Loving Christ With Your Imagination

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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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🗓️ 17 February 2026

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

To love Jesus deeply is to engage not only the mind but also the imagination—one of God’s precious gifts. In this compelling message, Dr. Michael Youssef calls believers to reject a cold, information-only faith and to visualize the glory of the Cross as revealed in Scripture. Through sanctified imagination, grounded in the inerrant Word of God, we see the suffering Savior and the depth of His love for us. We do not empty our minds like the world commands—we fill them with Christ. As Dr. Youssef urges, this is no sentimental exercise, but a vital act of worship. Jesus gave His all; now He calls us to love Him with our all—mind, soul, strength, and imagination. 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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0:00.0	Loving Jesus must be and must begin and sustain by a decision.
0:07.0	Not by a feeling or when you get around it, when you feel like it, it has to begin with the mind, with a decision.
0:13.0	It should not stop there. It needs to go on, for loving Jesus deeply must capture your imagination. Loving Jesus deeply must capture your imagination.
0:21.5	Loving Jesus deeply must capture our ability and the gift of visualization.
0:30.0	Welcome to Leading the Way with Dr. Michael Yousaf, author of the soon-to-be-released, provocative book, an unholy alliance.
0:39.3	Now, in just a moment, Dr. Yusuf continues his life-impacting audio series. To know Jesus is to love him.
0:47.1	He's ready to take you into Matthew chapter 22, where Jesus commands followers to love God with all your heart, soul, and mind.
0:57.2	What that means in 2026 on today's Leading the Way.
1:02.0	And please remember, leading the way is a listener-supported media ministry.
1:07.1	Dr. Yousef and the team rely on your prayers and generosity to sustain and grow the gospel impact right here in this community, and in communities just like this one all around the world.
1:20.9	You can learn ways to stand with Dr. Yousef and leading the way. Just give us a call. We're at 866-626-4356. Or you can go online,
1:33.9	l-tw.org. More about engaging with Dr. Youssef in a little bit right now, though, listen with me to today's
1:42.1	teaching.
1:49.7	Scientists have been telling us for many years that the two sides of our brains respond differently to different stimuli.
1:54.3	In fact, the left hemisphere of the brain is a side that is associated with logical analysis
2:00.6	and rational judgment. The right side of the
2:04.9	brain is where you find the visual imagery and the word pictures and emotional responses,
2:12.5	etc. But regardless of which side of the brain is dominant in each of us, imagination, which is on the right side, is indispensable for all the believers. So what is imagination? And why is it important for loving Jesus intimately?
2:42.9	See, imagination is the capacity to make us connect between the visible and the invisible.
2:44.3	It does.
2:49.6	It is the ability to make connection between earth and heaven. And that's why you hear people say, well, there's so
2:52.6	much heavenly minded of no earthly good. C.S. Lois came in and said, no, only those who are
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