healing – Drew Downs

Centered Hospitality—Far Better Than Evangelism

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8 min read

Jesus sends the disciples out into the world with nothing to wear or eat so that they would receive hospitality as much as they offer it.

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3 min read

Jesus sends his disciples out to do the things he does, which, at this point is stuff that has been blowing their ever-loving minds.

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9 min read

Jesus hangs out with sinners, heals a woman, and raises someone from the dead. Here’s why that frustrates the people we should pay less attention to.

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3 min read

In the raising of Lazarus, Jesus defies the expectations of him and opens the people to see the situation in a completely new way.

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1 min read

Part of the way many people of faith talk about healing denies the humanity of the person. Jesus is about equity and inclusion.

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3 min read

This is a section I cut out of this week’s sermon comparing the two main responses to COVID with what Jesus does in healing the lepers.