On the cross, Jesus' body was broken so that we may become spiritually whole. On the cross, Jesus was humiliated so that we be justified before the Father. On the cross, Jesus' blood was shed so that we may be cleansed. On the cross, Jesus was nailed

so that we may be pulled away from the jaws of sin and death.

On the cross, Jesus was lashed with whips

so that we may be comforted.

On the cross, Jesus died so that we may live forever with Him in heaven.

Thank you for joining Dr. Michael Youssef for leading the way audio,

approaching 40 years of life-changing gospel ministry,

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Get ready for an up-close, personal look at the cross. More than a universal

symbol of faith, but a real source of real power for those who call on Jesus. A little

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into these crazy days of 2026. Now, though, listen with me as Dr. Michael Youssef begins

today's teaching from God's Word on Leading the Way. Date line, London, England. A British Airway employee was asked to either remove the cross that she was wearing

or risk losing her job. The employee took her case to the court and sued British airways, especially in the light

of the fact that Sikhs and Muslims are wearing their religious clothing and she lost.

The judge said in effect that a Muslim or a Sikh can wear their religious clothing, but

the cross is an offense.

Dateline Mahovey Desert, April 2007, the ACLU threatened to sue to remove a memorial cross

which stood there since 1934. The government settled for covering the cross

with tarps and boards. Dateline, New York, August 2003, an interfaith network called for Christian

churches to remove the crosses from the churches, calling them a symbol

of oppression.

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