William H. Willimon - Christmas Eve Service (December 24, 1993)

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Sermon start time: (Part 1) 00:11. Sermon end time: (Part 1) 11:20.
The Holy Land, the sacred place of God, is not the geographical location of Nazareth, nor a fancy place, but is in the Incarnation, where God comes to be with us in the dusty and nasty places of human life. (Abstract created by Duke Divinity School staff.)
Key quotation: “Christmas joy is not some fantasy trip into some never-never land. It’s about a God that loves us so much that becomes one of us. Looks like us. Feels like us. Hurts and dies like us. A God who comes to us has got to be a God willing to get his hands dirty in the conflicted human condition. A God who comes to tell the truth about us has got to be a God that is willing to cause the fall and the rising of many. He shall be a sword piercing our hearts as much as a comfort.”

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Date:

December 24, 1993

Speaker:

Willimon, William H.

Liturgical Calendar:

Christmas

Biblical Book:

Luke

Chapter and Verse:

Luke 2:1-14, (15-20)

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Duke University. Chapel

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Duke Chapel Recordings

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