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SHOCK #1 -

It was a shock to ______ and _________ and their families. 

“The angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, you have found favor with God. You will be with child and give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus.”  Luke 1:30-31 (NIV) 

“An angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.” Matthew 1:20 (NIV)

SHOCK #2 -

It was a shock to _____ ____________. 

"An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people."  Luke 2:9-10 (NIV) 

SHOCK #3 -

It was a shock to __________. 

"When King Herod heard this he was disturbed, and all Jerusalem with him."  Matthew 2:3 (NIV) 

"When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. 'Get up,' he said, 'take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.'" Matthew 2:13 (NIV) 

SHOCK #4 – It was a shock to the __  ______ ____________. 

"You diligently study the Scriptures because you think that by them you possess eternal life. These are the Scriptures that testify about me, yet you refuse to come to me to have life. I have come in my Father’s name, and you do not accept me."  John 5:39-40, 43 (NIV) 

SHOCK #5 – It was a shock to the ___________. 

"This is what God told us: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life, but whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life."  1 John 5:11-12 (NCV)