Good News & Great Joy! Pt.1
Luke 2:8-12
December 6, 2020
Luke 2:8, And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. 9 An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. 11 Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; He is the Messiah, the Lord. 12 This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”
• The World Is Full Of
Romans 8:22, We know that the whole creation has been groaning as in the pains of childbirth right up to the present time.
Romans 5:12, Therefore, just as sin entered the world through one man, and death through sin, and in this way death came to all people, because all sinned —
• God’s Answer Is
Proverbs 25:25, Like cold water to a weary soul is good news from a distant land.
Proverbs 15:30, Light in a messenger’s eyes brings joy to the heart, and good news gives health to the bones.
How Do We Know That Jesus Is The Messiah?
- The Timing Of His Birth Was
Galatians 4:4, But when the set time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law
The Place Of His Birth Was Clearly
Micah 5:2, “But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, though you are small among the clans of Judah, out of you will come for Me One Who will be ruler over Israel, Whose origins are from of old, from ancient times.”The Uniqueness Of His Birth Was
Isaiah 7:14, Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel.
- The Reason For His Birth Is
Luke 19:10, For the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.”
John 8:12, When Jesus spoke again to the people, He said, “I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will never walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”