The Angels' Message of Peace
Sunday, December 8, 2024
Reverend Larry Deering
Scripture
Nehemiah 9:6
6You alone are the Lord. You made the heavens, even the highest heavens, and all their starry host, the earth and all that is on it, the seas and all that is in them. You give life to everything, and the multitudes of heaven worship you.
Job 38:7
7while the morning stars sang together and all the angels Hebrew [the sons of God] shouted for joy?
Hebrews 1:14
14Are not all angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?
Luke 2:13-14
13Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,
14Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.
John 14:27
27Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.
Matthew 28:4
4The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men.
Mark 16:5
5As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.
Matthew 25:31
31When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, he will sit on his glorious throne.
Luke 1:11-16
11Then an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing at the right side of the altar of incense.
12When Zechariah saw him, he was startled and was gripped with fear.
13But the angel said to him: Do not be afraid, Zechariah; your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to call him John.
14He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice because of his birth,
15for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He is never to take wine or other fermented drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even before he is born.
16He will bring back many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God.
Isaiah 9:2
2The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of deep darkness a light has dawned.
Luke 1:30-34
30But the angel said to her, Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God.
31You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus.
32He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David,
33and he will reign over Jacob's descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.
34How will this be, Mary asked the angel, since I am a virgin?
Luke 2:38
38Coming up to them at that very moment, she gave thanks to God and spoke about the child to all who were looking forward to the redemption of Jerusalem.
Matthew 1:20-21
20But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
21She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, [Jesus] is the Greek form of [Joshua,] which means [the Lord saves.] because he will save his people from their sins.
Matthew 2:13-14
13When they had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. Get up, he said, take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the child to kill him.
14So he got up, took the child and his mother during the night and left for Egypt,
Matthew 2:21
21So he got up, took the child and his mother and went to the land of Israel.
Luke 2:8-17
8And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night.
9An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.
10But the angel said to them, Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people.
11Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.
12This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.
13Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,
14Glory to God in the highest heaven, and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.
15When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, Let's go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.
16So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger.
17When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child,
1 Peter 1:12
12It was revealed to them that they were not serving themselves but you, when they spoke of the things that have now been told you by those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven. Even angels long to look into these things.
