Waverly Church of Christ

We all like to share good news. A new job, a promotion at work, an award received. The birth of a child or grandchild, their successes and achievements, their marriage. Our victories in different competitions. The list could go on and on. For those of us who are Christians there is no greater news than that of God’s Son, Jesus, coming into this world in order to bring about our salvation from sin and ultimate life with Him both now and forever. Imagine for a moment what it must have been like for those shepherds keeping watch over their sheep in the fields one night, over 2,000 years ago, outside the city of Bethlehem. Suddenly, “an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them” (Luke 2:9). Luke tells us “they were terribly frightened” (Luke 2:9b). No doubt, we would have been just as afraid! But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of great joy which will be for all the people; for today in the city of David there has been born for you a Savior, who is Christ the Lord” (Luke 2:10-11). It is this “good news of great joy” that I want us to focus upon in our lesson this morning.