The Birth of Jesus Christ
Mat 1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was
on this wise: When as his mother Mary was
espoused to Joseph, before they came
together, she was found with child of the
Holy Ghost.
Luk 2:8 And there were in the same country
shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over
their flock by night.
Luk 2:9 And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon
them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about
them: and they were sore afraid.
Luk 2:10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not:
for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy,
which shall be to all people.
Luk 2:11 For unto you is born this day in the
city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the
Lord.
Luk 2:12 And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye
shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling
clothes, lying in a manger.
Luk 2:13 And suddenly there was with the
angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising
God, and saying,
Luk 2:14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth
peace, good will toward men.
Luk 2:15 And it came to pass, as the angels were
gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds
said one to another, Let us now go even unto
Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to
pass, which the Lord hath made known unto us.
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Luk 2:16 And they came with haste, and
found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe
lying in a manger.
Luk 2:17 And when they had seen it, they
made known abroad the saying which was
told them concerning this child.
Luk 2:18 And all they that heard it wondered
at those things which were told them by the
shepherds.
Luk 2:19 But Mary kept all these things, and
pondered them in her heart.
Luk 2:20 And the shepherds returned,
glorifying and praising God for all the things
that they had heard and seen, as it was told
unto them
The Shepherd Perspective
The Shared Peace
The Sure Plan
The Shepherd Perspective
Luk 2:8 And there were in the same
country shepherds abiding in the field,
keeping watch over their flock by
night.
Heb 11:8 By faith Abraham,
when he was called to go out into
a place which he should after
receive for an inheritance,
obeyed; and he went out, not
knowing whither he went.
Heb 11:9 By faith he sojourned in the land of
promise, as in a strange country, dwelling in
tabernacles with Isaac and Jacob, the heirs
with him of the same promise:
Heb 11:10 For he looked for a city which hath
foundations, whose builder and maker is God.
The Shepherd Perspective
Gen 43:32 And they set on for him by himself,
and for them by themselves, and for the
Egyptians, which did eat with him, by
themselves: because the Egyptians might not
eat bread with the Hebrews; for that is an
abomination unto the Egyptians.
Gen 46:34 That ye shall say, Thy
servants' trade hath been about
cattle from our youth even until now,
both we, and also our fathers: that
ye may dwell in the land of Goshen;
for every shepherd is an abomination
unto the Egyptians.
A Shared Peace
Luk 2:14 Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace, good will toward
men.
A Shared Peace
Luk 2:10 And the angel said unto
them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you
good tidings of great joy, which shall
be to all people.
The Sure Plan
Luk 2:16 And they came with haste, and found
Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a
manger.
Luk 2:17 And when they had seen it, they
made known abroad the saying which was told
them concerning this child.
Gal 4:4 But when the fulness of the
time was come, God sent forth his
Son, made of a woman, made under
the law,
Gal 4:5 To redeem them that were
under the law, that we might receive
the adoption of sons.
Joh 18:37 Pilate therefore said unto
him, Art thou a king then? Jesus
answered, Thou sayest that I am a king.
To this end was I born, and for this
cause came I into the world, that I
should bear witness unto the truth. Every
one that is of the truth heareth my
voice.