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Where Does Christmas Show Up When There’s “No Room”? (Luke 2:1–20) · Daily Bible Refresh

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  From
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  of
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  Luke
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  2:1
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  14
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  from
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  the
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  message
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  this
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  is
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  the
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  narrative
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  about
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  the
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  birth
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  of
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  Jesus.
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  About
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  that
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  time,
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  Caesar
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  Augustus
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  ordered
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  a
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  census
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  to
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  be
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  taken
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  throughout
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  the
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  empire.
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  This
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  was
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  the
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  first
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  census
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  taken
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  when
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  Quirinius
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  was
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  the
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  governor
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  of
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  Syria.
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  Everyone
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  had
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  to
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  travel
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  to
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  his
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  own
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  ancestral
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  hometown
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  to
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  be
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  accounted
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  for.
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  So
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  Joseph
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  went
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  from
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  the
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  Galilean
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  town
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  of
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  Nazareth
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  up
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  to
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  Bethlehem
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  in
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  Judah,
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  David's
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  town,
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  for
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  the
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  census.
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  As
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  a
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  descendant
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  of
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  David,
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  he
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  had
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  to
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  go
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  there.
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  He
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  went
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  with
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  Mary,
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  his
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  fiance,
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  who
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  was
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  pregnant.
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  While
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  they
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  were
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  there,
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  the
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  time
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  came
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  for
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  her
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  to
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  give
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  birth.
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  She
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  gave
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  birth
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  to
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  a
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  son,
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  her
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  firstborn.
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  She
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  wrapped
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  him
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  in
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  a
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  blanket
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  and
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  laid
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  him
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  in
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  a
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  manger
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  because
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  there
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  was
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  no
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  room
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  for
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  them
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  in
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  the
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  hostel.
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  An
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  event
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  for
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  everyone.
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  There
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  were
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  shepherds
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  camping
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  out
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  in
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  the
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  neighborhood
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  and
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  they
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  had
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  set
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  night
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  watches
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  over
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  their
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  sheep.
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  Suddenly,
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  God's
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  angel
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  stood
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  among
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  them
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  and
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  God's
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  glory
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  blazed
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  around
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  them.
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  They
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  were
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  terrified
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  and
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  the
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  angel
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  said,
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  they
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  be
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  afraid.
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  I'm
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  here
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  to
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  announce
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  a
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  great
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  and
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  joyful
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  event
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  that
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  is
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  meant
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  for
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  everybody
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  worldwide.
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  A
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  savior
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  has
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  just
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  been
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  born
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  in
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  David's
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  town.
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  A
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  savior
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  who
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  is
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  Messiah
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  and
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  master.
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  This
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  is
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  what
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  you're
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  going
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  to
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  look
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  a
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  baby
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  wrapped
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  in
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  a
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  blanket
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  and
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  lined
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  in
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  a
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  manger.
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  At
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  once
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  the
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  angel
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  was
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  joined
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  by
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  a
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  huge
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  angelic
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  choir
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  singing
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  God's
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  praises.
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  They
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  sang
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  glory
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  to
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  God
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  in
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  the
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  highest
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  heavens,
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  peace
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  on
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  earth,
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  and
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  to
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  women
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  who
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  please
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  him.
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  And
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  the
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  angel
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  choir
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  withdrew
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  into
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  heaven.
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  The
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  shepherds
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  talked
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  it
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  over.
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  Let's
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  go
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  over
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  to
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  Bethlehem
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  as
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  fast
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  as
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  we
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  can
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  and
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  see
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  for
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  ourselves
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  what
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  God
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  has
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  revealed
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  to
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  us.
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  They
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  left
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  running
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  and
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  found
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  Mary
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  and
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  Joseph
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  and
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  the
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  baby
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  lying
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  in
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  the
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  manger,
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  seeing,
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  was
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  believing.
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  They
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  told
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  everyone
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  they
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  met
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  what
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  the
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  angels
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  had
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  said
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  about
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  this
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  child.
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  All
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  who
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  heard
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  the
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  shepherds
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  were
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  impressed.
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  Mary
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  kept
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  all
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  these
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  things
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  to
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  herself,
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  holding
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  them
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  dear
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  deep
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  within
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  herself.
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  The
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  shepherds
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  returned
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  and
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  let
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  loose,
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  glorifying
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  and
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  praising
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  God
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  for
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  everything
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  they
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  had
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  seen
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  and
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  heard.
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  It
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  turned
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  out
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  exactly
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  the
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  way
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  they
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  had
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  been
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  told.
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  Well,
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  my
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  friends,
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  that
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  ends
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  the
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  reading
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  and
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  let's
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  just
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  go
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  a
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  little
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  deeper
• 3:39
  in
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  this
• 3:39
  story
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  of
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  the
• 3:41
  Christmas
• 3:42
  story,
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  the
• 3:42
  birth
• 3:42
  of
• 3:43
  Jesus.
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  Just
• 3:44
  to
• 3:44
  recap
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  a
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  little
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  bit
• 3:45
  here.
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  Caesar,
• 3:47
  who
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  was
• 3:48
  the
• 3:48
  ruler
• 3:48
  of
• 3:48
  this
• 3:49
  land,
• 3:49
  issued
• 3:49
  a
• 3:49
  census.
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  Everybody
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  was
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  to
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  be
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  counted.
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  And
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  Joseph
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  and
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  Mary
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  had
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  to
• 3:53
  travel
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  back
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  to
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  Joseph's
• 3:55
  hometown,
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  Bethlehem.
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  Mary
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  was
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  pregnant.
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  No
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  room
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  at
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  the
• 4:01
  inn.
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  The
• 4:03
  baby
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  is
• 4:03
  born
• 4:04
  and
• 4:04
  laid
• 4:04
  in
• 4:04
  a
• 4:04
  manger.
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  A
• 4:06
  manger,
• 4:07
  remember,
• 4:07
  is
• 4:07
  the
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  trough
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  where
• 4:08
  animals
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  ate
• 4:09
  from.
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  Then
• 4:11
  the
• 4:11
  angels
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  show
• 4:13
  up
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  to
• 4:14
  the
• 4:14
  shepherds
• 4:14
  who
• 4:14
  were
• 4:15
  nearby.
• 4:15
  These
• 4:16
  were
• 4:16
  the
• 4:16
  night
• 4:16
  shift
• 4:17
  workers
• 4:17
  of
• 4:17
  the
• 4:18
  day.
• 4:18
  These
• 4:18
  were
• 4:19
  people
• 4:19
  in
• 4:19
  the
• 4:19
  margins
• 4:20
  and
• 4:21
  they
• 4:21
  were
• 4:21
  there.
• 4:21
  The
• 4:21
  angels
• 4:22
  were
• 4:22
  there
• 4:22
  to
• 4:22
  announce
• 4:22
  good
• 4:23
  news
• 4:23
  for
• 4:23
  everybody
• 4:23
  worldwide.
• 4:24
  And
• 4:24
  they,
• 4:25
  the
• 4:25
  shepherds
• 4:25
  then
• 4:26
  run
• 4:26
  to
• 4:26
  see
• 4:26
  what
• 4:26
  was
• 4:26
  going
• 4:27
  on
• 4:27
  and
• 4:28
  to
• 4:28
  tell
• 4:28
  what
• 4:29
  they've
• 4:29
  heard.
• 4:29
  They
• 4:30
  go
• 4:30
  home
• 4:30
  singing.
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  And
• 4:31
  Mary
• 4:31
  treasures
• 4:32
  it
• 4:33
  all
• 4:34
  quietly.
• 4:35
  It's
• 4:36
  just
• 4:36
  an
• 4:36
  incredibly
• 4:37
  powerful
• 4:37
  story.
• 4:38
  So
• 4:39
  let's
• 4:39
  go
• 4:39
  a
• 4:39
  little
• 4:39
  deeper
• 4:40
  for
• 4:40
  three
• 4:40
  points
• 4:40
  to
• 4:41
  ponder
• 4:43
  God.
• 4:43
  The
• 4:44
  first
• 4:44
  is
• 4:44
  that
• 4:44
  God
• 4:44
  arrives
• 4:45
  at
• 4:45
  the
• 4:45
  margins,
• 4:45
  not
• 4:46
  at
• 4:46
  the
• 4:46
  center.
• 4:48
  This
• 4:48
  story
• 4:49
  contrasts
• 4:50
  the
• 4:50
  Empire's
• 4:51
  census
• 4:52
  with
• 4:52
  the
• 4:52
  baby
• 4:53
  in
• 4:53
  a
• 4:53
  feed
• 4:53
  trough.
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  Get
• 4:56
  your
• 4:56
  head
• 4:56
  around
• 4:56
  that
• 4:57
  for
• 4:57
  a
• 4:57
  second.
• 4:58
  Progressive
• 4:59
  faith
• 4:59
  pays
• 5:00
  attention
• 5:00
  to
• 5:00
  where
• 5:02
  God
• 5:02
  chooses
• 5:03
  to
• 5:03
  be
• 5:03
  found.
• 5:04
  In
• 5:05
  insecure
• 5:05
  housing,
• 5:06
  in
• 5:07
  working
• 5:07
  class
• 5:08
  hands,
• 5:09
  among
• 5:09
  those
• 5:09
  who
• 5:10
  can't
• 5:10
  afford
• 5:10
  to
• 5:10
  take
• 5:11
  days
• 5:11
  off.
• 5:12
  If
• 5:13
  we're
• 5:13
  looking
• 5:13
  for
• 5:13
  God's
• 5:14
  activity,
• 5:15
  start
• 5:15
  where
• 5:15
  power
• 5:16
  is
• 5:16
  thin
• 5:16
  and
• 5:17
  the
• 5:17
  need
• 5:17
  is
• 5:17
  real.
• 5:19
  There
• 5:19
  we'll
• 5:19
  find
• 5:19
  good
• 5:20
  news
• 5:21
  taking
• 5:21
  flesh.
• 5:23
  Another
• 5:24
  point,
• 5:25
  the
• 5:25
  good
• 5:25
  news
• 5:25
  is
• 5:26
  public
• 5:26
  material
• 5:27
  and
• 5:27
  it's
• 5:27
  for
• 5:28
  everyone.
• 5:29
  The
• 5:29
  angels
• 5:29
  didn't
• 5:30
  whisper
• 5:30
  to
• 5:30
  the
• 5:30
  elites
• 5:31
  about
• 5:31
  what
• 5:31
  was
• 5:32
  happening.
• 5:32
  They
• 5:33
  announced
• 5:33
  to
• 5:33
  the
• 5:33
  shepherds,
• 5:35
  the
• 5:35
  people
• 5:35
  out
• 5:35
  in
• 5:36
  the
• 5:36
  fields,
• 5:36
  that
• 5:37
  a
• 5:37
  savior
• 5:37
  is
• 5:37
  born.
• 5:38
  To
• 5:38
  all,
• 5:39
  progressive
• 5:40
  discipleship
• 5:41
  insists
• 5:41
  that
• 5:41
  the
• 5:41
  Gospel
• 5:42
  shows
• 5:42
  up
• 5:43
  as
• 5:43
  accessible
• 5:44
  care,
• 5:45
  dignified
• 5:46
  work,
• 5:47
  fair
• 5:48
  policies,
• 5:49
  food
• 5:50
  on
• 5:50
  everybody's
• 5:51
  table,
• 5:52
  and
• 5:52
  everybody
• 5:52
  being
• 5:53
  safe.
• 5:55
  If
• 5:55
  our
• 5:56
  Christmas
• 5:56
  leaves
• 5:57
  neighbors
• 5:57
  hungry
• 5:58
  or
• 5:58
  unheard,
• 5:59
  that's
• 5:59
  simply
• 6:00
  not
• 6:00
  the
• 6:01
  angel's
• 6:01
  version.
• 6:04
  Third
• 6:04
  point
• 6:04
  to
• 6:04
  ponder
• 6:05
  is
• 6:05
  that
• 6:05
  joy
• 6:06
  moves
• 6:06
  us
• 6:07
  quietly
• 6:08
  and
• 6:08
  loudly.
• 6:10
  Get
• 6:10
  the
• 6:10
  image
• 6:11
  of
• 6:11
  Mary
• 6:11
  treasuring
• 6:13
  the
• 6:13
  whole
• 6:13
  experience
• 6:14
  in
• 6:14
  her
• 6:14
  heart,
• 6:15
  and
• 6:15
  the
• 6:15
  shepherds
• 6:16
  loudly
• 6:16
  testifying,
• 6:17
  screaming
• 6:18
  at
• 6:18
  their
• 6:18
  lungs.
• 6:21
  Joy
• 6:21
  to
• 6:21
  the
• 6:22
  world.
• 6:23
  The
• 6:23
  Lord
• 6:23
  has
• 6:24
  come.
• 6:25
  Both
• 6:26
  are
• 6:26
  faithful.
• 6:28
  A
• 6:28
  progressive
• 6:28
  reading
• 6:29
  of
• 6:29
  this
• 6:29
  honors
• 6:30
  the
• 6:30
  contemplative
• 6:30
  work
• 6:31
  of
• 6:31
  wonder
• 6:32
  and
• 6:32
  the
• 6:32
  public
• 6:33
  witness.
• 6:34
  We
• 6:34
  need
• 6:35
  quiet
• 6:35
  courage
• 6:36
  that
• 6:36
  holds
• 6:37
  stories
• 6:38
  with
• 6:38
  care
• 6:39
  and
• 6:39
  the
• 6:40
  loud
• 6:40
  gratitude
• 6:41
  that
• 6:41
  spreads
• 6:41
  hope.
• 6:42
  And
• 6:42
  we
• 6:42
  measure
• 6:43
  both
• 6:43
  by
• 6:43
  whether
• 6:43
  they
• 6:43
  reduce
• 6:44
  suffering
• 6:44
  and
• 6:45
  expand
• 6:46
  belonging.
• 6:49
  I
• 6:49
  want
• 6:50
  you
• 6:50
  to
• 6:50
  think
• 6:50
  about
• 6:50
  an
• 6:50
  action
• 6:50
  step
• 6:51
  after
• 6:51
  reading
• 6:52
  this
• 6:52
  passage
• 6:52
  here.
• 6:54
  The
• 6:54
  action
• 6:54
  step
• 6:55
  is
• 6:55
  this
• 6:56
  make
• 6:57
  some
• 6:57
  room
• 6:57
  in
• 6:57
  your
• 6:57
  life
• 6:58
  where
• 6:58
  there
• 6:58
  isn't
• 6:58
  any.
• 7:00
  That
• 7:01
  is
• 7:01
  maybe
• 7:02
  identify
• 7:02
  a
• 7:02
  person
• 7:03
  or
• 7:03
  family
• 7:04
  facing
• 7:04
  kind
• 7:05
  of
• 7:05
  a
• 7:05
  no
• 7:05
  room
• 7:05
  at
• 7:05
  the
• 7:06
  end
• 7:06
  moment,
• 7:07
  that
• 7:07
  is
• 7:07
  the
• 7:07
  realities
• 7:08
  of
• 7:08
  housing
• 7:08
  insecurity
• 7:09
  or
• 7:09
  medical
• 7:10
  stresses
• 7:11
  or
• 7:11
  caregiving
• 7:12
  overload
• 7:12
  or
• 7:13
  loneliness.
• 7:15
  And
• 7:15
  do
• 7:15
  one
• 7:16
  concrete
• 7:18
  act
• 7:18
  of
• 7:18
  hospitality.
• 7:20
  Deliver
• 7:21
  a
• 7:21
  meal,
• 7:21
  offer
• 7:22
  a
• 7:22
  ride
• 7:22
  to
• 7:23
  a
• 7:23
  doctor's
• 7:23
  appointment,
• 7:24
  help
• 7:24
  out
• 7:24
  with
• 7:25
  some
• 7:25
  paperwork
• 7:25
  regarding
• 7:26
  insurance
• 7:26
  or
• 7:26
  something
• 7:27
  like
• 7:27
  that.
• 7:28
  Contribute
• 7:29
  to
• 7:29
  mutual
• 7:29
  aid
• 7:29
  or
• 7:30
  invite
• 7:30
  them
• 7:30
  just
• 7:30
  for
• 7:31
  a
• 7:31
  walk
• 7:31
  in
• 7:31
  the
• 7:31
  park
• 7:31
  or
• 7:31
  have
• 7:32
  a
• 7:32
  cup
• 7:32
  of
• 7:32
  coffee.
• 7:34
  If
• 7:34
  you're
• 7:34
  in
• 7:34
  a
• 7:34
  position
• 7:34
  of
• 7:35
  influence
• 7:35
  in
• 7:35
  a
• 7:36
  church
• 7:36
  or
• 7:36
  a
• 7:36
  company,
• 7:37
  shift
• 7:37
  some
• 7:38
  budget
• 7:38
  items
• 7:39
  around
• 7:39
  or
• 7:39
  find
• 7:39
  some
• 7:41
  calendar
• 7:42
  some
• 7:43
  time
• 7:43
  in
• 7:43
  the
• 7:43
  calendar
• 7:44
  which
• 7:45
  makes
• 7:45
  for
• 7:45
  inclusion.
• 7:47
  Find
• 7:48
  some
• 7:48
  item
• 7:49
  in
• 7:49
  your
• 7:49
  budget
• 7:50
  for
• 7:50
  benevolence
• 7:51
  giving
• 7:52
  or
• 7:52
  find
• 7:52
  some
• 7:53
  way
• 7:53
  to
• 7:54
  offer
• 7:54
  childcare
• 7:54
  where
• 7:55
  maybe
• 7:55
  there
• 7:55
  was
• 7:56
  lack
• 7:56
  thereof.
• 7:58
  Find
• 7:59
  some
• 7:59
  ways
• 7:59
  to
• 7:59
  make
• 7:59
  your
• 8:00
  world
• 8:00
  more
• 8:00
  accessible
• 8:01
  to
• 8:01
  others
• 8:02
  and
• 8:02
  sharing
• 8:03
  leadership
• 8:04
  with
• 8:04
  marginalized
• 8:05
  voices
• 8:07
  we're
• 8:07
  going
• 8:07
  to
• 8:07
  come
• 8:08
  back
• 8:08
  and
• 8:08
  have
• 8:08
  a
• 8:08
  prayer
• 8:08
  here
• 8:08
  in
• 8:08
  just
• 8:09
  a
• 8:09
  minute,
• 8:09
  but
• 8:09
  I
• 8:09
  want
• 8:09
  you
• 8:09
  to
• 8:09
  know
• 8:10
  we've
• 8:10
  got
• 8:10
  a
• 8:11
  very
• 8:11
  good
• 8:11
  resource
• 8:12
  for
• 8:12
  you.
• 8:13
  It's
• 8:13
  called
• 8:13
  the
• 8:14
  ABC
• 8:14
  123
• 8:15
  Bible
• 8:15
  Study
• 8:16
  Method.
• 8:16
  Consider
• 8:17
  our
• 8:17
  Christmas
• 8:18
  gift
• 8:18
  to
• 8:18
  you.
• 8:18
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• 8:18
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• 8:19
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• 8:19
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• 8:19
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• 8:19
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• 8:21
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• 8:21
  where
• 8:21
  you
• 8:21
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• 8:21
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• 8:22
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• 8:22
  pray
• 8:24
  God
• 8:24
  who
• 8:24
  makes
• 8:24
  room
• 8:25
  thank
• 8:25
  you
• 8:25
  for
• 8:25
  showing
• 8:25
  up
• 8:25
  where
• 8:26
  beds
• 8:26
  are
• 8:26
  borrowed
• 8:27
  and
• 8:27
  the
• 8:27
  work
• 8:27
  is
• 8:28
  overnight,
• 8:29
  where
• 8:29
  fear
• 8:29
  sits
• 8:30
  close
• 8:30
  and
• 8:30
  joy
• 8:31
  still
• 8:31
  breaks
• 8:31
  in.
• 8:32
  Teach
• 8:33
  us
• 8:33
  to
• 8:33
  notice
• 8:33
  you
• 8:33
  among
• 8:34
  the
• 8:34
  shepherds,
• 8:34
  to
• 8:35
  treasure
• 8:35
  like
• 8:35
  Mary
• 8:36
  and
• 8:36
  to
• 8:36
  testify
• 8:36
  like
• 8:37
  those
• 8:37
  who
• 8:37
  ran
• 8:38
  to
• 8:38
  see
• 8:38
  what
• 8:38
  was
• 8:38
  going
• 8:39
  on.
• 8:39
  And
• 8:40
  when
• 8:40
  systems
• 8:41
  feel
• 8:42
  like
• 8:42
  season,
• 8:42
  the
• 8:43
  doors
• 8:43
  say
• 8:43
  no
• 8:43
  vacancy.
• 8:44
  Give
• 8:44
  us
• 8:44
  courage
• 8:45
  to
• 8:45
  open
• 8:45
  our
• 8:46
  own
• 8:46
  hands
• 8:46
  and
• 8:47
  homes
• 8:47
  and
• 8:47
  to
• 8:48
  bless
• 8:48
  others.
• 8:49
  Bless
• 8:49
  patients
• 8:50
  and
• 8:50
  caregivers
• 8:51
  and
• 8:51
  night
• 8:51
  shift
• 8:51
  workers
• 8:52
  and
• 8:52
  new
• 8:53
  parents.
• 8:53
  The
• 8:53
  tired,
• 8:54
  the
• 8:54
  trying
• 8:54
  and
• 8:54
  the
• 8:54
  ones
• 8:55
  stuck
• 8:55
  in
• 8:55
  red
• 8:56
  tape.
• 8:57
  Meet
• 8:57
  us
• 8:58
  in
• 8:58
  hospitals
• 8:58
  and
• 8:59
  wooded
• 8:59
  trails,
• 9:00
  in
• 9:00
  family
• 9:01
  groups
• 9:01
  and
• 9:02
  in
• 9:02
  day
• 9:02
  to
• 9:02
  day
• 9:03
  cheering
• 9:03
  on
• 9:03
  one
• 9:04
  another
• 9:05
  and
• 9:05
  in
• 9:05
  laughter
• 9:06
  of
• 9:06
  children.
• 9:07
  Make
• 9:08
  our
• 9:08
  communities
• 9:09
  mangers
• 9:09
  simple
• 9:10
  places
• 9:10
  with
• 9:11
  real
• 9:11
  welcome
• 9:12
  where
• 9:12
  your
• 9:12
  good
• 9:13
  news
• 9:13
  becomes
• 9:13
  food,
• 9:14
  friendship
• 9:15
  and
• 9:16
  fairness.
• 9:17
  Amen.
• 9:23
  My
• 9:23
  friend.
• 9:23
  I
• 9:24
  am
• 9:24
  delighted
• 9:25
  you
• 9:25
  chose
• 9:25
  to
• 9:26
  join
• 9:26
  me
• 9:26
  for
• 9:26
  today's
• 9:27
  reading.
• 9:28
  The
• 9:28
  daily
• 9:28
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• 9:29
  refresh
• 9:30
  is
• 9:30
  completely
• 9:31
  listener
• 9:32
  supported.
• 9:33
  Your
• 9:34
  gift
• 9:34
  goes
• 9:34
  a
• 9:35
  long
• 9:35
  way
• 9:35
  to
• 9:35
  getting
• 9:35
  the
• 9:36
  audible
• 9:36
  word
• 9:37
  of
• 9:37
  God
• 9:37
  from
• 9:38
  a
• 9:38
  progressive
• 9:39
  perspective
• 9:40
  into
• 9:40
  2
• 9:40
  million
• 9:40
  years,
• 9:41
  a
• 9:41
  million
• 9:41
  people
• 9:42
  by
• 9:42
  2028.
• 9:44
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  would
• 9:44
  be
• 9:44
  so
• 9:45
  grateful
• 9:45
  if
• 9:45
  you
• 9:46
  would
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  go
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• 9:48
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• 9:50
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• 9:51
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  Thanks
• 9:52
  much.
• 9:53
  My
• 9:53
  name
• 9:53
  is
• 9:53
  Dr.
• 9:54
  Brad
• 9:54
  Miller
• 9:54
  and
• 9:54
  I'll
• 9:55
  be
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• 10:04
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• 10:04
  love
• 10:05
  doesn't
• 10:05
  run
• 10:05
  out.
• 10:06
  His
• 10:06
  merciful
• 10:07
  love
• 10:07
  hasn't
• 10:08
  dried
• 10:08
  up,
• 10:09
  it's
• 10:09
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• 10:10
  new
• 10:11
  every
• 10:11
  morning.