You know, the term forgiveness is now even used by secularists preachers on public television... I've heard it. They talk about forgiving but they don't understand the necessity and the absolute requirement for believers to forgive and to [...]

Well, the whole goal of life is not being a better person, the whole goal of life is be like Christ. And to be like Christ you have to believe in Christ, submit to Christ, receive Christ, and allow his Holy Spirit to dwell in you. That's the [...]

Young parents are often asking the question, you know, "What book do you recommend that helped you in raising up your children"? I say, there are so many good books around, but there is the Book, the Book that I used together with my wife [...]

Hi, Dr. Youssef. Jane Robelot from Greenville, South Carolina. How should Christians look at politics? How involved should we be in elections and in the political process? Dr. Michael Youssef: Having grown up under severe dictatorship, and now [...]

Hi, Dr. Youssef. Jane Robelot from Greenville, South Carolina. How can we encourage young people to stick to the Word of God when universalism is so pervasive? Dr. Michael Youssef: The reason universalism is pervasive among the younger generation [...]

Every one of us, every day, are faced with decisions, everyone. School children, teenagers, young adults, middle aged people, seniors, all facing decisions every day. We make decisions, and the word "decision" by its own definition is [...]

In the last several years, there has been a rash of books written by people who supposedly died and came back again. And when they died, there's a common theme between all of them, that they all saw light. Some of them said that they saw [...]

The story of the prodigal is the summary of the entire Christian faith. It is the Christian faith in a story. It is Christianity in a capsule. The story is the story of every one of us. Every one of us who sought to live for self and we did only to [...]

Stress (raise your hand now) it really is a huge problem in our culture, in our society, in our world. I talk to people all over the world. Stress is phenomenal. In fact, all you need to do is, you look at the books and the seminars about stress [...]

Eric Metaxas : What do you say except, "Wow"? Some people watching right now... by the way, my name is Eric Metaxas. Some people watching right now might think a video like that is fear mongering. "Oh, it's not that bad". [...]

And on this Mom's Day, I want to pay tribute to the great moms who are raising up champions for Christ. I want this message to be an encouragement to them to keep on keeping on, to raise champions for Christ. It is no secret today, motherhood [...]

You know, the term forgiveness is now even used by secularists preachers on public television, I've heard it. They talk about forgiving but they don't understand the necessity and the absolute requirement for believers to forgive and to [...]

Hello my friends. Saying YES to Jesus is just the first step. It's like a baby being born. In fact, Jesus calls it being born again. That baby needs nourishment, needs safety, needs warmth, and security. And the only place where that can happen [...]

Yesterday I was standing on the mountain, looking down at the Valley of Elah where this monstrosity, that Philistine, Goliath, was challenging the people of God. And they were trembling in their sandals until young David comes in. And in his mind, [...]

Hello, friends, so many people don't understand how can the shedding of the blood of the Son of God, there are some pastors who are now calling the crucifixion a child abuse. But let me explain to you, this is God's way, not their way or [...]

Right here from this land of the Bible where our Lord Jesus Christ was crucified, died, and was buried, then he rose again on the third day. Right over my shoulder that Golgotha. Yesterday I was in the Garden of Gethsemane and I cannot help but weep [...]

I have been privileged to come to the Holy Land. Many things that immediately come rushing into my mind. one of those things is when I go by Mount Moriah when Abraham was about to sacrifice his son in obedience to the call of God. God did not want [...]

You know, it is fashionable that so many people now, even in pulpits, they say, "Oh, the Bible is just filled with fiction and these are just tales and myths". You come here and you walk where Jesus walked. And you see the evidence of his [...]

Hello friends, I am honored and privileged to be standing here overlooking the Mount of Olives. This is the Valley of Elah and when David showed up he said, "Who is this Philistine who defies the army of the living God"? As we think of [...]

A story I read many, many years ago that took place back in the late 1800s in the county of Mayfield, Kentucky. And it was there a small church at that time, very small. In fact, it was so small they only had two deacons in that church, but those [...]

Now, back in the days when I used to travel to Asia a great deal, and I think back then my wife would say, "A great, great deal", I found people, particularly in India, all over Asia, they are pursuing happiness. They're pursuing [...]

If you have heard me preach for any length of time, most likely you've heard me say something to the effect that there is a promise in the Scripture by our Lord Jesus Christ that has always been a challenge for me. It is in Matthew 18:19. Let [...]

Scientists tell us that what children learn growing up is like a metal needle engraving on a steel plate. It stays there forever. It can never be erased. Now, some of these engravings are wonderful, they are positive. That's the godly moms and [...]

In Romans 13:8, when the Apostle Paul said: "Let no debt remain outstanding," he's not meaning that we should never borrow or come into debt, but he's talking about incurring a debt that can never be repaid. I want to remind you [...]

Turn with me if you haven't already to Romans 12, beginning at verse 9. The most important thing about that passage is that you have to keep it in context for it is only after a believer has been deeply moved by the mercies of God, only then [...]

If I've heard it once, I've heard it a hundred times in the past 45 years in the ordained ministry, and I've heard it in a variety of ways, but the problem is the same, why don't I seem to be able to have victory in my life? Why [...]

God fully revealed himself in the Lord Jesus Christ. We know that God fully revealed himself in his Word, that God fully revealed himself for us in order to know what we need to know, namely that we can be saved, that we can be redeemed, that we can [...]

In Romans chapter 10, I hope you turn to it with me, God is making it clear in his Word that when it comes to salvation there is no one has an excuse for not accepting Jesus's gift of forgiveness and eternal life. No excuse. The full [...]

From the very beginning of time, the people who wanted a god who suits them. They wanted a god who matches their preconceived ideas of him. They want a god who likes what they like and believes what they believe. They wanted a god who operates on [...]

I know you've heard it said, there are no such thing as free lunch, right? Meaning, of course, that you cannot get something for nothing. In the end, someone has to pay, right? There's someone that has to pay. The phrase, "no free [...]

Romans chapter 8 tells us that a repentant sinner is one who is empowered by the Holy Spirit not only to repent of their sin but to live a new life in Christ in every way. The Scripture is very clear. Listen to me. Surrender to the control of the [...]

Romans chapter 7. It's all about the issue that has been a source of confusion among Christians for many years. The confusion is this: it's between the hypocrisy of performance and the freedom that we have in the risen Christ. This is a [...]

King George V, who is the grandfather of the current Queen Elizabeth, something he used to say to his sons, "My boys, remember who you are". "My boys, remember who you are". But I can tell you, in a far, far, far, far more [...]

You know, you could not possibly watch television for any length of time without being bombarded by these commercials that entice us to try to get our genetic makeup tested. You know what I'm talking about? Yeah? An article recently published [...]

I want to tell you the way so many Christian believers live their Christian life. They know they are saved, but they are not sure of their eternal future. There are some who think so they are saved today, but will they be saved tomorrow? There are [...]

Here's what the Oxford Dictionary said about "pride". "It's an overwhelming opinion of one's own quality". All merits, and my beloved friends, pride is something we all have to deal with all the time. Pride causes [...]

Please turn with me to Romans chapter 2, beginning at verse 17, as we will look through all the way to 18. And if you have not been following this series of messages from the Epistles to the Romans, I hope that you download it and that you follow, [...]

In the last message, we saw how God will judge those who have inverted his truth. We saw how God is gonna judge those who have perverted his gifts. We saw how God will judge those who have darkened minds. And immediately following that pronouncement [...]

Back in the days of the horse and buggy, story told about a farmer who came from his house to the town to buy some supplies. On this particular day, his dog decided to follow him all the way to town. The farmer, when he arrived into the storehouse, [...]

We are most certainly in desperate need of a special visitation from heaven. The way the direction of our secular culture is going, we are desperately in need for an awakening. We need him to rescue us from the terrible spiritual condition that the [...]

Everything I'm gonna tell you today from the Word of God runs to the extreme opposite of everything that is taught in secular education and in the secular media. "Well," you say, "what's new about that"? Well, [...]

I want to start by sharing with you a testimony, personal testimony, and I pray to God that you would not misunderstand it but you will receive it for the glory of God and that your edification, your challenge. This was back in 1978. We have been [...]

In most churches, among most Christians, you find that their understanding of worship is only limited to public worship on Sunday morning or Sunday night or even midweek gathering, but worship is a lifestyle. Worship is the totality of our being and [...]

As I read the Scripture, it is so clear that God over and over and over again asked his people to set up memorials in order to remember his faithfulness of the past. These memorials are not for people, these memorials are not for us, but they are [...]

Every anniversary Sunday is always an occasion for all of us to stop and reflect on God's past blessings, on God's past grace and mercy, on God's past blessings, on God's past work in our lives, both individually, as a family, [...]

Jonathan Hoover : Hey, Dr. Youssef, Jonathan Hoover here from Chattanooga, Tennessee, I have a question for you. It seems today people are so easily offended at God's Word. How do you as a pastor handle people who are offended at what you say [...]

Jane Robelot : Hi, Dr. Youssef, Jane Robelot from Greenville, South Carolina. How can we effectively witness to Muslims even if we don't feel like we have a great deal of knowledge about Islam? Dr. Michael Youssef : You know, learning about [...]

Our greatest comfort, our source of joy, our greatest peace come from knowing that the Lord Jesus Christ in heaven, right now, the glorified Jesus, is interceding on behalf of his children. Right now, this very moment, as we are sitting in this [...]

We've been talking about the biblical paradoxes have run counter to media and culture at large in our society. This cultural sweep runs contrary to so many of the biblical principles, and today we're gonna see another one of those points [...]

There is a principle that runs throughout the Scripture, that runs contrary to everything in our culture. That means it runs contrary to everything you learn in schools. It runs contrary to everything you see on television, in the media in general. [...]