The Loneliness of Isolation

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Leading The Way with Dr. Michael Youssef

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🗓️ 14 November 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

In this final message of The Cure to Loneliness, Dr. Michael Youssef addresses the crushing weight of isolation—both forced and self-imposed. Teaching from Luke 8:43–48, he examines the story of the hemorrhaging woman who, for twelve long years, suffered in silence and shame. Her physical pain was great, but her spiritual and social isolation was far greater. Yet when she reached out in faith to touch the tassel of Jesus’ garment, He not only healed her body—He restored her soul. Dr. Youssef warns that many today hide behind masks of pride, shame, or fear, living cut off from Christ and His Church. But Jesus still calls the lonely to step forward, confess their faith, and walk in fellowship and freedom. 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	Welcome to Leading the Way audio with pastor, author, international Bible teacher and evangelist, Dr. Michael Youseth, celebrating more than 35 years of ministry impact around the world.
0:16.7	In the 8th chapter of Luke, we're told about a woman who experienced the miraculous healing of Jesus.
0:23.4	We're also told about the crushing social and personal isolation she endured before her restoration.
0:30.4	She's an example of God's grace being poured into lives when experiencing the loneliness of isolation,
0:39.5	a malady that many are suffering with even in 2025.
0:42.2	Today, on leading the way, Dr. Youssef offers the cure to loneliness.
0:46.8	Listen along as Dr. Youssef begins this episode's teaching.
0:53.6	Turn with me to Luke chapter 8. Luke chapter 8. Even though I'm going to be focusing on
1:01.6	few verses, that is verses 43 to 48, but in this situation, the context of the entire
1:09.9	chapter is really important and will bless you. The bottom line
1:14.6	that I'm going to come to in a minute is this. There was a woman who was involuntarily isolated
1:22.0	and lonely. She experienced that crushing loneliness of deep pain. And there you're going to see how
1:31.3	Jesus lovingly, tenderly, how Jesus deliberately brought her out of her loneliness of isolation
1:39.6	into fellowship. Living in loneliness of isolation has increased so much in greater proportion
1:50.0	than any time in history. I think you know and I know that some want to break away from that
1:58.4	loneliness of isolation. I know that and you know that. There are many
2:02.7	who are longing for a cure for their loneliness, but they don't know how to go about it. But I'm also
2:10.0	aware of the fact that some don't. The truth is that loneliness that is a result of self-imposed isolation is the worst kind of loneliness,
2:22.0	and we've been looking through a whole bunch of them.
2:24.6	But the amazing thing about this loneliness of self-imposed isolation is this.
2:30.8	It knows no limit of age, of gender, of rich or poverty, of marital status.
2:44.6	There are isolated in loneliness who are single.
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