Hi, I'm Robert Jeffress, and I'm glad to serve as your Bible teacher every day on this great radio station.

On today's edition of Pathway to Victory, the Shepherds.

I mean, shepherds were absolutely despised in Jesus' day.

And the reason is obvious. They work with sheep. That means they smelled like sheep as well.

Nobody wanted to be around the Shepherds, and yet it was this group of all the people God could have chosen,

that God chose to announce the coming of the Savior of the world.

Welcome to Pathway to Victory with author and pastor Dr. Robert Jeffress.

The business of the Christmas season often causes people, even Christians, to gloss over the meaning of Christmas Day.

So today, on Pathway to Victory, Dr. Robert Jeffress invites us to slow down for a half an hour,

and take time to stop and smell the manger by looking at five key players in the Christmas story.

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

Dr. Jeffress?

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

In light of the Christmas season, we've devoted the entire month of December to celebrate the person and work of Jesus Christ.

It's a subject that's appropriate any time of year, but especially so at Christmas.

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