Sermon: Embracing Joy
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1 Oh come, let us sing to the Lord! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation.
2 Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving; Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms.
3 For the Lord is the great God, And the great King above all gods.
4 Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David,
5 to be registered with Mary, his betrothed wife, who was with child.
6 So it was, that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered.
7 And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
8 Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night.
9 And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid.
10 Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people.
11 For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
12 And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.”
13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying:
14 “Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!”
I. Because God deals with the Unlikely People
I. Because God deals with the Unlikely People
4 Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David,
5 to be registered with Mary, his betrothed wife, who was with child.
6 So it was, that while they were there, the days were completed for her to be delivered.
Joseph the Dreamer
David a shepherd boy
Moses- Obedience
Hannah-Praying
Ruth a Moabite
Nehemiah a cupbearer
Rahab a prostitute
Joseph and Mary plain people. They found refuge in an Unlikely place: a lowly stable
The shepherds tending their flock by night
7 And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
8 Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night.
9 And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid.
10 Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people.
11 For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
II. Because God deals with the Unconventional Process
II. Because God deals with the Unconventional Process
He used a
He used
26 For you see your calling, brethren, that not many wise according to the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, are called.
27 But God has chosen the foolish things of the world to put to shame the wise, and God has chosen the weak things of the world to put to shame the things which are mighty;
28 and the base things of the world and the things which are despised God has chosen, and the things which are not, to bring to nothing the things that are,
Came Rough; Left Righteous
Came Soiled; Left Washed
Came Sinner; Left Saint
Came Broken; Left Blessed
Came Bound; Left Delivered
III. Because God desires Unusual Praise
III. Because God desires Unusual Praise
14 “Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!”
1 Oh come, let us sing to the Lord! Let us shout joyfully to the Rock of our salvation.
2 Let us come before His presence with thanksgiving; Let us shout joyfully to Him with psalms.
3 For the Lord is the great God, And the great King above all gods.
hey are in the fields guarding their sheep.
Bask in the Wonder (2:9–14): The shepherds are confused and terrified when the horizon is suddenly filled with God’s glory!
a. The reassurance by the angel of the Lord (2:9–10): “Don’t be afraid! I bring you good news of great joy for everyone!”
The revelation by the angel of the Lord (2:11–12)
In regard to God’s Son (2:11): The Messiah has just been born in Bethlehem!
In regard to God’s sign (2:12): They will find him wrapped in strips of cloth, lying in a manger.
The rejoicing by the angels of the Lord (2:13–14): “Glory to God in the highest heaven and peace on earth to all whom God favors!”II.