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INTRODUCTION
GOOD MORNING | RELEASE KIDS
SERIES CONCLUSION & NEXT WEEK
Songs of Christmas
The story of Jesus in the Gospel and the songs surrounding his birth that cause us to:
Remember his faithfulness
Hope in the fulfilled of promises yet fulfilled
Mary’s Song
Zechariah’s Song
Simeon’s Song
Our Songs of Thanksgiving
Next week you will have an opportunity to add your own song of thanksgiving
As we enter a new year, we will take time next Sunday to publicly share our stories of thankfulness from 2019
In this way, my prayer is that this time causes our hearts to look into the new year with a renewed hope in God’s faithfulness, regardless of our circumstances.
TODAY’S MESSAGE
Angel’s Song Proclaiming the Birth of Jesus
QUESTION:
Have your ever misread a situation?
You think you saw what was happening and that your conclusions were correct but then you get other details and you realize you mis understood the whole thing.
Recipes from my mom and grandmother
Kids watching and mimicking your
Eleanor as a child
Sometimes I feel that way concerning today’s story.
peaceful, calm, bright, singing, angels....
abrupt, startling, terrifying, awe-struck, fear, haste....
Today - I want us to enter this Christmas week with a heart-felt understanding
BIG IDEA: God’s glory causes great fear but his good news brings great joy for all people.
God’s Glory | Great Fear
God’s Good News | Great Joy
This will lead you to a moment of response
READ THE PASSAGE
PRAY
GOD’S GLORY | GREAT FEAR
“ANGEL OF THE LORD”
The exact same phrase is used of the angel who appeared to Zacharius - Gabriel
Gabriel is described by Daniel as looking like a man ().
There is no mention of wings, even though he flies swiftly.
Gabriel visited Daniel, Zacharias, the Virgin Mary, and the Shepherds
He is a message of God
He stands in the presence of God ()
“GLORY OF THE LORD”
This is the bright light that surrounds the presence of God himself - this sometimes appears as a cloud - bright light - or fire.
no dimmer switch
Light of God’s Glory, not the Angel
Shone around the shepherds
We don’t know what this looked like exactly but can we agree this would be scary.
This isn’t just a shining angel in the sky
This is angel who stands in the presence of God
This is the glory of God surrounding them
WHY GREAT FEAR?
WHY GREAT FEAR?
SHEPHERD WERE RELIGIOUS OUTCASTS
Their testimony was not admissible in court and they were religious outcasts because they lived with sheep and couldn’t keep all the rules and regulations of the rabbis.
Yet, consider that God first announced his arrival to religious outcasts.
I love a good underdog story
This says something to me about God’s character
It wasn’t the religious leaders, the preachers, or rabbis, but the outcast, sitting in the field at night while others slept.
WHY AFRAID - SUDDENNESS
You would be slightly startarled as well
WHY AFRAID - CONSUMED
In the midst of absolute perfection and glory, nothing impure can remain
When light shines into darkness, the darkness fleas.
When fire meets wood, the wood is consumed
The the burning light of God’s holiness is present, nothing with sin can stand
This is Why Daniel says, “Woe is me!
I am ruined!”
Destruction is Imminent
This is what you would assume to see just before you die
Your heart stops, your minds both freezes and tries racing for understanding, which only leads to temporary parallisis.
The the angel speaks and your brain tries to catch up to the words in astonishment that you are still alive.
This is the bright light that surrounds the presence of God himself - this sometimes appears as a cloud - bright light - or fire.
GOD’S GOOD NEWS | GREAT JOY
Contrast great joy with great fear
“A SAVIOR, WHO IS CHRIST THE LORD.”
This is the title used of YHWH - the holiest name of God
A SAVIOR
CHRIST THE LORD - Notice the three titles given to Jesus
The fact the Jesus is called by 2 major OT titles of YHWH (Savior & Lord) is striking!
Then you add on top of this the title of Messiah
3 Titles
Savior
Lord
Christ
Luke is making triple sure that we see the divinity of Jesus.
This is just a child
This is THE child
“FOR ALL PEOPLE”
Outcast Shepherds
Gentiles
EXPECTATIONS OF THE MESSIAH
King in the line of David
Liberator
Ruler
“A SIGN”
This is how you will find him
Now imagine: surrounded by the burning light of God’s presence
The Angel of the Lord, most likely, Gabriel, is standing before you.
He’s just declared this baby to the Savior, Lord, and Messiah.
Now, this is how you find him...
Swaddling clothes - just like every other blanket, those white with pink and blue stipe blankets at the hospital
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