UAMEZ Sermon
When It Feels Like God Has Forgotten You
Luke 2:8-14
Uploaded to YouTube September 30, 2026
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When it feels like God has forgotten you, the night shift and the unanswered texts can start to feel like proof. God sent the first news of Jesus to shepherds working at night, people nobody was watching. God has not forgotten you either, and your night does not go unnoticed. In this sermon, Pastor Kaloma Smith of UAMEZ Church in Palo Alto, California preaches on Luke 2:8-14 and shows why God skipped the powerful and spoke first to people on the edges. It starts the Christmas stretch of the Essentials of the Faith series. Questions this sermon answers What do you do when it feels like God has forgotten you? Remember that God found the shepherds in the dark, and he sees the night season you are in right now. Does God care about me? Yes. God cares about the person crying in the bathroom at work, the same way he went first to shepherds nobody else noticed. Does God see me? He does. God has a history of skipping the places we think are important and showing up in the places that matter most. Why did the angel call Jesus Savior, Christ and Lord? Each name tells you who meets you in the night, and each one is stronger than the fear you carry. Scripture: Luke 2:8-14 Chapters 0:00 God in unexpected places 1:49 Shepherds at night 6:07 Who the shepherds were 8:15 When it feels like God has forgotten you 18:08 Fear not 21:22 Savior, Christ and Lord 29:58 A name stronger than fear Join us Sundays at 10 AM PT, 3549 Middlefield Rd, Palo Alto, CA 94306, or live at youtube.com/@uamez Plan your visit: uamez.com Instagram: instagram.com/uamezchurch Facebook: facebook.com/uamezchurch #UAMEZChurch #GodHasNotForgottenYou #Luke2
Questions this sermon answers
What do you do when it feels like God has forgotten you?
Remember that God found the shepherds in the dark, and he sees the night season you are in right now.
Does God care about me?
Yes. God cares about the person crying in the bathroom at work, the same way he went first to shepherds nobody else noticed.
Does God see me?
He does. God has a history of skipping the places we think are important and showing up in the places that matter most.
Why did the angel call Jesus Savior, Christ and Lord?
Each name tells you who meets you in the night, and each one is stronger than the fear you carry.
What are the chapters in this sermon?
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