Have you been feeling like your witness isn't very effective? Have you been inconsistent with your time of Bible study or prayer? Serving God always and everywhere is not easy, but Dr. Michael Youssef says that praise can help. Dr. Youssef describes praise as "the fuel that makes us effective." Praise creates a stronger desire for God and enables us to serve Him and to trust Him more completely. Praise improves your prayer life, and it helps you to overcome Satan and the challenges you're facing. Learn how praise can make all the difference in your life through this six-part teaching series Empowered by Praise.

In this final message, Dr. Michael Youssef warns that pride and false expectations can keep people from receiving what God has promised. Naaman wanted healing on his own terms, but God used a young servant girl’s faith, Elisha’s Word, and humble obedience to reveal His supernatural power. Scripture’s inerrant Truth declares that sin is like leprosy: deadly, defiling, and impossible to cure apart from Jesus Christ. We must repent of self-reliance, bow before the divine Son of God, and intercede for those still blinded by sin. Elisha’s ministry reminds us that nothing is impossible for the God who saves, heals, and restores.

In this message, Dr. Michael Youssef warns that a controlling spirit can poison what God has provided. During famine, Elisha trusted the Lord to feed the sons of the prophets, but one man tried to improve God’s provision and brought death into the pot. Scripture’s inerrant Truth is clear: God does not need our pride, fear, or self-rule. We must repent of trying to control what belongs to Him, intercede for humble hearts, and submit to the risen Jesus Christ, the divine Son of God. In this series, Elisha’s miracle calls believers to trust the God who alone brings life out of death.