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Leading The Way with Dr. Michael Youssef

Michael Youssef, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Sermons, Bible Study, Theology, Health & Fitness, Jesus, Mental Health, Preaching, Bible, Spirituality, Religion, Holy Spirit, Ltw, Leading The Way

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🗓️ 28 November 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

In this powerful message, Dr. Michael Youssef proclaims Jesus’ command that His followers must be the light of the world—a visible, guiding, and warning light shining in a darkened age. Drawing from Matthew 5:14–16, Dr. Youssef calls believers to live openly for Christ, illuminating truth through holy living and bold witness. True light does not hide in comfort or fear but exposes sin, reveals the way of salvation, and points others to the glory of the Father. Yet many reject that light, preferring darkness to repentance. With urgency and compassion, Dr. Youssef warns that only those who reflect the radiance of Christ—the Light of the World—will lead others out of darkness and into eternal life. If today’s teaching stirred a question, burden, or need for prayer, you don’t have to walk through it alone. 🙏 Pastoral Care & Prayer Teams Our trained prayer partners and pastoral care team are available to pray with you and offer Biblical support. https://ltw.org/care 💬 Receive personal answers to your faith questions—anytime, day or night—at: https://myfaithassistant.com If you’ve been blessed by this podcast, please consider a tax-deductible donation to help extend this ministry—so another person can be encouraged, prayed for, and pointed to Christ. ❤️ Support Leading The Way: https://www.ltw.org/donate

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0:00.0	Welcome to Leading the Way with Dr. Michael Youseth. Throughout his years of worldwide gospel ministry,
0:08.3	Dr. Youssef has served as a local pastor. He's taught worldwide and authored more than 50 books.
0:15.8	Each of his books is a valuable option for your holiday giving this year, and popular titles include
0:21.3	Never Give Up, Life-Changing Prayers, and is most recent, released earlier this fall, winning
0:28.1	the Invisible War. More information on availability and ordering for any of his books,
0:34.3	visit l-tw.org, or give us a call at 866-626-4356. Now, today as the medical community
0:46.3	encourages the reduction of salt in a diet, Dr. Youssef takes you to a place in the Bible
0:51.7	that encourages Christians to be the salt of the earth. And as you listen to Dr. Youssef takes you to a place in the Bible that encourages Christians to be the salt of the earth.
0:56.2	And as you listen to Dr. Yousef, you'll see how these words of Jesus and Matthew offer a challenge to have an eternal impact on the world today.
1:06.1	Listen with me as Dr. Michael Yousuff begins today's leading the way.
1:13.2	Today I'm starting this eight-part series.
1:16.8	I'm calling it appropriating the happiness that is in you.
1:22.6	The beatitudes are basically a superstructure.
1:26.2	It is a step-by-step program that Jesus has given us. You can't just
1:31.5	skip one step and go to the next one. You have to go step by step by step. They're designed that way
1:40.3	by our Lord, our maker, our creator, our redeemer, the Lord Jesus Christ.
1:46.7	Until you reach the pinnacle, until you reach the top, until you get to the apex,
1:50.5	and where the greatest privilege, the greatest joy is to be insulted and persecuted for the sake
1:58.7	of Jesus. And right at that point, when you reach the top of that superstructure, our Lord Jesus Christ says,
2:09.7	as you climb up and you get to that top, immediately, he goes on to say,
2:16.7	now this is how you appropriate all of these blessings,
2:22.3	all of the peace, all of the joy, all of the happiness.
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