God wants you to believe that He exists, that He is with you, and that He rewards those who diligently seek Him. Today on Enjoying Everyday Life, Joyce Meyer teaches us to look for God’s presence in all things, everywhere you go.
ANNOUNCER: THIS PROGRAM
HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE
BY THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS
OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
JOYCE: WE WANT TO PLEASE GOD,
BUT OUR FLESH GETS
US IN TROUBLE.
HOWEVER, I HAVE GOT SOME
REALLY, REALLY, REALLY
GOOD NEWS FOR YOU, TODAY,
AND THAT IS, IT’S MUCH EASIER
TO PLEASE GOD THAN
WHAT YOU THINK IT IS.
[MUSIC]
JOYCE: WE’RE DOING
A SEMINAR THIS WEEKEND,
GOT STARTED LAST NIGHT.
I FELT LIKE WE HAD A GOOD
START LAST NIGHT.
IF YOU WERE HERE LAST NIGHT
AND HAD A GOOD START.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AND WE’RE
TALKING ABOUT, WHAT MUST
I DO TO PLEASE GOD?
AND I THINK WE ALL,
AT DIFFERENT TIMES,
FEEL LIKE OR WE’RE AFRAID THAT
WE’RE NOT PLEASING GOD.
WE DON’T EVEN KNOW WHAT
IT IS WE THINK GOD MIGHT
WANT US TO DO, BUT WE’RE
AFRAID WE’RE NOT DOING IT.
YOU KNOW, YOU–
EVEN IF YOU HAD BAD PARENTS,
YOU STILL LIKED TO PLEASE
YOUR PARENTS.
AND SO, WE WANT TO PLEASE GOD,
BUT OUR FLESH GETS
US IN TROUBLE.
HOWEVER, I HAVE GOT SOME
REALLY, REALLY, REALLY GOOD
NEWS FOR YOU, TODAY, AND THAT
IS IT’S MUCH EASIER TO PLEASE
GOD THAN WHAT YOU THINK IT IS.
IT’S EASIER TO PLEASE GOD THAN
ANY PERSON THAT YOU KNOW.
HE’S REALLY NOT REQUIRING
THAT MUCH.
THERE’S ONE THING,
AND IF YOU DO THAT ONE THING,
IT’LL STRAIGHTEN OUT
THE OTHER THINGS.
IN HEBREWS 11:6 SAYS,
“WITHOUT FAITH
IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PLEASE GOD
OR TO BE SATISFACTORY TO HIM.
FOR WHOEVER WOULD COME
NEAR TO GOD MUST [NECESSARILY]
BELIEVE THAT GOD EXISTS
AND THAT HE IS THE REWARDER
OF THOSE WHO EARNESTLY
AND DILIGENTLY SEEK HIM [OUT].”
SO, REALLY, WHAT DOES
GOD WANT YOU TO DO?
HE WANTS YOU TO BELIEVE
WHAT HE SAYS IN THIS BOOK.
THERE’S ABOUT 7,000 PROMISES
IN HERE, AND GOD JUST
WANTS YOU TO BELIEVE ‘EM.
WHEN YOU READ,
“I WILL BE WITH YOU ALWAYS.”
THEN HE WANTS YOU TO NOT SAY,
“WELL, GOD, WHERE ARE YOU?
I DON’T KNOW–I DON’T KNOW
WHERE YOU ARE.
GOD, I FEEL LIKE
YOU’VE LEFT ME.”
HE WANTS TO HEAR YOU SAY,
“I MAY NOT FEEL YOU, BUT I KNOW
YOU’RE HERE BECAUSE YOU
SAID THAT YOU WOULD BE.
YOU ARE WITH ME ALWAYS.”
WE JUST NEED TO BELIEVE
AND SPEAK THE WORD OF GOD.
I’M TELLING YOU WHAT,
THE WORD COMING OUT
OF A BELIEVER’S MOUTH CAN
RIP THE DEVIL TO SHREDS.
IF YOU REMEMBER, WHEN JESUS
WAS IN THE WILDERNESS BEING
TEMPTED BY THE DEVIL
FOR 40 DAYS AND 40 NIGHTS,
IT SAYS IT OVER AND OVER,
“AND THE DEVIL SAID TO JESUS,”
“AND JESUS SAID TO THE DEVIL,
IT IS WRITTEN,” AND HE QUOTED
A SCRIPTURE.
SO, ONE LADY TOLD ME, SHE SAID,
“THE FIRST TIME I EVER
CAME IN CONTACT WITH YOU,
I THOUGHT YOU WERE
A RAVING LUNATIC.”
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: SHE SAID,
“I TURNED THE TELEVISION
ON AND THERE’S THIS
WOMAN SCREAMING
AT THE TOP OF HER VOICE.
‘AND THE DEVIL SAID TO JESUS!’
‘AND JESUS SAID TO THE DEVIL!’
‘AND THE DEVIL SAID TO JESUS!’
‘AND JESUS SAID TO THE DEVIL!'”
BUT SHE SAID, “SOMEHOW,
I GOT HOOKED…”
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: “AND NOW,
I JUST CAN’T SEEM
TO GET RID OF YOU.”
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: YOU CAN TALK
BACK TO THE DEVIL.
YOU DON’T HAVE TO STAND
AROUND AND JUST LET
HIM BEAT YOUR HEAD OFF.
YOU CAN TALK BACK.
HE IS A LIAR.
HE DOES NOTHING BUT LIE.
HE IS A FATHER OF LIES.
HE IS A DECEIVER.
AND HE WANTS YOU TO NOT
BELIEVE THE WORD OF GOD.
AND YOU NEED TO FIGHT BACK.
LET HIM KNOW,
“I DON’T BELIEVE YOU.
THIS IS WHAT I BELIEVE.”
AND THEN, IN JOHN, CHAPTER 6,
VERSE 28 AND 29–I LOVE THIS.
“THEY THEN SAID, ‘WHAT ARE
WE TO DO, THAT WE MAY
[HABITUALLY] BE WORKING
THE WORKS OF GOD?
[WHAT ARE WE TO DO TO CARRY
OUT WHAT GOD REQUIRES?]”
AREN’T WE ALWAYS SAYING,
“GOD, WHAT DO YOU
WANT ME TO DO?
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?
WHAT DO YOU WANT ME TO DO?”
“AND JESUS REPLIED,
‘THIS IS THE WORK, (THE SERVICE)
THAT GOD ASKS OF YOU:
THAT YOU BELIEVE IN THE ONE WHOM
HE HAS SENT [THAT YOU CLEAVE TO,
TRUST, AND RELY ON, AND HAVE
FAITH IN HIS MESSENGER].'”
SO, WE SEE TWO PLACES
HERE IN THE WORD OF GOD
WHERE IT TELLS US, PLAINLY,
WHAT GOD WANTS US TO DO.
HE WANTS US TO HAVE
FAITH AND BELIEVE HIM,
TO TRUST HIM, TO RELY ON HIM.
THAT’S WHAT GOD WANTS YOU TO DO.
BELIEVE THE WORD.
IF YOU’VE SINNED GOD SAYS,
“YOUR SINS ARE FORGIVEN.
PAID FOR WITH
THE BLOOD OF JESUS.
AND THAT THERE IS NO GUILT
AND CONDEMNATION TO THOSE
WHO ARE IN CHRIST.”
SO, WHEN YOU SIN, GUESS WHAT?
YOU DON’T HAVE
TO BE MISERABLE FOR
THE NEXT 40 DAYS.
YOU CAN REPENT.
ASK GOD TO FORGIVE YOU,
OR BASICALLY, THANK HIM THAT
HE ALREADY HAS PAID THE PRICE,
RECEIVE THAT FORGIVENESS.
AND YOU DO NOT HAVE TO FEEL
GUILTY FOR ONE MINUTE.
NOW, I KNOW THAT’S HARD TO DO.
BUT I’LL TELL YOU,
WHAT WE’RE DOING,
WHEN WE SIN AND THEN
WE FEEL GUILTY,
YOU KNOW WHAT WE’RE DOING?
WE’RE TRYING TO PAY FOR OUR SIN.
AND I HAD A BIG
PROBLEM WITH THIS.
I MEAN, A BIG PROBLEM.
AND I FINALLY SAW THAT.
THAT’S WHAT I WAS DOING.
I WAS TRYING TO PAY FOR WHAT
JESUS HAD ALREADY PAID FOR,
AND HE DOESN’T NEED OUR HELP.
HE DID A PERFECTLY GOOD JOB.
THE ISSUE OF SIN HAS
BEEN TAKEN CARE OF.
ALL WE NEED TO DO IS ADMIT
WE’VE SINNED.
ADMIT IT TO OURSELVES FIRST,
ADMIT IT TO GOD.
IF YOU NEED TO APOLOGIZE
TO SOMEBODY ELSE,
APOLOGIZE TO THEM.
IT DOESN’T HAVE TO BE THIS
LONG, DRAWN OUT ORDEAL
THAT RUINS YOUR WHOLE LIFE.
BECAUSE MOST OF US ARE DOING
SOMETHING WRONG ON A FAIRLY,
SEMI-REGULAR BASIS.
AMEN?
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: I MEAN,
IT DOESN’T EVEN ALWAYS
HAVE TO BE BIG STUFF.
I MEAN, WE CAN JUST
TAKE MY MOUTH.
I DON’T KNOW HOW–
I MEAN, I HAVE NO IDEA
HOW MANY TIMES,
IN ONE WEEK, I SAY THINGS
I SHOULDN’T SAY.
YOU WOULD SAY,
“JOYCE, I WOULDN’T EXPECT
THAT OUT OF YOU.”
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: WELL, YOU KNOW,
MY GIFT IS IN MY MOUTH,
BUT SOMETIMES I GET A LITTLE
MIXED UP AND I TRY TO EXERCISE
IT WHEN I DON’T NEED TO.
I’M A LITTLE BIT SELFISH.
I WANT MY WAY.
I’M A LITTLE BIT IMPATIENT.
AND SOMETIMES,
I CAN JUST SAY THINGS AND–
BOY, GOD, DON’T LET
ME GET BY WITH IT.
IF I SAY SOMETHING
TO SOMEBODY, I SHOULDN’T,
I HAVE TO GO
AND APOLOGIZE TO ‘EM.
AND THAT’S WHAT WE NEED TO DO.
IT’S HUMBLING TO DO,
BUT IT WILL HELP BREAK
THE SIN OFF OF YOU.
AMEN?
BUT THEN, I REFUSE
TO FEEL GUILTY.
I SPENT HALF OF MY LIFE
AS A CHRISTIAN FEELING GUILTY.
AND GOD SHOWED ME,
“YOU’RE TRYING TO PAY FOR
WHAT I’VE ALREADY PAID FOR,
AND I DON’T NEED YOUR HELP.
THANK YOU.
I DID A COMPLETE JOB.”
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: HOW MANY
OF YOU SEE THAT?
THAT, THAT’S WHAT YOU’RE DOING.
AND I EVEN KINDA DIVIDED
MY SINS UP INTO CATEGORIES.
IF IT WAS A LITTLE SIN,
I’D ONLY HAVE TO FEEL
GUILTY FOR, MAYBE, A DAY.
C’MON, WE DO THIS.
IF IT WAS A MEDIUM SIZED SIN,
MAYBE, TAKE TWO OR THREE DAYS.
BUT, BOY, IF IT WAS A BIGGIE.
WHOO!
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: COME ON.
WE CAN’T PAY FOR OUR SINS,
THEY’VE ALREADY BEEN PAID FOR.
YOU CAN’T PAY FOR SOMETHING
THAT THERE’S NO DEBT DUE ON.
GOD DOESN’T WANT
US TO TRY TO PAY FOR
OUR SINS AND BE MISERABLE.
AND HE WANTS US TO BELIEVE.
HE WANTS US TO BELIEVE
THAT HE DIED FOR US,
THAT HE SHED HIS BLOOD FOR US,
THAT HE DIED ON THE CROSS,
HE TOOK THE PUNISHMENT
WE DESERVED,
“THE CHASTISEMENT FOR
OUR PEACE WAS UPON HIM,
AND BY HIS STRIPES
WE ARE HEALED.”
HE WENT INTO THAT GRAVE,
BUT IT COULDN’T HOLD HIM.
THREE DAYS, OUT HE CAME.
AMEN?
AND THERE’S JUST SOME REALLY
NEAT THINGS ABOUT THAT.
I’LL JUST TELL YOU ONE
STORY THAT I’VE HEARD.
ONE OF–IT WAS CUSTOMARY
WITH THE ISRAELITES WHEN
THEY WENT TO SOMEBODY’S HOUSE
FOR DINNER, IF THEY REALLY
ENJOYED THE MEAL AND INTENDED
TO COME BACK SOME TIME,
THEY WOULD FOLD THEIR NAPKIN,
NICE AND NEAT,
AND LAY IT ON THE PLATE.
IF THEY DIDN’T CARE MUCH FOR IT,
THEY’D JUST THROW
THE NAPKIN ON THE PLATE.
WELL, WHEN JESUS WAS
RESURRECTED AND THEY WENT
IN AND LOOKED AT WHERE HE LAID,
THE CLOTH HE WAS WRAPPED IN,
WAS LAYING THERE,
AND THE NAPKIN WAS FOLDED,
NICE AND NEAT.
YOU KNOW WHAT?
HE’S COMING BACK.
[AUDIENCE CHEERING]
JOYCE: AND I’M SO EXCITED!
I’M SO EXCITED.
I’LL TELL YA, THE LONGER
YOU LIVE, THE MORE READY
YOU ARE TO GET OUT OF HERE.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: WHOO, BOY!
SO, THIS IS SO GOOD.
WHAT DOES GOD WANT OUT OF YOU?
WHAT DOES GOD EXPECT OUT OF YOU?
HE WANTS YOU TO BELIEVE
THAT HE IS, THAT HE EXISTS,
THAT HE IS THE REWARDER
OF THOSE WHO DILIGENTLY
SEEK HIM.
AND HE WANTS YOU JUST
TO BELIEVE THE PROMISES
THAT HE HAS PUT IN HIS WORD.
WELL, I BELIEVE I COULD DO THAT.
WHAT ABOUT YOU?
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: BUT WE STAY TOO
BUSY TRYING TO DO STUFF
THAT GOD’S ALREADY DONE
THAT WE DON’T NEED TO DO.
SO, LAST NIGHT WE TALKED
ABOUT FAITH, AND I’M SURE
I GOT OFF INTO A WHOLE
BUNCH OF OTHER STUFF.
AND THIS MORNING,
I WANNA TALK ABOUT
THE FACT THAT GOD IS.
AND THAT’S AN AMAZING SUBJECT.
I HOPE THAT GOD’LL SAY SOMETHING
THROUGH ME THAT WILL GET
YOU TO REALIZE HOW AMAZING
IT IS THAT GOD HAS CHOSEN YOU,
A BELIEVER, TO BE HIS HOME.
“THE MYSTERY OF THE AGES
IS CHRIST IN ME,
THE HOPE OF GLORY.”
GOD LIVES IN YOU.
SO, YOU NEVER GO ANYWHERE
WITHOUT GOD.
YOU CAN’T EVEN GO TO THE
BATHROOM BY YOURSELF;
HE GOES.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: BUT SEE,
THIS DOESN’T BECOME A REALITY
TO US UNLESS WE THINK ABOUT IT.
WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT IT.
GOD IS WITH ME.
SAY THAT, MAYBE, 50 TIMES A DAY,
“GOD IS WITH ME.”
HE IS.
HE’S HERE, RIGHT NOW.
BE CONSCIOUS AND AWARE
OF GOD’S PRESENCE.
AND THAT’S A GOOD
THING TO PRAY FOR.
“GOD, HELP ME TO BE CONSCIOUS
AND AWARE THAT YOU
ARE WITH ME ALL THE TIME,
NO MATTER WHAT I’M DOING.”
HE’S JUST NOT WITH
YOU IN CHURCH.
MATTER OF FACT,
A LOT OF THE CHURCHES
AROUND TODAY,
JESUS WOULDN’T
BE SEEN CAUGHT IN ‘EM.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: A LOT OF ‘EM MIGHT
BE A LITTLE TOO RELIGIOUS
FOR HIM.
HE WASN’T VERY RELIGIOUS.
JESUS COLORED OUTSIDE THE LINES.
HE DID THINGS THAT NOBODY’D
EVER DONE BEFORE.
HE DID SHOCKING THINGS.
AND HE CERTAINLY DIDN’T WORRY
ABOUT WHAT ANYBODY THOUGHT.
AMEN?
AUDIENCE: AMEN.
JOYCE: AND WE HAVE
THE PRIVILEGE OF BEING
THE HOME OF GOD.
THAT’S ONE OF THE REASONS
WHY YOU NEED TO TAKE
CARE OF YOURSELF.
DON’T TREAT YOURSELF
LIKE A PILE OF TRASH.
RUIN YOUR HEALTH
AND BE MISERABLE ALL THE TIME.
GET A SMILE ON YOUR FACE,
YOU REPRESENT GOD.
YOU’RE THE ONLY JESUS
THAT SOME PEOPLE ARE
EVER GOING TO SEE.
AMEN?
ACTUALLY, THERE’S A SCRIPTURE
IN 1 JOHN 4:16 THAT WAS VERY
LIFE-CHANGING FOR ME.
I REALLY NEEDED A REVELATION
ON HOW MUCH GOD LOVED ME.
AND I COULD READ IT,
I COULD SAY IT TO PEOPLE,
BUT IT STILL WASN’T AS REAL
TO ME AS IT NEEDED TO BE.
ONCE YOU KNOW, THAT YOU KNOW,
THAT YOU KNOW, THAT GOD
LOVES YOU UNCONDITIONALLY
AND HE WILL NEVER STOP–WHOO!
LET ME TELL YOU,
IT CHANGES SOME THINGS.
FOR ONE THING,
IT CASTS OUT FEAR.
ONLY THE PERFECT LOVE
OF GOD CAN CAST OUT FEAR.
AND YOU’LL SEE, AS WE READ
SOME SCRIPTURES TODAY,
THE ONLY REASON THAT THE BIBLE
EVER GIVES FOR US NOT TO FEAR
IS BECAUSE HE’S WITH US.
“YEA, EVEN THOUGH
I GO THROUGH THE VALLEY
OF THE SHADOW OF DEATH,
I WILL HAVE NO FEAR
BECAUSE YOU’RE WITH ME.”
OVER AND OVER, AND OVER;
“YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE AFRAID
BECAUSE I’M WITH YOU.”
YOU DON’T HAVE TO KNOW WHAT
GOD’S GONNA DO TO SOLVE
YOUR PROBLEM.
IT DOESN’T MATTER
BECAUSE HE KNOWS.
AND HE’S WITH YOU,
AND HE LOVES YOU.
HE’S VERY FOND OF YOU.
YOU’RE HIS FAVORITE.
DID YOU KNOW THAT?
ISN’T THAT COOL?
THAT EVERY ONE OF US CAN
BE GOD’S FAVORITE?
C’MON, SAY IT,
I’M GOD’S FAVORITE.
AUDIENCE: I’M GOD’S FAVORITE.
JOYCE: NOW, I DON’T SUGGEST
THAT YOU GO WALK AROUND
THE NEIGHBORHOOD SAYING THAT,
BUT…
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: YOU CAN SAY
IT AT HOME, “I’M GOD’S FAVORITE.
I’M HIS FAVORITE CHILD.
THE APPLE OF HIS EYE,”
THAT’S WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS.
YOU’RE THE APPLE OF HIS EYE.
BUT IN 1 JOHN 4:16,
THE BIBLE SAYS–
THE AMPLIFIED BIBLE SAYS,
“BE CONSCIOUS AND AWARE
OF GOD’S LOVE.”
WOW, WAS THAT EVER
LIFE-CHANGING FOR ME?
BECAUSE I STARTED SEEING THAT
A LOT OF THE THINGS–
JUST THE COOL, LITTLE THINGS
THAT HAPPENED IN MY LIFE,
THAT IT WASN’T JUST,
“WOW, WHAT A COINCIDENCE.”
BUT IT WAS, ACTUALLY,
GOD SHOWING HIS LOVE FOR ME.
I MEAN, LITTLE THINGS THAT
MIGHT NOT MAKE ANY
SENSE TO ANYBODY ELSE,
BUT THINGS I HAD, MAYBE,
ASKED GOD TO DO FOR ME.
ONE DAY, I SAID TO SOMEBODY,
“I WOULD–
I’D LOVE TO HAVE SOME
ZUCCHINI BREAD.”
WELL, I WASN’T GONNA BAKE IT,
THAT’S FOR SURE.
AND IF I WOULD HAVE–
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: IF I WOULD HAVE,
NOBODY WOULD HAVE EATEN IT.
BUT–NOW, LISTEN,
AS GOD IS MY WITNESS,
ABOUT A WEEK LATER,
SOMEBODY CAME TO ONE
OF MY MEETINGS WITH A BOX
AND SAID, “I FELT LIKE GOD
TOLD ME TO BAKE YOU
SOME ZUCCHINI BREAD,
SO I HOPE YOU LIKE IT.”
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: WHOO-HOO!
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: A WEEK AND A HALF AGO,
IN FLORIDA, WE WERE DRIVING
IN THE CAR AND A GUY RAN
A STOPLIGHT AND HE WAS ABOUT
TO HIT MY SIDE OF THE CAR.
AND SOMEHOW,
BY GOD’S GRACE AND MERCY,
MY DRIVER TURNED
JUST THE RIGHT WAY,
AND THAT GUY TURNED JUST
THE RIGHT WAY, AND I MEAN,
HE MISSED US,
I DON’T THINK YOU COULD
HAVE DROPPED A HAIR
BETWEEN US AND HIM.
WELL, I DON’T JUST TAKE THAT AS,
“GEE, WASN’T I LUCKY?”
NO, GOD PROTECTED ME.
YOU SAY, “WELL,
WHAT ABOUT THE PEOPLE
THAT AREN’T PROTECTED?”
YOU KNOW, I CAN’T ANSWER
ALL THOSE QUESTIONS.
WE CAN’T ANSWER EVERY QUESTION
ABOUT WHY GOD DOES SOME
THINGS FOR SOME PEOPLE
AND SOME THINGS FOR OTHERS.
GOD HAS A–HE HAS A REASON
FOR EVERYTHING HE DOES.
AND EVEN THOUGH WE DON’T
UNDERSTAND IT AND IT MAY NOT
SEEM FAIR, THERE IS A PROMISE
IN THE BIBLE THAT I BELIEVE
WITH ALL MY HEART, AND IT’S
ROMANS 8:28: “ALL THINGS,
ALL THINGS WORK TOGETHER
FOR GOOD TO THOSE WHO
LOVE GOD AND ARE CALLED
ACCORDING TO HIS PURPOSE.”
THEY MAY NOT FEEL GOOD TO US.
THEY MAY HURT.
THEY MAY SEEM UNFAIR.
THEY MAY SEEM UNJUST.
BUT GOD, IF YOU LOVE
HIM AND WANT HIS WILL,
WILL WORK IT OUT FOR YOUR GOOD.
I DON’T KNOW HOW HE DOES IT,
BUT HE CAN DO ANYTHING
HE WANTS TO BECAUSE HE’S GOD.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: SO, START PAYING
ATTENTION TO ALL THE LITTLE
THINGS–ALL THE LITTLE WAYS
THAT GOD SHOWS YOU, HIS LOVE.
HOW MANY OF YOU CAN THINK
OF LITTLE THINGS LIKE THAT,
THAT GOD DOES FOR YOU?
SEE, EVEN IF YOU
TOLD SOMEBODY ELSE,
THEY WOULDN’T EVEN GET IT.
BECAUSE IT’S JUST A THING
BETWEEN YOU AND GOD.
IT’S JUST A THING,
HE DOES IT FOR YOU.
BOY, RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD
GETS EXCITING WHEN WE START
SEEING ALL THESE THINGS.
ALL THE YEARS THAT I JUST
WENT TO CHURCH ONCE A WEEK
AND ACTED LIKE AN IDIOT
THE REST OF THE WEEK–
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: C’MON,
WHY GO TO CHURCH ON SUNDAY
AND ACT LIKE THE DEVIL
ON MONDAY?
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: I MEAN, WE’RE SUPPOSED
TO BE DOING LIFE WITH GOD.
HE’S WITH YOU ALL THE TIME.
“I WILL NEVER LEAVE YOU
NOR FORSAKE YOU.”
“BUT I WILL BE WITH YOU RIGHT
UNTIL THE VERY END OF TIMES.”
GOD IS.
DON’T BELIEVE THAT GOD EXISTS,
BUT THAT HE EXISTS
EVERYWHERE, EVERYWHERE.
EXODUS 3:14–
“GOD SAID TO MOSES,
‘I AM WHO I AM.'”
MOSES KEPT SAYING,
“WHO SHOULD I TELL
PEOPLE YOU ARE?
WHAT’S YOUR NAME?
HOW CAN I TELL ‘EM WHO YOU ARE?”
AND GOD SAYS, “‘I AM WHO I AM.
AND THIS IS WHAT YOU ARE
TO SAY TO THE ISRAELITES:
“I AM HAS SENT ME TO YOU.”‘”
GOD DIDN’T EVEN TRY TO EXPLAIN
WHO HE WAS TO MOSES
BECAUSE IT’S OVER OUR HEADS.
WE WOULDN’T GET IT.
HE JUST SAYS, “I AM.”
AND GOD IS–HE IS OMNIPOTENT,
ALL POWERFUL.
HE IS OMNISCIENT,
ALL KNOWING.
HE IS OMNIPRESENT,
EVERYWHERE, ALL THE TIME,
AT THE SAME TIME.
SEE, THAT’S WHY JESUS SAID,
“YOU’RE GONNA BE BETTER
OFF WHEN I GO AWAY.”
YOU KNOW WHY HE SAID THAT?
BECAUSE JESUS WAS IN A BODY
JUST LIKE THIS ONE,
AND HE COULD ONLY BE ONE
PLACE AT ONE TIME.
BUT THE HOLY GHOST–
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: BUT THE HOLY GHOST–
WE DON’T TALK ENOUGH ABOUT
THE HOLY SPIRIT LIKE WE SHOULD,
TODAY.
HE’S NOT JUST THE THIRD
PERSON OF THE TRINITY.
HE’S GOD, ALSO.
AND JESUS SAID, “I’M GONNA
SEND YOU A COMFORTER.
I’M GONNA SEND YOU A HELPER.”
AND HE TOLD THE DISCIPLES,
“GO TO THE UPPER ROOM AND WAIT.”
BASICALLY SAYING, “DON’T TRY
TO DO ANYTHING WITHOUT
THIS HELP I’M GONNA SEND YOU.”
THEY DIDN’T EVEN KNOW WHAT
THEY WERE WAITING ON.
BUT ON THE DAY OF PENTECOST,
WHEN THE HOLY GHOST FELL, PETER,
WHO WAS A BIG COWARD PREVIOUSLY,
WENT OUT INTO THE STREETS
AND PREACHED AND 3000 PEOPLE
GOT SAVED THAT DAY.
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING.
WHEN YOU LET THE POWER
OF GOD TOUCH YOUR LIFE,
IT’S NOT JUST GONNA BE NORMAL,
EVERYDAY LIVING.
WE CAN LIVE SUPERNATURAL LIVES.
NOT JUST NATURAL,
BUT SUPERNATURAL.
AMEN?
AND SO, NOW, JESUS WENT AWAY,
AND HE SENT THE HOLY SPIRIT.
AND WE CAN BE FILLED
WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT.
AND BOY, WOW.
DO YOU KNOW WHAT WE CAN
DO FOR THE KINGDOM OF GOD
IF EACH AND EVERY PERSON
WHO CALLS THEMSELVES
A CHRISTIAN WOULD JUST GET OUT
IN THE WORLD AND ACT LIKE ONE.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: JUST–WHAT ABOUT
IF EVERY CHRISTIAN WAS JUST
KIND TO ONE PERSON EVERY DAY?
KINDNESS IS SO AMAZING,
AND PEOPLE ARE HURTING
SO BAD THEY JUST NEED KINDNESS.
OR WHAT ABOUT WHEN YOU HEAR
THAT SOMEBODY THAT YOU
WORK WITH HAS A NEED?
LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING
THAT I THINK AGGRAVATES GOD.
I REMEMBER HEARING A STORY,
AT WORK, ABOUT THIS GIRL
WHO DIDN’T HAVE A BED.
SHE WAS SLEEPING ON A MATTRESS,
ON THE FLOOR.
AND THE WOMAN THAT WAS
TELLING ME ABOUT IT SAID,
“WELL, WE’RE ALL PRAYING
FOR HER.”
AND I THOUGHT,
“WELL, WHY DON’T YOU
JUST BUY HER A MATTRESS?”
WHY DO WE NEED TO PRAY
ABOUT GOD DOING THINGS
THAT WE COULD EASILY
DO OURSELVES AND JUST DON’T
WANNA LET GO OF A FEW BUCKS?
COME ON.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: I MEAN IT.
LET’S JUST STOP ALL THAT STUFF.
I MEAN, IF YOU KNOW SOMEBODY
THAT NEEDS SOMETHING,
AND YOU CAN DO IT OR YOU CAN
GET TOGETHER WITH FOUR OR FIVE
OTHER PEOPLE AND DO IT–
THERE’S A MAN I KNOW.
HE, AND HIS WIFE,
THEY KNOW A WIDOW.
AND HER HOUSE IS PAID FOR,
BUT SHE CAN’T PAY HER TAXES
AT THE END OF EVERY YEAR.
AND SO, EVERY YEAR THERE’S
FOUR OR FIVE OF US THAT GET
TOGETHER, POOL OUR MONEY,
AND PAY HER TAXES EVERY YEAR
SO SHE CAN HAVE A PLACE TO LIVE.
WE DON’T NEED TO PRAY
ABOUT THAT.
IF YOU CAN DO IT, DO IT.
YOU KNOW WHY?
GENEROUS PEOPLE
ARE HAPPY PEOPLE.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: WHAT IF EVERY
CHRISTIAN JUST GOT GENEROUS?
WOW.
IT’S KINDA INTERESTING,
YOU KNOW, WITH NOT–
RIGHT NOW, NOT BEING
ABLE TO PASS ANY KIND
OF OFFERING RECEPTACLE.
IT’S INTERESTING TO SEE
HOW MANY PEOPLE WILL
ACTUALLY TAKE THE TROUBLE
TO REMEMBER TO LEAVE THEIR
OFFERING BEFORE THEY LEAVE.
AND THAT’S AN IMPORTANT
PART OF WHAT WE DO IN OUR
CHURCH SERVICES.
WE SHOULD REMEMBER THAT.
AND IF YOU FORGET,
THEN MAIL IT IN,
WHETHER IT’S YOUR HOME
CHURCH OR SOMETHING LIKE THIS.
DON’T JUST USE IT AS AN EASY
EXCUSE TO NOT GIVE,
BUT MAKE SURE THAT YOU DO IT.
AMEN?
LET ME SAY IT AGAIN.
WHAT WOULD HAPPEN,
IN OUR SOCIETY,
IF EVERY PERSON WHO CALLS
THEMSELVES A CHRISTIAN WOULD,
ACTUALLY, GET OUT, IN THE WORLD,
AND ACT LIKE ONE?
YOU KNOW WHAT?
YOU CAN PREACH A BETTER
SERMON WITH YOUR ACTIONS
THAN YOU EVER COULD
WITH YOUR MOUTH.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: MATTER OF FACT,
IT’S WORSE TO GO AROUND WITH
A BUMPER STICKER ON YOUR CAR,
ACTING LIKE AN IDIOT THAN
IT WOULD BE IF YOU JUST
TOOK IT OFF YOUR CAR.
WE DON’T NEED TO BE,
“I’M A CHRISTIAN.
I’M A CHRISTIAN.”
JUST ACT LIKE ONE.
AMEN?
JUST ACT LIKE ONE.
BE KIND TO PEOPLE.
BE GOOD TO PEOPLE.
DON’T BE EASILY OFFENDED.
FORGIVE QUICKLY.
HELP PEOPLE WHEN THEY NEED HELP.
ACTS 10:38 SAYS,
“SEE, HOW GOD ANOINTED
JESUS OF NAZARETH WITH
THE HOLY GHOST AND FIRE
WHO WENT ABOUT DOING GOOD.”
I LOVE THAT.
WHAT DID JESUS DO?
HE JUST WENT ABOUT DOING GOOD.
I BELIEVE I COULD DO THAT.
I BELIEVE I COULD DO THAT.
WOULDN’T IT BE FUN
IF WE JUST GOT UP EVERY
DAY AND GOT OURSELVES
OFF OUR MIND AND JUST SAID,
“GOD, SHOW ME SOMEBODY
THAT I CAN HELP TODAY”?
“SHOW ME WHAT I CAN
DO TO BE A BLESSING TODAY.”
YOU CAN BRING PEOPLE
INTO THE KINGDOM JUST
BY BEHAVING LIKE A CHRISTIAN.
HELLO?
HEY, I’M GONNA LET LOOSE TODAY,
‘CAUSE I WON’T BE BACK
FOR A WHILE.
[AUDIENCE CHEERING]
JOYCE: GOD HAS NO LIMITS.
HE HAS NO RESTRICTIONS.
HE CAN DO ANYTHING, ANYTIME,
ANYWHERE, FOR ANYBODY.
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JOYCE: WELL, IF YOU HAD
TO DESCRIBE THE CURRENT
STATE OF THE WORLD,
WHAT WORDS COME TO MIND?
DIVISION,
STRIFE,
ANGER.
YET, IN SPITE
OF THE CHALLENGES WE FACE,
THE LOVE OF GOD HAS THE POWER
TO CHANGE PEOPLE’S HEARTS.
THAT’S WHY I’M SO EXCITED
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WHO ARE HARD TO LOVE.”
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