Luke 2:1-20

I. A lowly birth (Luke 2:1-7)

A. “He will be great” (Luke 1:30-33)
B. Yet, no fanfare or celebration in the little town of Bethlehem (cf. Micah 5:20)

II. The announcement of the angel (Luke 2:8-14)

A. Angels caused fear in man (Luke 1:12-13, 29-30; 2:9-10)
B. A joyous announcement (Luke 2:14; cf. Philippians 2:7-8)
C. Jesus identified as “a Savior, who is Christ the Lord” (cf. Isaiah 59:1-2)

III. The excitement of the shepherds (Luke 2:15-20)

A. Urgency
1. …of the shepherds: “now,” “with haste”
2. …of the gospel (Acts 16:32-33; 2 Corinthians 6:2)

B. Spreading the news (Luke 2:17, 20)