Sermon by Elder David Lepcha
Topic: How to celebrate this Christmas?
Text: Luke 2: 1 – 20
Luke 2:8-9, ‘’Now there were in
the same country shepherds living out in the fields, keeping watch over their
flock by night. And behold, an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the
glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were greatly afraid.’’
The angel of the Lord appeared before shepherds in
the dark. They were afraid. Whenever people face darkness they fear; anything
can happen in the darkness especially the wrong things. In the same way the
shepherds were in fear, might be waiting to face attacks or some kind of
unusual things. Meanwhile angel of the Lord appeared before them not with the
fear but with the Good News. Albeit they first got scared they realized their
fear would be taken away by the Almighty God to whom they ought to meet the
very night.
There might be people who are still facing darkness
in their lives, living in fear and confusion. Thus let’s celebrate this
Christmas sharing the Good News of Christ as the angel of the Lord did with the
shepherds in the darkness. Let’s continually proclaim the message of hope, peace
and joy.
Let this Christmas be the season to share the Good
News that the Christ has borne not to give us the spirit of fear but the spirit
of joy and peace.
Amen and Amen!!
Rev Eld David Lepcha
Spoken on: 26th November 2016
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