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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. None of us leads a good enough

life to ever lead somebody to faith in Jesus Christ. A lot of people like to quote the supposed

words of St. Francis of Assisi who said, preach the gospel, use words if necessary. Listen, words are necessary. There is nobody who's ever come

to faith in Christ without hearing the Word of God. Welcome to Pathway to Victory with author

and pastor, Dr. Robert Jeffers. To imitate someone we admire means that we try to mimic their attitudes and actions.

So if our desire is to become more like Jesus, we need to pattern our lives after his.

Today on Pathway to Victory, Dr. Robert Jeffers describes the primary passion of Jesus,

which should in turn become our passion as well.

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

Dr. Jeffers?

Thanks, David, and welcome again to Pathway to Victory.

In my lifetime, I've never experienced the kind of darkness that pervades our culture quite like today.

Sometimes it feels like the bad news is pressing in against us,

and oppression is winning the battle. Think about it. Our country is deeply divided over moral issues,

the fight against evil is escalating, and all the while anti-Semitic attitudes have spread like

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