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

ministry of Pastor Paul Shepard. Before we move ahead in our study of Ephesians today, I want to share an

important message with you. As you may know, for years now, I've had the pleasure to talk with

Pastor Paul in the studio from time to time, and I've always enjoyed our time

together. I'm going to miss those talks. But over the years, Pastor has had some great thoughts

to share with us on a variety of subjects, and he was always passionate about the power of partnership.

Before he went home to be with the Lord, I ask him what he would say to you, our listening friends

and partners, about that subject.

I want them to know your partnership is very, very important and necessary. When you think

about it, starting way back, I'm thinking about Moses, he could not have been Moses without the

partners.

God gave him.

God raised up Joshua.

The Bible called Joshua Moses' minister before it called him God's minister.

And Joshua was one of those key people.

Aaron, his brother, was one of his key partners.

Every man or woman of God since then, all the way into, of course, when you get to the ministry of Jesus, Jesus himself required partnership.

Isn't that amazing that the God man needed partners?

He took Peter, James, and John farther into the Garden of Githemone, and he said, just stay here and watch with me.

And he cried and poured out his heart to get ready for that moment when he would lay down his life for us.

And he needed that partnership.

He had Peter, James, and John.

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