Sermon Tone Analysis
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Our culture says Christmas is a nostalgic season.
Luke 2:8-14
It is the season of Charles Dickens and Charlie Brown.
It is the season of chestnuts roasting and children nestling.
It is the season of chestnuts roasting and children nestling.
It is the season of mistle toe and ho, ho, ho.
Our culture says Christmas is a tender time.
The Scriptures paint a different picture of Christmas.
The scriptures say that Christmas was a terrifying time.
“And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with great fear.”
(, ESV)
φοβέω φόβος phobeo phobos
This is where we get our word phobia from.
phobeo phobos
Why did Luke put it in the text twice right next to each other.
Because it is emphatic!
He his making a point - they weren’t just afraid they were fearfully afraid.
This wasn’t a soft light but a scary light.
This wasn’t a tender light but a terrifying light.
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The Light of the Lord is not soothing but startling.
The story of Christmas is about sinful man’s encounter with a Holy God.
How does the story of Christmas deal with the paralyzing fear etched into the hearts of men?
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The story of Christmas gives us the good news that one came to save us from our greatest fear!
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