ANNOUNCER: THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE BY
THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
[MUSIC]
JOYCE: "THERE WAS A CERTAIN MAN WHO HAD TWO SONS, AND THE
YOUNGER ONE SAID TO HIS FATHER, 'FATHER, GIVE ME THE PART OF THE
INHERITANCE THAT BELONGS TO ME,' AND HE DIVIDED THE ESTATE
BETWEEN THEM."
I WANT YOU TO NOTICE THAT THIS YOUNG MAN, IN HIS IMMATURITY,
WHAT HE SAID TO HIS FATHER WAS, "GIVE ME."
AND THAT'S THE WAY WE START OUT WITH GOD, "GIVE ME, GIVE ME,
GIVE ME, GIVE ME, GIVE ME, GIVE ME, GIVE ME."
LATER ON, YOU'LL SEE THAT HE CHANGED HIS TUNE, BUT THIS IS
WHERE HE STARTED.
AND SO, THE FATHER DIVIDED THE ESTATE BETWEEN THEM.
NOW, THE THING YOU MAY NOT REALIZE IS IN THAT CULTURE,
A CHILD NEVER, EVER TALKED TO A PARENT ABOUT MONEY OR THEIR
INHERITANCE.
IT WAS TOTALLY OUT OF THE QUESTION, IT WAS SOMETHING
YOU DID NOT DO.
SO, NUMBER ONE, TO EVEN MENTION THAT TO HIS FATHER WAS, LIKE,
THE RUDEST THING THAT HE COULD DO.
SECONDLY, WHEN HE ASKED FOR HIS INHERITANCE, WHICH THE CHILDREN
DID NOT GET TILL THE FATHER DIED, HE JUST THE SAME AS SAID,
"I WISH YOU WERE DEAD."
BUT YOU KNOW THE THING THAT I FIND INTERESTING?
HIS FATHER GAVE IT TO HIM.
AND I THINK THERE'S REALLY SOMETHING IMPORTANT THERE, AND
I'LL TELL YOU WHY I THINK WHAT I THINK IN JUST A LITTLE BIT.
"AND NOT MANY DAYS AFTER THAT, THE YOUNGER SON GATHERED UP ALL
THAT HE HAD AND HE WENT INTO A DISTANT COUNTRY, AND HE WASTED
HIS FORTUNE."
HOW MANY TIMES HAVE WE SAID TO OUR KIDS, "YOU'RE NOT GOING TO
TAKE WHAT I'VE WORKED HARD FOR ALL MY LIFE AND JUST WASTE IT"?
YOU EVER SAID THAT TO ONE OF YOUR KIDS?
NO?
WELL, YOU'RE A BETTER PARENT THAN ME.
AND--BUT HE WASTED HIS FORTUNE.
"AND WHEN HE HAD SPENT ALL THAT HE HAD, A MIGHTY FAMINE CAME
AND HE HAD NOTHING TO EAT.
SO HE WENT AND HE FORCED HIMSELF ON A FARMER WHO FINALLY SAID,
'I'LL LET YOU FEED MY HOGS.' AND HE WOULD HAVE GLADLY FED AND
FILLED HIS BODY WITH THE SAME FOOD HE WAS FEEDING THE HOGS."
BUT I LOVE THIS, IN VERSE 16, IT SAYS, "BUT THEY COULD NOT
SATISFY HIS HUNGER."
CAN I TELL YOU THAT A LIFE OF SIN WILL NEVER SATISFY
YOUR HUNGER?
YOU CAN LEAVE HOME AND RUN AWAY FROM THE FATHER'S HOUSE,
THINKING THAT THE WORLD HAS WHAT YOU WANT.
"OH, I'LL BE FAMOUS IF I DO THIS, OR I'LL MAKE MORE MONEY IF
I DO THAT, OR I'LL BE MORE WELL-KNOWN IF I DO THAT."
I CAN TELL YOU WHAT, YOU CAN GO GET IT, BUT IT'S STILL GOING TO
LEAVE YOU EMPTY BECAUSE THERE'S NOTHING THE WORLD HAS THAT CAN
SATISFY THE SPIRITUAL HUNGER THAT WE HAVE ON THE INSIDE
OF US.
ONLY GOD CAN FILL THAT PLACE UP, NOTHING ELSE, AMEN?
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AND YOU KNOW, SOME PEOPLE,
WHETHER HERE TONIGHT OR WATCHING BY TELEVISION, I MEAN, YOU ARE
TRYING SO HARD TO CLIMB THE LADDER OF SUCCESS, BUT YOU
BETTER BE CAREFUL THAT YOU DON'T GET TO THE END OF YOUR LIFE AND
FIND OUT YOUR LADDER'S LEANED AGAINST THE WRONG BUILDING.
SO, HE WAS HUNGRY, NOBODY GAVE HIM ANYTHING BETTER.
I LOVE VERSE 17, "THEN WHEN HE CAME TO HIMSELF."
HE HAD, "OH, WHAT AM I DOING?" I THINK WE ALL NEED TO HAVE
A MEETING WITH OURSELVES A LITTLE MORE OFTEN.
IT'S LIKE, "WHAT AM I DOING?
AND YOU KNOW, IS WHAT I'M DOING REALLY BRINGING ANY SATISFACTION
TO MY LIFE?" YOU KNOW, MAYBE SOMEBODY HERE
TONIGHT, OR SOMEBODY WATCHING BY TV, MAYBE YOU'LL COME TO
YOURSELF DURING OUR TIME TOGETHER.
MAYBE YOU'LL HAVE, LIKE, THIS EPIPHANY, THIS--YOU'LL WAKE UP
AND GO, "WOW, I'VE BEEN LIVING IN A FOG, I'VE BEEN LOST."
"HE SAID--HE CAME TO HIMSELF AND HE SAID, 'HOW MANY OF EVEN
MY FATHER'S HIRED SERVANTS HAVE ENOUGH FOOD, AND HERE I'M DYING
OF HUNGER.
I'M GOING TO GET UP AND GO TO MY FATHER, AND I WILL SAY TO HIM,
"FATHER, I HAVE SINNED AGAINST HEAVEN AND IN YOUR SIGHT.
I'M NO LONGER WORTHY TO BE CALLED YOUR SON, MAKE ME LIKE
ONE OF YOUR HIRED SERVANTS."'" I LOVE THIS, HE STARTED OUT
SAYING, "GIVE ME, GIVE ME, GIVE ME, GIVE ME."
NOW, ALL OF A SUDDEN, HE'S OVER HERE SAYING, "MAKE ME WHATEVER
YOU WANT TO MAKE ME.
MAKE ME WHATEVER YOU SEE FIT.
I DON'T CARE IF IT'S A SERVANT IN YOUR HOUSE.
WHATEVER IT IS, YOUR WILL BE DONE."
IMMATURE BABY CHRISTIANS, "GIVE ME, GIVE ME, GIVE ME, GIVE ME."
SPIRITUALLY IMMATURE SONS AND DAUGHTERS, "MAKE ME WHAT YOU
WANT ME TO BE."
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE TO THINK ABOUT THIS BOY.
WHAT DID HE SPEND THAT MONEY ON?
EXCESSIVE DRINKING, IMMORAL WOMEN, PERHAPS GAMBLING,
THE BEST OF EVERYTHING THE WORLD HAD TO OFFER.
HIS LODGINGS WERE PROBABLY THE BEST.
HE PROBABLY BOUGHT ALL OF HIS FRIENDS DRINKS SO HE'D LOOK LIKE
A BIG SHOT.
HE ATE THE BEST FOOD.
HE THOUGHT HE WAS LIVING THE GOOD LIFE, LIVING HIGH,
BUT NOTHING COULD SATISFY HIS HUNGER.
THERE'S A SPIRITUAL MESSAGE HERE.
YOU MAY THINK YOU'VE GOT THE WORLD BY THE TAIL, BUT YOU
BETTER STOP LONG ENOUGH TO ASK YOURSELF WHAT YOU FEEL LIKE
INSIDE, AND WHAT DO YOU FEEL LIKE WHEN THE MUSIC STOPS, AND
YOU'RE HOME AT NIGHT, AND YOU'RE LAYING IN YOUR BED BY YOURSELF,
AND THERE'S NOBODY THERE BUT YOU AND THE SILENCE.
HE ENDED UP IN THE PIG PEN OF LIFE.
CAN I TELL YOU THAT SIN ALWAYS HAS ITS CONSEQUENCES?
ALWAYS.
BE SURE YOUR SIN WILL FIND YOU OUT.
THE BIBLE SAYS, "THE WAGES OF SIN IS DEATH."
PSALM 38:3 SAYS, "THERE'S--" DAVID SAID, "THERE'S NO
SOUNDNESS IN MY FLESH BECAUSE OF YOUR INDIGNATION.
NEITHER IS ANY HEALTH OR REST IN MY BONES BECAUSE OF MY SIN."
HE WAS JUST TALKING ABOUT HOW MISERABLE HE WAS UNTIL HE
REPENTED THOROUGHLY OF HIS SIN AND CAME BACK TO HIS FATHER.
THE YOUNG MAN'S CONSEQUENCES OF SIN CAME CRASHING IN ON HIM:
NO MONEY, NO HOME, NO GOOD EMPLOYMENT, NO FOOD, NO JOY,
NO PEACE, FULL OF GUILT, FULL OF REGRET.
BUT HE MADE A DECISION.
HE MADE A DECISION TO GO HOME.
THERE'S PEOPLE IN HERE TONIGHT, YOU NEED TO MAKE A DECISION TO
COME HOME.
YOUR FATHER'S WAITING FOR YOU, HE'S BEEN LOOKING FOR YOU.
MANY WATCHING BY TELEVISION, YOU NEED TO MAKE A DECISION.
YOU NEED TO ASK JESUS INTO YOUR HEART.
YOU NEED TO REPENT OF YOUR SINS AND FIND OUT WHAT IT'S LIKE TO
HAVE A REAL LIFE, NOT JUST THAT PHONY, PLASTIC, PRETEND LIFE
THAT THE WORLD IS OFFERING YOU, AMEN?
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: "BUT HOW'S MY FATHER GOING TO FEEL AFTER WHAT I'VE
DONE?
WILL HE TAKE ME BACK?" YOU KNOW, PEOPLE SOMETIMES SAY,
"WELL, I WANT TO--I WANT TO HAVE A RELATIONSHIP WITH JESUS AFTER
I GET MYSELF CLEANED UP."
WELL, SEE, THAT'S JUST LIKE--THAT'S POINTLESS BECAUSE
YOU CAN'T FIX YOURSELF.
YOU CAN'T CLEAN YOURSELF UP.
WHEN YOU GO TO JESUS, IT'S A COME AS YOU ARE PARTY, AND HE
TAKES YOU JUST THE WAY YOU ARE, AND THEN HE HELPS YOU BECOME
WHAT YOU WANT TO BE.
BUT THE FATHER, OH MY GOSH, THE FATHER.
"SO HE GOT UP AND HE CAME TO HIS FATHER, BUT WHILE HE WAS STILL A
LONG WAY OFF, THE FATHER SAW HIM AND WAS MOVED WITH PITY
AND COMPASSION, AND HE RAN AND EMBRACED HIM AND KISSED HIM
FERVENTLY."
NOW, HERE'S THE THING THAT WHEN YOU--WHEN YOU REALLY GET DOWN
TO STUDYING THIS, I MEAN, THE FATHER DIDN'T KNOW WHY
THE BOY WAS COMING BACK.
HE COULD HAVE BEEN COMING BACK ASKING FOR MORE MONEY.
BUT HE DIDN'T--YOU KNOW, SO OFTEN WE THINK ABOUT--WE GET SO
SUSPICIOUS, AND WE THINK ABOUT ALL THE WHAT IF'S.
AND IS SOMEBODY GOING TO TRY TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF US?
BUT HIS FATHER WAS REJOICING OVER THE ONE THING THAT HE COULD
FIND POSITIVE.
HE LAID EYES ON HIS SON, HE'S COMING IN MY DIRECTION.
LET'S LOOK AT THIS IN A POSITIVE WAY AND BELIEVE THAT SOMETHING
GOOD IS GOING TO HAPPEN.
NOW, HIS FATHER RAN TO HIM, AND IN THAT CULTURE, IT WAS TOTALLY
UNDIGNIFIED FOR AN ELDERLY MAN TO RUN.
YOU JUST DIDN'T DO IT.
AND HE GOT VERY EMOTIONAL.
THAT WAS ANOTHER THING THAT ELDERLY MEN DID NOT DO, THEY
NEVER DISPLAYED THEIR EMOTIONS.
BUT CAN I TELL YOU SOMETHING?
GOD GETS SO EXCITED ABOUT YOU THAT HE WILL ACT DOWNRIGHT
UNDIGNIFIED IF HE NEEDS TO.
COME ON.
AND YOU KNOW, IF YOU'RE IN ONE OF THE FROZEN CHOSEN CHURCHES
WHERE NOBODY MOVES AND NOBODY-- I MEAN,
YOU'VE HAD MORE FUN IN HERE IN 30 MINUTES THAN YOU'VE
HAD PROBABLY IN THE LAST 30 YEARS, SOME PLACES.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: BECAUSE IN SOME CHURCHES, YOU DON'T LAUGH,
YOU DON'T MOVE, YOU DON'T CLAP.
I REMEMBER WE USED TO TELL OUR KIDS THAT THEY WOULD EVEN MAKE
A NOISE, "BE QUIET, YOU'RE IN THE HOUSE OF GOD."
IT'S NO WONDER KIDS GROW UP PETRIFIED OF GOD AND DON'T WANT
ANYTHING TO DO WITH HIM.
AND SO THEN, MAN, IF THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT YOU EVER BEEN TO
SOMETHING LIKE THIS, MAYBE YOU'VE BEEN WATCHING ME ON
TELEVISION, AND YOU THOUGHT I WAS REAL NICE, CALM.
YOU DIDN'T KNOW ABOUT THIS JUMPING UP AND DOWN WORSHIP
THING WE HAD GOING ON, AND THESE STROBE LIGHTS,
AND ALL THAT STUFF.
I DON'T KNOW, DO WE HAVE THE FOG MACHINE GOING TONIGHT?
I NEVER HAVE FIGURED THAT OUT, WHY WE NEED THAT, BUT THEY SAY
WE DO, SO WE HAVE IT.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]
JOYCE: AND YOU KNOW, PEOPLE COULD COME IN
AND SEE US, AND SAY, "WELL, THAT'S JUST A BUNCH OF EMOTION."
WELL, YOU KNOW WHAT?
IF I'M GOING TO ACT UNDIGNIFIED AND GET EMOTIONAL ABOUT
ANYTHING, WHY WOULDN'T IT BE ABOUT WHAT GOD HAS DONE
IN MY LIFE?
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: I MEAN, WHY WOULD I WANT TO GO TO A FOOTBALL GAME
AND MAKE A TOTAL FOOL OUT OF MYSELF, BUT WHEN I'M AROUND GOD,
I THINK...
NOW, THERE'S DECENCY AND ORDER, AND WE DON'T NEED TO
INTERRUPT SERVICES.
AND YOU KNOW, I UNDERSTAND ALL THAT, BUT CHURCH DOESN'T HAVE TO
BE A SOLEMN ASSEMBLY ALL THE TIME.
I MEAN, I BELIEVE THAT GOD HAS GOT A SENSE OF HUMOR.
HE'D HAVE TO HAVE TO CALL ALL OF US.
"AND THE SON SAID TO THE FATHER," NOW THIS IS GOOD,
"FATHER, I'VE SINNED AGAINST HEAVEN AND EARTH, AND IN YOUR
SIGHT, AND I'M NO LONGER WORTHY TO BE CALLED YOUR SON.
I NO LONGER DESERVE TO BE RECOGNIZED AS A SON OF YOURS."
I MEAN, HE HAD HIS SPEECH ALL PREPARED.
YOU EVER DONE THAT WHEN YOU NEED TO APOLOGIZE TO SOMEBODY,
YOU GO OVER IT AND OVER IT?
I MEAN, YOU PICK OUT ALL YOUR BEST I'M SORRY WORDS.
AND YOU KNOW, HERE'S THE THING THAT WAS INTERESTING.
BEFORE THE KID EVER EVEN GOT IT ALL OUT OF HIS MOUTH, FIRST OF
ALL, THE FATHER HAD ALREADY FORGIVEN HIM BEFORE HE EVEN
REPENTED.
NOW, HE RECEIVED THAT FORGIVENESS THROUGH OWNING UP TO
HIS SIN, BUT THE FATHER WAS SO GLAD TO HAVE HIM BACK, I MEAN,
HE STARTED WITH THE RING ON HIS FINGER, THE SANDALS ON HIS FEET,
THE BEST ROBE, THE FATTED CALF, AND THEN HE PLANNED A PARTY.
AND EACH ONE OF THOSE THINGS, LIKE THE RING, THAT RING WAS
A SIGNET RING AND IT WAS A SIGN OF AUTHORITY.
SO, WHAT WAS HE SAYING TO HIS SON?
"YOU'RE NOT GOING TO COME BACK TO MY HOUSE AS A SERVANT.
YOU'RE COMING BACK AS MY SON."
AMEN?
SO, LET ME TELL YOU SOMETHING, WHEN YOU HAVE BEEN LOST, AND YOU
HAVE MISSED GOD TERRIBLY, AND YOU HAVE BACKSLIDDEN, AND YOU
EVEN AS A BELIEVER HAVE DONE SOME OF THE WORST THINGS YOU
COULD POSSIBLY IMAGINE, AND YOU COME BACK TO GOD, THAT DOESN'T
MEAN THAT YOU HAVE TO TAKE A BACK SEAT.
NOW, THERE MAY BE SOME PERIODS OF RESTITUTION AND THERE MAY BE
THINGS LIKE THAT, BUT AS FAR AS YOU AND GOD ARE CONCERNED,
YOU'RE STILL HIS SON.
YOU HAVE THAT AUTHORITY AS A CHILD OF GOD.
THE BEST ROBE, IT WAS THE FATHER'S ROBE, IT WAS HIS
SPECIAL ROBE THAT WAS ONLY WORN FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS.
THE FATTED CALF, YOU ONLY KILLED THE FATTED CALF WHEN IT WAS
A VERY SPECIAL OCCASION THAT WAS GOING ON.
BUT THE THING THAT I LOVE WAS THE FATHER'S HEART TOWARD THIS
BOY WHO HAD GOTTEN HIMSELF LOST IN SIN.
EVEN THOUGH HE WASTED HIS FATHER'S FORTUNE, HE SAID,
"I WISH YOU WERE DEAD," IN ALL ESSENCE, "I WISH YOU WERE DEAD.
I DON'T WANT ANYTHING TO DO WITH YOU."
HE'D BEEN RUDE TO HIM.
THE FATHER'S HEART WAS STILL, "I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR YOU
TO COME HOME."
I'LL GIVE YOU A NATURAL EXAMPLE OF THIS, I JUST THOUGHT ABOUT
THIS TODAY.
PASTOR MIKE, WHO HELPS HERE IN THE MEETINGS, AND MANY OF YOU,
YOU'VE MET HIM BECAUSE HE COMES TO THE MEETINGS EARLY, AND HE
GOES AROUND AND TALKS TO EVERYBODY, AND MAYBE HE'S EVEN
CALLED YOU, IF YOU'RE A PARTNER, HE'S PRAYED WITH YOU OR
SOMETHING.
AND SO, I'VE KNOWN HIM FOR OVER 30 YEARS, AND I KNOW HIS HEART.
I MEAN, HE'S THE GREATEST GUY.
WELL, I GOT AN EMAIL--TEXT MESSAGE FROM HIM LAST WEEK, AND
IT WAS PRETTY LENGTHY, AND IT STARTED OUT IT WAS LIKE THIS
HEARTFELT, HUMBLE APOLOGY FOR A MISTAKE THAT HE HAD MADE IN THAT
HE WAS SUPPOSED TO DO SOMETHING THAT I ASKED HIM TO DO LAST
DECEMBER, AND LO AND BEHOLD, HE NOW JUST FOUND OUT THAT HE
FORGOT TO DO IT.
AND I MEAN, HE WAS JUST--HE WAS HEARTBROKEN.
WELL NOW, AND I HOPE YOU DON'T TAKE THIS WRONG, BUT I READ
THE FIRST COUPLE OF LINES, AND I ALREADY SAW WHERE THIS
WAS GOING.
AND SO, I SKIMMED THE REST, I DIDN'T EVEN NEED TO READ IT
BECAUSE I ALREADY FORGAVE HIM BEFORE I EVER EVEN KNEW WHAT
HE DID.
COME ON NOW, THAT'S WHAT RELATIONSHIP DOES.
I HAD NO NEED TO PUNISH HIM, I HAD NO NEED TO MAKE HIM FEEL
BAD, I DIDN'T NEED TO REPRIMAND HIM, I DIDN'T NEED TO SAY,
"WELL, NOW CAN I TRUST YOU IN THE FUTURE?"
YOU KNOW WHY?
BECAUSE HIS HEART WAS SO MUCH MORE IMPORTANT TO ME THAN
THE MISTAKE THAT HE MADE.
COME ON, GOD WANTS TO TALK TO YOU TONIGHT.
YOUR HEART TOWARD GOD IS SO MUCH MORE IMPORTANT THAN A MISTAKE
THAT YOU MAKE.
YOU KNOW, I SAID THAT I WOULD TELL YOU WHY I THOUGHT
THE FATHER GAVE THE PRODIGAL THE INHERITANCE, EVEN THOUGH HE
ALREADY KNEW HE'S GOING TO GO WASTE IT.
BECAUSE SOMETIMES TO GET THE PRODIGAL BACK, YOU HAVE TO
LET HIM GO.
AND THERE'S SOME PARENTS THAT NEED TO HEAR THAT.
AND HERE'S WHAT I WROTE DOWN.
THE BOY'S WRONG ATTITUDE WOULD NEVER HAVE BEEN FIXED IN THE
COMFORT OF HIS FATHER'S CARE.
HE HAD TO EXPERIENCE SOME HARSH REALITIES OF LIFE IN ORDER TO
WAKE UP AND REALIZE WHAT HE HAD AT HOME BEFORE HE LEFT, AMEN?
NOW, WHEW, LET'S LOOK AT THE ELDER BROTHER.
CAN WE HANDLE THAT GUY?
LUKE CHAPTER 15, VERSE 25 THROUGH 30,
"BUT HIS OLDER SON WAS IN THE FIELD, AND AS HE
RETURNED AND CAME NEAR TO THE HOUSE, HE HEARD THE MUSIC
AND THE DANCING."
AND I CAN TELL YOU RIGHT AWAY HE ALREADY GOT AN ATTITUDE.
"AND HAVING CALLED ONE OF THE SERVANT BOYS TO HIM, HE BEGAN TO
ASK HIM, 'WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?'" I'M TELLING YOU WHAT,
LEGALISTICALLY SOUR, RELIGIOUS PEOPLE, THEY'RE NOT BIG ON JOY.
HAVE ANY OF YOU EVER BEEN JUST AN OLD, SOURED UP RELIGIOUS
PERSON, AND NOW YOU'RE FREE FROM THAT, YOU GOT A DEEP
RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD?
HAVE YOU?
ALL RIGHT, LET ME ASK YOU A QUESTION, WERE YOU EVER
VERY HAPPY?
NO, YOU KNOW?
DID YOU FIND THAT YOU JUDGED OTHER THINGS AND JUDGED OTHER
PEOPLE, AND YOU KNOW?
I MEAN, YOU KNOW, THE PEOPLE WHO JUDGE ME THE MOST FOR WHAT I DO
ARE THE ONES WHO ARE DOING NOTHING.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: AND THAT'S--THAT'LL BE THE WAY IT'LL BE FOR YOUR
LIFE TOO.
I MEAN, YOU'LL GET EXCITED ABOUT JESUS, AND GET A RELATIONSHIP
WITH JESUS.
AND YOU KNOW, PEOPLE WHO DON'T WANT TO SERVE GOD, THEY DON'T
WANT YOU TO BE EXCITED.
THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO BE HAPPY.
THEY DON'T WANT YOU TO HAVE ANYTHING THAT THEY DON'T HAVE.
SO, THE ONLY WAY THEY CAN GET AROUND IT IS TO FIND SOMETHING
WRONG WITH YOU.
AND SO, THEN THEY CRITICIZE YOU, AND THEY'LL REJECT YOU, AND TELL
YOU THEY DON'T WANT TO HAVE RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU.
BUT I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, YOU HANG ON TO GOD BECAUSE HE'S THE BEST
FRIEND YOU'LL EVER HAVE.
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: OKAY, READING ON HERE, "'WHAT DOES THIS MEAN?
WHAT'S THIS MUSIC?' AND HE SAID TO HIM,
'YOUR BROTHER HAS COME AND YOUR FATHER HAS KILLED
THE FATTED CALF BECAUSE HE HAS RECEIVED HIM BACK
ALIVE AND WELL.'" WELL, HE KNEW VERY WELL IF DAD
HAD KILLED THAT SPECIAL CALF THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING GOING
ON HERE.
"THE ELDER BROTHER WAS ANGRY WITH DEEP SEATED WRATH, AND HE
RESOLVED THAT HE WOULD NOT GO IN TO THE PARTY."
I LOVE THIS BECAUSE HERE'S THE THING I WANT TO TELL YOU.
GOD WANTS YOU TO COME TO THE PARTY, BUT HE'S HAVING A PARTY
WHETHER YOU COME OR NOT.
SO, YOU MIGHT AS WELL JUST GET IN ON IT AND NOT JUST SIT
OUTSIDE AND, "WELL, THOSE PEOPLE ARE ALL JUST EMOTIONAL."
WELL, YOU OUGHT TO TRY COMING SOMETIME AND JUMP IN THE MIDDLE
OF IT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
"HE WAS ANGRY WITH DEEP SEATED WRATH AND HE RESOLVED NOT
TO GO IN.
THEN HIS FATHER CAME OUT AND HE BEGAN TO PLEAD WITH HIM, 'SON,
PLEASE COME IN, PLEASE COME IN.' BUT HE ANSWERED HIS FATHER,
'LOOK, THESE--'" CAN YOU JUST
FEEL THE INDIGNATION?
"LOOK, THESE MANY YEARS I'VE SERVED YOU."
HERE WE GO, LET'S HEAR YOUR RECORD OF GOOD WORKS.
"AND I'VE NEVER DISOBEYED YOUR COMMAND, AND YOU NEVER SO MUCH
AS GAVE ME EVEN ONE LITTLE GOAT."
OKAY, NOW YOU KNOW WHAT I SEE HERE?
THERE'S NO TELLING WHAT ALL HIS FATHER HAD DONE FOR HIM ALL
THOSE YEARS, BUT HE DID NOT SEE WHAT HIS FATHER HAD DONE, HE
ONLY SAW WHAT HE HAD NOT DONE.
"YOU NEVER GAVE ME SO MUCH AS A GOAT THAT I MIGHT REVEL, AND
FEAST, AND BE HAPPY, AND MAKE MERRY WITH MY FRIENDS.
AND WHEN THIS SON OF YOURS."
I FEEL THE ATTITUDE, I'VE HAD IT, "WHEN THIS SON OF YOURS."
YOU KNOW HOW IT IS WHEN YOU GET MAD AT ONE OF YOUR KIDS, ALL OF
A SUDDEN IT BECOMES YOUR HUSBAND'S KID, "YOUR SON."
"WHEN THIS SON OF YOURS ARRIVED, WHO HAS DEVOURED YOUR ESTATE
WITH IMMORAL WOMEN."
SEE, RIGHT AWAY HE WANTS TO BRING UP THE BOY'S SINS.
THERE'S NO JOY THAT HE CAME BACK, HE JUST WANTS TO BRING UP
EVERYTHING THAT HE DID WRONG.
YOU KNOW, LET'S GET THIS DOWN TO WHERE WE LIVE.
MAYBE YOU'VE BEEN THE ONE TO TAKE CARE OF THE ELDERLY
PARENTS, AND YOU'VE HAD ANOTHER SIBLING WHO JUST DIDN'T DO
ANYTHING, THEY DIDN'T DO THEIR PART AT ALL, AND YOU DID IT ALL,
AND IT COST YOU ALL THE MONEY, AND YOU KNOW, YOU GAVE UP A LOT
OF YOUR LIFE TO TAKE CARE OF THEM.
AND YOU KNOW, YOU'RE A CHRISTIAN, YOU'RE SAVED,
AND SO YOU DID WHAT YOU BELIEVED WAS RIGHT.
THOSE OTHER SIBLINGS LOST, THEY WERE JUST FULL OF THEMSELVES.
AND NOW, YOU KNOW, LAST MINUTE MOM DOESN'T HAVE VERY LONG TO
LIVE, THEY COME HOME NOW.
AND MOM SEEMS TO BE MORE GLAD TO SEE THEM THAN SHE WAS YOU ALL
THE YEARS YOU WERE THERE.
MATTER OF FACT, YOU TOOK ALL THE CRABBING AND COMPLAINING,
THE MOANING AND THE GROANING.
YOU KNOW, WHEN YOU'RE A CAREGIVER FOR SOMEBODY, IF
THEY'RE GOING TO GET MAD AT SOMEBODY, IT'S USUALLY YOU.
I KNOW BECAUSE I DID IT.
AND YOU THINK, "HOW COULD YOU POSSIBLY CHASTISE ME FOR
SOMETHING I'M NOT DOING?
DO YOU REALIZE WHAT I AM DOING?" BUT WE'RE ALL KIND OF LIKE THAT.
YOU KNOW, WE TAKE OUT OUR FRUSTRATIONS ON THE PEOPLE THAT
WE LOVE THE MOST.
BUT SEE, JESUS SAID, "I CAN HAVE 99 SHEEP THAT NEVER GOT LOST,
BUT IF 1 GETS LOST, I'M GOING TO REJOICE MORE OVER THAT ONE THAT
GOT LOST AND CAME BACK THAN THE 99 WHO NEVER GOT LOST."
NOW, THAT DOESN'T MEAN HE'S NOT REJOICING OVER THE ONES THAT GOT
LOST, BUT IT'S A--IT'S A DIFFERENT KIND OF THING.
HE'S GOT A--THERE'S A DEEPER RELATIONSHIP.
WHY IN THE WORLD DO WE GET AGGRAVATED WHEN GOD
GETS GENEROUS?
NOW, IF YOU GROANED AT THAT, YOU MAY NOT WANT TO BE HERE
TOMORROW.
ARE YOU LEARNING ANYTHING ABOUT THIS PARABLE TONIGHT?
[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]
JOYCE: "THESE MANY YEARS I'VE SERVED YOU.
YOU GAVE HIM THE FATTED CALF, YOU DIDN'T EVEN KILL A GOAT
FOR ME.
YOU'VE DONE NOTHING FOR ME."
AND LOOK AT WHAT THE FATHER SAID, "SON, ALL THESE YEARS
YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN WITH ME, AND EVERYTHING THAT'S BEEN MINE
HAS BEEN YOURS."
IN OTHER WORDS, HE COULD HAVE HAD ANYTHING, ALL OF IT,
AT ANY TIME.
WE HAVE SO MUCH IN GOD, AND WE DARE NOT START HAVING A BAD
ATTITUDE WHEN GOD'S GOOD TO SOMEBODY THAT WE THINK
DOESN'T DESERVE IT.
JOYCE: WELL, STUDYING THE PARABLES THAT JESUS TAUGHT
IN THE BIBLE IS JUST A WONDERFUL THING TO DO BECAUSE THERE'S
SO MANY AMAZING LESSONS IN EACH ONE.
TODAY, WE WERE TALKING ABOUT THE LOST SON AND THE ELDER BROTHER.
SO MANY WONDERFUL THINGS IN THERE THAT YOU CAN GET INTO IF
YOU STUDY THE WORD OF GOD.
AND TODAY, WE'RE OFFERING YOU A STUDY BIBLE, IT'S
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NOW, OBVIOUSLY EVERYTHING IN THE BIBLE IS NOT ABOUT
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AND A LOT OF WORK WENT INTO THIS, AND I BELIEVE THAT PEOPLE
PROBABLY HAVE MORE TROUBLE WITH THEIR THOUGHTS THAN ANYTHING
ELSE, AND THIS IS REALLY GOING TO HELP YOU KEEP YOUR
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NOW, STAY WITH ME BECAUSE I HAVE A SPECIAL WORD I WANT TO SHARE
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JOYCE: TRUST HIM ALL THE TIME.
YOUR WALK WITH GOD IS NOT ABOUT EVERYBODY ELSE.
IF YOU WANT TO MAKE THE DEVIL MAD, GET HAPPY.
HE HAS TO GET THE CREDIT, HE HAS TO GET THE GLORY.
JOYCE: WELL, YOU'VE SPOKEN AND PICKED YOUR FAVORITE
"ENJOYING EVERYDAY LIFE" SHOWS FROM 2017 AND NOW WE'RE GOING TO
REVEAL THE WINNERS.
SO, WATCH EVERY DAY TO SEE YOUR WINNERS.
JOYCE: WELL, I THINK A LOT OF YOU WATCHING TODAY WOULD REALLY
LOVE TO HELP MORE PEOPLE THAN WHAT YOU'RE HELPING NOW, AND
YOU'D LIKE TO THINK THAT YOU COULD MAKE AN IMPACT ON
THE WORLD.
I MEAN, WHO WOULDN'T?
WE ALL WANT TO DO THAT.
BUT MAYBE YOU FEEL LIKE YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO OR YOU
CAN'T DO IT BY YOURSELF.
WELL, WHEN YOU PARTNER WITH JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES, YOU CAN
MAKE THAT IMPACT ON A REGULAR BASIS AND YOUR REGULAR GIVING
ENABLES US TO CONTINUE DOING WHAT WE DO BOTH HERE ON
THE PROGRAM AND OUR OUTREACHES ALL AROUND THE WORLD.
BUT THE THING IS THEN YOU BECOME PART OF THAT AND YOU'RE DOING IT
WITH US.
YOU KNOW, THAT IT'S WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A PARTNER.
YOU BECOME PART OF WHAT WE DO.
AND SO, I'M ASKING YOU TODAY TO CONSIDER FINANCIAL PARTNERSHIP
WITH JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
I BELIEVE THAT I PARTNER WITH YOU IN BRINGING YOU THE WORD OF
GOD ON A REGULAR BASIS AND I BELIEVE THAT THAT WORD IS
CHANGING YOUR LIFE AND MAKING IT BETTER.
AND YOU CAN NOW HELP US HELP OTHER PEOPLE WHO DON'T YET KNOW
WHAT YOU KNOW.
YOU CAN GET MORE INFORMATION ONLINE.
WE DON'T REQUIRE ANY CERTAIN AMOUNT OF MONEY TO PARTNER
WITH US.
WE JUST ASK YOU TO BE REGULAR, MONTHLY, IF POSSIBLE, BUT IF
NOT, AS OFTEN AS YOU POSSIBLY CAN.
WE NEED YOUR HELP, AND I BELIEVE YOU NEED TO BE PART OF SOMETHING
WHERE YOU KNOW THAT YOU'RE MAKING A DIFFERENCE ALL AROUND
THE WORLD.
THANK YOU.
ANNOUNCER: GET A FRESH UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THE WORD OF
GOD APPLIES TO YOUR LIFE AND BE ENCOURAGED AT
THE JOYCE MEYER CONFERENCE, THREE UNIQUE SESSIONS
THAT WILL HELP YOU GAIN A NEW FOCUS ON LIFE AND MOTIVATE
YOU TO GROW IN GOD.
COMING TO SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA AUGUST 3 AND 4 WITH WORSHIP BY
JESUS CULTURE.
AND ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA AUGUST 24 AND 25 WITH WORSHIP
BY KARI JOB.
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JOYCE: REFUSE TO COMPROMISE.
NOW, I JUST WONDER WHEN I MAKE THAT STATEMENT, WHAT KIND OF
THOUGHTS THAT GIVES YOU.
YOU KNOW, COMPROMISE ALWAYS LEADS TO A LOW STANDARD OF
LIVING, WHICH IS NEVER PLEASING TO GOD.
OUR GOAL SHOULD ALWAYS BE TO LIVE AN EXCEPTIONAL LIFE.
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ANNOUNCER: WE HOPE YOU ENJOYED TODAY'S PROGRAM.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, VISIT JOYCEMEYER.ORG.
THIS PROGRAM HAS BEEN MADE POSSIBLE BY
THE FRIENDS AND PARTNERS OF JOYCE MEYER MINISTRIES.
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