Drew Downs

Make a New Normal

Sermons

Sermons preached in a context, but written for people of all sorts and conditions.

  • As Jesus prepares his followers for the Passion, we’re invited to see beyond our own expectations of good and evil.

  • While John 3:16 has become iconic, it has also become a distraction from the message Jesus shares about the love of God.

  • We’re tempted to see the clearing of the Temple as something other than disruption. We’re afraid of what it reveals about Jesus. When the Shepherd clears the TempleLent 3B | John 2:13-22 Jesus walks into the Temple, makes a whip, and drives the animals, tax collectors, and dove sellers out and then flips tables. Objectively,…

  • The thing about Jesus’s rebuke of Peter is that we don’t see it coming. But we should. We’re often in Peter’s shoes.

  • Jesus’s time in the wilderness reminds us that there is more to our lives than temptation and desire. We are seeking purpose.

  • With or without the opportunity to have ashes put on our foreheads, we are invited to join in something important.