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Christmas sermon outline
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Luke 2:11
For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
✦ Understand this verseσωτήρ
sōtḗr · Greek · G4990
- In this verse
- Saviour
- What it means
- a deliverer, God or Christ
- How the King James translates it
- Saviour24
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Sermon outline
Sermon title
Good tidings of great joy for all people
Main idea
Christmas is the news that God has come to us in Jesus: a Saviour born for all people, announced first to ordinary people.
Text
And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid. And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
Luke 2:8-14 · Read the chapter →
Introduction
Luke tells the story of Jesus’ birth without decoration: a decree from Caesar Augustus, a journey to Bethlehem, a manger because there was no room in the inn. The first announcement of that birth was not made in a palace or in the temple, but to shepherds keeping watch over their flock by night. It is there, in the field, that heaven opens.
1. God comes to ordinary people
And there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were sore afraid.
Luke 2:8-9 · Read the chapter →
The first to hear were shepherds working the night shift. They were not in the temple, and still the glory of the Lord shone round about them. Christmas shows that God does not wait for us to climb up to him: he comes down to where we are.
Application: Remember that God can meet you, too, in the middle of the routine of these days.
2. The news: a Saviour is born
And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
Luke 2:10-11 · Read the chapter →
The angel begins with “Fear not” and brings good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people: in the city of David a Saviour is born, which is Christ the Lord. Three titles say who the child is — Saviour, Christ and Lord — and the joy comes from him, not from circumstances.
Application: Tell someone, in your own words, why Jesus’ birth is good news for you.
3. The sign is a baby in a manger
And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying, Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
Luke 2:12-14 · Read the chapter →
The promised sign was not a throne, but a baby wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. Then a multitude of the heavenly host praises God: glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace. God’s glory shows itself in the humility of the Son, and it is through him that peace comes to earth.
Application: Set aside a moment in these days to worship God for the child in the manger, away from the rush.
Conclusion
When the angels had gone away into heaven, the shepherds said one to another: let us now go even unto Bethlehem. They came with haste, found the child, made known what they had been told and returned glorifying and praising God. That is the way of Christmas: hearing the news, going to Jesus and leaving to tell others.