The Tragedy of Cheap Repentance

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Leading The Way with Dr. Michael Youssef

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4.9 • 620 Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2026

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

In The Tragedy of Cheap Repentance, Dr. Michael Youssef exposes shallow sorrow that looks spiritual but never produces lasting change. From Hosea 6, he calls believers to real repentance—daily surrender to the Risen Lord Jesus Christ.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Leading the Way with longtime pastor and author of more than 50 books, Dr. Michael Yousaf.
0:08.0	Hello, friends. You are watching it on the news night after night. The rise of Islamization
0:14.0	and Islamists taking places of leadership, both in the United States and in Europe, Australia and elsewhere,
0:21.6	I sought to write a book to explain to you the unholy alliance between the left and the Islamization,
0:30.6	how they invited the Islamic invasion.
0:33.6	Get my new book, An Unholy Alliance.
0:36.6	It's going to open your eyes and give you
0:40.0	practical ways to make a difference for Christ.
0:44.4	Dive into this content further in Dr. Youssef's book, An Unholy Alliance. This month, Dr.
0:51.2	Yusuf is offering to send a copy to those who support the ongoing ministry
0:55.7	of leading the way with a gift of any amount. Learn more at LTW.org.
1:03.7	Repentance is not only a one-time experience, it is a lifestyle.
1:09.6	Repentance is not mere remorse, but a genuine desire to change.
1:16.6	Repentance is not just a regret.
1:17.6	A lot of people regret bad things, but it is doing something about the sin.
1:24.6	Welcome to leading the way with Dr. Michael Yousaf.
1:28.6	Today, from the heart repentance.
1:31.8	I was wildly different than, I'm sorry, repentance.
1:35.9	You know what I mean?
1:37.5	Growing up, did your parents or teachers ever make you say, I'm sorry?
1:42.7	But you only said it because you knew how much trouble you'd be in if you
1:46.1	didn't. Well, as you'll hear today, sometimes we do that very same thing with God.
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