Maturity requires that we think beyond our appetites, feelings, and impulses.

Just because you save doesn't mean all of your appetites, all of your feelings, all of your impulses can be

trusted because you still live in a body of flesh. And we are not to be governed by our flesh,

but we have to crucify it constantly. The desires of the flesh are against the spirit,

and the desires of the spirit are against the flesh.

That's Galatians 517, and this is Destined for Victory, where we feature the teaching ministry of Pastor Paul Shepard.

We're always glad to have you with us.

Coming up next, we'll take you to another Pauline epistle, the book of Ephesians,

to explain how to make

wise choices. Along the way, you'll be reminded that sanctification doesn't take place all

at once. It's a lifelong process that sometimes requires us to go back and surrender all over again.

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enjoy your podcast. Now, here's Pastor Paul's Destin for Victory Message, choices grownups make.

On the worst day of betrayal, to come, Jesus gave Peter advance indication of his love.

Peter just got through bragging.

Now some of these people you pick Jesus, I can see there's something about to go down.

Now Jesus was about to be arrested.

He said, something about to go down.

I don't like the way this is looking. And some of these people you picked, they're going to run. But you did one thing right, Jesus. You picked me. He really believed it when he said it. And I got you. When all the rest of them go away, it's going to be me and you. We go back to back. I take my sword. I'm going to wear out the first man that come.

Jesus says, Simon, Simon. I love that second call. That means Simon was still bragging on the

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