Shepherds Show

We’ll get to the shepherds in a moment, but first here are the times of our Christmas services at Community this coming Thursday and Friday (no services on Sunday, Dec. 26th):

December 23 at 5 & 7pm

December 24 at 5 & 7pm

The shepherds were the very first to get the news…hand delivered by the angelic host. Not bad!!

I can’t imagine being one of those shepherds. I believe they told this story over and over and over…..

That night there were shepherds staying in the fields nearby, guarding their flocks of sheep. Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance of the Lord’s glory surrounded them. They were terrified, but the angel reassured them. “Don’t be afraid!” he said. “I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people. The Savior—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David! And you will recognize him by this sign: You will find a baby wrapped snugly in strips of cloth, lying in a manger.”

Suddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host of others—the armies of heaven—praising God and saying,

“Glory to God in highest heaven, and peace on earth to those with whom God is pleased.”

When the angels had returned to heaven, the shepherds said to each other, “Let’s go to Bethlehem! Let’s see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.” (Luke 2:8-15 NLT)