Spiritual VS Material
December 17, 2017 Pastor: Bryan Glisson Series: A Christmas Cameo
Scripture: Luke 2:8–20
Featuring: The Shepherds
Introduction: The Christmas Season can often create a conflict between the spiritual and the material.
We know we should be thinking about God’s wonderful gift of His Son and we ought to be performing unselfish deeds, but slowly our focus gets diverted to personal gain and material pursuits; which for some carries throughout the year.
Have you ever wondered why God chose to reveal the greatest message in the world to shepherds?
Lessons from the Shepherds
They Pursued the Spiritual over the Material (Luke 2:8-15)
They Abandoned the Familiar for the Unusual (Luke 2:16)
They Discussed the Eternal over the Temporal (Luke 2:17-19)
They Traded an Old Perspective for a New Outlook (Luke 2:20)
- Pursuing (Colossians 3:1)
- Thinking (Colossians 3:2)
- Renouncing (Colossians 3:3)
- Focusing (Colossians 3:4)
- Changing
From Earthly Passions & Pursuits (Colossians 3:5-9)
To Heavenly Passions & Pursuits (Colossians 3:10-17)
Application: What is your most prized possession? The answer to this question reveals much about you.
Just as the Shepherds, an encounter with Jesus changes everything. The true gift of Christmas and life was found in a manger.