to fill up the weaknesses. god will take care of your weaknesses. don't live in competition with anybody else. god did not call you to be somebody else. he called you to be you. you don't have to be like anybody else. say right now, "i'm happy to be me." believe that god loves you unconditionally, unconditionally. he loves you right now just as much as he will ever love you. even when you behave better, god's not gonna love you any more than he does right now, because god is love. it's not something he does. it's who he is. value yourself as god's special and unique creation. you're not weird. you're unique. there's a big difference. i used to think, "well, my voice is really weird. i don't sound like other women," so i would try to lower my voice and sound sweeter. i actually did that. "well, praise the lord."

no, not me. "well, praise the lord!" >> [applauding] >> joyce: and honestly, i thought i was weird, but then i realized my voice is different. there's probably not another one like it. i'm unique. unique things are more valuable, amen? and some of you have some very unique things about you, too. i would venture to say that every one of us has got some unique feature where we're not like somebody else. stop torturing yourself thinking that you need to shove yourself into somebody else's mold. god created you purposely with his own hand and he wants you to stand up boldly and be the person that you are. >> [applauding]

>> joyce: and then the bible says we need to have peace with others. so here we've got peace with god, peace with ourselves, peace with other people. now, that's the problem, isn't it? my goodness, do i have enough time to preach this? i don't know. 2 timothy 2:23, "but refuse (shut your mind against, have nothing to do with) trifling (ill-informed, unedifying, stupid) controversies over ignorant questions." the bible, welcome to the bible. "for you know they foster strife and breed quarrels." so what's he saying? "resist the devil at his onset." as soon as a thought that's gonna create strife or disagreement or disharmony

or disunity comes to you, shut your mind against it. that's when we need to get violent and say, "no, i'm not going there." >> [applauding] >> joyce: "well, i wish i didn't have these thoughts." that's not gonna work. "well, i just wish the devil would leave me alone. joyce, could you pray for me that the devil would leave me alone?" no, not really. don't even ask me to pray that, i'd be wasting my breath. i can pray that you will be full enough of the holy ghost that when he comes around in your space, you are gonna be the one that's gonna run him off. he's not gonna rule you, amen? >> [applauding] >> joyce: jesus didn't mess with him. "get thee behind me, satan. you are an offense and in my way," amen?

submit yourself to god. resist the devil, and he will flee. and all this upset and lack of peace and offense, it is something that the devil provokes. the servant of the lord must not strive. let's look at verse 24, "and the servant of the lord must not be quarrelsome (fighting, contending). instead, he must be kind, mild-tempered, [preserving the bond of peace]," on and on and on. so here's the bottom line. look at me and let me give it to you simple. hello, everybody. isn't this cool? right now, i am talking to hopefully millions of people in asia and russia and india and africa and the united states and australia, in europe. this is so cool.

and here is the word of the lord for today, "be easy to get along with." >> [applauding] >> joyce: wow, it's not complicated. how many of you are pretty high-maintenance? [laughing] i tell you what, as an employer, i love what i call low-maintenance employees. they come to work. they get there on time. they do their job. they go home. they don't murmur. they don't complain. they work 8 hours for 8 hours' pay. they don't even see a problem with that. they actually expect to work 8 hours for 8 hours' pay. that's a novel idea today.

let's learn how to be easy to get along with. let's be people that are easy to be around, and you know how you can have that? flowing in the holy ghost. get up every morning, spend that time with god. get that anointing stirred up. you know, i say to the lord, "i need to be well-oiled today, so i can slip in and out of sticky situations." >> [applauding] >> joyce: amen? man, i tell you what, it would scare the living daylights out of me to go out of my house without having spent my time with god, because i know the devil hates me, and he has already got a plan for what all he can do to me that day, and the only way that i know to properly avoid him is to be so full of the holy ghost that there's not anything he can do to me. you know, in isaiah, in isaiah, the bible talks about that

it's the anointing that destroys the yoke of bondage. so we tell people very often just to come and sit in a conference like this and just soak up the anointing, the corporate anointing from all the beautiful christians that are in here, the anointing on the worship, the anointing on the word of god. just to sit and just soak up the anointing. i mean, that in itself can break bondages off of you. but listen, in the amplified bible, this is what it says. the anointing is referred to as fatness, which is very interesting, and it says that because of fatness, the yoke is broken off of us. so this is one time when we get to legally be fat. we can be fat with the anointing and the presence of the holy ghost. and we need to be so fat with the holy ghost that the devil has no bondage that's big enough to fit around us, amen?

let's be fat in the spirit, hallelujah. all over the place, it says "strive." strive to be in peace. strive to be in peace. don't be in strife, but strive to be in peace. that word "strive" in the greek means "hard labor." in other words, here's the bottom line. if you're gonna get along with people, you're gonna have to want to. i said if you're gonna get along with people, you're gonna have to want to. maybe some of you are just getting real weary with trying to get along with the person you're married to, and you've been kind of contemplating, you know, getting a divorce and starting over. well, let me tell you something. the grass is usually not greener on the other side. you have to mow that grass, too, so maybe you ought to just try to stay and work things out.

all right, now, five ways to get along better with people. are you ready? number one, understand that everybody is different. god makes us different on purpose, sticks us together, and tells us to get along. not funny, god. how many of you have multiple children, and they're all different from each other, and you think, "how could all of these kids come out of the same place?" how many of you have kids that you get along with better than some of the other kids you have? how many of you have a child you love, but truth be known, you don't really like 'em very much? >> [laughing] >> joyce: is the one you don't like a lot like you?

>> [applauding] >> joyce: made my point, didn't i? man, when you've got a strong personality and you've got a strong-willed child, the war is on. i'll give you a secret. give 'em something to be in charge of and stay out of it. you can say, when they're 1, "this playpen is yours. you can chew on it. you can throw stuff in it. you can throw stuff out of it. whatever you want, this is yours right here. you can do whatever you want to in that." you gotta give a choleric some room, man. you can't make them feel like you're controlling everything they do. it's just gonna be war from day one if you do that. i honestly thought that i would go stark raving mad until i found out that there wasn't something wrong with people just because they weren't like me.

i'm telling the truth. i mean, i thought, "what is wrong with you? how could you think that? how could you like that? how could you want that?" oh, my goodness, when dave and i would try to decorate a room together, oh, lord, have mercy. he wants everything in a room to stand out. i mean, everything. and i want everything to blend and match. he likes flowers. i like this. he liked that, i like something else. "what is wrong with you? how could you possibly like that?" well, see, the thing we have to come to the place of realizing is that person has just as much right to like what they like as we have to like what we like. oh, you ain't so sure about that, are you? that clap's taking a while. >> [laughing]

>> joyce: "i don't know about that." honestly, god gives us all a basic temperament, and they're all different. i mean, peter, the apostle peter and john were so different. i mean, peter was like this fireball. couldn't keep his mouth shut for 2 seconds. and john just kind of hung out with jesus, and even called himself--he referred to himself in the book that he wrote, "i am the disciple whom jesus loves." >> [laughing] >> joyce: now, i'm a fair amount like peter, and i can tell you right now, that grated on peter. you just have no idea how that grated on peter. and let's don't forget, when jesus was teaching about

forgiveness, peter was the one who said, "how many times am i supposed to forgive my brother for the same thing?" these guys were people just like us. they got offended at each other. they were constantly dealing with that stuff. you know what, jesus had opportunity to be offended. let me ask you a question. he came to do a job. he was anointed to do that job. he had to maintain that anointing on his life. let me tell you, he needed an anointing to go to the cross. he needed the presence and the power of the holy spirit to make it through gethsemane. we have to have the power of the holy spirit to make it through these things. now, what do you think would have happened if jesus would have gotten offended at john the baptist when he began to doubt whether or not he was the one? so he kind of stored that up in this little area. and then he got offended at the religious people of his day

because they were always giving him trouble, so he kind of stored that up somewhere. then he got offended at his own family because his own brothers thought he was stark raving mad, so he kind of stuck that somewhere. kept trying to do his thing, you know. gonna do what god asked him to do, but he keeps getting all these weights and these hangnails in the spirit. you know what? we wouldn't be sitting here today. you're not listening to me. i said we wouldn't be sitting here today. he could not have finished what god would have called him to do, and he was tempted every time he'd turn around to take offense. i hope somebody sees something. let me tell you something, i have to work all the time at keeping offense out of my heart, and i have to deal with it violently. don't think that i'm any different than you. i can wake up in the morning and have some of the stupidest thoughts. i mean, i'm praying. all of a sudden, i'm thinking about something that somebody

said to me 2 weeks ago, "well..." the devil is the devil in everybody's life. and i mean, i say sometimes out loud, "no. no, not going there." you gotta shut your mind against that stuff. pray, "god, help me. i'm not going there." you know why? because i don't belong to myself. i don't have the privilege of acting like an ordinary person. paul told the corinthian church, he said, "you are carnal, a bunch of fleshly babies because you are behaving like mere unchanged men." let me say it again, we don't have the fleshly privilege of behaving like everybody else. the whole rest of the world can get mad and stay mad, but we don't get to stay mad. we may get mad. we don't get to stay mad. we've got to let it go, get over it, drop it, leave it,

and not be stumbling over this thing all the time. i'm determined to finish what god has called me to do, and you need to be determined to do what god has asked you to do. whatever that is, you need to be determined to finish it. and if it's nothing other than serve the lord with gladness, then be determined to do that. that's even a call. so everybody out there is not like us. they're gonna do things we don't understand, and we just need to really begin to look at a person, say, "you know what? you have just as much right as i do to be yourself, to think like you do." you know what, we don't have to answer for everybody else. we only have to answer for ourself. you know, life would be pretty boring if we were all alike. you know that? just think about making a smoothie that only had milk in it. it would only be milk.

but the more ingredients you add, the better that thing gets. you know, we have to learn how to appreciate the differences in people, and appreciate the value that they are to us, rather than thinking about how different they are from us, amen? my administrative assistant, penny, she's extremely organized, and i'm not a slob, but i'm not organized like her. you know, like, i'll get all my underwear in the same drawer, but they're not gonna be folded into these neat little piles, cream and black and brown and blue. i mean, i know where they're at. i can get 'em, but you know. you know, you got it? the shoes get to the closet, but i don't know about the--and so i asked her about a year ago what she did in her free time, and she said, "i organize things." i thought. she said, "yeah, that's like entertainment to me."

well, you know what i do in my free time? i lay on the couch and pray that god will send me somebody to organize my life. >> [applauding] >> joyce: and not only that, i do not feel one iota bad about myself because i don't want to cook, i'm not interested in cleaning. you know, i did all that for years and years and years. now i'm giving myself to a new thing that god has called me to do, and he sends me the rest of the help that i need. >> [applauding] >> joyce: stop feeling bad about yourself 'cause you're not like everybody else. i tried to be like my neighbor next door. she was miss arts and crafts and had a garden and painted the house and mowed the lawn. i don't have time to tell you all those stories, but it was just a nightmare. i mean, you know,

we got a garden. i got a sewing machine. i mean, you know, i finally made dave a pair of shorts and hemmed the stupid things on the wrong side. the hem was going up this way instead of underneath, and the pocket was longer than the shorts. i talked dave into digging up this garden and we planted tomatoes and he pulled weeds and i watched the tomatoes. i got my canning equipment. i was gonna can tomatoes with my neighbor. i was trying to be a regular woman. >> [laughing] >> joyce: and the night before we were gonna can, we had it planned, "we'll start tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock." a swarm of black bugs came in and ate big holes in all my tomatoes, but she lived right next door to me, and they didn't touch her tomatoes. i got a little offended at god.

i was like, "now, i'm a woman of faith, and i've been praying over these tomatoes, and the bugs ate holes in my tomatoes. they didn't even touch her tomatoes." he said, "i never told you to grow tomatoes." >> [applauding] >> joyce: "i don't have any obligation to protect your tomatoes. i've called you to preach the gospel." come on. stop trying to be somebody else and just be fully and completely you, and let everybody else be who they are. i'm in trouble. i got four points left and i'm out of time. i'll throw 'em at you. be humble. learn how to say "i'm not always right," oh. learn how to say, "yeah, it's okay if we do that. i don't have to get my way all the time." [laughing] oh, it's a shame

we don't have another hour. this is getting good. stop trying to change people and leave that to god. stop wanting people to be what they're not. give criticism sparingly. people don't respond well to criticism, but they respond very well to and are motivated by encouragement. mind your own business. >> [laughing] >> joyce: and always believe the best. more than anything, the most important thing for me is to maintain the anointing that god has given me, and the way to do that is to stay in peace. where there's unity, there's anointing and there is blessing. >> joyce: well, we need

to have peace with god, peace with ourselves, and peace with other people. where there's unity, there's blessing. today we're offering you a 4-cd set of teachings called, "8 ways to live conflict free." you know, sometimes it's just real simple things that we need to pay attention to that will help us enjoy the peace of god. we also want to give you a gift. it's a book that i've written called, "reduce me to love." learn how to love god, love yourself, and love other people. >> announcer: discover the joy that comes from experiencing real peace and love in all your relationships, even your most challenging ones. with joyce's 4-part cd series, "8 ways to live conflict free" for your gift of... and when you order, you'll receive joyce's book, "reduce me to love" free of charge. to order, call us toll free at... or visit us

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cc by aberdeen captioning 1-800-688-6621 www.abercap.com >> female announcer: coming up on "destined to reign." >> god gave, not the law, but the spirit on mount zion and 3,000 were saved. the letter kills, but grace, the spirit, gives life. hallelujah! >> announcer: as a thank you for your gift of any amount this month, our ministry would like to bless you with joseph's latest four-cd audio series, "discover god's never-ending supply." let this resource show you god's heart of love for you and his desire to supply all your needs. be empowered to step into god's provision today. separately, for a specific gift to the ministry this month, receive a special resource bundle containing joseph's brand-new two-dvd album,

"refreshed by grace." learn how to live by the unforced rhythms of god's grace and experience christ's power working in you. this bundle also includes joseph's latest special gift-edition book, "provision promises" and a four-cd audio series, "discover god's never-ending supply." to order these resources, call us toll free at 1-877-901-4300 or visit us at josephprince.org today. >> announcer: today with joseph prince. >> are y'all ready for the word? [cheering] hold up, okay, never mind. john chapter 1, verse 17, my favorite scripture verse. john chapter 1, verse 17, "for the law was given through moses,

but grace and truth came through jesus christ." the law was given. you can give from a distance. i can send a dvd of myself from singapore, but i came. grace and truth came, through jesus christ. the law was given through his servant, grace came through the son. the law talks about what man ought to be. grace reveals who god is. in the first miracle of moses, he turned the water into blood, resulting in death. in the first miracle of grace, jesus turned the water into wine resulting in life and celebration. under law, god demands righteousness from

sinfully-bankrupt men. but under grace, god provides righteousness as a gift. now which one do you want to be under? i thought you would. and yet today we are so confused, we mixed up law and grace. we have some law and some grace. jesus said, "you cannot put new wine, grace, into the old wineskin because the new wine would ferment and you will lose both." now, under law, god said, "i'll by no means pass by your transgressions, but i'll visit your sins to the third and fourth generation." but under grace god says, "i will be merciful to your unrighteousness and your sins i will remember no more." there's been a change. there's been a change, church, and it's all because of jesus. and yet, we are still preaching the law.

we are still preaching if you obey god, god will bless you. if you disobey god, god will curse you. now it sounds so right, but it's so dangerous because today, many of us, we don't have it altogether, but we are so blessed. i mean joel and i will testify to that. it is called, unearned, undeserved, unmerited favor. amen. you know when jesus preached the sermon on the mount, he said, "love your enemies." we've got problems loving our neighbor, let alone our enemies. he said, "if your right eye offend you, pluck it out. throw it away from you. if your hand offend you, cut it off." have you seen any church anyone doing that? the church will look like a huge amputation ward. so what did jesus mean? jesus brought the law to its pristine standard where the

pharisees has brought the law in a way that's manageable. jesus says, "if you give the woman the eye, you have sinned." the pharisees says unless you do it physically, you have sinned. so jesus is an expert at using the law to bring you to the end of yourself so that you'll see your need for jesus. amen? he didn't mean for you to pluck out your eye and cut off your hand. "pastor prince, you should have come earlier." ♪ clap your stubs ♪ all together. at least you still got your eyeball. so what did jesus mean? now if jesus preached the sermon on the mount and he stayed up there on the mount, there'll be no hope for us. but you know the king of the sermon on the mount, the king came down the mountain. he came down to where there was sighing, crying, dying humanity.

and somehow there was a leper that made his way by stealth in the midst of the crowd. and jesus found that leper and he said, "lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean." there's no way the standards of the sermon on the mount could save him. jesus came down to where we were, and jesus touched him. he has not been touched all these years. he has not embraced his children. he cannot even be in a public place for a leper. it's someone unclean. and when he's in a public place he must shout, "unclean, unclean." and here he is before jesus and he says, "lord, if you are willing, you can make me clean." he didn't doubt jesus could. he doubt he would. and jesus stretched out his hand and says, "i am willing. be cleansed." now watch this. under law, the leper--

the unclean, will make the clean unclean. but under grace, jesus made the unclean clean. under law, sin is contagious. under grace, righteousness and god's goodness is contagious. we need not fear that being under grace will cause licentiousness because the bible says clearly in romans 6:14, if you look up here, "for sin shall not have dominion over you, for, or because, you are not under law but under grace." but what we have believed is that when you are under grace, sin will have dominion over you. we've been hoodwinked by the devil. the word of god is so clear. when you are under grace, and not under law, sin shall not have dominion over you.

the word "sin" there is a noun. you can put, "satan shall not have dominion over you. sickness shall not have dominion over you. poverty shall not have dominion over you." when? when you are not under law, but under grace. this idea, that when people are under grace it will cause licentiousness, is from the pit of hell. you cannot be under water and not be wet anymore than you can be under grace and not be holy. you see, joel's ministry, he preaches people right into the grace of god. you never knew you got slapped right into the grace of god with god's goodness. that smile is dangerous to the devil. [applauding] and then there's always some people who will say, "well, pastor prince, you need to preach more on repentance." he tells joel, "joel, you need

to preach more on repentance." but you know something? under law, you have to repent first before god can bless you. but under grace, god blesses you first and he'll receive the blessing in his goodness. the goodness of god will lead you to repentance. there's been a change. so why don't we just open up the people's hearts and let them receive god's goodness anyway? when they receive god's goodness, they will change, not because of their willpower, but because of his goodness. amen? you know, every sunday from this pulpit, repentance is going on in the church because as joel preaches, the greek word for repentance is metanoia. changing of minds is taking place all the time, all the time. repentance is not beating your breast shouting, "jesus, jesus," in the altar call. you understand? you can do all that and go away unchanged because you have not

heard something that will change your life. but every time you hear the word of god, you hear the good news, you hear how wonderful god is and his plans towards you are plans of good and not evil, how god is for you, your minds begin to change. because the natural man, they have hard thoughts about god. their thoughts about god are legalistic and hard. you see, joel's preaching is dangerous to the kingdom of darkness, so is my preaching. amen. god is raising ministers of righteousness in these last days. in the past, the church has had many ministers and we have great revivals, no doubt, no doubt, all right, and those revivals have been characterized by preaching against sin and they are revivals, nonetheless. i'm not saying that people are not saved.

i'm not saying there were not revivals. but if you look at 2 corinthians 3:9 it tells us up here--look up here. it says, "if the ministry of condemnation had glory--" god calls those ministry, ministry of condemnation, those revivals that emphasize sin, preaching against sin, god calls them ministry of condemnation. and god said they were glorious. but look, watch this. "the ministry of righteousness exceeds, exceeds much more in glory." you ain't seen nothing yet! god is raising ministers of righteousness all over the world. there is a grace revolution on, and we are so glad we are part of it. amen. gone are those days of ministries of condemnation. it's ministry of righteousness. you know, i remember many years ago in my living room, god spoke to me while i was doing my study. i was sitting on the floor and with all my bibles and my study

aids and god spoke to me very clearly on the inside. he said, "son, study the journey of the children of israel from egypt to mount sinai, for this is a picture of pure grace. although they murmured and complained during this time, not a single one died." now i've never heard anyone preach this at that time. i've never read any books on it, so i feverishly went to my bible, checked that portion as if to prove god wrong. have you done that before? you can never win god. and i found not a single one died from egypt to sinai. although they murmured, they complained. now how many know murmuring and complaining is sin? all right, before the red sea, when the armies of pharaoh were charging against them from behind and the red sea was in front of them, they shouted,

"moses, did you bring us out here to die? are there not enough grace in egypt?" they murmured and complained. no one died. god opened up the sea. next 3 days they were doing okay and then there was no water. they complained and god made the bitter waters sweet. they were okay for a few days and then they complained there was no food and god rained, not judgment, but bread from heaven. it seems like every fresh murmuring brought forth fresh demonstration of god's goodness. they complained again there was no water and god brought forth water out of the flinty rock. and then they came to the foot of mount sinai in exodus 19. and then they said to god, "all that the lord has said, we will do." now in the hebrew, it's a strong word, [speaking hebrew] which means, "all that god can command us, we can do it."

even before they heard the ten commandments in chapter 20, they boasted even before they have heard. now, that is man presuming on his own strength, on his own righteousness, which he had none. and all this while, god has blessed them, not because they are good, but because he is good. he has made a way and provided for them, not because of their faithfulness, but because of his faithfulness. they came out by the abrahamic covenant of grace and now at the foot of the mountain in essence, they are saying to god, "god, don't treat us--don't judge us. don't assess us based on--don't bless us based on your goodness, bless us based on our obedience." the moment man presumed on his own strength, notice god changed his stone in exodus 19. god said, "moses, tell them don't come near." all of a sudden god puts

a distance between him and man. "if you want me to bless you based on your obedience, based on your goodness, then don't come near. the mountain is holy, lest you die." now he never had that tone before, before this. he was in the pillar of cloud by day, in the pillar of fire by night. he was close to them and yet all of a sudden because man presumed on his holiness, on his own righteousness, which he had none, god says, "this is the deal. if you want me to bless you based on your obedience, don't come near, not even a beast can come near lest it dies." the next chapter god gives them the big ten. and listen, god did not say, "if you break one, you are guilty of the one you break." god says, "if you break one, you are guilty of all." in other words, if you don't commit adultery, but you steal, god sees you as an adulterer.

that's what it means. in other words, the ten commandments stands as a composite whole. and you know what happened after that? right after sinai when they murmured and complained, the same sin they committed before sinai, you know what happened? they died. when they complained, they died. when they complained, they died. that tells us they should never have exchanged covenants. and god put israel--for 1500 years, god put israel under the law and the best of them failed, even david failed. see, the law condemns the best of us. grace saves the worst of us. hallelujah for his amazing grace. the scriptures are clear that the ministry of death--if you look up here in 2 corinthians 3, it tells you clearly in verse 7, "if the ministry of death, written and engraved on stones," notice ministry of death.

god calls the ten commandments the ministry of death, written and engraved on stones. now you cannot tell me, "pastor prince, we are not under law in the sense we are not under killing of sacrificial animals. we are not under the feast of israel," because those laws were never engraved on stones. the ministry of death god is talking about are the only ones engraved on stones, and what are they? the ten commandments. god calls it the ministry of death and sometimes we have a series of sunday meetings where we teach the ten commandments, killing people softly, every single week. god calls it the ministry of death. look at the verse before this. "god has made us ministers--sufficient as ministers of the new covenant." now, if you want to be a minister of the old covenant, there's no power. there's no sufficiency there. there's no provision. there is no favor. there is no charisma and no charismata. all right, god only makes

sufficient those who are ministers of the new covenant. and it tells us clearly, "not of the letter but of the spirit; for the letter kills, but the spirit gives life." do you know that at first pentecost, 50 days after passover, the first passover was the children of israel with the blood of the lamb on the doorpost. that was the first passover. fifty days after that, they were at the foot of mount sinai. and what did god give? god gave the law and 3,000 people died in the new covenant when the day of pentecost was fully come. god gave, not the law, but the spirit on mount zion and 3,000 were saved. the letter kills but, grace, the spirit, gives life! hallelujah! let's move our pulpits from mount sinai to mount zion. we're on the wrong mountain. god has moved mountains, and we

are still camped at mount sinai. no wonder we are being shaken because those that trust in the lord shall be as mount zion, the new covenant. you shall not be shaken forever. don't misunderstand me. the law is holy. the law is righteous, but they cannot make you righteous. the law is unbending, therein lies its problem. it is like a mirror. when you look at a mirror, it is unbendingly and inflexibly true. if you see ugly--which i never do. [laughing] if you see ugly, don't blame the mirror! don't break the mirror, don't punch the mirror. sometimes you look at it, it breaks.

the law just reveals who you are, but it has no power to cleanse away your blemishes. the law is holy, but it cannot make you holy. if the law bends slightly, it's no more the law. you see the deal is this, if you can keep god's law, god will bless you, yes. but by the same token, if you break one, god has to curse you. can you understand that? sometimes we--we think that by preaching the law, people become lawful. but the bible says clearly the strength of sin is the law. you hardly hear that preached in 1 corinthians 5, verse 56, "the sting of death is sin, the strength of sin is the law." wow. the word "strength" there is "dunamis" in the greek.

the strength of sin is the law. guess what? who is trying to bring the strength of sin back to the church? and he uses the pulpit. and no marvel because his ministers are transformed into ministers of righteousness, righteousness according to works. his name in hebrew is ha-satan, which means prosecutor at law. the devil, long before he can steal, kill or destroy, he's the accuser. you must receive his accusation before he can steal from you. you must receive his accusation before he can kill, before he can destroy. he's not called the destroyer, he's called the accuser. not the murderer, but the accuser of our brethren. you need to know his devices. in colossians 2 it tells us jesus nailed the handwriting of ordinances to his cross.

now what is the handwriting of ordinances? someone says, "no one can arbitrate god's handwriting." yeah, but god can. god nailed the law to the cross. you know what's the next verse? having disarmed principalities and powers. that tells you the armory, the weapon of the devil is the law. the devil uses the law to knock you on the head. it tells you "you have not done this enough, you have not done that enough." even when you do right, it's not enough. when you do wrong, it tells you, you have done wrong. when you do right, it tells you it's not enough. he's the accuser, the accuser. "pastor prince, i'm married to one." no, that's not, that's your wife's voice of conscience speaking to you, brother. you heard about the guy who boasted to his friends? "you know last night i had my wife begging, begging me on her knees."

his friends were, you know, so awed by that and say, "what did she say? what did she say?" "come out from under the bed and fight like a man." [laughing] no, it didn't happen to me, okay? please. there was a minister at a cemetery once and he heard someone crying. so he made his way over to the place where he heard the crying, and there was this man hugging the tombstone, crying, "why did you leave me? why did you leave me?" the pastor went to him and said, "can i pray for you?" and he says, "yeah." "who is that that passed away?" "my wife's first husband." [laughing] okay, let's get back to what i was sharing with you. we are so afraid when people are

not under law, they become lawless. that's the fleshly fear the devil puts in the hearts and the minds of the people. the devil tells you without the law, you become lawless. but how come god called abraham his friend? abraham lived more than 400 years before the ten commandments was given and he was tight with god, man. he was called my friend. ♪ i'm a friend of god ♪ i'm a friend of god >> announcer: next on "destined to reign." >> you know how god feels appreciated? david gave us the answer. "what shall i give back to god for all his benefits to me? i will take the cup of salvation." the answer, all right, is to take some more from god. amen. god loves for you to take from him. take your healing. take your provision. take his goodness. take, take, take, take!

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think of all the possibilities. learn how to fulfill your dreams right here on career day. coming up on career day, top nasa careers. ever thought about working for nasa? well, it's not just for astronauts anymore. and there are countless careers to choose from. how about a nasa videographer? remember the space shuttle "endeavour's" recent fly over the country and final trek to los angeles? it was one of the most exciting events in our nation's history. well, this nasa camera woman had a front row seat. quite amazing. find out what led to this ultimate career. from her cozy cockpit in the sky. >> i've flown with some of the most incredible and amazing pilots in the world. i've watched them fly and i've videoed them.

>> plus how about a job that takes you all the way to mars? this mars rover engineer helps work on the most amazing work on this or any planet. if you have a passion for exploring you won't want to miss this. >> i've been doing this for the past 30 years. >> then our next nasa career takes us across the galaxy. this visualization producer may not be strapping on a space suit. or sending up a satellite. his job is more like a translator. he creates advanced computer animation and graphics that turns data into videos like these. talk about cutting edge. >> push the boundaries. to become better engineers, better scientists. >> all that and more right here,

right now, on career day. it's a plane! it's a -- videographer? >> i'm laurie and i document some of nasa's coolest aviation history. >> for over two decades laurie has had one soaring career, literally. >> you would think i'm an adrenaline junkie from what i do. >> laurie is a videographer for the national oar owe naughtics and space administration, also known as nasa. what exactly does that mean? >> i fly in the back seat of some of the most incredible, amazing pilots of the world. i watch them fly and i videotape. >> as a nasa videographer laurie had a first class seat videotaping the "endeavour" as she flew around the country and made her final trek to los angeles. her extreme mission and one she gladly accepted documenting aircraft activity and flight

test programs from the cockpit up high in the sky. >> nasa does really cool stuff. it's our job to try to help facilitate that information so everybody knows. >> nasa research center in california, you can find her filming anywhere. above earth, that is. >> i've been to the north pole, to the south pole, and everywhere in between. just documenting what we're doing. >> can you see it? >> i can. more or less. i got it. >> i rarely have a chance to put the camera down because my camera is the eyes for the engineers on the ground. my view is it's a view finder for anyone. from 30 minutes to two hours at a time. >> the job isn't for the faint of heart. she's often thousands of feet up into the air and often upside down. >> it's very physically demanding to fly in these aircraft. >> laurie's high pressure

position takes extremes. she prepares with extreme safety courses. >> we go through land survival classes and water survival training. all of those are meant to teach us how to assess our situation and protect ourselves should we ever need to eject the aircraft. >> it's a cool career. >> i got into video production, photography, imagery. it proves you don't have to be a scientist, you can be a liberal arts major and still have an incredible job working at nasa. >> after finishing film school in the '80s, laurie got her break in the biz as a photographer for nasa. >> opportunity came available to become full-time being a helicopter camera operator. that put me in aerial status. from there another door opened for me to get in the back seat of jets. because i was already onsite. >> lauren's career has really

when she's not flying, she's running the show at the nasa tv station >> i get to write, shoot, edit, direct, produce. everything from the concept to distribution, i'm involved in every aspect of. >> among her career highlights? directing dozens of space shuttle landings. >> 54 shuttles have landed here at edwards air force base. i've been involved in about 36 of them. and i'd be guessing but i think i've directed on nearly 20. it's very stressful. but when it's done, it's very rewarding. >> another thrill for laurie is working inside nasa's icon of aviation. >> i've had an opportunity to work for some of the most amazing people. i've flown with shuttle astronauts, f-15 pilots. not many people can say that. >> no doubt about it, lauren's videography to infinity and

beyond. >> in all the years i've been here, i have seen and been a part of so many aviation milestones. and i can take that with me forever. i've gotten to make history. the robots have landed on career day. a great job can take you lots of places. but this oneaom waycnz >> hi, career day. i always wanted to build robots and i've been doing that for the past 30 years. >> he's a mars rover engineer. (hn3he jet propulsion bomnsr

>> i was just joking. you know, working with this stuff to come up with a robot. >> these were the first robots he ever made and the first step to building the twin rovers, spirit and opportunity. see the stunning images they transmitted from mars. the next trip to the red planet will be even tougher to pull off. >> one of the problems is we were behind it, we wanted to get to areas that are currently not accessible to our current rovers. are you about to drive this rover? >> yes. ke

you can see right there. this instrument here is a microscope. so we can look outside the door. >>?f3 fuccessfully send robots yone on mission. keeping kind!ú

>> robots, math and science two two subjects you need to know. and the other subject? the joy of exploring. >> understand how things work. enjoy yourself. enjoy the problem. have fun. >> more nasa careers that are really out of this world. legendary astro physical cysts and astronomers with gathering information are out in space. >> i was part of an experiment

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. welcome back to "career day." our next career takes us across the galaxy. this job isn't about strapping on a space suit or sending up a satellite. it's more a translator. >> my job is to turn this to this. find out how, next. >> doug is a visualization producer at nasa. to understand how things happen out in space you have to be a scientist. since most of us aren't scientists there are people like doug to explain it for us. >> it's very hard to understand all the engineering jargon, all

the scientific words and things hike that. this is curiosity, our next module. this is the animation i spent about nine months developing to explain to the public what what this looks like when it gets to mars. >> creating otherworldly animation used to be a hobby for doug. when nasa saw what he could do, he moved across the pond from england to work in jpl in southern california. >> christmas 1987, emebedeeedd.. interesting work about the universe. and i knew------------------- :-

100 years of exportion that people can play with but you have to find the interesting parts, laying down life-sized pieces for the public. >> using computer animation and graphics to turn mountains of data into scenes like these. talk about cutting-edge. >> using cutting-edge animation, the power is there on everyone's laptop. >> one of his projects? this mobile phone app to give you the conditions of the globe at a glance. what an amazing innovation. it looks like a video game, except everything in this game has the look of the possible. >> this is where the pressure is. what we make becomes the face of the thousands of engineers and

scientists that do this stuff. people always push the boundaries. we always want to find the next frontier. it makes us become better engineers, better scientists. >> doug didn't take the short route to his career. but with a little guidance, he still landed right where he wanted. >> when what we're good at and what we like meet, that's where i'm at right now. it makes getting up and going to work easy in the morning. next we're exploring a career that's really out of this world. find out how this legendary nasa physicist and astronomer created some of the most incredible animation for gathering critical data. >> we used to carry passengers. now we vo: at meineke we know that oil is the lifeblood of every car. remember to change it on schedule to keep your car healthy.

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>> dr. eric bethman is a world-famous astronomer as the national aeronautics and space administration, also known as nasa. >> i look at objects that are out in the universe and try to understand what makes them the way they are. how stars form. he's credited for creating amazing innovations. >> i'm credited with putting instruments on hubble, the telescope that's in space, that's been flying for the last 20 years. making observations out to the edge of the universe. >> today we're getting a glimpse of the doctor's latest and greatest endeavor.

he's pioneering a project with aviation. >> this passengers. >> it's an aircraft that collects radiation from outer space. >> from the outside this looks like a passenger plane. the inside is designed for one mission. >> three, two, one. >> we have modified it so that there's a door that opens and vations. you can test better if you're flyingr stratosphere at high> through months of testing in the lab, the new camera is ready. >> the electronics onto the telescope very carefully to make

sure that it's right. this is very exciting. >> the doctor is affectionately known for combining his passion into one cosmic career. >> this is the way i keep track of what's actually happening in the observatory. i got interested in astronomy when i moved to california as a graduate student. i just got fascinated by studying outer space. >> 50 years in his astronomical career. the doctor still loves what he does. because he's truly out of this world. >> this is an image taken of jupiter. it just demonstrates how different. you'll notice that there's a dark line here. that's actually very bright. it's the brightest part of the planet. what i like about astronomy and astrosú mainly the

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>> as a public defender, judge karen fought for her client's rights. she was elected to the bench because she believes in doing the right thing. >> i'm passionate about helping people, period. sometimes life pulls you from up here to down here to speak to the lesson. you're in a valley right now and there are lessons in this valley. >> objective independent justice. >> always turn your life around. if you keep walking you can overcome whatever circumstances you're facing. >> this is supreme justice with judge karen. nancy brown is suing kevin marquez in the amount of $968.57

for money she says she lent him that she hasn't paid back. >> miss brown, you're suing mr. marquez for $968.57. >> correct. >> your position is you don't owe her any money. >> that's right. >> mr. marquez, what's your relationship with miss brown? >> we were friends for four years. about two years ago we started having a relationship. >> what's sort of a relationship? >> i didn't consider her as a real girlfriend. >> what's a real girlfriend? >> she was somebody that -- >> i booty call? >> not a booty call at all. >> what do you mean a real girlfriend? >> i had feelings for an ex-girlfriend of my, the mother of my son. she was the person that was always there for me. >> what is always there for you, miss brown? >> miss brown. >> you sort of had a

relationship? >> it was more of friends. >> with benefits? >> not really. >> you didn't get any benefits? >> i mean -- >> yes, i got benefits. >> yes, yes. >> more than one time. >> that's right. >> so that was several benefits. >> it wasn't really a relationship. >> it was friends with benefits. >> friends with benefits. >> you agree? >> i agree. >> it was friends with benefits? >> definitely. >> so then how did this $968 come up then? >> when we first met he was in and out of jobs. he had a construction company he was trying to work for and he had no car. he was complaining how he didn't have any money and he couldn't get a car. i said you got to pay me back. my father died. he left me a car. i sold the car for $3,000 and i gave him $400. >> you loaned it? >> i loaned it. >> did she loan you $400?

>> she gave it to me. >> she said she understood like you understood that this was friends with benefits so why would she give you $400? >> she's been my friend. >> did she give you money before that? >> no. >> so she never gave you money before you became friends with benefits? >> honestly she wanted something with me. >> how do you know she wanted something. >> because she wanted a real relationship. >> did you tell him that? >> no, i did not. >> what makes you think that? was it pillow talk? >> she accused me of being of father of her son. >> that was way after i had given him the money. >> wait. now all of a sudden i hear about a daughter. did you give birth to a daughter during the time that you were kicking it with him? >> not during the time. i got pregnant during the time that me and him was talking but we were friends with benefits. it was a guy that i was seeing for the military. he came back in town for thanks giflg. it was a one time thing and i

was talking to him. he's claiming it could have been one of his friends. >> wait. stop. do you have a child? >> yes, yes. >> is this the father? >> no. >> so it's not the father. >> right. >> but there was a moment in time when you thought he might have been the father? >> no. i knew who the father was. i was just telling him one day because he had did the whole facebook pictures so it was kind of like -- >> what do you mean? >> i saw pictures of him and his quote unquote girlfriend. >> did you get upset that you saw him on facebook? >> i got upset because i seen the girlfriend and him and they was popping bottles in the club. >> you were having sex with somebody. >> he already knew about it because he had the same mutual friend. >> he had sex with the person who is the father of your child? >> no.

we were friends together. i met him through other friends. in the midst of all that i saw pictures of him on facebook. >> with his girlfriend. >> exactly. >> that's $400. we have $968. what's the rest of this money? >> prior to that when we were friends with benefits we were in the car and he was complaining about his phone. he had a flip phone. >> what's a flip phone? >> it's an old phone. he couldn't move around with his phone that he had. >> what do you call it a flip phone? >> it was a flip phone. >> oh, a flip phone, okay. he wanted an upgraded phone so he was again complaining. you see that movie baby boy. he was complaining about his phone. >> i don't know about a movie baby boy. >> he was complaining about hi money. >> you mean all a man got to do is complain to you. >> we was already friends. he already had a son and i was helping him out and he told me he was going to give it back. >> so you give him --

>> i just put him on my account. >> is that the $568. >> i put him on my account for the upgrade and the phone bill. >> so you add friends with benefits to your account. >> because it would have saved him money, correct. that's where i went wrong at. >> you went wrong way before that. >> announcer: coming up on supreme justice with judge karen. >> from the get go i didn't find any attraction in her. i didn't find any -- >> why would you play with a woman you weren't interested in. >> since her boyfriend was running with us i asked her where my laptop was. where my laptop was. i said did your boyfriend take with diabetes, one more thing i have to control -- dry skin. [ female announcer ] new gold bond diabetics' dry skin relief.

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>> announcer: you're watching supreme justice with judge karen. we're back with the case of nancy brown who is suing kevin marquez over what she says is an unpaid phone. >> so you never had a relationship with the baby's daddy? >> right. >> how long was that. >> maybe two and a half years. he's in the military. he was always overseas so that's where the distance went. >> so now you're out of $968.57. you don't think you owe her this money? >> i don't. i really don't. >> why would she give you this money like that? >> first of all, she claimed

that we were going to be -- we weren't going to see anyone else while we were doing this friends with benefits, right? >> right. >> and then after a while she -- i started feeling that, you know, i mean from the beginning from the get go i didn't find any attraction in her. >> why were you sleeping with her then? >> because we were in the same group of friends. >> stop. >> we were in the -- >> so what! why would you sleep with a woman if you are not interested in a woman. there is a lot of women to play with. women outnumber men three to one so why would you play with a woman if you weren't interested in her? >> it's not playing with her because i did kind of have feelings for her. >> now you have feelings. ten minutes ago it was barely friends with benefits. now we got feelings. why did feelings give you $968.57. >> we were in the same group of

friends. we got along really well. that kind of like grew and we got along really well and we ended up doing -- >> are you a father, too? >> i am a father. >> that's what is wrong with these children today. look who is having children. >> he manipulated me, your honor. he basically tried to make me his sugar mama. that was his agenda. >> how do you know that? >> after we broke up all of a sudden he wasn't attracted to me. >> what was he saying? >> that he loved me. >> did you say you loved him? >> i said i got love for you. >> does that mean i got love but it's over here. one day i might be in love with you? >> based on our friendship. i had known him for a long time. >> let me cut to the chase because i could be here all day with y'all. do you have anything in writing where he agreed he was going to

pay you back? >> no. but i do have the statements of what i paid. >> i know you got a statement of what you paid? >> i reminded him weeks and months that he needed to pay me back. >> something in writing, bring me a witness. court calls who? who do you have here to tell me they heard him say he was going to pay you back. >> it was just me and him. >> oral agreement is not worth the paper it's written on, okay? i hope you learned something from this. you're shelling out money and shelling out money and giving your body to whoever. >> no, it wasn't whoever. >> you need to read my book. you need to read it, too, about busy bodies. >> both of these guys i knew for a long time. >> i'm ready to rule. case dismissed for failure to prove your case.

good luck to both of you. >> announcer: judge karen has ruled in favor of the defendant, the plaintiff's claim is denied. >> you know you owe me money. good luck to you. you lost a good friend. i was there for you. >> good luck to you. >> announcer: coming up. >> i asked her where my laptop was and she said it was there when she left. which i asked her did your boyfriend take it, she didn't answer me. vo: at meineke we know that oil is the lifeblood of every car. remember to change it on schedule to keep your car healthy. show your car a little love with an oil change starting at $19.95.

>> announcer: jennifer morris is suing kaitlyn sanchez in the amount of $2,959 for the cost of a laptop, plus unpaid rent miss moore says miss sanchez is responsible for. >> miss morris, are you suing miss sanchez for $2,959. this represents a stolen laptop and back rent is that correct? ? >> yes, that's correct. >> you, miss sanchez, believe you're not responsible for this? >> that's correct. >> was there a lease? >> yes. >> did you both sign the lease? >> yes, we both did. >> what happened? >> well, i went back to oregon where i live. i went back for spring break.

it was my mom's birthday on march 2nd. kaitlyn was with her former boyfriend who moved in -- >> i'm going to teach people how to tell a story. let's get to p what happened. >> my laptop was gone when i came back. kaitlyn was gone. all her stuff was gone when i came back. >> how long were you gone? >> a week. >> what happened, kaitlyn? >> my boyfriend and i got into a violent altercation. >> what does that mean? somebody hit somebody? >> he hit me. he broke my nose, blackened both of my eyes and sprained my arm. >> oh, my. how long have you been with this boyfriend? >> for about a year and a half. >> are we no longer with this boyfriend? >> no. >> did we call the police? >> i did. >> what happened? >> when i called the police they were looking for him. they couldn't find him. i moved back with my mom to tennessee. i wanted to get away. i was very scared. i feared for my life.

>> did you ever let jennifer know that this had happened? >> i was really stressed out and really upset. i sent her an e-mail. >> what did you say in the e-mail? >> i told her that i had to leav i feared for my life, my boyfriend and i had gotten into a bad situation, and i had changed my phone number at the time. >> i understand that you went through what you went through but what about the rent? >> what i told her when i spoke to her, i called her about a week after. i had changed my phone number so i forgot that she wasn't able to get ahold of me. >> how much time was left on the lease? >> three months. >> three months left? >> yes. >> you're asking for her half of those three months? >> yes $1500 an my laptop. >> do you believe that you owe her?

>> no. because of extenuating circumstances? >> what extenuating circumstances? >> the fact that i got violently attacked. >> let me ask you this, how is that jennifer's problem? >> i understand it's not her problem. i spoke to the manager and i told her the circumstances. she said she understood. >> did she say you don't have to pay for the next three months. >> i told her that i wanted to opt out of the lease. >> she said? >> she said that was fine because of what had happened. >> do you have that in writing? >> no. at that time i was living in tennessee with my mother. >> is she here as a witness? >> she's not. >> announcer: coming up -- >> i asked her where my laptop was. she said it was there when she left. left. when i [ baby crying ] [ mom ] be right there, baby. [ muffled noises ] oops. ow. sorry. [ baby crying ] ♪

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>> announcer: we're back with the case of jennifer morris who is suing kaitlyn sanchez for the cost of a laptop computer plus unpaid rent. >> did anybody tell you at the management office -- >> i had no idea until i came home. >> when you were making these payments did anybody say, oh, no half of this has been forgiven because your roommate had extenuating circumstances? >> not at all. >> so you actually paid this money. >> i understand, your honor -- >> no, you don't understand. unless you died and even if you had died, unfortunately, the law said your estate would have had to pay this contract. this is a contract here. it's a lease, right? do you have the lease? >> i have the lease. >> let me see the lease. >> because a lease will talk about what the terms are. >> i told her -- >> it doesn't say that if you get into a fight with your boyfriend or even death or anything like that that you are like free from having to pay for this. >> well, i told her, your honor,

that i would try to give her the money. at this point i can't afford to. i don't have insurance so when i went to the hospital -- >> now you say you were going to try to pay her? >> yes. >> so you agree -- >> i told her i would help her out but when i got back on my feet. i have to pay my hospital bill. i'm not lying. i don't have insurance. >> the question doesn't become whether or not i can pay. the question becomes do i owe it. do we agree that you owe it? >> i do agree, your honor. >> so you need some time to pay it but you know you owe it? >> right. >> what about this laptop. >> since her boyfriend was living with us i asked her where my laptop was. she said it was there when she left. when i asked her did your boyfriend take it, she didn't answer me. so i assume since he was the only person in the house that he had taken it. >> where is your direct proof that either she or her boyfriend had something to do with the loss of your laptop? >> they were the only people

that had keys to the apartment. >> you don't know if she had visitors. unless you can show me proof that either she or your boyfriend had to do with the loss of your computer, i'm not going to find her responsible for the computer. >> announcer:

>> announcer: you're watching stream justice with judge karen. >> i wanted to ask you a question about the lease. i see that there was a deposit of $1500. >> yes. >> what happened to the deposit? >> i gave it to the manage -- my parents helped me out. >> but we put the deposit down together, didn't we? >> yes. >> so you should have gotten a deposit back at the end of the lease? >> yes. >> so $750, it would have been money that she paid towards the deposit? >> well, my roommate -- before her she wasn't my roommate.

my best friend was and then she transferred schools and she came over and switched the lease with my best friend. >> you just told me that she paid half of that deposit. >> yes. >> if she paid half of the deposit which you got the full deposit back, right? >> yes. >> that's $750 that was already a wind fall to you because that was her money. >> yes. >> i'm going to subtract that. >> okay. >> $1500 you were suing for the rent but you're actual entitled to $750. >> right. >> i'm ready to rule. judge for $750 minus the deposit and as for the laptop i'm dismissing the complaint. good luck to both of you. >> announcer: the defendant is ordered to pay $750. >> i'm sorry it had to come for this. i feared for my life.

i had send you a check for $750. >> thank you. i gladly accept that. kaitlyn, i'm sorry for what happened to you and i'm just glad that you are okay.

>> announcer: as a public defender, judge karen fought for her client's rights. she was elected to the bench because she believes in doing the right thing. >> i'm very passionate about helping people, period. sometimes life pulls you from up here to down here to teach you a lesson and you're in a valley right now. there are lessons in the valley. i hope you learn from it. >> announcer: objective independent justice. >> you can always turn your life around. if you keep walking you can overcome whatever circumstances you're facing. >> announcer: this is supreme justice with judge karen. >> yarnell beck is sue animal trainer gerald collins for the cost of pet training she says resulted in the death of her pet

bird. >> all rise. court is now in session with the honorable judge karen mills francis presiding. all party have been sworn in, your honor. >> thank you, shane, you may be seated. miss beck, you are suing for $2,000 for breach of contract, right? >> yes. >> how do you know this gentleman? >> he is my bird trainer. >> what type of birds do you train? >> mostly macaws. >> what are they? >> tropical bird. >> big white bird? >> parrots, red, yellow and blue. >> what do you train them to do. >> fly particularly within the inside of the house.

>> you teach a bird how to fly? >> yes. >> birds should be training you how to fly. >> i train them inside and outside of the house. not too many trainers agree with my method. >> what's the purpose of training a bird how to fly inside a house? >> some people leave it in the house. >> close the door when he flies into the room, turn the lights on and off when he goes in and out? what is the purpose of teaching a bird how to fly inside a house? >> i teach it how to get familiar with the house. because my particular method of training is to teach it how to fly outside within its yard. >> where did you find this guy? >> i find him online, your honor. i found a blog of his. i was looking for a bird trainer because i did not want to clip the wings of my bird. >> you thought you could find somebody to train your bird to do what? >> to be allowed to fly inside the house but not fly outside should a window be open which is

what initially made me -- >> on the contrary. that's not true. >> i wasn't talking to you. >> that's not true. >> so you have heard that birds can be trained to fly inside of a structure with an open window and not leave out of that open window? >> yes. >> you heard this? >> yes. >> okay. and you supposedly do this? >> yes, i do. >> what's your method that's so controversial. >> that i train them outside. >> how do you train a bird outside? >> a lot of birds will fly away. a lot of people are against my methods of training. >> why would you train a bird outside not to fly -- why are you training a bird outside? >> what i do is i get the bird -- >> why are you training the bird outside? and you need to talk up, speak up. >> that's my particular method

and mrs. beck wanted that method of training. she wanted her bird to be able to fly outside and inside without it flying away. she read my blog. >> let me see the blog. did you bring me something with the blog? did you check out this guy's references? >> yes, i did. he is a licensed trainer, your honor. >> licensed by whom? who licenses somebody to train birds? do you have a license? >> yes, i do. >> from who? what state? >> from new york. >> and the license is a license to do what? >> to train birds. >> there is no such thing. >> to train birds. >> there is no such thing. >> yes, there is. >> i want to look up a license for a bird training certificate. >> there are many bird trainers. >> well, you ain't one of them. >> announcer: coming up on supreme justice with judge karen -- >> what happened? >> i gave it two commands.

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>> announcer: you're watching supreme justice with judge karen. we're back with the case of yarnell beck who is suing gerald collins for unsatisfactory bird training services. >> i looked at the blog and you talk about the training method of training the birds not to fly inside by training outside. did you see that, too? >> yes. >> shouldn't that have told you something right then and there. i don't protect people from their foolishness. how much did that bird cost you? >> $1,600. >> so what happened with this bird? >> from what i understand -- >> not what you understand. did you take the bird to train the bird? >> i trained it -- >> did you take the bird to train the bird, yes or no? >> i did. >> what happened?

you took him outside to train him to fly inside. >> right. >> what happened? >> i gave him two commands. >> what was the first command? how you don't you go fly away. >> the first command was to fly back to its cage because they're more familiar with the cage. >> let me ask this question. did you know this bird? >> no. >> so day one, new bird, we have no prior relationship. you say fly back to the cage. >> no. the first month i trained the bird i trained it in the house. >> so now the bird got brought back in the house. all i been hearing about for the last 15 minutes is your methods of hood training. >> first i train the bird in the house. >> did you ever see any of this stuff he did? >> yes, she did. >> so many it, your honor, but he was protective about me not being around the bird, said it would confuse him.

>> did you give him -- >> that's not true. >> i need you to stop doing that. >> i apologize, your honor. >> did you let him have this bird for that time, or were you bringing the bird like daycare every day? >> he would come over to my house, your honor. >> so he was picking him up at your house and training the bird -- >> training the bird in the apartment so that the bird would be familiar with the surroundings. >> that command, what was it? don't leave the house? what was that command you just told me? >> i had a -- >> what was the command? >> i didn't tell you a command. >> you did. you said the first command -- >> i use my arm. you needed to be looking. >> you think you're training me? i need to be looking? where is the bird? >> the bird is dead. >> i'm sorry about that. she's trying to blame it on me.

>> what was the bird's name? >> macy. he can't even pronounce it right. >> how did the bird die? >> i had taken it outside and i think he got confused explaining it -- >> what happened? you took the bird outside and the bird tried to get back inside? >> yes, your honor. >> what happened? >> he flew into the window and snapped his neck and was paralyzed. i had to take him to the vet because he was still alive and i had to have him put down. >> a paralyzed bird? >> just blinking. >> pretty much. >> so they made a decision to put him to sleep. do you add ties your services? >> yes. >> do you have a copy of the ad? >> it said he was a certified

bird trainer and he could safely train them to fly in the yard. >> w bird flying into the window had to do with torturing it? >> thank you. >> as a bird trainer he should have trained the bird not to fly into a window. i had never asked him to fly the bird while i was outside. >> the bird cost you $1600. what's the other $1,000? vet fees? >> for his services. >> you want the money back from him? >> yes. >> do you have a picture of the bird, a picture when he was alive and well? >> yes. >> let's see here. is he -- >> that's him. >> that's him standing on top of his cage. >> cute thing. they can live a long time.

they can live about 100 years. i don't think that a reasonable person could believe that someone could be licensed to teach a bird to fly. i don't see how a reasonable person could believe that. at the same time you put yourself out as somebody who could do that. >> absolutely. >> and you offered that ad. >> i train my own. >> right, yeah, well, did you bring them in here so i could see if they would fly around here and not go outside? because i will let them fly around here and see if they don't go outside. that's something i believe is a bunch of baloney. i don't buy that for one second. i don't protect foolish people from themselves but i also don't like to see people from being swindled so i'm going to split the baby on this. you're asking for $2600. i find in favor of the plaintiff for $1300. good luck to you. >> announcer: judge karen ruled

in favor of the plaintiff, the defendant is ordered to pay $1300. >> i think you're a scammer and i hope it gets out so you never work again. >> you didn't follow commands and do what you were supposed to. >> announcer: coming up on speech justice. >> he flirts with everyone. >> you can't meet a good man in a club. any woman in here meet a good man in vo: at meineke we know that oil is the lifeblood of every car. remember to change it on schedule to keep your car healthy. show your car a little love with an oil change starting at $19.95.

>> announcer: you're watching supreme justice with judge karen. raymond flores is suing ex-girlfriend cheryl robe isson in the amount of $5,000 for money he says he lost as a result of a false claim charge he says she filed against him. >> mr. flores, you are suing s mismimi mis robe isson because of her actions that you lost your job. >> that's correct, your honor. >> this is your ex-girlfriend. >> ex-girlfriend. >> how long were you boyfriend and girlfriend? >> we were dating for about six months. >> what type of relationship was it, ma'am? >> it was good in the beginning but he's a club boy. what can i say. >> where did you meet him?

>> at the club. >> if you meet a man in a club and bring him home he's still a club boy. what does that mean? >> he flirts with everyone. >> you can't meet a good man in a club. my mama always said that. did any woman here meet a good man in a club? are what is that about? good men don't go to clubs. i don't know. but you don't meet a good man in a club. i hope you learned that lesson. you don't meet a good man in a club. how long after we met him in the club did we become boyfriend and girlfriend? >> didn't take long. we met the first time, probably just two weeks later we were solid, together, relationship. >> two weeks solid. >> yes. >> we were having a great time. i won't lie that we had a great time. >> what were we doing other than sex? >> we did lots of things. we went out to great restaurants, bike riding by the beach. >> he looks like boyfriend

material. >> right. >> honestly, i thought she was special. i wanted to introduce her to my mom. you know, she was actually -- >> what about her was so special? >> she's sweet, kpas nat. she's jealous. >> he was always flirting with the clientele that was coming into the club. he would see him going into the back office having drinks, getting phone numbers. >> that's hearsay. >> when we get to the club what do we see? >> exactly that. talking to another female, about to go to the back of the private office with her. they had drinks in hand and they were going to the back office together. >> you get to drink on duty at the club? >> i was drinking tonic water. there was no alcohol in it. >> what did you do? >> i approached them because --

>> what did you do? don't make yourself out to be sop innocent. tell me what you did, we wouldn't be sitting here today? >> i said you're a no good man. who are you talking to and who is this woman? after that he was scared. he was in front of a lady friend. he didn't want to be embarrassed and he flipped it and pushed me into his private office and locked the door on me. >> did you do that? >> no, i did not. >> what did you do? >> she was creating a scene. >> what did you do? >> i made sure that -- >> what did you do? >> i brought her to the back office where -- >> did you put her in the office. >> i brought her there. >> did you close the door? >> i did close the door. >> did you lock the door? >> the door locks automatically. >> so what she told me was true. >> announcer: coming up. >> i was exonerated from all the charges. charges. >> you [ baby crying ] [ mom ] be right there, baby. [ muffled noises ] oops. ow. sorry.

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>> announcer: you're watching supreme justice with judge karen. we're back with the case of raymond flores who is suing ex-girlfriend for money damages after he says she filed false claim charges again him. >> did you get arrested? >> i sure did. >> where at arrest affidavit? what were you charged with? >> false -- i was actually exonerated from all charges. >> so you were charged with false imprisonment? >> yes. >> so that means that when the police got there she must have been locked in the room. >> she wasn't locked. >> i was. >> this report says that you were charged with false imprisonment. i don't believe a police officer would have made that charge if it weren't based on some

evidence that the officer gained from his investigation at the scene which makes me believe that you did lock her in the room. >> okay. >> so why are you suing her for this amount of money, this $5,000? why are you suing her? >> because i lost my job. they fired my -- >> wait. did you lose your job because you got arrested there? >> yeah, definitely. >> so what's the $5,000? you weren't making $5,000? >> i wasn't making that. >> what's the $5,000? >> for the five months that i couldn't find a job. >> that's all you were making, $1,000 a month. >> i was making $5,000 a month. >> one month you were without? >> that's the most i can. >> you just want to stay down here in small claims and be in front of me? >> of course. >> you want $5,000 from having lost your job because of her

>> announcer: you're watching supreme justice with judge karen. >> i believe you locked her in that room because she was acting like a crazy woman. i'm not rewarding the bad decisions that you have made on both sides at all. i don't think that you have proven to me that she caused you to lose your job. you caused yourself to lose your job by locking a woman in the room. all right? so i'm ready to rule. the case is dismissed. good luck to you. >> all rise. >> announcer: judge karen has ruled in favor of the defendant. the plaintiff's claim is denied. >> you know i didn't lock you in that office. you're drama. you're delusional. >> you locked me in the room. you got what you deserved. you lost your job.

and now enter the courtroom of judge mathis. plaintiff berry says one morning she got a call from her step mom asking her to pick up her sister because there was a group of girls outside the home taunting her. one of whom was the defendant's sister. talina claims after she rescued her sister the defendant attacked her with a bat so she's suing. defendant jesse lewis says on

the day of the incident he pulled up to see what was happening between talina and his sister and talina hit him in the face with a bat and a few days later she vandalized his car. he's suing for the property damage and pain and suffering. >> i'm here today suing the defendant due to the fact of the matter that i really don't know him personally at all up until this incident, we've never seen each other before at all. and i do believe that if this incident didn't occur, we could possibly be friends. long story short, i get a phone call early in the morning around 10:00 in the morning from my stepmother explaining to me to come down the street and pick up my little sister. due to the fact that there's about ten girls in front of our house which one of them was the defendant's sister. his little sister. they were all in front of the house early in the morning. >> how old were they? little sis. i'm assuming between 13 andg6@. she's in another dispute which i'm not defending her in any

kind of way because she's known for having these issues. young girl stuff. running their mouth. and boys. just drama. so i agreed, i said, okay, i'm going to come down. i'm perming my hair in the process. perm is still in my hair. i put a cover on my hair assuming it's not going to be far. it's about a mile radius from my home to where my stepmother lived. i didn't wash my hair or anything because i had no intentions to come fight or anything. i'm 29 years old. >> how long did you think it would take you? did you suspect you might have to talk with the kid? ten of them are there. she might have started mouthing off and then you -- >> i mean -- >> nobody said anything else? >> no, i know my little sister. i know her very well. >> you didn't know the ten girls. what if the ten girls had came at you? your hair would have been burning. they would have had you down on the ground. burn, baby, burn. >> yes, burn, baby. and that's what it was. >> that's funny. that is funny, though.

go ahead. >> you know, i had no intentions. i just assumed i'm going to pick her up. i can go home, wash it out. so, you know, i'm not a fighter. i had no intentions of, you know, any kind of drama whatsoever. >> you forgot the second part of that. >> what? >> i'm not a fighter. >> i'm a lover, not a fighter. >> there you go. all right. there you go. >> right. >> go ahead. >> so long story short, you know, i'm down there and i'm in front of the house. i called my stepmother on the cell phone immediately and tell her, send the girl outside, i got to go, let's go. she sends her outside, you know, basically, and, you know, she rolls the window down, yeah, [ bleep ] i'm going to see you and carrying on, you know, what they do. i'm not trying to sugarcoat anything she said or anything but that's what it was. at that time, it amped the crowd up. next thing you know, i see rocks thrown at my car by the defendant's sister. so at this point i'm like, okay, don't throw any rocks at my car. that's it. where's your mother? >> she -- >> she what?

>> just like i said. >> right. exactly. you know, and that's me not thinking because like i said, i'm a lover, not a fighter. so i'm not assuming that it's going to, you know, carry on that way. so, you know, at this point i'm like, okay, now, you hit my car. i have a very nice car. paid full in cash. on 22 inch rims. hard work pays off. you know, at this point i'm like now you got to call your mother because you're throwing rocks at my car. i don't care about the little stuff y'all are doing. >> that's right. >> now call your moth per. i tailgated behind the crowd of girls. oer they go down main street up minnesota street. i'm somewhat of a distance driving behind them. next thing you know, a car pulls up behind me a burgundy sedan, his vehicle, pulls up behind me. i assume it's the mother getting out of the car. at this point i hear her on the phone saying, mom, such and such and such. lo and behold, it's the defendant. i get off the car basically to

greet in a nondefensive manner. next thing you know, i get bum rushed completely by the defendant and -- >> that's a lie. >> -- it was another -- okay. >> you're lying. what you lying for? tell the truth. >> let her speak. >> basically long story short -- >> the two had gotten out of the car. why? >> i got out of the car which was really dumb on my behalf. absolutely. i agree. like i said i was not expecting to get in any type of altercation whatsoever. >> wasn't your head burning by then? >> i'm kind of a pro at the perm situation. so i can sustain a little bit of heat. >> okay. let me hear from you. >> your honor, i'm just going to start by this lady is a liar. she's absolute lying about everything. i got a call from my mother stating where i was at. i said, i'm coming home to get dressed for work. and i'm driving down minnesota. i see my little sister and i see the plaintiff. so i parked my car. i gets out. my sister says, there she go. i'm actually starting going to

ask the lady what's happening. she runs up to me, hits me in my face with a bat. >> what? >> exactly. >> a bat? >> she hit me in the face with a bat. she hit my face with a bat. we got to fighting because i felt i had to self-defense myself. i had to defend myself. she sat there, hit me with a bat. we fought. i have pictures. >> let me see that. you would have had a concussion. >> i had a black eye. it was big and it bled. >> this isn't funny. this is horrible. >> there were another picture. it's definitely not funny at all. >> well, give me another picture. >> there was another picture. >> this is the mugshot from -- >> yes. right. from jail. he's notorious for these type of actions from what i collected. >> you don't even know me. >> i don't know you. >> why say something when you don't know me if. >> as i say from what i collect. >> girl, pay it.

there's more "judge mathis" after this. >> i was not convicted on the charges i'm bringing against him today. he was convicted. >> no, he wasn't. >> i'm didn't follow through the things. i'm going to be honest with you, where i'mq! from, we don't bele in snitching. >> i get it. snitches get stitches. >> pretty much. >> hold on. let me explain to you what happened in case you didn't notice. you got the stitches. >> right. >> so it's now the time to two some snitching. >> exactly. >> you're trying to snitch now because you got stitches. later -- >> i'm actually really heartbroken to be here because i'm being sued by one of my very best friends who i love very much. and i won't deny caring for him. >> the defendant who i thought was my good friend was actually for the past seven months basically just setting me up for a con. >> i believe in tough love with

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because when you keep going, the morning can bring you to brand new places. ♪ nature valley. nature at its most delicious. i got off the car which was really dumb on my behalf. absolutely. i agree. i was not expecting to get in any type of altercation whatsoever. >> one your head burning by then? >> you know, i'm trying to -- >> plaintiff talina berry says after her sister had an altercation with the defendant's sister the defendant attacked her with a baseball bat. >> so how did it end? >> it ended by, okay, we fought. my little sister broke up the fight. i got in my car to proceed to finish going home. now, the plaintiff, she starts following me. she zooms her car around the median. now she's in the back of me. now i'm driving my car. i see she's still following me

for in order for her not to hit me, i had to hurry up and turn the corner. she proceeded through the stop sign. my mother was standing there. i said, this lady hit me with a bat. face bleeding. eyes big. so my mother -- we talking. here she comes around the median again. mu my mother is in the street. she almost hit my mother. she keeps going around. at this time, the police get here. they put me in the police car. took me to the station. i waited at the station for two hours for this lady right here to go wash the perm out of her hair. they took me downtown. on my way downtown -- >> burning. >> -- her and a guy she had with her was taunting me the whole time. the police had my back window rolled down. she's talking stuff. so we get downtown. they booked me. got out the next day. on bail. on the 13th, she already had protection against me. 13th, she came and destroyed my

property, bust my window out, dints all over my car. >> how do you know? >> my mother was the driver. everybody knows her face. >> somebody was in it. >> my mother was driving the car. >> state your name. >> my name is michelle hamilton and i was drivingq,@ñ my son's vehicle to take my sister to her doctor's appointment. it was around about, what, 7:30, 8:00 at nighttime. it was a red light. i hear this pop. i'm like, what is that? and, you know, and then we, you know, we -- >> what was it? >> it was talina berry busting out the passenger window. >> all right. >> then when i turn on the passenger side to look and i look, i was like, oh, it's her. >> what was she using? >> she was using a hammer to bust out the passenger window. >> and had she gotten out of a car? >> yeah, she got out of the vehicle behind me. >> so what happened with the police? >> the police took me downtown. >> who was charged? >> i was charged. >> okay. and what happened with your case?

>> my case got thrown out because the plaintiff, she was never showing up to court. >> what about her? did you file charges against her? >> yes. i filed charges against her. >> what happened next? >> i have -- she issued -- they arrested her a restitution that she pled guilty to that she has to pay for my vehicle. >> so she pled guilty. >> yes, i have that right here, too, your honor. >> let's see it. ma'am, let me hear your side about the fighting. you say you jumped off car and -- >> picking off where we left off, basically i got off the vehicle. gets out immediately, comes rushing right toward me. not a word was said. but oh, [ bleep ], popping. okay. basically i don't know if it was his cousin, brother, whoever. also the person they were both jumping on me. two males jumping on me at the same time. i was completely defenseless. >> how about a bat? does a bat come -- >> no. with a bat, okay, as far as the bat is concerned, i never had a weapon. >> okay. >> because i was not coming intended to fight. especially -- >> so you never had a bat. >> i never had a weapon at all. >> good enough.

>> and how did it end? >> jesse ran to his car, got the bat out of the trunk of his car and proceeded to hit with the bat. >> hitting you? >> at me? i was completely -- >> hitting who with the bat? >> he hit me with the bat. >> he has here where you have pled guilty. what happened? why did you plead guilty under that scenario? >> your honor, basically i did not plead guilty to that issue. the issue he's referring to is the mother stating she was driving the car on another occasion. taking someone to the hospital. >> you did what? >> and there -- i didn't do anything. >> what did you plead guilty to? >> i pleaded guilty to basically the report they stated that i assaulted the mother. this is on a whole other day. this is weeks later. >> why were you convicted and he wasn't? >> i was not convicted on the charges i'm bringing against him today. i didn't follow through with the things. i'm going to be honest with you, from where i'm from, we don't believe in snitching and anything like that. >> okay. i got it. snitches get stitched. >> pretty much. but you know -- >> all right. hold on. let me explain to you what

happened in case you didn't notice. you got the stitches. >> right. >> so now it's time to do some snitching. >> exactly. >> exactly. you're trying to snitch now because you got stitches. >> right. >> you got some stitches. >> right. >> you got some stitches and you wasn't even snitching. you get stitches whether you snitch or not. >> and you know what, and i learned that lesson -- >> don't get no more stitches, right? >> she never got stitches, your honor. >> it's funny, because i have a police report here, everything he did basically from witness, from the police officers that were there. >> where you're from, they hang by themselves, they don't tell nobody. you just told millions of people. what happened to that? what happened to the no snitch game? i never heard of those streets. where you get on television and tell millions of people. >> because i'm not -- >> i get a lot of police that watch this. what city you all from? >> buffalo, new york. >> i got plenty of police in buffalo that's watching. you snitched.

you're a snitch. you snitched damaged property. what property of yours did she damage? >> she damaged my vehicle. i have an estimate. >> uh-huh. when? that same day? >> restitution to jesse lewis, man. you were convicted in order to pay restitution. jesse lewis. what are you talking about? you're not going to get another word to say. that's not what you're not getting. your case is dismissed. judge is for the defendant. >> thank you, your honor. truth will set us free. >> thank you, all. >> pretty much nothing. >> these papers, baby. she wanted to play tough. she got what she got. you're tough in the street. you want to send me these papers knew never was going to win. you know, god on my side.

plaintiff richard mccormick thought the defendant was his good friend, but he now realizes that she spent the past seven months setting him up for a con. richard claims the defendant lied about having romantic feelings for him as part of the setup. and he's suing her today for loans and truck repairs. defendant tonya gatston says she's heartbroken to be in court today being sued by her good friend, but she truly believes richard is severely addicted to painkillers. tanya insists she has repaid richard for everything he's suing for in court today. >> start with you. >> well, they say hindsight is 20/20. i found out the hard way. the defendant, who i thought was my good friend, was actually for the past seven months basically just setting me up for a con. we used to have lunch together and we used to -- i would listen to stories of her marriage and her abuse stories about her

abusive husband and health issues. she did have health issues. and she even told me that she had feelings stronger than friendship which the friendship was strictly platonic. and that, to me, was just part of the reason, part of the con she was setting me up with. and just to let you know, your honor, last conversation i had with her was one of the last conversations i had with her, she said she was crying at first, and then when i told her i was going to go on with the case, she told me she was going to lie in court and say that she gave me narcotics in exchange, which is a falsehood, and i have proof in a text that that was turned down, and i have a letter from my roommate who lived with me. and then plus i was also getting a new job which -- a background check. >> may i see it, please? >> a background check and drug test. >> let me allow her to speak. >> "judge mathis" will be right

back. >> i think corey is a lovesick puppy. we were never in a relationship at all. we were friends. with benefits. i'm just going to call it what it is. but, i mean -- >> who's benefiting the most? and coming up -- >> i paid him every -- >> why do you think he's suing? >> why? because he doesn't remember. >> okay. >> we actually -- we actually -- >> you paid him all at one time? >> we actually -- we actually -- >> you paid him all at one time? >> yes,

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is someone suing you and you want to have the case frl[d on judge math this? call 1-888-verdict or visit us online at www.judgemathistv.com. >> the defendant who i thought was my good friend was actually for the past seven months basically setting me up for a con, and she even told me that she had feelings stronger than friendship. when i told her i was going to go on with the case, she told me she was going to lie in court and say that she bragave me narcotics in exchange. >> defendant tonya gatson is being sued by her former friend who claims tonya spent the past

seven months setting him up for a con. >> let me allow her to speak. ma'am, what do you want to tell me? background. >> i'm actually really heartbroken to be here because i'm being sued by one of my very best friends who i love very much. and i won't deny having feelings and caring for him. >> get some tissue, please. >> he's a very good person. we are here because i believe he does have a severe addiction to painkillers. i've never said he was a bad person. i've never said anything negative about him. i do believe that he needs some serious help. ex-rocker. i don't even know how many albums. he's -- he's always been very

good to me and good to my children. he has asked for, or asked if i've had leftover painkillers. i have had severe health issues over the past few years. there's been more than once that i've had -- when we've been together -- that there's been times when mine have been missing from my car. >> how do you think he got addicted? didn't bother to ask him? you would think that that's what you would do first, ma'am. you would try and find out what the friend that you love, how he got hooked on the drugs so that, perhaps, you can help him get unhooked. and so it may be something in his life. it may be something that was affecting him. it may be something going on. but all you do is criticize him. you want to tell me why you're suing her, sir? >> she borrowed -- i have a canceled check here for $2,300.

>> $2,300. >> and the reason is, she said she had to -- there was a membership, and she had to have this in. she was getting a check, a backcheck payment check from where she worked and it was a -- she was on disability. and so she said, but i have to have this in by friday or she would lose her membership. therefore i said, sure, okay. she was a good friend and i did trust her because i've known her for eight years. i've never seen her like this. but she was easy going. she borrowed money from the past. always paid it back. so -- >> when was she to repay you? >> all in a week. she was going to get this check in. it would either be, like, the following wednesday or thursday morning. >> $2,300. >> $2,300. >> how much has she paid on that? you're suing for $3,736. >> on top of that, she borrowed $1,100 in cash. >> when was that? >> that was on the 3rd of august. here's the canceled check.

>> now we're up to $3,400. we have about $400 more to go. >> yeah. then her truck, her truck was in a shop being repaired, and they decided not to go through with the repair, but $336 had been actually applied to it already. >> did she repay that? >> no, sir. i think according to this, they had the insurance -- >> okay. she didn't agree to repay it -- >> she agreed to repay everything. she even had to -- >> hasn't repaid a dime?sém >> not a dime. >> ma'am, let me hear from you. >> actually, that is not true. >> what part isn't true? >> i actually have repaid richard, and we actually -- >> you repaid him everything you owe him? >> yes, sir. i've paid him every dime. >> why do you think he's suing you? >> why? because he doesn't remember. >> okay. we actually -- we actually -- >> you paid him all at one time? >> yes, sir.

>> when? >> i believe it was -- >> you don't remember, either. >> -- the 18th. august, i believe it was august 19th. >> you believe. not sure. >> your honor -- >> you're not sure? >> i actually have a witness statement. who actually watched -- >> how did you pay him? >> in cash. >> $3,736 in cash? >> no, sir. i owed him $2,300 because he did write a check for a membership to the pool. >> what about the $1,100? >> and that, it was not $1,100. it was $100. i did pay him that. i have a canceled check. >> what's the total amount he loaned you? >> $2,300 for the pool membership. $100 in personal cash. which i have a check for. and $336 was my truck repair. >> okay. $2,736? >> yes, $2,736. i have paid him $100. >> you've paid him how much? >> $100. >> you said you paid him everything. >> well, no, in the canceled

check. >> i understand. let's go back over what you say you've paid him. >> oh, i paid him $2,700 in cash and $100 in a check. >> okay. so you gave him a little tip. >> we had dinner and i paid the dinner bill. >> was that discussed in terms of how it relates to the money? >> i just gave him a flat $2,700. >> it wasn't discussed as to how it relates to the loan? that's what we're talking about today. >> i gave him extra because he had done that for me. >> because he had loaned you the money? >> yes, sir. >> so it was like interest? >> pretty much. >> okay. good enough. >> judge mathis rules on this dispute shortly. later on "judge mathis" -- >> halloween i decided to do something different. dressed up as a sexy cop. went to the club and ended up meeting him, actually throughout the night i kept noticing that he was there, like, oh, oh, him again. so eventually i gave himxx

how do you think he got addicted? didn't bother to ask? you would think that that's what you would do first, ma'am. you would try and find out what the friend that you love, how he got hooked on the drugs so that, perhaps, you can help him get unhooked. >> defendant tonya gatston is being sued by her former friend who claims tonya spent the past seven months setting him up for a con. >> and she said that she paid you $2,736, every dime that she

owes you on august 19th. >> okay. in september, your honor, she sent me a text saying that she was -- "i'll call you when i get paid." and because i sent her a demand letter. this was september 14th. a month later. >> she told you she'd call you when she got paid? >> yes. then on 9 /25, september 25th, i had an offer. and my response, and i think you have this, a copy of this, she wanted to borrow some more money. a and, the bank told me i can't. she wanted to cash a check. she said, that's not true, i need money to the account to cover it. then also she said, on the 12th, i told you on the 12th, i told you when i wrote you, i miss you all weekend. as soon as i can pick up the money, i'll get it to you.

circled that. >> you're confused or something. i know this woman who sat here and told me how good you were to her and her family. she cried about how much she- = loves you. i'm sure that she wouldn't get in here and lie about $3,700 that you loaned her. and she said it was only $2,736. and she paid you every dime on august 19th. you present me with sthomethingn september 12th, where she says as soon as i pick up that money i'll get it to you. are you aware of that? >> i have not had my cell phone on, your honor, for -- >> that's not my question. do you recall texting him that? >> no. >> okay. so what do you think he's doing with regard to that? do you think he's kind of fabricating that evidence?

lying on you again? >> i would probably say so. i actually have the owner of the noodle house where i paid him. wrote a letter. >> saying youglñ paid him for? >> the $2,700. >> how does that person know? >> because she saw me. she was there. >> okay. i sat there and waited for him. >> i don't believe you. i don't believe a word you're saying. i believe you're ungrateful. i believe you defrauded this man out of your money. i believe this was an act when you came in here acting like you were crying and loved him so much. and i think that you should be ashamed of yourself after this man helped you and your ;famil as you say. judgment for the plaintiff. have a good day. >> thank you, your honor. she was my good friend. i've known her for quite some time. this last part i didn't know this woman. but she was a good person. when i knew her. when i used to work with her. i -- i thought we were good friends.

and i forgive her and i hope things work out for her. but i'll just never lend her any money. >> i abseñ!qe adore richard. i love richard. i think he's a great person. i have no hard feelings for him as far as that goes because you don't love a friend and then just all of a sudden not love them anymore. plaintiff sharell met the friend on halloween and became friends with benefits. sharell believes the friend is nothing but a love sick puppy and she's suing him today for a loan. defendant green said he cared deeply for sharell and still does and claims they were in a relationship. while they were together, he caught her in a bedroom with another man and insists he never agreed to repay her for the loan. >> start with you. >> well, first, i want to say i am a huge fan of your show.

>> thank you. >> and i am from michigan as well. from pontiac. >> okay. i'm not far from there now. >> well, i live in atlanta. >> oh, okay. >> but in regards to the case -- >> how did you make it there? go ahead. since he's out of the way. >> hey, come on. >> go ahead. >> well, in regards to the case, i, your honor, i'm not going to try to be mean in any type of way, but i think corey is a love sick puppy. we were never in a relationship. at all. we were friends. with benefits i'm just going to call it what it is. >> who's benefiting the most? >> but, i mean, i cared about him. i did.

i enjoyed spending time with him. >> how long did you spend time together? >> it was for a few months. >> that's all? >> a few months before i lost interest. coming up next on "judge mathis" -- >> well, i caught sharell cheating in her bedroom with another man. >> what do you mean caught her? you came in? >> i showed up. her children let me in. and she eventually came out and -- >> she was really in the bedroom? >> it was -- i know, because i

if you're in chicago and would like to attend a taping of the "judge mathis" show call us at 1-866-3-mathis. plaintiff sharell fougton say she and the defendant were friends with benefits. she insists he cared deeply and still does. >> why did you lose interest? >> because he didn't put forth the effort. the time. you know, i feel like -- i was a single mother at time and i'm, like, i work full time. you know, i got all this time that i'm trying to make for you but you're not doing it for me. i voiced it. things did not change. >> you said you didn't want it. >> i didn't say i didn't want that. >>yu' you said you didn't get .

>> at first. >> oh, okay. at first. >> it just became that. i said, okay, it's not going to be a relationship. >> first you wanted a casual relationship. then when we put it on you, you wanted something a little more permanent. >> no. no. no. and it began -- it started with, okay, this is somebody that could potentially be my boyfriend. but when things were changing, i'm like, okay, he's not doing what i need him to do, then i don't want a relationship, we can just be this. >> let me tell you, when you talked about your needs and how he was not addressing what you needed in a relationship -- >> i mean, you know, he just explained how he worked a lot. i feel like i did the same thing, plus being a mom. so igli like, okay, now he's no giving me the time that i need. so we're just going to do this. we continue to date. and eventually i lost interest. and now i have a new boyfriend. >> did you tell him? >> well, first, let me just tell you a little more how we met.

>> okay. >> we met last year. halloween. i decided to do something different. i never go out. i never dress up. i decided, all right, let me do something a little different. dress up as a sexy cop. went to the club. and ended up meeting him, actually throughout the night i kept noticing that he was there. like, oh, oh, him again. oh. so eventually i gave him my number. i gave him my number. >> he was a sexy criminal. >> that's right. >> sexy criminal. that's right. gave him a number. what happened? >> i was a little wasted. i went and sat down. and he came and sat down as well. and i got sick on him but he was -- >> go ahead. i got your point. but he stayed by my side. you know, kind of helping me out. even offered to drive me home. and that's when we started the dating. >> of course. he took you home and took advantage of you. >> he didn't take me home. >> oh.

okay. >> i said he offered to take me home. did not take me home. you know, we dated. we went through all of that. then it stopped probably -- that was in october. me voicing was like a couple months later in december maybe. january is when i really was like, yeah, i'm not feeling the whole relationship idea. and i was -- he was texting, calling. i really wasn't responding to him. i was spending time with somebody else. >> did he know that? >> if february. he knew that -- he didn't know -- i was managing. he knew that i was managing but it wasn't that initially. >> so you slept with your client? >> basically. i mean, you could say that. it eventually became that. it wasn't that at first. >> a recording artist or something? >> yes. >> does he have a hit record? >> he is not on the radio yet. >> okay. let me hear from you, sir. >> thank you. your honor. well, i caught sharell cheating in her bedroom with another man.

i say that because i was under the impression we were still together. >> what do you mean caught her? you came in? >> well, i was concerned. she hadn't, as she said, been returning my phone calls, text messages, smoke signals, carrier pigeon. i did it all. with that being said, me being the concerned individual that i am, because i cared deeply for her, still do, i did something i don't normally do. i popped up, you know, rule seven in that dating handbook, don't do it. i broke it, whatever. so i showed up and her children let me in. and she eventually came out and -- >> she was really in the bedroom? >> it was -- i know, because i know how we used to do. we'd be in there a lot, lot, lot. you know, kids, door, us. so i knew what was up. i went outside. she sat out on the steps. and, you know, i didn't really say anything for a while. and then i just asked her eed h

like yo, i know what's going on, why didn't you tell me? she didn't say anything. she basically said, well, i didn't know how to. i was emotional because my grandmother contracted breast cancer during that time. i felt like she wasn't there for me. >> did she tell you earlier she didn't feel you were all going anywhere or you weren't fulfilling the needs of the relationship that she needed? >> yes, i did. >> no, she didn't. i tell you what happened. i was very supportive. she was excited. i'm supporting this artist now. industry. i'm a manager. great. >> artist? >> means a rap artist. >> okay. a rapper. what do you do for a living? >> i'm in i.t. >> yeah. to each his own. more of "judge mathis"stopp stopped calling me. she's going out late night.

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plaintiff sharell fougton say she and the defendant were friends with benefits. he insists he cares deeply and

still does. >> go ahead. >> so she started telling me about that, told me the stories about now, i'm managing the artists. she's talking to the producers. they would warn her, hey, you're not sleeping with your artist, are you? no. i know this -- you know, that's not what you do. so, you know, i noticed that, you know, she stopped texting me, stopped calling me. you know, she was going out late night. >> stevie sleeps with his artist. >> no. no. no. >> you're not a female stevie j., are you? >> not at all. no. i wasn't just sleeping with him. it became that. >> no, that's for sure. >> it became that. it wasn't initially that i was working. >> she's a nice lady. i like her. >> it wasn't that initially. it became that. >> no, i'm ta+é

and one of his clients is a very talented, in my opinion, singing artist, and he also has a girlfriend who is the mother of his child.br$ and they're always getting into it about him sleeping with his artists. so that's why i called her a female stevie j. >> not at all. >> stevie produces platinum records, though. younú better wait physical yun platinum records. >> not that he's not working. that's what he enjoys to do. he's working. >> all right. good. you want to tell me about the loan you're going for? >> well, before the relationship, whatever we had, dissolved, i offered to loan him in january of this year i offered to loan him -- he wanted to move?vi into an apartment or

whatever. he was staying with his grandmother. he wanted to move and needed money for a security deposit. it was $600 but i loaned him $500. i was under the impression because he said he would pay me back. so i'm thinking i'm going to get paid back in february, middle of february, end of february because he started a new job. i'm like, okay, first check. time passed because when he showed up at my house, he explained about his grandmother. you know, i felt bad. i'm like, i'm not really going to badger him about paying me back right now, but he's not going to leave, i still want my money back. i had several attempts to contact him in regards to it and he just still hadn't paid. >> what would you like to tell me? >> i'd like to point out the key phrase, under the impression. i'm sure you caught that. she was under the impression. >> from you telling me. >> she's saying where she got that impression is you telling her you would. >> okay. well, the way i see it is, when she gave me the money, i pretty much told her, hey, i don't know

if i can give this back to you, are you sure? i don't think i can give it back to you. babe, it's okay, get your apartment. end of story. >> negative. >> so you never agreed to repay her? is that your point? >> it wasn't a loan -- there was no -- we didn't sign anything. >> didn't ask you that. >> didn't say, i need the money in

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like roasted peanuts, creamy peanut butter, and a rich dark-chocolate flavor, plus 10 grams of protein, so it's energy straight from nature to you. nature valley protein bars. plaintiff sharell says she and the defendant were friends with benefits. he insists he cared deeply and still does. >> did you ever agree to repay her? >> no. >> okay. that's a very simple question. >> wow. >> all right. what are you looking at there? seems like you have something you're looking at. >> i kept my text messages, but first, i was texting and calling him and then i said, well, let me send him a facebook message. so i sent him a message and it clearly says in here that he was

going to pay me back. >> read it. >> it continued on. okay. i told you you were going to get your money. when you gave me the money, you didn't give me a timeframe. i told you as soon as i got the money, you would have it. >> what else? >> this is text. >> what do you have to say about these, sir? >> you'll get your dough. >> these are obviously after the fact. i mean, they don't speak to exactly the term when we first spoke. also when she contacted me after the split, or whatever it was, whatever friends with benefits do, right? >> friends. >> exactly. when she initially called me or texted me, it was more like, do you think you can give me my money back? obviously i didn't really feel obligated. plus i didn't have it. i mean, you basically stabbed me in the back. didn't tell me anything. i had to find out on my own. >> what does that have to do with the money?

>> okay. is that how stevie j. treats it? all right. sir. >> the point, the point of the matter is -- >> the point of the matter is, i'll say it clear, i'll say, did you ever -- you said it twice, ever promise to repay her? you said no. and i'm looking at you promising twice. judgement for the plaintiff. have a good day. >> thank you. >> still care about her. you know, if this puts this dark cloud between us and, you know, we can be amicable, that's fine. >> i'm just glad it's over with and i can put this behind me and i don't have to contact him anymore. i mean, i still think he's great, but i don't have anyúbl feelings at all. i never had feelings. i just cared. wasn't strong feelings. so i'm over it. hey, judge mathis.

i'm adam from michigan. i was roller blading on the city sidewalk and fell on a crack and broke my ankle. can i sue the city for medical expenses? >> thanks for the question, adam. for the answer, go to my website, askjudgemathis.com. -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com

today on "america'shelp. no -- >> you can do short little -- >> that would work my nerves. >> the whole purpose behind law is to write law. i want justice to be something that it not just a concept. >> justice knows no boundaries. the truth will be heard. fair, firm, compassionate. this is "america's court" with judge ross. >> leon is suing her neighbor

sarah parker in the amount of $1500 for creating a nuisance in the neighborhood. >> all rise. remain standing and come to order. the honorable judge kevin ross presiding. >> ladies and gentlemen, you may be seated. >> all parties sworn. >> thank you. lee leon $1500 because roosters that are giving you problems. >> yes. >> talk to me about them. >> i am a sim mother of three. two months ago the defendant moved -- where we live we're in houses and apartment buildings. >> and which are you in? >> i'm in an apartment. >> and what about mr. parker. >> she's in a home. >> is that true, ma'am? >> that's correct. >> and you moved there -- >> i moved just recently due to the fact that my husband passed away. >> you were out in the rural area.

>> i was more in the rural area. >> this is an urban area. >> it's a little more urban. but i still have a good sized backyard. >> and are you renting that home or? >> no. actually my son bought me the home. he wanted me closer to him. so i told him, i could give up most of my animals but i would like to keep my chickens. i've been around them -- for almost all my life, i've been around chickens. and they're like dogs or cats they're my pest. >> here is the situation, if you're out in the rural area and you have acreage, or if the other people are out there, they also had farm animals. >> not all of them did, no. >> if you're in a rural area, you know what you're getting. when you come into the city with some chickens. >> but it's on the outskirts of the city -- >> no one else has chickenness our neighborhood. >> and are we talking hens? >> when my children woke me up, they said a rooster woke me up.

it was 5:00 in the morning. i thought, a rooster. i live in the city. i don't live on a farm. and i looked out the window, and sure enough there was a big rooster and about six hen. >> and this is at 5:00 a.m. >> yes. >> and how long -- >> she moved in about three weeks prior. we noticed that she was putting -- >> you grow your own vegetables? >> yes. and i use the droppings from the chickens mixed with coffee grounds, eggshells and anything like that that can break down. you put it in a composter and it breaks down and you use it for fertilizer on your garden. >> i didn't know that. >> that saves me a lot of money because i'm on a fixed income. >> got it. >> i sell the he cans and -- >> i notice a lot of people are -- >> just a window garden in ours. >> but you got an apartment? >> yeah. the