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Howard Thurman on Jesus and the Disinherited - Black Church (John 14:6) - Illustration on Sermon | IllustrateTheWord

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Howard Thurman on Jesus and the Disinherited - Black Church (John 14:6)

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"Jesus was a Jew, a member of a marginalized group under Roman oppression. When He says 'I am the way,' He speaks from below. The way of Jesus is liberation, dignity, hope for the disinherited. He is the truth that sets captives free, the life that death cannot defeat." — Howard Thurman. Jesus as way for the marginalized.

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John 14:6

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