I. Jesus came down into a REAL world with REAL people. (Luke 2:1-11)
II. The manger held real HOPE for real STRUGGLES (Luke 2:8-12)
A. Real hope doesn’t DENY reality
B. Real hope CHANGES how we FIGHT
(Romans 8:1, Romans 8:35-37)
C. Real hope reminds us we are not ALONE (Matthew 1:23)
III. An encounter with Jesus turns SHEPHERDS into MESSENGERS (Luke 2:15-20)