The Gospel of Mark – Part 1 By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett – Asbury Free Methodist May 11, 2025 Mark 1:1-15 I am excited about starting a new series titled “The Good News about Jesus.” Between now and the beginning of August we are going to walk through the first eight chapters of Mark. In it, we will see …
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The Resurrection of Jesus
By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett – Asbury Free Methodist April 20, 2025 – John 20 All through Lent, we have been journeying with Jesus to the cross. On Good Friday, we saw Jesus hung on a cross. I reminded you of the seven sayings of Jesus from the cross. The second last thing he said from the cross was, …
Palm Sunday – Finding ourself in the story
By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett – Asbury Free Methodist April 13, 2025 – Luke 19:28-44 Today is the 6th Sunday of Lent. Throughout Lent, we have been journeying with Jesus to the cross. Last week, we looked at the time between when he was sentenced to death and when he was crucified. Today, we’re going to take a one-week …
Suffering and Injustice
By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett -Asbury Free Methodist April 6, 2025 – Matthew 27:27-32 Today’s 5th Sunday of Lent. We are continuing our journey with Jesus to the cross. Next Sunday is Palm Sunday. We will retreat from where we are in the story to look at the triumphal entry. But for this morning, we are going to walk …
Compromise
By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett – Asbury Free Methodist Church March 30, 2025 – John 18:28-19:16 Today is the fourth Sunday of Lent. We have been journeying with Jesus to the cross. Last week, we looked at Jesus’ arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane. He was betrayed by Judas. Apprehended by the temple guard and taken to Caiaphas, the …
Standing with Jesus in his Arrest.
By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett – Asbury Free Methodist March 23, 2025 Matthew 26:47-56 This is the third Sunday of Lent. We are continuing our series titled “Journeying with Jesus to the Cross.” This morning, we are going to stand beside Jesus when he was arrested and tried. We live in a pluralistic society. Our society is made …
Praying when life is difficult
By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett – Asbury Free Methodist March 16, 2025 -Mark 14:32-42 This is the second Sunday of Lent. During this Lent season, we are journeying with Jesus to the cross. Last week, we joined him in the Garden of Gethsemane. We saw that, although he was deeply disturbed, he stayed in the Garden for our sake. …
Into the Garden- For Our Sake (Lent 1)
By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett – Asbury Free Methodist In 1831, a group of oppressed Christians gathered on a hillside in Lithuania. There they planted handmade crosses in the ground where they worshiped. The tradition grew until, at the end of the 19th century, there were 130 crosses on that small mountainside. Years later, communist officials were determined to destroy …
Garbage Margins
By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett – Asbury Free Methodist March 2, 2025 – James 3:1-10 This is our last sermon in the series, “Things we need to be Reminded Of.” Next Sunday is the first Sunday of Lent. I will be starting a new series titled, “Journeying with Jesus to the Cross.” We will walk into the Garden of …
Reaching Out
Rev. Dr. Brent Russett – Asbury Free Methodist February 23, 2025 – Matthew 5:10-16 This morning, we are continuing our series on “Things we need to be reminded about.” This morning, I want to talk about reaching out to those who don’t know Jesus. I have a friend who was pastoring a large church in a mainline …