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

program, Joyce will be teaching us how we can find freedom from fear. We've all experienced fear,

worry and anxiety, maybe because something negative has happened to us, or maybe because we just

don't want to deal with a challenge that lies ahead.

These feelings can come in us for many different reasons, but they all have the same end effect.

They steal our joy in life, and can drain our energy if we don't confront them.

But we can find freedom from fear and anxiety, no matter what the cause.

Joyce wants us to know that with our faith in Christ, we can overcome these feelings every time.

Find out how we can increase our faith

and get the victory today.

Now, here's Joyce with today's teaching.

Let's talk about today.

It's fun to talk about the Egyptians and the Israelites

and Moses and all that, but let's talk about today,

because we all have lives we're trying to live today. And we are living in some tough times.

And I don't know, I ask a friend today, I said, so what do you think, how bad do you think

it was in Sodom and Gomorrah? I'm sure it was pretty bad, but I'm not so sure we're not right along

up there with them. Amen. And the Bible says that when Jesus returns, it'll be like it was in the

days of Sodom and Gomorrah. And so we would not be wise if we didn't live as if Jesus is coming back any moment.

Amen?

So in Luke 21-26, the Bible teaches that in those times, the times that we're living in,

that men will be swooning away or expiring

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