Congregational Singing
Hark The Herald Angels Sing
Angels We Have Heard on High
King of Kings
Advent Reading and Candle
The Shepherd Candle
Congregational Singing
The First Noel
“The Joy of Obedience”
Luke 2:8-20
In case you’re not yet convinced of the unconventional way God has of doing things, let’s just move on to the next piece of the Christmas story – the shepherds. God sent angels (a multitude of the heavenly host to be exact) to announce the birth of the Son of God, the Savior of the world to a group of shepherds. Shepherds, mind you, were not the upper class of society, not the news media of the day, and not the cool group. They were lowly, often smelly, exceedingly normal, and in this case, quite Godly men. Who these men were, what they witnessed, and how they obeyed is quite extraordinary and worthy of our attention and emulation. Come with me to the fields … let’s observe the joyful obedience of the Bethlehem shepherds.
Is your obedience full of joy?
1. Who Were These Shepherds?
2. What Is The Sign?
3. How Did They Obey?
With Confidence (v8-14)
With Quickness (v15-16)
With Praise (v17-18)
Advent Video
Congregational Singing
Yes I Will
Advent Challenge: Will you share with someone this week the message of the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world? I’m sure people will find it fascinating why Jesus was born in a place for lambs and set in a manger. Use this detail (Migdal Eder) of the Christmas story to share Christ with someone.