Leading The Way TV Video Podcast

In this compelling sermon from the series Fear Deceives, but Grace Frees , Dr. Michael Youssef delves into Jacob’s life, exploring how God’s grace interacts with the scars and consequences of our actions. Viewers will gain insights into the relationship between divine forgiveness and the lingering effects of sin. Key Themes Examined: The difference between God’s forgiveness and t...

In this enlightening message, Dr. Michael Youssef explores how God uses moments of loneliness and brokenness to draw us closer to Him. By examining Jacob’s journey, he reveals how our most challenging "Bethel" experiences can become gateways to God’s presence and grace. Key Themes Examined: Jacob’s Journey of Fear and Anxiety The Significance of Bethel in Our Spiritual...

In The Outwardly Compliant Child , Dr. Michael Youssef warns that outward obedience can hide a heart far from God. Scripture is inerrant, and Luke 15 shows that both the defiant son and the bitter older son needed grace, repentance, and salvation. Parents must not mistake church attendance, good manners, or rule-keeping for true love for the Lord Jesus Christ. The divine Son of God died for open r...

In this sermon, Dr. Michael Youssef addresses the pervasive issue of stress and reveals the Biblical solution: choosing Jesus over the distractions and pressures of life. Through the story of Martha and Mary, Dr. Youssef illustrates the importance of prioritizing a relationship with Christ over busyness and performance. Key Themes Examined: The pervasive impact of stress in modern life and its phy...

Dr. Michael Youssef details the transformative power of unity in prayer and purpose within marriage using biblical examples from the lives of Isaac and Rebecca. Dr. Youssef explores the consequences of division in marriage and the blessings of aligning with God’s will. Key Themes Examined: The power of unity in prayer and purpose within marriage The consequences of marital discord, as shown...

In The Defiant Child , Dr. Michael Youssef addresses parents of strong-willed children with Biblical clarity and Gospel urgency. Scripture is inerrant, and God’s Word commands parents to bring children up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord without crushing their spirits. Defiance must not be excused, but neither should parents rely on anger, shame, or outward control. They must set clea...

Dr. Michael Youssef explores the contrast between fear and grace, showing how God’s grace can redeem even the most troubled situations. Join him to unpack the life-changing power of grace despite human failure by looking at the lives of Isaac, Rebecca, Esau, and Jacob. Key Themes Examined: The impact of parental favoritism and the failure to teach God’s Word. How God’s sovereign...

In Setting the Example , Dr. Michael Youssef warns that parents cannot produce true spiritual fruit in their children by forcing outward performance. Scripture is inerrant, and God’s Word shows that lasting change begins in the heart. Through the father in Luke 15, Dr. Youssef points parents to a godly model of love, repentance, grace, and unwavering trust in the promises of God. Children do not n...

In Parenting the Heart , Dr. Michael Youssef warns parents that giving children material blessings while neglecting their souls is a grave sin before God. Scripture shows that when one generation failed to teach the next to know the Lord, Israel fell into rebellion and judgment. True Biblical parenting does not aim first at outward behavior, appearance, grades, or success, but at a child’s heart b...

In this final message of the series, Dr. Michael Youssef confronts one of the most misused verses in Scripture—“Judge not, lest you be judged.” Preaching from Matthew 7:1–12, he powerfully clarifies that Christ does not call us to ignore sin or false teaching, but to reject self-righteous, motive-based judgment. Only God knows the heart; our role is to judge actions with humility, after first repe...

In this critical message, Dr. Michael Youssef lays out the eternal consequences of our daily choices. Preaching from Matthew 6:19–34, he reveals four key decisions every believer must make: where to invest, what to value, whom to serve, and what ambition to pursue. Jesus makes it plain—your heart follows your treasure, your vision shapes your life, your master owns your soul, and your ambition dir...

In this sobering message, Dr. Michael Youssef exposes the modern crisis of self-centeredness and its devastating effect on marriage. Preaching from Matthew 5:31–32, he confronts the lies of our culture and calls believers back to God’s original design for marriage—a covenant between one man and one woman, bound by commitment and marked by grace. Divorce, once rare, is now normalized—even in...

In this uncompromising message, Dr. Michael Youssef confronts today’s moral collapse with Jesus’ teaching from Matthew 5:27–30: “You shall not commit adultery.” Exposing the idolatry of sexual sin—even within the Church—he declares that God’s design for sex is a holy gift reserved for marriage between one man and one woman. Lust begins in the heart and must be mortified, not managed. With bold cla...

In this convicting message, Dr. Michael Youssef exposes the destructive power of unrighteous anger and calls believers to repentance and restoration through Christ. Preaching from Matthew 5:21–26, he reveals that anger begins in the heart long before it erupts into outward sin—and unless it is confessed and surrendered to Jesus, it poisons the soul, desecrates worship, and devastates relationships...

In this bold message, Dr. Michael Youssef proclaims that Jesus did not come to abolish the Law but to fulfill it—and only in Him can we be made righteous. Preaching from Matthew 5:17–20, Dr. Youssef affirms that God the Father authored the Law, God the Son authenticated it through His perfect obedience, and God the Holy Spirit empowers believers not to reject it but to uphold its moral demands. Th...

In this powerful message, Dr. Michael Youssef proclaims Jesus’ command that His followers must be the light of the world—a visible, guiding, and warning light shining in a darkened age. Drawing from Matthew 5:14–16, Dr. Youssef calls believers to live openly for Christ, illuminating truth through holy living and bold witness. True light does not hide in comfort or fear but exposes sin, reveals the...

In this opening message, Dr. Michael Youssef confronts the modern Church’s failure to be salt in a decaying world. Preaching from Matthew 5:13, he declares that only those who have climbed the ladder of the Beatitudes—marked by brokenness, righteousness, purity, mercy, and persecution—are true disciples empowered by the Holy Spirit to preserve society from moral collapse. Salt is not optional; it...

In the final message of Never Give Up, Dr. Michael Youssef presents the closing verses of 2 Timothy 4:9–22—Paul’s last recorded words before his martyrdom. With no trace of bitterness or regret, Paul urges Timothy—and all faithful believers—not to give up, no matter the cost. Dr. Youssef reflects on Paul’s sorrow over Demas’s defection and the deep loneliness that often accompanies obedience to Ch...

In this seventh message of Never Give Up, Dr. Michael Youssef sounds a final, urgent charge from 2 Timothy 4:1–8: proclaim the uncompromised Word of God. As false teachers multiply and itching ears crave soft messages, the Apostle Paul commands Timothy—and all faithful believers—to preach the Truth with urgency, relevance, and patience. Dr. Youssef exposes the dangers of personality cults, theolog...

In part six of Never Give Up, Dr. Michael Youssef challenges believers to resist the pressure to conform to the world by standing firm on the unshakable foundation of God’s Word. Preaching from 2 Timothy 3:10–17, he exhorts us to follow godly mentors, remain rooted in Biblical Truth, and live with holy conviction amidst persecution. In a time when many compromise for acceptance, Dr. Youssef remind...

In part five of Never Give Up, Dr. Michael Youssef issues a prophetic warning from 2 Timothy 3:1–9, declaring that the last days will be marked by escalating evil, religious deception, and militant opposition to Biblical Truth. Paul foresaw our times—when lovers of self would dominate, families would fracture, morality would collapse, and counterfeit religion would masquerade as truth. Yet Dr. You...

In part four of Never Give Up, Dr. Michael Youssef challenges believers to become faithful instruments in the hands of God—unashamed workers, cleansed vessels, and obedient servants. Preaching from 2 Timothy 2:14–26, he warns against false teaching, compromise, and lukewarm Christianity, which lead to spiritual catastrophe. The Apostle Paul urges Timothy to rightly divide the Word, purify himself...

In part three of Never Give Up, Dr. Michael Youssef urges believers to be strong in the grace of Christ and to pass on the unaltered Truth of the Gospel. Preaching from 2 Timothy 2, he exhorts us to live like faithful soldiers, disciplined athletes, and hard-working farmers—each a vivid image of our call to persevere, obey, and produce fruit for God’s Kingdom. The Apostle Paul’s charge to Ti...

In this second episode of Never Give Up, Dr. Michael Youssef sounds a bold warning to a generation tempted to soften the Gospel: do not be ashamed of Biblical Truth. Drawing from 2 Timothy 1:8–18, he exposes the spiritual dangers of fear and shame—both tools of Satan to silence the faithful. Dr. Youssef calls believers to resist cultural pressure, uphold the inerrancy of God’s Word, and never comp...

There is something terribly wrong in our society today. Our culture is increasingly at odds with God, hijacked by the forces of aggressive secularism, radical Islam, and other spiritual strongholds at play. But Dr. Michael Youssef has not given up hope. In this six-part series, Dr. Youssef reveals how believers can live for Christ—come what may—by looking to the city that is to come. U...