Calling of Shepherds

Luke 2:8-20

Outline:

I. The Shepherds in (vv. 8–9)

II. The Shepherds Hear  (vv. 10–14)

III. The Shepherds Seek and See  (vv. 15–16)

IV. The Shepherds Become  (vv. 17–20)

Personal Reflection & Small Group Questions

Please complete this study on your own, then bring it to your small group for discussion.

1. Why do you think God chose to tell the shepherds first? What does that say about how much God loves everyone, even those others might forget? 

2. Do you ever feel like one of the shepherds, overlooked, unqualified or far from God? How does it comfort you to know that God came first to them? 

3. Where do you currently need hope in your life? How does the birth of Jesus speak into that specific place of discouragement or waiting? 

4. What does it look like to carry hope to others like the shepherds did? Could that look like a phone call, a meal, a kind word or a gospel conversation? 

5. Looking back over this week’s sermon and study, what one thing is most important for you to remember and apply?