How To Change Your World Overnight

Text: Luke 2:8-20
 
Introduction: Do you want to leave a MARK/FOOTPRINT in this world? With your family? At your school? On your job? From your Church? But how can we? Luke’s gospel records four (4) steps in going to the next spiritual growth level of usefulness.
 

1. FIND and FOLLOW the Lord’s GLORY! (Luke 2:9)

“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.”

Personal Application: Being in the presence of God’s glory is what made the difference in Moses, Isaiah, John, and Paul…..along with you & me. Nothing substitutes being in His glory.
 

2. Forget your INSECURITY! (Luke 2:10)

“And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.”

Personal Application:
Instead of “feeding our fear,” our Lord wants us to “feed our faith”!
 

3. FIGHT for UNITY! (Luke 2:15)

“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.”

Personal Application:
United we Stand!
Divided we fall!
 

4. Be FAITHFUL to Tell the old, old STORY! (Luke 2:17)

“And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.”

Personal Application:
Real JOY in the CHRISTian life comes by sharing the love of Jesus with others.
 

Conclusion: “And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them,” (Luke 2:20).

By…

          Finding His GLORY,
          Forgetting our INSECURITY,
          Fighting for UNITY,
          Telling the old, old STORY, and finally, by
          Experiencing BIBLE PROPHECY…
                           
We can be absolutely sure to CHANGE our World!
 
Love y’all,
Dr. Randy Reese