"When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them." Luke 2:17 When you obey God you get a chance to see that He is who He says He is. Once you see God at work you gain confidence. The next logical step is to tell people. This process is true of other things in your life. When you get a new fishing reel, shotgun, pair of shoes, a new vehicle --you first try it o

"When 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." So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger." Luke 2:15-16 Hearing a message is only part of the equation. After the shepherds heard they made no excuses. They took a step based on the information they received from God. No excuses. No delays. They he

"And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night." Luke 2:8 Shepherds were not the people you would expect to be the first to receive the announcement of Jesus' birth. Shepherds worked out in the fields with sheep --all the time. Basically they were the first shift workers. They missed all the exciting events. They were not the most important or the most well connected or even the most liked people. Much like us, shepherds we

NOTE: The Light of the World devotions will be different than our previous devotions. In order to use these video devotions you will need a Right Now Media account. If you attend Cornerstone a RNM account is free. If you do not have an account CLICK HERE to receive your FREE INVITE. The Gospel of Luke records Jesus birth announcement to a small group of shepherds. Before we dive into the story let's get a bit more familiar with the book of Luke. For today's devotion we will w

REVIEW: Take a few minutes to make a list of what you’ve learned this week. PRAY: Ask God to use this time to help you get familiar with Sunday’s scripture passage. READ: Luke 2 1 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2 (This was the first census that took place while[a] Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3 And everyone went to their own town to register. 4 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Gal

NOTE: The Light of the World devotions will be different than our previous devotions. In order to use these video devotions you will need a Right Now Media account. If you attend Cornerstone a RNM account is free. If you do not have an account CLICK HERE to receive your FREE INVITE. Friday. Week 2. When Heror encounterd Jesus the bible said he was "disturbed." He began to scheme and plan and stress to protect his world. The bible goes on to say that because Herod was disturbe

NOTE: The Light of the World devotions will be different than our previous devotions. In order to use these video devotions you will need a Right Now Media account. If you attend Cornerstone a RNM account is free. If you do not have an account CLICK HERE to receive your FREE INVITE. Wednesday. Week 2. Worship was the reason the Magi made such a long journey to find Jesus. Read Matthew 2:2 and 2:9-12. Worship is so much more than singing a song at church. Worship is making God

NOTE: The Light of the World devotions will be different than our previous devotions. In order to use these video devotions you will need a Right Now Media account. If you attend Cornerstone a RNM account is free. If you do not have an account CLICK HERE to receive your FREE INVITE. Tuesday. Week 2. The book of Daniel is connected to the Christmas story through the Magi. Daniel was placed, by God, in a direct role if influence to the wise men. At the time Daniel was a slave i

NOTE: The Light of the World devotions will be different than our previous devotions. In order to use these video devotions you will need a Right Now Media account. If you attend Cornerstone a RNM account is free. If you do not have an account CLICK HERE to receive your FREE INVITE. Week 2. Monday. Read: Matthew 2. Before we dive into studying this part of the Christmas story, let's get an overview of the book of Matthew. We will watch a short video on how to study the book o

REVIEW: Take a few minutes to make a list of what you’ve learned this week. Day1 (John) | Day2 (Believe) | Day3 (Light) | Day4 (Dark) | Day5 (Overcome) PRAY: Ask God to use this time to help you get familiar with Sunday’s scripture passage. READ: Matthew 2 1 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi[a] from the east came to Jerusalem 2 and asked, “Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw his star when it rose an