JESUS' BIRTH WAS SUPERNATURAL (3 OF 5)
Scripture: Luke 2:8-14
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Jesus' Birth Was Supernatural (3 of 5)
Series: Christmas
Richard Bradley
Luke 2:8-14
Luke 2:8-14: 8 Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid. 10 Then the angel said to them, ''Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. 11 For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. 12 And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.'' 13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying: 14 ''Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!'' NKJV
Was Jesus' birth supernatural? If we only had verses one through seven to go on it wouldn't appear so, would it? But then beginning with verse 8 Luke reports a whole new dimension to the story. The actual event of Jesus' birth was not unlike the birth of any other newborn that night. To Mary, His mother, it surely seemed the same. To Joseph, the supposed father, it must have seemed the same as he attended his wife. But the story of Jesus' birth doesn't end there. Because while all this was going on in a lambing cave outside of town Heaven was supernaturally breaking through to communicate with a handful of lowly shepherds.
Look at several supernatural features of our Savior's birth announced by the angels.
1. THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF JESUS' BIRTH WAS SUPERNATURAL
9 And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid.
While there was only one speaker there were other angels present. How many? Luke records there was a ''multitude'' of the heavenly host. This word describes a large number or throng. God didn't send all of His heavenly host b ...
Series: Christmas
Richard Bradley
Luke 2:8-14
Luke 2:8-14: 8 Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. 9 And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid. 10 Then the angel said to them, ''Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. 11 For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord. 12 And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.'' 13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying: 14 ''Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!'' NKJV
Was Jesus' birth supernatural? If we only had verses one through seven to go on it wouldn't appear so, would it? But then beginning with verse 8 Luke reports a whole new dimension to the story. The actual event of Jesus' birth was not unlike the birth of any other newborn that night. To Mary, His mother, it surely seemed the same. To Joseph, the supposed father, it must have seemed the same as he attended his wife. But the story of Jesus' birth doesn't end there. Because while all this was going on in a lambing cave outside of town Heaven was supernaturally breaking through to communicate with a handful of lowly shepherds.
Look at several supernatural features of our Savior's birth announced by the angels.
1. THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF JESUS' BIRTH WAS SUPERNATURAL
9 And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid.
While there was only one speaker there were other angels present. How many? Luke records there was a ''multitude'' of the heavenly host. This word describes a large number or throng. God didn't send all of His heavenly host b ...
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