The passage describes the announcement of Jesus's birth to shepherds, emphasizing their fear and the calming message from an angel. The angel reveals that a Savior, Christ the Lord, has been born in Bethlehem, leading the shepherds to visit and share the news of this miraculous event. The narrative highlights themes of fear, good tidings, and the fulfillment of prophecy.

1. A Night Like No Other
Luke 2:8-18
8) And there were in the same country
shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch
over their flock by night.
9) And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon
them, and the glory of the Lord shone round
about them: and they were sore afraid.
10) And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for,
behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy,
which shall be to all people.

2. 11) For unto you is born this day in the city of
David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
12) And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall
find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes,
lying in a manger.
13) And suddenly there was with the angel a
multitude of the heavenly host praising God,
and saying,
14) Glory to God in the highest, and on earth
peace, good will toward men.
15) And it came to pass, as the angels were
gone away from them into heaven, the
shepherds said one to another, Let us now go
even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which
is come to pass, which the Lord hath made
known unto us.
16) And they came with haste, and found Mary,
and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.
17) And when they had seen it, they made
known abroad the saying which was told them
concerning this child.

3. 18) And all they that heard it wondered at those
things which were told them by the shepherds.
I. Shepherds
8) And there were in the same country
shepherds …
Gen46:34
That ye shall say, Thy servants' trade hath
been about cattle from our youth even until
now, both we, and also our fathers: that ye
may dwell in the land of Goshen; for every

4. shepherd is an abomination unto the
Egyptians.
… keeping watch over their flock by night.
Gen31:39-40
39 That which was torn of beasts I brought
not unto thee; I bare the loss of it; of my
hand didst thou require it, whether stolen by
day, or stolen by night. 40 Thus I was; in
the day the drought consumed me, and the
frost by night; and my sleep departed from
mine eyes.
II. Shocked
9) …the glory of the Lord …they were sore
afraid.

5. Luke 1:11-12
11 And there appeared unto him an angel of
the Lord standing on the right side of the
altar of incense. 12 And when Zacharias
saw him, he was troubled, and fear fell upon
him.
Isa 6:3
And one cried unto another, and said, Holy,
holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts: the whole
earth is full of his glory.
Isa 6:5
Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone;
because I am a man of unclean lips, and I
dwell in the midst of a people of unclean
lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the
LORD of hosts.

6. Heb12:20-21
20 (For they could not endure that which
was commanded, And if so much as a beast
touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or
thrust through with a dart: 21 And so
terrible was the sight, that Moses said, I
exceedingly fear and quake:)
III. Serenity
10) … Fear not…
Luke 1:13
But the angel said unto him, Fear not,
Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy
wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and
thou shalt call his name John.
Luke 1:30
And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary:
for thou hast found favour with God.

7. Dan 10:11-12
11 And he said unto me, O Daniel, a man
greatly beloved, understand the words that I
speak unto thee, and stand upright: for unto
thee am I now sent. And when he had
spoken this word unto me, I stood
trembling. 12 Then said he unto me, Fear
not, Daniel: for from the first day that thou
didst set thine heart to understand, and to
chasten thyself before thy God, thy words
were heard, and I am come for thy words.
Rev 1:17-18
17 And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as
dead. And he laid his right hand upon me,
saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and
the last: 18 I am he that liveth, and was
dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore,
Amen; and have the keys of hell and of
death.

8. … I bring you good tidings...
John1:4
In him was life; and the life was the light of
men.
John3:19
And this is the condemnation, that light is
come into the world, and men loved
darkness rather than light, because their
deeds were evil.
John12:35
Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while
is the light with you. Walk while ye have
the light, lest darkness come upon you: for
he that walketh in darkness knoweth not
whither he goeth.

9. 2Cor 4:6
For God, who commanded the light to shine
out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to
give the light of the knowledge of the glory
of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
IV. Specific
11) For unto you is born this day in the city
of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
Ps 27:13
I had fainted, unless I had believed to see
the goodness of the LORD in the land of the
living.
Ps 34:19
Many are the afflictions of the righteous:
but the LORD delivereth him out of them
all.

10. Isa 43:11
I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me
there is no saviour.
Isa 49:26
And I will feed them that oppress thee with
their own flesh; and they shall be drunken
with their own blood, as with sweet wine:
and all flesh shall know that I the LORD am
thy Saviour and thy Redeemer, the mighty
One of Jacob.
John4:42
And said unto the woman, Now we believe,
not because of thy saying: for we have heard
him ourselves, and know that this is indeed
the Christ, the Saviour of the world.

11. Eph5:23
For the husband is the head of the wife,
even as Christ is the head of the church: and
he is the saviour of the body.
V. Speaker
15) …as the angels were gone away
Acts1:10-11
10 And while they looked stedfastly toward
heaven as he went up, behold, two men
stood by them in white apparel; 11 Which
also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye
gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus,
which is taken up from you into heaven,
shall so come in like manner as ye have
seen him go into heaven.

12. Acts1:8
But ye shall receive power, after that the
Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall
be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and
in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the
uttermost part of the earth.
Acts1:12
Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the
mount called Olivet, which is from
Jerusalem a sabbath day's journey.
Let us now go … and see this thing which is
come to pass, …
Heb11:6
But without faith it is impossible to please
him: for he that cometh to God must believe
that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them
that diligently seek him.

13. John20:29
Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou
hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed
are they that have not seen, and yet have
believed.
2Cor 5:7
(For we walk by faith, not by sight:)
1Pet 1:8
Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom,
though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye
rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of
glory:
1Pet 1:7
That the trial of your faith, being much
more precious than of gold that perisheth,
though it be tried with fire, might be found
unto praise and honour and glory at the
appearing of Jesus Christ:

14. VI. Scripture
17) … they made known abroad the saying
which was told …
Mark 16:15
And he said unto them, Go ye into all the
world, and preach the gospel to every
creature.
Rom 10:14
How then shall they call on him in whom
they have not believed? and how shall they
believe in him of whom they have not
heard? and how shall they hear without a
preacher?
2Cor 4:3
But if our gospel be hid, it is hid to them
that are lost:

15. VII. Spark
18) And all they that heard it wondered at
those things …
Matt13:51
Jesus saith unto them, Have ye understood
all these things? They say unto him, Yea,
Lord.
Luke 24:45-46
45 Then opened he their understanding, that
they might understand the scriptures, 46
And said unto them, Thus it is written, and
thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise
from the dead the third day:
Eph5:14
Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that
sleepest, and arise from the dead, and
Christ shall give thee light.

16. Rev 3:7
And to the angel of the church in
Philadelphia write; These things saith he
that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the
key of David, he that openeth, and no
man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man
openeth;
A NIGHT LIKE NO OTHER
LUKE 2:8-18
I. SHEPHERDS
8) AND THERE WERE IN THE SAME COUNTRY SHEPHERDS …
… KEEPING WATCH OVER THEIR FLOCK BY NIGHT.
II. SHOCKED
9) …THE GLORY OF THE LORD …THEY WERE SORE AFRAID.
III. SERENITY
10) … FEAR NOT…
… I BRING YOU GOOD TIDINGS...
IV. SPECIFIC
11) FOR UNTO YOU IS BORN THIS DAYIN THECITY OF DAVID A SAVIOUR,WHICH IS CHRISTTHE LORD.
V. SPEAKER
15) …AS THE ANGELS WERE GONEAWAY
LET US NOW GO … AND SEE THIS THING WHICH IS COMETO PASS,…
VI. SCRIPTURE
17) … THEY MADEKNOWN ABROAD THESAYING WHICH WAS TOLD …
VII. SPARK

17. 18) AND ALL THEYTHAT HEARD ITWONDERED ATTHOSETHINGS …