God's presence and power are as near as your uplifted voice. Let Dr. Michael Youssef guide you into a richer understanding of personal praise. And begin to experience God’s powerful, continual presence in your life. When praise is practiced according to the biblical model, it’s expressed in an amazingly rich variety of forms. It releases us from earthly concerns. It transports us into God’s presence. It opens the door to God’s power–power that continually motivates and guides us through our daily lives.
Scripture assures us that God is present with us in a very real way when we praise him. And along with his nearness comes a new level of his power operating in our lives. Empowered by Praise Empowered by Praise will not only expand our knowledge about praising God, but will actually help energize our daily practice of praise, resulting in a powerful, personal spiritual transformation.
Michael Youssef is the founding pastor of the non-denominational Evangelical Anglican Church of the Apostles based in Atlanta, Georgia and founder of the international preaching ministry, Leading the Way, which he also hosts.
Youssef was born in Assuit, Egypt. The Youssef's came to America in 1977, and in 1978 Michael received a master's degree in theology at Fuller Theological Seminary in California and a Ph.D. from Emory University in social anthropology. Michael served for nearly ten years with the Haggai Institute, traveling around the world more than 32 times, teaching courses in evangelism and church leadership to church leaders.
He founded The Church of The Apostles in 1987 with fewer than 40 adults with the mission to "Equip the Saints and Seek the Lost." The church has since grown to a congregation of over 3000. This church on a hill was the launching pad for Leading the Way's international ministry. He preaches, teaches and exhorts with a straightforward and uncompromising delivery, based on the authority of the inspired, infallible Word of God. His unique, firsthand understanding of the Holy Land, its history and culture, brings the Bible to life for listeners.
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