Looking Up When Life's Got You Down, Part 7
Leading The Way Radio Podcast
Leading The Way with Dr. Michael Youssef
4.9 • 620 Ratings
🗓️ 22 May 2022
⏱️ 30 minutes
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Summary
In this series, Looking Up When Life's Got You Down, Michael Youssef explains that we do not have to become disillusioned with life because God has a tremendous plan in mind for our lives. He can turn even the most difficult circumstances into places of blessing. Using the life of the Apostle Paul as a framework for the series, Dr. Youssef reminds us that the God of all comfort will meet every need we have.
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| 0:00.0 | Freedom means a lot of things to a lot of people. |
| 0:05.0 | To those who are living under the tyranny of dictatorships, look longingly to societies that is experiencing democracy and freedom. |
| 0:22.9 | And yet, so many of those who live in democracy and freedom are slaves to conformity. |
| 0:32.4 | Those who are suffering religious persecution look longingly to countries that experiences religious freedom. |
| 0:43.4 | And yet so many people in those countries where religious freedom is experienced are slaves |
| 0:50.4 | to sin and Satan. Well, you see, there are many people who really think that freedom is a freedom to do whatever they want. |
| 1:00.3 | There are some who think that freedom is, or means, freedom from God. |
| 1:07.1 | There are those who think that God and His Word are but fetters that need to be torn asunder. |
| 1:16.1 | There are those who think that freedom means freedom from God and His words that are like accords that need to fall apart. |
| 1:26.5 | While in reality those who think this way are true slaves |
| 1:31.9 | of sin and Satan. Only those who belong to the Lord Jesus Christ know true freedom. Let me repeat this. Only those who know the Lord Jesus Christ know what it is |
| 1:48.9 | to be free. I want to explain why. Throughout his earthly ministry, the Lord Jesus Christ |
| 1:58.7 | demonstrated over and over and over again his power, his authority, |
| 2:05.4 | over Satan and his demons. In Matthew chapter 17, 14, and following, Jesus delivered those |
| 2:12.5 | who were demon-possessed. In Mark chapter 1, verse 32, and following, |
| 2:19.3 | Jesus demonstrated his power, his absolute power |
| 2:21.2 | to control the evil spirits |
| 2:23.6 | by telling them to shut up, |
| 2:26.0 | and they said, yes, sir. |
| 2:27.8 | In Mark chapter 5, |
| 2:29.5 | verses 1 to 13, |
| 2:30.9 | Jesus commanded the multitude of demons |
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