The Angels' Song (3 of 4)
Series: The Original Christmas Playlist
Jonathan McLeod
Luke 2:8-14
''Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is well pleased'' (v. 14).
WHAT IS CHRISTMAS ALL ABOUT?
My favourite Christmas special is A Charlie Brown Christmas. It begins with Charlie Brown de-pressed about Christmas. He says to Linus, ''I think there must be something wrong with me. I just don't understand Christmas, I guess. I might be getting presents and sending Christmas cards decorating trees and all that, but I'm still not happy. I don't feel the way I'm supposed to feel.'' Finally, as Charlie Brown is trying to direct a Christmas play, he asks, ''Isn't there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about?'' His friend Linus responds by reciting Luke 2:8-14.
[Read Luke 2:8-14, KJV]
Unlike Charlie Brown, the majority of people in North America know that Christmas is a celebration of Christ's birth. But I think most people miss the significance of his birth. Why does the birth of Jesus matter?
GOOD NEWS!
There are many surprising parts to the Christmas story. One surprise is that the first people to be told about Jesus' birth is a group of lowly shepherds. God cares about ordinary people. These shepherds are ''keeping watch over their flock by night'' (v. 8). Imagine the shepherds' surprise when ''an angel of the Lord appear[s] to them, and the glory of the Lord [shines] around them'' (v. 9). As we would expect, ''They [are] filled with fear'' (v. 9). The angel say ...
Series: The Original Christmas Playlist
Jonathan McLeod
Luke 2:8-14
''Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those with whom he is well pleased'' (v. 14).
WHAT IS CHRISTMAS ALL ABOUT?
My favourite Christmas special is A Charlie Brown Christmas. It begins with Charlie Brown de-pressed about Christmas. He says to Linus, ''I think there must be something wrong with me. I just don't understand Christmas, I guess. I might be getting presents and sending Christmas cards decorating trees and all that, but I'm still not happy. I don't feel the way I'm supposed to feel.'' Finally, as Charlie Brown is trying to direct a Christmas play, he asks, ''Isn't there anyone who knows what Christmas is all about?'' His friend Linus responds by reciting Luke 2:8-14.
[Read Luke 2:8-14, KJV]
Unlike Charlie Brown, the majority of people in North America know that Christmas is a celebration of Christ's birth. But I think most people miss the significance of his birth. Why does the birth of Jesus matter?
GOOD NEWS!
There are many surprising parts to the Christmas story. One surprise is that the first people to be told about Jesus' birth is a group of lowly shepherds. God cares about ordinary people. These shepherds are ''keeping watch over their flock by night'' (v. 8). Imagine the shepherds' surprise when ''an angel of the Lord appear[s] to them, and the glory of the Lord [shines] around them'' (v. 9). As we would expect, ''They [are] filled with fear'' (v. 9). The angel say ...
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