The following sermon is by John MacArthur, pastor, author, and Bible teacher with Grace to You.

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Now, I want us to kind of pick up where we left off last Sunday, and that was with some very explicit statements from

the angels in Luke 2. So let's go back to Luke chapter 2, where we pick up the narrative

in verse 8. There were some shepherds staying out in the fields

and keeping watch over their flock by night.

And an angel of the Lord suddenly stood before them and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terribly frightened.

But the angel said to them, do not be afraid, for behold, I bring you good news of great joy,

which will be for all the people. For today, in the city of David, there has been born for you a Savior who is Christ the Lord.

Now we focused on the word Christ.

And I told you last week that's not Jesus' last name.

That identifies him as the Messiah. That

is the word, anointed one. In the Old Testament, Messiah was the Anointed One. And when

Christ came as the fulfillment of all the Old Testament prophecies, the angel says the anointed one

has arrived.

He is the Savior and the Redeemer.

He is the deliverer, but he is in particular the Anointed One.

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