Counting Stars Will Be Put To The Test

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Leading The Way with Dr. Michael Youssef

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🗓️ 30 January 2026

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

In this final message, Dr. Michael Youssef leads us to the mountain of ultimate testing—where Abraham is commanded to offer his beloved son, Isaac. From Genesis 22, we see not only Abraham’s unshakable obedience, but a prophetic picture of God’s own sacrifice: His Son, Jesus Christ, the true Lamb. This is the Ph.D. level of faith—a faith that does not waver, even when God’s commands seem to contradict His promises. Abraham’s obedience was prompt, willing, settled, and rewarded. And like Isaac, we too must be willing to lay down all. This episode calls believers to surrender every idol, trust God fully, and never lose sight of the cross—where God saw to it, and the Lamb was provided. 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 Audio, featuring the Bible teaching of pastor and author of more than 50 books, Dr. Michael Yousap.
0:10.0	You know, friends, we all live busy lives and we're running around. And what happens, what becomes a victim of our business is our time with God.
0:23.4	So I have a resource for you, the daily way.
0:30.4	It's a few moments every morning or night to bless you, to encourage you, and it will motivate you.
0:40.2	Today is the last day of this special offer to get your own copy of the Daily Way from Dr. Michael Youseth when you give a gift of any amount to leading the way. You can order safely and securely online at ltw.org or give us a call at
0:49.2	866 626-6-4356.LTW.org, and that number again, 866, 626-4356. Wait a few moments to call or click, though, because you've
1:06.1	got to want to hear all of Dr. Youssef's message today. It's from his series called Counting Stars in an Empty Sky.
1:14.2	He'll show you how Abraham's life experience brings encouragement into your journey of faith as you enter the unknown days of 2026.
1:24.1	Let's listen together now as Dr. Michael Yousef begins today's powerful leading the way message.
1:32.2	Today, as I conclude this series of messages where God told Abraham to start counting stars when he could actually see none,
1:41.0	we're going to see here in this last message how unpredictable the events have taken their turn.
1:51.3	Natural speaking, from the human point of view, this is the hardest message in the whole of the series.
1:58.2	Emotionally speaking, this is the toughest in all of the ten messages.
2:02.3	Even in terms of faith, it is difficult to comprehend.
2:07.7	And while I don't deny the difficulty, I don't want you to miss the important part.
2:13.2	I don't want you to miss the big picture.
2:14.9	I don't want you to miss the big vision here.
2:18.5	I want you to turn with me, if you haven't already, it is Genesis 22. Look at verse 2 with me.
2:24.5	Because in Genesis 22, Abraham goes through what none of us, none of us, can ever understand
2:33.4	or comprehend, not on this side of heaven.
2:37.1	This time, God's voice that Abraham were used to hearing, now this time God's voice
2:44.9	shatters his peace and his peaceful existence.
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