By Rejecting Narcissism

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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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🗓️ 5 December 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

In this sobering message, Dr. Michael Youssef exposes the modern crisis of self-centeredness and its devastating effect on marriage. Preaching from Matthew 5:31–32, he confronts the lies of our culture and calls believers back to God's original design for marriage—a covenant between one man and one woman, bound by commitment and marked by grace. Divorce, once rare, is now normalized—even in the Church—because of hearts hardened by pride and selfishness. But Jesus demands more. He calls His followers to reject narcissism, embrace repentance, and pursue sacrificial love through the power of the Holy Spirit. Only when Christ is lifted high can a marriage reflect His glory and endure the storms of 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	Stand by for leading the way audio and a passionate journey into the truth of God's
0:08.5	word with pastor, author, and cultural expert, Dr. Michael Yousaf.
0:14.9	Thank you for joining Dr. Youssef for what is always an emotional and complicated topic, marriage and divorce. In Matthew
0:23.6	Chapter 5, Jesus addresses these tough issues. And on today's leading the way, Dr. Yusuf
0:29.6	offers practical biblical safeguards for marriage from the words of Jesus. He even offers
0:35.6	practical ways to establish depth and maturity before the
0:39.5	vows. And by the way, leading the way is made possible in this neighborhood and in neighborhoods
0:44.9	just like this worldwide. With the help of your prayers and generosity, so learn more about
0:51.1	Dr. Youssef and partner with him as he passionately proclaims uncompromising truth.
0:56.8	When you visit l.tw.org or call us, speak with a ministry representative at 8666266-4356.
1:09.5	Right now, though, let's listen together as Dr. Youssef begins today's teaching.
1:17.3	For the past 50 years that I have been involved in ministry, I walked with and felt for the pain and the hurt that folks have experienced as they walk through divorce.
1:33.0	So my desire is not to add to the pain. Do you understand that? That's not my desire.
1:39.7	But as I mentioned in the last message, I long to help those who are married to know and learn
1:47.5	how to proof, affair proof their marriage. Those of you are contemplating marriage, I want you to
1:55.0	take notice. And I believe the Lord Jesus Christ is teaching us something very important here.
2:02.6	But before I get to the text,
2:12.1	I want to remind you of the circumstances of the time during which our Lord Jesus was ministering on earth. Because when you understand that you put things in context and you don't jump with the text,
2:19.6	during that time, there was a raging debate among the scholars, among the Pharisees, among the
2:25.7	teachers of the law about marriage and divorce.
2:28.7	I mean, you think that we have debates.
2:31.5	There was a raging debate.
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