With a heart to share Christ and love people, Joyce’s messages help people in all walks of life to grow in their faith, learn to study the Bible, find healing from the wounds of life, get answers to life’s questions and encounter the love of God in a powerful way.

I DON’T EVEN KNOW HOW MUCH I

COULD SAY ABOUT LOVE.

IT’S AMAZING WHAT ALL THE BIBLE
SAYS ABOUT LOVE.

AND THAT’S BECOME A BIG THING
FOR ME IN PROBABLY THE LAST TEN,

TWELVE YEARS OF MY LIFE IS
INSTEAD OF FOCUSING ON KEEPING

ALL THE RULES EVERY DAY.

I JUST GET UP AND TRY TO
LOVE PEOPLE.

LOVE JESUS.

LOVE MYSELF.

YES, I SAID LOVE MYSELF.

YOU NEED TO BE YOUR OWN BEST
ALLY, YOUR OWN BEST FRIEND.

DON’T BE AGAINST YOURSELF.

IF YOU DON’T LOVE YOURSELF, YOU
CAN’T LOVE ANYBODY ELSE.

COME ON, SOME OF YOUR BIGGEST
PROBLEM RIGHT NOW, ALL THE

PROBLEMS YOU THINK YOU HAVE,
YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IS YOU

DON’T LIKE YOURSELF.

AND THAT IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE
YOU DON’T–YOU’RE ONE PERSON YOU

NEVER GET AWAY FROM.

YOU’RE GOING TO GO HOME
WITH YOU.

YOU’RE GOING TO GO TO THE
BATHROOM WITH YOU.

EVERYWHERE YOU GO.

THERE YOU ARE.

[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]

JOYCE: AND SO, IF YOU DON’T
LIKE YOURSELF–AND I JUST WONDER

HOW MANY PEOPLE WOULD PUT
THEIR HANDS UP AND SAY I

DON’T LIKE MYSELF?

ANYBODY GOING TO ADMIT IT?

LET’S SEE, LOOK.

OH, HONEY.

I NEED TO KEEP YOU AFTER CLASS.

[AUDIENCE LAUGHING]

JOYCE: OKAY, WHAT RIGHT DO
YOU HAVE TO BE AGAINST YOURSELF

WHEN JESUS DIED TO SAVE YOU?

WHEN HE LOVED YOU SO MUCH THAT
HE DIED THE PAINFUL DEATH THAT

HE DIED FOR YOU.

WHAT RIGHT DO YOU HAVE TO BE
AGAINST YOURSELF?

HOW MANY BELIEVE YOU’RE CALLED
TO LOVE OTHER PEOPLE?

WELL, ONE OF YOU SAID,
“ABSOLUTELY.”

WELL, GUESS WHAT?

YOU CAN’T DO THAT IF YOU DON’T
LOVE YOURSELF.

AND I’M NOT TALKING ABOUT IN A
SELFISH SELF-CENTERED WAY.

I’M TALKIN’ ABOUT IN A HEALTHY
BALANCED WAY.

I CAN ONLY LOVE MYSELF BECAUSE
GOD LOVES ME.

AND, IF HE’S PERFECT AND HE CAN
LOVE ME, THEN SURELY, I CAN

RECEIVE THAT LOVE AND LET THAT
LOVE FLOW THROUGH ME BACK OUT

TO OTHER PEOPLE.

DON’T BE AGAINST YOURSELF.

COME ON, GIVE YOURSELF A HUG
OR SOMETHIN’.

[AUDIENCE APPLAUDING]