Hello, and thanks for stopping by for today's Destin for Victory,

where we feature the teaching ministry of Pastor Paul Shepard.

Today's message is called Success Require Successors,

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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,

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, and Alicia, 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 so important 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've 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

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