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Only a humble person can truly receive correction and say, you're right.

Don't make excuses for it because an excuse is a reason stuffed with a lie.

I do what I do because I've seen God's power transform my own life and he will do it for

you.

The key to everything is found in God's word.

I'm Joyce Meyer and I believe that God can heal you everywhere you hurt. Well, Father, we thank you for the word today. I love your word. It's changed my life

dramatically and I know that it will keep on changing it. And I pray that that'll happen to people here today, that their lives

will be changed as they receive your word. Everybody say, I receive the word.

Okay, now I always tell people don't listen to me just to listen to me but listen with an

attitude of whatever I hear today I'm going to be obedient to it, and I'm going to go home and apply it to my life.

You know, just to know something doesn't do you any good if you don't do it. We need to do it. I think a lot of times we think, well, I'll check

off my went to church this week box, but everybody will hear something today that should and could cause at least a little bit of change in your life, including me.

I want to talk to you this morning about the journey to spiritual maturity.

And you know, being spiritually mature is God's will for us, not remaining baby Christians,

but being spiritually mature, because little babies all they care about

themselves but God actually wants us to get ourselves off our mind not be

selfish and reach out to other people, help them, and be willing to do

whatever God wants us to do to help the kingdom grow. There's really nothing that makes you happier than

helping other people. As a matter of fact, I know personally that you cannot be

selfish and happy at the same time. It just doesn't work. And if some of you are unhappy and can't figure

out why, it might just be because you care more about what God can do for you and what you can do for God.

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