The Shepherd King

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The Shepherd King

(The Manger)

Text: Luke 2:7-20

His birth is gloriously celebrated

• There was a glorious announcement of the birth of the LORD Jesus Christ.
• Good news of the birth of the Shepherd was first announced to faithful shepherds.
  • Israel’s history was a history of the word of God going to shepherds.
  • God’s people had a history of being faithful shepherds from righteous Abel to King David, from Abraham to Joseph to Moses, these men were pastoral leaders who cared for their flocks.
  • Teachers of the divine way who taught the word of God were called pastors.
  • The prophets were called pastors.
• Jesus is the Savior to ALL people.
  • He is God’s gift to mankind
  • Jesus is a divine act of goodwill toward humanity. Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
• The Shepherd King of souls
  • The Good Shepherd in John 10
  • Jesus shows his sheep how to possess their souls in 1 Peter 2:21-3:1.

The shepherds know him by his sign

• The savior is born as a Jewish child in the city of the shepherd king, named David.
• The wise men saw a star, but the shepherds found the babe lying in a manger.
  • The sign of the manger is unmistakable, it is where the flock is fed.
  • He’s not on a military base because this is a sign of peace and goodwill.
• No room in this world. No room in the inn.
  • Because of ignorance – Fully booked, wasn’t expecting this.
  • Because of indifference – Maybe you didn’t care he was coming. Religion isn’t your thing.
  • Because of the inconvenience – He makes life too complicated.
• Here is Jesus Christ, the bread of life, to feed the flock of God.
  • Jesus would grow up and say, I am the bread of life: he that comes to me shall never hunger, and he that believes on me shall never thirst.
  • Blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled.
  • Never thirst again in John 4.

The shepherds are compelled to become evangelists for the Shepherd King (vss 15-20)

• They’re compelled by their own experience with Jesus Christ.
• They’re compelled because their reality matches the divine message they were given.
• They’re compelled because it’s God’s will the message goes out.