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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.

When Mary said to Gabriel, I'm your bond servant, God,

Mary was only 13, but she knew what she was saying.

She knew that her acquiescence to being the mother

of the Lord might very well end.

The relationship with a man she loved more than any other

person on earth. You know, that's an extraordinary sacrifice for anybody to make, but for a teenage

girl, think about that. Welcome to Pathway to Victory with author and pastor Dr. Robert Jeffress.

Throughout the history of the church, Christians have had some wildly differing views about

the mother of Jesus.

So what's the proper way to regard this remarkable young woman named Mary?

Today on Pathway to Victory, Dr. Robert Jeffers turns to the defining passage on the

mother of Jesus and her prominent role in the Christmas story.

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

Thanks, David, and welcome again to Pathway to Victory. Even though I serve as a pastor and I'm on

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