Keeping Your Integrity Intact

Leading The Way Radio Podcast

Leading The Way with Dr. Michael Youssef

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

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🗓️ 3 October 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

In Keeping Your Integrity Intact, Dr. Michael Youssef warns that the pursuit of popularity is a dangerous trap that leads to compromise and spiritual ruin. Preaching from Acts 14, he contrasts the fleeting praise of the crowd with the steadfast character of Paul and Barnabas—men who refused to be worshiped and remained faithful to the Gospel even when the same crowd turned violent. With bold clarity, Dr. Youssef calls believers to reject the applause of man and live for the glory of Christ alone. In a world obsessed with fame and self-promotion, this message anchors us in the unchanging Truth of Scripture and urges us to guard our integrity, pursue repentance, and walk in obedience to the Lord who never changes. If today’s teaching stirred a question, burden, or need for prayer, you don’t have to walk through it alone. 🙏 Pastoral Care & Prayer Teams Our trained prayer partners and pastoral care team are available to pray with you and offer Biblical support. https://ltw.org/care 💬 Receive personal answers to your faith questions—anytime, day or night—at: https://myfaithassistant.com If you’ve been blessed by this podcast, please consider a tax-deductible donation to help extend this ministry—so another person can be encouraged, prayed for, and pointed to Christ. ❤️ Support Leading The Way: https://www.ltw.org/donate

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0:47.7	Death is often viewed as an inevitable event far in the future, but the fact is that everyone is a breath away from eternity, a day of great blessing and judgment. Thank you for joining pastor and author Dr. Michael Yousaf for leading the way and his series
0:59.9	Looking into the Book of Acts. It's called Looking Up When Life's Got You Down.
1:06.3	Learn from the life and ministry experiences of Paul about the realities of living the abundant Christian
1:12.7	life, even when life doesn't feel so abundant. And do remember, leading the way is listener
1:19.0	supported, made possible in this city and cities like ours all around the world by God's
1:25.3	provision through the generosity of God's people.
1:28.9	Learn ways to stand with Dr. Youssef at LTW.org.
1:34.1	Here now, Dr. Michael Youssef, with words on keeping your integrity intact.
1:42.1	Have you ever thought about how a sports team, when they win the game, people will
1:50.6	literally bow down and adore them, but when they lose the game, they want to stone them
1:57.4	with tomatoes and rotten eggs. Now I'm going to give you an answer to this
2:02.4	question that I'm raising in your minds because I thought about this a great deal and I want you
2:07.3	to listen to what I'm going to tell you. Men, women, young, old, one of the most dangerous things
2:13.8	in life is to seek after popularity. Boys and girls in school who want to be popular and being popular
2:24.5	becomes the most important thing in their school, often bring pain upon themselves and be disappointed
2:32.0	and discouraged many times. Parents who uphold popularity,
2:38.0	they hold it up for their children as a goal in life, they will be disappointed and will pay a very heavy price.
2:46.0	Pastors and ministers and Bible teachers and leaders of all stripes, I can tell you without a shadow
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