Until Christ Returns, Part 2

Leading The Way Radio Podcast

Leading The Way with Dr. Michael Youssef

Michael Youssef, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Sermons, Bible Study, Theology, Health & Fitness, Jesus, Mental Health, Preaching, Bible, Spirituality, Religion, Holy Spirit, Ltw, Leading The Way

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🗓️ 27 February 2024

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Today, people’s interest in the end times seems to be at an all-time high. That concern, however, is not always translated into everyday life. How can we live in light of Christ’s return? In his eight-part series, Until Christ Returns, Dr. Michael Youssef uses the example of the Thessalonians to encourage Christians not to be deterred by persecution, fear, or human pride, but to actively and outwardly serve the living God, confidently awaiting His return even in turbulent times.

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0:00.0	This is a message from Dr. Michael Youssef, Bible teacher, on leading the way.
0:05.5	Our prayer is that it will encourage you in your walk of faith.
0:08.7	And if you'd like to learn more about Dr. Youssef and the ministry of leading the way,
0:13.6	the place to start is LTW.org.
0:18.6	Quite a while back, a friend asked me a question, how do you handle criticism?
0:26.5	I said, not very well.
0:29.6	And then when I got serious, I began to explain to him the very steps that I tried to take, you notice I said I try to take,
0:41.1	in dealing with criticism and critics because they're not the same.
0:47.4	Criticism is not the same as the critics.
0:50.3	The first thing you have to understand that whenever you take a stand for the truth, whenever
0:57.2	you do something, you will be criticized.
1:01.5	It's just inevitable.
1:03.4	The only people who don't get criticized are the ones who do nothing, say nothing, accomplish
1:08.7	nothing.
1:10.3	But if you are doing anything for the Lord at all,
1:12.7	you will be criticized. It goes with the territory. Secondly, as it classify your critics.
1:21.6	Classify criticism. Examine the source. Thirdly, as you turn your critics into coaches. Ask your critic,
1:31.0	well, how can I do this better? Instead of just getting to say, tell them, help me. Help me out
1:36.1	so I can do it better. Because sometimes faithful critics can be of enormous help to you.
1:48.5	But a habitual critic, on the other hand, is not of much help.
1:54.5	I was thinking of this, and I was thought of D.L. Moody, who had a woman who was really very critical of him, every turn, she was critical of him. And one day she walked up to him and she said,
1:59.3	Mr. Moody, I don't like the way you do
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