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2021 THEME: Life on the Edge
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Series: Expect The Unexpected
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TITLE: Unexpected News<\/strong>
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Scripture: Luke 2:8-20<\/strong><\/h1>\n

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I.\u00a0 \u00a0 WHERE ARE ALL THE CELEBRITIES? \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Shepherds were despised everywhere. It was considered one of the occupations everyone (needed<\/strong>) but nobody (wanted<\/strong>).\u00a0 Why?<\/p>\n

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      1. Shepherds were (dishonest<\/strong>).<\/li>\n
      2. Shepherds were (unreliable<\/strong>).<\/li>\n
      3. Shepherds were (unsavory characters<\/strong>).<\/li>\n
      4. Shepherds were (unclean<\/strong>).<\/li>\n
      5. Shepherds were viewed with (suspicion<\/strong>).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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        Luke is reminding us, by mentioning the shepherds, that the kingdom of God isn\u2019t just for the (insiders<\/strong>) but for the (outsiders<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

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        II.\u00a0 \u00a0WHAT WAS THEIR RESPONSE? \u00a0<\/strong><\/h4>\n

        How do we process the event?<\/p>\n