God's Grace Was in the Beginning

Leading The Way Radio Podcast

Leading The Way with Dr. Michael Youssef

Michael Youssef, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Sermons, Bible Study, Theology, Health & Fitness, Jesus, Mental Health, Preaching, Bible, Spirituality, Religion, Holy Spirit, Ltw, Leading The Way

4.9 • 620 Ratings

🗓️ 18 May 2026

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

In this urgent opening message, Dr. Michael Youssef shows that God’s grace didn’t start at the Cross—it began in the Garden. From Genesis 3, you’ll see sin’s devastating reality and God’s first promise that a Redeemer would come.

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0:00.0	Dr. Michael Yousuff, revealing how the world endeavors to weaken sin as he begins this episode of Leading the Way Audio.
0:10.0	Modern-day deception of Satan in the world today is to blur sin, to blur sin.
0:17.0	See, once he blurs sin, there's no need for grace. And the consequences
0:22.7	of sin and the danger of sin and the enormity of sin and the sinfulness of sin. Watch it.
0:28.6	Watch it in the movies. Watch it on television. It is there all the time, blurring sin.
0:34.6	If he can deceive people into believing that God is in all of us and therefore each one of
0:41.7	us should be guided by his or her own feelings, then there's no need for grace.
0:48.8	Welcome to Leading the Way and a teaching series from Dr. Michael Youssef unpacking the truths of God's grace.
0:56.6	It's called The Awesomeness of God's Grace. And keep in mind that leading the way is listener
1:02.2	supported. That means that the powerful content that you hear each day is made possible
1:07.6	through your faithful prayers and generosity. Become a part of spreading the
1:12.3	teaching you enjoy around the world when you stand with Dr. Yousuff by calling 866-626-4356.
1:22.7	And online, l-tw.org. All right now, Dr. Yousuff begins today's leading the way.
1:31.2	He's called this message, God's grace was in the beginning.
1:37.3	You know, today, more than any time probably in the Christian history, the word grace is no longer amazing. The word grace is no longer
1:48.3	challenging for our Christian walk and Christian life. We have misinterpreted it. We have misused it.
1:54.6	J.R. Paca said, today in this kind of world we live in, grace is no longer amazing, it is boring. In this age of human rights
2:05.1	and animal rights and every kind of rights, grace is neither needed nor appreciated. In this time
2:16.4	when people believe that they can be good without God, grace is no longer enthralling us.
2:28.2	Now, whether you are a person who had grown to take grace for granted, whether you're a person who have never understood
2:34.9	the incredible, exhilarating power of the grace of God. This series of messages I'm beginning
2:42.2	today is designed to challenge you. It is designed to change you for good and forever.
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