SHEPHERDS AND ANGELS - KEY PLAYERS IN THE CHRISTMAS STORY (4 OF 4)
Scripture: Luke 2:8-20
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Shepherds and Angels - Key Players in the Christmas Story (4 of 4)
Series: Key Players In the Greatest Story Ever Told
Donald Cantrell
Luke 2:8-20
Christmas Series ‘‘Key Players In the Greatest Story Ever Told’’
Theme: ‘‘Of all the people that God chose, he used the shepherds’’
I - The Laboring Men (8)
II - The Light Manifested (9)
III - The Lovely Message (10 - 12)
IV - The Large Multitude (13 - 14)
V - The Lowly Manger (15 - 16)
VI - The Lord’s Messengers (17 - 18)
VII - The Lull Mentioned (19)
VIII - The Lesson Maintained (20)
Let’s Look at Some Unsung Heroes
Sybil Ludington
Speaking of the famous midnight ride, there are a lot of people who deserve a lot more credit than Paul Revere, who didn’t even finish his ride before being captured by the British.
One particularly notable rider was Sybil Ludington, a sixteen-year-old girl who rode sidesaddle, alone, in the rain for forty miles (twice the distance Revere covered) to alert her father’s troops that they needed to meet at the Ludington farm to fight back against British raiders in Danbury, Connecticut. During the trip, she used a long stick to not only knock on the doors of the troops, but also to fight off a highwayman she encountered on her route.
Thanks to Sybil’s actions, 400 troops were ready to fight the next day and the group was able to join the Continental Army and chase the British out of Connecticut. For those wondering why we remember Paul Revere’s name above all the other successful riders from the Revolution, the simple reason is because Henry Wadsworth Longfellow found that Revere rhymes with a lot of things, including ‘‘listen my children and you shall hear.’’
Unsung Heroes That Changed History
James Armistead Lafayette
During the Revolutionary War, some aristocrats sent their slaves to battle in their place, but James Armistead Lafayette actually asked his master for permission to fight on the side of the patriots.
That isn’t what made him so nota ...
Series: Key Players In the Greatest Story Ever Told
Donald Cantrell
Luke 2:8-20
Christmas Series ‘‘Key Players In the Greatest Story Ever Told’’
Theme: ‘‘Of all the people that God chose, he used the shepherds’’
I - The Laboring Men (8)
II - The Light Manifested (9)
III - The Lovely Message (10 - 12)
IV - The Large Multitude (13 - 14)
V - The Lowly Manger (15 - 16)
VI - The Lord’s Messengers (17 - 18)
VII - The Lull Mentioned (19)
VIII - The Lesson Maintained (20)
Let’s Look at Some Unsung Heroes
Sybil Ludington
Speaking of the famous midnight ride, there are a lot of people who deserve a lot more credit than Paul Revere, who didn’t even finish his ride before being captured by the British.
One particularly notable rider was Sybil Ludington, a sixteen-year-old girl who rode sidesaddle, alone, in the rain for forty miles (twice the distance Revere covered) to alert her father’s troops that they needed to meet at the Ludington farm to fight back against British raiders in Danbury, Connecticut. During the trip, she used a long stick to not only knock on the doors of the troops, but also to fight off a highwayman she encountered on her route.
Thanks to Sybil’s actions, 400 troops were ready to fight the next day and the group was able to join the Continental Army and chase the British out of Connecticut. For those wondering why we remember Paul Revere’s name above all the other successful riders from the Revolution, the simple reason is because Henry Wadsworth Longfellow found that Revere rhymes with a lot of things, including ‘‘listen my children and you shall hear.’’
Unsung Heroes That Changed History
James Armistead Lafayette
During the Revolutionary War, some aristocrats sent their slaves to battle in their place, but James Armistead Lafayette actually asked his master for permission to fight on the side of the patriots.
That isn’t what made him so nota ...
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