Joyce Meyer - What Is Love? (Part 2)

February 16, 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 2) | February 16, 2026

>> joyce: you can
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>> joyce: you can separate how you feel
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>> joyce: you can separate how you feel from what you're supposed to do.
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Separate how you feel from what you're supposed to do. so, if you start praying
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From what you're supposed to do. so, if you start praying for your enemies,
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So, if you start praying for your enemies, it is very difficult to keep
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For your enemies, it is very difficult to keep hating somebody that
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It is very difficult to keep hating somebody that you pray for all the time.
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer,
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can
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>> joyce: i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal you everywhere you hurt.
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>> joyce: matthew 5:46 says,
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>> 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." and he picked on tax
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Can do that." and he picked on tax collectors because they
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And he picked on tax collectors because they were among some of the most
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Collectors because they were among some of the most hated people back then.
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Were among some of the most hated people back then. so, jesus is saying,
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Hated people back then. so, jesus is saying, "i don't want you just
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So, jesus is saying, "i don't want you just to love the people
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"i don't want you just to love the people that love you back.
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To love the people that love you back. i want you to love the people
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That love you back. i want you to love the people that are hard to love."
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I want you to love the people that are hard to love." yeah, you don't sound too
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That are hard to love." yeah, you don't sound too interested in that, so.
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Yeah, you don't sound too interested in that, so. >> [audience laughing]
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Interested in that, so. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: what is love?
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: what is love? well, god is love.
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>> joyce: what is love? well, god is love. and many times,
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Well, god is love. and many times, when i have my "thank you"
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And many times, when i have my "thank you" session in the morning,
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When i have my "thank you" session in the morning, which i've made a habit out
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Session in the morning, which i've made a habit out of doing it every morning now,
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Which i've made a habit out of doing it every morning now, first thing, when i get up,
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Of doing it every morning now, first thing, when i get up, and i don't even start trying
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First thing, when i get up, and i don't even start trying to pray or asking god
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And i don't even start trying to pray or asking god for anything till i first tell
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To pray or asking god for anything till i first tell him everything i'm thankful for.
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For anything till i first tell him everything i'm thankful for. and so, i'm thankful for him,
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Him everything i'm thankful for. and so, i'm thankful for him, really thankful for jesus.
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And so, i'm thankful for him, really thankful for jesus. boy, am i thankful
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Really thankful for jesus. boy, am i thankful for the holy spirit
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Boy, am i thankful for the holy spirit that he lives in us.
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For the holy spirit that he lives in us. i'm thankful for conviction.
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That he lives in us. i'm thankful for conviction. i'm thankful, when i sin,
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I'm thankful for conviction. i'm thankful, when i sin, that god convicts me of sin.
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I'm thankful, when i sin, that god convicts me of sin. that he loves me too much
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That god convicts me of sin. that he loves me too much to just leave me alone
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That he loves me too much to just leave me alone and let me be in a mess,
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To just leave me alone and let me be in a mess, but he'll correct me.
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Those whom god loves,
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Those whom god loves, he chastises.
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Those whom god loves, he chastises. but we talk about love a lot.
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We love everything
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We love everything from ice cream to god.
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We love everything from ice cream to god. and i think we have
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From ice cream to god. and i think we have to really know what
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And i think we have to really know what the god kind of love is.
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To really know what the god kind of love is. i said last night there are
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The god kind of love is. i said last night there are four greek words that are
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I said last night there are four greek words that are translated love in the bible,
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Four greek words that are translated love in the bible, so they don't all mean
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Translated love in the bible, so they don't all mean the same thing.
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So they don't all mean the same thing. but agape which
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The same thing. but agape which is the god kind of love,
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But agape which is the god kind of love, divine love, the love that
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Is the god kind of love, divine love, the love that can love people that
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Divine love, the love that can love people that are hard to love,
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Can love people that are hard to love, the love that can love
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Are hard to love, the love that can love enemies and people who
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The love that can love enemies and people who have treated you unjustly,
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Enemies and people who have treated you unjustly, that's from the greek
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Have treated you unjustly, that's from the greek word agape.
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That's from the greek word agape. phileo is a friendly
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Word agape. phileo is a friendly kind of love.
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Phileo is a friendly kind of love. eros is a romantic kind of love.
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Kind of love. eros is a romantic kind of love. and storge, i guess,
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Eros is a romantic kind of love. and storge, i guess, is how you say it,
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And storge, i guess, is how you say it, is love for your family.
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Is how you say it, is love for your family. but we specifically wanna talk
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Is love for your family. but we specifically wanna talk about this god kind of love.
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But we specifically wanna talk about this god kind of love. and i read a definition last
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About this god kind of love. and i read a definition last night that i wanna start with
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And i read a definition last night that i wanna start with again today of what agape is.
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It could be defined as charity.
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It could be defined as charity. however, we often think
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It could be defined 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 even begin
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Money or things, which doesn't even begin to encompass at all that
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Which doesn't even begin to encompass at all that agape is about.
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To encompass at all that agape is about. agape love--now, please
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Agape is about. agape love--now, please listen to these words,
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Agape love--now, please listen to these words, is unconcerned with
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Listen to these words, is unconcerned with self and concerned
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Is unconcerned with self and concerned with the greatest good
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Self and concerned with the greatest good of another person.
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With the greatest good of another person. wow.
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Of another person. wow. agape is not born
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Wow. agape is not born out of emotion.
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Agape is not born out of emotion. loving somebody has nothing
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Out of emotion. loving somebody has nothing to do with how you feel.
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Loving somebody has nothing to do with how you feel. you can not like somebody
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To do with how you feel. you can not like somebody and still love them.
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You can not like somebody and still love them. because love is really
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And still love them. because love is really how you treat a person.
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Because love is really how you treat a person. it's not how you feel about 'em,
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How you treat a person. it's not how you feel about 'em, or what you think about 'em,
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It's not how you feel about 'em, or what you think about 'em, has nothing to do with
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Or what you think about 'em, has nothing to do with what they've done to you.
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Has nothing to do with what they've done to you. it's how are you
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What they've done to you. it's how are you gonna treat them?
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It's how are you gonna treat them? or if they've been mean to you,
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Gonna treat them? or if they've been mean to you, are you gonna be mean back?
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Or if they've been mean to you, are you gonna be mean back? no, that's the world's way.
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Are you gonna be mean back? no, that's the world's way. but we're called
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No, that's the world's way. but we're called to a higher life.
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But we're called to a higher life. you gotta let go of the lower
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To a higher life. you gotta let go of the lower life and then you
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You gotta let go of the lower life and then you can have the higher life.
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And god tells us,
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And god tells us, gives us the formula
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And god tells us, gives us the formula for loving our enemies.
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Gives us the formula for loving our enemies. pray for them.
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For loving our enemies. pray for them. how many people really pray--
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Pray for them. how many people really pray-- last night, i asked how many
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How many people really pray-- last night, i asked how many people were mad at somebody,
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And at least 65% of the people
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And at least 65% of the people raised their hand.
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And at least 65% of the people raised their hand. now, you know,
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Raised their hand. now, you know, that sounds funny,
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Now, you know, that sounds funny, but it's really very sad.
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That sounds funny, but it's really very sad. and it has me very
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But it's really very sad. and it has me very concerned because as long
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And it has me very concerned because as long as i've been preaching,
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Concerned because as long as i've been preaching, i can go anywhere at any time,
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As i've been preaching, i can go anywhere at any time, and i can ask that
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I can go anywhere at any time, and i can ask that same question,
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And i can ask that same question, and anywhere from
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Same question, and anywhere from 65 to 90% of the people,
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And anywhere from 65 to 90% of the people, in the room, will raise
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65 to 90% of the people, in the room, will raise their hand that they have
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In the room, will raise their hand that they have unforgiveness in their heart.
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This is a huge,
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This is a huge, big, big problem.
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This is a huge, big, big problem. and it is shutting down
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Big, big problem. and it is shutting down the power of christianity.
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And it is shutting down the power of christianity. it's keeping us from
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The power of christianity. it's keeping us from changing the world.
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It's keeping us from changing the world. and the devil has us holding
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Changing the world. and the devil has us holding on to something that does
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And the devil has us holding on to something that does not bother our enemy.
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On to something that does not bother our enemy. they don't care
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Not bother our enemy. they don't care if you're mad at them.
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They don't care if you're mad at them. they are out having a good
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If you're mad at them. they are out having a good time and could not care
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They are out having a good time and could not care less if you're mad at them.
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Time and could not care less if you're mad at them. so, you're only
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Less if you're mad at them. so, you're only hurting yourself.
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So, you're only hurting yourself. you're playing right
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Hurting yourself. you're playing right into the devil's hands.
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And why don't you forgive?
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And why don't you forgive? because you feel.
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And why don't you forgive? because you feel. we have to learn to live
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Because you feel. we have to learn to live beyond our feelings.
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We have to learn to live beyond our feelings. and you can.
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Beyond our feelings. and you can. you can separate how
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And you can. you can separate how you feel from what
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You can separate how you feel from what you're supposed to do.
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You feel from what you're supposed to do. so, if you start praying
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You're supposed to do. so, if you start praying for your enemies,
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So, if you start praying for your enemies, it is very difficult to keep
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For your enemies, it is very difficult to keep hating somebody that
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It is very difficult to keep hating somebody that you pray for all the time.
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Hating somebody that you pray for all the time. >> [audience applauding]
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You pray for all the time. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and so, you know,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and so, you know, it says, "bless your enemies."
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>> joyce: and so, you know, it says, "bless your enemies." you think, "well, i don't
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It says, "bless your enemies." you think, "well, i don't want 'em to be blessed."
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You think, "well, i don't want 'em to be blessed." >> [audience laughing]
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Want 'em to be blessed." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but see,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but see, we're not talk--
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>> joyce: but see, we're not talk-- god's not gonna--
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We're not talk-- god's not gonna-- if you pray for god
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God's not gonna-- if you pray for god to bless your enemies,
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If you pray for god to bless your enemies, that doesn't mean
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To bless your enemies, that doesn't mean he's gonna give 'em a new car.
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That doesn't mean he's gonna give 'em a new car. >> [audience laughing]
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He's gonna give 'em a new car. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: the first thing,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: the first thing, he may bless 'em with
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>> joyce: the first thing, he may bless 'em with is some truth and reality
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He may bless 'em with is some truth and reality about their behavior.
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Come on.
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Come on. >> [audience applauding]
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Come on. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you know how to pray,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you know how to pray, they don't.
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>> joyce: you know how to pray, they don't. as believers, in christ,
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They don't. as believers, in christ, we not only have
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As believers, in christ, we not only have a privilege of knowing him,
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We not only have a privilege of knowing him, we have a responsibility
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A privilege of knowing him, we have a responsibility to show the world who jesus is.
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We have a responsibility to show the world who jesus is. come on.
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To show the world who jesus is. come on. if you are gonna be a christian,
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Come on. if you are gonna be a christian, be a real one.
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If you are gonna be a christian, be a real one. >> [audience applauding]
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Be a real one. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: don't be somebody
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: don't be somebody that just has a bumper
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>> joyce: don't be somebody that just has a bumper sticker on your car,
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That just has a bumper sticker on your car, and a cross around your neck,
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Sticker on your car, and a cross around your neck, and a big bible,
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And a cross around your neck, and a big bible, and go to church
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And a big bible, and go to church once a week,
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And go to church once a week, and live like the devil
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Once a week, and live like the devil the rest of the week.
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And live like the devil the rest of the week. >> [audience laughing]
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The rest of the week. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: an unbeliever,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: an unbeliever, maybe, can't forgive,
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>> joyce: an unbeliever, maybe, can't forgive, but you can because
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Maybe, can't forgive, but you can because you're full of god.
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But you can because you're full of god. and he's put his
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You're full of god. and he's put his forgiveness in you.
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And he's put his forgiveness in you. that means whatever
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Forgiveness in you. that means whatever you have in you,
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That means whatever you have in you, you can give away
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You have in you, you can give away to somebody else.
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You can give away to somebody else. amen?
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To somebody else. amen? and i'm gonna have
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Amen? and i'm gonna have to talk about this some
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And i'm gonna have to talk about this some today because some way,
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To talk about this some today because some way, somehow, i feel--i have
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Today because some way, somehow, i feel--i have to try to get it across
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Somehow, i feel--i have to try to get it across to people how--
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To try to get it across to people how-- so desperately important
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To people how-- so desperately important all this unforgiveness is.
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So desperately important all this unforgiveness is. it has to be dealt with
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All this unforgiveness is. it has to be dealt with because we are just--
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It has to be dealt with because we are just-- christianity is not
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Because we are just-- christianity is not impressing the world.
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Christianity is not impressing the world. they think we're half goofy,
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Impressing the world. they think we're half goofy, and phony, and hypocritical,
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They think we're half goofy, and phony, and hypocritical, and--
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And phony, and hypocritical, and-- but if we'll just
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And-- but if we'll just really walk in love,
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But if we'll just really walk in love, i mean real love,
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Really walk in love, i mean real love, the kind of love i'm gonna
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I mean real love, the kind of love i'm gonna talk to you about today.
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The kind of love i'm gonna talk to you about today. not just a word,
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Talk to you about today. not just a word, not just something we say,
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Not just a word, not just something we say, but really get down
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Not just something we say, but really get down to what it really is,
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But really get down to what it really is, and start applying it,
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To what it really is, and start applying it, especially, to people
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And start applying it, especially, to people that are hard to love.
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Especially, to people that are hard to love. wow.
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That are hard to love. wow. you know, there's a whole
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Wow. you know, there's a whole bunch of us.
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You know, there's a whole bunch of us. i mean, there are people
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Bunch of us. i mean, there are people like us all over the world.
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I mean, there are people like us all over the world. and if we'll all get
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Like us all over the world. and if we'll all get ourselves off of our mind
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And if we'll all get ourselves off of our mind long enough to start
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Ourselves off of our mind long enough to start really letting god use us,
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Long enough to start really letting god use us, i do believe that jesus can
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Really letting god use us, i do believe that jesus can change the world through us.
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I do believe that jesus can change the world through us. i mean, i--like, i really
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Change the world through us. i mean, i--like, i really believe that.
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I mean, i--like, i really believe that. i'm not just saying it.
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Believe that. i'm not just saying it. i really believe it.
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I'm not just saying it. i really believe it. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: god is so amazing.
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>> joyce: god is so amazing. so, agape isn't born out
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>> joyce: god is so amazing. so, agape isn't born out of emotion, feeling,
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So, agape isn't born out of emotion, feeling, familiarity or attraction,
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Of emotion, feeling, familiarity or attraction, but from the will
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Familiarity or attraction, but from the will and is a choice.
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But from the will and is a choice. so, any one of you can
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And is a choice. so, any one of you can decide to forgive somebody.
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So, any one of you can decide to forgive somebody. and just because you still
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Decide to forgive somebody. and just because you still feel like your skin crawls
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And just because you still feel like your skin crawls every time you see them,
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Feel like your skin crawls every time you see them, that doesn't necessarily mean
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Every time you see them, that doesn't necessarily mean that you don't love them,
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That doesn't necessarily mean that you don't love them, because love is not
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That you don't love them, because love is not how you feel,
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Because love is not how you feel, it's how you decide
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How you feel, it's how you decide to treat them.
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It's how you decide to treat them. "i'm gonna pray for them.
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To treat them. "i'm gonna pray for them. i'm gonna bless them.
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"i'm gonna pray for them. i'm gonna bless them. if they need help,
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I'm gonna bless them. if they need help, and god prompts
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If they need help, and god prompts me to help them,
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And god prompts me to help them, i'm gonna help them.
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Me to help them, i'm gonna help them. and i don't care if i ever
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I'm gonna help them. and i don't care if i ever get anything back,
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And i don't care if i ever get anything back, i'm gonna do this because
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Get anything back, i'm gonna do this because i love god and because
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I'm gonna do this because i love god and because of what he's done for me."
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I love god and because of what he's done for me." >> [audience applauding]
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Of what he's done for me." >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and this is not
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and this is not something that you just
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>> joyce: and this is not something that you just do one time, one and done.
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Something that you just do one time, one and done. i mean, we better get really,
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Do one time, one and done. i mean, we better get really, really good at forgiveness
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I mean, we better get really, really good at forgiveness because it's only gonna
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Really good at forgiveness because it's only gonna get worse the closer
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Because it's only gonna get worse the closer we get to jesus returning.
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Get worse the closer we get to jesus returning. i mean, get good at it.
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We get to jesus returning. i mean, get good at it. like, the minute somebody
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I mean, get good at it. like, the minute somebody is even in the middle
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Like, the minute somebody is even in the middle of offending you, just say,
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Is even in the middle of offending you, just say, "uh-huh, no,
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Of offending you, just say, "uh-huh, no, i'm forgiving 'em.
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"uh-huh, no, i'm forgiving 'em. been there, done that.
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I'm forgiving 'em. been there, done that. not gonna live--"
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Been there, done that. not gonna live--" you know, like i said
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Not gonna live--" you know, like i said last night, they may not
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You know, like i said last night, they may not deserve your forgiveness,
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Last night, they may not deserve your forgiveness, but you deserve peace.
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Deserve your forgiveness, but you deserve peace. so, do yourself
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But you deserve peace. so, do yourself a favor and forgive.
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So, do yourself a favor and forgive. you're not doing your
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A favor and forgive. you're not doing your enemies a favor when
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You're not doing your enemies a favor when you forgive them.
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Enemies a favor when you forgive them. you're doing yourself a favor.
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Jesus said, in matthew 25,
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Jesus said, in matthew 25, "i was hungry,
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Jesus said, in matthew 25, "i was hungry, and you fed me.
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"i was hungry, and you fed me. i was naked,
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And you fed me. i was naked, and you clothed me.
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I was naked, and you clothed me. i was sick, and you visited me.
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And you clothed me. i was sick, and you visited me. i was in prison,
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I was sick, and you visited me. i was in prison, and you came to see me."
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I was in prison, and you came to see me." and they said,
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And you came to see me." and they said, "well, lord, when?"
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And they said, "well, lord, when?" he said, "if you've done
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"well, lord, when?" he said, "if you've done it to the least of these,
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He said, "if you've done it to the least of these, my brethren, and you've
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It to the least of these, my brethren, and you've done it unto me."
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My brethren, and you've done it unto me." now, if we really read those
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Scriptures and take that in,
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Scriptures and take that in, what he's saying is,
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Scriptures and take that in, what he's saying is, "however you treat people
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What he's saying is, "however you treat people is how you're treating me."
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"however you treat people is how you're treating me." now, i, maybe, need to say
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Is how you're treating me." now, i, maybe, need to say that ten times, but i won't.
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Now, i, maybe, need to say that ten times, but i won't. jesus is a people person.
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That ten times, but i won't. jesus is a people person. and if i mistreat somebody,
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Jesus is a people person. and if i mistreat somebody, he takes it personally,
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And if i mistreat somebody, he takes it personally, and he doesn't like it.
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He takes it personally, and he doesn't like it. amen?
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And he doesn't like it. amen? i got a little bit cranky
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Amen? i got a little bit cranky yesterday morning with
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I got a little bit cranky yesterday morning with our pilot when he called
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Yesterday morning with our pilot when he called me and told me that
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Our pilot when he called me and told me that he couldn't get the plane
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Me and told me that he couldn't get the plane out of the hangar, yeah.
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He couldn't get the plane out of the hangar, yeah. the thing where they keep it.
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Out of the hangar, yeah. the thing where they keep it. >> [audience laughing]
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The thing where they keep it. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: because the hangar
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: because the hangar door came off
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>> joyce: because the hangar door came off the track and so i got
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Door came off the track and so i got a little frustrated.
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The track and so i got a little frustrated. wasn't being patient
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A little frustrated. wasn't being patient like love this.
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Wasn't being patient like love this. and i called him back
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Like love this. and i called him back and apologized.
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And i called him back and apologized. you know, we're not
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And apologized. you know, we're not going to all be perfect
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You know, we're not going to all be perfect at all this stuff.
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We're gonna make mistakes.
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We're gonna make mistakes. but the minute that you know
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We're gonna make mistakes. but the minute that you know that you have misbehaved
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But the minute that you know that you have misbehaved and been rude to somebody
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That you have misbehaved and been rude to somebody or treated them wrong,
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And been rude to somebody or treated them wrong, be man or woman enough
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Or treated them wrong, be man or woman enough to humble yourself
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Be man or woman enough to humble yourself and call 'em and say,
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To humble yourself and call 'em and say, "i was wrong and i'm sorry."
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And call 'em and say, "i was wrong and i'm sorry." >> [audience applauding]
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"i was wrong and i'm sorry." >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: it will not
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Kill you to say,
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Kill you to say, "i was wrong."
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Kill you to say, "i was wrong." and i'll tell you something,
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"i was wrong." and i'll tell you something, people respect you when
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And i'll tell you something, people respect you when you admit that you were
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People respect you when you admit that you were wrong rather than
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You admit that you were wrong rather than making excuses for it.
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Wrong rather than making excuses for it. amen?
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Making excuses for it. amen? >> audience: amen.
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Amen? >> audience: amen. >> joyce: i told you,
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>> audience: amen. >> joyce: i told you, last night, that we had
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>> joyce: i told you, last night, that we had quite a day yesterday.
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Last night, that we had quite a day yesterday. and it--those days just--
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Quite a day yesterday. and it--those days just-- they bring that impatience
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And it--those days just-- they bring that impatience out of me that's still there.
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They bring that impatience out of me that's still there. but the good news
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Out of me that's still there. but the good news that i didn't tell you,
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But the good news that i didn't tell you, and i thought about
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That i didn't tell you, and i thought about this last night,
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And i thought about this last night, was the impatience
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This last night, was the impatience and the frustration
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Was the impatience and the frustration that i felt lasted no more
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And the frustration that i felt lasted no more than five minutes.
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That i felt lasted no more than five minutes. and i was able to work it out
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Than five minutes. and i was able to work it out with god and get over it.
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And i was able to work it out with god and get over it. you know, 40 years ago,
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With god and get over it. you know, 40 years ago, that would have been like
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You know, 40 years ago, that would have been like a never going away thing.
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That would have been like a never going away thing. i would have ruined my day,
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A never going away thing. i would have ruined my day, and my week.
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I would have ruined my day, and my week. i would have been
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And my week. i would have been mean to people.
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I would have been mean to people. i would have been
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Mean to people. i would have been rude to people.
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I would have been rude to people. i would have felt
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Rude to people. i would have felt sorry for myself.
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I would have felt sorry for myself. i would have complained
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Sorry for myself. i would have complained and moaned and groaned.
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I would have complained and moaned and groaned. and so, we are growing, church.
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And moaned and groaned. and so, we are growing, church. you're growing.
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And so, we are growing, church. you're growing. i'm growing.
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And as long as we're growing,
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And as long as we're growing, god's happy about that.
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And as long as we're growing, god's happy about that. paul said, "i've not arrived."
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God's happy about that. paul said, "i've not arrived." >> joyce: and i can tell you,
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Paul said, "i've not arrived." >> joyce: and i can tell you, i've not arrived,
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>> joyce: and i can tell you, i've not arrived, but i have decided that i am
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I've not arrived, but i have decided that i am going to keep pressing on.
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But i have decided that i am going to keep pressing on. amen?
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Going to keep pressing on. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: god is love.
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: god is love. and where love is, god is.
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>> joyce: god is love. and where love is, god is. i love that.
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And where love is, god is. i love that. you gotta think about
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I love that. you gotta think about that for a while.
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You gotta think about that for a while. here's a story that
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That for a while. here's a story that makes the point.
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Here's a story that makes the point. this was a story written
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By leo tolstoy,
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By leo tolstoy, about a shoemaker
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By leo tolstoy, about a shoemaker named martin.
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About a shoemaker named martin. it's a little bit
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Named martin. it's a little bit of a long story,
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It's a little bit of a long story, but it's worth it.
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It begins with a background
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It begins with a background on martin's life.
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It begins with a background on martin's life. "he was a fine cobbler
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On martin's life. "he was a fine cobbler as he did his work,
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"he was a fine cobbler as he did his work, and never promised
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As he did his work, and never promised to do anything that
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And never promised to do anything that he couldn't do.
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To do anything that he couldn't do. he stayed busy with his work,
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He couldn't do. he stayed busy with his work, in his basement,
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He stayed busy with his work, in his basement, which only had one window,
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In his basement, which only had one window, and through this window
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Which only had one window, and through this window he could only see the feet
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And through this window he could only see the feet of people as they walked by.
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He could only see the feet of people as they walked by. he was still able
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Of people as they walked by. he was still able to recognize most
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He was still able to recognize most people by their shoes,
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To recognize most people by their shoes, as he had worked with most
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People by their shoes, as he had worked with most of the shoes at least once.
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As he had worked with most of the shoes at least once. he had a wife, but she died,
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Of the shoes at least once. he had a wife, but she died, and all their children
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He had a wife, but she died, and all their children had died in their infancy
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And all their children had died in their infancy except one 3-year-old son.
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After he thought about
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After he thought about sending him off to live
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After he thought about sending him off to live with his sister, he decided
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Sending him off to live with his sister, he decided to care for the child himself.
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With his sister, he decided to care for the child himself. martin, however, was not
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To care for the child himself. martin, however, was not destined to have a child as his
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Martin, however, was not destined to have a child as his son died a few years later,
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Destined to have a child as his son died a few years later, with a fever."
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Son died a few years later, with a fever." ok, now, here's a man--
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With a fever." ok, now, here's a man-- he lost his wife
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Ok, now, here's a man-- he lost his wife and every child he had.
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He lost his wife and every child he had. "he denied god, wondering
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And every child he had. "he denied god, wondering how he could allow such
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"he denied god, wondering how he could allow such a thing to happen to him.
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How he could allow such a thing to happen to him. one day, a missionary
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A thing to happen to him. one day, a missionary visited martin.
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One day, a missionary visited martin. and martin told him
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Visited martin. and martin told him all about his hardships.
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And martin told him all about his hardships. and the missionary told
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All about his hardships. and the missionary told martin he should live his
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And the missionary told martin he should live his life for god and not deny
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Martin he should live his life for god and not deny him because god's will
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Life for god and not deny him because god's will is the ultimate deciding
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Him because god's will is the ultimate deciding factor in our lives."
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Is the ultimate deciding factor in our lives." you see, it really doesn't
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Factor in our lives." you see, it really doesn't matter what i want
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You see, it really doesn't matter what i want or what you want.
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Matter what i want or what you want. the only thing that
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Or what you want. the only thing that matters is what god wants.
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The only thing that matters is what god wants. because let me tell
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Matters is what god wants. because let me tell you something,
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Because let me tell you something, and get this clearly,
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You something, and get this clearly, when all of this
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And get this clearly, when all of this is said and done,
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When all of this is said and done, and all of this world
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Is said and done, and all of this world is currently passing away,
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And all of this world is currently passing away, the only thing that's
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Is currently passing away, the only thing that's gonna be left is god.
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The only thing that's gonna be left is god. >> [audience applauding]
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Gonna be left is god. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and you don't wanna
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and you don't wanna wait till then to try to get
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>> joyce: and you don't wanna wait till then to try to get a right relationship with him.
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Wait till then to try to get a right relationship with him. we spend now getting
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A right relationship with him. we spend now getting ready for there.
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We spend now getting ready for there. and even if you live to be 100,
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Ready for there. and even if you live to be 100, that's like, one piece
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And even if you live to be 100, that's like, one piece of sand on all the oceans,
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That's like, one piece of sand on all the oceans, in all the world,
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Of sand on all the oceans, in all the world, compared to eternity.
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In all the world, compared to eternity. forever is a looong time.
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Compared to eternity. forever is a looong time. and i wanna live
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Forever is a looong time. and i wanna live it in the right place.
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And i wanna live it in the right place. so, it's worth whatever
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It in the right place. so, it's worth whatever i have to give up,
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So, it's worth whatever i have to give up, whatever pride
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I have to give up, whatever pride i need to swallow.
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Whatever pride i need to swallow. it's worth saying "i'm sorry"
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I need to swallow. it's worth saying "i'm sorry" when i need to.
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It's worth saying "i'm sorry" when i need to. it's worth not hating people
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When i need to. it's worth not hating people and forgiving people.
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It's worth not hating people and forgiving people. it's worth obeying god.
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And forgiving people. it's worth obeying god. "he said, 'the only thing that
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It's worth obeying god. "he said, 'the only thing that really matters, martin,
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"he said, 'the only thing that really matters, martin, is god's will.'
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Really matters, martin, is god's will.' so, the man suggested
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Is god's will.' so, the man suggested that he get a bible
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So, the man suggested that he get a bible and start reading it.
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That he get a bible and start reading it. so, he bought a bible.
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And start reading it. so, he bought a bible. and at first, he only read
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So, he bought a bible. and at first, he only read it a little bit on holidays,
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And at first, he only read it a little bit on holidays, but as he read
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It a little bit on holidays, but as he read more and more,
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But as he read more and more, it became his daily habit.
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More and more, it became his daily habit. his life began to be filled
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It became his daily habit. his life began to be filled with peace and joy.
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His life began to be filled with peace and joy. after his day of work,
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With peace and joy. after his day of work, he would sit down
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After his day of work, he would sit down with a lamp and read.
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He would sit down with a lamp and read. well, one night,
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With a lamp and read. well, one night, martin read a passage
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Well, one night, martin read a passage about a pharisee who had
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Martin read a passage about a pharisee who had invited jesus into his house.
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About a pharisee who had invited jesus into his house. and in the house, a woman
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Invited jesus into his house. and in the house, a woman anointed and washed jesus'
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And in the house, a woman anointed and washed jesus' feet with her tears.
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Anointed and washed jesus' feet with her tears. well, martin thought
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Feet with her tears. well, martin thought of himself as the pharisee,
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Well, martin thought of himself as the pharisee, in that story, as he was
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Of himself as the pharisee, in that story, as he was living only for himself."
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In that story, as he was living only for himself." ask yourself,
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Living only for himself." ask yourself, who are you living for?
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Ask yourself, who are you living for? what are you living for?
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Who are you living for? what are you living for? and even, more importantly,
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What are you living for? and even, more importantly, what kind of a legacy
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And even, more importantly, what kind of a legacy are you leaving?
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What kind of a legacy are you leaving? when you're gone,
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Are you leaving? when you're gone, what will be--
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When you're gone, what will be-- what will you leave behind
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What will be-- what will you leave behind to be remembered by?
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What will you leave behind to be remembered by? see, i decided, a long time ago,
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To be remembered by? see, i decided, a long time ago, i thought, "well, i wanna
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See, i decided, a long time ago, i thought, "well, i wanna leave 100 good
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I thought, "well, i wanna leave 100 good power-packed books.
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Leave 100 good power-packed books. and i'm way beyond that, now.
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Power-packed books. and i'm way beyond that, now. but, you know,
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And i'm way beyond that, now. but, you know, most of the books that
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But, you know, most of the books that have impacted my life
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Most of the books that have impacted my life were books written
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Have impacted my life were books written in the 16th, 17th century.
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So, if i work real hard now,
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So, if i work real hard now, i think people can
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So, if i work real hard now, i think people can be getting saved off
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I think people can be getting saved off my stuff 2-300 years from now,
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Be getting saved off my stuff 2-300 years from now, if jesus tarries.
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My stuff 2-300 years from now, if jesus tarries. amen?
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If jesus tarries. amen? i've left instructions with
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Amen? i've left instructions with my family, keep my stuff on tv
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I've left instructions with my family, keep my stuff on tv as long as you possibly can.
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My family, keep my stuff on tv as long as you possibly can. and, you know, they don't
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As long as you possibly can. and, you know, they don't have to know i'm dead.
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And, you know, they don't have to know i'm dead. >> [audience laughing]
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Have to know i'm dead. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: dave, listened
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: dave, listened to a guy on the radio
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>> joyce: dave, listened to a guy on the radio for years that was dead
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To a guy on the radio for years that was dead and didn't know he was dead.
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For years that was dead and didn't know he was dead. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: they'll just think
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>> joyce: they'll just think that i'm the never aging woman.
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>> joyce: they'll just think that i'm the never aging woman. it's the word that
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That i'm the never aging woman. it's the word that helps people.
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It's the word that helps people. and i've told them,
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Helps people. and i've told them, if it gets to the point
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And i've told them, if it gets to the point where you can't keep
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If it gets to the point where you can't keep it on tv anymore,
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Where you can't keep it on tv anymore, and if for some reason
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It on tv anymore, and if for some reason the ministry can't keep going,
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And if for some reason the ministry can't keep going, i want you to promise
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The ministry can't keep going, i want you to promise me that you will put
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I want you to promise me that you will put all of my teachings online,
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Me that you will put all of my teachings online, free of charge,
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All of my teachings online, free of charge, for people to listen
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Free of charge, for people to listen to any time they want to.
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For people to listen to any time they want to. that is my legacy.
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To any time they want to. that is my legacy. >> [audience applauding]
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That is my legacy. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i have spent
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i have spent the last 45 years of my life
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>> joyce: i have spent the last 45 years of my life studying the word
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The last 45 years of my life studying the word and trying to teach people
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Studying the word and trying to teach people what god is teaching me.
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And trying to teach people what god is teaching me. and i'm called to do it.
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What god is teaching me. and i'm called to do it. i didn't just choose to do it.
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And i'm called to do it. i didn't just choose to do it. i'm called to do it.
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I didn't just choose to do it. i'm called to do it. people ask
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I'm called to do it. people ask me if i'm gonna retire.
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People ask me if i'm gonna retire. i can't even imagine
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Me if i'm gonna retire. i can't even imagine such a thing.
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I can't even imagine such a thing. what in the world would
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Such a thing. what in the world would i do with myself if i retired?
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What in the world would i do with myself if i retired? i hope i die doing this.
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I do with myself if i retired? i hope i die doing this. when it's my time to go,
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I hope i die doing this. when it's my time to go, i'd love to go preaching.
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When it's my time to go, i'd love to go preaching. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: my kids don't
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>> joyce: my kids don't like it when i say that.
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>> joyce: my kids don't like it when i say that. they say that would be awful.
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Like it when i say that. they say that would be awful. >> [audience laughing]
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They say that would be awful. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: anyway,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: anyway, "martin thought of himself
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>> joyce: anyway, "martin thought of himself as the pharisee,
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"martin thought of himself as the pharisee, as he was only
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As the pharisee, as he was only living for himself.
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As he was only living for himself. as he slept that night,
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Living for himself. as he slept that night, he heard the voice of god
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As he slept that night, he heard the voice of god telling him, 'i'm gonna
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He heard the voice of god telling him, 'i'm gonna visit you tomorrow.'"
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Telling him, 'i'm gonna visit you tomorrow.'" god told him, "i'm gonna
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Visit you tomorrow.'" god told him, "i'm gonna visit you, tomorrow."
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God told him, "i'm gonna visit you, tomorrow." "well, the next morning,
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Visit you, tomorrow." "well, the next morning, martin skeptically watched
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"well, the next morning, martin skeptically watched out the window for god.
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Martin skeptically watched out the window for god. while he was
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Out the window for god. while he was searching for god,
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While he was searching for god, he saw stepanovich
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Searching for god, he saw stepanovich shoveling away snow,
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He saw stepanovich shoveling away snow, and martin invited him
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Shoveling away snow, and martin invited him in for a warm drink and they
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And martin invited him in for a warm drink and they talked for a little while.
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In for a warm drink and they talked for a little while. martin told stepanovich
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Talked for a little while. martin told stepanovich about jesus and the pharisee,
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Martin told stepanovich about jesus and the pharisee, and he was moved to tears.
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About jesus and the pharisee, and he was moved to tears. and he left, thanked martin
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And he was moved to tears. and he left, thanked martin for the food, both for
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And he left, thanked martin for the food, both for his soul and his body.
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For the food, both for his soul and his body. martin later saw a young
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His soul and his body. martin later saw a young woman outside with a baby,
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Martin later saw a young woman outside with a baby, not properly dressed
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Woman outside with a baby, not properly dressed for the cold.
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Not properly dressed for the cold. he invited her in,
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For the cold. he invited her in, gave her some food,
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He invited her in, gave her some food, warm clothes, money.
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Gave her some food, warm clothes, money. martin also told
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Warm clothes, money. martin also told her about jesus.
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Martin also told her about jesus. she thanked him and left.
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Her about jesus. she thanked him and left. then he saw a young boy
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She thanked him and left. then he saw a young boy stealing from an older woman.
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Then he saw a young boy stealing from an older woman. he went outside and settled
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Stealing from an older woman. he went outside and settled their argument and extended
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He went outside and settled their argument and extended love and compassion toward
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Their argument and extended love and compassion toward the both of them.
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Love and compassion toward the both of them. well, that night,
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The both of them. well, that night, while martin worked,
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Well, that night, while martin worked, he wondered why god
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While martin worked, he wondered why god had not visited him.
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He wondered why god had not visited him. the three figures appeared
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Had not visited him. the three figures appeared to him in his home whom
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The three figures appeared to him in his home whom he had showed hospitality
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To him in his home whom he had showed hospitality to that day.
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He had showed hospitality to that day. they said that when
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To that day. they said that when he helped them,
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They said that when he helped them, he was helping god.
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He helped them, he was helping god. martin then realized that god
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He was helping god. martin then realized that god had indeed visited him that day,
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Martin then realized that god had indeed visited him that day, and accepted him very well."
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Had indeed visited him that day, and accepted him very well." this is what we have
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And accepted him very well." this is what we have to understand.
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This is what we have to understand. we're all looking for god.
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To understand. we're all looking for god. "oh, i'd love to see jesus.
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We're all looking for god. "oh, i'd love to see jesus. i wish he would come and just
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"oh, i'd love to see jesus. i wish he would come and just sit on my bed and talk to me."
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I wish he would come and just sit on my bed and talk to me." you know, i hear these
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Sit on my bed and talk to me." you know, i hear these stories about people,
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You know, i hear these stories about people, "oh, jesus came,
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Stories about people, "oh, jesus came, sat on the edge of my bed
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"oh, jesus came, sat on the edge of my bed and talked to me for
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Sat on the edge of my bed and talked to me for 30 minutes."
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And talked to me for 30 minutes." well, nothing like that's
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30 minutes." well, nothing like that's ever happened to me.
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Well, nothing like that's ever happened to me. >> [audience laughing]
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Ever happened to me. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you know,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you know, i'll just tell you
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>> joyce: you know, i'll just tell you nothing like that's
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I'll just tell you nothing like that's ever happened to me.
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Nothing like that's ever happened to me. i--but i've learned that
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Ever happened to me. i--but i've learned that i can see jesus every
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I--but i've learned that i can see jesus every day if i just love people.
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I can see jesus every day if i just love people. because god is love.
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Day if i just love people. because god is love. i want you to get this.
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Because god is love. i want you to get this. god is love.
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I want you to get this. god is love. and any time you're loving
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God is love. and any time you're loving somebody, god is there.
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And any time you're loving somebody, god is there. amen?
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Somebody, god is there. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: so, anytime,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: so, anytime, you feel like you
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>> joyce: so, anytime, you feel like you need a visit from god,
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You feel like you need a visit from god, just go do some random
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Need a visit from god, just go do some random act of kindness for somebody.
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Just go do some random act of kindness for somebody. the world is hurting.
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Act of kindness for somebody. the world is hurting. we wait and look for all
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The world is hurting. we wait and look for all these spiritual things.
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We wait and look for all these spiritual things. "whew..."
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These spiritual things. "whew..." "god, i wanna feel you."
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>> [audience laughing]
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: well, go do something
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: well, go do something for somebody.
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>> joyce: well, go do something for somebody. so, last night,
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For somebody. so, last night, i read 1 corinthians 13:4-8,
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So, last night, i read 1 corinthians 13:4-8, i'm not gonna read it again.
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I read 1 corinthians 13:4-8, i'm not gonna read it again. i'm sure that you're
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I'm not gonna read it again. i'm sure that you're all pretty familiar with it.
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I'm sure that you're all pretty familiar with it. "love is patient.
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All pretty familiar with it. "love is patient. love is kind.
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"love is patient. love is kind. love is humble.
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Love is kind. love is humble. it's not jealous, not envious.
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Love is humble. it's not jealous, not envious. it believes the best
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It's not jealous, not envious. it believes the best of everyone."
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It believes the best of everyone." good stuff.
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But what does all that mean?
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But what does all that mean? well, so we started last night.
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But what does all that mean? well, so we started last night. love is patient.
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Well, so we started last night. love is patient. hmm.
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Love is patient. hmm. henry drummond said,
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Hmm. henry drummond said, "patience is the normal
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Henry drummond said, "patience is the normal attitude of love."
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"patience is the normal attitude of love." oh, i wish i was one of those
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Attitude of love." oh, i wish i was one of those people that would
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Oh, i wish i was one of those people that would have been born patient...
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People that would have been born patient... >> [audience laughing]
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Have been born patient... >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and easy going
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and easy going and laid back.
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>> joyce: and easy going and laid back. but not me!
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And laid back. but not me! no, not me.
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But not me! no, not me. i'm like...
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No, not me. i'm like... >> [audience laughing]
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I'm like... >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i care
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i care about everything.
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>> joyce: i care about everything. if it's not the way i like it,
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About everything. if it's not the way i like it, i'm gonna change it.
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If it's not the way i like it, i'm gonna change it. >> [audience laughing]
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I'm gonna change it. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: oh, my goodness.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: oh, my goodness. patience is an attitude--
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>> joyce: oh, my goodness. patience is an attitude-- this is from the greek.
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Patience is an attitude-- this is from the greek. patience is an attitude
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This is from the greek. patience is an attitude that grows only under trial.
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Patience is an attitude that grows only under trial. so, the only way that
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That grows only under trial. so, the only way that you can grow in patience
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So, the only way that you can grow in patience is to have trouble.
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You can grow in patience is to have trouble. boy, you guys are so excited,
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Is to have trouble. boy, you guys are so excited, i can hardly stand it.
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Boy, you guys are so excited, i can hardly stand it. >> [audience laughing]
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I can hardly stand it. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and so,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and so, love is patient, but it only
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>> joyce: and so, love is patient, but it only grows under trial.
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That's why the bible says
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That's why the bible says when you have trials,
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That's why the bible says when you have trials, "you should be exceedingly
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When you have trials, "you should be exceedingly joyful knowing that
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"you should be exceedingly joyful knowing that the trying of your faith
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Joyful knowing that the trying of your faith worketh patience."
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And when you're patient,
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And when you're patient, fully patient, then you are
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And when you're patient, fully patient, then you are "fully mature and you're
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Fully patient, then you are "fully mature and you're perfect and entire,
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"fully mature and you're perfect and entire, lacking in nothing."
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Perfect and entire, lacking in nothing." one translation it says,
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Lacking in nothing." one translation it says, "wanting nothing."
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One translation it says, "wanting nothing." can you imagine how much
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"wanting nothing." can you imagine how much peace you would have
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Can you imagine how much peace you would have if you wanted nothing
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Peace you would have if you wanted nothing and you were satisfied
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If you wanted nothing and you were satisfied with whatever god gave you?
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And you were satisfied with whatever god gave you? my goodness,
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With whatever god gave you? my goodness, the discontentment
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My goodness, the discontentment can drive you crazy.
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The discontentment can drive you crazy. amen?
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Can drive you crazy. amen? it's patience under
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Amen? it's patience under undeserved affliction.
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It's patience under undeserved affliction. patience in well doing.
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Undeserved affliction. patience in well doing. it's a fruit of the spirit.
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Patience in well doing. it's a fruit of the spirit. it perfects christian
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It's a fruit of the spirit. it perfects christian character.
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It perfects christian character. it may involve waiting,
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Character. it may involve waiting, but patience is not
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It may involve waiting, but patience is not really waiting,
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But patience is not really waiting, it's how we behave
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Really waiting, it's how we behave while we're waiting.
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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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Begins, your thoughts throughout the day matter.
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Throughout the day matter. >> [cereal pouring]
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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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>> 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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In our lives, we do have the power to change our
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>> joyce: boy, you know, in today's world,
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In today's world, there are many stressors,
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There are many stressors, so many things to deal
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So many things to deal with on a daily basis.
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With on a daily basis. how do we navigate
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How do we navigate all of life's pressures?
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All of life's pressures? well, god's word has
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Well, god's word has much to say about it.
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Much to say about it. so, i thought we could
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So, i thought we could all get together with
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All get together with some of my friends
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Some of my friends and talk about it.
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>> announcer: join us
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>> announcer: join us for the enjoying
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For the enjoying everyday life
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Everyday life conference.
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Conference. a weekend
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A weekend of practical messages
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Of practical messages and heartfelt worship
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And heartfelt worship with joyce
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With joyce and her guests,
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And her guests, dr. henry cloud,
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Dr. henry cloud, nona jones,
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Nona jones, and worship with
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And worship with naomi raine,
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Naomi raine, april 10-11,
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April 10-11, in hershey, pennsylvania.
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In hershey, pennsylvania. >> joyce: you know,
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>> joyce: you know, i have such a passion
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I have such a passion for teaching god's word,
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For teaching god's word, and it's even better when
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And it's even better when we all get together
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We all get together under one roof.
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Under one roof. so, i really hope
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So, i really hope to see you there.
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>> announcer:
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>> announcer: register today.
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Register today. go to:
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Go to: joycemeyer.org.
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>> [♪♪]
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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 2)

February 16, 2026 | 27:29

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