Christmas: Week Three | Day 4

Christmas: Week Three | Day 4

Lisa Sheffler, author Day 4 | Spreading the news Answering the call of the angels, the shepherds rush off to find the Messiah. Imagine them huddled together around the manger — the craggy, weather-worn faces smiling down on the perfect Son of God. What must Mary have...
Christmas: Week Three | Day 4

Christmas: Week Three | Day 3

Lisa Sheffler, author Day 3| Good news and great joy! The child who was born in a Bethlehem manger to a carpenter and his bride was an unlikely candidate for the title of Messiah. He was not born in a palace, but in a stable. His birth was not witnessed by royalty,...
Christmas: Week Three | Day 4

Christmas: Week Three | Day 2

Day 2| An unlikely audience Yesterday we considered our relationship with the good Shepherd. Today let’s return to a hillside outside the small town of Bethlehem and sit with a group of unsuspecting shepherds who were about to have the experience of a lifetime. Read...
Christmas: Week Three | Day 4

Christmas: Week Three | Day 1

Week 3 | Rise Up Shepherd And Follow Lisa Scheffler, author The shepherds had an angel, The wise men had a star, But what have I, a little child, To guide me home from far, Where glad stars sing together, And singing angels are? Lord Jesus is my Guardian, So I can...
Christmas: Week Three | Day 4

Christmas: Week Two | Day 5

 Lisa Sheffler, author God’s holy angels delivered the amazing news that the Savior of the world was coming! Consider how that news was received, and how we should receive it today. Reflect Reflect on the passages we looked at this week: Luke 1:11–17 Luke 1:67–69;...
Christmas: Week Three | Day 4

Christmas: Week Two | Day 4

Lisa Sheffler, author The angels delivered the news that Jesus was coming. The people who had an essential part to play in God’s grand redemptive drama were prepared by those angelic messengers. God was ready to do something extraordinary. He would break into history...