The Prayer that God Answers, Part 1

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Leading The Way with Dr. Michael Youssef

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🗓️ 18 July 2025

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

In this urgent and convicting first message of The Prayer That God Answers, Dr. Michael Youssef exposes the spiritual warfare that surrounds prayer and the critical failures of many believers in their prayer lives. Drawing from Scripture and personal testimony, Dr. Youssef shows that prayer is not a casual ritual or last resort—it is the lifeline of spiritual power. Yet Satan works fiercely to disrupt this communion with God because he knows prayer is the believer’s strongest weapon. True prayer, as modeled by Christ, seeks God’s glory above all else (John 14:13) and is rooted in surrender, obedience, and intimacy with the Father. This foundational episode sets the stage for the series’ bold call: we must learn not only how to pray—but what to pray—so that God is glorified and His will is done.

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0:00.0	Finding purpose in prayer with Dr. Michael Yousaf.
0:05.2	Beloved friends, let me tell you, we miss God's best when we miss God's purpose in prayer.
0:12.2	The purpose of all purposes in prayer is for God to be glorified.
0:18.3	That is the very purpose and the essence of prayer. That is the purpose of all purposes. That the Father be glorified. That is the very purpose and the essence of prayer. That is the purpose of all
0:22.6	purposes. That the father be glorified. Welcome to leading the way with Dr. Michael Yousat,
0:32.4	pastor, author, and international Bible teacher. How often have you or your family member screamed toward heaven, wondering if God
0:42.1	hears your prayers?
0:43.8	Well, he not only hears, he answers.
0:47.0	And I hope you'll make it a point to stay connected to leading the way in the coming days
0:51.5	as Dr. Yosef teaches a profound series called The Prayer
0:55.9	That God Answers. By looking a little closer at passionate words found in the Bible, I think
1:02.3	you'll lean into the comfort and power of prayer for the days in which we live and for the circumstances
1:09.0	in your home and life.
1:16.2	Join listeners worldwide as Dr. Michael Yousaf begins today's message.
1:25.2	There is no time when the enemy is more active in your life than in your prayer time.
1:32.2	Satan is always on the move. He's always plotting, scheming,
1:39.8	planning, looking for opportunities in which he can weaken you in order to attack you,
1:44.3	for opportunities in which he can deceive you so he can defeat you. But when it comes to the time of prayer, Satan moves like lightning whenever he sees you on your knees,
1:53.1	whenever he sees you in the moment of prayer.
1:56.3	Many people erroneously think that prayer time is a time when Satan leaves you alone.
2:03.4	The opposite is true.
2:05.5	Whenever you are getting ready to pray, you're going to discover that the phone will ring,
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