Advent sermon about the shepherds, describing the nature of their work and suggesting some ways they are examples for us.

2. ““Be Like the Shepherds”Be Like the Shepherds”
Luke 2:8-20Luke 2:8-20

3. IntroductionIntroduction

4. AA HUMBLEHUMBLE vocationvocation

5. NOMADICNOMADIC
workmenworkmen

6. NeedfulNeedful
WATCHMENWATCHMEN

7. TheirTheir ANGELICANGELIC
RevelationRevelation

8. Be like theBe like the
shepherds!shepherds!

9. TheyThey LISTENEDLISTENED toto
God when HeGod when He
communicated acommunicated a
message to them.message to them.
(2:9-14)(2:9-14)

10. They came to GodThey came to God
like theylike they WEREWERE..
(2:15-16)(2:15-16)

11. TheyThey RESPONDEDRESPONDED
to God at once.to God at once.
(2:15-16)(2:15-16)

12. TheyThey SOUGHTSOUGHT
baby Jesus untilbaby Jesus until
they found Him.they found Him.
(2:15-16)(2:15-16)

13. TheyThey WENTWENT
against the crowd.against the crowd.
(2:17-18)(2:17-18)

14. TheyThey TOLDTOLD
everyone theeveryone the
GOODGOOD news!news!
(17-18)(17-18)

15. Will you be likeWill you be like
the shepherds?the shepherds?