David: Portrait of a Champion, Part 1

Leading The Way Radio Podcast

Leading The Way with Dr. Michael Youssef

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🗓️ 9 August 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

In Champions Are Always Available, Dr. Michael Youssef shows us that God chooses servants not based on outward success, but on inward surrender. As David was lifted from obscurity to kingship, not for his strength or status but for his heart after God, we too are called to examine our availability before the Lord. Scripture reveals that ability without availability is useless to the Kingdom. Drawing from 1 Samuel 16, Dr. Youssef exposes the danger of superficial religion and calls believers to reject self-serving faith. God is searching for those willing to serve Him fully—without fear, hesitation, or excuse. Are you truly available? The urgency of this message cannot be ignored.

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0:00.0	Dr. Michael Yousup introducing a new teaching series on leading the way.
0:07.0	Most people are familiar with two things about David.
0:10.0	They are familiar with his greatest victory when he slain Goliath.
0:14.0	And they are familiar with his greatest defeat when he committed adultery with Beth Sheba.
0:19.0	But champion for God live lived a difficult life.
0:24.1	He lived a tragic life.
0:26.3	He lived a lonely life.
0:27.8	He lived the life of broken dreams.
0:30.9	He lived the life of brokenness period.
0:34.3	King David experienced a drama-filled life. Not only public and personal success, but also scandal, deception, even murder.
0:45.3	Thank you for making time in your day for leading the way audio with Dr. Michael Yusat.
0:51.5	The Bible doesn't highlight David's story just because it's exciting or
0:55.9	movie script-worthy, but because David was a man after God's own heart. Are you? Beginning today
1:04.7	on leading the way, Dr. Michael Youssef guide you into the life of David, and it will change
1:10.5	your life. So join me now in listening to Dr. Michael Youssef guide you into the life of David, and it will change your life.
1:11.7	So join me now in listening to Dr. Michael Yousaf's teaching series, David, Portrait of a Champion.
1:20.5	When Wendell Wilkie one time was visiting Franklin D. Roosevelt in the White House,
1:29.7	he asked him a following question after he observed what's going on for a while. And the question went like this. I said, Mr. President,
1:34.9	why do you keep that frail, sickly man, Harry Hopkins, constantly at your elbow? Now,
1:41.9	regardless of what you think Harry Hopkins did or did not do, I just wanted to listen to the story.
1:47.8	Without a moment's hesitation, Roosevelt replied, he said, Mr. Wilkie, through that door, flows an insistent stream of men and women who almost invariably want something from me.
2:06.6	Harry Hopkins desires only to serve me.
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