Doubt and Faith
Doubt and Faith
Luke 1:5-38
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Wednesday Evening Service,  December 29, 2010
 
Ryan Martin

The responses of Zechariah and Mary to the angel Gabriel illustrate what on the surface appears to be a narrow but is actually a wide gulf separating faith and doubt.
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