Joyce Meyer - You Can't Play In The Mud and Not Get Dirty (Part 1)

December 26, 2025 | 27:29

Joyce Meyer, a powerful preacher, delivers a passionate sermon on the importance of aligning our thoughts and actions with the teachings of God. Using compelling parables and relatable scenarios, she highlights the dangers of succumbing to sinful temptations and emphasizes the need for spiritual renewal and obedience. Through vivid storytelling and personal anecdotes, Joyce urges her audience to prioritize holiness, resist negative influences, and choose a path of righteousness. The sermon resonates deeply with those present, sparking introspection and a renewed commitment to living a faithful life.

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Joyce Meyer: Enjoying Everyday Life | Joyce Meyer - You Can't Play In The Mud and Not Get Dirty (Part 1) | December 26, 2025

>> joyce: we think that we're
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>> joyce: we think that we're stronger than what we are.
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>> joyce: we think that we're stronger than what we are. "don't think more highly
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Stronger than what we are. "don't think more highly of yourself than you ought to."
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"don't think more highly of yourself than you ought to." "the spirit's willing,
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Of yourself than you ought to." "the spirit's willing, but the flesh is weak."
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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: the title
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>> joyce: the title of my message tonight is,
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>> joyce: the title of my message tonight is, "you can't play with
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Of my message tonight is, "you can't play with mud and not get dirty."
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"you can't play with mud and not get dirty." >> [audience applauding]
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Mud and not get dirty." >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i like that,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i like that, "you cannot play with mud
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>> joyce: i like that, "you cannot play with mud and not get dirty."
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"you cannot play with mud and not get dirty." i think today, our moral
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And not get dirty." i think today, our moral standards have slipped.
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I think today, our moral standards have slipped. sometimes to the point
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Standards have slipped. sometimes to the point where we have certain
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Sometimes to the point where we have certain things that we do that
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Where we have certain things that we do that i call "acceptable sins,"
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Things that we do that i call "acceptable sins," we think that they're okay,
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I call "acceptable sins," we think that they're okay, but they're not okay with god.
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We think that they're okay, but they're not okay with god. now we need to get
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But they're not okay with god. now we need to get back to holiness.
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Now we need to get back to holiness. we need to get back
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Back to holiness. we need to get back to a reverential fear of god.
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We need to get back to a reverential fear of god. a lot of what's wrong
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To a reverential fear of god. a lot of what's wrong in the world today
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A lot of what's wrong in the world today is because people don't
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Have any fear of god.
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Have any fear of god. maybe we've taught a little
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Have any fear of god. maybe we've taught a little bit too much on god as your
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Maybe we've taught a little bit too much on god as your friend and your buddy
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Bit too much on god as your friend and your buddy and not enough on the fact
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Friend and your buddy and not enough on the fact that he also means
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And not enough on the fact that he also means what he says.
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That he also means what he says. and if we don't do what
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What he says. and if we don't do what he tells us to do,
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And if we don't do what he tells us to do, we will suffer for it.
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He tells us to do, we will suffer for it. and god has a wonderful life
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We will suffer for it. and god has a wonderful life planned for every one of us,
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And god has a wonderful life planned for every one of us, and it's not too late
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Planned for every one of us, and it's not too late for you to have yours.
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But jesus did say,
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But jesus did say, "if you love me,
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But jesus did say, "if you love me, you will obey me."
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"if you love me, you will obey me." and well, we should get excited
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You will obey me." and well, we should get excited when we hear messages about
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Holiness and obedience
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Holiness and obedience and the reverential
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Holiness and obedience and the reverential fear of god.
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And the reverential fear of god. and i mean, the kind of books
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Fear of god. and i mean, the kind of books that i bought when i first got
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And i mean, the kind of books that i bought when i first got serious in my walk with god,
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That i bought when i first got serious in my walk with god, if i tried to write some--
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Serious in my walk with god, if i tried to write some-- you think i could sell
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If i tried to write some-- you think i could sell a book on pride?
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You think i could sell a book on pride? nobody would buy that.
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A book on pride? nobody would buy that. and yet, pride is one
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Nobody would buy that. and yet, pride is one of the biggest problems
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And yet, pride is one of the biggest problems that we have,
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Of the biggest problems that we have, and yet, somehow
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That we have, and yet, somehow we think "that's okay."
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And yet, somehow we think "that's okay." the main message of the bible
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We think "that's okay." the main message of the bible is "love," and i wrote
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The main message of the bible is "love," and i wrote a book called,
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Is "love," and i wrote a book called, "the love revolution,"
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A book called, "the love revolution," and it was the worst selling
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"the love revolution," and it was the worst selling book i've ever written.
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And it was the worst selling book i've ever written. it was terrible, sold awful.
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Book i've ever written. it was terrible, sold awful. why?
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It was terrible, sold awful. why? because people don't
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Why? because people don't think they need that.
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Because people don't think they need that. but you write a book on how
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Think they need that. but you write a book on how to make a million dollars
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But you write a book on how to make a million dollars overnight and everybody's
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To make a million dollars overnight and everybody's gonna run and get it.
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Overnight and everybody's gonna run and get it. even like books
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Gonna run and get it. even like books on the end times,
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Even like books on the end times, just sell like crazy.
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On the end times, just sell like crazy. 'cause people are
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Just sell like crazy. 'cause people are interested in that,
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'cause people are interested in that, but i'm trying to sell you
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Interested in that, but i'm trying to sell you books that'll help you get
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But i'm trying to sell you books that'll help you get ready for the end times.
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Books that'll help you get ready for the end times. amen?
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Ready for the end times. amen? >> audience: amen.
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Amen? >> audience: amen. >> joyce: so, be smart,
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>> audience: amen. >> joyce: so, be smart, and buy things that are gonna
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>> joyce: so, be smart, and buy things that are gonna help you grow and mature in god.
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And buy things that are gonna help you grow and mature in god. let's talk about some of these,
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Help you grow and mature in god. let's talk about some of these, what i call "acceptable sins,"
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Let's talk about some of these, what i call "acceptable sins," although they're not acceptable.
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What i call "acceptable sins," although they're not acceptable. things that we do regularly
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Although they're not acceptable. things that we do regularly that god condemns.
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Things that we do regularly that god condemns. they become acceptable to us,
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That god condemns. they become acceptable to us, but they're not
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They become acceptable to us, but they're not acceptable to god.
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But they're not acceptable to god. let's just say like
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Acceptable to god. let's just say like maybe, gossip.
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Let's just say like maybe, gossip. i'm gonna go slow.
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Maybe, gossip. i'm gonna go slow. >> [audience laughing]
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I'm gonna go slow. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: we don't think
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: we don't think too much about that,
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>> joyce: we don't think too much about that, and yet it causes
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Too much about that, and yet it causes problems in our life.
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And yet it causes problems in our life. how 'bout judging other people?
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Problems in our life. how 'bout judging other people? how 'bout, unresolved anger?
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How 'bout judging other people? how 'bout, unresolved anger? the bible says that,
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How 'bout, unresolved anger? the bible says that, "you shouldn't even
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The bible says that, "you shouldn't even go to bed angry."
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"you shouldn't even go to bed angry." i always say, "if i get angry,
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Go to bed angry." i always say, "if i get angry, i'd rather get angry
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I always say, "if i get angry, i'd rather get angry in the morning so i've got
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I'd rather get angry in the morning so i've got all day to get over it..."
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In the morning so i've got all day to get over it..." >> [audience laughing]
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All day to get over it..." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "rather than to get
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "rather than to get angry close to bed time
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>> joyce: "rather than to get angry close to bed time and only have a little bit
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Angry close to bed time and only have a little bit of time to get over it."
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And only have a little bit of time to get over it." what you go to bed with,
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Of time to get over it." what you go to bed with, you're gonna get up with.
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But how serious do we take
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But how serious do we take ephesians 4 that says,
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But how serious do we take ephesians 4 that says, "don't let the sun go down
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Ephesians 4 that says, "don't let the sun go down on your anger.
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"don't let the sun go down on your anger. don't give the devil any
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On your anger. don't give the devil any such foothold in your life."
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Don't give the devil any such foothold in your life." let me tell you something.
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Such foothold in your life." let me tell you something. satan is on the prowl.
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Let me tell you something. satan is on the prowl. in 1 peter 5:8 it says,
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Satan is on the prowl. in 1 peter 5:8 it says, "he goes around like a lion."
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In 1 peter 5:8 it says, "he goes around like a lion." we know who the real lion is,
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"he goes around like a lion." we know who the real lion is, but "he goes around like a lion,
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We know who the real lion is, but "he goes around like a lion, roaring in fierce hunger,
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But "he goes around like a lion, roaring in fierce hunger, seeking whom he may devour."
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Roaring in fierce hunger, seeking whom he may devour." well, don't open the door
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Seeking whom he may devour." well, don't open the door for him and invite him in.
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Well, don't open the door for him and invite him in. when he comes knocking
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For him and invite him in. when he comes knocking on your door,
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When he comes knocking on your door, let him find no open
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On your door, let him find no open place to come in.
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Let him find no open place to come in. how about complaining?
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Place to come in. how about complaining? hmm...
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How about complaining? hmm... you know,
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Hmm... you know, we pray for god to give
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You know, we pray for god to give us stuff and then
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We pray for god to give us stuff and then when he gives it to us,
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Us stuff and then when he gives it to us, we complain about having
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When he gives it to us, we complain about having to take care of it.
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We complain about having to take care of it. >> [audience laughing]
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To take care of it. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you say, "well, joyce,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you say, "well, joyce, complaining's not a sin."
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>> joyce: you say, "well, joyce, complaining's not a sin." well, actually it is,
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Complaining's not a sin." well, actually it is, because 1 thessalonians 5 says,
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Well, actually it is, because 1 thessalonians 5 says, "it is god's will that
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Because 1 thessalonians 5 says, "it is god's will that we be thankful in all things,
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"it is god's will that we be thankful in all things, in everything."
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We be thankful in all things, in everything." and in 1 corinthians 10,
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In everything." and in 1 corinthians 10, there's a great group
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And in 1 corinthians 10, there's a great group of scriptures reminding
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There's a great group of scriptures reminding us of the example
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Of scriptures reminding us of the example of the israelites when they
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Us of the example of the israelites when they murmured and complained
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Of the israelites when they murmured and complained until god finally got so tired
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Murmured and complained until god finally got so tired of it that he let serpents
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Until god finally got so tired of it that he let serpents into the camp and 23,000
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Of it that he let serpents into the camp and 23,000 of 'em died in one day.
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Into the camp and 23,000 of 'em died in one day. and in 1 corinthians it says,
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Of 'em died in one day. and in 1 corinthians it says, "this is written here
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And in 1 corinthians it says, "this is written here so we don't make the same
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"this is written here so we don't make the same mistake that they made."
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So we don't make the same mistake that they made." just complaining.
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And you know,
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And you know, we tell god we trust him
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And you know, we tell god we trust him and then we find so many piddly
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We tell god we trust him and then we find so many piddly things to complain about.
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And then we find so many piddly things to complain about. i watched a documentary last
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Things to complain about. i watched a documentary last week about the early christians,
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I watched a documentary last week about the early christians, the first 300 years
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Week about the early christians, the first 300 years of the church.
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The first 300 years of the church. and then i watched another
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Of the church. and then i watched another one about a certain man,
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And then i watched another one about a certain man, his name was richard wurmbrand.
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One about a certain man, his name was richard wurmbrand. you may have read his story
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His name was richard wurmbrand. you may have read his story and he suffered terribly
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You may have read his story and he suffered terribly during communism in russia
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And he suffered terribly during communism in russia in prison because he would
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During communism in russia in prison because he would not stop preaching the gospel.
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In prison because he would not stop preaching the gospel. and when i saw what these
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Not stop preaching the gospel. and when i saw what these early christians went through
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And when i saw what these early christians went through and how they refused to give
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Early christians went through and how they refused to give up their faith, i thought,
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And how they refused to give up their faith, i thought, "we don't even have a clue
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Up their faith, i thought, "we don't even have a clue what it means to suffer."
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"we don't even have a clue what it means to suffer." we think we're suffering
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What it means to suffer." we think we're suffering if our air conditioning
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We think we're suffering if our air conditioning goes out for an hour.
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If our air conditioning goes out for an hour. and you know,
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Goes out for an hour. and you know, i think that being thankful
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And you know, i think that being thankful is spiritual warfare.
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I think that being thankful is spiritual warfare. and to be honest,
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Is spiritual warfare. and to be honest, the more we think about
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And to be honest, the more we think about what we don't have,
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The more we think about what we don't have, the unhappier we get.
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What we don't have, the unhappier we get. and the more we think
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The unhappier we get. and the more we think about what we do have,
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And the more we think about what we do have, the more thankful we get.
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About what we do have, the more thankful we get. i woke up, one morning,
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The more thankful we get. i woke up, one morning, a couple of months ago
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I woke up, one morning, a couple of months ago and i could just feel
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A couple of months ago and i could just feel it comin', one of those moods.
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And i could just feel it comin', one of those moods. can you ever feel 'em comin'?
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It comin', one of those moods. can you ever feel 'em comin'? >> [audience laughing]
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Can you ever feel 'em comin'? >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: it's kind of like,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: it's kind of like, "uh-oh."
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>> joyce: it's kind of like, "uh-oh." >> [audience laughing]
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"uh-oh." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: well, see, i've been
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: well, see, i've been around long enough now
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>> joyce: well, see, i've been around long enough now that i know that i have
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Around long enough now that i know that i have to do something about
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That i know that i have to do something about it because if i don't,
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To do something about it because if i don't, the devil won't stop.
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It because if i don't, the devil won't stop. and if i didn't take
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The devil won't stop. and if i didn't take some kind of action,
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And if i didn't take some kind of action, i was gonna have one
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Some kind of action, i was gonna have one lousy day of feeling sorry
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I was gonna have one lousy day of feeling sorry for myself and thinking about
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Lousy day of feeling sorry for myself and thinking about everything that i didn't have.
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For myself and thinking about everything that i didn't have. and so i started just thanking
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Everything that i didn't have. and so i started just thanking god for everything that i could
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And so i started just thanking god for everything that i could think of to thank god for.
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God for everything that i could think of to thank god for. and i could almost feel
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Think of to thank god for. and i could almost feel that mood just backing
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And i could almost feel that mood just backing off and leaving me alone.
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That mood just backing off and leaving me alone. and i ended up having
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Off and leaving me alone. and i ended up having a great day.
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And i ended up having a great day. don't just be idle and passive
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A great day. don't just be idle and passive when you start to feel that.
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Don't just be idle and passive when you start to feel that. do something about it.
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When you start to feel that. do something about it. how many of you are tired
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Do something about it. how many of you are tired of wasting your days
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How many of you are tired of wasting your days feeling like that?
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Of wasting your days feeling like that? you don't have to feel
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Feeling like that? you don't have to feel like that.
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You don't have to feel like that. gosh, i spent so much
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Like that. gosh, i spent so much of my life in self-pity.
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Mark 7:21-23: "for from within,
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Mark 7:21-23: "for from within, [that is] out of our hearts,
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Mark 7:21-23: "for from within, [that is] out of our hearts, out of the hearts of men,
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[that is] out of our hearts, out of the hearts of men, come base and wicked thoughts--"
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Out of the hearts of men, come base and wicked thoughts--" many times in the bible,
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Come base and wicked thoughts--" many times in the bible, heart and mind are interchanged.
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Many times in the bible, heart and mind are interchanged. so, he says, "from within,
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Heart and mind are interchanged. so, he says, "from within, out of your heart,
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So, he says, "from within, out of your heart, out of your mind,
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Out of your heart, out of your mind, come wicked thoughts,
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Out of your mind, come wicked thoughts, sexual immorality, stealing,
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Come wicked thoughts, sexual immorality, stealing, murder, adultery."
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Sexual immorality, stealing, murder, adultery." you say, "well,
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Murder, adultery." you say, "well, i don't do those things."
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You say, "well, i don't do those things." well, he's talking about
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I don't do those things." well, he's talking about things we think about.
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Well, he's talking about things we think about. "coveting (a greedy desire
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Things we think about. "coveting (a greedy desire to have more wealth),
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"coveting (a greedy desire to have more wealth), dangerous and destructive
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To have more wealth), dangerous and destructive wickedness, deceit;
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Dangerous and destructive wickedness, deceit; unrestrained (indecent) conduct;
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Wickedness, deceit; unrestrained (indecent) conduct; an evil eye (envy), slander
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Unrestrained (indecent) conduct; an evil eye (envy), slander (evil speaking, malicious
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An evil eye (envy), slander (evil speaking, malicious misrepresentation,
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(evil speaking, malicious misrepresentation, abusiveness), pride
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Misrepresentation, abusiveness), pride which is a (sin of an uplifted
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Abusiveness), pride which is a (sin of an uplifted heart against god and man),
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Which is a (sin of an uplifted heart against god and man), foolish thoughts.
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Heart against god and man), foolish thoughts. all these evil [purposes
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Foolish thoughts. all these evil [purposes and desires] come from within,
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All these evil [purposes and desires] come from within, and they make the man unclean
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And desires] come from within, and they make the man unclean and render him unhallowed--"
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And they make the man unclean and render him unhallowed--" which means unholy.
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And render him unhallowed--" which means unholy. so, i want you to think
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With me for a minute.
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With me for a minute. we live two lives.
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With me for a minute. we live two lives. we live a life that people see,
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We live two lives. we live a life that people see, and sometimes it's kind
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We live a life that people see, and sometimes it's kind of a put on, fake life.
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And sometimes it's kind of a put on, fake life. you know, we can act one way,
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Of a put on, fake life. you know, we can act one way, on sunday, in church, in front
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You know, we can act one way, on sunday, in church, in front of all of our christian friends,
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On sunday, in church, in front of all of our christian friends, and then act another totally
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Of all of our christian friends, and then act another totally different way on monday.
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And then act another totally different way on monday. i say, "sunday morning saints,
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Different way on monday. i say, "sunday morning saints, monday morning sinners."
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I say, "sunday morning saints, monday morning sinners." amen?
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Monday morning sinners." amen? and what people see
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Amen? and what people see us do may impress them
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And what people see us do may impress them or it may depress them,
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Us do may impress them or it may depress them, depending on how we act,
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Or it may depress them, depending on how we act, but god cares about our heart.
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Depending on how we act, but god cares about our heart. he cares more about what's
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But god cares about our heart. he cares more about what's going on inside of us than
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He cares more about what's going on inside of us than he really does about what's
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Going on inside of us than he really does about what's going on outside of us.
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He really does about what's going on outside of us. i went to church for years
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Going on outside of us. i went to church for years before i ever had any idea
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I went to church for years before i ever had any idea that my mind had anything
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Before i ever had any idea that my mind had anything to do with my behavior.
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That my mind had anything to do with my behavior. i had no idea that i could think
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To do with my behavior. i had no idea that i could think my own thoughts and i could
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I had no idea that i could think my own thoughts and i could control my thoughts.
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My own thoughts and i could control my thoughts. and if i was thinking
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Control my thoughts. and if i was thinking a wrong thought,
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And if i was thinking a wrong thought, i could cast it out and choose
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A wrong thought, i could cast it out and choose to think on something better.
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I could cast it out and choose to think on something better. i just got a testimony--
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To think on something better. i just got a testimony-- it's on my phone,
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I just got a testimony-- it's on my phone, which i didn't bring or i would
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It's on my phone, which i didn't bring or i would have read it to you, from a girl
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Which i didn't bring or i would have read it to you, from a girl whose psychiatrist gave her,
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Have read it to you, from a girl whose psychiatrist gave her, "the battlefield of the mind."
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Whose psychiatrist gave her, "the battlefield of the mind." and she said,
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"the battlefield of the mind." and she said, she was delivered from
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And she said, she was delivered from years of addiction and drug
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She was delivered from years of addiction and drug addiction and just all--i mean,
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Years of addiction and drug addiction and just all--i mean, all kinds of horrible stuff.
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She said, "after reading
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She said, "after reading and rereading and rereading
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She said, "after reading and rereading and rereading that book and learning that
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And rereading and rereading that book and learning that i could do my own thinking,
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That book and learning that i could do my own thinking, my life has completely changed."
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I could do my own thinking, my life has completely changed." and i want you to think
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My life has completely changed." and i want you to think tonight about your mind
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And i want you to think tonight about your mind and your thoughts.
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And i wanna remind you
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And i wanna remind you or if you don't know it at all,
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And i wanna remind you or if you don't know it at all, if you've never heard anything
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Or if you don't know it at all, if you've never heard anything like this, that you can choose
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If you've never heard anything like this, that you can choose what you wanna think on.
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Like this, that you can choose what you wanna think on. i wrote one book called
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What you wanna think on. i wrote one book called "power thoughts" and gave
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I wrote one book called "power thoughts" and gave people 12 things to think--
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"power thoughts" and gave people 12 things to think-- to think a month on each one,
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People 12 things to think-- to think a month on each one, because sometimes we have
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To think a month on each one, because sometimes we have to think things over and over
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Because sometimes we have to think things over and over and over and over and over
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To think things over and over and over and over and over until they become part of us.
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And over and over and over until they become part of us. and you can choose
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Until they become part of us. and you can choose to think on good things.
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Sometimes the devil puts
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Sometimes the devil puts something in your mind that
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Sometimes the devil puts something in your mind that is a poisonous thought
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Something in your mind that is a poisonous thought and you may think on it for
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Is a poisonous thought and you may think on it for a while before you even
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And you may think on it for a while before you even realize what you're doing.
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A while before you even realize what you're doing. but as soon as the holy spirit
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Realize what you're doing. but as soon as the holy spirit makes you aware that it's wrong,
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But as soon as the holy spirit makes you aware that it's wrong, that's when you need to take
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Some action to get rid of it.
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Some action to get rid of it. and how do you do that?
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Some action to get rid of it. and how do you do that? by thinking something good,
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And how do you do that? by thinking something good, by thinking something right.
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By thinking something good, by thinking something right. every time that you catch
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By thinking something right. every time that you catch yourself thinking something
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Every time that you catch yourself thinking something bad about somebody you know,
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Yourself thinking something bad about somebody you know, you need to say out loud,
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Bad about somebody you know, you need to say out loud, "i am going to believe the best.
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You need to say out loud, "i am going to believe the best. i'm going to believe the best."
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"i am going to believe the best. i'm going to believe the best." how many of you find that your
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I'm going to believe the best." how many of you find that your mind just gives you trouble
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How many of you find that your mind just gives you trouble day in and day out?
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Mind just gives you trouble day in and day out? well, it's the same
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Day in and day out? well, it's the same way for everybody.
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Well, it's the same way for everybody. every day i have to still
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Way for everybody. every day i have to still choose to control my thinking
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Every day i have to still choose to control my thinking and every day probably at some
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Choose to control my thinking and every day probably at some point i'll catch my thoughts
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And every day probably at some point i'll catch my thoughts going off in a direction
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Point i'll catch my thoughts going off in a direction that is just plain stupid.
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Going off in a direction that is just plain stupid. i know enough of the word
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That is just plain stupid. i know enough of the word now that i know quickly
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I know enough of the word now that i know quickly how to get rid of 'em,
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Now that i know quickly how to get rid of 'em, but it took a long time.
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The bible says
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The bible says in romans 12 that,
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The bible says in romans 12 that, "god has a good
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In romans 12 that, "god has a good plan for our life."
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"god has a good plan for our life." but if we ever want
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Plan for our life." but if we ever want to experience that plan,
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But if we ever want to experience that plan, not just hear somebody
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To experience that plan, not just hear somebody preach about it,
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Not just hear somebody preach about it, not just read about it,
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Preach about it, not just read about it, but actually prove it out
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Not just read about it, but actually prove it out for ourselves that our
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But actually prove it out for ourselves that our "mind has to be totally
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For ourselves that our "mind has to be totally and completely renewed."
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"mind has to be totally and completely renewed." and how does that happen?
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And completely renewed." and how does that happen? by learning this.
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And how does that happen? by learning this. and it doesn't happen
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By learning this. and it doesn't happen overnight either.
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I've been studying
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I've been studying the word for 45 years,
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I've been studying the word for 45 years, so, now, obviously,
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The word for 45 years, so, now, obviously, i know a lot of it.
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So, now, obviously, i know a lot of it. so, it's easy for me to meditate
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I know a lot of it. so, it's easy for me to meditate on the word because i've put
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So, it's easy for me to meditate on the word because i've put the time in to study it.
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On the word because i've put the time in to study it. that's why we tell
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The time in to study it. that's why we tell you all the time,
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That's why we tell you all the time, "spend some time in the word
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You all the time, "spend some time in the word of god every day."
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"spend some time in the word of god every day." and it is so easy
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Of god every day." and it is so easy to do it today.
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And it is so easy to do it today. you can read it,
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To do it today. you can read it, you can listen to it,
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You can read it, you can listen to it, you can watch it on your ipad,
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You can listen to it, you can watch it on your ipad, you can, i mean, it's just--
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Watch it on your tv,
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Watch it on your tv, it's just all over the place.
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Watch it on your tv, it's just all over the place. i think the word is just
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It's just all over the place. i think the word is just covering the earth.
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I think the word is just covering the earth. i found out just like
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Covering the earth. i found out just like one of the things
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I found out just like one of the things that i like to do is just,
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One of the things that i like to do is just, when i'm putting my makeup on,
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That i like to do is just, when i'm putting my makeup on, i bring my computer and open
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When i'm putting my makeup on, i bring my computer and open up to somebody preaching
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I bring my computer and open up to somebody preaching something that i'm going
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Up to somebody preaching something that i'm going to learn something
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Something that i'm going to learn something from that day.
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To learn something from that day. occasionally, i even learn
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From that day. occasionally, i even learn something from myself.
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Occasionally, i even learn something from myself. >> [audience laughing]
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Something from myself. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i don't watch myself
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: i don't watch myself too much because i get kind
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>> joyce: i don't watch myself too much because i get kind of critical, like, "oh,
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Too much because i get kind of critical, like, "oh, i can't believe i said that,"
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Of critical, like, "oh, i can't believe i said that," "i can't believe i did it,"
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I can't believe i said that," "i can't believe i did it," "oh..." [moaning]
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"i can't believe i did it," "oh..." [moaning] >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: but i recommend
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>> joyce: but i recommend myself to you because
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>> joyce: but i recommend myself to you because i think that you can
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Myself to you because i think that you can learn from me.
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I think that you can learn from me. >> [audience laughing]
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Learn from me. >> [audience laughing] >> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience laughing] >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i teach a lot
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i teach a lot of practical things that can
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>> joyce: i teach a lot of practical things that can help you in your everyday life.
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Of practical things that can help you in your everyday life. amen?
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Help you in your everyday life. amen? >> audience: amen.
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Amen? >> audience: amen. >> joyce: i believe we should
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>> audience: amen. >> joyce: i believe we should all have good, sound,
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>> joyce: i believe we should all have good, sound, solid doctrine,
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All have good, sound, solid doctrine, but you need
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Solid doctrine, but you need to know how to live.
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But you need to know how to live. you need to know how
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To know how to live. you need to know how to get along with people.
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You need to know how to get along with people. you need to know how to love
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To get along with people. you need to know how to love yourself in a balanced way,
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You need to know how to love yourself in a balanced way, not be against yourself.
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Yourself in a balanced way, not be against yourself. you need to know how
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Not be against yourself. you need to know how to prioritize helping
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You need to know how to prioritize helping other people.
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To prioritize helping other people. nothing makes you happier
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Other people. nothing makes you happier than helping other people.
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Nothing makes you happier than helping other people. you cannot be selfish
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Than helping other people. you cannot be selfish and happy at the same time;
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You cannot be selfish and happy at the same time; it just doesn't work.
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And happy at the same time; it just doesn't work. >> [audience applauding]
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It just doesn't work. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: it makes me so
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: it makes me so happy to be able to do
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>> joyce: it makes me so happy to be able to do the outreaches that we do.
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Happy to be able to do the outreaches that we do. i love being able to help
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The outreaches that we do. i love being able to help these people.
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I love being able to help these people. i've been to ethiopia,
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These people. i've been to ethiopia, and i've seen these kids that
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I've been to ethiopia, and i've seen these kids that are just so unbelievably skinny,
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And i've seen these kids that are just so unbelievably skinny, you just can't even
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Are just so unbelievably skinny, you just can't even hardly believe it.
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You just can't even hardly believe it. and it may sound
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Hardly believe it. and it may sound like a story to you,
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And it may sound like a story to you, but they're actually there.
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Like a story to you, but they're actually there. i've been there and seen them.
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But they're actually there. i've been there and seen them. and i remember somebody
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I've been there and seen them. and i remember somebody asking me one time after i came
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And i remember somebody asking me one time after i came back from a trip like that,
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Asking me one time after i came back from a trip like that, "why do you go out
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Back from a trip like that, "why do you go out and do that, no matter how
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"why do you go out and do that, no matter how many people you feed,
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And do that, no matter how many people you feed, there's always going
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Many people you feed, there's always going to be starving people?"
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There's always going to be starving people?" i said, "i don't care
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To be starving people?" i said, "i don't care if i only help one person
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I said, "i don't care if i only help one person in my whole lifetime.
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If i only help one person in my whole lifetime. it's still worth doing."
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In my whole lifetime. it's still worth doing." let me ask you a question.
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It's still worth doing." let me ask you a question. if you were starving
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Let me ask you a question. if you were starving and somebody said,
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If you were starving and somebody said, "i'll give you one meal,
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And somebody said, "i'll give you one meal, but that's all i can give you,"
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"i'll give you one meal, but that's all i can give you," or "you can just go
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But that's all i can give you," or "you can just go ahead and starve,
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Or "you can just go ahead and starve, how many of you would opt
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Ahead and starve, how many of you would opt for taking the one meal?"
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How many of you would opt for taking the one meal?" well, that's the way
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For taking the one meal?" well, that's the way they are too.
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Well, that's the way they are too. you know, don't look
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They are too. you know, don't look at things like they're so big.
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You know, don't look at things like they're so big. nobody's asking you to fix
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At things like they're so big. nobody's asking you to fix the whole problem.
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Nobody's asking you to fix the whole problem. nobody's asking me to fix
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The whole problem. nobody's asking me to fix the whole problem.
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Nobody's asking me to fix the whole problem. all god is asking each one
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The whole problem. all god is asking each one of us to do is to do something.
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All god is asking each one of us to do is to do something. and if each one
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Of us to do is to do something. and if each one of us does something,
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And if each one of us does something, then together we can
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Of us does something, then together we can all do something big.
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Then together we can all do something big. amen?
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All do something big. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: many times
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: many times we think that we can
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>> joyce: many times we think that we can think something sinful,
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We think that we can think something sinful, and as long as we don't do it,
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Think something sinful, and as long as we don't do it, it's not a problem.
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And as long as we don't do it, it's not a problem. or maybe we don't
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It's not a problem. or maybe we don't even think that,
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Or maybe we don't even think that, but we don't even realize
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Even think that, but we don't even realize that thinking it is a problem.
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And you know,
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And you know, in the amplified bible,
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And you know, in the amplified bible, it says that,
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In the amplified bible, it says that, "we sin in thought,
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It says that, "we sin in thought, word, and deed."
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"we sin in thought, word, and deed." you know what happens
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Word, and deed." you know what happens when you think about
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You know what happens when you think about something and think about
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When you think about something and think about it and think about it,
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Something and think about it and think about it, pretty soon it gets you
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It and think about it, pretty soon it gets you stirred up emotionally,
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Pretty soon it gets you stirred up emotionally, and then your emotions
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Stirred up emotionally, and then your emotions move you to do things that
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And then your emotions move you to do things that you ordinarily wouldn't do.
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Move you to do things that you ordinarily wouldn't do. how many of you have ever
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You ordinarily wouldn't do. how many of you have ever thought about something
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How many of you have ever thought about something that somebody did to you until
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Thought about something that somebody did to you until you got yourself all stirred
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That somebody did to you until you got yourself all stirred up and got mad again all over?
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You got yourself all stirred up and got mad again all over? yeah.
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Up and got mad again all over? yeah. well, you do it long enough,
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Yeah. well, you do it long enough, you'll end up doing something
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Well, you do it long enough, you'll end up doing something that you'll regret later on.
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You'll end up doing something that you'll regret later on. we can solve a lot of our
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That you'll regret later on. we can solve a lot of our problems by getting
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We can solve a lot of our problems by getting our mind straight.
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Problems by getting our mind straight. matthew 5:27-28: "you have
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Our mind straight. matthew 5:27-28: "you have heard that it was said,
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Matthew 5:27-28: "you have heard that it was said, you shall not commit adultery.
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Heard that it was said, you shall not commit adultery. but i say unto you that
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You shall not commit adultery. but i say unto you that everyone who so much as looks
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But i say unto you that everyone who so much as looks at a woman with evil desire
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Everyone who so much as looks at a woman with evil desire for her has already
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At a woman with evil desire for her has already committed adultery
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For her has already committed adultery with her in his heart."
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Let's just make up a parable.
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Let's just make up a parable. that's what jesus did.
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Let's just make up a parable. that's what jesus did. you're married to somebody
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That's what jesus did. you're married to somebody who is not very affectionate.
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You're married to somebody who is not very affectionate. they grew up in a family where
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Who is not very affectionate. they grew up in a family where there was not a lot
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They grew up in a family where there was not a lot of affection shown,
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There was not a lot of affection shown, and so they're not--
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Of affection shown, and so they're not-- they love you,
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And so they're not-- they love you, but they're just not
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They love you, but they're just not a very affectionate,
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But they're just not a very affectionate, complimentary person,
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A very affectionate, complimentary person, and it bugs you because
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Complimentary person, and it bugs you because you grew up in a family
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And it bugs you because you grew up in a family where you got a lot of that,
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You grew up in a family where you got a lot of that, and you need that and want that.
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Where you got a lot of that, and you need that and want that. well, in a situation like that,
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And you need that and want that. well, in a situation like that, you have to look at the good
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Well, in a situation like that, you have to look at the good things about that person
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You have to look at the good things about that person and not just focus on that
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Things about that person and not just focus on that one thing that they're
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And not just focus on that one thing that they're not giving you,
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One thing that they're not giving you, because if you don't,
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Not giving you, because if you don't, you'll end up doing one
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Because if you don't, you'll end up doing one or the other, i think,
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You'll end up doing one or the other, i think, that has become an acceptable
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Or the other, i think, that has become an acceptable sin for christians,
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That has become an acceptable sin for christians, and that's getting a divorce
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Sin for christians, and that's getting a divorce when you really don't have
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And that's getting a divorce when you really don't have proper grounds to get one.
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When you really don't have proper grounds to get one. there are times when a marriage
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Proper grounds to get one. there are times when a marriage has to come to an end.
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There are times when a marriage has to come to an end. i got a divorce when i was
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Has to come to an end. i got a divorce when i was 22 because my husband
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I got a divorce when i was 22 because my husband was cheating on me.
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22 because my husband was cheating on me. but today, it's just,
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Was cheating on me. but today, it's just, "well, we're not compatible,"
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But today, it's just, "well, we're not compatible," or, "i think i married
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"well, we're not compatible," or, "i think i married the wrong person."
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Or, "i think i married the wrong person." and, you know,
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The wrong person." and, you know, we have to remember that those
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And, you know, we have to remember that those things bring a consequence.
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We have to remember that those things bring a consequence. when we don't do what god
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Things bring a consequence. when we don't do what god tells us to do,
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When we don't do what god tells us to do, they bring a consequence.
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Tells us to do, they bring a consequence. so, if you think about what's
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They bring a consequence. so, if you think about what's wrong with a person long enough,
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So, if you think about what's wrong with a person long enough, you'll get mad enough to wanna
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Wrong with a person long enough, you'll get mad enough to wanna do something about it.
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You'll get mad enough to wanna do something about it. so, let's just say that you work
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Do something about it. so, let's just say that you work with a lot of different people,
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So, let's just say that you work with a lot of different people, and there's a man there that
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With a lot of different people, and there's a man there that starts to compliment you,
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And there's a man there that starts to compliment you, pay attention to you,
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Starts to compliment you, pay attention to you, and it just feels good because
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Pay attention to you, and it just feels good because you don't get that at home.
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And it just feels good because you don't get that at home. and so, you find yourself
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You don't get that at home. and so, you find yourself starting to dress up a little
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And so, you find yourself starting to dress up a little bit more when you go to work
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Starting to dress up a little bit more when you go to work and make sure your hair is fixed
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Bit more when you go to work and make sure your hair is fixed nice when you go to work.
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And make sure your hair is fixed nice when you go to work. and then pretty soon
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Nice when you go to work. and then pretty soon he's bringing you coffee
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And then pretty soon he's bringing you coffee and donuts in the morning,
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He's bringing you coffee and donuts in the morning, and boy, you sure like that.
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And donuts in the morning, and boy, you sure like that. and then before too long,
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And boy, you sure like that. and then before too long, he asks you to go to lunch.
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And then before too long, he asks you to go to lunch. now, you know, if you're smart--
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He asks you to go to lunch. now, you know, if you're smart-- if you're really smart,
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Now, you know, if you're smart-- if you're really smart, you'll realize in the beginning
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If you're really smart, you'll realize in the beginning that the devil is setting
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You'll realize in the beginning that the devil is setting you up for total destruction.
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The bible says,
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The bible says, "if your eye offends you,
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The bible says, "if your eye offends you, pluck it out,
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"if your eye offends you, pluck it out, and if your hand offends you,
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Pluck it out, and if your hand offends you, cut it off."
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And if your hand offends you, cut it off." well, now, he really doesn't
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Cut it off." well, now, he really doesn't want us to pull our eyes
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Out and cut our hands off,
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Out and cut our hands off, but what he's saying is deal
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Out and cut our hands off, but what he's saying is deal with sin radically.
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But what he's saying is deal with sin radically. don't play around with it,
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With sin radically. don't play around with it, but deal with it.
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Don't play around with it, but deal with it. so, let's just say
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But deal with it. so, let's just say in our parable that this
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So, let's just say in our parable that this is a christian woman,
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In our parable that this is a christian woman, and she kind of knows
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Is a christian woman, and she kind of knows she shouldn't be doing
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And she kind of knows she shouldn't be doing what she's doing,
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She shouldn't be doing what she's doing, but she doesn't
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What she's doing, but she doesn't intend to go too far.
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But she doesn't intend to go too far. she's just gonna play around
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Intend to go too far. she's just gonna play around in the mud for a little while
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She's just gonna play around in the mud for a little while and hope she doesn't get dirty,
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In the mud for a little while and hope she doesn't get dirty, but it won't work because
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And hope she doesn't get dirty, but it won't work because you can't play in the mud
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But it won't work because you can't play in the mud and not get dirty.
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You can't play in the mud and not get dirty. amen?
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And not get dirty. amen? >> audience: amen.
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Amen? >> audience: amen. >> joyce: so, she's really
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>> audience: amen. >> joyce: so, she's really being tempted now.
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>> joyce: so, she's really being tempted now. he asked her to go to lunch.
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Being tempted now. he asked her to go to lunch. she goes to lunch.
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He asked her to go to lunch. she goes to lunch. then the next thing he asked
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She goes to lunch. then the next thing he asked her to go to dinner.
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Then the next thing he asked her to go to dinner. well, now she'd have to lie
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Her to go to dinner. well, now she'd have to lie to her husband if she
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Well, now she'd have to lie to her husband if she was gonna go to dinner
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To her husband if she was gonna go to dinner with him in order to get
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Was gonna go to dinner with him in order to get out of the house.
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With him in order to get out of the house. you see how these
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Out of the house. you see how these things progress?
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You see how these things progress? the devil starts a little
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Things progress? the devil starts a little bit at a time, little bit,
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The devil starts a little bit at a time, little bit, little bit, little bit, and boy,
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Bit at a time, little bit, little bit, little bit, and boy, it starts to feel so good.
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Little bit, little bit, and boy, it starts to feel so good. now, if she's smart and she
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It starts to feel so good. now, if she's smart and she realizes she is not going
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Now, if she's smart and she realizes she is not going to be able to resist
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Realizes she is not going to be able to resist the temptation,
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To be able to resist the temptation, what she should do is quit
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The temptation, what she should do is quit that job and get as far away
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What she should do is quit that job and get as far away from it as she can get.
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That job and get as far away from it as she can get. come on.
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From it as she can get. come on. >> [audience applauding]
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Come on. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i can make
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i can make up good stories too,
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>> joyce: i can make up good stories too, just like jesus did.
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Up good stories too, just like jesus did. >> [audience laughing]
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Just like jesus did. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but that's the kind
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: but that's the kind of thing that happens.
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>> joyce: but that's the kind of thing that happens. it happens to men.
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Of thing that happens. it happens to men. it happens to women.
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It happens to men. it happens to women. and when you're not
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It happens to women. and when you're not getting something
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And when you're not getting something at home that you need,
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Getting something at home that you need, instead of going
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At home that you need, instead of going somewhere else to find it,
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Instead of going somewhere else to find it, you need to pray that
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Somewhere else to find it, you need to pray that god will give it to you.
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You need to pray that god will give it to you. and god can change
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God will give it to you. and god can change anybody's heart.
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And god can change anybody's heart. and he can choose to encourage
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Anybody's heart. and he can choose to encourage you through somebody
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And he can choose to encourage you through somebody that'll be good for you,
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You through somebody that'll be good for you, not somebody that's gonna
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That'll be good for you, not somebody that's gonna end up stealing your life.
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Not somebody that's gonna end up stealing your life. i would imagine that
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End up stealing your life. i would imagine that somebody listening
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I would imagine that somebody listening to this message right now,
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Somebody listening to this message right now, maybe in this building,
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To this message right now, maybe in this building, maybe somebody
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Maybe in this building, maybe somebody who watches it on tv,
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Maybe somebody who watches it on tv, you may actually be in that
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Who watches it on tv, you may actually be in that parable that i just made up.
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You may actually be in that parable that i just made up. you're actually
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Parable that i just made up. you're actually in that situation,
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You're actually in that situation, and god's trying to speak
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In that situation, and god's trying to speak to you to turn around
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And god's trying to speak to you to turn around and go in another direction.
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To you to turn around and go in another direction. see, sometimes--
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And go in another direction. see, sometimes-- here's our mistake.
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See, sometimes-- here's our mistake. we think that we're
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Here's our mistake. we think that we're stronger than what we are.
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We think that we're stronger than what we are. "don't think more highly
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Stronger than what we are. "don't think more highly of yourself than you ought to."
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"don't think more highly of yourself than you ought to." remember, we have the--
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Of yourself than you ought to." remember, we have the-- "the spirit's willing,
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Remember, we have the-- "the spirit's willing, but the flesh is weak."
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"the spirit's willing, but the flesh is weak." and if you go too far,
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But the flesh is weak." and if you go too far, you'll end up getting
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And if you go too far, you'll end up getting in trouble.
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>> announcer: wanna
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>> announcer: wanna know a secret?
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Know a secret? the words you say can
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The words you say can make a big impact on your
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Make a big impact on your life and attitude.
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Life and attitude. no pressure.
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No pressure. but the bible says
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But the bible says "the power of life and death
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"the power of life and death is in the tongue."
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Is in the tongue."
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>> joyce: well,
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>> joyce: well, with god's help,
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With god's help, we wanna make sure
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We wanna make sure the words coming out
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The words coming out of our mouth line up
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Of our mouth line up with the word of god.
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With the word of god. this book, "the secret
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This book, "the secret power of speaking
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Power of speaking god's word,"
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God's word," out loud, is one
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Out loud, is one of my most popular
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Of my most popular books for a reason.
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Books for a reason. it gives you bible
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It gives you bible verses for every
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Verses for every situation you
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Situation you can think of.
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Can think of. >> announcer: verses
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>> announcer: verses are organized by topic,
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Are organized by topic, so you can easily find
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So you can easily find scripture for whatever
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Scripture for whatever situation you're facing.
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Situation you're facing. "the secret power
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"the secret power of speaking
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Of speaking god's word"
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God's word" is available right
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Is available right now for your gift
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Now for your gift of any amount.
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Of any amount. use the qr code
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Use the qr code on your screen.
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Call us at... or visit us online
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At joycemeyer.org to give and get yours.
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To give and get yours.
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>> joyce: well, when you
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>> joyce: well, when you call today to get your copy
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Call today to get your copy of "the secret power
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Of "the secret power of speaking god's word,"
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Of speaking god's word," you won't be the only
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You won't be the only one to learn the secret.
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One to learn the secret. you'll also be providing
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You'll also be providing for people all over
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For people all over the world to hear
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The world to hear the truth of the gospel.
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The truth of the gospel. your financial support
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Your financial support helps us spread the love
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Helps us spread the love of christ in meaningful ways.
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Of christ in meaningful ways. that was evident in 2025
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That was evident in 2025 as we took big steps
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As we took big steps into new endeavors.
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Into new endeavors.
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Including launching
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Including launching the hope factory in zimbabwe.
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The hope factory in zimbabwe. the hope factory now
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The hope factory now allows us to produce
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Allows us to produce high-quality meals,
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High-quality meals, containing 75% of a child's
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Containing 75% of a child's daily nutritional needs.
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Daily nutritional needs. that helped push our
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That helped push our running total to more than
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Running total to more than 540 million meals served.
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540 million meals served. this year also marked
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This year also marked a milestone for providing
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A milestone for providing clean water around the world.
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Clean water around the world. we've now dug 3,000 fresh
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We've now dug 3,000 fresh water wells, which are
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Water wells, which are crucial to those communities.
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Crucial to those communities. medical and dental missions
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Medical and dental missions continue to be a cornerstone
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Continue to be a cornerstone of our outreaches.
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Of our outreaches. this year, hand of hope's
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This year, hand of hope's running total for medical
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Running total for medical and dental care surpassed
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And dental care surpassed 4.02 million people.
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4.02 million people. and in 2025, we launched
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And in 2025, we launched hope mountain ranch in utah.
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Hope mountain ranch in utah. it's a place of refuge and
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It's a place of refuge and healing for women and girls
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Healing for women and girls facing issues like abuse,
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Facing issues like abuse, human trafficking,
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Human trafficking, and addiction.
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And addiction. it's a cause that
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It's a cause that is especially close
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Is especially close to my heart.
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To my heart. 2025 brought some incredibly
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2025 brought some incredibly difficult times through
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Difficult times through natural disasters.
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Natural disasters. your gifts allowed us to
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Your gifts allowed us to respond to devastating crises
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Respond to devastating crises over the last few months,
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Over the last few months, such as the texas flood,
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Such as the texas flood, which killed more
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Which killed more than 130 people.
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Than 130 people. but the most important
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But the most important thing we do with your help,
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Thing we do with your help, is share the gospel
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Is share the gospel around the world.
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Around the world. that's all thanks to gifts
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That's all thanks to gifts from people like you.
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From people like you.
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Well, as 2025 wraps up,
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Well, as 2025 wraps up, this is the perfect time
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This is the perfect time to give an end of the year gift
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To give an end of the year gift to share christ and love people
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To share christ and love people throughout 2026 and beyond.
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Throughout 2026 and beyond. remember, your gift
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Remember, your gift is tax deductible,
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Is tax deductible, and your generosity is crucial
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And your generosity is crucial to sharing the love of jesus.
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To sharing the love of jesus. >> announcer: call us
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Joycemeyer.org now to give. >> joyce: i pray you have
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>> joyce: i pray you have a blessed and a joyful
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A blessed and a joyful holiday season,
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Holiday season, and an even better 2026.
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>> [music]
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>> joyce: how do we navigate
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>> joyce: 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 some
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All get together with some of my friends and talk about it.
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Of my friends and talk about it. >> 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, 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.
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April 10-11,
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April 10-11, in hershey,
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In hershey, pennsylvania.
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Pennsylvania. register today.
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Register today. go to:
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Go to: joycemeyer.org.
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>> announcer: we hope you
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>> announcer: we hope you enjoyed today's program.
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Enjoyed today's program.
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We are so grateful
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We are so grateful to our joyce meyer
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To our joyce meyer ministries partners
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Ministries partners who make this
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Who make this and all we do possible,
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And all we do possible, including sharing
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Including sharing god's word
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God's word and offering help
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And offering help to people in need
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To people in need all over the world.
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Joyce Meyer - You Can't Play In The Mud and Not Get Dirty (Part 1)

December 26, 2025 | 27:29

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