Brett Webb-Mitchell - "From 'Doing for' to 'Being With'" (July 19, 1998)

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Title:
Brett Webb-Mitchell - "From 'Doing for' to 'Being With'" (July 19, 1998)
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  • Sermon start time: 01:17. Sermon end time: 20:31.

  • Though Americans are often committed to helping others, we often lose sight of why and for whom we help. Mary's focus on Jesus provides us with a reminder of the ultimate goal of our humanitarian service. (Abstract created by Duke Divinity School staff.)

  • Key quotation: "Jesus' message is radical for us Christians today living in the frenetic American puttering machine, in which doing, producing, performing, getting results, making changes for the sake of making a change, is alone the measure of our worth. Yet such making action without right direction leads us to be more like Martha, who couldn't hear the word of God, for she was too busy for the sake of being busy."

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https://idn.duke.edu/ark:/87924/r4mw28v59
Date:
July 19, 1998
Speaker:
Webb-Mitchell, Brett
Liturgical Calendar:
Ordinary Time
Biblical Book:
Luke
Chapter and Verse:
Luke 10:38-42
Subject:
Contributor:
Duke University. Chapel
Identifier:
  • UA.17.01.0003 CS-0915
  • ref9979_4fa
  • uachapelsermaud
  • duke:321048
  • dcrau001559
  • ark:/87924/r4mw28v59
  • 74efae39-d6d0-485d-8536-b1d1a30441c4
Digital Collection:
Duke Chapel Recordings
Source Collection:
Duke University Chapel recordings
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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