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“Shepherds: From Nobodies to Somebodies” Christmas Journey #3 Luke 2:8-20
HOW ORDINARY PEOPLE COME TO JESUS
I. BEFORE YOU GO—GOD WANTS YOU TO ________________!
1. Don’t feel ______________________________________
“And there were shepherds out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.” vs 8,9 (NIV)
2. Don’t feel ______________________________________
“But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord.” vs 10-11 (NIV)
3. Don’t feel ______________________________________
“This will be a sign to you; you will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.” vs 12 (NIV)
II. ONCE YOU KNOW—YOU BETTER ______________________!
1. ________________________________________ to God.
“When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, ‘Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.” vs 15 (NIV)
2. ______________________________________ for Jesus.
“So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger.” vs 16 (NIV)
III. ONCE YOU GO—OTHERS WILL ________________________!
1. By your _______________________________________
“Then the shepherds told everyone what had happened and what the angel had said to them about this child.” vs 17 (NLT)
2. By your _______________________________________
“The shepherds went back to their fields and flocks, glorifying and praising God for what the angels had told them, and because they had seen the child, just as the angel had said.” vs 20 (NIV)
“When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus.” Acts 4:13 (NIV)
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