When God tells you to do things that seem risky or scary, please know that you are like a sheep who's being led by a shepherd through what appears to be a dangerous place.

But remember, the shepherd is with you.

Joshua, Moses, Gideon, and Anayas. God ask each of them to do something risky, and you could be next.

Hello and welcome to another great day here on Destined for Victory with Pastor Paul Shepard.

You know, many of the early Christians had to do a lot

of growing and a lot of changing to accept Saul as an apostle of Jesus Christ. Ananias was the first,

but there were still the original disciples to deal with. They had walked with Jesus for three

years, and now God was asking them to help train a murderer of Christians for Christian ministry.

We'll take an in-depth look at that story today.

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Now, here's today's

Destined for Victory Message,

when growth requires change.

When God tells you to do things that seem risky or scary, please know that you are like a sheep who's being led by a shepherd through what appears to be a dangerous place.

But remember, the shepherd is with you.

You know, David said, yeah, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death.

Well, if I'm down there by myself, I have a right to be afraid. But notice what

David said. He said, but I don't have to fear evil. It's scary, but I don't have to fear evil.

Why? Not because there's an absence of threatening circumstances, but because there's the

presence of a loving shepherd. I don't have to be afraid because of who's

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