4 Things Jesus Did to Change the World – Week 4
My story:
- Growing up, when did your family put up the Christmas tree? Who decorated it?
- What do you remember about the manger scene and shepherds?
Going Deeper:
Read aloud Luke 2: 8-14
- Who is visited by an angel?
- Under what circumstances?
- How specific is the message?
- How does the shepherds’ experience compare to that of Zechariah (1:8) and Mary (1:26)?
- What does all this angelic fanfare say about the importance of Jesus’ birth?
- Consequently, what do the shepherds do?
- What about after the discovery?
- What about after they return?
- How does Mary respond to all of this (v.19)?
- Of all the people the angels could have visited, why do you think God sent them to the shepherds?
Application:
God appeared to Zechariah, to Mary and now to the shepherds when they were just doing their jobs, being themselves.
- How has God spoken to you recently in the ordinary flow of life?
- Other people apparently didn’t see the star or hear the angels. Why?
- Are you open to God’s serendipity in your life?
