W H AT K I N D OF GOD ?W H AT K I N D O F PL A N ?WHAT K I ND OF RESPONSE?

W H AT K I N D O F ST O RYWH AT K I ND O F MESS I AH ?

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CA LL E D J O H N

E L I JAH - TO M A K E R EA DY A PE O PL E PR E PA R ED FO R T H E LO R D

MA RY YOU W ILL CONCE IVE AN D G IVE B IRT H T O A SON , AND YOU ARE T O CALL H IM JE SUS…….

TH E H OLY SP IR I T W ILL COM E U PON TH E AND T H E POWE R OF T HE MOST H IGH WILL OVE R-SH AD OW YOU; SO T HE HOLY ONE BORN T O YOU W ILL BE CALLE D TH E SON OF GOD

JO S E PH WHAT I S CONCE IVED IN HER I S FROM T HE HO LY SP I R I T. SHE W I LL G I VE B IRT H TO A SON AND YOU ARE TO G IVE H IM THE NAM E , J E SU S , BE CAU SE HE W IL L SAVE H I S PE OPLE FROM T HE I R S I NS

GE N E ALOGY T H I S I S T H E G E NE A LO GY O F J E S US T H E M E SS I A H T H E S O N OF DAV I D , T H E S O N OF A BRA H AM :

M AG NI F IC AT FOR H E H AS B E E N M I N D FU L OF T H E H U MB LE S TAT E OF H I S S E R VA N T

BE NE D I CT US

AN D YOU , MY C H I LD … .W I L L GO B E F OR E T H E LORD T O P R E PA R E T H E WAY FOR H I M

CA ES AR AUG US TUS

I N TH OS E DAYS CAES AR AU GU S TU S I S SU E D A DE CR E E TH AT A CEN S U S S HOU L D B E TA K EN OF T HE EN T I R E R OM AN WOR L D .

N O R OO M

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S H EP HER DS

S U D D E N LY A G RE AT C O M PA N Y O F T H E HE AV E N LY HO S T A P PE A RE D W I T H T HE A N G E L , P RA I S I N G GO D A N D S AY I N G , “ G LO RY T O G O D I N T HE H I G HE S T HE AV E N ,A N D O N E A RT H P E AC E T O T HO S E O N W HO M H I S FAVO U R RE S T S ”

S I M EO N A ND A NNA

“ S OVER E I GN LOR D , AS YOU H AVE PR OM IS ED ,YOU M AY N OW D IS M IS S YOU R S ERVANT I N PEAC E . F OR M Y EY ES HAVE S EEN YOU R S ALVAT ION , WH IC H YOU HAVE PR EPAR ED IN TH E S IG HT OF ALL NAT IONS : A L I GH T F OR R EVEL AT ION T O TH E GENT IL ES ,AN D TH E GLORY OF YOU R P EOPL E I S RAEL . ”

M E N F R O M T H E E A S T

M AG I F R OM T H E E A S T C A M E T O J E R U S A L E M A N D A S K E D , “W H E R E I S T HE O N E W HO H A S B E E N BOR N K I N G O F T H E J E W S ? W E S AW H I S S TA R W HE N I T R O S E A N D H AV E C O M E T O W O R S H I P H I M ? ”