Welcome to 15 Minutes in the Word with New York Times best-selling author Joyce Meyer.

On today's program, Joyce will be teaching from the book of Philippians.

We all desire to have more joy in our lives, but there are many things that can easily discourage us.

God has given us tools in his word to overcome this disappointment.

One of those tools is the book of Philippians.

It is full of principles for living a victorious Christian life.

It also contains practical advice for everyday living, and most of all, it's a book about joy.

Be encouraged as Joyce teaches from Philippians chapter by chapter and guides us deeper into the word.

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

Jesus humbled himself and took on the form of a man.

And he humbled himself to obey even to the point of death on the cross. But Sunday always comes after Friday.

You with me? You can't have a resurrection without a crucifixion.

Come on.

Yeah, we need to toughen up a little bit.

We need to be willing to go through a few things and maybe be treated unjustly and keep our mouths shut and trust God to see what he will do for us.

You want to see the miracle working power of God in your life?

Start doing it according to the way he tells you to do it.

And then he was exalted on high, and there was given unto him a name that is above

every name, that at the name of Jesus, every knee must bow in heaven

on the earth and under the earth.

Come on, you might feel like you're dying bearing the pain of being unjustly treated,

but the time will come when you'll be lifted up

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