Joyce Meyer - What Is Love? (Part 1)

February 12, 2026 | 27:29

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

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Joyce Meyer: Enjoying Everyday Life | Joyce Meyer - What Is Love? (Part 1) | February 12, 2026

>> joyce: we have to remember
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>> joyce: we have to remember that love is the key word
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>> joyce: we have to remember that love is the key word that describes christianity.
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer.
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer. i've seen god's power
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer. i've seen god's power transform my own life,
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I've seen god's power transform my own life, and he will do it for you.
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>> joyce: i wanna talk to you,
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>> joyce: i wanna talk to you, tonight, about "what is love?"
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>> joyce: i wanna talk to you, tonight, about "what is love?" i wanna talk to you about
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Tonight, about "what is love?" i wanna talk to you about what it is because it's a word
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I wanna talk to you about what it is because it's a word that we throw around so much.
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What it is because it's a word that we throw around so much. and you know,
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That we throw around so much. and you know, we love ice cream,
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And you know, we love ice cream, and we love teddy bears,
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We love ice cream, and we love teddy bears, and we love puppy dogs,
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And we love teddy bears, and we love puppy dogs, and we love kitty cats,
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And we love puppy dogs, and we love kitty cats, and we love god.
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And we love kitty cats, and we love god. >> [audience laughing]
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And we love god. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: [laughing]
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: [laughing] and, you know, we have
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>> joyce: [laughing] and, you know, we have to learn what real love is,
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And, you know, we have to learn what real love is, what the god kind of love is.
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To learn what real love is, what the god kind of love is. and in matthew chapter 24,
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What the god kind of love is. and in matthew chapter 24, it gives us signs
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And in matthew chapter 24, it gives us signs of the end times.
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It gives us signs of the end times. and i suppose every
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Of the end times. and i suppose every generation that's ever
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And i suppose every generation that's ever lived thought they were
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Generation that's ever lived thought they were living in the last days.
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Lived thought they were living in the last days. we're no different, you know.
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Living in the last days. we're no different, you know. but one of these days
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We're no different, you know. but one of these days a generation's gonna be right.
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But one of these days a generation's gonna be right. >> [audience laughing]
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A generation's gonna be right. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and it could be us,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and it could be us, i don't know.
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>> joyce: and it could be us, i don't know. but there's two things that
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I don't know. but there's two things that it says in matthew 24 that we
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But there's two things that it says in matthew 24 that we really need to pay attention to.
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It says in matthew 24 that we really need to pay attention to. one, it says that
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Really need to pay attention to. one, it says that "in the last days,
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One, it says that "in the last days, many will be deceived."
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"in the last days, many will be deceived." and you know, i started
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Many will be deceived." and you know, i started thinking about that today,
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And you know, i started thinking about that today, and i thought, "my gosh,
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There's never been any more
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There's never been any more deception than there
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There's never been any more deception than there is on the earth, right now."
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Deception than there is on the earth, right now." and i do think a lot
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Is on the earth, right now." and i do think a lot of people are just deceived.
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And i do think a lot of people are just deceived. and i want you to pray
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Of people are just deceived. and i want you to pray every day that you will
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And i want you to pray every day that you will not be deceived because
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Every day that you will not be deceived because deceived people don't
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Not be deceived because deceived people don't know they're deceived.
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Deceived people don't know they're deceived. >> [audience applauding]
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Know they're deceived. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and that's one
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and that's one of the things that's gonna
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>> joyce: and that's one of the things that's gonna increase in the last days.
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Of the things that's gonna increase in the last days. and the bible actually says
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Increase in the last days. and the bible actually says that "if god did not shorten
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And the bible actually says that "if god did not shorten the days for the sake
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That "if god did not shorten the days for the sake of the very elect no man
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The days for the sake of the very elect no man would be able to stand
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Of the very elect no man would be able to stand the deception coming
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Would be able to stand the deception coming on the earth."
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The deception coming on the earth." so, don't get
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On the earth." so, don't get a prideful attitude,
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So, don't get a prideful attitude, "it can't happen to me."
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A prideful attitude, "it can't happen to me." that's why you need to keep
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"it can't happen to me." that's why you need to keep your nose in the word,
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That's why you need to keep your nose in the word, and always learn the truth.
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Your nose in the word, and always learn the truth. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: and the other
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>> joyce: and the other thing it says, in matthew 24,
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>> joyce: and the other thing it says, in matthew 24, in the last days "the love
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Thing it says, in matthew 24, in the last days "the love of the great body of people--"
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In the last days "the love of the great body of people--" which is us, "will grow cold
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Of the great body of people--" which is us, "will grow cold because of all the wickedness
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Which is us, "will grow cold because of all the wickedness and lawlessness in the land."
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Because of all the wickedness and lawlessness in the land." and we have to be very
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And lawlessness in the land." and we have to be very careful that we don't
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And we have to be very careful that we don't get so caught
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Careful that we don't get so caught up in all the fighting,
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Get so caught up in all the fighting, all the nonsense
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Up in all the fighting, all the nonsense that's going on.
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All the nonsense that's going on. not that we shouldn't
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That's going on. not that we shouldn't stand up against it.
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Not that we shouldn't stand up against it. i don't mean that.
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Stand up against it. i don't mean that. but we have to remember
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I don't mean that. but we have to remember that love is the key word
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But we have to remember that love is the key word that describes christianity.
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That love is the key word that describes christianity. and in romans 12:21,
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That describes christianity. and in romans 12:21, it says we, "overcome
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And in romans 12:21, it says we, "overcome evil with good."
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It says we, "overcome evil with good." now, please hear me.
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Evil with good." now, please hear me. this is so simple.
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Now, please hear me. this is so simple. but the world is full of evil,
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This is so simple. but the world is full of evil, and the only thing
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But the world is full of evil, and the only thing we have to do, to fight it,
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And the only thing we have to do, to fight it, is to just turn
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We have to do, to fight it, is to just turn up the goodness and start
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Being as good to people
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Being as good to people as we possibly can;
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Being as good to people as we possibly can; praying for people,
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As we possibly can; praying for people, loving people,
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Praying for people, loving people, showing love to strangers,
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Loving people, showing love to strangers, random acts of kindness.
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Showing love to strangers, random acts of kindness. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: love never fails.
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>> joyce: love never fails. and i saw that with
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>> joyce: love never fails. and i saw that with my own father who
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And i saw that with my own father who abused me for many,
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My own father who abused me for many, many years, sexually.
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Abused me for many, many years, sexually. my mom, bless her heart,
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Many years, sexually. my mom, bless her heart, she knew what he was doing,
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My mom, bless her heart, she knew what he was doing, but she just was too afraid
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She knew what he was doing, but she just was too afraid of him to do anything about it.
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Which is sad.
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Which is sad. and it's a long story,
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Which is sad. and it's a long story, but i'll make it real short.
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And it's a long story, but i'll make it real short. as they got older,
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But i'll make it real short. as they got older, and they weren't really
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As they got older, and they weren't really able to take proper
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And they weren't really able to take proper care of themselves,
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Able to take proper care of themselves, god put it on my heart
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Care of themselves, god put it on my heart that he wanted us to take
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God put it on my heart that he wanted us to take care of them.
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That he wanted us to take care of them. well, i rebuked it.
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Care of them. well, i rebuked it. i thought it was the devil.
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Well, i rebuked it. i thought it was the devil. >> [audience laughing]
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I thought it was the devil. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i thought,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i thought, "there is no way god
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>> joyce: i thought, "there is no way god is asking me to do that,
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"there is no way god is asking me to do that, not after what he did to me."
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Is asking me to do that, not after what he did to me." well, see, there is a little
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Not after what he did to me." well, see, there is a little thing in the bible that says,
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Well, see, there is a little thing in the bible that says, "love your enemy."
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Thing in the bible that says, "love your enemy." we don't get to just
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"love your enemy." we don't get to just love the people we like.
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We don't get to just love the people we like. but it is time, church,
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Love the people we like. but it is time, church, for us to get
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But it is time, church, for us to get ourselves off our mind,
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For us to get ourselves off our mind, and all of our own
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Ourselves off our mind, and all of our own little problems,
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And all of our own little problems, be more thankful for what
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Little problems, be more thankful for what god is doing in our lives,
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Be more thankful for what god is doing in our lives, and get busy about the business
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God is doing in our lives, and get busy about the business of the kingdom of god.
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And get busy about the business of the kingdom of god. amen?
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Of the kingdom of god. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: we overcome
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: we overcome evil with good.
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>> joyce: we overcome evil with good. my goodness, what would
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Evil with good. my goodness, what would happen if every christian
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My goodness, what would happen if every christian actually just did
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Happen if every christian actually just did one good thing,
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Actually just did one good thing, for one person, every day?
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One good thing, for one person, every day? whether that was just
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For one person, every day? whether that was just encourage somebody,
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Whether that was just encourage somebody, or pray for somebody,
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Encourage somebody, or pray for somebody, or meet somebody's
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Or pray for somebody, or meet somebody's physical need,
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Or meet somebody's physical need, help 'em with something.
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Physical need, help 'em with something. the more we have our
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Help 'em with something. the more we have our mind on ourselves,
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The more we have our mind on ourselves, the more miserable we get.
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>> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: matthew 5:46 says,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: matthew 5:46 says, "if you only love
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>> joyce: matthew 5:46 says, "if you only love those who love you,
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"if you only love those who love you, what reward will you get?
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Those who love you, what reward will you get? even tax collectors
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What reward will you get? even tax collectors can do that."
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Even tax collectors can do that." now, they used tax collectors
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Can do that." now, they used tax collectors because they were the most
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Hated of all people in jesus'
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Hated of all people in jesus' day because they were crooks.
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Hated of all people in jesus' day because they were crooks. but he says,
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Day because they were crooks. but he says, "but what difference is there
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But he says, "but what difference is there in you and anybody else?
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"but what difference is there in you and anybody else? what difference is there in me,
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In you and anybody else? what difference is there in me, or any unbeliever out there,
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What difference is there in me, or any unbeliever out there, if i only love the people
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Or any unbeliever out there, if i only love the people who love me back?"
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If i only love the people who love me back?" see, jesus died for us while
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Who love me back?" see, jesus died for us while we were still yet in sin.
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So, if you wanna see
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So, if you wanna see an example of what love is,
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So, if you wanna see an example of what love is, just look at jesus.
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An example of what love is, just look at jesus. because he said,
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Just look at jesus. because he said, "if you've seen me,
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Because he said, "if you've seen me, you've seen the father.
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"if you've seen me, you've seen the father. and god is love."
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You've seen the father. and god is love." see, love is not
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And god is love." see, love is not something god does.
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See, love is not something god does. it's who he is.
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Something god does. it's who he is. and so, that's all he does.
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It's who he is. and so, that's all he does. even when god chastises us,
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And so, that's all he does. even when god chastises us, he only corrects
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Even when god chastises us, he only corrects those whom he loves.
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He only corrects those whom he loves. everything,
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Those whom he loves. everything, everything in the bible,
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Everything, everything in the bible, that god says
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Everything in the bible, that god says to do or not to do,
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That god says to do or not to do, it's for our benefit.
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To do or not to do, it's for our benefit. it makes our life better
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It's for our benefit. it makes our life better if we do what god
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It makes our life better if we do what god tells us to do.
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If we do what god tells us to do. if we could ever get that
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Tells us to do. if we could ever get that through our heads.
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If we could ever get that through our heads. quit thinking that god's just
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Through our heads. quit thinking that god's just trying to make it hard on us,
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Quit thinking that god's just trying to make it hard on us, "well, that's just hard to do.
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Trying to make it hard on us, "well, that's just hard to do. it's just hard.
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"well, that's just hard to do. it's just hard. it's hard.
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It's just hard. it's hard. it's hard to love people
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It's hard. it's hard to love people that have been mean to you."
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It's hard to love people that have been mean to you." you know what?
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That have been mean to you." you know what? maybe they don't deserve
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You know what? maybe they don't deserve your forgiveness,
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Maybe they don't deserve your forgiveness, but you deserve peace.
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Your forgiveness, but you deserve peace. >> [audience applauding]
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But you deserve peace. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: amen?
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: amen? and i'll tell you one thing.
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Forgiving 'em may be hard,
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Forgiving 'em may be hard, but hating 'em is harder.
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Forgiving 'em may be hard, but hating 'em is harder. if you wanna
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But hating 'em is harder. if you wanna do something hard,
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If you wanna do something hard, you just hate
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Do something hard, you just hate people all your life.
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You just hate people all your life. i watched my dad do it,
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People all your life. i watched my dad do it, and he did not have
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I watched my dad do it, and he did not have any kind of a life.
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And he did not have any kind of a life. but we took care of them
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Any kind of a life. but we took care of them and bought 'em a house,
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But we took care of them and bought 'em a house, bought 'em a car,
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And bought 'em a house, bought 'em a car, and took 'em to the doctor,
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Bought 'em a car, and took 'em to the doctor, and had their house cleaned
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And took 'em to the doctor, and had their house cleaned and all the things you do.
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And had their house cleaned and all the things you do. it took three years,
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And all the things you do. it took three years, but my dad got saved.
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It took three years, but my dad got saved. amen?
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But my dad got saved. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and i can tell you.
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and i can tell you. i don't believe that
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>> joyce: and i can tell you. i don't believe that real love can fail.
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I don't believe that real love can fail. i think that love
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Real love can fail. i think that love softens hard hearts,
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I think that love softens hard hearts, and i think it changes people.
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Softens hard hearts, and i think it changes people. but sometimes,
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And i think it changes people. but sometimes, you have to be willing
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But sometimes, you have to be willing to love somebody
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You have to be willing to love somebody that's not loving you back,
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To love somebody that's not loving you back, for a long time.
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That's not loving you back, for a long time. and i'm not suggesting that
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For a long time. and i'm not suggesting that you stay with somebody
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And i'm not suggesting that you stay with somebody that's abusing you.
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You stay with somebody that's abusing you. that's not what
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That's abusing you. that's not what i'm talking about.
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You can love people
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You can love people from a distance.
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You can love people from a distance. and some people,
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From a distance. and some people, you have to do that.
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And some people, you have to do that. god's not asking us
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You have to do that. god's not asking us to be around somebody
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God's not asking us to be around somebody that just mistreats us
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To be around somebody that just mistreats us all the time and downgrades
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That just mistreats us all the time and downgrades us all the time.
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All the time and downgrades us all the time. but love is not how you
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Us all the time. but love is not how you feel about somebody.
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It's praying for them,
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It's praying for them, and not talking bad about
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It's praying for them, and not talking bad about 'em behind their back.
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And not talking bad about 'em behind their back. and it's meeting a need,
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'em behind their back. and it's meeting a need, if they have a need.
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And it's meeting a need, if they have a need. boy, that blows em away.
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If they have a need. boy, that blows em away. >> [audience laughing]
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Boy, that blows em away. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "why in the world
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "why in the world would you do that?"
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>> joyce: "why in the world would you do that?" you know what my dad
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Would you do that?" you know what my dad said to my husband,
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You know what my dad said to my husband, whenever he finally
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Said to my husband, whenever he finally apologized to me?
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Whenever he finally apologized to me? he looked at dave, and he said,
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Apologized to me? he looked at dave, and he said, "dave, you have never done
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He looked at dave, and he said, "dave, you have never done anything but love me."
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"dave, you have never done anything but love me." and he said, "most men in your
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Anything but love me." and he said, "most men in your situation woulda killed me.
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And he said, "most men in your situation woulda killed me. but you've never done
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Situation woulda killed me. but you've never done anything but love me."
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But you've never done anything but love me." wow, i always say,
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Anything but love me." wow, i always say, "i thought i was buying a house,
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Wow, i always say, "i thought i was buying a house, but i was actually
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"i thought i was buying a house, but i was actually buying a soul."
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But i was actually buying a soul." >> [audience applauding]
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Buying a soul." >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: see, it cost
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: see, it cost jesus a lot.
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>> joyce: see, it cost jesus a lot. it cost him to save us.
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Jesus a lot. it cost him to save us. what we have as a free
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It cost him to save us. what we have as a free gift from god, cost him.
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What we have as a free gift from god, cost him. everything--
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Gift from god, cost him. everything-- every person that
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Everything-- every person that gets helped; it costs
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Every person that gets helped; it costs somebody else.
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Gets helped; it costs somebody else. and i guess i'm just wanting
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Somebody else. and i guess i'm just wanting to ask tonight: are you
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And i guess i'm just wanting to ask tonight: are you ready to start paying
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To ask tonight: are you ready to start paying what it costs to take other
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Ready to start paying what it costs to take other people to heaven with you?
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What it costs to take other people to heaven with you? and i don't intend
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People to heaven with you? and i don't intend to shut up about this.
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And i don't intend to shut up about this. i may just preach some
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To shut up about this. i may just preach some version of this from now
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I may just preach some version of this from now until jesus comes back.
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Version of this from now until jesus comes back. i don't know.
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Until jesus comes back. i don't know. but we just can't--
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I don't know. but we just can't-- i mean, i've lived both ways.
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But we just can't-- i mean, i've lived both ways. and i can tell you,
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I mean, i've lived both ways. and i can tell you, selfish is miserable.
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And i can tell you, selfish is miserable. you cannot be selfish
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Selfish is miserable. you cannot be selfish and be happy.
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You cannot be selfish and be happy. and when you really
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And be happy. and when you really get this love thing,
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And when you really get this love thing, and you understand that
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Get this love thing, and you understand that it's not just something
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And you understand that it's not just something you're gonna feel like doing.
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It's not just something you're gonna feel like doing. if you're waitin'
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You're gonna feel like doing. if you're waitin' to feel like it,
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If you're waitin' to feel like it, you can forget it.
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It's something you
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It's something you do on purpose.
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It's something you do on purpose. the bible says,
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Do on purpose. the bible says, "above all that you put on,
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The bible says, "above all that you put on, put on love."
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"above all that you put on, put on love." and "put on" is an action word.
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Put on love." and "put on" is an action word. i have never gone
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And "put on" is an action word. i have never gone in my closet to put
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I have never gone in my closet to put on my clothes and had
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In my closet to put on my clothes and had them jump off the hanger
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On my clothes and had them jump off the hanger on my body.
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Them jump off the hanger on my body. >> [audience laughing]
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On my body. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i have to pick
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i have to pick them out.
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>> joyce: i have to pick them out. i have to think about it.
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Them out. i have to think about it. and if i put on something
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I have to think about it. and if i put on something and it doesn't look good on me,
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And if i put on something and it doesn't look good on me, i take it off and i put
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And it doesn't look good on me, i take it off and i put on something else.
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I take it off and i put on something else. and i'll tell you, there's
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On something else. and i'll tell you, there's a whole lot of christians
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And i'll tell you, there's a whole lot of christians running around out
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A whole lot of christians running around out there with stuff that
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Running around out there with stuff that doesn't look good on 'em.
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There with stuff that doesn't look good on 'em. bad attitudes, and grumbling,
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Doesn't look good on 'em. bad attitudes, and grumbling, and murmuring, and gossiping,
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Bad attitudes, and grumbling, and murmuring, and gossiping, and complaining, and going
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And murmuring, and gossiping, and complaining, and going to church on sunday,
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And complaining, and going to church on sunday, and then going back
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To church on sunday, and then going back out and doing the same
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And then going back out and doing the same thing all over again.
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Out and doing the same thing all over again. love is action.
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Thing all over again. love is action. it's not just a message
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Love is action. it's not just a message we preach.
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It's not just a message we preach. it's action.
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We preach. it's action. it's not a theory.
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It's action. it's not a theory. it's not just a word,
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It's not a theory. it's not just a word, but it can only be seen
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It's not just a word, but it can only be seen and felt in deeds.
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"oh, yeah.
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"oh, yeah. love, love, i hear
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"oh, yeah. love, love, i hear about that all the time.
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Love, love, i hear about that all the time. jesus loves me this i know,
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About that all the time. jesus loves me this i know, for the bible tells me so."
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Jesus loves me this i know, for the bible tells me so." >> [audience laughing]
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For the bible tells me so." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: jesus loves us first.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: jesus loves us first. "the love of god is shed
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>> joyce: jesus loves us first. "the love of god is shed abroad in our hearts
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"the love of god is shed abroad in our hearts by the holy spirit,"
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Abroad in our hearts by the holy spirit," because god never expects
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By the holy spirit," because god never expects us to give away something
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Because god never expects us to give away something that he doesn't give us first.
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But everything he gives us,
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But everything he gives us, he expects us to grow
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But everything he gives us, he expects us to grow up spiritually, and let it flow
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He expects us to grow up spiritually, and let it flow through us to other people.
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Up spiritually, and let it flow through us to other people. >> [audience applauding]
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Through us to other people. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: we are god's hands,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: we are god's hands, and feet, and mouth,
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>> joyce: we are god's hands, and feet, and mouth, and ears, and eyes,
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And feet, and mouth, and ears, and eyes, on the earth.
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And ears, and eyes, on the earth. how are people gonna
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On the earth. how are people gonna see jesus if they don't
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How are people gonna see jesus if they don't see him through the church?
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See jesus if they don't see him through the church? and it's gonna take more
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See him through the church? and it's gonna take more than a bumper sticker.
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And it's gonna take more than a bumper sticker. >> [audience laughing]
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Than a bumper sticker. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: if you're not
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: if you're not gonna act like a christian,
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>> joyce: if you're not gonna act like a christian, get that thing off your bumper.
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Gonna act like a christian, get that thing off your bumper. >> [audience applauding]
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Get that thing off your bumper. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i mean it.
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i mean it. it's worse to have
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>> joyce: i mean it. it's worse to have it on your car,
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It's worse to have it on your car, than to have it on your
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It on your car, than to have it on your car and drive down
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Than to have it on your car and drive down the road speeding,
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Car and drive down the road speeding, yelling obscenities
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The road speeding, yelling obscenities at somebody.
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Yelling obscenities at somebody. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: jesus said,
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>> joyce: jesus said, "if you've seen me,
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>> joyce: jesus said, "if you've seen me, you've seen the father."
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"if you've seen me, you've seen the father." and then, he said,
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You've seen the father." and then, he said, in john 14:6: "i am the way."
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And then, he said, in john 14:6: "i am the way." he's the way to live.
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You know, christianity,
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You know, christianity, at one time, was called
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You know, christianity, at one time, was called "the way."
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At one time, was called "the way." there is a way that
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"the way." there is a way that we're supposed to live,
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There is a way that we're supposed to live, and it's not like the world.
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We're supposed to live, and it's not like the world. we're supposed to be different.
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And it's not like the world. we're supposed to be different. not weird, not religious,
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We're supposed to be different. not weird, not religious, but different.
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Not weird, not religious, but different. there's not very many
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But different. there's not very many people out there that
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There's not very many people out there that are walking in love.
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People out there that are walking in love. so, i'm gonna tell you what,
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Are walking in love. so, i'm gonna tell you what, if you start loving
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So, i'm gonna tell you what, if you start loving people at work,
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If you start loving people at work, you're gonna stand out.
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People at work, you're gonna stand out. you start really loving
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You're gonna stand out. you start really loving people in your neighborhood--
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You start really loving people in your neighborhood-- "well, what does that mean?"
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People in your neighborhood-- "well, what does that mean?" well, maybe, it means
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"well, what does that mean?" well, maybe, it means cutting the elder lady's
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Well, maybe, it means cutting the elder lady's grass across the street.
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Cutting the elder lady's grass across the street. or maybe it means
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Grass across the street. or maybe it means bringing in your next door
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Or maybe it means bringing in your next door neighbor's trash cans.
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Bringing in your next door neighbor's trash cans. or maybe, it means,
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Neighbor's trash cans. or maybe, it means, when you see 'em out
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Or maybe, it means, when you see 'em out shoveling snow,
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When you see 'em out shoveling snow, you go out and help 'em.
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Shoveling snow, you go out and help 'em. i don't know what it means.
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God will give you
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God will give you so many creative ideas,
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God will give you so many creative ideas, you won't know
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So many creative ideas, you won't know what to do with 'em,
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You won't know what to do with 'em, if you will just open
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What to do with 'em, if you will just open yourself up to him, and say,
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If you will just open yourself up to him, and say, "i want to be part of the team."
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Yourself up to him, and say, "i want to be part of the team." >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: there's four
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>> joyce: there's four love--four loves--
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>> joyce: there's four love--four loves-- there's four greek words
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Love--four loves-- there's four greek words that are translated "love."
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There's four greek words that are translated "love." and they're all translated
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That are translated "love." and they're all translated love in the bible.
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And they're all translated love in the bible. but they're different
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Love in the bible. but they're different kinds of love.
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But they're different kinds of love. and one of 'em is phileo,
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Kinds of love. and one of 'em is phileo, which is--means friendship.
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And one of 'em is phileo, which is--means friendship. one is spelled s-t-o-r-g-e,
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Which means family love.
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Which means family love. and that's only used
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Which means family love. and that's only used in the bible two times.
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And that's only used in the bible two times. phileo is used several times.
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In the bible two times. phileo is used several times. eros is romantic love.
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Phileo is used several times. eros is romantic love. and that word is never
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Eros is romantic love. and that word is never used in the bible,
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And that word is never used in the bible, although the idea
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Used in the bible, although the idea of it is there,
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Although the idea of it is there, when marriage is talked about.
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Of it is there, when marriage is talked about. but agape, which is the god
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When marriage is talked about. but agape, which is the god kind of love, divine love,
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But agape, which is the god kind of love, divine love, that is used 200 times
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Kind of love, divine love, that is used 200 times in the bible.
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That is used 200 times in the bible. i really tried to study
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In the bible. i really tried to study this word, agape, out,
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I really tried to study this word, agape, out, to get the most
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This word, agape, out, to get the most out of it that i could.
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To get the most out of it that i could. for people who donate
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Out of it that i could. for people who donate to charity out of the goodness
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For people who donate to charity out of the goodness of their hearts,
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To charity out of the goodness of their hearts, agape love is at play.
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Of their hearts, agape love is at play. doing something for
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Agape love is at play. doing something for another person,
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Doing something for another person, whether you know
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Another person, whether you know them personally or not,
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Whether you know them personally or not, is a shining example of this
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Them personally or not, is a shining example of this particular kind of love.
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Is a shining example of this particular kind of love. i wanna talk to you,
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Particular kind of love. i wanna talk to you, tonight, a little bit about
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I wanna talk to you, tonight, a little bit about random acts of kindness,
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Tonight, a little bit about random acts of kindness, doing things for people
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Random acts of kindness, doing things for people that you don't know,
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Doing things for people that you don't know, that don't know you,
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That you don't know, that don't know you, and probably,
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That don't know you, and probably, the opportunity will come up,
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And probably, the opportunity will come up, "well, you know,
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The opportunity will come up, "well, you know, i'm just--i'm a christian.
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"well, you know, i'm just--i'm a christian. i love god, and he's been
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I'm just--i'm a christian. i love god, and he's been good to me, and i just
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I love god, and he's been good to me, and i just wanna be good to you,"
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Good to me, and i just wanna be good to you," or, "i just want to bless you."
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Wanna be good to you," or, "i just want to bless you." it just like people, just like--
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Or, "i just want to bless you." it just like people, just like-- they don't know what
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It just like people, just like-- they don't know what to do with you.
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They don't know what to do with you. they just--
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To do with you. they just-- it's like--
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They just-- it's like-- and i got some stories
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It's like-- and i got some stories i'll tell you later, but.
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And i got some stories i'll tell you later, but. it's a shining example of this
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I'll tell you later, but. it's a shining example of this particular kind of love.
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It's a shining example of this particular kind of love. if you still can't grasp
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Particular kind of love. if you still can't grasp how agape love is different,
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If you still can't grasp how agape love is different, than any other kind,
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How agape love is different, than any other kind, look at jesus.
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Than any other kind, look at jesus. agape could be defined
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Look at jesus. agape could be defined as charity.
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Agape could be defined as charity. however, we often think
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As charity. however, we often think of charity, nowadays,
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However, we often think of charity, nowadays, as giving away
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Of charity, nowadays, as giving away money or things,
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As giving away money or things, which doesn't encompass
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Money or things, which doesn't encompass all of what agape is about.
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Which doesn't encompass all of what agape is about. now, i want you
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All of what agape is about. now, i want you to listen to this.
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Now, i want you to listen to this. agape love is unconcerned
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To listen to this. agape love is unconcerned with self, and concerned
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Agape love is unconcerned with self, and concerned with the greatest
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With self, and concerned with the greatest good of another.
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With the greatest good of another. i'mma read it again.
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Good of another. i'mma read it again. agape love is unconcerned
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I'mma read it again. agape love is unconcerned with self and concerned
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Agape love is unconcerned with self and concerned with the greatest
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With self and concerned with the greatest good of another.
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With the greatest good of another. i'm not there yet,
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Good of another. i'm not there yet, but i wanna get there.
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I'm not there yet, but i wanna get there. agape is not born
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But i wanna get there. agape is not born out of emotion.
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Agape is not born out of emotion. it's not how you feel
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Out of emotion. it's not how you feel about somebody.
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It's not how you feel about somebody. it's not a feeling.
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About somebody. it's not a feeling. it's not familiarity.
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It's not a feeling. it's not familiarity. it's not attraction.
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It's not familiarity. it's not attraction. but agape comes from
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It's not attraction. but agape comes from the will and is a choice.
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But agape comes from the will and is a choice. if there's anybody sitting
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The will and is a choice. if there's anybody sitting in this building tonight
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If there's anybody sitting in this building tonight that is mad at anybody,
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In this building tonight that is mad at anybody, i pray god that you will
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That is mad at anybody, i pray god that you will make the decision before
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I pray god that you will make the decision before you leave here to forgive,
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Make the decision before you leave here to forgive, to drop it, to leave it,
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You leave here to forgive, to drop it, to leave it, to let it go, and to get on with
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To drop it, to leave it, to let it go, and to get on with the business of living.
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To let it go, and to get on with the business of living. >> [audience applauding]
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The business of living. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: "well, joyce,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: "well, joyce, you just don't know
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>> joyce: "well, joyce, you just don't know what i've been through."
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You just don't know what i've been through." well, i know what
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What i've been through." well, i know what i've been through.
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Well, i know what i've been through. and i know what a lot of other
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I've been through. and i know what a lot of other people have been through.
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And i know what a lot of other people have been through. and i know what the bible says.
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People have been through. and i know what the bible says. and i know that god never
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And i know what the bible says. and i know that god never asks us to do anything
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And i know that god never asks us to do anything that's impossible to do.
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Asks us to do anything that's impossible to do. and if he said forgive,
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That's impossible to do. and if he said forgive, then you can do it.
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And if he said forgive, then you can do it. agape requires faithfulness,
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Then you can do it. agape requires faithfulness, commitment--
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Agape requires faithfulness, commitment-- and get ready for this,
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Commitment-- and get ready for this, 'cause this is hard.
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And get ready for this, 'cause this is hard. and sacrifice without
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'cause this is hard. and sacrifice without expecting anything in return.
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And sacrifice without expecting anything in return. >> [audience applauding]
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Expecting anything in return. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: this is the kind
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: this is the kind of love the new testament
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>> joyce: this is the kind of love the new testament talks about.
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Of love the new testament talks about. and it's in the new testament
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Talks about. and it's in the new testament 200 times.
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1 john 4:16 says,
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1 john 4:16 says, "and so we know and rely
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1 john 4:16 says, "and so we know and rely on the love that god has for us.
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"and so we know and rely on the love that god has for us. god is love."
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On the love that god has for us. god is love." and i love this.
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God is love." and i love this. i just have to stare at this.
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And i love this. i just have to stare at this. "whoever lives in love lives
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I just have to stare at this. "whoever lives in love lives in god, and god lives in them."
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>> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: see, god is love.
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: see, god is love. so, any time you're loving
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>> joyce: see, god is love. so, any time you're loving somebody, god is there.
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So, any time you're loving somebody, god is there. that's god, love.
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Somebody, god is there. that's god, love. i've been thinking about
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That's god, love. i've been thinking about that for 20 years.
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I've been thinking about that for 20 years. and i still don't know
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That for 20 years. and i still don't know that i've just--
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And i still don't know that i've just-- because, you know,
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That i've just-- because, you know, i love--i study a lot about
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Because, you know, i love--i study a lot about being in the presence
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I love--i study a lot about being in the presence of god and enjoying
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Being in the presence of god and enjoying the presence of god.
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Of god and enjoying the presence of god. and that's one of the great
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The presence of god. and that's one of the great privileges that we have.
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And that's one of the great privileges that we have. he's with us all the time.
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Privileges that we have. he's with us all the time. the holy spirit lives in us.
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He's with us all the time. the holy spirit lives in us. we're the home of god.
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The holy spirit lives in us. we're the home of god. we're never without him.
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We're the home of god. we're never without him. but i wanna enjoy the manifest
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We're never without him. but i wanna enjoy the manifest presence of god.
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But i wanna enjoy the manifest presence of god. i wanna hear his voice.
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Presence of god. i wanna hear his voice. and so many people look
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I wanna hear his voice. and so many people look for god all their life.
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And so many people look for god all their life. and he's love.
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For god all their life. and he's love. god is love.
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And he's love. god is love. you really have to think
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God is love. you really have to think about that a while.
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You really have to think about that a while. where love is, god is.
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About that a while. where love is, god is. whoever lives in love,
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Where love is, god is. whoever lives in love, lives in god,
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Whoever lives in love, lives in god, and god lives in them.
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Lives in god, and god lives in them. wow.
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And god lives in them. wow. >> [audience applauding]
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Wow. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: but this is something
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: but this is something you have to pray about.
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>> joyce: but this is something you have to pray about. you have to study,
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You have to pray about. you have to study, you have to read about it.
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You have to study, you have to read about it. you have to pray about it.
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You have to read about it. you have to pray about it. you have to study.
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You have to pray about it. you have to study. you have to think about it.
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You have to study. you have to think about it. you have to talk about it.
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You have to think about it. you have to talk about it. you have to pray
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You have to talk about it. you have to pray about it some more.
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You have to pray about it some more. every day, you gotta
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About it some more. every day, you gotta pray about it.
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Every day, you gotta pray about it. you gotta think about it.
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Pray about it. you gotta think about it. you gotta study it.
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You gotta think about it. you gotta study it. because, you see,
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You gotta study it. because, you see, selfishness will
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Because, you see, selfishness will never go away.
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Selfishness will never go away. our flesh is still
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Never go away. our flesh is still just full of ickies.
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Our flesh is still just full of ickies. but what we wanna
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Just full of ickies. but what we wanna do is feed the spirit,
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But what we wanna do is feed the spirit, exercise the fruit
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Do is feed the spirit, exercise the fruit of the spirit,
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Exercise the fruit of the spirit, so that it gets stronger,
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Of the spirit, so that it gets stronger, and stronger, and stronger.
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So, then, when
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So, then, when selfishness tries--
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So, then, when selfishness tries-- when there's
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Selfishness tries-- when there's an opportunity--the bible
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When there's an opportunity--the bible says in galatians 6:9,
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An opportunity--the bible says in galatians 6:9, "don't let any opportunity
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Says in galatians 6:9, "don't let any opportunity to help somebody
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"don't let any opportunity to help somebody or to show love pass you by."
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We didn't charge you anything
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We didn't charge you anything to come to this conference.
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We didn't charge you anything to come to this conference. you can come, sit there,
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To come to this conference. you can come, sit there, and do absolutely nothing.
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You can come, sit there, and do absolutely nothing. but it's not wise.
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And do absolutely nothing. but it's not wise. not for us,
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But it's not wise. not for us, i'm saying that for you.
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Not for us, i'm saying that for you. i finally know what paul
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I'm saying that for you. i finally know what paul meant when he said he was
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I finally know what paul meant when he said he was not talking to them
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Meant when he said he was not talking to them about offerings because
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Not talking to them about offerings because he wanted their money,
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About offerings because he wanted their money, but he wanted the fruit
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He wanted their money, but he wanted the fruit that would increase
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But he wanted the fruit that would increase to their credit.
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That would increase to their credit. and see, i know that givers
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To their credit. and see, i know that givers are happy people.
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And see, i know that givers are happy people. i mean, really, tell me what
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Are happy people. i mean, really, tell me what does anybody want other
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I mean, really, tell me what does anybody want other than to be happy?
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Does anybody want other than to be happy? that's really what you want.
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Than to be happy? that's really what you want. so, we think we can buy it,
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That's really what you want. so, we think we can buy it, so we buy things.
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So, we think we can buy it, so we buy things. we think we can marry it,
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So we buy things. we think we can marry it, so we marry somebody.
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We think we can marry it, so we marry somebody. >> [audience laughing]
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So we marry somebody. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: then if that don't
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: then if that don't work, we get rid of 'em,
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>> joyce: then if that don't work, we get rid of 'em, and we marry somebody else.
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Work, we get rid of 'em, and we marry somebody else. >> [audience laughing]
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And we marry somebody else. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: come on,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: come on, you know how it goes.
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>> joyce: come on, you know how it goes. you might as well
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You know how it goes. you might as well keep the one you got
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You might as well keep the one you got 'cause i'll tell you,
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Keep the one you got 'cause i'll tell you, the next one ain't
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'cause i'll tell you, the next one ain't gonna be any better.
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The next one ain't gonna be any better. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: people have asked me,
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>> joyce: people have asked me, "if anything happened to dave,
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>> joyce: people have asked me, "if anything happened to dave, would you ever get
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"if anything happened to dave, would you ever get married again?"
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Would you ever get married again?" no!
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Married again?" no! >> [audience laughing]
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No! >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: no!
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: no! no, way would i ever spend
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>> joyce: no! no, way would i ever spend one more year of my life trying
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No, way would i ever spend one more year of my life trying to get used to another man.
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One more year of my life trying to get used to another man. >> [audience laughing]
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To get used to another man. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i got mine.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i got mine. we've got our own
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>> joyce: i got mine. we've got our own deal worked out.
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We've got our own deal worked out. we get along good.
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Deal worked out. we get along good. we're having fun.
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We get along good. we're having fun. >> [audience laughing]
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We're having fun. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: just quit thinking
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: just quit thinking about everything that's
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>> joyce: just quit thinking about everything that's wrong with the person
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About everything that's wrong with the person you're married to.
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Wrong with the person you're married to. don't throw stones at me.
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You're married to. don't throw stones at me. but you gotta few things
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Don't throw stones at me. but you gotta few things wrong with you, too.
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But you gotta few things wrong with you, too. >> [audience laughing]
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>> [cabinet closing]
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>> [cabinet closing] >> [refrigerator door
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>> [refrigerator door opening and closing]
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Opening and closing] >> announcer: as your day
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>> announcer: as your day begins, your thoughts
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Begins, your thoughts throughout the day matter.
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Throughout the day matter. >> [cereal pouring]
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>> [cereal pouring] >> announcer: and if
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>> announcer: and if they are negative,
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They are negative, it could be very--um...
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It could be very--um... >> [milk plopping]
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>> [milk plopping] >> announcer: shall we say,
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>> announcer: shall we say, risky?
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Risky? but this is exactly what our
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But this is exactly what our thought life can look like
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Thought life can look like when it's full of negativity;
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When it's full of negativity; the nice heaping bowl of trash.
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>> joyce: you know, it's very
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>> joyce: you know, it's very important to have a healthy
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Important to have a healthy spirit, soul, and body.
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Spirit, soul, and body. believe me,
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Believe me, i know from experience.
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I know from experience. early on, my thoughts
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Early on, my thoughts did not line up with
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Did not line up with god's word, and i started
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God's word, and i started to believe the wrong things.
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To believe the wrong things. it took me a while to learn
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It took me a while to learn about these negative
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About these negative thoughts, and how harmful
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Thoughts, and how harmful they were to me.
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They were to me. god showed me that there are
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God showed me that there are thoughts to reject, and healthy
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Thoughts to reject, and healthy thoughts to embrace.
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And that's exactly what
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And that's exactly what i will show you in my book,
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I will show you in my book, “power thoughts
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“power thoughts for your health.”
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For your health.” although we don't always have
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Although we don't always have the power to change every
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The power to change every unpleasant circumstance
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Unpleasant circumstance in our lives, we do have
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In our lives, we do have the power to change our
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The power to change our outlook through god's word.
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Outlook through god's word. >> announcer: joyce's book
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>> announcer: joyce's book "power thoughts
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"power thoughts for your health,"
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For your health," is available to you today
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Is available to you today for a gift of any amount.
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For a gift of any amount. contact us at...
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Contact us at... or visit us online at:
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Or visit us online at: joycemeyer.org.
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Joycemeyer.org. and with your gift
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And with your gift of any amount,
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Of any amount, we'd also like to include
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We'd also like to include an audio magnet
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An audio magnet with encouraging
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With encouraging words from joyce.
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Words from joyce. >> joyce: let me tell
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>> joyce: let me tell you something.
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You something. when you're in the lowest pit,
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When you're in the lowest pit, god can have
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God can have his eye on you.
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His eye on you. and he still says,
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And he still says, “i love you unconditionally.
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“i love you unconditionally. i will never give up on you.”
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I will never give up on you.” don't you dare give up.
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Don't you dare give up. god is gonna break through.
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>> announcer: receive
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>> announcer: receive joyce's book, “power thoughts
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For your health,” and the “don't give up,
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Towards a healthy body, healthy emotions,
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Healthy emotions, and a healthy mind,
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And a healthy mind, because it will mean
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Because it will mean a healthier you.
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A healthier you. >> joyce: and remember, you'll
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>> joyce: and remember, you'll not only receive today's
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Not only receive today's resource, but your gift today
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Resource, but your gift today allows us to share
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Allows us to share the love of christ around
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The love of christ around the world through our
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The world through our hand of hope outreaches.
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>> [♪♪]
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>> [♪♪] >> [blender mixing]
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>> [blender mixing] >> [liquid bubbling]
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>> [liquid bubbling] >> announcer: again,
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>> announcer: again, you wouldn't
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You wouldn't purposefully put
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Purposefully put trash into
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Trash into your body;
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Your body; that's really
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And the "don't give up,
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>> announcer: 3, 2, 1.
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>> [♪♪]
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>> [♪♪]
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>> [music]
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>> ginger: how many trips
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>> ginger: how many trips have you been on now?
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>> ginger: how many trips have you been on now? >> anna: this is my third
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Have you been on now? >> anna: this is my third trip with hand of hope.
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>> anna: this is my third trip with hand of hope. >> ginger: and, what was
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Trip with hand of hope. >> ginger: and, what was the main reason that you
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>> ginger: and, what was the main reason that you did want to do this?
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The main reason that you did want to do this? you said you wanted to travel,
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Did want to do this? you said you wanted to travel, to help people.
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You said you wanted to travel, to help people. >> anna: yes.
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To help people. >> anna: yes. it's a total different work
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>> anna: yes. it's a total different work as a doctor here than back
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It's a total different work as a doctor here than back in my home country.
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As a doctor here than back in my home country. but, it's really, i feel like
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In my home country. but, it's really, i feel like i really wanted to do that
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But, it's really, i feel like i really wanted to do that to just help people in poor
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I really wanted to do that to just help people in poor countries who cannot have
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To just help people in poor countries who cannot have access to medical care.
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Countries who cannot have access to medical care. i do that because i love jesus
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Access to medical care. i do that because i love jesus and i hope that the patients
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I do that because i love jesus and i hope that the patients feel that.
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And i hope that the patients feel that. sometimes we just pray
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Feel that. sometimes we just pray right at the investigation
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Sometimes we just pray right at the investigation table with them.
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Right at the investigation table with them. so, just to make them know
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Table with them. so, just to make them know that jesus is the doctor
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So, just to make them know that jesus is the doctor all above us.
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>> [music]
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>> announcer: we hope you
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>> announcer: we hope you enjoyed today's program.
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Enjoyed today's program. 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 Is Love? (Part 1)

February 12, 2026 | 27:29

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