For Sunday – Drew Downs

Only the Beginning

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Moving from the call stories to Jesus’s miraculous ministry might leave us with the wrong impression that this is normal.

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The challenge of the call stories for us is that we might not understand exactly what they mean for us. We are called to enjoy a life of service.

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Part of the challenge of connecting with the divine (and one another) is that we forget that even God isn’t doing all of the work.

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In the baptism of Jesus, we are invited to look beyond the origin story of Jesus and to the work he is called to do in the world.

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As frightening as last week’s apocalyptic talk is, the familiarity of John the Baptizer lulls us into a comfortable vision of Advent.

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We begin Advent with apocalyptic imagery, not to scare us straight as much as remind us that God’s promise is change.