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The Word Became Flesh

John 1:14

The central claim of Christmas is not that a baby was born, but that the eternal Word became flesh and dwelt among us. God did not send a message from a distance. He came near enough to be touched, heard, and eventually crucified. The incarnation is the opposite of remote deity. It is presence.

How you’d preach it

Core Christmas truth. Keep the wonder; resist reducing it to sentiment.

  • Presence
  • Eternity

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John 1:14

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