Up next, a close-up look at God's grace on leading the way with Dr. Michael Youseth.

Every time I think of the grace of God, I'm overwhelmed.

The passage that we're going to look at in 2nd Samuel chapter 9 is one of the most magnificent passages of the whole of the Old Testament.

It is the whole gospel of grace in a microcosm and in one chapter.

As we look at this portrait of a champion, we're going to see the champions of God exercise

grace.

When you think about David in the Bible, you may remember his experience with Goliath or with Bathsheba. But what probably doesn't come to mind is the story of Maphibiseth, a disabled

relative of his dear friend, Jonathan.

Today on leading the way, Dr. Yusef reveals how the story of Maph

highlights God's grace. So join me in listening as Dr. Michael Yusuf begins a very

touching leading the way.

Back in the days of communism in East Germany, the Ministry of Education in East Berlin for eight times have refused Mr. Homer's admission of his children

into the university system. The Ministry of Education at that time,

in fact, usually they just never gave an explanation why they turned somebody down. But in Mr.

Homer's case, the explanation was not necessary. He was an evangelical Lutheran pastor

in a suburb outside of East Germany, Lou Bertel.

This man of God who have applied for his children to go to universities, eight of them,

and was turned down and his kids were never able to get college education,

simply because the Ministry of Education was headed up for 26 years by Margo Hanukkah,

the wife of the Premier Eric Hanukkah.

And the reason was that she hated Christians and she did not want evangelicals to have the

chance to be educated.

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