In Matthew 24 Jesus warned again and again. He said, "Let no man deceive you". Now the apostle Paul, he was absolutely aware of the insidiousness of that subtle deception. He knew that deception can come to all of us, pastor and [...]

You know, conformity is a big issue today. It's a huge issue. In fact, if you don't conform, they attack you, they call you names. Sadly, conformity is rampant in our culture. No wonder the apostle Paul repeatedly, repeatedly, repeatedly [...]

In the end of chapter 2, and the beginning of chapter 3, we literally see the apostle Paul, right before our eyes, makes an extremely sharp turn. You can actually call it a U-turn. Look, it's a sharp turn from what he was saying to Timothy in [...]

I think most genuine believers in the Lord Jesus Christ know that Satan is a liar and the father of lies. Satan's commitment is to obliterate the truth of the Word of God and replace it with falsehood. That's what he and all of his demons [...]

The greatest threat to the church of Jesus Christ always have been internal. If there's one person who fully understood that danger, it's the Apostle Paul. Here's a fact. Most of the defection from the truth starts with confusion, [...]

If the Apostle Paul himself is able to stand in this pulpit here today, what would he say? I believe with all my heart he would say, "Please do not be ashamed of biblical truth. Please do not be ashamed of biblical morality. Do not be ashamed [...]

Never give up. Never give up on biblical truth. Never give up on the infallibility of the Word of God. Never give up on the faith that once delivered. Never give up on the biblical orthodoxy. And when you understand the backdrop to this epistle, [...]

Back in 1988, when this church was barely one year old, meeting in a school, just a handful of people, couple of hundred people, I saw a wonderful lady coming in one Sunday, whom I've known for some time, and I was very surprised to see her. [...]

Through the years in my preaching, and those who have been hearing me long enough know that occasionally I would make a reference to biblical paradoxes, and I talk about the paradoxes in the Bible, and few times, I said, "One day, I'm [...]

Blessed and joyous Christmas to you, and to your family, and to your loved ones. I know it has been a challenging year, but the joy of the Lord of knowing that he came from heaven to redeem us and to take us to heaven with him, and even those who [...]

Last message from Psalm 2. We looked and saw how God, a thousand years before Christ, revealed the Trinity: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, and we saw the function and the role of each member of the Trinity in Psalm chapter 2. And here, 1000 years [...]

One of America's most respected professor of law by the name of Jonathan Turley, he was testifying before Congress, and he said something to the effect, "Everyone in America is angry. Politicians are angry. People are angry. My family is [...]

You know, the world over is looking for the lining up of the stars, and the horoscope, and fortune telling. But, you know, there is only one star that you need to look to, and it may be a family friend or a family member or a neighbor or a coworker. [...]

Merry Christmas, and I hope that you already been to church or going to church to celebrate the birth of our Lord Jesus. Throughout the season of advent, we offered a book called, "Jesus the Only," and today, I'm gonna explain why [...]

So the gospel is that we were guilty, we were separated from God, but because of God's love for us, He demonstrated it by sending His Son. So Romans 5:8, "But God demonstrates His own love towards us, in that while we were yet sinners, [...]

It's the Hanukkah season. And I wanted to bring you a little message about Hanukkah from the great city, the city of the great King, Yerushalayim, Jerusalem. Now, behind me, way off in the distance, you can see the Dome of the Rock, that gold [...]

You know, since its inception, this church has always been on the side of the persecuted. We stood by the persecuted, we supported the persecuted, we encouraged the persecuted, and we prayed regularly for the persecuted. I had the joy, prior to the [...]

Peace. Peace, peace is the cry of millions. It's a longing of untold numbers around the world. It's that delusion that is pursued by all of humanity; and yet, the reason why this longing for peace is not attained by so many who seek it is [...]

"Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God". I want you to know, right at the outset, this sixth beatitude caused me an enormous heartache as a young Christian. It really did, because I took pure in heart to mean sinlessness. I [...]

Mercy is not natural. Mercy is not natural. In fact, I can tell you the absolute truth from personal experience, firsthand experience, it is not natural. And that is why Jesus did not begin the Beatitudes by, "Blessed are the merciful, for they [...]

This fourth beatitude is literally smacked in the middle of the series of messages. The beatitudes that Jesus gives on the Sermon on the Mounts are a superstructure. They were not a bunch of blessed are you, blessed are you, that Jesus threw out [...]

We have been looking at the superstructure which we call the Beatitudes. Jesus did not call them that, we call them the Beatitudes. Jesus, when he said, "Blessed are you, blessed are you, blessed are you," he didn't just pluck some [...]

We have begun this new series last message entitled "Happiness is in You". It's not something you just strive for it, Jesus said it's in you, you've gotta figure out where it is and how you get it. Happiness is in you. Turn [...]

Happiness, who wants it? Who is not pursuing it? Who is not craving it? And who has found it? Just about all surveys have indicated that lots of people are pursuing happiness, but they're pursuing it in all sorts of things and all sorts of [...]

As I bring this series of messages to an end, this last message is going to be a challenging message, not to all of you, I know, but to some. But before I get there, I want to recap what we have been seeing throughout this series of messages. We [...]

In the Word of God names represent a person, represents that person's mission, that person's future. And that is why when God changes the mission or the future mission of a person, he changes their name. Now, hopefully by now, some of you [...]

There are some here and under the sound of my voice who remember a day when a person's name was far more important and valuable than money and prestige. Now, for those of you who have not seen those days, have not experienced those days, let me [...]

The only people who do not have pride are those who have died. Every human being is created with pride, now do we call it ego in the psychological world, or whatever the name of it is, it is what it is. So, the question is, is my pride out of [...]

Today I want to show you how the praise-filled life can change us and can change us for good. Why am I saying this? Listen carefully. Because praising God is the one thing that you and I will do that lines us up with the courts of heaven. Praise is [...]

The problem with the word "praise," as soon as you mentioned it, people always think of a praise band, or they think of church music, or they think of a praise concert, but the life of praise is far, far, far greater than just singing a [...]

Unrealistic expectations is like a deck of cards. Literally, it will easily collapse and crumble. Whenever you conjure up unrealistic expectations which is devoid of reality, it's like a set of dominos. They go tick, tick, tick, tick, tick, [...]

Be careful of confusing those who have the spirit of control with those who are diligent workers. We often confuse the two because there's a world of difference with someone who is actually a control freak and someone who has just been diligent [...]

Turn with me to 2 Kings, 6:24, all the way to chapter 7. What I want to do is summarize the incident. I want to give it to you in a narrative, I want to give it to you as a story, so you understand it, you can comprehend it, and then you see how the [...]

Turn with me to 2 Kings chapter 6, verses 1 to 7. 2 Kings. Now, in the last message, I told you that I'm skipping those seven verses deliberately, and I went into verses 8 to 23. There is a method in my madness, and you'll discover it at [...]

How do you react to the growing tide of the anti-Christian tide in our country today? There are two kinds of response. There are those who shrug and say, "Well, you know, that's just, it's hopeless. It's hopeless, Michael, just [...]

Back in the '70s, there was a discussion or a debate, really, among evangelical leaders. The subject was, has the supernatural or the miracles have ceased after the disciples, after the early church, or does God still continue to perform [...]

Dr. Michael Youssef: Hello, friends. Michael Youssef here, and I'm one to tell you that you are in for a treat today of listening to a message by my son, Jonathan Youssef. And I'm thrilled to tell you that it is about conquering and [...]

You know, I know in this 21st century, we do not know nor comprehend what an absolute monarch or absolute authority is all about. Most of us today think of "monarchy" as we see in Europe. It was known as "constitutional [...]

Today immorality is glorified, and morality is scorned. Christians are openly and publicly persecuted in America, something we could never have imagined only a few years ago. They are dragged into courts for their biblical convictions. Some of them [...]

We often talk about hindsight being 20/20, and there are some who, when they see things in hindsight, they are full of regrets. For if your perspective on life is that you are living under the control of the sovereign God, then because of that [...]

In the first message of chapter 1, we saw very clearly in the winter season of Naomi's life, she trusted in the living God. She experienced bitterness, but she never became bitter. Do you know the difference? And there's a world of [...]

In the last message, chapter 1, verses 19, 20, and 21, we saw Naomi experiencing a great deal of embarrassment by her former neighbor and their former relatives in Bethlehem, and she went back, and she said, "Don't call me [...]

Whenever I tried to short circuit God plans in my life, whenever I tried to short circuit God's purpose for my life, whenever I tried to short circuit God's vision for my life, I go through unnecessary pain, unnecessary suffering, and [...]

During the time of the prophet Isaiah, the nation was experiencing a severe crisis. The nation was traumatized. This crisis and the confusion that had arisen from it was the death of a good king who was the hope of the nation. And I hope that you [...]

We have been looking about the importance of transferring the whole truth, the whole counsel of God, as the old biblical translation says, the whole counsel of God to the next generation, and that is probably the most important thing about this [...]

We're entering into a time of experiencing discrimination, alienation, and harassment. Bible-believing Christians in the West are facing and will be facing difficult time. And so we're about to prepare this generation and the next [...]

Throughout the Scripture, you see that God did not just design the family as a shield to protect the children from the evil influence of culture, but there's more than that. He created the Christian family as a beachhead and a mission force to [...]

In the years between 1984 to 86, I have struggled in prayer. Have you ever struggled in prayer? You know what I'm talking about. I mean, it was almost like Jacob wrestling with God in prayer. And it was at times very painful struggle. My [...]

Hello, friends, Michael Youssef here. You know, recently, President Biden indicated that we are facing a nuclear armageddon. Does this frighten you? It doesn't have to. If you place your whole trust in Jesus's salvation, your eternity is [...]

Hello, friends, there is so much anxiety today, as people are watching the very foundation of Western civilization crumbling under their feet. Anxiety meds are very prominent now, but there is a peace in the midst of this turmoil and that only Jesus [...]