Hello and thanks for stopping by for today's Destined for Victory, where we feature the teaching

ministry of Pastor Paul Shepard. Today's message, leaving the legacy that matters most,

aligns perfectly with a special offer we have reserved for you as you give generously to Destin for

victory today. As you know, Pastor Paul Shepard went home to be with the Lord in January of this year,

and just hours later, his daughter, Destined for Victory Executive Director Alicia Shepard

Greer, stood before the congregation at Destiny Christian Fellowship to talk about her father

and about the legacy of faith he had left behind.

I've asked Alicia to join me in the

studio for just a moment. Alicia, I remember that day, I can't imagine how difficult it was for you

to stand in front of the congregation after the passing of your beloved father. Tell us about that

and tell us why you felt it was so important for you to share what you did that morning. Yeah, I mean, it was

incredibly difficult for me to do that. But for one, the Holy Spirit was leading me so strongly.

I barely slept that night and the Lord was really pressing on me to share. And so I knew it was

something that I needed to do and I needed to be obedient to the Lord first and foremost.

And also, it was to honor my father and to release the things that he has taught me, not only

through his sermons, but through his example. I watched him serve in every season. And I knew that despite my pain and despite the fact that I

came in the church crying that morning, literally crying on every person, it was so important to

stand and honor his legacy, the legacy of serving God. We serve God through every season. And not just me,

but my mom, Lady Meredith Shepard, who was there

the next Sunday, and my brother who led worship, my husband, you know, we have to just press

forward and continue to serve, serve God and to honor the legacy that the Lord left through

my father. And so that was very important for me to do. And God gives us

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