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Well, this morning we're going to go right to the message, and I invite you to open your

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Bible to Matthew chapter 2. Matthew chapter 2. The first book of the New Testament, the

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Gospel of Matthew, and then the second verse. God is always working out his providence in

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the affairs of men. God orchestrated the rise and influence of empires, the movements of

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people groups, and the progress of political powers to arrange for the birth of his son.

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We saw something about this last week as we talked together regarding that phrase in Galatians

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chapter 4 where it says, in the fullness of time God sent his son. God was at work in

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history. And now today I want us to see together that at that first Christmas God was also

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at work in the heavens. In Matthew chapter 2 and verse 1 it says, after Jesus was born

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in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem

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and asked, Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star in the

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east and have come to worship him. And then let your eyes drift down to verse 7 where

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it says, Then Herod called the Magi secretly and found out from them the exact time the

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star had appeared. He sent them to Bethlehem and said, Go and make a careful search for

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the child. As soon as you find him, report to me so that I too may go and worship him.

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And they had, when after they had heard the king, they went on their way and the star

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they had seen in the east went ahead of them until it stopped over the place where the

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child was. When they saw the star, they were overjoyed. On coming to the house, they saw

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the child with his mother Mary, and they bowed down and worshiped him. And then they opened

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their treasures and presented him with gifts of gold and of incense and of myrrh.

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The Magi that we read about in these verses were not kings actually, though we often think

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of them that way because of tradition and because of Christmas carols. They were men

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who worked in the courts of kings. They were most likely royal astrologers. That is, they

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were scientists of their day who observed the heavens and based upon the movements that

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they saw, they predicted to the king the events that were to come in his reign. They studied

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the heaven of stars, planets, and constellations in order to make forecasts for their royal

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patrons. The number of the Magi mentioned in Matthew is not known. Although three may

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be insinuated by the three gifts, the text does not tell us there were three.

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It says that they came from the east, meaning most likely Persia or Babylon. Most likely

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too they were Gentiles, although there were Jews who worked as astrologers for royalty.

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But most likely these were Gentiles who came. These kings or these Magi and others like

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them were known to have traveled broadly in those days to pay respects to other kingdoms

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and to attend royal births that might occur. And so their journey to Israel on this occasion

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was not unprecedented. Their arrival in Jerusalem would surely capture the attention of someone

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like King Herod, especially when they asked, where is he who is born the king of the Jews?

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Because that was what Herod thought his title was.

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What was the star? Some say that the star is simply a symbol, that it was written into

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the text of Matthew in order to be a literary device to draw attention to the story, that

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in fact there was no real star or anything like it. That the early church or the early

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writers of the histories of Jesus simply inserted it as a fable. I completely reject that idea.

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There is nothing in the text at all that suggests that it is a fable, that it's not true. As

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a matter of fact, when you read the account, it's very clear that it's a matter of fact

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accounting of something that happened.

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Then there are some who say that it was not a star, but it was a miraculous light or a

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miraculous sign of some sort that God put into the atmospheric sky in order to draw

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attention to the birth of his son and to direct them to his birthplace. That is a possibility,

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but I think there may be a better explanation than that.

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There are some who say, well in fact it may have been a supernova, that is an exploding

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star that caught the attention of the Magi. After all, they used their instruments of

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that day to observe the heavens and would have seen such a thing. But perhaps the very

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best explanation is that it was not a star as we think of stars, but that it was instead

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an unusual conjunction of planets and stars that had a great significance to the Magi.

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Now if I'm right that the latter explanation is the correct one, then determining a date

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is an important step to discovering what the star was. Computers today can recreate the

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heavens as they looked 2,000 years ago on any given night. In addition to that, there

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are some ancient records that record for us celestial events from those days. So if there

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is some way for us to begin to fix a date, then we might be able to discover what conjunction

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of planets was involved in this star event.

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Now a lot of people assume that Jesus was born between 1 AD and 1 BC after all. Isn't

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that what the calendar would indicate? One before Christ, one after Christ? No. That

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is not true. Actually Jesus was born earlier than that. The modern calendar that we use

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with the ADs and the BCs was not established until 525 AD and there were some errors made

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at that time. In fact scholars in earlier centuries say that Jesus was born somewhere

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between what we call today by that calendar 1 BC and 4 BC, somewhere in that period of

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time.

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Now we know, or at least the text seems to indicate, that Jesus was born up to perhaps

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two years before Herod died. Now we know that because of his command that the babies be

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killed in Bethlehem to try to exterminate this rival king of the Jews. We know when that

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wicked man died, Herod died in the spring of 1 BC as we call it. Meaning that Jesus

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may have been born in 2 or 3 BC as we would reckon it.

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Now what records are there of astronomical events in that period of time? Well we have

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no account of any nova, nor are there any accounts of any unusual comets that might

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have been an explanation for the star. But what about this fourth possibility that I

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mentioned, a conjunction of planets and stars in that window of time of 2 or 3 BC? Well

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as a matter of fact several occurred in that window of time involving Jupiter, which is

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the planet that signifies kingship to astrologers. Isn't that interesting? It's also interesting

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to me that the Hebrew name for Jupiter is Sedeq, which means righteousness, and is also

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one of the names given to the Messiah in the Old Testament scriptures.

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Dr. Craig Chester, who is the co-founder of the Monterey, California Institute for Research

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and Astronomy, wrote an essay about 12 years ago for Imprimis, a publication of Hillsdale

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College in Michigan. I quote this astronomer, quote, In September 3 BC, Jupiter came into

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conjunction with Regulus, the star of kingship, and the brightest star in the constellation

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of Leo. Leo was the constellation of kings, and it was associated with the lion of the

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tribe of Judah. The royal planet, Jupiter, approached the royal star, Regulus, in the

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royal constellation representing Israel. Then the conjunction between Jupiter and Regulus

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was repeated, not once, but twice, in February and May of 2 BC. Finally, in June of 2 BC,

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Jupiter, the king planet, and Venus, which was called the mother planet, the two brightest

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objects in the sky, save the sun and the moon, experienced an even closer encounter when

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their disks appeared to touch. To the naked eye, they became a single object above the

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setting sun. This exceptionally rare spectacle could not have been missed by the magi.

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Now, putting all of that together, with the king planet having a conjuncture with the

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king or the star, the king star, in the constellation of kings representing Israel, and then the

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king planet having a conjunction with the mother planet, all in that period of time

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was very significant. I may help you understand why the magi came to Jerusalem asking the

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question they asked, where is he who is born the king of the Jews? They knew from their

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astrology that a significant personage had been born who was the king of the Jews.

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What about this event of the star becoming stationary over Bethlehem? As planets journey

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through the sky night after night and month after month, which they do, they exhibit what

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is called a retrograde loop, which means that as they move, they appear to slow down, come

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to a full stop, move backward in the sky, slow down, come to a stop, and then slowly

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resume their journey in the original direction, a retrograde loop it is called. Did Jupiter,

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the bright planet of royalty and kingship, make such an apparent maneuver in this period

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of time? Was that perhaps what caused the magi to be overjoyed as they were in Jerusalem

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looking for direction to get to Bethlehem? Dr. Chester continues his excellent article

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saying we know for certain that Jupiter performed a retrograde loop in 2 BC and that it was

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stationary, listen to now, it was stationary on December 25th. Interestingly, he says,

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during Hanukkah, the season for giving presents. That doesn't mean Jesus was born that night,

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but he is saying that Jupiter performed this maneuver in the sky on that night in 2 BC

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showing the magi the direction toward Bethlehem because it was in the southern sky.

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Now I need to stop at this. If you are interested in this sort of thing, you can go to www.bethlehemstar.net.

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It is the, unfortunately Dr. Chester's article is not there, but there is lots of good information

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regarding this star and other things related to the Bible, www.bethlehemstar.net. But what

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I want to say is what God's place is in all of this. It was God who set the star in motion

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at creation. It was God who planned the celestial show so that when it did occur at the right

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time it would be observed by the magi and they would come to worship his son. It was

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just another way that God has demonstrated his glory in the heavens. It was planned to

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declare the arrival of his royal son.

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And my point this morning is this, that God was at work in the birth of his son. He was

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at work drawing magi from the east to worship him. And God is still at work today drawing

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and attracting and appealing to human beings to know him and his saving desire for each

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of them, for you. You see, God sent his son to be the savior of the world and to be your

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savior if you will receive him.

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Now to those of us who know God's son, I simply ask are you God's star? Because you see, God

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also has planned for you to be in circulation. He has planned in your life a certain orbit

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for your influence and God wants to use you to attract and to draw people to Jesus. That's

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part of God's plan too. That's part of God's work as much as the planets and the stars.

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You too are God's star in your world. To draw people to Jesus. Be about your work drawing

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folks in this season, of all seasons.

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And then finally, do you know the one that God sent to be the savior of the world? Do

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you find in your heart a strange warming, a drawing, an attraction to the son of God?

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Do you sense your need for him this season? Then open your heart and receive him as your

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Lord and savior. Let God's Christmas gift be your gift today and know his eternal life

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and forgiveness of sins. Let's pray together.

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And Father, we give thanks to you for your gift of Jesus Christ, your son, who was born

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the King of the Jews. We thank you that he came at the right time, that you worked in

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history and you worked in the heavens to make that possible. We bless you for it.

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And now Father, I pray that as we get into the presentation today of the children, that

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you will bless them, that you will give them a great sense of being used by you. And I

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pray that you will give us a great heart to receive the gift that they wish to present

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to us.

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And I pray also for your blessing upon the offering that we are about to receive. God,

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I pray that you will be honored in it and that as we bring our gifts to you today as

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did those kings of old, that your heart will rejoice, that you will be pleased with our

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love demonstrated in our giving. In Jesus' name, amen.

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Would you stand as we sing How Great Our Joy?

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You know what? People can't give money if they're standing, so have them sit.

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Far by the sheep we watched at night Glad tidings brought an angel bright

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How great our joy, great our joy Joy, joy, joy, joy, joy, joy, joy

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Praise we the Lord in heaven on high Praise we the Lord in heaven on high

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Where shall be born, so He did say In Bethlehem a child today

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How great our joy, great our joy Joy, joy, joy, joy, joy, joy, joy

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Praise we the Lord in heaven on high Praise we the Lord in heaven on high

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This gift of God will cherish well That ever joy our hearts shall fill

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How great our joy, great our joy Joy, joy, joy, joy, joy, joy, joy

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Praise we the Lord in heaven on high Praise we the Lord in heaven on high

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Thank you, Brian, for leading us in worship this morning. In just a moment, our kids are

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going to be in here to present a continuation of what Galen has shared about the star.

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But for right now, we'd like to invite you to stand and find someone that you don't know.

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Take a moment to greet them and make them feel welcome this morning.

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Take one moment to greet them and make them feel welcome this morning.

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Thank you.

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You may be seated.

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I would invite you to be sure and take time to read in your special program this morning

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about all the many kids and adults who have helped put together our musical for this year.

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And I hope that you'll take time after the service to find some of the kids and thank

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them for all that they have done, as well as the parents and parent helpers.

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And now it's time for our Kids Choir Musical, presenting the Kids Vocal Band in A Star Is

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Born.

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Okay everybody, this is our final rehearsal and we have a very special audience out there

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waiting to watch us, so make sure everybody put on their smiles.

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And even though this is our final rehearsal, we're going to be doing some taping today,

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so we need to make sure to get through the whole thing without stopping, okay?

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Alright, let's go over a little checklist.

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Does everyone have their costumes on?

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Does everyone know where their places are?

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Does everyone know who the star of the musical is?

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No not Pastor Galen.

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Was he born in a manger?

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Who's the star of the musical?

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Okay everybody, come on up.

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Come on quickly, hurry up, get in your places.

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One, two, three, four!

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We got our hero, who likes to play, to be with the children,

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We're gonna start the party, and we're gonna celebrate.

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We got our hero, who likes to play, to be with the children,

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We're gonna start the party, and we're gonna celebrate.

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We're gonna start the party, and we're gonna celebrate.

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We got our hero, who likes to play, to be with the children,

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We're gonna start the party, and we're gonna celebrate.

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We're moving in on a struggle making print, let's learn how strong we are in our hearts,

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hoping we can touch your hearts.

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A classic story for the young and old, the greatest story in ever told.

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We got our hero, who likes to play, to be with the children,

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We're gonna start the party, and we're gonna celebrate.

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We got our hero, who likes to play, to be with the children,

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We're gonna start the party, and we're gonna celebrate.

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Today up, today up, what's more than a Christmas Day.

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Rolling Lights Camera Action!

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Turn up the deathful hem, a little tumble ball jam, just a spot where we will see,

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Got tumble sir and girl Mary, got tumble sir and girl Mary,

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We're rolling, got tumble sir and girl Mary,

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Cut, cut, cut, hold it, hold it, hold it, Paige, can you get out here?

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Where's Mary?

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I'm awfully sorry sir and audience, I tried to tell her it was time to start taping,

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but she went to wardrobe.

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Wardrobe? What's she doing in a wardrobe? You got her costume right there?

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I know sir, but she said this is all wrong, she wanted an updated look,

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more pizzazz for the leading lady.

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What?

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Hello ladies and gentlemen, I'm terribly sorry about the delay,

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seems we're having a little trouble with our...

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Mr. Spellman!

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I'm ready for my close up.

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This side fellas, it's my camera friendly side.

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Paige, where'd you come from? Where's Lisa? Lisa's supposed to be Mary.

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Break a leg.

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Someone told her to break a leg, and she did.

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I tried to help sir, I called 1-800-BIG-STAR, and they said they had just the star we needed.

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What?

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That's right sir, they said they had a leading lady who could even add her expertise.

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Listen, you behind the camera, my contract specifies I can only shot at the soft left.

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It catches my radio, and Mr. Spellman!

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Paige Darling signed our agreement, notice clause 56?

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I'll need my own wardrobe, the big star!

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Number 57, being a star I shall not follow animals or children,

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so can we say rewrite the kids in the main to see, much to go.

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And finally, number 58, spaghetti, what's up, yeah spaghetti.

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My dear friend, Sophia Loren, taught me something valuable when she said,

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all I am, I owe to spaghetti.

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Spaghetti?

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That's right, spaghetti.

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Thanks.

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Applause.

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Oh Mr. Spellman, I'm afraid I made a mess.

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What is it with her, I mean no children and no major scene at Christmas?

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And what is it with the spaghetti?

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She's clearly overestimating the power of pasta.

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Obviously, she's never heard of a low carb diet.

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Paige, can you get her out here please?

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Now, now, Cass, you just gotta stay calm, I've seen this before,

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we just gotta get a few things straight, alright?

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Hello ladies and gentlemen, please bear with us,

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we'll have the cameras rolling in just a few moments, thank you.

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Yes, Sophia, regardless of what your contract states,

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the spotlight in this show is our Savior, Jesus.

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Now it's all about Him humbling Himself and being born on this earth.

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The kids and I, we've learned that we must humble ourselves

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if we're gonna be used by God in the show or in life, period.

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Sophia, come with me, we gotta figure something out.

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Sit.

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Kids, would you sing her a warm up song?

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They really get down on this one.

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You must get down, you gotta get down, down on your knees, your knees.

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Get down, you gotta get down, put it down, down on your knees.

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And as the Father, the Father likes to shine on you.

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And as the Father, the Father likes to shine on you, on you.

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And if the Lord alone, is lifted up, He will draw amen,

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to Him, to the Son, to the Holy Ghost.

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You must get down, you gotta get down, down on your knees, your knees.

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Get down, you gotta get down, pray it down, down on your knees.

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And as the Father, the Father likes to shine on you.

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And as the Father, the Father likes to shine on you, on you.

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And when you humble yourself, you humble yourself, and look to God,

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and come down to you, and live in the light, in the shine, in the light.

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You must get down, you gotta get down, down on your knees, your knees.

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Get down, you gotta get down, pray it down, down on your knees.

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And as the Father, the Father likes to shine on you.

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And as the Father, the Father likes to shine on you, on you.

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Shine on you, shine on you, oh yeah.

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Hey, hey, what's the backstage like?

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And the kids stealing the limelight.

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I told you I don't work with kids for this very reason.

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The darlings upstaged me.

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Sorry Mr. Spielman, I guess we got carried away.

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Hey, Sophia, the kids and the manger scene are staying, and that's final.

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I thought the author would have wanted it that way.

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Well, come, we're out of my way.

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Now look, I've been in a lot of really big shows, and I mean really big.

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And believe you me, I know how it's done.

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And I've never heard of this, humble yourself, get down, then you're out of thing.

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Miss Sophia, think of a seesaw, one side is down, and that's the other side.

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When we humble ourselves, we realize that we need God.

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The other side can go really high, and we can do anything God wants us to.

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Miss Sophia, can you act humble?

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Of course I can act humble.

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I can fake anything.

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You want humility?

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Well then, show me the money.

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Well, you can't fake humility.

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God knows our hearts.

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Just stop it Sophia, stop it.

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Stop all the acting and pretending.

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Just look in the mirror.

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Can you live with yourself?

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Sophia, I was just like you, and one day I stopped all the games.

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I stopped pretending and got real.

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I stopped the acting and revealed.

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I needed much more than hearing encore.

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I needed more than your applause.

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That's when God started to reveal.

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That's when I started to get real.

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Pretending's no way to live out your days.

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Stop this pretense, he said to me.

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Jesus was born to light the way.

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Jesus is with me every day.

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Any spark quality, any spark that you see reflects the star was born inside of me.

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Jesus, the star, was born in me.

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Was born in me.

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Now I can ask him to reveal.

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Now I have courage to be real.

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It lights my stage.

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It lights my stage.

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I'll reflect a star in porn.

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Jesus was born to light the way.

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Jesus is with me every day.

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Any spark quality, any spark that you see reflects the star was born inside of me.

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Jesus, the star, was born in me.

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Was born in me.

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I become less, he becomes more.

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Down in my heart, a heart to star is born.

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I become less, he becomes more.

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Down in my heart, a heart to star is born.

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Jesus was born to light the way.

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Jesus is with me every day.

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Any spark quality, any spark that you see reflects the star was born inside of me.

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Jesus, the star, was born in me.

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Jesus, the star, was born in me.

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Jesus, the star, was born in me.

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A star is born.

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Bravo, bravo! Now this is supporting cast or crew ready for our Christmas filming. How about you, Sophia?

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Mr. Spielman, if you want Mary, I'll give you Mary. Just give me the necessary information. I need to develop my character.

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Now, was she naive, glamorous, royalty?

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Give me her character description.

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Well, Mary was a young, humble, and righteous girl.

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Not the humble thing again!

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Mary was chosen to be the leading lady because she knew her God and followed his ways.

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And we develop our character by learning to walk and talk like Jesus, you see. He's our example.

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You want me to be like this baby?

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That's right. It's all here. Just read the script. You'll find all the answers.

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Oh no! They're going to sing again?

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We were here on the wall. Can you see inside at all?

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Tell me, tell me, tell me truth. Does my Jesus come to view?

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I really want to walk like Jesus. I really want to walk like him.

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I really want to show. I really want to go.

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Jesus is worth saying to you. I serve my God by serving you.

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I really want to be like him. Like him. Like him.

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I really want to be like Jesus. I really want to be like him.

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I really want to show. I really want to go.

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We are friends and it's always true. I love my God by loving him.

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I really want to be like him. Like him. Like him.

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Mirror, mirror on the wall. Can you see inside at all?

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Tell me, tell me, tell me truth. Does my Jesus come to view?

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I really want to walk like Jesus. I really want to walk like him.

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I really want to show. I really want to go.

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Jesus is worth saying to you. I serve my God by serving you.

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I really want to be like him. Like him. I really want to be like him.

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Like him. Like him.

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Mr. Spielman, let's cut to the chase. I didn't come here to actually become like Jesus.

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I'm just acting. I'm an actress in a play. So let's get going and let me act.

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Whoa, whoa, right there Sophia. Whoa to you. Now I'm sorry, we just won't be needing you to play Mary after all.

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What's that supposed to mean?

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Jesus said, whoa to you, you hypocrites, seven times. Do you even know what a hypocrite is Sophia?

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It means one acting a part, a character in a play.

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Now the Bible warns us about these hypocrites, those who act religious.

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Jesus wants us to have nothing to do with them. Now I'm sorry, you just don't have the right, the right attitude to play Mary.

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Never, never in all my shows. You know we have a contract. I am to be a star.

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I just can't lie to walk out here.

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But you know my contract.

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Just a minute Mr. Spielman. We think Sophia would make a great star.

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Yes if we only.

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Oh, oh that's good. Oh, oh that's perfect. Oh yeah, perfect.

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Sophia, why don't you go with these lovely young ladies to wardrobe and they'll fix your ride up.

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Well finally, now remember girls, I need to wear something bright and glittery.

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Of course.

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But Mr. Spielman, what are we going to do? The critics will be here and they're going to give us a terrible review without Sophia.

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They're expecting her sir.

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Whoa, that's just the price we're going to have to pay Paige.

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You see, God's given us a marvelous chance to share this with the audience.

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We need to take a stand and be faithful servants.

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Now I'm not after two thumbs up from the critics.

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No, it's what God thinks that counts to me.

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We want heaven's applause. Austin, would you sing a special song?

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When my time on earth is done and I stand before the sun

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Will you know me? Will you greet me? To the simple life I lead

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The little child I stopped and fed The kind word I turned and said

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Did they see you? Did they hear you? Through the simple life I lead

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I wandered the world from heaven to you Lord What's my review Lord? My life's for you

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Did I help a friend grow to become who you?

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Did I live a life that you could glory through?

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I will be choice when I hear your voice

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Stand by the little child of God

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Where their angels stand my way Did I stop and entertain?

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Were you looking? Were you seeing?

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Did I live what I proclaim? I tried to live out what I said

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Not a matter in a play

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You were faithful, you were loyal To lead me through each day

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I wandered the world from heaven to you Lord What's my review Lord? My life's for you

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Did I help a friend grow to become who you?

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Did I live a life that you could glory through?

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I will be choice when I hear your voice

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Say well done my child, well done

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Say well done my child, well done

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Well done

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Pages, would you tell the wise men ready for their number?

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We're rolling again. I'm sure you're going to enjoy this next number. It's a favorite Christmas classic. We're rolling!

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We three kings of Oriental

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We three kings of Oriental

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We three kings of Oriental

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Merry gifts we traveled so far

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Hilled and founded over the mountain

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Falling down big star

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Oh, star of wonder, star of night Star with royal beauty bright

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Blessed for leading, still proceeding Bid us to your perfect light

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Born a king, one bed but have night A major bed, no palace inside

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Shepherds hazing, angels praising We're shipping heaven's light

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Gold have I to offer this king Gold is better than anything

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This traveler has brought humor It's the appropriate thing

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Way-frame consents make sense to me It's magnet for deity

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My dear portent, you could afford it No one but me, me, me

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Cut, cut! Hold it!

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I'm sorry folks, we're stopping again. What is happening around here? You guys know this part.

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Do you like it? We thought it would be cool to get attention going as to which one of us is offering the best gift to the baby Jesus.

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It'll give it a new twist, a little greed and pride struggle.

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It's just too boring as written. We just come in, set our gifts down and we're out of here.

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Sophia suggested we ham it up.

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Sophia!

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We thought about it Mr. Spellman and we think she's right.

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We won our time center stage too.

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Yeah!

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Boys, boys, you are the three wise men. Don't be fooled. You've listened to her and now you're acting like her.

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We're going to do it the way it's written right here in the Bible.

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Now let's review.

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The wise men searched for the star and when they found it they were...

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Overjoyed.

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Yes, they were overjoyed to find the star which would lead them to the Christ child and next they...

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Worshipped him.

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Right! They got down and worshiped him for who he was, their savior, as a joy and as a part of the worship and then they presented their gifts.

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Don't you remember what we learned earlier?

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And if the Lord alone is lifted up, he will draw all men to him, to the Son, to the Holy Spirit.

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That's it, that's it! You got it, you got it!

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You must get down. You gotta get down, down on your knees, on your knees. Get down. You gotta get down, get down. Get down on your knees.

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And as the Father, the Father lets you shine on you. And as the Father, the Father lets you shine on you. On you.

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I'm so sorry, I've blown her Christmas taping.

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I got Sophia and she was all wrong, and now the wise men, all these people have come to

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watch and now they won't hear.

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Paige, Paige, the wise men are fine.

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They've finally wised up.

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And as for Sophia, well, if Harry couldn't stop God's plan, she won't stop ours.

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You were just trying to help.

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Your heart was in the right place, and that's what God sees.

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But you know, there is something you can do.

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What, Mr. Spielman?

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Ask anything.

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Paige, would you play Mary?

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But I'm just a backstage.

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You know the part, and you've been a faithful stagehand, so I know I could put you in charge

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of more.

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What do you say?

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Well, I am the Lord's servant, and if this is how we can serve, of course I will.

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Alright.

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You know what, Paige, your answer, it was just like what Mary said when the angel told

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her she's going to give birth to Jesus.

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That's right.

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Mary knew that God would see her through it, and Paige, He'll see you through it too.

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Now go on, hurry, go get ready.

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Okay, places are wrong, places.

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Are the shepherds and wise men ready?

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Ready.

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Okay, we're ready.

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No, no, I mean it.

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We're really ready.

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Now, you've watched behind the scenes.

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We've taken care of a few small matters, and now I proudly present you our Christmas special,

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A Star is Born.

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Star of wonder, star of night, star with royal beauty bright.

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Westward leading, still from sea, light us to your birth and life.

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In the little village of Bethlehem there lay a child one day, and the sky was bright with

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the holy light for the place where Jesus lay.

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It was a humble birthplace, but oh how much God gave to us that day.

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From the manger bed, what a palace there, what a perfect holy way.

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Hallelujah, oh how the angels sing.

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Hallelujah, now we pray.

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And the sky was bright with the holy light.

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It was the birthday of the King.

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And the sky was bright with the holy light.

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It was the birthday of the King.

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It was the birthday of the King.

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Just as the prophets promised, a star was seen beaming straight down to earth, leading

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the shepherds and wise men to a small village called Bethlehem.

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They found Mary and Joseph in a humble stable because there was no room for them in the

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inn.

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The baby Jesus was wrapped in swaddling clothes lying in a manger.

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It was an ordinary town until our Savior was born there.

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His light can change our ordinary lives into something extraordinary even today.

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Just, just, just follow the star.

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Star of Bethlehem, star of Bethlehem.

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I can see you shining bright, star of Bethlehem.

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Star of Bethlehem, star of Bethlehem.

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Guide me to the child of mine, star of Bethlehem.

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Star of Bethlehem, star of Bethlehem.

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Ladies and gentlemen, this is the love story of all time.

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God himself, the Father of life, would love us so much that he would send his son, Jesus,

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down to earth to save his people from their sins.

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For unto you a star is born.

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Jesus was born to light the way.

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Jesus was with me every day.

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And his light fall on me, and his light let you see.

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And there's a star that's born inside of me.

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Jesus, the star, was born in me, in me, was born in me.

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High he comes, left he comes, more.

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Down in my heart a heartless star is born.

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High he comes, left he comes, more.

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Down in my heart a heartless star is born.

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Jesus was born to light the way.

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Jesus was with me every day.

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And his light fall on me, and his light let you see.

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And there's a star that's born inside of me.

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Jesus, the star, was born in me.

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Jesus, the star, was born in me.

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Jesus, the star, was born in me.

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A star is born.

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Ladies and gentlemen, the role of Mary is played by our very own Ms. Paige O'Connell.

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And the big silver star, way in the back, was brilliantly played today by Ms. Sophia.

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Ms. Sophia Spaghetti.

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Jesus was born to light the way.

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Jesus was with me every day.

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And his star fall on me, and his light let you see.

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And there's a star that's born inside of me.

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Jesus, the star, was born in me.

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Jesus, the star, was born in me.

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Jesus, the star, was born in me.

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A star is born.

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When they saw the star, they returned to their joy.

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When they saw the star, they returned to their joy.

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When they saw the star, they rejoiced with great joy.

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That's a wrap.

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One more time.

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When they saw the star, they rejoiced with great joy.

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All right, thank you so much. Wow, what a great program.

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Thank you, boys and girls. Thank you, Pastor Steve, Christy Mardoch,

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and all of you who have helped to produce today's presentation of The Star is Born.