Text: Luke 2:1-20
Title: Preparing the Way for Joy
Outline:
- Joy to the World
- Joy in the Heavens
- Joy in the Heart
Application questions:
- Looking back over your notes from this week’s sermon and text, what particularly caught your attention, challenged or confused you?
- Why would God make the first public announcement of his birth to shepherds? What passages of scripture can you think of that speak to God being our shepherd?
- When do you struggle to have joy?
- How does Jesus’ birth produce joy in the heart? How does this connect to the fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5:22?
- Choosing joy is embracing the good news of Jesus Christ. How can you help others choose joy in their life now?
- Work on this month’s memory verse: Luke 1:46b-47 “My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior”.
- Looking back over this week’s sermon and study, what one thing is most important for you to remember and apply?
