ANNOUNCER: THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE BY
THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
JOYCE: GOD SAID, "I HAVE APPOINTED YOU, I HAVE PLACED
YOU, I HAVE PLANTED YOU, THAT YOU MIGHT GO AND BEAR FRUIT."
[MUSIC]
JOYCE: "LIVING A HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE LIFE IN A BUSY
WORLD," SO THAT'S WHAT WE'RE DOING THIS WEEKEND.
FIRST OF ALL, LET ME SAY THAT THERE IS NO SCRIPTURE IN
THE BIBLE WHERE GOD COMMANDS US OR EVER EVEN SUGGESTS TO US THAT
WE BE BUSY.
DOESN'T SAY, "BE BUSY," BUT IT TALKS A LOT ABOUT BEING
FRUITFUL, BEARING GOOD FRUIT.
AND SO I WANNA TALK TO YOU THIS WEEKEND ABOUT BEARING
GOOD FRUIT.
WE'LL TALK ABOUT IT IN TWO DIFFERENT WAYS.
ONE IS THE FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT: LOVE, JOY, PEACE, PATIENCE,
GOODNESS, KINDNESS, ALL THOSE BEAUTIFUL THINGS THAT SHOULD BE
COMING OUT OF US THAT LETS PEOPLE KNOW WE'RE THE REAL DEAL,
THAT WE'VE GOT MORE THAN A BUMPER STICKER, THAT WE'VE
ACTUALLY GOT A LITTLE FRUIT GOING ON HERE.
AND THE SECOND THING, GOSH, THIS IS SO IMPORTANT, BEARING
THE FRUIT OF GETTING OUT IN YOUR PART OF THE WORLD AND REALLY
BEING GOOD TO PEOPLE, HELPING PEOPLE, HELPING PEOPLE THAT
DON'T DESERVE HELP, HELPING PEOPLE THAT ARE NEEDY, HELPING
THE POOR, GETTING INVOLVED IN MAKING SOMEBODY ELSE'S LIFE
BETTER OTHER THAN JUST SPENDING ALL YOUR TIME TRYING TO MAKE
YOURSELF HAPPY.
SELF IS STILL THE BIGGEST PROBLEM THAT WE HAVE.
I JUST READ A CHAPTER IN A BOOK ON IT LAST WEEK AND I'M GONNA
READ IT AGAIN.
I TELL YOU, I NEED IT.
WE CAN GET SO ABSORBED IN OURSELF THAT WE BEGIN TO THINK
THAT EVEN GOD SURVIVES FOR US AND TO MAKE US HAPPY AND TO GIVE
US WHAT WE WANT.
WHERE IT REALLY IS JUST THE OPPOSITE.
ALTHOUGH GOD DOES WANNA BLESS US AND GIVE US THINGS, WE'RE REALLY
HERE TO SERVE HIM.
I THINK WE FORGET THAT SOMETIMES.
WE'RE REALLY HERE EVERY DAY TO SERVE GOD.
EVERY DAY WE SHOULD SAY, WHEN WE PRAY, "GOD, IS THERE SOMETHING
YOU WANT TO DO THROUGH ME TODAY?
SHOW ME SOMEBODY THAT I CAN HELP.
I'VE GOT A PLAN FOR THE DAY BUT IF YOU NEED TO INTERRUPT ME,
YOU'RE WELCOME TO INTERRUPT ME."
GOD RARELY INTERRUPTS PEOPLE AT A CONVENIENT TIME.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: IF YOU LOOK AT SOME OF THE BIBLE STORIES THAT WE READ,
IT'S PRETTY AMAZING ALMOST EVERYBODY THAT GOD CALLED TO DO
SOMETHING GREAT WAS BUSY DOING SOMETHING ELSE WHEN GOD
CALLED 'EM.
ABRAHAM, NAMED ABRAM THEN, WAS JUST COMFORTABLE LIVING HIS
LIFE, GOT A WIFE, GOT SOME KIDS, GOT A FAMILY, HANGING OUT IN HIS
TENT, AND GOD SAYS, "TIME TO PACK UP AND GO TO--I'LL SHOW YOU
ONCE YOU START WALKING."
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE THAT?
LEAVE YOUR FAMILY AND EVERYTHING YOU KNOW AND PACK UP AND I'LL
SHOW YOU WHERE WHEN YOU GET MOVING.
NOAH.
I DON'T IMAGINE THAT HE WAS EXPECTING TO BE TOLD TO BUILD AN
ARK TO PREPARE FOR A FLOOD WHEN NOBODY EVEN KNEW WHAT RAIN WAS.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: PETER AND JAMES, THEY WERE FISHING.
JESUS SAID, "FOLLOW ME."
THEY WALKED OFF FROM EVERYTHING AND FOLLOWED HIM.
I THINK A LOT OF US WEAR A LITTLE INVISIBLE SIGN ON
OUR BODY THAT SAYS, "DO NOT DISTURB."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: THOSE ARE THE SIGNS YOU HANG ON YOUR HOTEL DOOR WHEN
YOU DON'T WANT THE MAID TO WAKE YOU UP WHEN YOU'RE TAKING A NAP
IN THE AFTERNOON.
IT'S NOT WHAT WE NEED TO BE SAYING TO GOD.
"I'VE GOT MY PLAN.
DON'T BOTHER ME."
WE'RE HERE FOR HIM.
HE'S NOT JUST HERE FOR US, C'MON.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: FOR SOME REASON, WHEN I WAS FLYING IN HERE TODAY,
THAT JUST CAME TO ME SO STRONG.
HOW WE JUST ARE ALWAYS, "GOD, I NEED YOU TO DO THIS,
AND GOD, I NEED YOU TO DO THAT.
AND I NEED YOU TO FIX THIS AND NOW GET THIS PROBLEM.
AND GIVE ME FAVOR AND I NEED A BLESSING AND I NEED MORE MONEY
AND GIVE ME, GIVE ME, AND HELP ME, HELP ME.
AND FIX, FIX."
AND GOD--WE CAN TAKE ANY PRAYER REQUEST TO GOD.
HE LOVES TO HELP US.
HE WANTS US TO ASK.
THERE'S NOTHING WRONG WITH ASKING GOD FOR THINGS BUT, MY
GOODNESS, IF THAT'S ALL WE EVER DO, THEN WE'RE MISSING
THE POINT.
AND SO I REALLY WANNA ENCOURAGE YOU TO START ASKING GOD EVERY
DAY, "SHOW ME WHAT I CAN DO FOR YOU TODAY.
PUT SOMEBODY IN MY PATH THAT I CAN HELP TODAY."
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: IF YOU'LL START PRAYING THAT, GOD'LL START
SURPRISING YOU WITH SOME THINGS.
MAY NOT ALWAYS BE CONVENIENT BUT I'LL TELL YOU WHAT I'VE LEARNED
AFTER MY SEVERAL YEARS OF LIVING, THAT IS IS THAT YOU
CANNOT BE SELFISH AND BE HAPPY AT THE SAME TIME.
JUST DOESN'T WORK.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: SO WE DON'T WANNA JUST BE BUSY.
WE WANNA BEAR GOOD FRUIT.
MATTHEW 12:33 SAYS: "YOU'LL KNOW THEM BY THEIR FRUIT."
HOW IS THE WORLD SUPPOSED TO KNOW THAT CHRIST IS LIVING
IN US?
JUST BECAUSE WE PUT A BUMPER STICKER ON OUR CAR WITH A FISH
ON IT OR BECAUSE THEY SEE US PULL OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY EVERY
SUNDAY MORNING AND STAY GONE FOR AN HOUR OR TWO OR WE WEAR
A CROSS AROUND OUR NECK OR, YOU KNOW.
HOW ARE THEY SUPPOSED TO KNOW?
"YOU'LL KNOW THEM BY THEIR FRUIT."
TO TELL YOU THE TRUTH, IF WE WOULD ACT BETTER, WE WOULDN'T
EVEN HAVE TO REALLY PREACH ALL THAT MUCH.
PEOPLE COULD SEE JESUS.
WE HEAR A LOT ABOUT WITNESSING AND TELLING PEOPLE ABOUT CHRIST
AND I BELIEVE IN THAT BUT I THINK A LOT OF TIMES YOU'VE
GOTTA SHOW PEOPLE SOMETHING BEFORE THEY'RE GONNA LISTEN TO
ANYTHING THAT YOU HAVE TO SAY.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: NOW, FRUIT IS SEEN IN OUR BEHAVIOR, IN OUR WORDS, AND
WHAT WE DO TO HELP OTHER PEOPLE.
SO ONE OF THE QUESTIONS THAT I WOULD LIKE YOU TO ANSWER FOR
YOURSELF THIS WEEKEND, HAVE A LITTLE MEETING WITH YOURSELF
SOMETIME AFTER THE EVENING'S OVER.
JUST ASK YOURSELF AND BE REAL HONEST,
"WHO AM I HELPING IN MY LIFE?
WHOSE LIFE AM I MAKING A DIFFERENCE IN?"
AND YES, YOU MAY BE RAISING CHILDREN AND SO YOU'RE HELPING
TO RAISE THEM AND THAT'S EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.
WE NEED TO KNOW THAT WE'RE HELPING OTHER PEOPLE.
WHO AM I HELPING?
WHAT AM I DOING TO MAKE ANYBODY ELSE'S LIFE BETTER?
ANY TIME YOU HELP PEOPLE IT'S GONNA REQUIRE--IT'S GONNA COST
YOU SOMETHING.
IT'LL COST YOU TIME, IT'LL COST YOU MONEY, IT WILL COST
YOU EFFORT.
AND ONE OF THE REASONS WHY WE DON'T DO MORE FOR PEOPLE IS
BECAUSE WE DON'T WANNA GIVE OUR STUFF AWAY.
WE WANNA KEEP IT.
AND SOME PEOPLE ARE MORE SELFISH WITH THEIR TIME EVEN THAN WITH
THEIR MONEY.
MATTHEW 21:18-19, I LOVE THESE SCRIPTURES.
I WOULDN'T WANNA TAKE ON A DOCTRINAL BATTLE OVER WHAT I
GET OUT OF THIS BUT MAKES A GOOD POINT.
IT SAYS IN VERSE 18: "NOW EARLY IN THE MORNING, AS JESUS WAS
COMING BACK TO THE CITY, HE WAS HUNGRY."
WELL, THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE IN THE WORLD THAT ARE HUNGRY
AND I'M NOT TALKING ABOUT PHYSICAL FOOD.
THEY'RE HUNGRY FOR SOMETHING.
THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT IT IS.
THE WORLD IS NOT SATISFYING THEM.
LIFE IS NOT SATISFYING THEM.
THEY'RE NOT--THEY CAN'T GET CONTENT.
THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT IT IS THEY WANT BUT THEY'RE HUNGRY.
THEY NEED SOMETHING.
THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT THEY NEED.
"AND SO SEEING IN--SEEING A LONE FIG TREE BY THE ROADSIDE,
HE WENT TO IT AND FOUND NOTHING ON IT BUT LEAVES."
NOW, DON'T FORGET THAT PART.
"HE FOUND NOTHING ON IT BUT LEAVES.
AND HE SAID TO IT, 'NEVER AGAIN WILL FRUIT COME FROM YOU.'
AND AT ONCE THE FIG TREE WITHERED."
NOW, I USED TO READ THAT AND I ACTUALLY KIND OF FELT SORRY
FOR THE FIG TREE.
I THOUGHT--
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: I MEAN, IT JUST ALMOST SEEMED LIKE A MEAN THING TO DO.
WELL, YOU KNOW, WHY DID YOU CURSE THE FIG TREE JUST BECAUSE
IT DIDN'T HAVE WHAT YOU WANTED?
IT SEEMED OUT OF CHARACTER FOR THE JESUS THAT I KNOW.
UNTIL I FOUND OUT SOMETHING ABOUT FIG TREES.
THIS USED TO BE IN THE ORIGINAL CLASSIC AMPLIFIED BIBLE NOW
THEY'VE REDONE IT AND THIS IS NOT ONE OF THE FOOTNOTES NOW BUT
IT ACTUALLY SAID IN THE FOOTNOTE THAT WITH FIG TREES WHEN THEY
HAVE LEAVES ON 'EM, THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO ALWAYS HAVE FRUIT
UNDER THAT LEAF.
THAT'S JUST THE WAY THEY ARE.
THEY--IN THE FRUIT-BEARING SEASON, THEY HAVE FRUIT AND THEN
A LEAF OVER THE FRUIT.
SO HE WAS HUNGRY.
HE SAW THE LEAF, GOING TO IT, EXPECTING TO HAVE HIS NEED MET.
WELL, I THINK THAT A LOT OF TIMES, ALL WE HAVE IS LEAVES
AND NO FRUIT.
SO WE HAVE MESSAGES ON OUR CARS SAYING, "I'M A CHRISTIAN."
WE GO TO CHURCH, WE PLAY OUR CHRISTIAN MUSIC, WE HAVE OUR
CHRISTIAN JEWELRY, WE HAVE OUR CHRISTIAN LANGUAGE.
C'MON, YOU KNOW.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: "AMEN, WELL, PRAISE THE LORD."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: AND I THINK THAT JESUS CURSED THE FIG TREE BECAUSE IT
WAS A PHONY.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: IT WAS PRETENDING TO HAVE SOMETHING THAT IT
DIDN'T HAVE.
AND I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, I DON'T WANNA BE A FIG TREE THAT ONLY
HAS LEAVES AND NO FRUIT, C'MON.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: TO ADAM, GOD SAID, "BE FRUITFUL AND MULTIPLY."
TO NOAH, GOD SAID, "BE FRUITFUL AND MULTIPLY."
IN JOHN CHAPTER 15, JESUS SAID, "MY FATHER IS GLORIFIED AND
HONORED BY THIS, WHEN YOU BEAR MUCH FRUIT, YOU PROVE YOURSELVES
TO BE MY [TRUE] DISCIPLES."
SO WE'RE NOT PROVING ANYTHING BY WHAT WE SAY.
IT'S THE FRUIT OF OUR LIFE THAT PROVES WHO WE REALLY ARE.
AND ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN AS WE MATURE
SPIRITUALLY AND WE DO GROW SPIRITUALLY.
JUST LIKE BABIES GROW FROM BABYHOOD TO ADULTHOOD,
WE GROW SPIRITUALLY.
AND IT TAKES TIME AND IT TAKES EFFORT AND IT TAKES WORK AND IT
TAKES STUDY AND IT TAKES DOING THINGS JUST LIKE WHAT YOU'RE
DOING TONIGHT, TAKING A FRIDAY NIGHT,
GOING TO HEAR SOMEBODY TEACH THE WORD, WORSHIPING
TOGETHER WITH A GROUP OF PEOPLE.
THIS IS MUCH BETTER THAN SOME OF THE THINGS YOU USED TO DO AND I
CAN GUARANTEE YOU THAT TOMORROW MORNING YOU'LL FEEL BETTER THAN
YOU USED TO FEEL WHEN YOU DID THOSE OTHER THINGS, AMEN?
[AUDIENCE CHEERING]
JOYCE: I ALWAYS TELL PEOPLE, "IF YOU JUST CAME AND SAT IN
A ROOM FULL OF BELIEVERS AND YOU DIDN'T GET ONE THING OUT
OF ANYTHING, YOU JUST SAT HERE, SOMETHING GOOD WOULD STILL BE
HAPPENING TO YOU JUST BY BEING IN THE ATMOSPHERE AND BEING
AROUND OTHER BELIEVERS.
YOU KNOW WHAT IT'S LIKE WHEN YOU GET SOMEWHERE WHERE THE
ATMOSPHERE IS JUST BAD, I MEAN, JUST BAD, IT'S FULL OF STRIFE
AND EVERYTHING NEGATIVE AND, UGH, YOU KNOW, JUST--WELL,
WE'VE GOT A GOOD ATMOSPHERE GOING ON HERE.
[AUDIENCE CHEERING]
JOYCE: THERE'S SOMEBODY ON EITHER SIDE OF YOU, IN FRONT OF
YOU, AND BEHIND YOU THAT'S ANOINTED, AMEN?
THEY'VE GOT GOD LIVING IN 'EM.
THAT'S A GOOD PLACE TO BE.
AND SO I THINK ONE OF THE THINGS THAT WE NEED AS WE GROW
IS STABILITY.
WE NEED TO GROW TO THE POINT WHERE WE CAN BEHAVE THE SAME
NO MATTER WHAT'S GOING ON IN OUR LIVES.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: SO THAT'S GONNA BE A GOAL FOR ME TO BE THE SAME, THE
CHRISTIAN IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD, WHEN I'M HAVING A HARD TIME,
WHEN I DON'T FEEL GOOD, WHEN I LOST MY JOB, WHEN I'M SICK.
YOU KNOW, IT'S NOT RIGHT TO COME HOME GROUCHY.
"WELL, WHAT'S WRONG WITH YOU?" "WELL, I JUST--I'VE JUST BEEN
BUSY ALL DAY.
AND THE TRAFFIC WAS BAD AND I'VE GOT A HEADACHE,
YEAH, YEAH, YEAH."
WELL, CAN I TELL YOU SOMETHING?
EVERYBODY'S GOT SOMETHING.
EVERYBODY'S GOT SOMETHING.
AND CHRISTIANS SOMETIMES CAN BE SOME OF THE MEANEST PEOPLE THAT
YOU HAVE EVER SEEN IN YOUR WHOLE LIFE.
AND THAT'S TERRIBLE.
IT'S--NOTHING IS WORSE THAN A MEAN CHRISTIAN, AMEN?
AND SO THAT FRUIT THAT WE'RE SUPPOSED TO HAVE COMING OFF
OF OUR LIFE IS PATIENCE.
I'M NOT FULLY MATURE YET 'CAUSE I'M STILL WORKING ON THAT.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: JOY, PEACE, LOVING PEOPLE, FORGIVING, BEING
QUICK TO FORGIVE.
GOOD FRUIT.
AND THE MORE OF THAT GOOD FRUIT THAT YOU HAVE COMING OUT OF YOU,
THE HAPPIER YOU ARE.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: BECAUSE I'LL TELL YOU THE TRUTH, WHEN WE LET OUR
EMOTIONS RULE AND WE ACT BAD, WE BEHAVE BAD, NO MATTER HOW MANY
EXCUSES WE GIVE FOR IT, WE--IT MAKES US FEEL BAD INSIDE.
NO MATTER WHAT WE BLAME IT ON, WE KNOW IT'S NOT RIGHT AND IT
MAKES US FEEL BAD ON THE INSIDE.
SO I'M TELLING YOU THE TRUTH AND I MAY SAY THIS A HUNDRED TIMES
THIS WEEKEND SO YOU DON'T FORGET IT, THE BETTER YOU TREAT PEOPLE,
THE HAPPIER YOU'RE GONNA BE, AMEN?
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: JOHN 15:16: "YOU HAVE NOT CHOSEN ME," JESUS SAID,
"BUT I'VE CHOSEN YOU.
I HAVE APPOINTED AND PLACED AND PURPOSEFULLY PLANTED YOU."
I LOVE THAT.
IN OTHER WORDS, WHEREVER YOU'RE AT IS NOT AN ACCIDENT.
GOD SAID, "I'VE PUT YOU SOMEWHERE AND I'VE PUT YOU THERE
ON PURPOSE AND I HAVE PLANTED YOU SO THAT YOU WOULD GO
AND BEAR FRUIT," C'MON.
YOU SAY, "WELL, I DON'T LIKE WHERE I'M AT."
WELL, YOU DON'T HAVE TO LIKE WHERE YOU'RE AT.
YOU'RE THERE TO BEAR FRUIT FOR GOD.
IF YOU GET ABOUT DOING WHAT HE PUT YOU THERE FOR, THEN MAYBE
YOU'LL GET PROMOTED OUT OF THERE.
IF YOU KEEP COMPLAINING ABOUT WHERE YOU'RE AT, YOU MIGHT GO
SOMEWHERE WORSE, AMEN?
I ALWAYS SAY, "COMPLAIN AND REMAIN; PRAISE AND BE RAISED."
AND IF YOU WANNA--
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: "WHAT AM I DOING HERE?"
WELL, IF WE'RE GONNA BELIEVE SCRIPTURE, GOD SAID, "I HAVE
APPOINTED YOU, I HAVE PLACED YOU, I HAVE PLANTED YOU, THAT
YOU MIGHT GO AND BEAR FRUIT, THAT YOUR FATHER IN HEAVEN MIGHT
BE HONORED AND GLORIFIED," WHICH WE'VE ALREADY ESTABLISHED IS
THE REASON WHY WE'RE HERE, TO HONOR AND GLORIFY GOD.
NOW, THE DEFINITION OF FRUIT IS THAT WHICH IS PRODUCED BY
THE INHERENT ENERGY OF A LIVING ORGANISM.
SO IN OTHER WORDS, WHATEVER YOU SEE POP OUT ON THE OUTSIDE, IT'S
THE RESULT OF SOMETHING GOING ON ON THE INSIDE.
AND SO YOU KNOW A TREE IS AN ORANGE TREE BECAUSE
IT HAS ORANGES.
YOU KNOW AN APPLE TREE IS AN APPLE TREE BECAUSE IT
HAS APPLES.
SO YOU CAN KNOW A CHRISTIAN IS A CHRISTIAN IF YOU SEE
CHRISTIAN FRUIT.
BUT IF ALL YOU HEAR IS TALK AND AN ATTITUDE THAT YOU'RE BETTER
THAN EVERYBODY ELSE OR A JUDGMENTAL ATTITUDE TOWARD
EVERYBODY THAT'S NOT AS GOOD AS YOU ARE, AMEN?
YOU KNOW, THERE ARE SO MANY INTO PEOPLE--THERE ARE SO MANY PEOPLE
IN THE WORLD THAT ARE HURTING SO BAD.
AND A LOT OF TIMES, AS CHRISTIANS, WE GET SO USED TO
BEING WITH EACH OTHER AND ALL BEING SO SPIRITUAL TOGETHER THAT
WE GET OUT AND WE RUN INTO SOMEBODY THAT'S JUST, LIKE,
WHOA.
AND THE FIRST THING WE'RE TEMPTED TO DO IS KIND OF JUST
LIKE WITHDRAW AND ISOLATE.
AND I REMEMBER I WAS WITH A PASTOR FROM ENGLAND AND MY
HUSBAND AND SOMEBODY ELSE AND THIS GUY FROM ENGLAND'S QUITE A
CHARACTER AND HE'S REALLY GREAT WITH PEOPLE AND WE WENT IN
A STARBUCKS AND THE GIRL THAT WAITED ON US WAS, WELL, HER HAIR
WAS PROBABLY FIVE DIFFERENT COLORS AND IT WAS ALL GOING IN
40 DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS.
AND SHE HAD PIERCINGS ALL OVER THE PLACE.
WELL, YOU KNOW, I COULD FEEL MY RELIGIOUS ATTITUDES, C'MON.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: DO YOU EVER FEEL YOUR LITTLE RELIGIOUS THING
COMING UP THERE?
IT'S LIKE, RIGHT AWAY YOU'RE SURE THAT, "WELL--"
WELL, THIS GUY FROM ENGLAND, HE LEANS RIGHT OVER
THE COUNTER AND SAYS, "MAN, I LOVE YOUR HAIR.
HOW DO YOU DO THAT?" AND HE STRUCK UP THIS
CONVERSATION WITH HER AND THEY WERE JUST, YOU KNOW, ENJOYING
TALKING AND WE GOTTA--WE GOTTA GET RID OF THE RELIGIOUS FAÇADE,
AMEN?
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: I TELL THIS STORY SOMETIMES BUT I RETELL WHATEVER
POPS IN MY HEART.
I WAS OUT SHOPPING WITH ANOTHER FEMALE MINISTER AND SHE'S
AN EVANGELIST AND I'M A TEACHER.
AND WE WENT IN A STORE AND THE GIRL SAID,
"WHAT ARE YOU IN TOWN FOR?" AND WE SAID, "OH, WE'RE HERE TO
DO A--WE'RE CHRISTIANS, WE'RE HERE TO DO A CONFERENCE."
AND SHE SAID, "OH, I'M SPIRITUAL."
AND I ALWAYS KIND OF GET, "HMM."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: WHEN YOU TELL SOMEBODY YOU'RE A CHRISTIAN AND THEY TELL
YOU THEY'RE SPIRITUAL, YOU USUALLY GOTTA KIND OF FIND OUT
FIRST WHAT KIND OF SPIRITUAL THEY'RE TALKING ABOUT.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: AND SO WE GOT INTO A LITTLE BIT OF A CONVERSATION
AND SHE RIPPED OFF A COUPLE OF CUSS WORDS, PRETTY BAD ONES,
AND SHE SAID, "OH, I'M SORRY."
BUT SHE SAID, "YOU KNOW WHAT?" SHE SAID, "I THINK GOD CUSSES."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: WELL, I'M, LIKE, I GOT MY BACK UP NOW.
I'M GONNA TAKE UP FOR GOD.
I LEANED OVER THE COUNTER AND I SAID, "GOD DOES NOT CUSS."
AND MY EVANGELIST FRIEND SLIPPED RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME AND SAID,
"BUT HE LOVES PEOPLE WHO DO."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: AND SEE, HERE'S WHAT I WAS TRYING TO DO AND A LOT OF
RELIGIOUS PEOPLE DO THIS.
WE HAD NOT EVEN CAUGHT THE FISH YET AND I WAS TRYING TO
CLEAN IT.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: YOU UNDERSTAND THAT?
SO YOU CAN HAVE AN ATTITUDE ABOUT PEOPLE YOU WORK WITH
AND JUDGE ALL THE WRONG THINGS THEY'RE DOING ALL YOU WANT TO
BUT IT WOULD BE MUCH BETTER IF YOU WOULD DO WHAT JESUS
DOES WHICH IS HE MEETS PEOPLE WHERE THEY'RE AT, C'MON NOW.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: HE MEETS PEOPLE WHERE THEY'RE AT AND THEN BY LOVING
THEM HE HELPS THEM GET TO WHERE THEY NEED TO BE.
[AUDIENCE CHEERING]
JOYCE: FRUIT IS THE VISIBLE EXPRESSION OF SOMETHING THAT'S
WORKING INSIDE OF US INVISIBLY.
SO THE WAY THAT PEOPLE CAN TELL THAT GOD IS WORKING IN OUR LIFE
IS BY HOW WE CHANGE.
NOW, IT TAKES TIME.
WE DON'T GET IT ALL FIXED UP ALL AT ONCE.
WE'LL BE GROWING AS LONG AS WE HAVE A HUMAN BODY, WE'LL
BE--THAT'S WHY WE CAN NEVER STOP LEARNING.
WE ALWAYS HAVE TO BE EDUCATING AND RE-EDUCATING AND REHEARING
SOME OF THE SAME THINGS OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
SO EPHESIANS 3:20 SAYS: "GOD IS ABLE TO DO EXCEEDINGLY
ABUNDANTLY ABOVE AND BEYOND ALL THAT WE COULD EVER DARE TO HOPE,
ASK OR THINK, ACCORDING TO HIS POWER THAT WORKS IN US."
NOW, IF WE JUST WILL STOP TRYING TO KEEP JESUS JUST FOR OURSELF
AND TURN HIM INTO OUR OWN LITTLE PRIVATE SUPPLY CABINET--
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: GIVE HIM OUR LIST OF 20 THINGS WE HAVE TO HAVE TODAY
TO STAY SAVED.
"WELL, GOD, IF YOU DON'T DO--IF I DON'T GET A BREAKTHROUGH
TODAY, GOD, I JUST DON'T KNOW IF I CAN HANG ON.
I JUST--I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN HOLD ON.
MY AIR CONDITIONER'S BROKE AND THE GUY CAN'T GET HERE FOR
THREE DAYS, GOD.
I'M DEPRESSED."
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: BUT THE THINGS THAT GOD--YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT GOD
WANTS TO DO THROUGH YOU.
THE AMAZING THINGS.
JOYCE: WELL, I WANNA REMIND YOU AGAIN THAT THE BIBLE NEVER
SAYS THAT WE ARE TO BE BUSY.
IT SAYS THAT WE ARE TO BE FRUITFUL.
AND SO I HOPE YOU'VE ENJOYED THIS TEACHING TODAY
BUT GUESS WHAT?
YOU CAN GET THE WHOLE THING.
THREE CDS CALLED "BUSY GOING NOWHERE."
I TELL YOU, IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO ME THAT I BEAR GOOD FRUIT
IN MY LIFE.
WE ALL ONLY HAVE ONE LIFE AND WHEN YOU GET TO THE END OF IT,
YOU DON'T WANNA LOOK BACK AND FEEL LIKE YOU WASTED
THE WHOLE THING.
AND SO WE'RE OFFERING YOU THOSE THREE CDS AND THEN ALSO A REALLY
SPECIAL BOOK THAT I THINK YOU WILL ENJOY OR YOU MIGHT EVEN
WANNA GIVE IT TO SOMEONE AS A GIFT.
IT'S "PSALMS AND PROVERBS" TAKEN FROM OUR
"BATTLEFIELD OF THE MIND BIBLE."
IT'S LEATHER, IT'S GRAY, IT'S JUST VERY ATTRACTIVE, AND IT'S
SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN EASILY CARRY WITH YOU AND BE ENCOURAGED
ANYTIME THAT YOU NEED TO BE.
SO GET THESE RESOURCES.
YOU KNOW, WE CAN OFFER THEM BUT THEY'RE NOT GONNA DO YOU ANY
GOOD UNLESS YOU TAKE THE ACTION TO ORDER THEM AND THEN DON'T
JUST ORDER THEM BUT USE THEM.
BELIEVE ME, THE WORD OF GOD WILL CHANGE YOUR LIFE.
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US TODAY.
ANNOUNCER: TODAY WE'RE OFFERING TWO RESOURCES FROM
THE WORD OF GOD THAT WILL HELP YOU FOCUS ON WHAT'S REALLY
IMPORTANT.
HAVE YOU EVER FELT LIKE YOU'RE SPINNING YOUR WHEELS?
"BUSY GOING NOWHERE" IS NEW TEACHING FROM JOYCE THAT WILL
HELP YOU BECOME MORE EFFECTIVE IN A VERY BUSY WORLD.
WITH THREE TEACHINGS, YOU'LL LEARN TO IDENTIFY UNPRODUCTIVE
AREAS IN YOUR LIFE AND APPRECIATE GOD'S TIMING
AND GUIDANCE.
WE'RE ALSO OFFERING THE BOOKS OF PSALMS AND PROVERBS FROM
THE "BATTLEFIELD OF THE MIND STUDY BIBLE."
THIS LEATHER-BOUND EDITION GIVES YOU A UNIQUE STRATEGY OF WORSHIP
AND WISDOM TO COMBAT THE ENEMY'S TACTICS.
WITH NOTES AND COMMENTARY BY JOYCE, YOU'LL GAIN NEW
APPLICATIONS FOR YOUR EVERYDAY LIFE.
YOU CAN GET THESE RESOURCES TODAY FOR A DONATION
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[MUSIC]
GINGER: WE'RE IN JERUSALEM'S OLD CITY AND IT'S VERY
BEAUTIFUL.
WE'RE ON THE ROOFTOPS, OVERLOOKING THE HUSTLE
AND BUSTLE AROUND US.
AND THE INTERESTING THING THAT WE HAVE SEEN HERE IN ISRAEL IS
THAT EVEN THOUGH IT IS A VERY PROGRESSIVE SOCIETY, THERE ARE
STILL MANY, MANY NEEDS.
AND THAT'S WHAT WE LOVE TO DO AT JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES'
HAND OF HOPE IS MEET THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE.
BECAUSE WHEN WE HELP THEM PHYSICALLY, IT OPENS THEIR
HEARTS TO BE ABLE TO SHARE SPIRITUALLY.
SO HERE WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO HELP PEOPLE WITH DENTAL NEEDS,
FEEDING PROGRAMS, THROUGH A LOCAL CHURCH THAT WE'RE VERY
GRATEFUL TO BE CONNECTED WITH.
WE'VE BEEN SHARING CHRIST IN MANY, MANY WAYS TO DIFFERENT
COMMUNITIES HERE, TO THE JEWISH ISRAELI COMMUNITY AS WELL AS
THE ARAB ISRAELI COMMUNITY.
SO WE ARE ABLE TOGETHER TO MAKE A HUGE IMPACT FOR CHRIST.
GOD IS OPENING MANY DOORS AND WE ARE WALKING THROUGH THEM.
SO WE INVITE YOU TO JOIN US TODAY.
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