Joyce Meyer - Your Body Is God's Home

January 2, 2026 | 29:29

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

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Joyce Meyer: Enjoying Everyday Life | Joyce Meyer - Your Body Is God's Home | January 2, 2026

>> joyce: this is where
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>> joyce: this is where god has chosen to live.
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>> joyce: this is where god has chosen to live. and i think that if we look
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God has chosen to live. and i think that if we look at our bodies more like,
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And i think that if we look at our bodies more like, "this is the house of god,"
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At our bodies more like, "this is the house of god," we might wanna take better
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"this is the house of god," we might wanna take better care of it than what we do.
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>> joyce: i do what
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>> joyce: i do what i do because i've seen god's
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>> joyce: i do what i do because i've seen god's power transform my own life,
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I do because i've seen god's power transform my own life, and he will do it for you.
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Power transform my own life, and he will do it for you. the key to everything
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And he will do it for you. the key to everything is found in god's word.
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The key to everything is found in god's word. i'm joyce meyer,
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Is found in god's word. i'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal
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I'm joyce meyer, and i believe that god can heal you everywhere you hurt.
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>> joyce: i'm doing a series
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>> joyce: i'm doing a series this weekend about
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>> joyce: i'm doing a series this weekend about how to be healthy,
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This weekend about how to be healthy, spirit, soul, and body.
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How to be healthy, spirit, soul, and body. jesus didn't just come for
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Spirit, soul, and body. jesus didn't just come for a part of us, he came to restore
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Jesus didn't just come for a part of us, he came to restore the whole entire being.
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A part of us, he came to restore the whole entire being. and in 1 thessalonians 5:23,
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The whole entire being. and in 1 thessalonians 5:23, it says, "now may the god
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And in 1 thessalonians 5:23, it says, "now may the god of peace himself sanctify
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It says, "now may the god of peace himself sanctify you through and through
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Of peace himself sanctify you through and through [separate you from profane
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You through and through [separate you from profane things, make you pure
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[separate you from profane things, make you pure and wholly consecrated
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Things, make you pure and wholly consecrated to god]; and may your spirit
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And wholly consecrated to god]; and may your spirit and your soul and your body--"
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To god]; and may your spirit and your soul and your body--" please notice, "your spirit,
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And your soul and your body--" please notice, "your spirit, your soul, and your body
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Please notice, "your spirit, your soul, and your body be found preserved sound
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Your soul, and your body be found preserved sound and complete [and found]
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Be found preserved sound and complete [and found] blameless at the coming
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And complete [and found] blameless at the coming of our lord jesus christ."
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Blameless at the coming of our lord jesus christ." now, i think a lot of times
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Of our lord jesus christ." now, i think a lot of times that we think that our bodies
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Now, i think a lot of times that we think that our bodies are just ours to do whatever
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That we think that our bodies are just ours to do whatever we want to with, and we just
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Are just ours to do whatever we want to with, and we just think we can abuse 'em,
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We want to with, and we just think we can abuse 'em, and mistreat 'em, and
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Think we can abuse 'em, and mistreat 'em, and do whatever we wanna do,
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And mistreat 'em, and do whatever we wanna do, and it just doesn't matter.
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Do whatever we wanna do, and it just doesn't matter. but i wanna tell you
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And it just doesn't matter. but i wanna tell you that it does matter.
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But i wanna tell you that it does matter. this morning, we're talking
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That it does matter. this morning, we're talking about your body, and if you
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This morning, we're talking about your body, and if you think, "well, i don't really
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About your body, and if you think, "well, i don't really wanna hear that,"
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Think, "well, i don't really wanna hear that," well, it's too bad.
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Wanna hear that," well, it's too bad. >> [audience laughing]
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Well, it's too bad. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: god got you here
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: god got you here to this session and we prayed
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>> joyce: god got you here to this session and we prayed that the people who needed
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To this session and we prayed that the people who needed what i'm gonna say today
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That the people who needed what i'm gonna say today would be here.
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What i'm gonna say today would be here. and you know, if you're
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Would be here. and you know, if you're in great physical shape,
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And you know, if you're in great physical shape, and you do everything right
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In great physical shape, and you do everything right to take care of yourself,
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And you do everything right to take care of yourself, and you feel wonderful,
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To take care of yourself, and you feel wonderful, then you can just sit
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And you feel wonderful, then you can just sit there today and just,
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Then you can just sit there today and just, "amen, amen, amen."
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But probably there's more
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But probably there's more people here today that don't
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But probably there's more people here today that don't feel good than those that do.
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People here today that don't feel good than those that do. woo hoo!
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Feel good than those that do. woo hoo! woo hoo!
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Woo hoo! woo hoo! woo hoo!
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Woo hoo! woo hoo! listen, when my mom was my age,
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Woo hoo! listen, when my mom was my age, she had already been
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Listen, when my mom was my age, she had already been on a walker for 5 years.
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She had already been on a walker for 5 years. and you say, "well,
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On a walker for 5 years. and you say, "well, you know, i don't think
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And you say, "well, you know, i don't think she could help that."
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You know, i don't think she could help that." well, i think she could've
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She could help that." well, i think she could've done a lot about a lot
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Well, i think she could've done a lot about a lot of it if she would've known
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Done a lot about a lot of it if she would've known what to have done.
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Of it if she would've known what to have done. for one thing, if she would've
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What to have done. for one thing, if she would've stood up to my dad and not let
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For one thing, if she would've stood up to my dad and not let him abuse me, then she wouldn't
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Stood up to my dad and not let him abuse me, then she wouldn't have been loaded down with guilt
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Him abuse me, then she wouldn't have been loaded down with guilt all of her life, which also
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Have been loaded down with guilt all of her life, which also takes a toll on your health,
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All of her life, which also takes a toll on your health, and she would've done better
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Takes a toll on your health, and she would've done better things to take care of herself.
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And she would've done better things to take care of herself. but there was not a lot
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Things to take care of herself. but there was not a lot of knowledge years ago about
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But there was not a lot of knowledge years ago about how to take care of your health.
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Of knowledge years ago about how to take care of your health. for one thing, we didn't have
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How to take care of your health. for one thing, we didn't have all the stress and the pressure
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For one thing, we didn't have all the stress and the pressure coming against us years ago
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All the stress and the pressure coming against us years ago that people do today, but let
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Coming against us years ago that people do today, but let me tell you something.
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That people do today, but let me tell you something. today, if you don't go the extra
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Me tell you something. today, if you don't go the extra mile to take care of yourself,
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Today, if you don't go the extra mile to take care of yourself, your physical body will break
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Mile to take care of yourself, your physical body will break down under the strain
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Your physical body will break down under the strain of just being alive.
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Down under the strain of just being alive. can anybody say amen to that?
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Of just being alive. can anybody say amen to that? and years ago, food was
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Can anybody say amen to that? and years ago, food was healthier. a lot of people,
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And years ago, food was healthier. a lot of people, they grew their food,
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Healthier. a lot of people, they grew their food, and they ate better food,
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They grew their food, and they ate better food, and it wasn't full of hormones,
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And they ate better food, and it wasn't full of hormones, and pesticides, and on, and on,
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And it wasn't full of hormones, and pesticides, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on.
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And pesticides, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on. so, we need to do things
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And on, and on, and on. so, we need to do things to combat that.
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So, we need to do things to combat that. and i'm gonna say a couple
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To combat that. and i'm gonna say a couple things to you today that
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And i'm gonna say a couple things to you today that you may go away thinking,
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Things to you today that you may go away thinking, "well, i don't know if i agree
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You may go away thinking, "well, i don't know if i agree with that or not."
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But i actually--how many
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But i actually--how many of you know the bible says,
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But i actually--how many of you know the bible says, "to know what is right
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Of you know the bible says, "to know what is right to do and to do it not,
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"to know what is right to do and to do it not, it's sin"?
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To do and to do it not, it's sin"? that's a scripture, okay?
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It's sin"? that's a scripture, okay? i didn't make that up.
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That's a scripture, okay? i didn't make that up. >> [audience laughing]
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I didn't make that up. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: that's a scripture.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: that's a scripture. if you know what's right to do
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>> joyce: that's a scripture. if you know what's right to do and you don't do it, it's sin.
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If you know what's right to do and you don't do it, it's sin. so, there are sins of omission,
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Just like there are
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Just like there are sins of commission.
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Just like there are sins of commission. there are things that
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Sins of commission. there are things that we commit that are sinful
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There are things that we commit that are sinful and there are things that
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We commit that are sinful and there are things that we omit out of our lives
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And there are things that we omit out of our lives that are also sinful.
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We omit out of our lives that are also sinful. so, if you say, "well, i know
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That are also sinful. so, if you say, "well, i know i need to get more sleep,
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So, if you say, "well, i know i need to get more sleep, but i just don't."
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I need to get more sleep, but i just don't." >> audience member: c'mon.
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But i just don't." >> audience member: c'mon. >> joyce: thank you, the one
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>> audience member: c'mon. >> joyce: thank you, the one or two people that are gonna
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>> joyce: thank you, the one or two people that are gonna like this can talk to me today.
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Or two people that are gonna like this can talk to me today. >> [audience laughing]
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Like this can talk to me today. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: well, you know--
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: well, you know-- and you know,
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>> joyce: well, you know-- and you know, to be honest with you,
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And you know, to be honest with you, i'd probably rather just
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To be honest with you, i'd probably rather just not do this because i could
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I'd probably rather just not do this because i could just talk about how much
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Not do this because i could just talk about how much god loves you and everybody'd
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Just talk about how much god loves you and everybody'd clap, and cheer, and think
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God loves you and everybody'd clap, and cheer, and think it was the most wonderful
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Clap, and cheer, and think it was the most wonderful thing ever.
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It was the most wonderful thing ever. but i can't stand to see people
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Thing ever. but i can't stand to see people dragging themselves around
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But i can't stand to see people dragging themselves around feeling bad all the time.
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Dragging themselves around feeling bad all the time. when you don't feel good,
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Feeling bad all the time. when you don't feel good, you're grouchy.
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When you don't feel good, you're grouchy. when you don't feel good,
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You're grouchy. when you don't feel good, it's easier to get angry,
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When you don't feel good, it's easier to get angry, it's harder to pray,
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It's easier to get angry, it's harder to pray, it's harder to hear from god.
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It's harder to pray, it's harder to hear from god. so, to think that your body
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It's harder to hear from god. so, to think that your body doesn't affect your spiritual
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So, to think that your body doesn't affect your spiritual life is totally wrong.
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Doesn't affect your spiritual life is totally wrong. because i can tell you
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Life is totally wrong. because i can tell you the truth, if you feel lousy
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Because i can tell you the truth, if you feel lousy all the time, you are probably
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The truth, if you feel lousy all the time, you are probably not gonna end up doing
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All the time, you are probably not gonna end up doing all that god wants
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Not gonna end up doing all that god wants you to do with, and in,
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All that god wants you to do with, and in, and through your life.
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You to do with, and in, and through your life. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: you say,
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>> joyce: you say, "well, i don't feel good,
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>> joyce: you say, "well, i don't feel good, sister, and i'm praying
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"well, i don't feel good, sister, and i'm praying for god to heal me."
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Sister, and i'm praying for god to heal me." >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: well, you know
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>> joyce: well, you know what i've found?
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>> joyce: well, you know what i've found? and i mean, i've seen this so,
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What i've found? and i mean, i've seen this so, like, shockingly,
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And i mean, i've seen this so, like, shockingly, in the last year.
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Like, shockingly, in the last year. a lot of times, when we pray
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In the last year. a lot of times, when we pray for god to do something
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A lot of times, when we pray for god to do something or to fix something,
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For god to do something or to fix something, he gives us something to do,
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But we miss that part.
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But we miss that part. we want god to do
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But we miss that part. we want god to do everything for us.
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We want god to do everything for us. i started praying january.
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Everything for us. i started praying january. i wrote it in my journal january
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I started praying january. i wrote it in my journal january of 20--what is this, '16?
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I wrote it in my journal january of 20--what is this, '16? so, '15.
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Of 20--what is this, '16? so, '15. and i wrote in my journal,
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So, '15. and i wrote in my journal, "god, i'm just--i'm too tired.
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And i wrote in my journal, "god, i'm just--i'm too tired. i need more energy."
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"god, i'm just--i'm too tired. i need more energy." let me tell you something.
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I need more energy." let me tell you something. it takes a lot of energy
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Let me tell you something. it takes a lot of energy to do what i'm doing up here.
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It takes a lot of energy to do what i'm doing up here. you may not think that,
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To do what i'm doing up here. you may not think that, but it does.
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You may not think that, but it does. >> [audience applauding]
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But it does. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and to do the study,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and to do the study, to do the travel, and i'm not
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>> joyce: and to do the study, to do the travel, and i'm not 25 anymore, so, you know?
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To do the travel, and i'm not 25 anymore, so, you know? the older you get, it takes--
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25 anymore, so, you know? the older you get, it takes-- you gotta take better
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The older you get, it takes-- you gotta take better care of yourself.
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You gotta take better care of yourself. and so, i said, "god, please,
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Care of yourself. and so, i said, "god, please, i need more energy."
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And so, i said, "god, please, i need more energy." well, shortly after that,
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I need more energy." well, shortly after that, i got a desire to start
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Well, shortly after that, i got a desire to start walking for exercise.
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I got a desire to start walking for exercise. well, in the last 6 months
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Walking for exercise. well, in the last 6 months i've walked 950 miles.
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Well, in the last 6 months i've walked 950 miles. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: now--
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>> joyce: now-- >> audience lady:
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>> joyce: now-- >> audience lady: that's good, joyce!
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>> audience lady: that's good, joyce! >> joyce: yeah, and hey, ladies,
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That's good, joyce! >> joyce: yeah, and hey, ladies, i lost 17 pounds doing it,
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>> joyce: yeah, and hey, ladies, i lost 17 pounds doing it, so that's not bad either.
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I lost 17 pounds doing it, so that's not bad either. >> [audience cheering]
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So that's not bad either. >> [audience cheering] >> joyce: you'd be surprised
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>> [audience cheering] >> joyce: you'd be surprised what a good walk'll do for you.
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>> joyce: you'd be surprised what a good walk'll do for you. and it's a great time to pray,
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What a good walk'll do for you. and it's a great time to pray, to be out by myself.
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And it's a great time to pray, to be out by myself. now, it takes me an hour
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To be out by myself. now, it takes me an hour and a half, but it's an
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Now, it takes me an hour and a half, but it's an investment in my future.
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It's an investment in the call
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It's an investment in the call of god on my life.
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It's an investment in the call of god on my life. i feel so much better
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Of god on my life. i feel so much better than i did before.
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I feel so much better than i did before. but god didn't just
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Than i did before. but god didn't just zap me with energy.
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But god didn't just zap me with energy. come on, you gotta get this.
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Zap me with energy. come on, you gotta get this. if you don't, you're gonna
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Come on, you gotta get this. if you don't, you're gonna be sitting around praying
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If you don't, you're gonna be sitting around praying for stuff your whole life
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Be sitting around praying for stuff your whole life that god is just not gonna
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For stuff your whole life that god is just not gonna do if you don't do your part.
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That god is just not gonna do if you don't do your part. >> [audience applauding]
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Do if you don't do your part. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and you know what?
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and you know what? we've got lots of beautiful,
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>> joyce: and you know what? we've got lots of beautiful, young people here today,
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We've got lots of beautiful, young people here today, and yeah, you probably
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Young people here today, and yeah, you probably feel pretty good, but i wanna
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And yeah, you probably feel pretty good, but i wanna tell you something that
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Feel pretty good, but i wanna tell you something that you may not have come
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Tell you something that you may not have come to grips with yet.
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You may not have come to grips with yet. >> [audience laughing]
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To grips with yet. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you will get older.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: you will get older. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: you will get older. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: every year that
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: every year that passes by, you will get older.
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>> joyce: every year that passes by, you will get older. and maybe you're 25 today
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Passes by, you will get older. and maybe you're 25 today and you think, "i don't
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And maybe you're 25 today and you think, "i don't wanna hear about how
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And you think, "i don't wanna hear about how to take care of myself.
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Wanna hear about how to take care of myself. i get 3 hours sleep
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To take care of myself. i get 3 hours sleep and that's all i need."
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I get 3 hours sleep and that's all i need." well--
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And that's all i need." well-- >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: "oh yeah, i live
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>> joyce: "oh yeah, i live on potato chips and soda pop.
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>> joyce: "oh yeah, i live on potato chips and soda pop. i'm cool.
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On potato chips and soda pop. i'm cool. i feel good."
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I'm cool. i feel good." you know?
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I feel good." you know? and you're tapping all day
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You know? and you're tapping all day on your machines and doing
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And you're tapping all day on your machines and doing all your stuff, but let
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On your machines and doing all your stuff, but let me tell you something.
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All your stuff, but let me tell you something. you are spending
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Me tell you something. you are spending tomorrow's health.
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You are spending tomorrow's health. did you hear what i said?
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Tomorrow's health. did you hear what i said? you're spending
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Did you hear what i said? you're spending tomorrow's health.
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You're spending tomorrow's health. you're robbing from tomorrow
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Tomorrow's health. you're robbing from tomorrow and you're using today--
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You're robbing from tomorrow and you're using today-- you're using up today what
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And you're using today-- you're using up today what you won't have when you get
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You're using up today what you won't have when you get older, and then you'll say,
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You won't have when you get older, and then you'll say, "i wish i would've,"
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Older, and then you'll say, "i wish i would've," but then it'll be too late.
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"i wish i would've," but then it'll be too late. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: 1 corinthians 9:24.
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>> joyce: 1 corinthians 9:24. i mean, i wouldn't dare
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>> joyce: 1 corinthians 9:24. i mean, i wouldn't dare say this unless i could
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I mean, i wouldn't dare say this unless i could back it up in scripture,
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Say this unless i could back it up in scripture, so here we go.
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Back it up in scripture, so here we go. "do you not know that in a race
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So here we go. "do you not know that in a race all the runners compete, but
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"do you not know that in a race all the runners compete, but [only] one receives the prize?
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All the runners compete, but [only] one receives the prize? so run [your race] that you may
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[only] one receives the prize? so run [your race] that you may lay hold [of the prize]
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So run [your race] that you may lay hold [of the prize] and make it yours."
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Lay hold [of the prize] and make it yours." now, we're not running to get
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A trophy, but he was using
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A trophy, but he was using an example from sports to make
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A trophy, but he was using an example from sports to make a spiritual point.
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An example from sports to make a spiritual point. dave does that all the time.
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A spiritual point. dave does that all the time. football example,
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Dave does that all the time. football example, baseball example, golf example.
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Football example, baseball example, golf example. it's amazing how spiritual
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Baseball example, golf example. it's amazing how spiritual sports are.
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It's amazing how spiritual sports are. that's what they tell me,
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Sports are. that's what they tell me, anyway.
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That's what they tell me, anyway. >> [audience laughing]
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Anyway. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and so, paul was
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: and so, paul was using an example of runners
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>> joyce: and so, paul was using an example of runners competing in a race.
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Using an example of runners competing in a race. and we are running a race that--
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Competing in a race. and we are running a race that-- i don't know about you,
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And we are running a race that-- i don't know about you, but i wanna finish my race.
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I don't know about you, but i wanna finish my race. i love--and i don't mean just,
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But i wanna finish my race. i love--and i don't mean just, you know, get old and die.
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I love--and i don't mean just, you know, get old and die. i wanna do what god has called
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You know, get old and die. i wanna do what god has called me to do until i breathe
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I wanna do what god has called me to do until i breathe the very last breath
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Me to do until i breathe the very last breath that i have on this earth.
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The very last breath that i have on this earth. >> [audience applauding]
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That i have on this earth. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i don't wanna get
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i don't wanna get old and just sit somewhere
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>> joyce: i don't wanna get old and just sit somewhere and feel bad all the time.
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Old and just sit somewhere and feel bad all the time. jesus came that
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And feel bad all the time. jesus came that we might have life,
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Jesus came that we might have life, and have it more abundantly.
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We might have life, and have it more abundantly. and that means to be vibrant,
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And have it more abundantly. and that means to be vibrant, and energetic, and passionate,
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And that means to be vibrant, and energetic, and passionate, and full of zeal,
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And energetic, and passionate, and full of zeal, and to have energy.
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And full of zeal, and to have energy. "well, i wish i felt that way."
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And to have energy. "well, i wish i felt that way." >> [audience laughing]
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"well, i wish i felt that way." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: well, you wanna
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: well, you wanna walk 950 miles with me,
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>> joyce: well, you wanna walk 950 miles with me, the next 6 months?
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Walk 950 miles with me, the next 6 months? >> [audience applauding]
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The next 6 months? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and you know,
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: and you know, that's not all there is to it.
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>> joyce: and you know, that's not all there is to it. i'm not trying to make too big
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That's not all there is to it. i'm not trying to make too big of a deal out of what i'm doing.
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I'm not trying to make too big of a deal out of what i'm doing. it doesn't really matter
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Of a deal out of what i'm doing. it doesn't really matter to me what you do,
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It doesn't really matter to me what you do, but you need to move.
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To me what you do, but you need to move. the point is, is you gotta move.
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But you need to move. the point is, is you gotta move. now, maybe you've got a job
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The point is, is you gotta move. now, maybe you've got a job where you get lots of exercise
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Now, maybe you've got a job where you get lots of exercise and that's good.
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Where you get lots of exercise and that's good. maybe you've involved in a lot
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And that's good. maybe you've involved in a lot of sports and you get
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Maybe you've involved in a lot of sports and you get lots of exercise.
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Of sports and you get lots of exercise. but we have all these little
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Lots of exercise. but we have all these little joints in our body 'cause
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But we have all these little joints in our body 'cause they're supposed to move,
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Joints in our body 'cause they're supposed to move, and if you don't keep
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They're supposed to move, and if you don't keep 'em moving, one of these days,
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And if you don't keep 'em moving, one of these days, they're gonna go...
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'em moving, one of these days, they're gonna go... [screeching]
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They're gonna go... [screeching] >> [audience laughing]
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[screeching] >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: amen?
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: amen? now, you know, arthur likes
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>> joyce: amen? now, you know, arthur likes to come and visit all of us when
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Now, you know, arthur likes to come and visit all of us when we get older, and so they say,
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To come and visit all of us when we get older, and so they say, "oh well, you're getting
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We get older, and so they say, "oh well, you're getting a little arthur-ritis there."
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"oh well, you're getting a little arthur-ritis there." and you know, any good
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A little arthur-ritis there." and you know, any good doctor'll tell you the best
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And you know, any good doctor'll tell you the best thing you can do when you
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Doctor'll tell you the best thing you can do when you first start feeling that kind
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Thing you can do when you first start feeling that kind of stuff is to get more
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First start feeling that kind of stuff is to get more movement and keep
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Of stuff is to get more movement and keep those joints moving.
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Movement and keep those joints moving. don't just decide,
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Those joints moving. don't just decide, "well, i guess i need a walker
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Don't just decide, "well, i guess i need a walker and i'm just gonna go through
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"well, i guess i need a walker and i'm just gonna go through life and not be able to move."
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And i'm just gonna go through life and not be able to move." how many of you think
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Life and not be able to move." how many of you think there are some things that
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How many of you think there are some things that we can do, about some things?
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There are some things that we can do, about some things? i mean, there's some things
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We can do, about some things? i mean, there's some things you can't do.
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I mean, there's some things you can't do. i had to have a hip replacement
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You can't do. i had to have a hip replacement 2 years ago.
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I had to have a hip replacement 2 years ago. i had a birth defect,
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2 years ago. i had a birth defect, they told me,
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I had a birth defect, they told me, after i was 70, that--
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They told me, after i was 70, that-- >> [audience laughing]
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After i was 70, that-- >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: after going
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: after going to a chiropractor for 25 years,
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>> joyce: after going to a chiropractor for 25 years, 2 times a week, because
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To a chiropractor for 25 years, 2 times a week, because i had back problems,
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2 times a week, because i had back problems, they finally x-rayed my hip--
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I had back problems, they finally x-rayed my hip-- or did an mri on my hip,
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They finally x-rayed my hip-- or did an mri on my hip, and said, "oh, well,
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Or did an mri on my hip, and said, "oh, well, your hip joint is oblong
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And said, "oh, well, your hip joint is oblong and the thing it fits
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Your hip joint is oblong and the thing it fits in is round, and so, yeah,
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And the thing it fits in is round, and so, yeah, that's not ever gonna work."
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In is round, and so, yeah, that's not ever gonna work." >> [audience laughing]
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That's not ever gonna work." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "you need a new one."
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "you need a new one." okay, well, you know, there's
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>> joyce: "you need a new one." okay, well, you know, there's nothing i can do about that.
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Okay, well, you know, there's nothing i can do about that. that was not something that
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Nothing i can do about that. that was not something that i could do anything about.
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That was not something that i could do anything about. but you know what?
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I could do anything about. but you know what? how i took care of myself during
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But you know what? how i took care of myself during the recovery was something
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How i took care of myself during the recovery was something that i was responsible for,
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The recovery was something that i was responsible for, and that was something
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That i was responsible for, and that was something that i did need to do in order
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And that was something that i did need to do in order to do that and then
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That i did need to do in order to do that and then be in as good of shape
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To do that and then be in as good of shape as i am today.
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Be in as good of shape as i am today. amen?
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As i am today. amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i'm gonna tell
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i'm gonna tell you some stories.
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>> joyce: i'm gonna tell you some stories. okay if i tell you some stories?
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You some stories. okay if i tell you some stories? all right.
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Okay if i tell you some stories? all right. people don't like
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All right. people don't like to go to the dentist.
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People don't like to go to the dentist. so, they wait 'til their teeth
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To go to the dentist. so, they wait 'til their teeth are rotting and then they
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So, they wait 'til their teeth are rotting and then they finally go, and so.
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Are rotting and then they finally go, and so. you know, i don't
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Finally go, and so. you know, i don't like to go either.
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You know, i don't like to go either. it must be really bad
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Like to go either. it must be really bad to be a dentist, because nobody
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It must be really bad to be a dentist, because nobody likes you if you're a dentist,
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To be a dentist, because nobody likes you if you're a dentist, you know, it's like,
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Likes you if you're a dentist, you know, it's like, everybody's afraid of 'em.
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You know, it's like, everybody's afraid of 'em. they're like, "oh...
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Everybody's afraid of 'em. they're like, "oh... i gotta go to the dentist."
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They're like, "oh... i gotta go to the dentist." well, you know, when i was
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I gotta go to the dentist." well, you know, when i was younger, and new in ministry,
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Well, you know, when i was younger, and new in ministry, and busy running here and there
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Younger, and new in ministry, and busy running here and there all the time, i didn't ever go,
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And busy running here and there all the time, i didn't ever go, and then i was always calling
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All the time, i didn't ever go, and then i was always calling the dentist with an emergency
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And then i was always calling the dentist with an emergency because i had a toothache.
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The dentist with an emergency because i had a toothache. and so, he finally said to me,
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Because i had a toothache. and so, he finally said to me, and it was a little
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And so, he finally said to me, and it was a little embarrassing, he said, "i just
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And it was a little embarrassing, he said, "i just need to tell you that if you're
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Embarrassing, he said, "i just need to tell you that if you're not gonna come in for your
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Need to tell you that if you're not gonna come in for your dental check-ups,
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Not gonna come in for your dental check-ups, don't call us anymore when
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Dental check-ups, don't call us anymore when you have an emergency."
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Don't call us anymore when you have an emergency." >> [audience laughing]
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You have an emergency." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: oh.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: oh. it's called
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>> joyce: oh. it's called preventative maintenance.
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It's called preventative maintenance. now, see, i know some of you are
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Preventative maintenance. now, see, i know some of you are thinking, "now, wait a minute.
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Now, see, i know some of you are thinking, "now, wait a minute. i came today to hear
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Thinking, "now, wait a minute. i came today to hear about jesus."
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I came today to hear about jesus." >> [audience laughing]
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About jesus." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "and you're talking
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "and you're talking to me about my teeth?"
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>> joyce: "and you're talking to me about my teeth?" how many of you understand
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To me about my teeth?" how many of you understand that this is important?
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How many of you understand that this is important? see, this is important for your
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That this is important? see, this is important for your relationship with god.
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See, this is important for your relationship with god. it's important for you
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Relationship with god. it's important for you to be able to be the kind
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It's important for you to be able to be the kind of person that god wants
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To be able to be the kind of person that god wants you to be so he can
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Of person that god wants you to be so he can work through you.
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You to be so he can work through you. let me tell you something
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Work through you. let me tell you something that we just lose sight of.
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Let me tell you something that we just lose sight of. we are the home of god.
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That we just lose sight of. we are the home of god. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: this body that
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>> joyce: this body that you live in and the body that
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>> joyce: this body that you live in and the body that i live in, this is where god
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You live in and the body that i live in, this is where god has chosen to live.
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I live in, this is where god has chosen to live. and i think that if we look
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Has chosen to live. and i think that if we look at our bodies more like,
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And i think that if we look at our bodies more like, "this is the house of god,"
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At our bodies more like, "this is the house of god," we might wanna take better
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"this is the house of god," we might wanna take better care of it than what we do.
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We might wanna take better care of it than what we do. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: so, anyway,
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>> joyce: so, anyway, i like my message.
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>> joyce: so, anyway, i like my message. >> [audience laughing]
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I like my message. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: another story
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: another story i'll tell you.
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>> joyce: another story i'll tell you. twenty-seven years ago, i had
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I'll tell you. twenty-seven years ago, i had breast cancer, and i had
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Twenty-seven years ago, i had breast cancer, and i had to have a mastectomy.
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Breast cancer, and i had to have a mastectomy. and thankfully, i didn't have
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To have a mastectomy. and thankfully, i didn't have to take any treatment.
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And thankfully, i didn't have to take any treatment. they got everything.
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To take any treatment. they got everything. no chemo, no radiation.
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They got everything. no chemo, no radiation. i've had 27 mammograms since.
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No chemo, no radiation. i've had 27 mammograms since. every year, i get a clean bill
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I've had 27 mammograms since. every year, i get a clean bill of health, and i'm grateful
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Every year, i get a clean bill of health, and i'm grateful for what god has done for me.
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Of health, and i'm grateful for what god has done for me. >> [audience applauding]
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For what god has done for me. >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: but there's a part
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: but there's a part of the story that i don't know
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>> joyce: but there's a part of the story that i don't know that i've ever told, but it fits
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Of the story that i don't know that i've ever told, but it fits in real well with what
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That i've ever told, but it fits in real well with what i'm talking about today.
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In real well with what i'm talking about today. i had gone for a mammogram
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I'm talking about today. i had gone for a mammogram and my doctor said,
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I had gone for a mammogram and my doctor said, "i want you to have this
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And my doctor said, "i want you to have this repeated in 3 months,
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"i want you to have this repeated in 3 months, because we see a little
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Repeated in 3 months, because we see a little something that may be nothing,
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Because we see a little something that may be nothing, but we wanna check it again
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Something that may be nothing, but we wanna check it again in 3 months."
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But we wanna check it again in 3 months." well, i was like...
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In 3 months." well, i was like... i didn't go back for 3 years.
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Well, i was like... i didn't go back for 3 years. now, that was stupid.
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I didn't go back for 3 years. now, that was stupid. but i didn't have anybody
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Now, that was stupid. but i didn't have anybody telling me the kind of stuff
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But i didn't have anybody telling me the kind of stuff that i'm telling you today.
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Telling me the kind of stuff that i'm telling you today. don't be a gambler with your
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That i'm telling you today. don't be a gambler with your health and don't be a gambler
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Don't be a gambler with your health and don't be a gambler with the gifts that god
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Health and don't be a gambler with the gifts that god has given you.
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With the gifts that god has given you. be an investor.
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Has given you. be an investor. go the extra mile to take
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Be an investor. go the extra mile to take care of yourself.
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Go the extra mile to take care of yourself. and when you're told something
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Care of yourself. and when you're told something like that, don't just think that
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And when you're told something like that, don't just think that you don't have to go do what
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Like that, don't just think that you don't have to go do what you need to do to take
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You don't have to go do what you need to do to take care of yourself.
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You need to do to take care of yourself. if i would've went back
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Care of yourself. if i would've went back in 3 months, there obviously
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If i would've went back in 3 months, there obviously was something there, but maybe
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In 3 months, there obviously was something there, but maybe they could've just taken that
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Was something there, but maybe they could've just taken that out and i wouldn't have had
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They could've just taken that out and i wouldn't have had to have had a mastectomy.
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Out and i wouldn't have had to have had a mastectomy. now, god took care of me,
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To have had a mastectomy. now, god took care of me, and he healed me, but i feel
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Now, god took care of me, and he healed me, but i feel that i'm hopefully helping
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And he healed me, but i feel that i'm hopefully helping somebody today, if not here,
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That i'm hopefully helping somebody today, if not here, on television, to realize that
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Somebody today, if not here, on television, to realize that you can't just keep putting
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On television, to realize that you can't just keep putting everything off that you know
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You can't just keep putting everything off that you know you should do to take care
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Everything off that you know you should do to take care of yourself and expect
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You should do to take care of yourself and expect to never have any
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Of yourself and expect to never have any problems with it.
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To never have any problems with it. there's no telling how many
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Problems with it. there's no telling how many times people say, "i know
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There's no telling how many times people say, "i know i should go get a mammogram,
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Times people say, "i know i should go get a mammogram, but i don't."
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I should go get a mammogram, but i don't." "i know i should do--
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But i don't." "i know i should do-- i know i should
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"i know i should do-- i know i should go to the dentist, but..."
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I know i should go to the dentist, but..." "i know i should get
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Go to the dentist, but..." "i know i should get more sleep, but..."
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"i know i should get more sleep, but..." "i know i shouldn't eat junk
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More sleep, but..." "i know i shouldn't eat junk all day long every day, but..."
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"i know i shouldn't eat junk all day long every day, but..." "i know i drink too
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All day long every day, but..." "i know i drink too much coffee."
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"i know i drink too much coffee." "i know i eat too much sugar."
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Much coffee." "i know i eat too much sugar." "god heal me."
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"i know i eat too much sugar." "god heal me." >> [audience applauding]
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"god heal me." >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: [kissing]
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: [kissing] >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: [kissing] >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: now, see, i really
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: now, see, i really am behaving like your
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>> joyce: now, see, i really am behaving like your mother today.
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So, "every athlete--"
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So, "every athlete--" verse 25, 1 corinthians 9.
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So, "every athlete--" verse 25, 1 corinthians 9. "every athlete who goes into
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Verse 25, 1 corinthians 9. "every athlete who goes into training conducts himself
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"every athlete who goes into training conducts himself temperately and restricts
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Training conducts himself temperately and restricts himself in--" how many things?
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Temperately and restricts himself in--" how many things? >> audience: all.
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Himself in--" how many things? >> audience: all. >> joyce: how many things?
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>> audience: all. >> joyce: how many things? >> audience: all!
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>> joyce: how many things? >> audience: all! >> joyce: wow, i wish
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>> audience: all! >> joyce: wow, i wish it didn't say that.
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>> joyce: wow, i wish it didn't say that. >> [audience laughing]
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It didn't say that. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "they do it to win
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "they do it to win a wreath that will soon wither,
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>> joyce: "they do it to win a wreath that will soon wither, but we [do it to receive a crown
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A wreath that will soon wither, but we [do it to receive a crown of eternal blessedness]
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But we [do it to receive a crown of eternal blessedness] that cannot wither."
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Of eternal blessedness] that cannot wither." you know, i was thinking about--
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I work out at home now
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I work out at home now with a trainer,
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I work out at home now with a trainer, but i used to go to a gym
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With a trainer, but i used to go to a gym and i had a trainer there,
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But i used to go to a gym and i had a trainer there, and these people were
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And i had a trainer there, and these people were really serious.
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And these people were really serious. and so, a couple of the girls
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Really serious. and so, a couple of the girls in there, one time,
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And so, a couple of the girls in there, one time, were gonna be in a contest.
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You know, one of these contests
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You know, one of these contests where, i mean, you know, women
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You know, one of these contests where, i mean, you know, women get on the bikinis and they...
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Where, i mean, you know, women get on the bikinis and they... >> [audience laughing]
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Get on the bikinis and they... >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: all this stuff.
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: all this stuff. and it was amazing to watch
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>> joyce: all this stuff. and it was amazing to watch those two girls train.
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And it was amazing to watch those two girls train. the training that they did,
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Those two girls train. the training that they did, the way they ate,
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The training that they did, the way they ate, they worked out twice a day,
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The way they ate, they worked out twice a day, they ran, they ate just meat
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They worked out twice a day, they ran, they ate just meat and vegetables and got their
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They ran, they ate just meat and vegetables and got their body fat down to, like, 3%
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And vegetables and got their body fat down to, like, 3% or something so they'd show
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Body fat down to, like, 3% or something so they'd show more of their muscles.
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Or something so they'd show more of their muscles. and then they oil their bodies
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More of their muscles. and then they oil their bodies up, and they do all this stuff,
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And then they oil their bodies up, and they do all this stuff, and they get just the right
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Up, and they do all this stuff, and they get just the right outfit, and the high heels.
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And they get just the right outfit, and the high heels. they do all that...
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Outfit, and the high heels. they do all that... >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: just to do that.
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>> joyce: just to do that. let me tell you something.
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>> joyce: just to do that. let me tell you something. we're training for something
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Let me tell you something. we're training for something much better than that, amen?
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We're training for something much better than that, amen? >> [audience applauding]
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Much better than that, amen? >> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i mean, if they can
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: i mean, if they can go through all that just
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>> joyce: i mean, if they can go through all that just to show off their muscles,
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Go through all that just to show off their muscles, i think we could work a little
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To show off their muscles, i think we could work a little bit harder at showing off
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I think we could work a little bit harder at showing off christ to the world.
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Bit harder at showing off christ to the world. >> [audience applauding]
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>> joyce: i mean,
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>> joyce: i mean, i'm not making it up.
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>> joyce: i mean, i'm not making it up. oh, it's on my paper.
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I'm not making it up. oh, it's on my paper. i should get my bible.
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Oh, it's on my paper. i should get my bible. >> [audience laughing]
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>> joyce: this is what
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>> joyce: this is what the apostle paul said.
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>> joyce: this is what the apostle paul said. he said--now, look,
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The apostle paul said. he said--now, look, this is the way
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He said--now, look, this is the way athletes behave.
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This is the way athletes behave. so, he says, "therefore
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Athletes behave. so, he says, "therefore i do not run uncertainly
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So, he says, "therefore i do not run uncertainly (without definite aim).
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I do not run uncertainly (without definite aim). i do not box like one beating
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(without definite aim). i do not box like one beating the air and striking
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I do not box like one beating the air and striking without an adversary.
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The air and striking without an adversary. but [like a boxer]
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Without an adversary. but [like a boxer] i buffet my body."
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But [like a boxer] i buffet my body." it does not say,
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I buffet my body." it does not say, "i buffet my body."
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It does not say, "i buffet my body." >> [audience laughing]
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"i buffet my body." >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: just in case
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: just in case you're mixed up.
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>> joyce: just in case you're mixed up. same spelling,
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You're mixed up. same spelling, different pronunciation.
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Same spelling, different pronunciation. [laughing]
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Different pronunciation. [laughing] >> [audience laughing]
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[laughing] >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "[i handle it roughly,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: "[i handle it roughly, i discipline it by hardships]
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>> joyce: "[i handle it roughly, i discipline it by hardships] and i subdue it, for fear that
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I discipline it by hardships] and i subdue it, for fear that after proclaiming to others
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And i subdue it, for fear that after proclaiming to others the gospel and things pertaining
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After proclaiming to others the gospel and things pertaining to it, i myself should become
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The gospel and things pertaining to it, i myself should become unfit [not stand the test,
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To it, i myself should become unfit [not stand the test, be unapproved and rejected
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Unfit [not stand the test, be unapproved and rejected as a counterfeit]."
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Be unapproved and rejected as a counterfeit]." eww...
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We do need to take
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We do need to take care of ourselves.
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We do need to take care of ourselves. and--listen, if you know
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Care of ourselves. and--listen, if you know you need to lose some weight,
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And--listen, if you know you need to lose some weight, i don't need to stand up here
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You need to lose some weight, i don't need to stand up here and tell you that.
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I don't need to stand up here and tell you that. you already know that.
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And tell you that. you already know that. but i'm just telling you,
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You already know that. but i'm just telling you, forget dieting.
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But i'm just telling you, forget dieting. "what?"
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Forget dieting. "what?" yes, forget dieting and get
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"what?" yes, forget dieting and get a healthy lifestyle.
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Yes, forget dieting and get a healthy lifestyle. you don't need a diet,
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A healthy lifestyle. you don't need a diet, you need a healthy lifestyle.
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You don't need a diet, you need a healthy lifestyle. and you don't need to do it just
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You need a healthy lifestyle. and you don't need to do it just so you can lose weight.
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And you don't need to do it just so you can lose weight. you need to do it so you can
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So you can lose weight. you need to do it so you can take care of yourself,
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You need to do it so you can take care of yourself, so you can feel good,
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Take care of yourself, so you can feel good, so jesus can do what he wants
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So you can feel good, so jesus can do what he wants to do through you.
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So jesus can do what he wants to do through you. >> joyce: all right.
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To do through you. >> joyce: all right. "everything is permissible
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>> joyce: all right. "everything is permissible (allowable and lawful) for me;
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"everything is permissible (allowable and lawful) for me; but not all things are helpful."
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(allowable and lawful) for me; but not all things are helpful." you know, i'm not talking
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But not all things are helpful." you know, i'm not talking to you about things today--
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You know, i'm not talking to you about things today-- if you wanna get three
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To you about things today-- if you wanna get three hours sleep at night,
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If you wanna get three hours sleep at night, it's not gonna send ya to hell,
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Hours sleep at night, it's not gonna send ya to hell, but you're gonna feel
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It's not gonna send ya to hell, but you're gonna feel lousy while you're
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But you're gonna feel lousy while you're on your way to heaven.
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Lousy while you're on your way to heaven. >> [audience laughing]
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On your way to heaven. >> [audience laughing] >> joyce: he said,
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>> [audience laughing] >> joyce: he said, "i can do anything i want to,
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>> joyce: he said, "i can do anything i want to, but it's not good for me."
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"i can do anything i want to, but it's not good for me." i think that we are smart enough
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But it's not good for me." i think that we are smart enough to start doing what's
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I think that we are smart enough to start doing what's good for us.
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To start doing what's good for us. "food [is intended] for
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Good for us. "food [is intended] for the stomach and the stomach
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"food [is intended] for the stomach and the stomach for food, but god will finally
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The stomach and the stomach for food, but god will finally end [the functions of] both
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For food, but god will finally end [the functions of] both and bring them to nothing."
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End [the functions of] both and bring them to nothing." it's kind of an interesting
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And bring them to nothing." it's kind of an interesting scripture.
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It's kind of an interesting scripture. it's kind of like he's saying,
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Scripture. it's kind of like he's saying, "you know, just get over
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It's kind of like he's saying, "you know, just get over making so much out of food
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"you know, just get over making so much out of food all the time."
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Making so much out of food all the time." you know?
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All the time." you know? i mean, we need to eat to live,
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You know? i mean, we need to eat to live, not live to eat.
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I mean, we need to eat to live, not live to eat. and i like food.
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Not live to eat. and i like food. i love what i eat, but it's
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And i like food. i love what i eat, but it's a scripture, so i read it.
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I love what i eat, but it's a scripture, so i read it. "the body is not intended--"
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A scripture, so i read it. "the body is not intended--" now here we're gonna--
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"the body is not intended--" now here we're gonna-- "the body is not intended
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Now here we're gonna-- "the body is not intended for sexual immorality,
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"the body is not intended for sexual immorality, but [is intended] for the lord."
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For sexual immorality, but [is intended] for the lord." everybody say, "my body
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But [is intended] for the lord." everybody say, "my body belongs to the lord."
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Everybody say, "my body belongs to the lord." >> audience: my body
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Belongs to the lord." >> audience: my body belongs to the lord.
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>> audience: my body belongs to the lord. >> joyce: "and the lord
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Belongs to the lord. >> joyce: "and the lord [is intended] for the body
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>> joyce: "and the lord [is intended] for the body [to save, sanctify,
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[is intended] for the body [to save, sanctify, and raise it again].
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[to save, sanctify, and raise it again]. and god both raised the lord
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And raise it again]. and god both raised the lord to life and will also
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And god both raised the lord to life and will also raise us up by his power.
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To life and will also raise us up by his power. do you not know that
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Raise us up by his power. do you not know that your bodies are members
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Do you not know that your bodies are members and (bodily parts) of christ
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Your bodies are members and (bodily parts) of christ (the messiah)?"
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And (bodily parts) of christ (the messiah)?" in other words you say, "well,
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(the messiah)?" in other words you say, "well, what is that talking about?"
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In other words you say, "well, what is that talking about?" well, you're his hands.
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You're his feet.
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You're his feet. he doesn't go anywhere
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You're his feet. he doesn't go anywhere if we don't take him.
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He doesn't go anywhere if we don't take him. today, i'm his mouth.
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If we don't take him. today, i'm his mouth. he's speaking to you through me.
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Today, i'm his mouth. he's speaking to you through me. he's speaks to other people
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He's speaking to you through me. he's speaks to other people through you.
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He's speaks to other people through you. your body are parts of christ.
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Through you. your body are parts of christ. he loves people through you.
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Your body are parts of christ. he loves people through you. he speaks to people through you.
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"am i therefore to take
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"am i therefore to take the parts of christ and make
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"am i therefore to take the parts of christ and make [them] parts of a prostitute?
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The parts of christ and make [them] parts of a prostitute? never!
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[them] parts of a prostitute? never! never!
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Never! never! or do you not realize that
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Never! or do you not realize that when a man joins himself
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Or do you not realize that when a man joins himself to a prostitute, he becomes
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When a man joins himself to a prostitute, he becomes one body with her?
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To a prostitute, he becomes one body with her? the two, it is written,
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One body with her? the two, it is written, shall become one flesh.
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The two, it is written, shall become one flesh. but the person who is united
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Shall become one flesh. but the person who is united to the lord becomes
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But the person who is united to the lord becomes one spirit with him.
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To the lord becomes one spirit with him. shun immorality and all
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One spirit with him. shun immorality and all sexual looseness."
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Maybe you haven't heard this
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Maybe you haven't heard this stuff in church for a while.
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Maybe you haven't heard this stuff in church for a while. it's time you do.
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Stuff in church for a while. it's time you do. >> [audience applauding]
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>> announcer: are you tired
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>> announcer: are you tired of starting over with your
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Of starting over with your health again and again?
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Health again and again? what if real change didn't
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What if real change didn't begin with your body,
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Begin with your body, but your heart?
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But your heart? >> joyce: you know, you don't
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>> joyce: you know, you don't have to stay where you are.
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Have to stay where you are. you can change.
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You can change.
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I wrote “good health,
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I wrote “good health, good life,” to help
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Good life,” to help guide you, spirit,
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Guide you, spirit, soul, and body.
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Soul, and body. inside, i share
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Inside, i share 12 practical keys
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12 practical keys that helped me
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That helped me personally break
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Personally break unhealthy habits
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Unhealthy habits and start living with
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And start living with strength, balance,
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Strength, balance, and purpose.
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And purpose. you matter to god completely.
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You matter to god completely. and when you're healthy,
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And when you're healthy, when you feel good in every
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When you feel good in every part of who you are,
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Part of who you are, you can fullly live the life
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You can fullly live the life he created for you.
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He created for you. >> announcer: request
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>> announcer: request joyce's book,
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Joyce's book, “good health, good life.”
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“good health, good life.” available now for your
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Available now for your gift of any amount.
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Gift of any amount. and when you give,
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And when you give, you'll also receive the
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You'll also receive the “healthy living journal”
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“healthy living journal” to track your goals,
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To track your goals, reflect with scripture,
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Reflect with scripture, and stay motivated
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And stay motivated every step of the way.
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Every step of the way. call us today at...
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Call us today at... or visit us online
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Or visit us online at joycemeyer.org
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At joycemeyer.org or use the qr code
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Or use the qr code on your screen.
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On your screen. >> joyce: a healthy you
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>> joyce: a healthy you is the best gift that you
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Is the best gift that you can give your family
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Can give your family and your friends.
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And your friends. a healthy you.
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A healthy you. it's actually the best gift
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It's actually the best gift that you can give yourself.
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That you can give yourself. >> [audience applauding]
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>> [audience applauding] >> joyce: you know,
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>> joyce: you know, i didn't always take
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I didn't always take good care of myself.
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Good care of myself. i struggled with unhealthy
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I struggled with unhealthy habits for years.
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Habits for years. but little by little, god taught
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But little by little, god taught me how to live strong,
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Me how to live strong, balanced, and well.
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Balanced, and well. this book is full of the
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This book is full of the lessons i've learned
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Lessons i've learned from choosing
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From choosing the right foods,
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The right foods, to managing stress,
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To managing stress, and embracing rest.
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And embracing rest. it's not about perfection.
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It's not about perfection. it's about progress.
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It's about progress. and it's never
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And it's never too late to start.
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Too late to start. and remember, your generous
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And remember, your generous gift has the power
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Gift has the power to create lasting
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To create lasting impact across the globe,
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Impact across the globe, bringing hope to the lost,
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Bringing hope to the lost, food to the hungry,
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Food to the hungry, freedom to women
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Freedom to women and girls in need.
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And girls in need. every gift matters,
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Every gift matters, so please give as you're able.
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So please give as you're able. >> announcer:
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>> announcer: “good health, good life,”
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“good health, good life,” isn't just a book.
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Isn't just a book. it's a lifestyle guide
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It's a lifestyle guide rooted in timeless
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Rooted in timeless biblical wisdom.
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Biblical wisdom. with it, you'll receive
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With it, you'll receive the healthy living journal,
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The healthy living journal, a powerful tool
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A powerful tool to track your goals.
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To track your goals. both of these resources
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Both of these resources are yours for a gift
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Are yours for a gift of any amount.
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Of any amount. call us today at...
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Call us today at... or visit us online
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Or visit us online at joycemeyer.org
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At joycemeyer.org or use the qr code
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Or use the qr code on your screen.
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>> joyce: boy, you know,
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>> joyce: boy, you know, in today's world,
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In today's world, there are many stressors,
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There are many stressors, so many things to deal
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So many things to deal with on a daily basis.
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With on a daily basis. how do we navigate
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How do we navigate all of life's pressures?
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All of life's pressures? well, god's word has
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Well, god's word has much to say about it.
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Much to say about it. so, i thought we could
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So, i thought we could all get together with
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All get together with some of my friends
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Some of my friends and talk about it.
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And talk about it.
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>> announcer: join us
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>> announcer: join us for the enjoying
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For the enjoying everyday life
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Everyday life conference.
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Conference. a weekend
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A weekend of practical messages
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Of practical messages and heartfelt worship
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And heartfelt worship with joyce
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With joyce and her guests,
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And her guests, dr. henry cloud,
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Dr. henry cloud, nona jones,
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Nona jones, and worship with
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And worship with naomi raine,
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Naomi raine, april 10-11,
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April 10-11, in hershey, pennsylvania.
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In hershey, pennsylvania. >> joyce: you know,
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>> joyce: you know, i have such a passion
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I have such a passion for teaching god's word,
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For teaching god's word, and it's even better when
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And it's even better when we all get together
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We all get together under one roof.
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Under one roof. so, i really hope
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So, i really hope to see you there.
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To see you there.
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>> announcer:
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>> announcer: register today.
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Register today. go to:
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Go to: joycemeyer.org.
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>> [music]
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>> ginger: how many trips
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>> ginger: how many trips have you been on now?
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>> ginger: how many trips have you been on now? >> anna: this is my third
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Have you been on now? >> anna: this is my third trip with hand of hope.
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>> anna: this is my third trip with hand of hope. >> ginger: and, what was
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Trip with hand of hope. >> ginger: and, what was the main reason that you
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>> ginger: and, what was the main reason that you did want to do this?
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The main reason that you did want to do this? you said you wanted to travel,
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Did want to do this? you said you wanted to travel, to help people.
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You said you wanted to travel, to help people. >> anna: yes.
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To help people. >> anna: yes. it's a total different work
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>> anna: yes. it's a total different work as a doctor here than back
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It's a total different work as a doctor here than back in my home country.
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As a doctor here than back in my home country. but, it's really, i feel like
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In my home country. but, it's really, i feel like i really wanted to do that
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But, it's really, i feel like i really wanted to do that to just help people in poor
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I really wanted to do that to just help people in poor countries who cannot have
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To just help people in poor countries who cannot have access to medical care.
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Countries who cannot have access to medical care. i do that because i love jesus
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Access to medical care. i do that because i love jesus and i hope that the patients
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I do that because i love jesus and i hope that the patients feel that.
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And i hope that the patients feel that. sometimes we just pray
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Feel that. sometimes we just pray right at the investigation
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Sometimes we just pray right at the investigation table with them.
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Right at the investigation table with them. so, just to make them know
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Table with them. so, just to make them know that jesus is the doctor
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So, just to make them know that jesus is the doctor all above us.
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>> [music]
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>> [music]
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>> announcer: we hope you
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>> announcer: we hope you enjoyed today's program.
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Enjoyed today's program.
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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 - Your Body Is God's Home

January 2, 2026 | 29:29

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