{"id":736,"date":"2018-12-09T16:31:14","date_gmt":"2018-12-10T00:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/biblefreak.org\/teaching\/?p=736"},"modified":"2019-12-26T23:15:31","modified_gmt":"2019-12-27T07:15:31","slug":"the-gospel-according-to-gabriel-luke-129-33","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/biblefreak.org\/teaching\/?p=736","title":{"rendered":"The Gospel According to Gabriel (Luke 1:29-33)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist wp-audio-playlist wp-playlist-light\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-current-item\"><\/div>\n\t\t<audio controls=\"controls\" preload=\"none\" width=\"1118\"\n\t\t\t><\/audio>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-next\"><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"wp-playlist-prev\"><\/div>\n\t<noscript>\n\t<ol>\n\t\t<li><a href='https:\/\/biblefreak.org\/teaching\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/The-Gospel-According-to-Gabriel-Elder-Matthew-Davis-129181656380.mp3'>The Gospel According to..<\/a><\/li>\t<\/ol>\n\t<\/noscript>\n\t<script type=\"application\/json\" class=\"wp-playlist-script\">{\"type\":\"audio\",\"tracklist\":true,\"tracknumbers\":true,\"images\":true,\"artists\":true,\"tracks\":[{\"src\":\"https:\\\/\\\/biblefreak.org\\\/teaching\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2019\\\/12\\\/The-Gospel-According-to-Gabriel-Elder-Matthew-Davis-129181656380.mp3\",\"type\":\"audio\\\/mpeg\",\"title\":\"The Gospel According to..\",\"caption\":\"\",\"description\":\"\\\"The Gospel According to..\\\" from Covenant Reformed Church GV by Elder Matthew Davis. 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