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The Angel’s Gospel

December 23, 2018 Tom Shannon, Pastor

Restored Life Church

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There are two kinds of people in this world.

1. Wise men still seek Him. That’s the story of the wise men, using their own

abilities (astronomical charts and mystical beliefs) to seek the new born king. They found God.

2. Then there’s the shepherds, instead of seeking the king are focused on

working out their existence, not seeking God, but the good news is God found them.

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This morning we are going to look at Luke 2:8-14.

We are going to explore how it

• Addresses the fall in Eden which impacted all humanity,

• Reveals God’s Grace to all humanity and

• Reveals Jesus as the Savior of all humanity.

Listen carefully as we read this portion of Scripture to see if you can catch

it.

I assure you it’s in there, but just like all Christmas gifts, its beautifully

wrapped.

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The Angel’s Gospel

• Luke 2:8-14 (NKJV), 8 Now there were in the same country shepherds living out in

the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night.

• 9And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord

shone around them, and they were greatly afraid.

• 10 Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good

tidings of great joy which will be to all people.

• 11 For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the

Lord.

• 12 And this will be the sign to you: You will find a Babe wrapped in swaddling

cloths, lying in a manger.”

• 13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host

praising God and saying:

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Shepherding 101

Luke 2:8 (NKJV),

8

Now there were in the same country shepherds living

out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night.

Shepherds consumed in their work.

• Nomadic lifestyle

• Long hours, 24/7

• Exposure to the weather

• Distant from the comforts civilization

• Hazardous: life threatening

• Poor pay

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Poof, There He Is…

Luke 2:9 (NKJV),

9

And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and

the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid.

Poof, suddenly, out of nowhere an angel appears in their midst.

Gods glory encompassed them

1391. δόξα dóxa; noun from dokéō (1380), to think, recognize. Glory.

• A look at the root word of dóxa, i.e., dokéō (1380), to think or suppose, is necessary.

• Etymologically, the word primarily means thought or opinion,, and in a secondary sense reputation, praise, honor, splendor, light, perfection, rewards.

• It is the true apprehension of God or things.

• The glory of God must mean His unchanging essence.

They were greatly afraid

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Greatly Afraid?

Luke 2:9 (NKJV), 9 And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of

the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid.

• Greatly afraid?

• They feared, 5399. φοβέω phobéō; verb, from phóbos (5401), fear. To put in fear, terrify, frighten.

• Fear, 5401. φόβος phóbos; noun from phébomai (n.f.), to flee from. Fear, terror, reverence, respect, honor.

• Great, 3173. μέγας mégas; adj. Great, large, particularly of physical magnitude.

• They feared, aorist indicative typically denotes past time; a fear rooted in existential

crisis, of hearing God and hiding in the shrubs (Genesis 3:10)…

καὶ ἐφοβήθησαν φόβον μέγαν .

καί φοβέω φόβος μέγας

and they feared fear great

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The Angel’s Gospel

Luke 2:10 (NKJV),

10

Then the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid, for

behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people.

Don’t fear

Good tidings, evangelized,

2097. εὐαγγελίζω

euaggelízō

;

• from euággelos (n.f.), bringing good news, which is from eu (2095), good, well, and

aggéllō (n.f.), to proclaim, tell.

• To evangelize, proclaim the good news, preach the gospel.

Great Joy, Great joy,

5479. χαρά chará

; noun from chaírō

(5463), to rejoice.

Joy, rejoicing, gladness.

• The root word of grace.

To all people (not just some)

• Romans 5:19 (NKJV), For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so also by one Man’s obedience many will be made righteous.

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A Savior

Luke 2:11 (NKJV),

11

For there is born to you this day in the city of David

a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.

A Savior,

4990.

σωτήρ

sōtḗr

;

• noun from sṓzō (4982), to save.

• A savior, deliverer, preserver, one who saves from danger or destruction and brings into a state of prosperity and happiness.

Christ the Lord

Who isn’t for just a few but all.

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A Sign

Luke 2:12 (NKJV),

12

And this

will be

the sign to you: You will find a Babe

wrapped in swaddling cloths, lying in a manger.”

A sign…

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An Angelic Host…

Luke 2:13 (NKJV),

13

And suddenly there was with the angel a

multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying:

14

“Glory to

God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill toward men!”

Glory to God in the highest

1391. δόξα dóxa; noun from dokéō (1380), to think, recognize. Glory.

• A look at the root word of dóxa, i.e., dokéō (1380), to think or suppose, is necessary.

• Etymologically, the word primarily means thought or opinion, and in a secondary sense reputation, praise, honor, splendor, light, perfection, rewards.

• It is the true apprehension of God or things.

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Peace and Goodwill

Luke 2:14 (NKJV), 14“Glory to God in the highest, And on earth peace, goodwill

toward men!”

• And on earth, Epi, 1909. ἐπί epí;

• On, upon. (I) With the gen. as here. rest upon, on, in, and of motion upon, to, towards

• Peace, Peace, 1515. εἰρήνη eirḗnē;

• noun. Peace.

• The opposite of war and dissension.

• Metaphorically, peace of mind, tranquility, arising from reconciliation with God and a sense of a divine favor (Rom. 5:1; 15:13; Phil. 4:7 [cf. Is. 53:5]).

• Goodwill, 2107. εὐδοκία eudokía;

• noun from eudokéō (2106), to please, favor.

• Good will, good pleasure, good intent, benevolence, a gracious purpose

• Toward men, ἐν ἄνθρωπος

1722. ἐν en; prep. Has the primary idea of rest, as compared with eis (1519), motion into or unto, and ek (1537), motion out of or from, it stands between the two.

• It is revealing Gods peace and goodwill as being already present in men; they just don’t see it yet.

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Two or Three Witnesses…

Matthew 1:20-21 (NKJV),

21

And she will bring forth a Son, and you

shall call His name J

ESUS

, for He will save His people from their sins.”

• The mission of a Savior, to save.

Luke 1:29-33 (NKJV),

32

He will be great, and will be called the Son of

the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father

David.

33

And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His

kingdom there will be no end.

• The Son of God

• The throne of David

• Reign over Israel

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The Rest of

the Story…

Luke 2:14 (NKJV),

15

So it was, when the angels had gone away from them

into heaven, that the shepherds said to one another, “Let us now go

to

Bethlehem and

see this thing

that has come to pass,

which the Lord has

made known to us.”

16

And

they came with haste and found

Mary and Joseph, and the Babe lying

in a manger.

17

Now when they had seen

Him,

they made widely known

the saying which

was told them concerning this Child.

18

And all those who heard

it

marveled at those things which were told them

by the shepherds.

19

But Mary kept all these things and pondered

them

in her heart.

20

Then the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things

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The Angel’s Gospel

The Angel’s Gospel

• Reveals Jesus as the Savior of all humanity,

• Gifting His Grace to all humanity,

• Freeing all humanity from

• Addresses the fall in Eden which impacted all humanity,

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