When God Changed The Story
Week 3: Characters
December 18th, 2022
Pastor Kyle Johnson

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People have always been

with the

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But when they said, “Give us a king to lead us,” this displeased Samuel; so he prayed to the Lord. And the Lord told him: “Listen to all that the people are saying to you; it is not you they have rejected, but they have rejected me as their king.” —1 Samuel 8:6-7 (NIV)

What are we really looking to

from those we

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?

Christmas

the primary

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In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. —Luke 1:26-27 (NIV)

Moved from

, priests and

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to a couple of young

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“I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May your word to me be fulfilled.”
—Luke 1:38 (NIV)

When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. —Matthew 1:24 (NIV)

Unassuming

is the

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is the valued

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For by the grace given me I say to every one of you: Do not think of yourself more highly than you ought, but rather think of yourself with sober judgment, in accordance with the faith God has distributed to each of you. —Romans 12:3 (NIV)

Christmas changed the characters from

to

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But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. —1 Peter 2:9 (NIV)

What is your

?

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Notes:

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Discussion Questions:

1 – Who are your favorite stars? Why?

2 – Why is our society so consumed with stars and, in many cases, being a star?

3 – Read Luke 1:26-38. What was Mary’s reaction and response to the angel?

4 – What is your current role in the Kingdom of God? How is it going?