The Angels of Christmas

I remember many years ago when I was a young pastor, I gave a message on the many angelic encounters that occurred in the Christmas story. I always thought this was a fascinating topic because if at the time of the Christmas story, you were not receptive to the ministry of angels, you would have missed out on the incredible thing God was doing by bringing his Son into the earth. What I'd like to do tonight is look at five passages of scripture surrounding the birth of Jesus so that we can see how deeply involved angels were in the birth of Jesus. We'll see how deeply they were connected in bringing messages to the earth at this special time, and how at times today God may still use angels to send messages to his church.