Good tidings of great joy
This sermon on Luke 2:10-11 proclaims the good news of Christ's birth to humble shepherds as a demonstration of God's sovereign grace working contrary to worldly expectations. Marcus contrasts the empty joy the world pursues through possessions and idols with the true, great joy found only in salvation through Christ, emphasizing how God's grace extends to the lowly and undeserving. The passage reflects on how Christ's humble birth and the announcement to shepherds reveal the character of God's gracious election and the superior satisfaction found in knowing Christ.
And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. Luke 2:10-11 Good tidings of great joy! The world looks for joy in possessions and pleasures and power and whatever else they set their hearts on. Their idols promise happiness; but they never deliver. And when one's idols prove themselves empty -- as idols invariably do -- they are...
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