The Loneliness of Sorrow and Stubbornness

Leading The Way Radio Podcast

Leading The Way with Dr. Michael Youssef

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🗓️ 13 November 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

In this fourth message of The Cure to Loneliness, Dr. Michael Youssef confronts two destructive forms of isolation—grief and pride. Teaching from John 11, he proclaims the Biblical cure for the crushing sorrow that follows loss: knowing Christ’s love, His presence, His empathy, His power to redeem pain, and His perfect will. Then, from Luke 15, in the parable of the prodigal son, Dr. Youssef exposes the soul-killing loneliness of stubbornness as seen in the older brother’s resentment. Though outwardly religious, his pride isolated him from the Father’s joy of his brother’s return. In both sorrow and self-righteousness, the answer is the same: humble repentance before a loving Savior who restores, redeems, and heals the brokenhearted, and welcomes the contrite home. 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	Pastor and author Dr. Michael Youssef beginning this episode of Leading the Way audio.
0:07.0	How can you experience cure for the crushing loneliness of sorrow?
0:13.0	Several things I want to share with you.
0:16.0	First of all, always remind yourself that God loves you.
0:22.6	You could never do that enough.
0:24.6	Believers who love the Lord Jesus Christ must always remind themselves and others
0:30.6	that we are the object of His love.
0:36.6	Most people have experienced a season in life
0:39.6	when sorrow takes them to a place of loneliness and despair,
0:44.1	a place where it feels like the world is collapsing.
0:47.9	Thank you for listening to Leading the Way with Dr. Michael Yousat
0:51.4	and a practical message from his series,
0:55.5	The Cure for Loneliness.
1:01.5	To allow just as much time as possible with Dr. Youssef, let's listen now as he begins.
1:08.8	We saw the loneliness of sin as it's experienced in Cain's life.
1:13.9	We saw the loneliness of suffering as it was in Job's life. We saw the loneliness of service as it is in Moses' life. Then we saw the loneliness of self-pity as it was
1:22.4	in Elijah's life. So today, we're going to look at the last two of the six. That is the loneliness of sorrow
1:30.4	and the loneliness of stubbornness. I want you turn with me, please, to John chapter 11.
1:38.3	The loneliness of sorrow. The Bible tells us about a family that is consistent of three siblings.
1:45.8	Obviously, the parents have died, but those three adult siblings, Mary, Martha, and their brother, Lazarus.
1:53.4	They loved the Lord Jesus, and they exercise hospitality, not just to the Lord Jesus alone, but also to the disciples.
2:02.2	And one day, Lazarus, the younger brother obviously, become seriously ill, and the two
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