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Three Reactions to Interruptions
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Book Passage: Chapters 7-9
Topics: Being Interruptible, Truth, Status
Big Idea of the Message: Look for God’s unique opportunities when your routine gets interrupted.
Look for opportunities when change is forced upon you
A Christians we must allow our routines to be interrupted and reject routine for the sake of routine.
Status quo is the killer of evangelism.
It’s the death nail for churches and the fruit of complacency.
The status quo thou may be the best is often times accepted as spiritual and memorialized as the only way.
Albert Einstein: The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.
The Shephards - left their flocks
The Magi - were as far as could to find a God they did not know.
They took risks to find him
Herod - did not accept change to his power and he responds with treachery and, ultimately, mass infanticide.
What is God trying to change in your life this Christmas?
Why haven't you moved?
Does the status quo seem acceptable?
How is you walk with God?
Do you have assurance your sins are forgiven?
Will you move from your comfortable spot to seek the king?
Will you go to a strange place God is directing you too?
Will you just stay put and take everybody out that threatens your comfort?
Introduction:
Introduction:
Over the last two weeks, we examined the events leading up to the birth of Jesus.
Now, we get to see the aftermath.
There are three sets of characters, in fact, that we get to see responding to the news of a newborn king.
The first set were the shepherds who were likely working in a field nearby.
The second set were the Magi—mysterious priests from an outside religion who found Jesus announced in the stars.
Then finally, we see King Herod who had to grapple with the idea of a new king being born, ultimately threatening his position as the current ruler.
Some of these characters found the opportunities presented to them and acted on them.
They discovered amazing truths through Jesus’ birth.
But one didn’t respond correctly.
In fact, he missed out on a huge opportunity to be a part of something much bigger than he could ever imagine.
Let’s dive into the story and see what we can learn from these three sets of characters.
I Leaving the Routine ()
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vs 8 - just doing their job being obedient
Explanation: The shepherds had a job: to watch sheep.
Yet, when the angels appeared to them, announcing the good news of Jesus’ birth, they left their sheep to go meet him
vs 9-15 - read and exegete - opportunity to leave routine
vs 9-15 - read and exegete - opportunity to leave routine
vs 15-18 - they told others were witnesses to one of the greatest events in human history!
vs 20 - look at their state of mind
Explanation: The shepherds had a job: to watch sheep.
Yet, when the angels appeared to them, announcing the good news of Jesus’ birth, they left their sheep to go meet him.
For many of us, that might seem irresponsible.
Yet, it was the best thing they could do because they understood the significance of the moment.
They were willing to drop what they were doing to be part of history.
Are you leading change for God?
Illustration: Do you remember what peer pressure was like in high school?
Millennial Force at Cedar Point....
They were all waiting for a majority to agree with the decision to move forward because they felt safe as long as the entire group did it.
They were all waiting for a majority to agree with the decision to move forward because they felt safe as long as the entire group did it.
Do you suppose the response of the shepherds was somewhat like that?
Could they have heard the news from the angel, but were still a bit worried about making the first move?
I’d even imagine there were some who were refusing to go.
They had been entrusted with something important.
We know even from the life of King David that there were lions and bears in the area that would sometimes attack the sheep.
They risked losing their family’s or their owner’s livelihood.
We don’t know how the decision was made to leave, but they did.
And that’s when they met Jesus.
Application: There will be times in life when God sends us opportunities .
It might interrupt our day.
It might make us late for an important appointment.
Or, it might even mean not doing something we were supposed to do in order to step in and minister in a particular moment.
But we see from the shepherds’ story that they were willing to do take this rise.
Their story is recorded in eternity, because they chose to be a part of something bigger than their momentary responsibility.
III Taking Risks ()
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The beloved Magi from the Christmas story were actually priests from a Persian astrological religion.
You could say they were as far from the Jewish religion as possible.
Yet, when the star appeared in the sky, they decided it was worth checking out.
They made a months-long journey to find this new King of the Jews.
If the stars they followed announced his birth, he was surely worth seeing for themselves.
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Key when we are obedient and willing to step out ----- God leads
they found jesus and God warned them
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They found jesus and God warned them
Explanation: The beloved Magi from the Christmas story were actually priests from a Persian astrological religion.
You could say they were as far from the Jewish religion as possible.
Yet, when the star appeared in the sky, they decided it was worth checking out.
They made a months-long journey to find this new King of the Jews.
If the stars they followed announced his birth, he was surely worth seeing for themselves.
And they found Him.
They sought the truth, even if it meant getting out of their comfort zone and stepping outside of what they believed to be true.
God protected them
And they found Him.
They sought the truth, even if it meant getting out of their comfort zone and stepping outside of what they believed to be true.
You could say they were as far from the Jewish religion as possible.
Yet, when the star appeared in the sky, they decided it was worth checking out.
They made a months-long journey to find this new King of the Jews.
If the stars they followed announced his birth, he was surely worth seeing for themselves.
And they found Him.
They sought the truth, even if it meant getting out of their comfort zone and stepping outside of what they believed to be true.
What are you willing to do to get out of your comfort zone.......
Illustration: Imagine a fortune-teller in full costume walking into church this morning.
Would we embrace them?
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