Told to shepherds firstLuke 2:8-20Length: Standard

1 Eat

Read the passage slowly, read it again, then retell it in your own words. If you can't retell it, read it once more.

• Read
• Reread
• Retell

2 Digest

Answer from what the passage actually says — stay in the text.

1. What does this passage show me about God?

   • What does the angel announce to the shepherds, and what do they do after they see the child?

2. What does it show me about people — and about myself?

   • Why do you think God announced his Son's birth to shepherds before anyone important?

3. What will I obey this week? (a concrete step, with a day)

   • The shepherds went 'with haste' — what step toward Jesus will you stop postponing this week?

4. Who will I tell?

   • Like the shepherds who spread the word, who will you tell about what you've found this Christmas?

3 Grow

Growth is God's part, not yours. Do the cycle faithfully and trust Him to give the growth (1 Corinthians 3:6–7).