1. Those touched by His birth

2. How well do you know the story?

3. What sign were the shepherds told to look for by the angel?
Baby wrapped in clothing
A lion and lamb together
A star over Bethlehem
They were told no sign

4. A (Luke 2:12)

5. What did the heavenly host praising?
Joy to the world
Glory, glory, hallelujah
And on earth peace, goodwill toward men
Holy, holy, holy

6. C. (Luke 2:14)

7. If we can get the story wrong with the birth of Jesus, what about the story of doctrine or practice?

8. “The end is near. Turn around before it’s too late”

9. Charlie Brown Christmas
Linus presents the message from God’s Word
Shultz said, “if we don’t who will?”

10. Shepherd’s faith
“And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby”
Angelic message to shepherds like with Mary
Shepherds show us the importance of the message

11. They Heard the Message
They heard about Jesus and they went to see for themselves (2:15)
They spread the message (2:17)
Faith comes by hearing the Word of God
The message remained in them and not the messenger
They were not dependent upon the messenger
What about us?

12. They accepted the Message
They were afraid by the presence of the angel
This originated with our separation from God (Genesis 3)
Behold the message and you won’t be afraid

13. The shepherds accepted the message
They know had a greater purpose because of the message
Acceptance is hard to do
They left with a greater purpose than they had prior to hearing it

14. They responded to the Message
“Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find, knock, and it will be opened to you” (Matthew 7:7)
The shepherds are responding after hearing the message
Our response is not confined to an invitation in a service
We will find Jesus if we respond to the message

15. It’s something else to accept and respond to the message
It takes faith!