Dec. 16, 2025

Advent's Good News Day 16

Send us a text A quiet night, a hillside, and a sky suddenly alive with glory—our Advent journey lands on Luke 2:8–20 as we read the shepherds’ story and trace the path from fear to joy. We welcome Danielle to help bring the passage to life, letting the angel’s words, the sign in the manger, and the chorus of heaven sink in. What starts as a startling interruption becomes a personal invitation to move, to witness, and to tell, and we explore why those steps still matter for anyone trying to l...

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A quiet night, a hillside, and a sky suddenly alive with glory—our Advent journey lands on Luke 2:8–20 as we read the shepherds’ story and trace the path from fear to joy. We welcome Danielle to help bring the passage to life, letting the angel’s words, the sign in the manger, and the chorus of heaven sink in. What starts as a startling interruption becomes a personal invitation to move, to witness, and to tell, and we explore why those steps still matter for anyone trying to live awake to God.

We sit with three names that change everything—Savior, Messiah, Lord—and reflect on why the sign is so small: a baby wrapped in cloth, lying in a manger. The shepherds model a faith that hurries toward truth and returns to ordinary work with a new voice of praise. Mary offers a different pace, treasuring and pondering what God is doing. Between their responses we find a rhythm for Advent: watch, rise, witness, worship, and carry peace into our everyday routes. Along the way we connect the angelic promise of “good news of great joy” and “peace on earth” to the way we lead, serve, and encourage one another right now.

If you’re craving a reset for your heart, this reading offers it—clear, grounded, and practical. Listen to the passage, breathe with us, and let hope take root as we keep our eyes on Jesus and stay expectant for what’s ahead, including tomorrow’s look at gold, frankincense, and myrrh. If this resonates, share it with a friend who needs good news, subscribe for the full Advent series, and leave a review so others can find their way to this quiet place of renewal.

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Chapters

01:17 - Welcome To Renewed Mindsets

01:54 - Advent Focus And Day 16 Setup

02:18 - Reading Luke 2:8–20

03:53 - Reflection And Tomorrow’s Tease

04:42 - Closing Exhortation And Resources

Transcript

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Are you ready to go?

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Hey, welcome to Renewed Mindsets.

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I'm Rick, and I'm so glad you're here.

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Now, this is something special.

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For the next 25 days, we're gonna slow down, we're gonna quiet our hearts, and we're gonna turn our eyes towards Jesus as we walk through Advent together.

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Now every day we'll take a few minutes to breathe and reflect and remember the hope that came into the world and the hope that's coming again.

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Hey, welcome back to Renewed Mindsets for the Advent Bible reading.

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We're on day 16.

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We'll be in Luke chapter 2, verses 8 through 20.

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And I lied to you.

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I said Ashton was gonna be back, but she's got whatever I had, so I have Danielle this morning.

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Hey Danielle.

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Hey Rick.

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I'm good, I'm good.

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Are you excited?

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Yes, sir.

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All right, well, I'm just gonna point at you and you go.

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That night there were shepherds staying in the fields nearby, guarding their flocks of sheep.

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Suddenly an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance of the Lord's glory surrounded them.

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They were terrified, but the angel reassured them.

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Don't be afraid, he said.

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I will bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people.

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The Savior, yes, the Messiah, the Lord, has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David, and you will recognize him by this sign.

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You will find a baby wrapped snugly in strips of cloth, lying in a manger.

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Suddenly the angel was joined by a vast host of others, the armies of heaven, praising God and saying, Glory to God in highest heaven, and peace on earth to those with whom God is pleased.

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When the angels had returned to heaven, the shepherds said to each other, Let's go to Bethlehem, let's see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.

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They hurried to the village and found Mary and Joseph, and there was the baby lying in the manger.

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After seeing him, the shepherds told everyone what had happened and what the angel had said to them about this child.

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All who heard the shepherd's story were astonished, but Mary kept all these things in her heart and thought about them often.

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The shepherds went back to their flocks, glorifying and praising God for all they had heard and seen.

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It was just as the angel had told them.

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Amen.

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That was fun, wasn't it?

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Yeah.

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That was the first time you ever got to record for a podcast, wasn't it?

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Well, we'll have you come back again.

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Tomorrow is day 17, and I'm gonna become gifts of gold and frankincense and myrrh.

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We'll see ya.

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All right, thanks for joining me today on Renewed Mindsets.

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As we walk through Advent, let's stay expectant.

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Let's stay watching, praying, and keeping our hearts ready for the one who came and the one who's coming again soon.

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I love you.

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Let's keep our minds renewed and our eyes on Jesus.

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The executive producer of Renewed Mindsets is Christy McCurry.

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That's all for today, but I'll be back with more unfiltered biblical truth and undeniable prophecy.

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The time to wake up is now.

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If today's episode challenged you, don't keep it to yourself.

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Tell someone, please.

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Text them a link.

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Share the truth while there's still time.

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Visit renewedmindsets.com to stay connected and to listen to past episodes.

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And check out our merch at renewedmindsets.store.

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Jesus is coming soon.

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Stay watchful.

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Stay holy.

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Stay renewed.

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Until next week, I'm Rick.

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Be an encourager, not a discourager.

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I love you.

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See ya.

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The intro and outro music for the Renewed Mindsets podcast is Are You Ready by Floodgate.

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From the album Are You Ready?

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Copyright 2002, Offbeat Ministries Incorporated.

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Floodgate can be found on Apple Music and iTunes.

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Music used with permission.

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