Joyful Announcement: Christ's Birth for All

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The greatest announcement ever made in the world was made by God. And it was made concerning the birth of his son, Jesus Christ. And when God chose to announce his birth, who did he use? He used his angels. [00:26:42] (17 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


The shepherds said once more, Let us now go, even on the Bethlehem, and see this thing which has come to pass. Which the Lord hath made known unto us. And they came and paced and found Mary and Joseph, and had made lying in a manger. [00:30:52] (17 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


The sheep that they watched in this field were temple sheep. So these shepherds had a responsibility to watch the sheep that would be sacrificed in the temple. [00:32:22] (11 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


The reason we look and understand this, that the angels came and announced this to shepherds, because it says something about our Savior. Savior, Jesus did not just come for the religious. He did not come for the wealthy. He did not come for those who were self-righteous. Jesus came for all, especially those who sinned. [00:35:56] (23 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


When Jesus left the glory of heaven and became flesh, he came for all, regardless of income level, rich, poor, or in between, regardless of social status, regardless of position, regardless of gender, regardless of your being religious or not being religious, regardless of your lifestyle, regardless of the way you live, regardless of your beliefs, regardless of what you have done. [00:38:22] (28 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


The hope for the world back then was Jesus. The hope for the world today is Jesus. You know that? The world wants peace. Jesus brings peace. The world wants justice. Jesus is just. The world wants equality. [00:43:53] (18 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


That's why in Romans 5 too, it says, therefore be at peace. That's why we justify by faith we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ. You say, look at this, understand this. This justify is a beautiful word in Scripture. [00:45:34] (13 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


When they saw the baby, the angelic announcement saw the swaddling clothed baby lying in that manger, what did they do? They made it known of God. They went around telling everybody, Hey! The baby, the Messiah, the Son of God, the Lamb of God was born. [00:50:00] (25 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


God sent his son out of the glory of heaven to this earth to be born in a little manger in the stable in Bethlehem so that that son could grow up and that son could go around doing good so much so, the Bible says, that the books of the world could not contain it. We saw him raise the dead. We saw him heal the sick. We saw him give sight to the blind. [00:55:55] (23 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


And it was that Jesus, the perfect holy son of God, who went to Calvary's cross willingly to fulfill the will of his father there. He died on that cross. He died on that cross. He died on that cross. For you and for me. [00:56:23] (19 seconds) (Download raw clip | Download cropped clip)


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