Well, let me tell you something.

All of us have some baggage.

There isn't a baggage-free person listening to this message or preaching this message.

We all have stuff, stuff, issues, debris that hasn't been

fully removed, that hasn't been dealt with. We all carry around a little baggage from our

past, but if God is your pilot, bags fly free. Hello and welcome to another great day here on Destin for Victory with

Pastor Paul Shepard. Well, no one is completely baggage free. Some have emotional wounds

and have yet to heal. Others struggle with sin or addiction. But no matter what your baggage might be,

it's never too heavy for God to carry. And as you'll see, you're invited to check it before you fly.

Remember to come see us at Pastor Paul.net, where you can listen to any of our recent messages

on demand, including today's. That's Pastor Paul.net. Now, with today's Destin for Victory

Message, unpacking our personal baggage, here's Pastor Paul.

Grab your Bible, if you have one with you, and let's look again at the theme

scripture, and then we'll call your attention also to a passage in Isaiah. We'll begin with

Philippeis I, verses 3 through 6, and then shortly we will go to Isaiah chapter 61, verses 1 through 3.

But let's start with Philippians chapter 1, verses 3 through 6, where Paul says, I thank my God,

every time I remember you, in all my prayers for all of you, I always pray with joy because

of your partnership in the gospel from the first day until now.

Being confident of this that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion

until the day of Jesus Christ. We've called this series, God is a finisher because Paul said he began the work and he is going to carry it on to completion.

You and I will not be incomplete projects, but thankfully, God says I'm going to finish what I started in your life.

And we are excited about that. But we're unpacking that

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