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Leading The Way Radio Podcast

Leading The Way with Dr. Michael Youssef

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🗓️ 11 February 2026

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

What does it truly mean to love Jesus—not just in word, but in deed? In this foundational message from To Know Jesus Is to Love Him, Dr. Michael Youssef exposes the superficial love so common in our day and calls believers to a deeper, more intimate relationship with the risen Christ. Drawing from Philippians 3:8 and Ephesians 3:18, Dr. Youssef urges us to reject complacency and pursue Christ with unrelenting devotion. True love for Jesus means surrendering all—status, ambition, even ministry itself—at the foot of the Cross. In a world where the love of many grows cold, now is the time to repent, press in, and cry out for a transformative love that endures through every trial, fueled by the Holy Spirit and grounded in the inerrant Word of God. 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	Here's Dr. Michael Youssef to begin a new series of teachings on leading the way.
0:08.0	Everything that I am and everything that I have, my job, my degrees, my money, my possessions, even life itself is rubbish when I compare them to knowing Christ and loving
0:27.5	Christ, my Lord. Until I come to that point, then I have no way to grow in loving Christ.
0:40.5	How about you? Are you willing to walk away from everything to grow deeper in loving and living
0:47.0	for Christ? Thank you for listening to Leading the Way audio with pastor and the author of
0:53.4	more than 50 life-changing books, Dr. Michael
0:56.6	Youssef.
0:57.7	This episode is the launch of a series that's sure to challenge you and change your perspective
1:03.5	about living for Jesus.
1:05.8	Dr. Youssef calls his series, To Know Jesus is to Love Him.
1:13.5	And the first step, interestingly enough, is dissatisfaction. As we begin, keep in mind that leading the way is a listener-supported gospel
1:19.9	ministry, impacting lives right there in your neighborhood, and in neighborhoods just like yours
1:25.8	all around the world. A great way to learn more about Dr. Yous yours all around the world.
1:33.5	A great way to learn more about Dr. Youssef and the worldwide impact of leading the way is to subscribe to the monthly My Journal.
1:37.2	Give us a call.
1:38.4	866-6-26-4-3-556.
1:43.3	Right now, there is a special offer to get a free subscription. 866-626-4356 or LTW.org.
1:55.8	Do that later, though, because right now, you can listen with me to a message to challenge and drive you toward dissatisfaction.
2:04.3	As Dr. Michael Yousaf begins his series, To Know Jesus is to Love Him.
2:12.3	Can you love someone, and you still neglect that person?
2:16.6	Can you love someone only for what you get out of that
2:20.4	person? Can you truly love someone without wanting to know everything about that person? Can you truly
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