A SONG OF PEACE Luke 2:8-20 Pastor Alan Dionson December 11, 2022
Introduction:
1. Disturbance defined
2. Disruption defined
A. A DIVINE DISTURBANCE
1. The attributes of shepherds (v. 8)
2. The appearance of angels (v. 9a)
3. The aftermath of the encounter (v. 9b)
B. A DIVINE DISRUPTION
1. A disruption of God’s goodness (v. 10)
2. A disruption of God’s grace (v. 11-12,14)
3. A disruption of God’s glory (v. 9,14)
C. A DIVINE DIRECTION
1. The shepherds became witnesses of God’s plan (v. 15-18)
2. The shepherds and Mary experienced how God worked all things together for good (v. 19)
3. The shepherds were transformed and worshipped God (v. 20)
Conclusion:
“A voice of one calling: ‘In the wilderness prepare the way for the Lord; make straight in the desert a highway for our God. 4 Every valley shall be raised up, every mountain and hill made low; the rough ground shall become level, the rugged places a plain.5 And the glory of the Lord will be revealed, and all people will see it together.” (Isaiah 40:3-5)
