Hello and welcome to another great week here on Destin for Victory with Pastor Paul Shepard.

We've got a great message lined up for you today, but before we get going, I'm pleased to welcome in Pastor Paul's daughter and the executive director of Destin for Victory, Alicia Greer.

Alicia, I know we've got a great series of messages that starts today. How about setting

things up for us just a bit by telling us what we can expect over the next few weeks?

You know, my dad would often quote this question that goes, if you were accused of being a

Christian, is there enough evidence to convict you? And that's so important for all of us to ponder as believers,

because I think we can all agree that the world is becoming increasingly dark. And so what people

will need in order to be drawn to the light of Christ are believers who are not just talking about it,

but who are being about it, that they can see that evidence of Christ in our lives. And that's

exactly what this series teaches us. It teaches us how we prove the profession of our faith through

the fruit of the spirit that we allow God to cultivate in us. And so we should all be on that

journey. And this sermon series will help us as we continue to grow in Christ.

And we'll get to the first of these messages in just a few moments, but first let me tell you

about a brand new special offer. Yours today is our thank you gift for your generous gift

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It's a lifestyle that honors God.

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