Advent- The Light In The Darkness

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Advent- Light and Dark Luke 2: 1-21

The Shepards were keeping watch over their flocks AT NIGHT.
The angel appeared and the LIGHT- the glory of the Lord was bright around them.

The light comes in the darkness. The message of light, that God had come in human form, came to those who were forgotten in the dark. Shepards, the outcasts of society, are the witnesses to the story. The light often breaks in at unexpected times to an unexpected audience. God often shows up as a surprise with an unexpected message... a baby for a unwed Mary and old and barren Elizabeth. Again the light shines to Shepards and a star appears to foreign wise men of a different religion.

1. If you are going to proclaim the birth of the Messiah, why do it at night to those who are on the outskirts of society? Do you think an announcement like that could have found it’s way to a better audience?

2. Where did the light of the message of God first meet you?

3. Name a time when you were in a dark place that the light of God met you unexpectedly.

4. Have you ever seen God speak through a surprising source? Have you seen the light of God come through you in a surprising way?

5. In what ways do you want Emmanuel (God with us) to meet you this season?