Summary

When Moses was born, God delivered him straight to the top, right to Pharaoh. But the angels, instead of telling somebody important, announced Messiah's birth to a rag-tag bunch of shepherds. That's not what we would tell them to do. That's not what we would have done. But, that is the way God wanted it. I wonder why? 

Sermon Questions

1. Why do you think God sent the angels to the very least of the least of these?

2. God meets us, not on high holy days, but on ordinary days, in ordinary places, in an extraordinary way. The birth of this child is about God coming to us in our everyday lives and saying to us, "Don't be afraid, for look, I proclaim to you good news." How do you react to that statement?

3. Christ sometimes breaks into our lives when we least expect it. How has Christ shown up in your life in unexpected ways?

4. We have come from angels singing glory to God, to the daily ticking of the clock. The challenge for us is always to find ways of celebrating the presence of God in the ordinary moments of everyday life - the smile of a friend, the sharing of a meal, the beauty of good music. How do you celebrate the presence of God in your daily life?

5. When the shepherds had seen Jesus, their world was turned upside down. How has Jesus turned your world upside down?