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Leading The Way with Dr. Michael Youssef

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🗓️ 23 January 2026

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

In this powerful message, Dr. Michael Youssef reveals how God’s covenant with Abraham renews vision and strengthens weary faith. Though Abraham waited ten long years, God’s promise did not change—because His Word is eternal, His love is unearned, and His covenant is unilateral. Dr. Youssef boldly proclaims the Gospel: Jesus Christ alone bore the full weight of our sin, making the New Covenant by His blood—not with equals, but sinners in need of grace. The believer’s security rests not in emotion or effort, but in God’s unshakeable faithfulness. In a time when many distort grace, this message calls us to repentance, reverence, and renewed trust in the God who keeps His Word—no matter what. 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	The amazing grace of God, as shown in the Old Testament, on this episode of Leading the Way audio.
0:09.4	What did Abraham do to deserve this magnificent act of unilateral and eternal grace?
0:20.1	Nothing. What did I do to deserve the love of Christ,
0:24.4	the forgiveness of my sins and the assurance of eternal life? Nothing. If it's anything I deserve
0:31.2	would be judgment. But instead, I receive grace upon grace, upon grace.
0:41.0	Welcome to leading the way with Dr. Michael Yousaf.
0:44.6	He is a best-selling author and a longtime pastor and teacher with a heart for biblical truth.
0:51.6	Today, Dr. Youssef takes you further into the life of Abraham, a man who became
0:56.3	the biblical example of faith, and how it intersects with God's grace. As we begin, this reminder
1:03.9	that leading the way also produces a weekly television broadcast and lots of encouraging video
1:09.8	content. You can watch online and learn where and
1:13.4	when to watch locally when you visit ltw.org. Do that later, though, because right now,
1:20.8	Dr. Youssef begins today's teaching time. In the Bible, we often see God making covenant. God speaks as the covenant making God, as he makes covenant with people.
1:34.2	But the covenants that God makes with man far from two equals.
1:40.1	Indeed, it is a covenant where God takes upon himself 100% of the responsibility.
1:48.5	For example, we see that God made a covenant with Adam and Eve in Genesis 315,
1:54.1	where he promised Jesus the Messiah will come.
1:56.9	Then we see him making a covenant with Noah after the flood.
2:01.1	And here in Genesis chapter 15, we see him making a covenant with Noah after the flood. And here in Genesis chapter 15, we see him making a covenant with Abraham.
2:07.9	And I shared with you in the last message, after this exhausting experience, Abraham gets into a funk.
2:14.9	And in the first few verses of chapter 15, Abraham was looking for assurance from
2:22.6	the Lord. He was looking for a confirmation that all of that God promised him is going to come to
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