Joyce Meyer - What Has Jesus Done for Us? (Part 2)

September 29, 2025 | 29:29

Do you know what a "cheese and cracker" Christian is? You’re about to find out. Today, Joyce teaches how to stop settling and start receiving everything that’s already yours in Christ.

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Joyce Meyer: Enjoying Everyday Life | Joyce Meyer - What Has Jesus Done for Us? (Part 2) | September 29, 2025

>> joyce: you're an ambassador
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>> joyce: you're an ambassador of god, his ambassador.
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>> joyce: you're an ambassador of god, his ambassador. you're not normal.
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Of god, his ambassador. you're not normal. you're above normal.
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You're not normal. you're above normal. you're not average.
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You're above normal. you're not average. you're above average.
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer,
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal you everywhere you hurt.
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>> joyce: you know,
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>> joyce: you know, how you feel about yourself,
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>> joyce: you know, how you feel about yourself, what you think about yourself
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How you feel about yourself, what you think about yourself is probably one of the most
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What you think about yourself is probably one of the most important things in your
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Is probably one of the most important things in your life next to receiving jesus,
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Important things in your life next to receiving jesus, because he died for
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Life next to receiving jesus, because he died for us to have much more
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Because he died for us to have much more than just a place in heaven.
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Us to have much more than just a place in heaven. >> [audience applauding]
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Than just a place in heaven. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: he wants you
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: he wants you to have a really great life,
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>> joyce: he wants you to have a really great life, right here, where you're at.
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To have a really great life, right here, where you're at. and that's not dependent
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Right here, where you're at. and that's not dependent on how much money you have,
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And that's not dependent on how much money you have, or what kind of job you have,
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On how much money you have, or what kind of job you have, or how much education you have.
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Or what kind of job you have, or how much education you have. a lot of it--
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Or how much education you have. a lot of it-- a lot of your joy comes from
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A lot of it-- a lot of your joy comes from how you feel about yourself.
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A lot of your joy comes from how you feel about yourself. and i found, a long time ago,
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How you feel about yourself. and i found, a long time ago, that most people
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And i found, a long time ago, that most people who have problems,
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That most people who have problems, serious problems,
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Who have problems, serious problems, most people who are
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Serious problems, most people who are dysfunctional, depressed,
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Most people who are dysfunctional, depressed, discouraged, it's not really
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Dysfunctional, depressed, discouraged, it's not really because of their problems.
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Discouraged, it's not really because of their problems. it's how they feel about
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Because of their problems. it's how they feel about themselves and how
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It's how they feel about themselves and how they see themselves.
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Themselves and how they see themselves. and maybe you grew up
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In a pollyanna family where
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In a pollyanna family where everything was wonderful,
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In a pollyanna family where everything was wonderful, and you got told all the time
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Everything was wonderful, and you got told all the time how great you were.
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And you got told all the time how great you were. but i didn't have that,
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How great you were. but i didn't have that, and probably a lot
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But i didn't have that, and probably a lot of you didn't have it.
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And probably a lot of you didn't have it. matter of fact,
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Of you didn't have it. matter of fact, i was told the opposite:
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Matter of fact, i was told the opposite: i was "stupid, no good,
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I was told the opposite: i was "stupid, no good, would never amount
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I was "stupid, no good, would never amount to anything," all that stuff.
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Would never amount to anything," all that stuff. and it took me a while
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To anything," all that stuff. and it took me a while to learn to like myself.
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And it took me a while to learn to like myself. and then i took another step
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To learn to like myself. and then i took another step and began to love myself.
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And then i took another step and began to love myself. now that really
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And began to love myself. now that really makes the devil mad.
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Now that really makes the devil mad. >> [audience applauding]
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Makes the devil mad. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and see,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and see, we're very tempted to think,
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>> joyce: and see, we're very tempted to think, "now, wait a minute.
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We're very tempted to think, "now, wait a minute. isn't that a little bit haughty?
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"now, wait a minute. isn't that a little bit haughty? aren't you in danger of getting
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Isn't that a little bit haughty? aren't you in danger of getting in pride if you start to think
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Aren't you in danger of getting in pride if you start to think good things about yourself?"
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In pride if you start to think good things about yourself?" and i don't know why religion
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Good things about yourself?" and i don't know why religion has made people think
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And i don't know why religion has made people think that it's wonderful to feel
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Has made people think that it's wonderful to feel like nothing and nobody
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That it's wonderful to feel like nothing and nobody and to be poor and have
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Like nothing and nobody and to be poor and have nothing--
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And to be poor and have nothing-- that doesn't even make
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Nothing-- that doesn't even make any sense at all.
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That doesn't even make any sense at all. but people feel like
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Any sense at all. but people feel like you're really religious
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But people feel like you're really religious if you're like that.
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You're really religious if you're like that. and i guess religious
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If you're like that. and i guess religious is what you are,
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And i guess religious is what you are, but that's not having
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Is what you are, but that's not having a relationship
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But that's not having a relationship with jesus christ.
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A relationship with jesus christ. >> [audience applauding]
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With jesus christ. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: now,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: now, we all have trouble,
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>> joyce: now, we all have trouble, and we all have problems,
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We all have trouble, and we all have problems, and we always will
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And we all have problems, and we always will from time to time.
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And we always will from time to time. but that's where god
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From time to time. but that's where god shines the best.
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Because i do--
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Because i do-- i mean, i believe that
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Because i do-- i mean, i believe that "all things work
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I mean, i believe that "all things work together for good".
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"all things work together for good". i believe it.
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Together for good". i believe it. i've seen it too many
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I believe it. i've seen it too many times in my own life,
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And i've seen it in other
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And i've seen it in other people's lives.
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And i've seen it in other people's lives. but there is a catch: you have
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People's lives. but there is a catch: you have to have a good attitude while
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But there is a catch: you have to have a good attitude while you're going through the problem
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To have a good attitude while you're going through the problem you're going through.
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You're going through the problem you're going through. so, maybe that's a take home
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You're going through. so, maybe that's a take home for somebody today.
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So, maybe that's a take home for somebody today. see, you may be having
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For somebody today. see, you may be having a problem thinking,
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See, you may be having a problem thinking, "yeah, yeah.
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A problem thinking, "yeah, yeah. all things work out
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"yeah, yeah. all things work out together for good,"
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All things work out together for good," [mumbling].
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Together for good," [mumbling]. but one of the best things
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[mumbling]. but one of the best things you can do when you're having
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But one of the best things you can do when you're having a problem is go be good
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You can do when you're having a problem is go be good to somebody else.
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A problem is go be good to somebody else. i learned that years ago.
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To somebody else. i learned that years ago. and it--
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I learned that years ago. and it-- i mean, i just get--
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And it-- i mean, i just get-- when the devil attacks me,
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I mean, i just get-- when the devil attacks me, i go give something away.
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When the devil attacks me, i go give something away. when he attacks me,
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I go give something away. when he attacks me, i call somebody up
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When he attacks me, i call somebody up and bless 'em.
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You don't have to fight
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You don't have to fight with the devil.
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You don't have to fight with the devil. you can defeat him with love.
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With the devil. you can defeat him with love. romans 12:21 says,
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You can defeat him with love. romans 12:21 says, "we overcome evil with good."
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Romans 12:21 says, "we overcome evil with good." so, you--
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"we overcome evil with good." so, you-- if you can just see yourself
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So, you-- if you can just see yourself the way god sees you,
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If you can just see yourself the way god sees you, think of yourself the way
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The way god sees you, think of yourself the way god thinks of you, man,
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Think of yourself the way god thinks of you, man, you are on your way
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God thinks of you, man, you are on your way to a life of victory.
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You are on your way to a life of victory. and i don't mean you have
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To a life of victory. and i don't mean you have to go tap somebody
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And i don't mean you have to go tap somebody on the back and say,
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To go tap somebody on the back and say, "look, i'm valuable,
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On the back and say, "look, i'm valuable, wonderful, precious,
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"look, i'm valuable, wonderful, precious, the apple of god's eye.
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Wonderful, precious, the apple of god's eye. i have favor."
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The apple of god's eye. i have favor." >> [audience laughing]
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I have favor." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but you need to know
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but you need to know that you are those things.
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>> joyce: but you need to know that you are those things. and you need to know
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That you are those things. and you need to know that in yourself.
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And you need to know that in yourself. and i'm gonna highly recommend
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That you confess them
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That you confess them out loud every day.
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That you confess them out loud every day. i don't think a lot of people
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Out loud every day. i don't think a lot of people really, deep down,
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I don't think a lot of people really, deep down, know who they are.
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Really, deep down, know who they are. those two little words
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Know who they are. those two little words "in christ," they are
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Those two little words "in christ," they are all over the new testament,
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"in christ," they are all over the new testament, and they are two
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All over the new testament, and they are two of the most important
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And they are two of the most important words that you will find.
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Of the most important words that you will find. because who i am, in my works,
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Words that you will find. because who i am, in my works, is nothing.
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Because who i am, in my works, is nothing. who i am, in myself, is nothing.
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But when i change families
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But when i change families and i come over into
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But when i change families and i come over into god's family, now i'm a new
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And i come over into god's family, now i'm a new creature in christ.
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God's family, now i'm a new creature in christ. old things pass away,
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Creature in christ. old things pass away, and everything
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Old things pass away, and everything becomes brand-new.
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The fear of inadequacy
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The fear of inadequacy is one of the greatest
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The fear of inadequacy is one of the greatest fears that people have.
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Is one of the greatest fears that people have. and that fear is,
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Fears that people have. and that fear is, "i'm not..."
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And that fear is, "i'm not..." "i can't..."
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"i'm not..." "i can't..." "i don't..."
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"i can't..." "i don't..." "i didn't..."
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"i don't..." "i didn't..." "i lack..."
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"i didn't..." "i lack..." we always wonder
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"i lack..." we always wonder if we're enough.
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We always wonder if we're enough. if we're enough for the job,
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If we're enough. if we're enough for the job, enough for somebody to love.
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If we're enough for the job, enough for somebody to love. you have so many situations
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Enough for somebody to love. you have so many situations where people are hurt
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You have so many situations where people are hurt by other people and they
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Where people are hurt by other people and they take it onto themselves,
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By other people and they take it onto themselves, like, "well, there must have
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Take it onto themselves, like, "well, there must have been something wrong with me.
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Like, "well, there must have been something wrong with me. i wasn't enough,
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Been something wrong with me. i wasn't enough, or you wouldn't have."
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When i was a kid and my father
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When i was a kid and my father was abusing me, i thought,
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When i was a kid and my father was abusing me, i thought, "surely there's something
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Was abusing me, i thought, "surely there's something wrong with me."
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"surely there's something wrong with me." but it wasn't me.
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Wrong with me." but it wasn't me. it was him.
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But it wasn't me. it was him. he had a problem.
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It was him. he had a problem. but i had to have jesus
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He had a problem. but i had to have jesus in my life to find that out.
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But i had to have jesus in my life to find that out. and if you're blaming
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In my life to find that out. and if you're blaming yourself for somebody
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Else's mistreatment of you,
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Else's mistreatment of you, right now, this morning,
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Else's mistreatment of you, right now, this morning, is a good time to say,
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Right now, this morning, is a good time to say, "the devil is a liar.
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Is a good time to say, "the devil is a liar. and i am not gonna
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"the devil is a liar. and i am not gonna believe that anymore."
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And i am not gonna believe that anymore." >> [audience applauding]
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Believe that anymore." >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: let me say it again.
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: let me say it again. 'cause i really feel like
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>> joyce: let me say it again. 'cause i really feel like somebody needs to hear that.
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'cause i really feel like somebody needs to hear that. if you're blaming yourself
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Somebody needs to hear that. if you're blaming yourself for something that somebody
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If you're blaming yourself for something that somebody else did to you that hurt you,
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For something that somebody else did to you that hurt you, don't take it as your fault.
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Else did to you that hurt you, don't take it as your fault. now, if you--
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Don't take it as your fault. now, if you-- if it was your fault,
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Now, if you-- if it was your fault, then receive it,
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If it was your fault, then receive it, get forgiveness,
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Then receive it, get forgiveness, and go on.
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Get forgiveness, and go on. but there's about a 99% chance
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And go on. but there's about a 99% chance that it wasn't your fault.
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But there's about a 99% chance that it wasn't your fault. there are people who
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That it wasn't your fault. there are people who just hurt other people,
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There are people who just hurt other people, and that's all there is to it.
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Just hurt other people, and that's all there is to it. have some active faith,
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And that's all there is to it. have some active faith, believing, "i can overcome.
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Have some active faith, believing, "i can overcome. i can do whatever i need to do.
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Believing, "i can overcome. i can do whatever i need to do. i'm not gonna be held back."
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I can do whatever i need to do. i'm not gonna be held back." and that's exactly why i'm where
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I'm not gonna be held back." and that's exactly why i'm where i am with the beginning
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And that's exactly why i'm where i am with the beginning that i started with.
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I am with the beginning that i started with. there's no earthly reason for
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That i started with. there's no earthly reason for me to be doing what i'm doing.
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There's no earthly reason for me to be doing what i'm doing. it's definitely god.
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Me to be doing what i'm doing. it's definitely god. but no matter what god--
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It's definitely god. but no matter what god-- now, listen to me.
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But no matter what god-- now, listen to me. no matter what god
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Now, listen to me. no matter what god wants to do for you,
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No matter what god wants to do for you, he cannot do it if you
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Wants to do for you, he cannot do it if you won't agree with him.
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He cannot do it if you won't agree with him. >> [audience applauding]
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Won't agree with him. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you understand that?
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you understand that? the word "confess" means:
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>> joyce: you understand that? the word "confess" means: to say the same thing as--
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The word "confess" means: to say the same thing as-- and all, in the bible,
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To say the same thing as-- and all, in the bible, we're taught to confess
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And all, in the bible, we're taught to confess the word.
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We're taught to confess the word. and that means to say the same
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The word. and that means to say the same thing that god says.
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So, when god says,
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So, when god says, "you are fearfully
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So, when god says, "you are fearfully and wonderfully made,"
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"you are fearfully and wonderfully made," then you need to start
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And wonderfully made," then you need to start your morning with,
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Then you need to start your morning with, "i am fearfully
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Your morning with, "i am fearfully and wonderfully made."
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"i am fearfully and wonderfully made." i mean, i've got a list this
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Long of the good things
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Long of the good things that god says about us,
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Long of the good things that god says about us, and i'm starting to commit
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That god says about us, and i'm starting to commit 'em to memory just by saying
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And i'm starting to commit 'em to memory just by saying them every morning.
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'em to memory just by saying them every morning. and you know what i found?
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Them every morning. and you know what i found? the more i get up
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And you know what i found? the more i get up in the morning and say,
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The more i get up in the morning and say, "god loves me,
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In the morning and say, "god loves me, i'm right with god.
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"god loves me, i'm right with god. he's made me righteous
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I'm right with god. he's made me righteous through the blood of christ.
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He's made me righteous through the blood of christ. i'm justified and sanctified.
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Through the blood of christ. i'm justified and sanctified. i am redeemed.
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I'm justified and sanctified. i am redeemed. i have got gifts and talents.
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I am redeemed. i have got gifts and talents. i am valuable.
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I have got gifts and talents. i am valuable. i am precious.
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I am valuable. i am precious. god rejoices over me with
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I am precious. god rejoices over me with singing," and on and on and on.
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God rejoices over me with singing," and on and on and on. i mean, i start to get
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Singing," and on and on and on. i mean, i start to get pretty happy.
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I mean, i start to get pretty happy. >> [audience laughing]
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Pretty happy. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i'm serious.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i'm serious. i mean, i've been doing
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>> joyce: i'm serious. i mean, i've been doing this a long time.
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I mean, i've been doing this a long time. and it's not just a few
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This a long time. and it's not just a few little words on pages.
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And it's not just a few little words on pages. it's a reality.
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Little words on pages. it's a reality. when you become a christian,
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It's a reality. when you become a christian, you change families.
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When you become a christian, you change families. >> [audience applauding]
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You change families. >> [audience applauding] >> audience member: yeah!
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>> [audience applauding] >> audience member: yeah! >> joyce: yeah,
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>> audience member: yeah! >> joyce: yeah, i got a believer out there.
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>> joyce: yeah, i got a believer out there. >> [audience laughing]
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I got a believer out there. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: god will always
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: god will always give us whatever we need,
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>> joyce: god will always give us whatever we need, to do whatever he asks us to do,
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Give us whatever we need, to do whatever he asks us to do, but only if we agree with him.
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To do whatever he asks us to do, but only if we agree with him. some of you maybe have--
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But only if we agree with him. some of you maybe have-- god's been telling you some
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Some of you maybe have-- god's been telling you some things and showing
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God's been telling you some things and showing you some things,
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Things and showing you some things, and they're just more
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You some things, and they're just more than you can take in.
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And they're just more than you can take in. so, you don't agree with him.
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But you just start agreeing
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But you just start agreeing with him and see what starts
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But you just start agreeing with him and see what starts happening in your life.
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With him and see what starts happening in your life. 2 peter 1:3 says,
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Happening in your life. 2 peter 1:3 says, "his divine power has given
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2 peter 1:3 says, "his divine power has given us everything we need
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"his divine power has given us everything we need for a godly life."
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Us everything we need for a godly life." everything.
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For a godly life." everything. >> audience member: yeah!
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Everything. >> audience member: yeah! >> joyce: not just a few things.
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I like you, brother.
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I like you, brother. >> [audience laughing]
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I like you, brother. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: everything.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: everything. everything.
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>> joyce: everything. everything. and you know--
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Everything. and you know-- we have to think about this:
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And you know-- we have to think about this: everything.
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We have to think about this: everything. i remember when i was being
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Everything. i remember when i was being sexually abused by my dad
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I remember when i was being sexually abused by my dad thinking, "well, i am gonna
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Sexually abused by my dad thinking, "well, i am gonna overcome this and i'm gonna
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Thinking, "well, i am gonna overcome this and i'm gonna get away from him as soon
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Overcome this and i'm gonna get away from him as soon as i'm 18 and can get a job
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Get away from him as soon as i'm 18 and can get a job and support myself,
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As i'm 18 and can get a job and support myself, but i'll always have
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And support myself, but i'll always have a second-rate life."
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But i'll always have a second-rate life." i had no idea that i could
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A second-rate life." i had no idea that i could have even a better
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I had no idea that i could have even a better life because of it.
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Have even a better life because of it. i thought i'd always have
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Life because of it. i thought i'd always have a second-rate life.
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I thought i'd always have a second-rate life. well, so what did i do?
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A second-rate life. well, so what did i do? i went and married the first
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Well, so what did i do? i went and married the first guy that asked me,
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I went and married the first guy that asked me, and he was just
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Guy that asked me, and he was just as crazy as i was.
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And he was just as crazy as i was. >> [audience laughing]
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As crazy as i was. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and we were
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and we were married five years,
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>> joyce: and we were married five years, but we probably didn't live
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Married five years, but we probably didn't live together six months out
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But we probably didn't live together six months out of those five years.
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Together six months out of those five years. every time i turned around;
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Of those five years. every time i turned around; he would just disappear.
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Every time i turned around; he would just disappear. he stole from me and went
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He would just disappear. he stole from me and went to prison for writing bad
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He stole from me and went to prison for writing bad checks and yada yada,
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To prison for writing bad checks and yada yada, yada, yada, yada.
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Checks and yada yada, yada, yada, yada. desperate people
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Yada, yada, yada. desperate people do stupid things.
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Desperate people do stupid things. and i was so afraid--
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Do stupid things. and i was so afraid-- now, listen to me, ladies.
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And i was so afraid-- now, listen to me, ladies. i was so afraid that nobody
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Now, listen to me, ladies. i was so afraid that nobody would ever want me that
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I was so afraid that nobody would ever want me that i'd desperately grabbed
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Would ever want me that i'd desperately grabbed at something that i knew down
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I'd desperately grabbed at something that i knew down deep in my heart was not right.
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At something that i knew down deep in my heart was not right. come on,
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Deep in my heart was not right. come on, there's somebody here that
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Come on, there's somebody here that was worth you coming.
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There's somebody here that was worth you coming. please believe me.
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Was worth you coming. please believe me. you are better off with
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Please believe me. you are better off with just you and jesus...
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You are better off with just you and jesus... >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: than you
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>> joyce: than you and jesus and somebody
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>> joyce: than you and jesus and somebody who wants to mistreat you
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And jesus and somebody who wants to mistreat you and take advantage of you.
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Who wants to mistreat you and take advantage of you. but god's given you everything
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And take advantage of you. but god's given you everything that you need for a godly life--
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But god's given you everything that you need for a godly life-- now, wait a minute.
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That you need for a godly life-- now, wait a minute. "through--"
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Now, wait a minute. "through--" here's something for you.
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"through--" here's something for you. you know,
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Here's something for you. you know, we work together with god.
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You know, we work together with god. we just don't go float
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We work together with god. we just don't go float on a cloud and he does
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We just don't go float on a cloud and he does everything for us.
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On a cloud and he does everything for us. we're partners with god.
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Everything for us. we're partners with god. he shows us what to do.
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We're partners with god. he shows us what to do. he gives us the ability
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He shows us what to do. he gives us the ability to do it.
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He gives us the ability to do it. but we have to do the doing.
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To do it. but we have to do the doing. otherwise, faith has no action.
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But we have to do the doing. otherwise, faith has no action. and james said, "faith without
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Otherwise, faith has no action. and james said, "faith without works is dead."
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And james said, "faith without works is dead." well, it really is.
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Works is dead." well, it really is. i mean, faith always
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Well, it really is. i mean, faith always is in the lead.
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I mean, faith always is in the lead. but works--
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Is in the lead. but works-- good works, should always
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But works-- good works, should always follow real faith.
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Good works, should always follow real faith. we don't do good things
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To get god to love us.
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To get god to love us. we do them because he loves us.
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To get god to love us. we do them because he loves us. we don't do them to get
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We do them because he loves us. we don't do them to get something for ourself.
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We don't do them to get something for ourself. we do them because
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Something for ourself. we do them because the spirit and the nature
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We do them because the spirit and the nature of god is in us,
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The spirit and the nature of god is in us, and we just can't
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Of god is in us, and we just can't help ourselves.
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And we just can't help ourselves. >> [audience applauding]
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Help ourselves. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i mean, i have just
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i mean, i have just gotten downright nice.
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>> joyce: i mean, i have just gotten downright nice. and i'm sorry,
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Gotten downright nice. and i'm sorry, i just can't help it.
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And i'm sorry, i just can't help it. >> [audience laughing]
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I just can't help it. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and boy,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and boy, i used to be a snot.
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Not very good.
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Not very good. but all these things
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Not very good. but all these things come to us "through
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But all these things come to us "through our knowledge of him."
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Come to us "through our knowledge of him." not through
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Our knowledge of him." not through grandma's knowledge,
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Not through grandma's knowledge, not through mama's knowledge,
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Grandma's knowledge, not through mama's knowledge, but your personal knowledge.
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Not through mama's knowledge, but your personal knowledge. coming here once a week,
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That's not enough.
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That's not enough. that won't do it.
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That's not enough. that won't do it. you can even
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That won't do it. you can even go to church twice a week.
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You can even go to church twice a week. you can watch me and joel
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Go to church twice a week. you can watch me and joel every morning.
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You can watch me and joel every morning. >> [audience laughing]
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Every morning. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: which i highly
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: which i highly recommend.
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>> joyce: which i highly recommend. >> [audience laughing]
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Recommend. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and it still
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and it still won't do it.
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>> joyce: and it still won't do it. you've got to have
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Won't do it. you've got to have your own personal
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You've got to have your own personal relationship with god.
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>> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and i'm gonna tell
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and i'm gonna tell you what that takes, time.
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"i'm too busy to spend
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"i'm too busy to spend time with god."
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"i'm too busy to spend time with god." well then, you better cut
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Time with god." well then, you better cut something else out of your
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Well then, you better cut something else out of your life because nothing's
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Something else out of your life because nothing's ever gonna work right
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Life because nothing's ever gonna work right until you put him first.
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Ever gonna work right until you put him first. "well, i don't know what to do
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Until you put him first. "well, i don't know what to do when i spend time with god."
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"well, i don't know what to do when i spend time with god." well, it's not so much about
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When i spend time with god." well, it's not so much about what you do as it is that
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Well, it's not so much about what you do as it is that you give him the time.
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What you do as it is that you give him the time. if you don't do anything
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You give him the time. if you don't do anything but sit there and say,
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If you don't do anything but sit there and say, "well, god, i don't know
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But sit there and say, "well, god, i don't know what to do,"
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"well, god, i don't know what to do," he'll show you.
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I tell you,
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I tell you, we have to learn this word
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I tell you, we have to learn this word and we've got to get it down
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We have to learn this word and we've got to get it down on the inside of us.
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And we've got to get it down on the inside of us. john 16:15.
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On the inside of us. john 16:15. jesus said, "all that belongs
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John 16:15. jesus said, "all that belongs to the father is mine."
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Jesus said, "all that belongs to the father is mine." now, watch this transfer.
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To the father is mine." now, watch this transfer. "that's why i said,
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Now, watch this transfer. "that's why i said, the spirit will receive
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"that's why i said, the spirit will receive from me what he will
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The spirit will receive from me what he will make known to you."
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From me what he will make known to you." so, god sent jesus,
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And when jesus
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And when jesus ascended on high,
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And when jesus ascended on high, he sent the holy spirit
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Ascended on high, he sent the holy spirit to be in us.
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He sent the holy spirit to be in us. and we need to not just
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To be in us. and we need to not just have a little tiny bit
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And we need to not just have a little tiny bit of the holy spirit,
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Have a little tiny bit of the holy spirit, we need to be full
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Of the holy spirit, we need to be full of the holy spirit.
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And sometimes
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And sometimes we've gotta get a daily
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And sometimes we've gotta get a daily refill because the world
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We've gotta get a daily refill because the world can suck it out of you.
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Refill because the world can suck it out of you. amen?
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Can suck it out of you. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and--you know,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and--you know, a large majority of churches
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>> joyce: and--you know, a large majority of churches don't even teach that.
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A large majority of churches don't even teach that. there's a lot more
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Don't even teach that. there's a lot more that don't than do.
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There's a lot more that don't than do. i never heard anything
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That don't than do. i never heard anything about being filled with
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I never heard anything about being filled with the holy spirit the nine years
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About being filled with the holy spirit the nine years that i went to the church
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The holy spirit the nine years that i went to the church i went to before god
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That i went to the church i went to before god actually really touched me.
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I went to before god actually really touched me. we need a touch from god.
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Each one of you need
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Each one of you need a personal connection with god.
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Each one of you need a personal connection with god. >> [audience applauding]
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A personal connection with god. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: "well,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: "well, i go to joel's church
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>> joyce: "well, i go to joel's church and it's the biggest
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I go to joel's church and it's the biggest church in the country,
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And it's the biggest church in the country, i heard."
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Church in the country, i heard." >> [audience laughing]
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I heard." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: well, good for you.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: well, good for you. i like joel.
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>> joyce: well, good for you. i like joel. if i lived here,
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I like joel. if i lived here, i'd probably come here.
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If i lived here, i'd probably come here. but that's not enough.
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Paul said,
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Paul said, "some of you say
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Paul said, "some of you say i belong to paul.
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"some of you say i belong to paul. some say--"
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I belong to paul. some say--" you know, this one, that one,
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Some say--" you know, this one, that one, another one.
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You know, this one, that one, another one. the thing is,
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Another one. the thing is, is we belong to jesus.
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The thing is, is we belong to jesus. >> [audience applauding]
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Is we belong to jesus. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you always gotta
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you always gotta keep him first.
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>> joyce: you always gotta keep him first. but then jesus said,
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Keep him first. but then jesus said, "you're gonna be better
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But then jesus said, "you're gonna be better off if i go away.
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"you're gonna be better off if i go away. because when i go away,
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Off if i go away. because when i go away, i'm gonna send the holy spirit."
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Because when i go away, i'm gonna send the holy spirit." wow.
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I'm gonna send the holy spirit." wow. so, that means right now, today,
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Wow. so, that means right now, today, we've got it better than
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So, that means right now, today, we've got it better than the people did the three years
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We've got it better than the people did the three years that jesus walked the earth.
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The people did the three years that jesus walked the earth. we've got it better.
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That jesus walked the earth. we've got it better. because we've got
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We've got it better. because we've got the holy spirit in us.
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Because we've got the holy spirit in us. and jesus told his disciples,
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The holy spirit in us. and jesus told his disciples, he said, "there are many
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And jesus told his disciples, he said, "there are many things that i wanna tell you,
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He said, "there are many things that i wanna tell you, but you're not ready for 'em."
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Things that i wanna tell you, but you're not ready for 'em." and see, we're all that way.
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But you're not ready for 'em." and see, we're all that way. there's all things, right now,
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And see, we're all that way. there's all things, right now, that god would love to teach us,
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But we're just not
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But we're just not ready for it yet.
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But we're just not ready for it yet. so, the holy spirit lives
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Ready for it yet. so, the holy spirit lives in us as our teacher,
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So, the holy spirit lives in us as our teacher, and he brings--
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In us as our teacher, and he brings-- he teaches us things
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And he brings-- he teaches us things as we're ready to receive them.
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He teaches us things as we're ready to receive them. so, we're always learning.
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As we're ready to receive them. so, we're always learning. always learning.
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So, we're always learning. always learning. >> [audience applauding]
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Always learning. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: now, listen,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: now, listen, i know you know this,
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>> joyce: now, listen, i know you know this, but we gotta be reminded.
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I know you know this, but we gotta be reminded. the holy spirit is our teacher.
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But we gotta be reminded. the holy spirit is our teacher. i'm a teacher.
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The holy spirit is our teacher. i'm a teacher. he's the teacher.
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I'm a teacher. he's the teacher. >> [audience applauding]
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He's the teacher. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and i pray
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and i pray for the anointing,
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>> joyce: and i pray for the anointing, but i pray when i'm gonna
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For the anointing, but i pray when i'm gonna teach for people to get it.
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But i pray when i'm gonna teach for people to get it. it doesn't do me any good
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Teach for people to get it. it doesn't do me any good to say it if you don't get it.
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It doesn't do me any good to say it if you don't get it. so, if you're just here
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To say it if you don't get it. so, if you're just here today just to put
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So, if you're just here today just to put in your time and say,
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Today just to put in your time and say, "well, i check off my went
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In your time and say, "well, i check off my went to church calendar."
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"well, i check off my went to church calendar." >> [audience laughing]
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To church calendar." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: then really,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: then really, to be honest,
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>> joyce: then really, to be honest, you might as well
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To be honest, you might as well just have stayed home.
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You might as well just have stayed home. but when you come,
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Just have stayed home. but when you come, you need to come ready
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But when you come, you need to come ready to learn something,
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You need to come ready to learn something, ready to grasp something,
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To learn something, ready to grasp something, ready to get something
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Ready to grasp something, ready to get something that's gonna make
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Ready to get something that's gonna make a change in your life.
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And you don't need
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And you don't need to come to church
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And you don't need to come to church just to get your blessing.
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To come to church just to get your blessing. you need to come
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Just to get your blessing. you need to come ready to be a blessing
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You need to come ready to be a blessing to somebody else.
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Ready to be a blessing to somebody else. >> [audience applauding]
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To somebody else. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i bet you could
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i bet you could find somebody in here
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>> joyce: i bet you could find somebody in here today that needs a hug,
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Find somebody in here today that needs a hug, or needs a smile,
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Today that needs a hug, or needs a smile, or needs a compliment,
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Or needs a smile, or needs a compliment, or maybe they need a $50 gift
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Or needs a compliment, or maybe they need a $50 gift certificate to take their
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Or maybe they need a $50 gift certificate to take their kids out to lunch because
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Certificate to take their kids out to lunch because they haven't been able
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Kids out to lunch because they haven't been able to do that in three years.
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They haven't been able to do that in three years. there's always needy people.
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To do that in three years. there's always needy people. and it's amazing what one little
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There's always needy people. and it's amazing what one little blessing can do for somebody.
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And it's amazing what one little blessing can do for somebody. and you have the ability
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To change other people's lives.
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To change other people's lives. can you get ahold of that?
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To change other people's lives. can you get ahold of that? you have the ability to change
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Can you get ahold of that? you have the ability to change other people's lives.
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You have the ability to change other people's lives. people come
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Other people's lives. people come up to me quite frequently,
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People come up to me quite frequently, "oh, you've changed my life."
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Up to me quite frequently, "oh, you've changed my life." well, we know
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"oh, you've changed my life." well, we know it's the word through
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Well, we know it's the word through me that changed their life.
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It's the word through me that changed their life. but i--
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Me that changed their life. but i-- i said, coming over
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But i-- i said, coming over here this morning,
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I said, coming over here this morning, just kind of as a joke,
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Here this morning, just kind of as a joke, i said, "oh, woe is me.
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Just kind of as a joke, i said, "oh, woe is me. i have to go to work
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I said, "oh, woe is me. i have to go to work for god again this morning."
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I have to go to work for god again this morning." >> [audience laughing]
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For god again this morning." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: what a privilege
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: what a privilege it is to be a child--
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>> joyce: what a privilege it is to be a child-- you're an ambassador of god.
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It is to be a child-- you're an ambassador of god. >> [audience applauding]
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You're an ambassador of god. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: his ambassador.
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: his ambassador. you're not normal.
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>> joyce: his ambassador. you're not normal. you're above normal.
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You're not normal. you're above normal. you're not average.
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You're above normal. you're not average. you're above average because
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You're not average. you're above average because you can change lives.
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You're above average because you can change lives. it's not just a person
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You can change lives. it's not just a person on the pulpit you
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It's not just a person on the pulpit you need to admire.
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On the pulpit you need to admire. you better take a good look
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Need to admire. you better take a good look at what god's put in you because
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You better take a good look at what god's put in you because you can do something greater
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At what god's put in you because you can do something greater than anybody has ever done.
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You can do something greater than anybody has ever done. "no, not me."
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Than anybody has ever done. "no, not me." well, okay,
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"no, not me." well, okay, then i guess you won't.
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Well, okay, then i guess you won't. >> [audience laughing]
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Then i guess you won't. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: the only way we can
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: the only way we can fail is if we quit trying.
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>> joyce: the only way we can fail is if we quit trying. you can fail at things,
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Fail is if we quit trying. you can fail at things, but that doesn't make
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You can fail at things, but that doesn't make you a failure.
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But that doesn't make you a failure. the only time you're a failure
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You a failure. the only time you're a failure is if you give up and quit.
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The only time you're a failure is if you give up and quit. i'm gonna read you
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Is if you give up and quit. i'm gonna read you a story and see if you
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I'm gonna read you a story and see if you can tell me who this is:
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A story and see if you can tell me who this is: "when i was seven years old,
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Can tell me who this is: "when i was seven years old, my family was forced out
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"when i was seven years old, my family was forced out of our home because
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My family was forced out of our home because of a legal technicality.
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Of our home because of a legal technicality. i had to work to help
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Of a legal technicality. i had to work to help support my family.
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I had to work to help support my family. at age 9, while i was still
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Support my family. at age 9, while i was still a little backwards and shy,
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At age 9, while i was still a little backwards and shy, my mother died.
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A little backwards and shy, my mother died. at age 22, i lost my job
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My mother died. at age 22, i lost my job as a store clerk.
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At age 22, i lost my job as a store clerk. i wanted to go to law school,
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As a store clerk. i wanted to go to law school, but my education
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I wanted to go to law school, but my education wasn't good enough.
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But my education wasn't good enough. at 23, i went into debt
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Wasn't good enough. at 23, i went into debt to become a partner
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At 23, i went into debt to become a partner in a small store.
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To become a partner in a small store. and three years later,
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In a small store. and three years later, my partner died,
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And three years later, my partner died, leaving me with a huge debt
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My partner died, leaving me with a huge debt which took years to repay.
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Leaving me with a huge debt which took years to repay. at 28, after developing
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Which took years to repay. at 28, after developing romantic relationships with
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At 28, after developing romantic relationships with a young lady for four years,
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Romantic relationships with a young lady for four years, i asked her to marry me,
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A young lady for four years, i asked her to marry me, and she said 'no.'
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I asked her to marry me, and she said 'no.' at 37, on my third try,
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And she said 'no.' at 37, on my third try, i was finally elected
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At 37, on my third try, i was finally elected to the united states congress.
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I was finally elected to the united states congress. two years later,
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To the united states congress. two years later, i ran again and failed
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Two years later, i ran again and failed to be re-elected.
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I ran again and failed to be re-elected. i had a nervous
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To be re-elected. i had a nervous breakdown at that time."
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I had a nervous breakdown at that time." i can believe that.
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Breakdown at that time." i can believe that. "at 41, adding additional
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I can believe that. "at 41, adding additional heartache to an already
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"at 41, adding additional heartache to an already unhappy marriage,
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Heartache to an already unhappy marriage, my 4-year-old son died.
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Unhappy marriage, my 4-year-old son died. the next year i ran
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My 4-year-old son died. the next year i ran for land officer and lost.
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The next year i ran for land officer and lost. at 45, i ran for senate
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For land officer and lost. at 45, i ran for senate and lost.
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At 45, i ran for senate and lost. a few years later,
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And lost. a few years later, i ran for vice presidency
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A few years later, i ran for vice presidency and lost.
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I ran for vice presidency and lost. at 49, i ran for the senate
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And lost. at 49, i ran for the senate again and lost."
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At 49, i ran for the senate again and lost." this guy's got some guts.
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Again and lost." this guy's got some guts. "at 51, however,
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This guy's got some guts. "at 51, however, i was elected president
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"at 51, however, i was elected president of the united states."
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I was elected president of the united states." "who am i?"
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Of the united states." "who am i?" abraham lincoln.
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"who am i?" abraham lincoln. >> [audience applauding]
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Abraham lincoln. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: now, just think
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: now, just think about this for a minute.
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>> joyce: now, just think about this for a minute. now, just think with me.
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About this for a minute. now, just think with me. what if he would have quit?
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Now, just think with me. what if he would have quit? do you know that our whole
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What if he would have quit? do you know that our whole world today could be different?
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Do you know that our whole world today could be different? now, think about that.
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World today could be different? now, think about that. i was thinking about it.
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Now, think about that. i was thinking about it. our whole world today could
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I was thinking about it. our whole world today could be different if he would
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Our whole world today could be different if he would have said, "well,
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Be different if he would have said, "well, as many times as i've failed,
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Have said, "well, as many times as i've failed, there's no point
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As many times as i've failed, there's no point in trying again."
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There's no point in trying again." wow.
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In trying again." wow. but he kept it up,
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Wow. but he kept it up, and kept it up, and kept it up,
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But he kept it up, and kept it up, and kept it up, and kept it up until he just
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And kept it up, and kept it up, and kept it up until he just flat wore the devil out.
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And kept it up until he just flat wore the devil out. and that's my goal.
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Flat wore the devil out. and that's my goal. >> [audience applauding]
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And that's my goal. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you just keep it up,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you just keep it up, and keep it up, and keep it up,
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>> joyce: you just keep it up, and keep it up, and keep it up, and keep it up.
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And keep it up, and keep it up, and keep it up. no, when you get knocked down,
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And keep it up. no, when you get knocked down, get back up again.
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No, when you get knocked down, get back up again. and you get knocked down
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Get back up again. and you get knocked down and you get back up again.
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And you get knocked down and you get back up again. every day i get up and say,
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And you get back up again. every day i get up and say, "i believe something good
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Every day i get up and say, "i believe something good is gonna happen to me today
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"i believe something good is gonna happen to me today and something good is gonna
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Is gonna happen to me today and something good is gonna happen through me today."
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And something good is gonna happen through me today." and you say,
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Happen through me today." and you say, "well, what if it don't?"
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And you say, "well, what if it don't?" then i get up the next day
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"well, what if it don't?" then i get up the next day and say the same thing.
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Then i get up the next day and say the same thing. get up the next day
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And say the same thing. get up the next day and say the same thing.
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Get up the next day and say the same thing. we talk about the early years,
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And say the same thing. we talk about the early years, and i wish sometime
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We talk about the early years, and i wish sometime i had the time to just sit
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And i wish sometime i had the time to just sit down and try to make people
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I had the time to just sit down and try to make people understand what it was like.
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Down and try to make people understand what it was like. i mean, it was just
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Understand what it was like. i mean, it was just almost downright silly.
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I mean, it was just almost downright silly. but i had--
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Almost downright silly. but i had-- i had a dream.
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But i had-- i had a dream. and i didn't give it to myself.
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I had a dream. and i didn't give it to myself. god gave it to me.
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And i didn't give it to myself. god gave it to me. i was making my bed
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God gave it to me. i was making my bed when god spoke to me.
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I was making my bed when god spoke to me. and he really spoke
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When god spoke to me. and he really spoke to me more with a desire,
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And he really spoke to me more with a desire, an overwhelming desire
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To me more with a desire, an overwhelming desire to teach his word.
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An overwhelming desire to teach his word. i was listening
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To teach his word. i was listening to a teaching cassette tape,
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I was listening to a teaching cassette tape, first one i'd ever heard.
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To a teaching cassette tape, first one i'd ever heard. and i was so impressed
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First one i'd ever heard. and i was so impressed by what i was hearing,
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And i was so impressed by what i was hearing, and it just blew up in me.
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By what i was hearing, and it just blew up in me. "someday i'm gonna do that
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And it just blew up in me. "someday i'm gonna do that and i'm gonna go all over
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"someday i'm gonna do that and i'm gonna go all over the world and teach the word."
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And i'm gonna go all over the world and teach the word." >> [audience applauding]
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The world and teach the word." >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and from that day
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and from that day until this, i've never quit.
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>> joyce: and from that day until this, i've never quit. but i taught five years,
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Until this, i've never quit. but i taught five years, a home bible study,
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But i taught five years, a home bible study, twenty-five people
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A home bible study, twenty-five people in my living room floor,
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Twenty-five people in my living room floor, i didn't get paid for that.
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In my living room floor, i didn't get paid for that. i quit my full-time job in order
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I didn't get paid for that. i quit my full-time job in order to be able to study.
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I quit my full-time job in order to be able to study. and for six years we needed
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To be able to study. and for six years we needed a miracle every month
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And for six years we needed a miracle every month just to pay our bills.
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A miracle every month just to pay our bills. oh yeah, there's sacrifice
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Just to pay our bills. oh yeah, there's sacrifice if you wanna serve god,
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Oh yeah, there's sacrifice if you wanna serve god, but there's also great rewards.
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If you wanna serve god, but there's also great rewards. amen.
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But there's also great rewards. amen. >> [audience applauding]
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>> female: i had this
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>> female: i had this best friend.
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Best friend. one summer, his uncle took
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One summer, his uncle took him on a camping trip.
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Him on a camping trip. somehow the boat tipped,
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Somehow the boat tipped, and ray fell out of the boat.
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And ray fell out of the boat. ray drowned that weekend.
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Ray drowned that weekend. from then on, "water did that.
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From then on, "water did that. water took my friend from me."
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Water took my friend from me." and then it became fear.
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>> ginger: fear affects
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>> ginger: fear affects all of us.
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All of us. so, what do we do when
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So, what do we do when we face fearful things?
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We face fearful things? how do we overcome that fear?
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How do we overcome that fear? well, i'm here to tell you
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Well, i'm here to tell you we can fight back and win
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We can fight back and win against fear by choosing
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Against fear by choosing to believe god's word
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To believe god's word and respond in faith.
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And respond in faith. that's why joyce has
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That's why joyce has written this book,
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Written this book, "power thoughts
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"power thoughts for overcoming fear."
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For overcoming fear." you can learn how to use right
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You can learn how to use right thinking so you can reject
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Thinking so you can reject fear and lean into the truth
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Fear and lean into the truth of god's word for you.
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>> announcer: today,
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>> announcer: today, we're excited to share
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We're excited to share a powerful book that
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A powerful book that leaves no room for fear.
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It's "power thoughts for overcoming fear."
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For overcoming fear." it's available to you
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>> joyce: i don't
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>> joyce: i don't believe that god wants
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Believe that god wants us to have fear
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Us to have fear of any kind.
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Of any kind. i believe he wants
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I believe he wants us to be bold,
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Us to be bold, courageous,
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Courageous, confident,
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Confident, and full of faith.
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And full of faith. >> [audience applauding]
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>> female: that would
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>> female: that would be my word
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Be my word of encouragement.
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Of encouragement. take that step.
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Take that step. it's not the easiest
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It's not the easiest thing to conquer any fear.
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Thing to conquer any fear. i wouldn't say
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I wouldn't say "it's simple,"
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"it's simple," but i know you
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But i know you can do it,
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Can do it, because i did.
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Because i did. >> announcer: "power thoughts
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>> announcer: "power thoughts for overcoming fear"
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For overcoming fear" is available to you
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Is available to you now for your gift of...
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Joycemeyer.org. and don't forget,
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And don't forget, when you give,
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When you give, you're not
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You're not just receiving
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Just receiving this life-changing
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This life-changing resource,
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Resource, you're also
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You're also helping us share
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Helping us share the love of christ
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The love of christ worldwide through
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Worldwide through our hand of hope
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Our hand of hope outreaches,
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Outreaches, like providing
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Like providing clean water.
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Clean water. >> ginger: if you
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>> ginger: if you don't face fear,
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Don't face fear, you can be sure
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You can be sure that the enemy
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That the enemy will continue to use
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Will continue to use it against you.
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It against you. so, equip yourself
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So, equip yourself with the right
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With the right way to conquer fear.
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Way to conquer fear. speak god's truth
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Speak god's truth into your life
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Into your life and watch what
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And watch what he does.
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He does. the choice is yours,
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The choice is yours, and you can do it.
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And you can do it. >> announcer: "power thoughts
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>> announcer: "power thoughts for overcoming fear,"
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For overcoming fear," available to you today.
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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
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It's something we've all endured in one way or another.
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Endured in one way or another. >> 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
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The good news is healing is possible.
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Healing is possible. >> ginger: m-hmm.
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>> ginger: m-hmm. >> joyce: that's why i invited
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>> joyce: that's why i invited ginger to write
00:26:24.828 --> 00:26:25.529
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. >> 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
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To remain stuck in the past or let what
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In the past or let what others have done
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Others have done define your worth.
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Define your worth. >> joyce: in our book,
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>> joyce: in our book, we share the truths that
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We share the truths that have helped both of us,
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And the things that
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And the things that we went through.
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We went through. >> ginger: and together,
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>> ginger: and together, we can all move
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We can all move forward with strength
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Forward with strength and confidence.
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And confidence. >> announcer: "healing
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>> announcer: "healing the wounds of rejection"
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The wounds of rejection" by joyce meyer
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By joyce meyer and ginger stache,
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And ginger stache, request your copy today.
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>> [♪♪]
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>> announcer: we hope you
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>> announcer: we hope you enjoyed today's program.
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Enjoyed today's program. we are so grateful
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We are so grateful to our joyce meyer
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To our joyce meyer ministries partners
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Ministries partners who make this
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Who make this and all we do possible,
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And all we do possible, including sharing
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Including sharing god's word
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God's word and offering help
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And offering help to people in need
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To people in need all over the world.
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Joyce Meyer - What Has Jesus Done for Us? (Part 2)

September 29, 2025 | 29:29

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