It is good news, and it brings great joy to a world darkened by sin. Sermon Notes Good News of Great Joy. Free eBook. I. This church has messengers. Good News of Great Joy for all the People And in that region there were shepherds out in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. Advent is an annual season of patient waiting, hopeful expectation, soul-searching, and calendar-watching marked by many churches, Christian families, and … By Daniel W. Brettell. Good News of Great Joy Daily readings for advent i PrefaCe Advent is for adoring Jesus. I love Christmas Eve. 2 This was the first registration when Quirinius was governor of Syria. From Desiring God, “The team here at Desiring God did a deep dive into our thirty-plus-year reservoir of sermons and articles, and selected brief devotional readings for each day of Advent. We are also collecting new and used socks for helping our neighbors who are in need. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. news of great joy.” Good news of great joy for all the people which is Jesus’ birth. In these sermons, Alistair Begg draws our attention to the truth of the nativity story. And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with fear. It is my favorite night of the year. Luke 2:10 New International Version (NIV). This story, in some ways simple and in others so profound, is at the heart of understanding who God is and what He has done. I look forward to it all year long—almost from the moment it ends. 3 And all went to be registered, each to his own town. Our youth are helping with Loaves and Fishes Christmas stockings. I look out over all of you here tonight and I sense that this time is special for you as well. I am so proud and grateful for the ministries that many of you are involved in. 10 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. Luke 2:1-7 ESV 1 In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be registered. Luke 2:1-20 Good News of Great Joy. Download and share this eBook with your church community to draw near to Jesus this Advent season, Good News of Great Joy by John Piper. At least that’s our angle on it at Desiring God.