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Wilkerson, Bryan - A Wonderful Night

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A Wonderful Night
by Bryan Wilkerson
Text: Luke 2:1-20
Topic: How God cares even about social outcasts
Big Idea: God sent his son Jesus Christ as Savior even for unclean people like shepherds.
Keywords: Birth of Christ; Christmas; Shepherd; Salvation; Acceptance

Introduction
  • Could the same God who created the stars I see and all things know and care about us shepherds?
  • People say we shepherds are strange, but I like living in the open.
The thing about sheep is they need a shepherd, and people are a lot like sheep.
  • They are always wandering off or getting in trouble.
  • I care about them—I know every sheep by name.
The townsfolk say we shepherds are unclean, unacceptable.
  • They say we're thieves, blaming us for anything they are missing.
  • Living out in the hills, we can't follow the Jewish laws about food, washing, and clothing.
    - Illustration: Once, when delivering sheep to the temple, I was not allowed to go in.
One night on my watch I saw a glow in the air that took the shape of a man.
  • He said, "Don't be afraid. Unto you is born this day a Savior, who is Christ the Lord."
  • We had to go down to Bethlehem and see if there was really a baby wrapped in cloths lying in a manger.
When we found them, the baby's father said, "His name is Jesus, the one who saves."
  • Kneeling down next to the manger, I felt closer to God than I've ever felt before.
  • The angel had said, "Unto you is born a Savior," as if he could see that I needed a savior.
Conclusion
  • I used to sing a song written by David, that started, "O Lord, you have searched me and you know me," and as I got older, I wondered if it was true—now I know it is.
  • I'll never get tired of looking at the night sky, because I'll know that God is up there thinking about me.


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