An overview of true friendship from Dr. Michael Yousaf as he begins this episode of Leading the Way audio.

Your greatest expression of love for a friend or a loved one is to bring them to the feet of Jesus and leave them there.

You and I can't convert anybody. You and I cannot change anyone's heart.

You and I cannot force anybody to know Jesus. But our job is to be bringers, to bring people

to the feet of Christ. And just like these four friends, like these four men, Jesus will do the rest.

Friends, people we share common interest, passions, and enjoy experiencing life with side by side.

Today on leading the way, a very practical message from Dr. Michael Yousef called Faithful Friends. You'll look at what

several sacrificial men were willing to do when they knew the only thing that could help their

hurting friend was a personal encounter with Jesus. Here now is Dr. Michael Youssef, revealing the

compassion of these faithful friends on leading the way.

I want you please to turn with me to Mark chapter 2, beginning at verse 1. A few days later when

Jesus again entered Copernium, the people heard that he had come home.

So many gathered that there was no room left, not even outside the door.

And he preached the word to them. Some men came bringing to him a paralytic carried by four men.

Since they could not get him to Jesus because of the crowd,

they made an opening in the roof above Jesus,

and after digging through it, lowered the mat that the paralyzed man was lying on. When Jesus saw their faith,

he said to the paralytic son, your sins are forgiven. Now, some of the teachers of the law

were sitting there, thinking to themselves, why does this fellow talk like that? He is a blasphemer. Who can forgive sin,

but God alone? Immediately Jesus knew in his spirit that this was what they were thinking

in their hearts. And he said to them, why are you thinking these things?

Which is easier to say to the paralytic, your sins are forgiven, or say, get up, take your

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