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Leading The Way Radio Podcast

Leading The Way with Dr. Michael Youssef

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🗓️ 20 January 2026

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

In this urgent message, Dr. Michael Youssef warns believers against settling in “Haran”—the place of compromise that delays God’s best. Drawing from Genesis and Acts, he shows that partial obedience always leads to spiritual drift. Like Abraham, God calls His people to live as pilgrims, clothed in Christ’s righteousness and guided by God’s unchanging Word. True renewal never comes through comfort, tolerance, or half-hearted faith. It comes through repentance, holiness, and obedience to Jesus Christ alone. Dr. Youssef calls every believer to examine their heart, leave compromise behind, and intercede for revival. Counting stars—even when none are visible—is how God restores His people and puts them back on His path. 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	We discovered Dr. Youssef years ago, as we have grown as Christians in our lives, as the Holy Spirit has led us closer to the Lord year by year.
0:14.0	What we have yearned for and been drawn to more than anything is the truth of the gospel.
0:20.0	The absolute total truth, because there
0:22.1	is so much going on in the world that is apostasy. We praise God for Michael Youssef and for
0:28.4	his life in allowing the Lord to work through him to us and feed us with the truth. And as it said,
0:36.3	in your programs, you always use the word passionately proclaiming,
0:41.7	uncompromising truth.
0:43.4	And that is exactly what you do, and it is critical in these days and time when we are
0:48.9	trying to stand firm for the Lord in a time that, though there is so much evil, we know that the opportunities
0:56.1	abound to help bring as many as possible to Christ. Praise the Lord for you and your ministry,
1:03.0	and God bless you. Thank you for taking time out of your day for Dr. Michael Yousuff and
1:10.5	leading the way. passionately proclaiming
1:14.1	uncompromising truth for more than 35 years. Now, today, Dr. Yousef takes you to the place that
1:22.2	God asked Abraham to leave, the home that he and his family had always known, and to obediently go to a new
1:29.8	unknown place. This is a picture of obedience that mirrors each Christian's call to step away
1:37.1	from their life before Christ, following God toward new and unknown adventures in faith.
1:43.8	And a quick reminder before Dr. Yousse begins, leading the way is a listener-supported ministry,
1:49.7	meaning that Dr. Youssef and his leadership team rely on God's provision through God's
1:55.0	people to take the gospel worldwide. Visit LTW.org for details about the ministry and how you can be a part while the door is
2:06.4	still open. You can also learn more about the ministry by subscribing to the monthly My Journal.
2:13.1	More later. Right now, though, here's Dr. Michael Yousuff to continue his faith-inspiring series called
2:19.2	Counting Stars in an Empty Sky. There is a classic Christian book that was written in the middle
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