I Belong, Part 1

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

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🗓️ 30 September 2020

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

When it comes to Church membership, many of today's Christians want to come and go without accountability. They want the Church to be there for them if and when they need it. They want the benefits without involvement -- the privileges without responsibilities. And so they hop from church to church. In "I Belong," a five-part series, Michael Youssef explains the importance of being an active member of the Church. He urges you to ask our heavenly Father, "What would You have me do to belong?" And He illustrates the vital importance of discovering God's plan for your life and using that plan to build the kingdom of God.

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0:00.0	This is a message from leading the way with Dr. Michael Youssef.
0:04.6	We pray that it will encourage you in your walk of faith.
0:08.1	If you would like to learn more about Dr. Youssef or leading the way, please visit
0:12.8	LTW.org.
0:18.7	On an afternoon of an Australian summer day back in 1971, I entered into my home church back in Sydney
0:32.1	from the side door following my pastor, Ken Churchward. And as I stood facing the altar at a certain
0:41.6	point where certain tune began to play, can ask me to turn around and look at the back of the
0:48.9	church. At that moment, it's been an overcast day, the sun shone through the side window.
0:55.0	And I looked down the aisle and I saw the flower girl and then there was a bridesmaid, but neither of them really took as much of a glance from me.
1:04.0	My eyes were fixed on the back of the church.
1:08.0	My eyes were fixed on the beautiful bride in the back of the church. My eyes were fixed on the beautiful bride in the back of the church. My heart
1:15.3	was beating with emotions of love for the bride in the back of the church. My thoughts were totally
1:25.0	focused on the bride. My commitment were focused on the bride.
1:34.6	My commitment were concentrated on the vows that I was about to make to my bride.
1:39.1	Something else happened after that day.
1:51.7	Something happened to me because from that day on, I began to grasp a glimpse of how God feels about his bride, the church. A glimpse of God's passion for his bride, the church. A glimpse of God's
1:58.5	passion for his bride, the church. A glimpse of God's love for his bride, the church.
2:05.3	A glimpse of God's love for his bride, the church.
2:11.1	A tiny glimpse of God's commitment to his bride, the church.
2:25.0	And soon after that day, I experienced a new revelation for me personally. I became totally committed to the bride of Jesus Christ, the church. When I was a Christian, I was what you call a butterfly Christian.
2:37.7	I would go from church to church and from preacher to preacher. Sometimes I would hear two different preachers on a Sunday morning. But after that day
2:44.3	in 1971, I began to give up many of my misguided notions about the church. I began to give up many of my misguided notions about the church.
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