Sermon Outline
Soli Deo Gloria Luke 2:8-20
- Christmas is a scary holiday!
- Why were the shepherds terrified? (Luke 2:8-9)
- Shepherd, the manly men of the middle east. (Jer 50:44, 49:19, 1Sam 17:34-35)
- 2 Reasons (Luke 2:9)
- An Angel appeared (Dan 8:17, Lk 1:13, 30)
- God’s glory envelops
- We are sinners and should be terrified too.
- We deny God
- We try to work our way to God (James 2:1-, Isa 64:6)
- Only God can save us (Lk 2:10-14)
- The Incarnation glorified God (Jn 1:14, Heb 1:3)
- This child brings peace by rescuing people from sin (Luke 2:11, Mt 1:20-21, Heb 4:15, 2Cor 5:21)
- Peace is release from the fear of wrath and retribution, particularly God’s.
- Peace is freedom from the slavery of sin
- Peace is freedom to worship and flee to God not flee from him.
- Our Response
- Believe the message.
- Join with the Shepherds who praise God. (Lk 2:20)
- Worship God along with the heavenly host (Lk 2:14)
- Our terror of God is turned to Peace with God!
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