William H. Willimon - "When the Outsiders Become Insiders" (May 10, 1998)

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Title:
William H. Willimon - "When the Outsiders Become Insiders" (May 10, 1998)
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  • Sermon start time: (Part 1) 0:05. Sermon end time: (Part 1) 20:00.

  • Peter’s clinging to dietary laws prevents him from receiving gentiles into his faith community. God used a shocking vision to break human perception of limits. In the same way, the preacher provokes his audience to consider whether churches have ‘new’ limits, such as classism and racism, that exclude people from the house of God. (Abstract created by Duke Divinity School staff.)

  • Key quotation: "Will we allow the Holy Spirit to prod us today, to give us a vision, to drag us, as it dragged our apostolic forebears before us, kicking and screaming all the way toward the wideness of God's mercy? Or will we hunker down right here with people just like us?"

Permalink:
https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4f766n37
Date:
May 10, 1998
Speaker:
Willimon, William H.
Liturgical Calendar:
Easter
Biblical Book:
Acts
Chapter and Verse:
Acts 11:1-18
Subject:
Contributor:
Duke University. Chapel
Identifier:
  • UA.17.01.0003 CS-0905
  • ref9959_ztc
  • uachapelsermaud
  • duke:320678
  • dcrau001549
  • ark:/87924/r4f766n37
  • 05269105-00e5-4001-94e9-e6fbf3ae75bf
Digital Collection:
Duke Chapel Recordings
Source Collection:
Duke University Chapel recordings, 1954-2005
Related Resources:
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Language:
English
Location:
  • United States
  • North Carolina
  • Durham (N.C.)
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Provenance:
The Duke University Chapel Recordings were transferred to the Duke University Archives beginning in 1970.
Rights:
Limited Re-Use
CC BY-NC 4.0
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