When God Changed The Story
Week 2: Volume
December 11th, 2022
Pastor Kyle Johnson
God changed the
And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified… Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.” —Luke 2:8-9, 12-13 (NIV)
Jesus
See, I will send the prophet Elijah to you before that great and dreadful day of the Lord comes. He will turn the hearts of the parents to their children, and the hearts of the children to their parents… —Malachi 4:5-6 (NIV)
It’s what we don’t
He said, “If you listen carefully to the Lord your God and do what is right in his eyes, if you pay attention to his commands and keep all his decrees, I will not bring on you any of the diseases I brought on the Egyptians, for I am the Lord, who heals you.” —Exodus 15:26 (NIV)
How much
Look! I stand at the door and knock. If you hear my voice and open the door, I will come in, and we will share a meal together as friends. —Revelation 3:20 (NLT)
For many the
Yet still
What are we
When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.” —Luke 2:15 (NIV)
Notes:
Discussion Questions:
1 – How much does volume affect you? Are you more of a loud and active or quiet and controlled person?
2 – How does the volume and busyness of your life impact your relationship with Jesus?
3 – Read Luke 2:8-15. Reflect on what the shepherds went through that night.
4 – How much do you think of God wanting to talk to you? What do you do to listen?