Welcome to 15 Minutes in the Word with New York Times bestselling author Joyce Meyer.

On today's program, Joyce will be teaching from her study on the book of Colossians.

Being a Christian doesn't offer us a life without problems, but God promises us something even better,

his grace and strength to rise above our circumstances. The book of Colossians is truly a manual for understanding everything we have in Christ.

In this unique Bible study, Joyce will show us how Colossians is our guide to becoming more like him

and reflecting his love, joy, peace, and stability to the world around us.

Now here's Joyce with the study on the book of Colossians.

In Colossians, in chapter one, there are 12 different lessons, just in chapter one.

Now, obviously, I don't have the time to get in-depth into each one of these,

but I believe, by the time you leave here today,

that every person is going to get something,

and maybe three or four or five somethings

that are going to convict you and help you to really live the life

that Jesus died for us to live.

Now, I'm all about people being saved, love evangelism,

love to see people receive Christ. That has to be part of everybody's ministry, but to be

honest, the real call on my life is and always has been to help people once they're saved grow and mature so they can

have the life that Jesus died to give them. He didn't die just so we could get saved and

someday go to heaven and spend 50 years here miserable.

The thief comes only to steal, to kill, to destroy, but Jesus said, I came.

That you might have and enjoy your life and have it in abundance to the full until it overflows.

Amen?

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