JESUS THE PATH TO PEACE (4 OF 5)
by Jeff Strite
Scripture: Luke 2:8-17
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Jesus the Path to Peace (4 of 5)
Series: The Star
Jeff Strite
Luke 2:8-14
OPEN: I love to sing Christmas Carols, so this morning I want you to stand with me and sing 3 verses of ''Silent Night''
''Silent night, holy night! All is calm, all is bright.
Round yon Virgin, Mother and Child. Holy infant so tender and mild,
Sleep in heavenly peace, sleep in heavenly peace
Silent night, holy night! Shepherds quake at the sight.
Glories stream from heaven afar; Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia,
Christ the Savior is born! Christ the Savior is born
Silent night, holy night! Son of God love's pure light.
Radiant beams from Thy holy face - with dawn of redeeming grace,
Jesus Lord, at Thy birth, Jesus Lord, at Thy birth''
The first verse of that carol tells of the Christ Child sleeping in ''heavenly peace'', but in our text this morning the angels were declaring that somebody else would be at peace: ''Glory to God in the highest, and on earth PEACE among those with whom he is pleased!'' Luke 2:14
The point was - there was something about the birth of THIS baby that was going to bring us peace.
ILLUS: Have you ever heard of Travis Tritt? Most of you have. He is a famous Country and Western singer - but he hasn't always been famous. Back before he was well-known he spent years playing in small out of the way places, and he spent a lot of time performing in bars. He said that the bars were dangerous. Lots of drunks starting lots of bar fights. But he found a unique way to keep the peace in such situations. He said ''Just when [bar fights] started getting out of hand, when bikers were reaching for their pool cues and rednecks were heading for the gun rack, I'd start playing 'Silent Night.' It could be the middle of July...Sometimes they'd even start crying'' (''Twang! The Ultimate Book of Country Music Quotations,'' compiled by Raymond Obstfeld and Sheila Burgener [New York: Henry Holt and Company, Inc., 1997], 47.)
There's something about Silent Nigh ...
Series: The Star
Jeff Strite
Luke 2:8-14
OPEN: I love to sing Christmas Carols, so this morning I want you to stand with me and sing 3 verses of ''Silent Night''
''Silent night, holy night! All is calm, all is bright.
Round yon Virgin, Mother and Child. Holy infant so tender and mild,
Sleep in heavenly peace, sleep in heavenly peace
Silent night, holy night! Shepherds quake at the sight.
Glories stream from heaven afar; Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia,
Christ the Savior is born! Christ the Savior is born
Silent night, holy night! Son of God love's pure light.
Radiant beams from Thy holy face - with dawn of redeeming grace,
Jesus Lord, at Thy birth, Jesus Lord, at Thy birth''
The first verse of that carol tells of the Christ Child sleeping in ''heavenly peace'', but in our text this morning the angels were declaring that somebody else would be at peace: ''Glory to God in the highest, and on earth PEACE among those with whom he is pleased!'' Luke 2:14
The point was - there was something about the birth of THIS baby that was going to bring us peace.
ILLUS: Have you ever heard of Travis Tritt? Most of you have. He is a famous Country and Western singer - but he hasn't always been famous. Back before he was well-known he spent years playing in small out of the way places, and he spent a lot of time performing in bars. He said that the bars were dangerous. Lots of drunks starting lots of bar fights. But he found a unique way to keep the peace in such situations. He said ''Just when [bar fights] started getting out of hand, when bikers were reaching for their pool cues and rednecks were heading for the gun rack, I'd start playing 'Silent Night.' It could be the middle of July...Sometimes they'd even start crying'' (''Twang! The Ultimate Book of Country Music Quotations,'' compiled by Raymond Obstfeld and Sheila Burgener [New York: Henry Holt and Company, Inc., 1997], 47.)
There's something about Silent Nigh ...
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