Drew Downs

Make a New Normal

Sermons

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

  • When everyone is crazy–everyone is trying to make sense of everything. It’s noisy and confusing. God’s got an answer for that, right?

  • It is tempting to try to cancel Easter for the pandemic. Or selfishly gather with foolish abandon. But at the heart of Easter is God’s presence.

  • A Cruel Story

    The crucifixion of Jesus is the picture of cruelty. It’s also a mirror for the way of our world, and then also reveals the Kin-dom.

  • Serving Others

    The new word Jesus offers on Maundy Thursday is not just a holy communion in bread and wine or washing of feet, but a transcending vision of service.

  • Palm Sunday helps us see that the story isn’t about greatness or even weakness, but of facing an uncertain future through the grace of God.

  • The raising of Lazarus gives us the perfect window to see beyond the present crisis, to see how God’s grace and freedom persists.