This last week of Advent, Presiding Elder Eric Byrom looks at Luke 2:1-20 and the perspective of the shepherds. Listen for these points:

• Grow down into God’s grace by beholding it! (v. 8-14)
• Grow down into Gods’ grace by bringing it to others! (v. 15-20)

Here are some reflective questions about the sermon:

• How have you been meditating upon and applying last week’s message to your life this week?
• What are some victories and defeats you’ve experienced this past week?
• How has beholding God’s grace changed your life?
• How does acknowledging that you have been at war with God allow you to then be at peace with God?
• Why do people have trouble hearing God’s message from a shepherd rather than an angel?  What are some instances in your life where you had trouble with the messenger God chose?
• How has beholding God’s grace changed how you bring it to others?
• What is one things God wants you to do in response to what you have heard this week?