important for anybody
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It's important for anybody that's feeling rejection
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That's feeling rejection to know that it's not forever.
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To know that it's not forever. trust god and you will
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Trust god and you will survive it.
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Survive it. good things are waiting.
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>> [♪♪]
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>> joyce: well, i've been
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>> joyce: well, i've been working on a series starting
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>> joyce: well, i've been working on a series starting last night called,
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Working on a series starting last night called, "sit, stand, walk, and run."
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Last night called, "sit, stand, walk, and run." sit, enter the rest of god.
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"sit, stand, walk, and run." sit, enter the rest of god. stand, strong in faith when
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Sit, enter the rest of god. stand, strong in faith when you're waiting for
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Stand, strong in faith when you're waiting for your breakthrough,
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You're waiting for your breakthrough, stand strong against
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Your breakthrough, stand strong against the enemy because
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Stand strong against the enemy because he hates you
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And he does not want you
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To make progress in any area
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Of your life.
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Walk with god,
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Walk with god, walk out in the world,
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Walk with god, walk out in the world, the things that you learn
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Walk out in the world, the things that you learn in here, in the church.
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The things that you learn in here, in the church. it's so important that we don't
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In here, in the church. it's so important that we don't just go to church and then
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It's so important that we don't just go to church and then go out and act like we've
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Just go to church and then go out and act like we've never been there.
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Go out and act like we've never been there. there's a wonderful
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Never been there. there's a wonderful scripture that says,
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There's a wonderful scripture that says, "we are ambassadors for christ,"
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Scripture that says, "we are ambassadors for christ," but i love the amplified,
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"we are ambassadors for christ," but i love the amplified, it says,
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But i love the amplified, it says, "we are god's personal
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It says, "we are god's personal representatives."
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"we are god's personal representatives." think about that.
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Representatives." think about that. you are god's personal
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Think about that. you are god's personal representative.
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You are god's personal representative. and then it goes on to say
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Representative. and then it goes on to say that god is making his appeal
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And then it goes on to say that god is making his appeal to the world through you.
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That god is making his appeal to the world through you. what a responsibility,
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To the world through you. what a responsibility, and what a privilege.
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What a responsibility, and what a privilege. and so, the biggest job we
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And what a privilege. and so, the biggest job we have is, after we're born again,
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And so, the biggest job we have is, after we're born again, is to learn what the bible
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Have is, after we're born again, is to learn what the bible says because that's
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Is to learn what the bible says because that's the will of god,
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Says because that's the will of god, that's direction for our life.
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The will of god, that's direction for our life. and then, get out in the world
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And live it out.
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And live it out. just a bumper sticker
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And live it out. just a bumper sticker and a cross around your
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Just a bumper sticker and a cross around your neck is not enough.
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And a cross around your neck is not enough. we have to get out
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Neck is not enough. we have to get out in the world and walk it out.
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We have to get out in the world and walk it out. so, this afternoon we're gonna
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In the world and walk it out. so, this afternoon we're gonna talk about our walk with god.
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So, this afternoon we're gonna talk about our walk with god. and in particular, we're gonna
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Talk about our walk with god. and in particular, we're gonna talk about walking by faith
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And in particular, we're gonna talk about walking by faith because that's the only way
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Talk about walking by faith because that's the only way that we can really remain
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Because that's the only way that we can really remain in the rest of god.
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That we can really remain in the rest of god. i don't know if you realize
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In the rest of god. i don't know if you realize how important the rest
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I don't know if you realize how important the rest of god is.
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How important the rest of god is. but i can tell you i have
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Of god is. but i can tell you i have been a frustrated christian,
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But i can tell you i have been a frustrated christian, and i have been one that
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Been a frustrated christian, and i have been one that is peaceful, and enjoys my days.
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And i have been one that is peaceful, and enjoys my days. and i'll take peace anytime,
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Is peaceful, and enjoys my days. and i'll take peace anytime, over frustration
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And i'll take peace anytime, over frustration and aggravation.
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Over frustration and aggravation. >> [audience applauding]
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And aggravation. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: maybe you walked
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: maybe you walked in here today and you're
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>> joyce: maybe you walked in here today and you're frustrated with yourself.
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In here today and you're frustrated with yourself. you've tried so hard
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Frustrated with yourself. you've tried so hard to be what you think
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You've tried so hard to be what you think you're supposed to be
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To be what you think you're supposed to be and you just fail every time.
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You're supposed to be and you just fail every time. well, let me tell you something,
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And you just fail every time. well, let me tell you something, today's message is for you.
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Well, let me tell you something, today's message is for you. maybe you're frustrated
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Today's message is for you. maybe you're frustrated with your family,
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Maybe you're frustrated with your family, maybe you're frustrated
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With your family, maybe you're frustrated with your teenagers,
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Maybe you're frustrated with your teenagers, maybe you're frustrated
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With your teenagers, maybe you're frustrated with your finances.
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Maybe you're frustrated with your finances. god doesn't call
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With your finances. god doesn't call us to be frustrated.
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God doesn't call us to be frustrated. he calls us to enter his rest.
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Us to be frustrated. he calls us to enter his rest. and the only way we can
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He calls us to enter his rest. and the only way we can stay in the rest of god,
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And the only way we can stay in the rest of god, and i'm talking
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Stay in the rest of god, and i'm talking about internally,
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And i'm talking about internally, no matter what kind of storms
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About internally, no matter what kind of storms are going on around us,
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No matter what kind of storms are going on around us, if we have peace inside
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Are going on around us, if we have peace inside then we can still enjoy life.
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If we have peace inside then we can still enjoy life. and the only way that
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Then we can still enjoy life. and the only way that we can maintain that rest
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And the only way that we can maintain that rest is through simply believing god.
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When mary and martha came
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When mary and martha came to jesus about lazarus,
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When mary and martha came to jesus about lazarus, and him being dead,
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To jesus about lazarus, and him being dead, the bible says that he waited
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And him being dead, the bible says that he waited two more days even after
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The bible says that he waited two more days even after he knew he was sick before
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Two more days even after he knew he was sick before he went to help him.
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He knew he was sick before he went to help him. it actually says,
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He went to help him. it actually says, "and he loved mary and martha,
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It actually says, "and he loved mary and martha, so he waited two more days."
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Sometimes god loves
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Sometimes god loves us so much that he won't
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Sometimes god loves us so much that he won't deliver us exactly when
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Us so much that he won't deliver us exactly when we wanna be because he wants
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Deliver us exactly when we wanna be because he wants our problem to get bad enough
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We wanna be because he wants our problem to get bad enough that when we get a breakthrough
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Our problem to get bad enough that when we get a breakthrough we are so thankful.
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That when we get a breakthrough we are so thankful. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: amen?
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>> joyce: amen? and he said,
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>> joyce: amen? and he said, "'did i not tell you,
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And he said, "'did i not tell you, if you would only believe,
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"'did i not tell you, if you would only believe, you would see the glory
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If you would only believe, you would see the glory of god?'"
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You would see the glory of god?'" what are believers
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Of god?'" what are believers supposed to do?
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What are believers supposed to do? believe.
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Supposed to do? believe. we believe what we don't see.
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Believe. we believe what we don't see. that's what faith is.
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We believe what we don't see. that's what faith is. faith is the substance
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That's what faith is. faith is the substance of things hoped for,
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Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.
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Of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. once you see,
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The evidence of things not seen. once you see, then you don't need
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Once you see, then you don't need faith anymore.
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Faith means you have
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Faith means you have it in your heart,
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Faith means you have it in your heart, before you have
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It in your heart, before you have it in your circumstance.
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But it really can be just
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As good as having it if you
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Really trust and believe god.
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Now, under the old covenant,
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Now, under the old covenant, the covenant of law,
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Now, under the old covenant, the covenant of law, they had an opportunity
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The covenant of law, they had an opportunity to enter the rest of god when
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They had an opportunity to enter the rest of god when they were in the wilderness,
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To enter the rest of god when they were in the wilderness, but very few,
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They were in the wilderness, but very few, almost none of them did.
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But very few, almost none of them did. and the bible says it was
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Almost none of them did. and the bible says it was because of their unbelief.
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And the bible says it was because of their unbelief. so, "there remains still,"
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Because of their unbelief. so, "there remains still," hebrews four says.
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So, "there remains still," hebrews four says. still today, right now,
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Hebrews four says. still today, right now, today, if you have never had
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Still today, right now, today, if you have never had the blessing of really
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Today, if you have never had the blessing of really entering the rest of god,
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The blessing of really entering the rest of god, today that promise still
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Entering the rest of god, today that promise still is available to you.
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Today that promise still is available to you. you ca--those of you,
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Who came in here frustrated,
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Who came in here frustrated, you can leave in the rest
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Who came in here frustrated, you can leave in the rest of god.
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You can leave in the rest of god. and if you can understand,
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Of god. and if you can understand, by the power of the spirit,
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And if you can understand, by the power of the spirit, what i'm trying to share today,
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By the power of the spirit, what i'm trying to share today, you can come to a place
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What i'm trying to share today, you can come to a place where you never really
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You can come to a place where you never really have to live frustrated.
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Where you never really have to live frustrated. now, we get upset
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Have to live frustrated. now, we get upset and we get frustrated,
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Now, we get upset and we get frustrated, but i'll tell you what,
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And we get frustrated, but i'll tell you what, we don't have to stay that
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But i'll tell you what, we don't have to stay that way because once you
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We don't have to stay that way because once you realize that you've gotten
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Way because once you realize that you've gotten out of the rest of god,
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Realize that you've gotten out of the rest of god, you can get back in just
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Out of the rest of god, you can get back in just as quick as you got out
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You can get back in just as quick as you got out by simply making a decision:
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As quick as you got out by simply making a decision: "i am not gonna worry
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By simply making a decision: "i am not gonna worry about this, i'm trusting god.
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"i am not gonna worry about this, i'm trusting god. i'm not gonna stay mad at you.
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About this, i'm trusting god. i'm not gonna stay mad at you. i'm gonna forgive you
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I'm not gonna stay mad at you. i'm gonna forgive you and i'm gonna trust god
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I'm gonna forgive you and i'm gonna trust god for vindication in my life."
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And i'm gonna trust god for vindication in my life." c'mon, i wonder how many
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For vindication in my life." c'mon, i wonder how many people in here today are
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C'mon, i wonder how many people in here today are mad at somebody?
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People in here today are mad at somebody? >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: god is our vindicator.
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>> joyce: god is our vindicator. oh, my gosh, how many years did
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>> joyce: god is our vindicator. oh, my gosh, how many years did i hate my father for abusing
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Me when i was growing up.
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Me when i was growing up. it didn't do me any good,
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Me when i was growing up. it didn't do me any good, and it didn't hurt him.
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It didn't do me any good, and it didn't hurt him. do you know,
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And it didn't hurt him. do you know, all the people you're mad at,
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Do you know, all the people you're mad at, you being mad at them
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All the people you're mad at, you being mad at them is not hurting them?
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You being mad at them is not hurting them? they're probably out having
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Is not hurting them? they're probably out having a good time and don't even care.
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They're probably out having a good time and don't even care. you're the one that
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A good time and don't even care. you're the one that it's hurting.
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You're the one that it's hurting. and so, when god tells
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It's hurting. and so, when god tells us to forgive people,
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And so, when god tells us to forgive people, it's a favor for us.
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Us to forgive people, it's a favor for us. you can't live in the rest
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It's a favor for us. you can't live in the rest of god if you're angry.
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You can't live in the rest of god if you're angry. you can't live in the rest
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Of god if you're angry. you can't live in the rest of god if you're worried
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You can't live in the rest of god if you're worried and frustrated all the time,
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Of god if you're worried and frustrated all the time, and trying to make things
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And frustrated all the time, and trying to make things happen that only god can
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And trying to make things happen that only god can make happen in your life.
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Happen that only god can make happen in your life. c'mon, what's your pet project,
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Make happen in your life. c'mon, what's your pet project, right now?
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C'mon, what's your pet project, right now? who are you working on?
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Right now? who are you working on? who do you have
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Who are you working on? who do you have on the potter's wheel
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Who do you have on the potter's wheel that would love it if you
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On the potter's wheel that would love it if you would let 'em off?
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That would love it if you would let 'em off? >> [audience laughing]
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Would let 'em off? >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i use--
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i use-- somebody was my project
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>> joyce: i use-- somebody was my project all the time.
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Somebody was my project all the time. most of the time, it was dave,
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All the time. most of the time, it was dave, but...
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Most of the time, it was dave, but... >> [audience laughing]
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But... >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and so, all these
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and so, all these things that you're
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>> joyce: and so, all these things that you're frustrated about,
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Things that you're frustrated about, if you will just trust god.
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Frustrated about, if you will just trust god. c'mon, the only way that you
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If you will just trust god. c'mon, the only way that you can enjoy your life
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C'mon, the only way that you can enjoy your life is to trust god.
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Can enjoy your life is to trust god. and let me tell you something,
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Is to trust god. and let me tell you something, if you trust god,
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And let me tell you something, if you trust god, you'll age much slower
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If you trust god, you'll age much slower than you will if you don't.
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You'll age much slower than you will if you don't. >> [audience laughing]
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Than you will if you don't. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: if you don't trust
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: if you don't trust god when you're 40,
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>> joyce: if you don't trust god when you're 40, you're gonna look like your 60.
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God when you're 40, you're gonna look like your 60. but if you trust god,
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You're gonna look like your 60. but if you trust god, you can be 70 and look
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But if you trust god, you can be 70 and look like you're 50.
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You can be 70 and look like you're 50. amen?
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Like you're 50. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i am praying,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i am praying, this afternoon, that somebody--
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>> joyce: i am praying, this afternoon, that somebody-- a bunch of somebodies,
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This afternoon, that somebody-- a bunch of somebodies, will go out of here and you
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A bunch of somebodies, will go out of here and you will get this and you will say,
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Will go out of here and you will get this and you will say, "that's it.
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Will get this and you will say, "that's it. i am not living my
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"that's it. i am not living my life frustrated, and miserable,
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I am not living my life frustrated, and miserable, and upset anymore.
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Life frustrated, and miserable, and upset anymore. i am going to enter
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And upset anymore. i am going to enter the rest of god."
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I am going to enter the rest of god." >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: hebrews says,
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>> joyce: hebrews says, "those who have believed,
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>> joyce: hebrews says, "those who have believed, do enter the rest of god."
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"those who have believed, do enter the rest of god." my gosh, what jesus has
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Do enter the rest of god." my gosh, what jesus has done for us!
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My gosh, what jesus has done for us! >> [audience applauding]
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Done for us! >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: lord, have mercy.
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: lord, have mercy. what good news it should
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>> joyce: lord, have mercy. what good news it should have been to the jews when
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What good news it should have been to the jews when he said, "it is finished,"
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Have been to the jews when he said, "it is finished," on that cross.
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He said, "it is finished," on that cross. it is done.
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On that cross. it is done. it is finished.
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I said in one of the messages,
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I said in one of the messages, "christianity doesn't begin with
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I said in one of the messages, "christianity doesn't begin with a do, it begins with a done."
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"christianity doesn't begin with a do, it begins with a done." we have to know who
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A do, it begins with a done." we have to know who we are in christ.
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We have to know who we are in christ. adam's first day on earth
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We are in christ. adam's first day on earth was not a day of work,
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Adam's first day on earth was not a day of work, it was a day of rest.
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Was not a day of work, it was a day of rest. he was created on the sixth day,
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It was a day of rest. he was created on the sixth day, and the seventh day was
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He was created on the sixth day, and the seventh day was a day of rest.
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And the seventh day was a day of rest. god blessed the seventh
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A day of rest. god blessed the seventh day and he rested on that day.
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God blessed the seventh day and he rested on that day. so, i think it's interesting
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Day and he rested on that day. so, i think it's interesting that adam began in rest,
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So, i think it's interesting that adam began in rest, he didn't begin in work.
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That adam began in rest, he didn't begin in work. and we need to realize that too.
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He wants us to have relationship
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He wants us to have relationship with him and then,
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He wants us to have relationship with him and then, wanting to do the right
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With him and then, wanting to do the right thing will come out
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Wanting to do the right thing will come out of the overflow of that
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Thing will come out of the overflow of that relationship with him.
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Of the overflow of that relationship with him. it's not gonna come because
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Relationship with him. it's not gonna come because we try really hard to be good,
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It's not gonna come because we try really hard to be good, or try really hard
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We try really hard to be good, or try really hard to change ourselves.
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Or try really hard to change ourselves. well, jesus is our high priest,
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To change ourselves. well, jesus is our high priest, and he doesn't have
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Well, jesus is our high priest, and he doesn't have to atone for his sins
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And he doesn't have to atone for his sins because he never sinned.
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However, he came in the form
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However, he came in the form of a human, so he knows
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However, he came in the form of a human, so he knows everything that we go through.
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Of a human, so he knows everything that we go through. "we have a high priest,"
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Everything that we go through. "we have a high priest," hebrews 4 says,
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"we have a high priest," hebrews 4 says, "that understands our
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Hebrews 4 says, "that understands our weaknesses and our infirmities
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"that understands our weaknesses and our infirmities because he's been tempted
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Weaknesses and our infirmities because he's been tempted in all points, just like we have
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Because he's been tempted in all points, just like we have yet without sinning."
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In all points, just like we have yet without sinning." so, he knows every temptation
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Yet without sinning." so, he knows every temptation that we go through,
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So, he knows every temptation that we go through, he experienced all the same
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That we go through, he experienced all the same things that we do but yet,
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He experienced all the same things that we do but yet, he never sinned.
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Things that we do but yet, he never sinned. so, he made the final sacrifice.
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He never sinned. so, he made the final sacrifice. and the bible says that,
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So, he made the final sacrifice. and the bible says that, "when he ascended on high--"
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And the bible says that, "when he ascended on high--" now, get this,
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"when he ascended on high--" now, get this, "he sat down."
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Now, get this, "he sat down." and i started getting
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Interested in why it says
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Interested in why it says so often in the bible
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Interested in why it says so often in the bible that he sat down.
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So often in the bible that he sat down. "to him who is seated
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That he sat down. "to him who is seated on the throne,"
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"to him who is seated on the throne," well, that should have said
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On the throne," well, that should have said a lot more to the jewish people
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Well, that should have said a lot more to the jewish people than it even does to us,
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A lot more to the jewish people than it even does to us, but they didn't understand.
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Than it even does to us, but they didn't understand. i can explain this
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But they didn't understand. i can explain this to you today and say,
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I can explain this to you today and say, under that old covenant,
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To you today and say, under that old covenant, there was no chair
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Under that old covenant, there was no chair in the holy of holies.
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There was no chair in the holy of holies. there was no place for
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In the holy of holies. there was no place for them to rest, no way to rest.
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But now, jesus sits.
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But now, jesus sits. when the bible says,
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But now, jesus sits. when the bible says, "he sat down," i mean,
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When the bible says, "he sat down," i mean, that should have been like,
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"he sat down," i mean, that should have been like, we should have been doing
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That should have been like, we should have been doing the hallelujah song, before.
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We should have been doing the hallelujah song, before. ♪ hallelujah ♪
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The hallelujah song, before. ♪ hallelujah ♪ ♪ hallelujah ♪
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♪ hallelujah ♪
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♪ hallelujah ♪ ♪ hallelujah ♪
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♪ hallelujah ♪ ♪ hallelujah ♪ ♪ he sat down ♪
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♪ hallelujah ♪ ♪ he sat down ♪ ♪ it's over ♪
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♪ he sat down ♪ ♪ it's over ♪ ♪ hallelujah ♪
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♪ it's over ♪ ♪ hallelujah ♪ ♪ hallelujah ♪
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♪ hallelujah ♪ ♪ hallelujah ♪ ♪ i can enjoy being ♪
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♪ hallelujah ♪ ♪ i can enjoy being ♪ ♪ a christian ♪
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♪ i can enjoy being ♪ ♪ a christian ♪ >> [audience applauding]
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♪ a christian ♪ >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: now, i'm not a singer
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: now, i'm not a singer so...
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>> joyce: now, i'm not a singer so... >> [audience laughing]
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So... >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: that's why they
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: that's why they didn't give me a microphone
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>> joyce: that's why they didn't give me a microphone up here.
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Didn't give me a microphone up here. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: now, we can live our
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Lives from a vantage point
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Of being seated in christ.
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Which means,
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We can do everything we do,
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Having entered the rest of god.
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The rest that god offers
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The rest that god offers us is a supernatural rest.
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The rest that god offers us is a supernatural rest. and it's not a rest from work,
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Us is a supernatural rest. and it's not a rest from work, but a rest in work.
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And it's not a rest from work, but a rest in work. in other words--
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Now, you know,
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Now, you know, this is my third time
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Now, you know, this is my third time to do this since starting
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This is my third time to do this since starting at 7 o'clock last night.
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To do this since starting at 7 o'clock last night. and so, my body will be tired,
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At 7 o'clock last night. and so, my body will be tired, but my inner man is renewed
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And so, my body will be tired, but my inner man is renewed because of what's--
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But my inner man is renewed because of what's-- see, i'm full of life inside.
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Because of what's-- see, i'm full of life inside. even though my outer man
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See, i'm full of life inside. even though my outer man is getting a little bit tired
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Even though my outer man is getting a little bit tired and i'll be tired by the time
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Is getting a little bit tired and i'll be tired by the time i get home.
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And i'll be tired by the time i get home. by the time i eat my dinner,
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I get home. by the time i eat my dinner, i'll be like...
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By the time i eat my dinner, i'll be like... >> [audience laughing]
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I'll be like... >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but inside,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but inside, c'mon church,
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>> joyce: but inside, c'mon church, if you got it inside.
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C'mon church, if you got it inside. >> [audience applauding]
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If you got it inside. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: if you got
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: if you got that life inside.
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>> joyce: if you got that life inside. the apostle paul said,
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That life inside. the apostle paul said, "my outer man perishes
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The apostle paul said, "my outer man perishes day by day, but my inner
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"my outer man perishes day by day, but my inner man is renewed."
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Day by day, but my inner man is renewed." amen?
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I'll be 77 in four months
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I'll be 77 in four months and i just feel so alive inside,
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I'll be 77 in four months and i just feel so alive inside, amen?
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And i just feel so alive inside, amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: inside, it's what you
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: inside, it's what you got going for you inside.
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>> joyce: inside, it's what you got going for you inside. quit worrying so much about
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Got going for you inside. quit worrying so much about everything that's going
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Quit worrying so much about everything that's going on outside: your finances,
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Everything that's going on outside: your finances, and your kids,
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On outside: your finances, and your kids, and your neighbors...
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And your kids, and your neighbors... what do you have
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And your neighbors... what do you have going on inside?
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What do you have going on inside? "christ is in me,
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Going on inside? "christ is in me, the same power that raised
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"christ is in me, the same power that raised christ from the dead
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The same power that raised christ from the dead dwells in me.
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I can do whatever i need
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I can do whatever i need to do through christ
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I can do whatever i need to do through christ who strengthens me."
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To do through christ who strengthens me." but everything has to be done
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Of being seated.
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Of being seated. mike, if you'll come
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Mike, if you'll come up just real quick?
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I used to do this myself,
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I used to do this myself, but i'm done with this
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But i'm done with this kind of stuff now.
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Kind of stuff now. lay down, brother.
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Lay down, brother. >> [audience laughing]
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: see what power i have.
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>> joyce: see what power i have. >> [audience laughing]
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: alright, every
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>> joyce: alright, every person who comes to christ,
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Person who comes to christ, comes in that condition.
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Comes in that condition. "done, i'm done.
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"done, i'm done. i can't fix anything in my life.
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I can't fix anything in my life. i can't do anything...
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I can't do anything... jesus, if you can
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Jesus, if you can do anything with me, here i am."
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Do anything with me, here i am." well, if we could just stay
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Well, if we could just stay that way, we'd be better off.
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That way, we'd be better off. i don't mean like,
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I don't mean like, in that condition, but i mean,
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In that condition, but i mean, having that attitude.
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Having that attitude. "god, i can't do it,
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"god, i can't do it, but if you can, here i am."
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But if you can, here i am." now, if you think about a baby,
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Now, if you think about a baby, they start that way.
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They start that way. and baby christians
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And baby christians start that way.
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Start that way. and that is not a problem,
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And that is not a problem, but if you've been
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But if you've been in the kingdom 30 years
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In the kingdom 30 years and you're still laying down,
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And you're still laying down, there's a problem.
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So, the first thing a child
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So, the first thing a child learns how to do is to sit.
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Learns how to do is to sit. so, pastor mike,
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So, pastor mike, would you sit?
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Would you sit? alright.
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Alright. >> [audience laughing]
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: now, aren't babies
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>> joyce: now, aren't babies so proud of themselves
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So proud of themselves when they learn how to sit?
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When they learn how to sit? i mean, it's a big thing.
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I mean, it's a big thing. and so, the christian's first
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How to be seated in christ.
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How to be seated in christ. come on,
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How to be seated in christ. come on, somebody get this today.
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Come on, somebody get this today. don't look at me like...
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Somebody get this today. don't look at me like... >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: then, once you learn
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>> joyce: then, once you learn how to sit, you can stand.
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So, now, you can stand
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So, now, you can stand against the enemy,
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So, now, you can stand against the enemy, you can stand strong
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Against the enemy, you can stand strong when you have trials
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You can stand strong when you have trials and tribulations,
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When you have trials and tribulations, you can stand in faith.
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And tribulations, you can stand in faith. but you can't go from
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You can stand in faith. but you can't go from laying to standing.
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But you can't go from laying to standing. it's not possible.
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Laying to standing. it's not possible. you gotta learn first,
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It's not possible. you gotta learn first, how to sit.
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You gotta learn first, how to sit. and let's just say that you're
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How to sit. and let's just say that you're walking as a christian, which,
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And let's just say that you're walking as a christian, which, walk a little bit for us.
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Walking as a christian, which, walk a little bit for us. you're walking as a christian.
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Walk a little bit for us. you're walking as a christian. now, let's just say that,
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You're walking as a christian. now, let's just say that, boy, you mess up,
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Now, let's just say that, boy, you mess up, you sin and you fall down.
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Boy, you mess up, you sin and you fall down. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: okay, now, guess what?
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>> joyce: okay, now, guess what? he can't get back up unless
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>> joyce: okay, now, guess what? he can't get back up unless he goes first to being
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He can't get back up unless he goes first to being seated again.
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He goes first to being seated again. >> [audience applauding]
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Seated again. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: c'mon, get this.
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: c'mon, get this. so, what that means is when
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>> joyce: c'mon, get this. so, what that means is when you mess up and you sin,
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So, what that means is when you mess up and you sin, before you can get back
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You mess up and you sin, before you can get back up and resume your walk
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Before you can get back up and resume your walk with god, you've gotta enter
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Up and resume your walk with god, you've gotta enter back into the rest of god again.
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With god, you've gotta enter back into the rest of god again. come on,
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Back into the rest of god again. come on, come.
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Come on, come. on.
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Come. on. >> [audience applauding]
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On. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: come on.
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: come on. and that means you can't
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>> joyce: come on. and that means you can't stay mad at yourself all
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And that means you can't stay mad at yourself all the time because you're
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Stay mad at yourself all the time because you're not the perfect specimen
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The time because you're not the perfect specimen of christianity.
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Not the perfect specimen of christianity. okay, you can...
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Of christianity. okay, you can... walk.
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Okay, you can... walk. now, run your race, brother.
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Walk. now, run your race, brother. alright.
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Now, run your race, brother. alright. >> [audience applauding]
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Alright. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: see, i love that
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: see, i love that thought that even as you
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>> joyce: see, i love that thought that even as you start to walk, as a believer,
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Thought that even as you start to walk, as a believer, and you're doing things for god,
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Start to walk, as a believer, and you're doing things for god, and you're representing
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And you're doing things for god, and you're representing him out in the earth,
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And you're representing him out in the earth, and you're walking in faith,
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Him out in the earth, and you're walking in faith, and you're walking in love,
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And you're walking in faith, and you're walking in love, and you're walking
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And you're walking in love, and you're walking as christ walked,
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And you're walking as christ walked, and you're no longer
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As christ walked, and you're no longer walking as the heathen walk,
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And you're no longer walking as the heathen walk, that you're still gonna
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Walking as the heathen walk, that you're still gonna make mistakes.
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That you're still gonna make mistakes. and this may not sound
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Make mistakes. and this may not sound like something a preacher
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And this may not sound like something a preacher should say but, it's okay,
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Like something a preacher should say but, it's okay, because god understands.
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Should say but, it's okay, because god understands. >> [audience applauding]
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Because god understands. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you weren't sure
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you weren't sure if you should clap or not
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>> joyce: you weren't sure if you should clap or not when i said it was okay.
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If you should clap or not when i said it was okay. >> [audience laughing]
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When i said it was okay. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: see, i'm not telling
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: see, i'm not telling you to go do dumb stuff
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>> joyce: see, i'm not telling you to go do dumb stuff on purpose,
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You to go do dumb stuff on purpose, but i'm saying that when
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On purpose, but i'm saying that when you do make mistakes,
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But i'm saying that when you do make mistakes, all you really have
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You do make mistakes, all you really have to do is say, "i'm sorry."
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All you really have to do is say, "i'm sorry." admit what you did.
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To do is say, "i'm sorry." admit what you did. "help me, god."
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Admit what you did. "help me, god." don't tell--
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"help me, god." don't tell-- don't promise god you'll
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Don't tell-- don't promise god you'll never do it again,
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Don't promise god you'll never do it again, because you will do it again.
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Never do it again, because you will do it again. >> [audience laughing]
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Because you will do it again. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: don't even waste
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: don't even waste your time with that stuff.
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>> joyce: don't even waste your time with that stuff. "oh, god, if you'll
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Your time with that stuff. "oh, god, if you'll just forgive me,
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"oh, god, if you'll just forgive me, i promise i'll never
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Just forgive me, i promise i'll never do it again."
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I promise i'll never do it again." yes, you will.
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Do it again." yes, you will. you just say, "god,
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Yes, you will. you just say, "god, please forgive me,
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You just say, "god, please forgive me, and i pray that i'll never
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Please forgive me, and i pray that i'll never do it again,
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And i pray that i'll never do it again, but i probably will.
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Do it again, but i probably will. and if i do, thank god,
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But i probably will. and if i do, thank god, that you love me
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And if i do, thank god, that you love me and you'll stick with
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That you love me and you'll stick with me until this is over."
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And you'll stick with me until this is over." >> [audience applauding]
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Me until this is over." >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: see, god is never
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: see, god is never gonna give up on you.
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>> joyce: see, god is never gonna give up on you. >> [audience applauding]
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Gonna give up on you. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i grew up being abused
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i grew up being abused and so always thought something
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>> joyce: i grew up being abused and so always thought something was wrong with me.
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And so always thought something was wrong with me. "what's wrong with me?
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Was wrong with me. "what's wrong with me? what's wrong with me?
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"what's wrong with me? what's wrong with me? what's wrong with me?"
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What's wrong with me? what's wrong with me?" i thought it was my fault.
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What's wrong with me?" i thought it was my fault. i wonder if there's anybody else
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I thought it was my fault. i wonder if there's anybody else here today, that was sexually
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I wonder if there's anybody else here today, that was sexually abused in your childhood
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Here today, that was sexually abused in your childhood and you always thought,
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Abused in your childhood and you always thought, "what's wrong with me?
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And you always thought, "what's wrong with me? what's wrong with me?"
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"what's wrong with me? what's wrong with me?" anybody?
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What's wrong with me?" anybody? yeah...
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Anybody? yeah... well, there wasn't something
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Yeah... well, there wasn't something wrong with you,
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Well, there wasn't something wrong with you, there was something wrong with
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Wrong with you, there was something wrong with the person who did that to you.
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There was something wrong with the person who did that to you. but as a child,
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The person who did that to you. but as a child, you don't know that,
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But as a child, you don't know that, so you begin to carry
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You don't know that, so you begin to carry that burden of something's
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So you begin to carry that burden of something's wrong with me and then even
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That burden of something's wrong with me and then even when you receive christ,
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Wrong with me and then even when you receive christ, until you really get your
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When you receive christ, until you really get your mind renewed and you know
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Until you really get your mind renewed and you know who you are in him,
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Mind renewed and you know who you are in him, every time you do the tiniest,
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Who you are in him, every time you do the tiniest, little thing wrong,
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Every time you do the tiniest, little thing wrong, then you feel guilty
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Little thing wrong, then you feel guilty and condemned,
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Then you feel guilty and condemned, sometimes for days
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And condemned, sometimes for days and weeks on end.
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Sometimes for days and weeks on end. i felt guilty when
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And weeks on end. i felt guilty when i didn't feel guilty,
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I felt guilty when i didn't feel guilty, and i'm serious about that.
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I didn't feel guilty, and i'm serious about that. i mean, i had a big problem
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And i'm serious about that. i mean, i had a big problem with this guilt
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I mean, i had a big problem with this guilt and condemnation thing.
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With this guilt and condemnation thing. i carried it like a invisible
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And condemnation thing. i carried it like a invisible burden on my back everywhere
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I carried it like a invisible burden on my back everywhere that i went.
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Burden on my back everywhere that i went. and i was already trying
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That i went. and i was already trying to teach the word and follow
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And i was already trying to teach the word and follow the call of god on my life,
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To teach the word and follow the call of god on my life, but i had a real struggle
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The call of god on my life, but i had a real struggle with that.
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But i had a real struggle with that. how many of you struggle
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With that. how many of you struggle with guilt and condemnation?
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How many of you struggle with guilt and condemnation? c'mon.
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With guilt and condemnation? c'mon. i don't wanna--don't make--
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C'mon. i don't wanna--don't make-- i wanna see.
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I don't wanna--don't make-- i wanna see. you still--
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And you've a believer
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And you've a believer a long time.
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And you've a believer a long time. but the bible says,
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A long time. but the bible says, "if any man be,"
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But the bible says, "if any man be," where?
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"if any man be," where? "in christ, he is a new
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Where? "in christ, he is a new creation: old things have
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"in christ, he is a new creation: old things have passed away and all things
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Creation: old things have passed away and all things become brand-new,"
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Passed away and all things become brand-new," that's 2 corinthians 5:17.
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Become brand-new," that's 2 corinthians 5:17. 2 corinthians 5:21 says,
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That's 2 corinthians 5:17. 2 corinthians 5:21 says, "he that knew no sin became
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2 corinthians 5:21 says, "he that knew no sin became sin that we might be made
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"he that knew no sin became sin that we might be made the righteousness of god,"
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Sin that we might be made the righteousness of god," where?
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The righteousness of god," where? "in christ."
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Where? "in christ." so, when he's seated
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"in christ." so, when he's seated and i'm seated in him,
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So, when he's seated and i'm seated in him, even when i make mistakes,
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And i'm seated in him, even when i make mistakes, god still views me,
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Even when i make mistakes, god still views me, the amplified bible says,
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God still views me, the amplified bible says, "as being right with him."
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The amplified bible says, "as being right with him." we are justified in christ.
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"as being right with him." we are justified in christ. and you know what that means?
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We are justified in christ. and you know what that means? we are made just
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And you know what that means? we are made just as if we never sinned.
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We are made just as if we never sinned. c'mon, i'm tired of you being
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As if we never sinned. c'mon, i'm tired of you being mad at yourself, no more.
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>> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: give yourself a break.
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: give yourself a break. jesus made the final sacrifice.
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>> joyce: give yourself a break. jesus made the final sacrifice. there's no more sacrifice
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Jesus made the final sacrifice. there's no more sacrifice that's ever needed, no more.
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There's no more sacrifice that's ever needed, no more. he doesn't need your guilt
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That's ever needed, no more. he doesn't need your guilt as your way of paying
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He doesn't need your guilt as your way of paying for your sins.
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As your way of paying for your sins. come on.
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For your sins. come on. i want somebody to get
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Come on. i want somebody to get set free today.
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I want somebody to get set free today. if just one person will
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Set free today. if just one person will get set free today,
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If just one person will get set free today, i can go home happy.
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Get set free today, i can go home happy. but i hope it's more than one.
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I can go home happy. but i hope it's more than one. so, i remember one incident,
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But i hope it's more than one. so, i remember one incident, in particular, i had gone
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So, i remember one incident, in particular, i had gone shopping and i had my usual
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In particular, i had gone shopping and i had my usual sack of guilt.
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Shopping and i had my usual sack of guilt. and i parked way out in the back
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Sack of guilt. and i parked way out in the back of the parking lot so i could
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And i parked way out in the back of the parking lot so i could walk slowly and pathetically
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Of the parking lot so i could walk slowly and pathetically to the store.
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Walk slowly and pathetically to the store. you know, if you're gonna
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To the store. you know, if you're gonna feel bad about yourself,
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You know, if you're gonna feel bad about yourself, you might as well really
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Feel bad about yourself, you might as well really beat on yourself.
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You might as well really beat on yourself. >> [audience laughing]
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Beat on yourself. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and i heard
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and i heard the holy spirit say,
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>> joyce: and i heard the holy spirit say, "joyce, how do you plan
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The holy spirit say, "joyce, how do you plan to get over this sin."
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"joyce, how do you plan to get over this sin." well, i knew the answer.
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To get over this sin." well, i knew the answer. i said, "oh, i'll just receive
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Well, i knew the answer. i said, "oh, i'll just receive the sacrifice that jesus
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I said, "oh, i'll just receive the sacrifice that jesus made when he died for me."
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The sacrifice that jesus made when he died for me." and the next thing i heard
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Made when he died for me." and the next thing i heard from the holy spirit is,
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And the next thing i heard from the holy spirit is, "uh, and when did you plan
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From the holy spirit is, "uh, and when did you plan to do that?"
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"uh, and when did you plan to do that?" >> [audience laughing]
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To do that?" >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: how many of you know
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: how many of you know that jesus died for your sins?
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>> joyce: how many of you know that jesus died for your sins? how many of you believe
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That jesus died for your sins? how many of you believe he paid the price for your sins?
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How many of you believe he paid the price for your sins? alright, so, when are you
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He paid the price for your sins? alright, so, when are you going to receive
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Alright, so, when are you going to receive it and forgive yourself?
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Going to receive it and forgive yourself? c'mon, somebody needs
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It and forgive yourself? c'mon, somebody needs to get free today.
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C'mon, somebody needs to get free today. >> [audience applauding]
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To get free today. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: some of you
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: some of you are still carrying stuff
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>> joyce: some of you are still carrying stuff around for ten years,
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Are still carrying stuff around for ten years, you feel bad about stuff
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Around for ten years, you feel bad about stuff that you did ten years ago.
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You feel bad about stuff that you did ten years ago. it's not helping you
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That you did ten years ago. it's not helping you and it's not helping god, amen?
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>> announcer: we are created
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>> announcer: we are created for community and acceptance.
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For community and acceptance. it's the way god made us.
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It's the way god made us. but what happens
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But what happens when we are rejected?
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>> joyce: well, rejection
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>> joyce: well, rejection is definitely painful.
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Is definitely painful. it's something we've all endured
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It's something we've all endured in one way or another.
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>> ginger: our experiences
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>> ginger: our experiences may be different,
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May be different, but the damage is very real.
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But the damage is very real. whether it comes from
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Whether it comes from a stranger, a friend,
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A stranger, a friend, or someone we love,
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Or someone we love, rejection leaves us feeling
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Rejection leaves us feeling unwanted and wounded.
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Unwanted and wounded. >> joyce: we both know how
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>> joyce: we both know how devastating rejection can be.
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Devastating rejection can be. the good news is healing
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The good news is healing is possible.
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Is possible. that's why i invited
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That's why i invited ginger to write
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Ginger to write a very important
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A very important book with me,
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Book with me, "healing the wounds
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"healing the wounds of rejection."
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Of rejection." i believe now is the time
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I believe now is the time to overcome those
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To overcome those wounds and embrace
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Wounds and embrace our true identity in christ.
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Our true identity in christ. >> announcer: we would
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>> announcer: we would like to send you a copy
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Like to send you a copy of "healing the wounds
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Of "healing the wounds of rejection."
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Of rejection." it's available to you
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It's available to you right now for your
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Right now for your gift of any amount.
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>> male: i still felt like
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>> male: i still felt like an outsider wherever i went.
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An outsider wherever i went. >> female 1: just not feeling
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>> female 1: just not feeling like i belong anywhere.
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Like i belong anywhere. >> female 2: it's satan's
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>> female 2: it's satan's lies to say that
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Lies to say that "you're not wanted."
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"you're not wanted." >> male: and it was through
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>> male: and it was through the word of god.
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The word of god. >> female 1: the more
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>> female 1: the more i read his word,
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I read his word, the closer
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The closer i became to him.
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I became to him. >> female 2: god says,
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>> female 2: god says, "i am adopted."
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"i am adopted." >> female 1: because i have
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>> female 1: because i have had been rejected in my past
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Had been rejected in my past that does not mean
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That does not mean that i have to continue
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That i have to continue living that way every day.
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Living that way every day. >> female 2: "i'm chosen,
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>> female 2: "i'm chosen, i'm accepted, i'm redeemed."
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I'm accepted, i'm redeemed." >> female 1: and he is
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>> female 1: and he is transforming me
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Transforming me into his son,
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Into his son, jesus' image, daily.
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Jesus' image, daily. >> male: and i should never
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>> male: and i should never have felt abandoned
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Have felt abandoned or rejected because
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Or rejected because he's been there.
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>> ginger: you may not
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>> ginger: you may not even realize the effects
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Even realize the effects of rejection on your life.
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Of rejection on your life. i know i didn't for a time.
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I know i didn't for a time. but you don't have
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But you don't have to remain stuck in the past
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To remain stuck in the past or let what others have
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Or let what others have done define your worth.
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Done define your worth. we want to share
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We want to share truths from god's word
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Truths from god's word that have helped us find
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That have helped us find strength and wholeness.
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Strength and wholeness. >> joyce: you can find freedom
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>> joyce: you can find freedom from the pain and move
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From the pain and move forward with confidence.
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Forward with confidence. >> announcer: "healing
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>> announcer: "healing the wounds of rejection"
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The wounds of rejection" is available to you for
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Is available to you for a gift of any amount.
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A gift of any amount. and today, when you give,
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And today, when you give, all proceeds will go
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All proceeds will go directly to helping women
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Directly to helping women and girls find rescue,
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And girls find rescue, relief, and healing
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Relief, and healing in god's word through our
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In god's word through our project grl outreach.
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Project grl outreach. all proceeds will
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All proceeds will go directly to it, today.
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Go directly to it, today. joyce and ginger's
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Joyce and ginger's book "healing
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Book "healing the wounds of rejection"
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The wounds of rejection" is available to you
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Is available to you for any amount.
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For any amount. don't wait.
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Don't wait. give us a call at...
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Give us a call at... or visit us online at:
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Or visit us online at: joycemeyer.org.
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>> [♪♪]
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>> announcer: we hope you
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>> announcer: we hope you enjoyed today's program.
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Enjoyed today's program. we are so grateful
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We are so grateful to our joyce meyer
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To our joyce meyer ministries partners
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Ministries partners who make this
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Who make this and all we do possible,
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And all we do possible, including sharing
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Including sharing god's word
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God's word and offering help
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And offering help to people in need
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To people in need all over the world.
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Joyce Meyer - Walking In Faith So You Can Run Your Race (Part 1)

April 1, 2026 | 27:29

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