By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett – Asbury Free Methodist August 25th, 2024 – 1 Peter 5:8-14 It is hard to believe that this is the last Sunday in August. The summer seems to have flown by, as has our series in 1 Peter. Today, we look at the last part of the book. Peter wants to give some final …
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Humility
By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett – Asbury Free Methodist August 18, 2024 -1 Peter 5:1-7 We are on our second to last sermon in our series on 1 Peter. Today, we are looking at 1 Peter 5:1-7. I am primarily going to focus on last half of verse 5 to verse 7. I am going to skip over …
Suffering Well for Jesus
By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett – Asbury Free Methodist August 11, 2024 – 1 Peter 4:12-19 We have been working our way through 1 Peter and because of that I have been talking a lot about suffering. Peter was writing to a people who were suffering because it is part of the human condition. Some of the people he …
Enduring Together
By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett – Asbury Free Methodist August 4, 2024 – 1 Peter 4:7-11 We have been taking a summer tour through 1 Peter. I have been hearing a lot of good feedback from this series because 1 Peter seems to speak directly into our culture. Today’s passage comes right in the middle of a passage …
Living for Jesus: When those around you aren’t
By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett – Asbury Free Methodist July 28, 2024 – 1 Peter 4:1-6 Have you ever been reading scripture when you come across a passage that you just don’t understand? Some of you are saying, “yeah – all the time.” What do you do when you hit a passage like that? You can study and try …
How to Handle being Disrespected for your Faith
By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett – Asbury Free Methodist July 21, 2024 – 1 Peter 3:13-22 Our summer tour through 1 Peter was put on pause while I was on vacation. This morning, we are going to continue our journey as we look at 1 Peter 3:13-22. Peter picks up a theme that seems to be near and dear …
So, You want to have a good day?
By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett – Asbury Free Methodist June 23rd, 2024 – 1 Peter 3:8-12 Most of use platitudes and phrases that become a habit. One of mine is “Have a great day.” When I am talking to someone in person, I seldom say, “Goodbye” or “so-long.” I say, “have a great day.” I say it the checkout …
Instructions for living in an unfair World
By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett – Asbury Free Methodist June 16, 2024 – 1 Peter 2:11-3:7 I know that most of us in this room are Canadians, but we have been strongly influenced by the belief systems of the United States. One of the most profound and helpful thoughts comes from their Declaration of Independence. It starts out by …
Owning your identity
By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett – Asbury Free Methodist Church June 9, 2024 – 1 Peter 2:4-12 Who are you? Over the last twenty years, our world has become obsessed with identity. If you are of European descent and were to time travel back a couple of hundred years – your identity would be focused around your class, and …
Living Well in this World
Part 3 – 1 Peter By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett – Asbury Free Methodist June 2, 2024 – 1 Peter 1:13-2:3 About 25 years ago, I took a three-month sabbatical. Lynda and I packed up our then 1 year old daughter Amy and our three-year-old son, Ethan, into our Ford Windstar van and drove out to Vancouver. (I know …