Hello, and thanks for stopping by for today's Destin for Victory, where we feature the teaching ministry of Pastor Paul Shepard.

Coming up next, we move ahead in our teaching series, God is a finisher.

But first, there's a brief message all of us that Destined for Victory want to share with you.

Destined for Victory could not survive without the prayers and donations of friends like you.

You are the lifeblood of this media ministry, and we're so grateful for all you've done.

But as you may know, charitable giving decreases sharply during the busy summer months,

and our faith can be challenged as a result.

I asked Pastor Paul Shepard when he was with us to share his thoughts on this

important subject, and here's what he had to say.

Yes, it is. And it's simply because people love us and they want to support us, but sometimes

we're so glad to be through the winter and the spring, and we're now in the summer, and we're

ready to take some vacation time and

do some things that we've longed to do for months.

And we get to do it, whether it's travel or whatever.

But I just want to encourage and remind our listeners that if we're going to keep on preaching

the word throughout the year, then the support is absolutely necessary.

Because I have found out that the bills don't take vacations.

They keep coming every single month.

And so we have to be ready to meet them with the finances necessary.

And again, it's not about the money.

It's what the money does. Your giving allows us to keep on declaring truth that people need

to hear day in and day out, month in and month out. So at every season, even in the summer, we get to keep preaching

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