A Savior, Christ the Lord

Have you ever wished you could have been there when something we read about in the Bible took place? I would have liked to have been there when the walls of Jericho came down. Another place I would have like to have been is when Elijah ascended to heaven. Wouldn't it have been tremendous to be at Elisha's elbow and watch this faithful servant of God go home without dying? Besides being with Joshua and Elijah, I think it would have been wonderful to have been with the Shepherds that night when the angel of the Lord appeared to them.

Can you imagine what it was like to have your routine interrupted in the way the shepherds had their's on that first Christmas? "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." I have never met an angel. But I know from Scripture when they appear to men they look like any other man although usually clothed in white. They knew this was an angel. What grabs our attention here is what the angel said. "Do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy which will be to all people. For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord." As we explore the message of the messenger, we will see it in terms of three parts.
I. HE IS THE LORD
II. HE IS THE CHRIST
III. HE IS THE SAVIOR