A Heart for God, Part 1

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Leading The Way with Dr. Michael Youssef

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🗓️ 14 July 2024

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Although known for his rise from ruddy shepherd boy to great king of Israel, the special nature of David’s relationship with God shines past his accomplishments. In his 15-part series A Heart for God, Dr. Michael Youssef takes an extensive look at the highs and lows of David’s life, showing you the power of a life surrendered to God. As you discover the grander picture of David’s life, you’ll also see how it all points to Jesus, the perfect King who works through broken people with willing hearts.

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0:00.0	David was young and he was despised by his older, more successful brothers.
0:08.3	David was obscure in the household of Jesse.
0:12.7	David was a nondescript, and he was no match for his bigger successful brothers.
0:20.2	David could not have been more unlikely choice to be the
0:25.6	king of Israel, but because he stayed close to the king of kings, because he had a heart that was
0:34.6	willing not only to serve, but to obey the king of kings, because he had a heart that was willing not only to serve, but to obey the King of Kings, because he had one longing
0:43.0	and one desire to be close to the King of Kings and to be the servant of the King of Kings.
0:50.5	The King of Kings kept him at his elbow all the time and made him the king of Israel.
0:55.6	But that's not all. Because of his ready and willing heart, David did not only become a great
1:05.9	king for Israel, but he became one of the most important figures in all of history. You say, why? You see,
1:15.6	because God always is looking for a ready and willing heart. That's what he's looking for.
1:21.8	Because God is always looking for more availability than ability, because God is always looking for a generous
1:32.0	and giving hearts, not hoarders and takers, because God is always looking for servants,
1:39.0	not for those who are self-serving. Now, I want to give you a historical background. After Joseph and his family went to Egypt,
1:48.0	they grew in number, there were 400 years down there. God delivered them from the slavery of
1:52.8	Egypt through the leadership of Moses. There in the wilderness, they sat for 40 years. Joshua comes in and he leads him into the promised land. When Joshua died,
2:05.4	the following generation after Joshua, they basically forgot all about what God did for them.
2:12.1	They forgot about the God of their fathers. And the Bible said that each of them began to do what is right in their own eyes.
2:19.3	This, my beloved friends, is the beginning of what we see today as no absolute truth. This is
2:26.8	the beginning movement. The truth is relative. Your truth, my truth, everybody's truth,
2:32.3	that's the beginning of it. It began right there.
2:35.5	Beginning at that period, which we call it the period of the judges, when the Israelites get
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