This is a message from leading the way with Dr. Michael Youssef.

We pray that it will encourage you in your walk of faith.

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There are a lot of ways we can express our love. To sacrifice in order to help somebody get good

education is wonderful. To sacrifice in order that somebody may have a better shot at life,

it's great. To sacrifice so that someone will have the necessities of life,

it's terrific. But to sacrifice so that someone become eternally saved and have a different

destination eternally from where they're going now is the greatest sacrifice of all.

This is not my idea is Jesus idea. This is not

the Church of the Apostles' idea. This is God's idea. And I want you turn with me, please,

to Mark Chapter 2 as we begin this new series, beginning at verse 1, Mark 2, 1 to 12.

I try to imagine this scenario and try to just put my arms around it.

And if you grew up in a culture like I did with masses of people, you will have a

glimpse of what that means.

If you have never been in a mob scene, you may not be able to put your arm around

this.

If you've never been caught in a middle of a mass of humanity and bodies everywhere,

you will not get your arms around this, but I'll try to make it as easy as possible for you.

Because I know when I was a boy, one time I got caught in one of those masses of people

and almost was trampled

underfoot. And if you ever got jammed in the subway, you will probably get a glimpse of what

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