Building a Strong Spiritual Legacy (cont'd)

Sometimes faith requires you to follow God into the unknown.

Just a few moments, Pastor Paul Sheppard talks about using God's will over our own will, as he shares today's destined for victory message. Building a strong spiritual legacy, but just before we get to that he and I want to talk to you for a moment about the value of partnership every day here in Destin for victory. We ask people to stand with us financially is because we are listener supported ministry. Let me underscore that for just a moment. This means the only way we exist is through the prayers and financial support of people just like you and in 2022. Our prayers that you might consider if you haven't done so already becoming a destined for victory. Partner partners are a special group of people that give a monthly gift of at least $20. Now if you can make that commitment.

Today we have some special gifts and I'll tell you about them in just a moment, but Pastor Paul joins me right now and Pastor take a moment and tell us why partners are so important to this ministry.

I'm glad you brought that up when partners are really the lifeline of this ministry without those people committed to giving regularly. We literally could not continue doing what were doing.

I guess people hear that a lot, but it is really true without partners. We simply can't get the gospel out to the world. The gospel is free but the plumbing cost an awful lot of money and we want to continue preaching. As I've said in times past we've got generations to reach that have never heard the gospel and they misunderstand when they hear people talk about things like serving the Lord and we need to make it plain to them. The only way I can do it is with my partners, helping us reach them through their generous gifts.

I'm so grateful for every single partner and I'm praying in 2021.

That God will give us thousands more. There are many more outlets and many more opportunities we could take advantage of in our ministry but the only thing that holds us back is lack of income. So I'm praying that God is going to touch the heart of many more people to realize that with just your gift of $20 or more. You can help us remain strong on the stations and outlets where on and reach many more with the gospel of Jesus Christ. They could Pastor that's what it's all about reaching more people with the gospel and if you make that commitment by pledging $20 or more per month to help us do that will send you with our thanks a couple of great gifts including one of Pastor Paul's most popular CDs. The best of let my people smile. It's a compilation of some of Pastor's most humorous illustrations and stories, something that will be sure to make you laugh and learn at the same time. So, call 855-339-5500 or mail your gift letting us know you wish to become a partner. The address is destined for victory PO Box 1767, Fremont, CA 94538. You can also set up by clicking become a partner right at the top of the homepage@pastorpaul.net and if you are already a partner Pastor Paul and I want to say heartfelt thank you and challenge you to consider becoming a legacy partner. These are special ministry friends are able to support us with gifts of $2500 or more each year. The details are available at the website. Pastor Paul.net or by calling 855-339-5500 if you can't become a partner today but would like to make a generous donation to Destin for victory will be glad to send you Pastor Paul's booklet creating a relational legacy that's creating a relational legacy. Our gift to you this month by request for your generous donation to Destin for victory. All you don't have much about suffering in today's candy store theology were we love talk about blessings all, we just saw a recent sometime before he blesses you. He's got a ticket to Gethsemane. We can learn a lot of lessons from the garden of Gethsemane. It was there that Jesus said if it is possible, let this cup pass from me but nevertheless not my will but thine be done on today's destined for victory. Pastor Paul Sheppard encourages us to follow the steps of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ must join Pastor now for today's message.

Building a strong spiritual legacy that somebody else is there a name I could call and ask who you really want to please.

I mean you hope in God OBI what you really want somebody else to be happy for some people the happiness of the attention mentions is of utmost importance is to somebody when they don't look into when they don't want to be involved with you when they are unhappy with you that rocks your entire world. I met people like that money all here people when some world is destroyed.

You'll need to know you and Karen see where on that day you realize people you know what that woman sought to please God that man pleasing God was everything happy as long as God was happy and that person was doing all right. Listen you get your name please God. We live in the social media world world where body on Instagram and all the things that all those other platforms are looking for like seven followers then and all that stuff. Let me tell you something. At the end of the day on the service that will be exactly one that matters. One.

Put check on him how to DOS.

I like how she serves me. I like how he loves me.

I like how they sought to do my will. I like how they wanted to please me more than the please please me so bad that when I told him to do something that the less they said nevertheless not my will but thine be done to get a light from heaven until you can go to Gethsemane.

Don't be worried about you know what assembly is assembly of the garden Jesus disciples to arrested him before he was tortured all night before he was crucified. The next day at noon before he went to the garden of get somebody took the 11 disciples with him. Judas had already gone to betray him and they walked into the garden and then at a certain point he told eight of them stay here and he took three father into the garden with him. He took Peter, James and John.

They were like his inner circle. His crew know you got your crew people you talk to about the intimate things they went with him. And Jesus said fellows.

My soul is exceedingly so about the he knew what he was facing and his flesh recoiled and strained and he said I just want children be with me. I suggest watch with me and so he went a little farther past where he left them and he found a place, and he began to cry out to the heavenly father and he said possible, let this cup pass from me was facing about the bad things in my life. All of us and he is experience that was going to happen, as is called him to feel separation from the father.

He has never been separated and he actually agonized and said if it's possible these let this pass from me you haven't, you Lord, I know what you will, is what is there a plan B.

Is this house we can work out and then Jesus knew when he set the example for us. He said no. I would love to not go through. He said not my will but yours be done.

Have you been to that place where you say I don't want my God is calling me to do what the word is commanding me to do, but I'd rather please God, than the please my flesh.

Have you ever gotten to the place where you said as much as I want to do thing I'm coming to doing that's how you get a like in heaven. Now he is saved by grace what you want to please that this word you want to please God don't want just me saying I want to be saved and have God smiling all the way I'm walking with a spiritual legacy and something you to build that it's up to us to say yes when I flesh was the same no cost to say yes yes Lord will not easy because he wants you to love and love is a verb that means you gotta do some attitude tells you they don't their actions. I don't their faith tells you they don't always tell today don't come on, let's be honest, I don't know action in the best interest when God says a lot people say love nice people. I love your enemies, enemies who hate you, want you to know they hate you wish they could know more about hate you got some I know you will. Why would somebody ever hit me stop tripping. They are people who don't like you. I know you wonderful but there people who don't see it that way. They hate you with your wonderful self and God says to your heirs. You love if they do, all you gotta do right if they know that is hostile toward me.

I will have in my house all the different places and you gotta make sure their needs are taken care of. Why not because of because of the one you want to please. I want to hear the Lord one day say good and faithful servant to do and I'm pleased so are you seeking first the kingdom. Keep in mind, could you write your eulogy now. Are you thinking all that other stuff. This time leadership says only thing that you will be about. Yes, there are many ways to live out our faith your life but your foundation has to be to seek first doing the will of God, and pleasing him according second Corinthians 59.

Just one more example from Scripture. Colossians 317. Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the father through him. What you do in word or deed that means whatever you say and whatever you do, make sure it is said and done in the name of the Lord Jesus.

What does that mean in his name. People need to understand that we pray in his name and live photos that they think, plan, and his name means at the end of the spread, you say in Jesus name. No, that's not what it means. You may say that many of us are accustomed to ending our prayer with that but just because you said that doesn't mean it was a prayer in his name. His name means what he wants his agenda will what he's please with his name I pray, what he want me to pray when I do something in his name, doing what he will do that so I can say in Jesus name I pray, amen. But if part of the plan before that was all Aland I know I'm reading mail somebody where you are hoping God would go, Lord. They been messing with their child. You are no killing somebody for you in Jesus name.

I played on making a prayer in his name we will be right back with more of today's destined for victory message from Pastor Paul Sheppard listen to the broadcast on demand@pastorpaul.net that's Pastor Paul.net to find a host of great resources or online store, including books and DVD messages from now with the rest of today's message.

Building a strong spiritual legacy, again expressed repulsion. You gotta do is to pray in his name what he wants you to ask, say, Lord, I want to be in with you God that man is married Jesus, but just because his wife to be done with him. I can't read this in Jesus name name more than you know him anyway like you know you will. Some because you don't know it, how many know when you marry, don't just marry Peck's cut both the weight and man wears his close you just looking at the cover. You never read start reading the summary will make it into chapter so in his name. Gotta be more than some you say it's gotta be asking this because I know it pleases God and glorifies God is consistent with his will for my life even if it means I gotta change my attitude my actions. That means I've got to stop in order to do the will of God, all you much about suffering in today's candy store theology world we love.

Talk about blessings we just ration blessings of God, but sometime before he blesses you. He's got a ticket to Gethsemane and make sure that you don't want anything that he doesn't want you gotta make sure that your building a strong spiritual legacy where I want the will of God.

That's all I'm interested in because think about a site we opened with the words of Moses he said your years. He was a turnabout general lifespans at the time of his writing is generally 70, maybe 80 years generalizations why that's not a given guarantee you 78 years about how long as he observes folks it was happening. 70 May. We all know in Bible times, and certainly in these times.

Some folk live a lot shorter life. Some folk live a lot longer just generalizations you want to do all you can to try and your days cooperate parking pillows. I remember when I was a kid that little ass in T. W. TFS sought out in my house growing up, and then you see different pills and some in my father's pillboxes and no let me see if we stay together we both got a pillbox somebody will try to be to be your doctor said you mean whatever you box will bless you, not try to make friends love them someone to believe what I'm told me.

I believe 120 years to about one of the whole picture to just clean me. I'm a little PD love God, love and respect them. 20 didn't make it did make it to did make the fourscore didn't make it the threescore and 10 guarantees because you don't know when your last day is going to be that is my last day in this house and look around my last day in this house. I believe you said here but believe and don't come in is you hypothetically walk in faith.

I know faith walk and people who didn't make it home, somebody you can just bring in the wrong place where these crazy in that job shooting was a even that's not true. People who knew Jesus and with the rest of plane crash was unsaved, plaintiff going down with the saints on board. No guarantees that show is going to rescue you from the Pacific to this world we live in a fallen world. When people system is governed by Satan as a result, things you have to keep well there is a place of all kinds of vicissitudes all kinds of chaos happens in accident that had to do with you. You just happen to have experienced the consequences of living in a fallen world, which is why this is not which is why we all have to make up our minds we going to the will of God because when you do the will of God day by day. When you think about the kingdom of God. When you seek to please when you doing everything according to what happens is your last day to be doubly with the Lord. We all want to check out a here and we know that when this earthly house of this tabernacle because all we house not made with hands, that heaven that's what we're looking forward to. That's why we got to make sure that we keep the end in mind.

Don't live like this is all there is don't like this is everything so you gotta make some sound decisions about thanks for being with us here for today's message. Building a strong spiritual legacy.

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Pastor Paul.net that's Pastor Paul.net talk about creating a God honoring financial legacy.

I believe that the best way to do this is to live by what I call the five asses of God honoring courtship. This is talk about leaving a financial legacy that honors God, so that when you leave this are the Lord will be pleased with what you man, which are stored away. Let me help you understand you are not all of your money and financial resources. That's next time and Pastor Paul Sheppard's message creating a God honoring financial legacy.

Until then, remember he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion in Christ, you are destined for victory