Fear Not: Christmas 2025

First Baptist Rocky Top Tennessee · Dec 28, 2025 · 25m

Christmas has passed. The lights are still up, the tree may still be standing—but the rush has faded, and for many, fear has returned.In this post-Christmas reflection from Luke 2, we revisit the familiar story of shepherds, angels, and a child born in Bethlehem—and hear it again as if for the first time. Why was the angel’s first command not rejoice or celebrate, but “Fear not”? And why does that message still matter long after December 25?This message explores:How familiarity with the Christmas story can dull our sense of wonderWhy God chose to reveal Himself first to ordinary, overlooked…