1. Worldwide Saviour

2. I have seen your salvation, which you have prepared for all people”
Lk 2:30-31

3. I. The Saviour

4. “The angel reassured them. “Don’t be afraid
“The angel reassured them. “Don’t be afraid!” he said, “I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people. The Saviour—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David”
Lk 2:10-11

5. The Response

6. The shepherds

7. The Shepherds--Probe
Lk 2:15 When the angels had returned to heaven, the shepherds said to each other, “Let’s go to Bethlehem! Let’s see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”

8. “In Bethlehem in Judea,” they said, “for this is what the prophet wrote:
‘And you, O Bethlehem in the land of Judah,     are not least among the ruling cities of Judah, for a ruler will come from you     who will be the shepherd for my people Israel.’”
Matt 2:5-6

9. The Shepherd—proclaim
Lk 2: They hurried to the village and found Mary and Joseph. And there was the baby, lying in the manger. After seeing him, the shepherds told everyone what had happened and what the angel had said to them about this child.

10. Ps 126:6 Those who go out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with them.
Ps 126:6

11. Every seed has potential to grow
Mk 4:30-32
Jesus said, “How can I describe the Kingdom of God? What story should I use to illustrate it?  It is like a mustard seed planted in the ground. It is the smallest of all seeds,  but it becomes the largest of all garden plants; it grows long branches, and birds can make nests in its shade.”

12. Matt 13:31-32
“God’s kingdom is like a pine nut that a farmer plants. It is quite small as seeds go, but in the course of years it grows into a huge pine tree, and eagles build nests in it.”

14. Every seed has the potential to multiply
An adult sequoia tree disperses 300,000 to 400,000 seeds a year.

15. Jn 4:36-38
The harvesters are paid good wages, and the fruit they harvest is people brought to eternal life. What joy awaits both the planter and the harvester alike! You know the saying, ‘One plants and another harvests.’ And it’s true.  I sent you to harvest where you didn’t plant; others had already done the work, and now you will get to gather the harvest.”

16. Is 32:15
till the Spirit is poured on us from on high, and the desert becomes a fertile field, and the fertile field seems like a forest. (NIV)

18. The innkeeper

19. Lk 2: 7 “And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn. (ESV)

20. Mk 4—soil types
Footpath
Rocky soil—the past (hidden hurts, offence, oppression)
Weeds and thorns –choke (busyness of life)
Root of bitterness
Good soil—30, 60 and 100 fold