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Hi, this is Robert Jeffers, and I'm glad to study God's Word with you every day on this Bible teaching program.

On today's edition, A Pathway to Victory.

Now when we come to verse 26 of Luke 1,

we find Gabriel coming to earth again

with another birth announcement.

But this time, he's not coming

to an elderly priest who's in the temple

burning incense on the altar.

Instead, this birth announcement is made

to a starry-eyed teenage girl who's preparing for the most exciting event in her life.

Welcome to Pathway to Victory with author and pastor, Dr. Robert Jeffers. One day in the little

city of Nazareth, an angel appeared to a young woman named Mary.

So why would God pick such an average, ordinary girl to be the mother of the Savior?

Today on Pathway to Victory, Dr. Robert Jeffers reveals that Mary was not some random choice,

but a true servant of God.

Now, here's our Bible teacher to introduce today's message.

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