By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett – Asbury Free Methodist May 7, 2023 – 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 Lost people matter to God. That young child in Brazil that has grown up on the garbage dump outside the city. He survives by scrounging other people’s garbage. That young child matters to God. The Ukrainian mom, who is one of the thousands …
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How Prayer Works!
By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett – Asbury Free Methodist April 30, 2023 Last week we started a series on prayer. I challenged you to pray 12 “Daily Bread” kind of prayers every day. How did you do? I am not going to ask for a show of hands – but this kind of discipline, if you learn it, helps …
Learning to Pray
By Rev. Brent Russett – Asbury Free Methodist Church April 23, 2023 – Matthew 6:9-13 We are starting a three-week series on prayer today. In some ways, it is just a prayer primer. I am hoping that your faith will be built and that you will get a glimpse of what prayer actually does. It is also my hope …
Asbury Free Methodist
April 9th, 2023 – John 20:1-11 By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett The last time some of us were in this sanctuary was Good Friday. It was a sombre service. A holy moment. It was a sombre service; A holy service. The cross, the cross – although Christ went to war and won, it was a gory mess. The service …
Loving Jesus
By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett -Asbury Free Methodist April 2nd – John 17:24-26 A number of years ago, I travelled to a pastor’s Promise Keepers rally in Atlanta, Georgia. I gathered with 40 000 other pastors in the Georgia Dome to listen to some great speakers and some good music. The conference took place over a period of three …
Unity and Outreach
By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett – Asbury Free Methodist March 24th, 2023 John 17:20-23 Today is the fourth Sunday of Lent. We have been working our way through the prayer of Jesus found in John 17. Today we are only looking at 4 verses. By most measures, Christianity is on the decline in Canada. In the last …
The Challenge of Being in the World
By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett – Asbury Free Methodist March 19, 2023 – John 17:14-19 This is the fourth Sunday of Lent, and we have been working our way through Jesus’ prayer found in John 17. I don’t know if you have noticed, but the church has a public relations problem. When Christians are portrayed on television, they …
Protect them by the Power of your name.
By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett – Asbury Free Methodist March 12, 2023 –John 17:8-15 We live in a country that is obsessed with safety. You see warning signs on Coffee cups that coffee is hot. – Duh. There are warnings on some chainsaws that say, “Do not hold the wrong end of the chainsaw.” Good advice, a little obvious, …
Out of the World Obedient to the Word
By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett – Asbury Free Methodist John 17:6-8 It is the second Sunday of Lent, and we are just into our series on John 17 – the prayer Jesus prayed the night before he died. You have heard the first part of the prayer read. Today I want to camp on verses 6-8 John 17:6–8 …
The Glory of God
By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett – Asbury Free Methodist February 26, 2023 – John 17:1-5 Today is the first Sunday of Lent. Lent is the 40 days, excluding Sundays, that lead up to Easter. During this season of lent, I will preach through the seventeenth chapter of John. You have also been provided with Lenten devotionals that we, as a …