Drew Downs

Make a New Normal

Luke 3:1-6

  • The coming of John the Baptist invites us to not only hear his words, but considering the context, recognize how they are for us, too.

  • When John the Baptist appears in Luke, we are treated to the context, the excitement, and the vision of what is now happening.

  • When John the Baptist appears in this week’s gospel, he comes with an overtly political message—one that we can’t really avoid.

  • In the John the Baptizer, we encounter the very revelation of God. An encounter we have to recognize is also with us.

  • For The Second Sunday of Advent Collect Merciful God, who sent your messengers the prophets to preach repentance and prepare the way for our salvation: Give us grace to heed their warnings and forsake our sins, that we may greet with joy the coming of Jesus Christ our Redeemer; who lives and reigns with you…

  • In Advent, we feel the subversive nature of following Jesus, the seduction of power, and the quiet call to walk into the wilderness. Jesus, John, and the subversive nature of Advent Advent 2C  |  Luke 3:1-6 It must be Advent 2 again, because here comes John! Reading about this wild man in the wilderness is…