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 …
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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 …
Learning from Gideon – Part 3
When less is more – Judges 7 By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett – Asbury Free Methodist February 12, 2023 This is the third instalment of four in our series on Gideon. To remind those of you who were here, and bring those of you who were not up to speed, let me tell you the story. Israel had been overrun …
The Issue is rarely the Issue.
Learning from Gideon – Part 2 By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett — Asbury Free Methodist February 5th, 2023 – Judges 6:25-40 I read this new take on an old song this week. Some of you will appreciate it. Oh, the weather outside is frightful, and our joints are not delightful, Since it is so freezing cold We feel old, We …
Learning from Gideon – Part 1
By Rev. Brent Russett – Asbury Free Methodist January 29th, 2023 Judges 6:1-24 This morning I want to start a three-week series on the story of Gideon. There are so many cool stories in the Bible. But there are times in a person’s life and in the life of the church where certain stories bubble to the surface as “bang …
Generosity of Treasure
By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett – Asbury Free Methodist January 22, 2023 Matthew 19:23-26 We have been spending the last number of weeks talking about generosity. We have talked about generosity of time and talent. This week I want to talk about the Generosity of Treasure. It is a great week to talk about giving. I just received …
Part 2 – Generosity of talent and Skills
By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett Asbury Free Methodist January 15, 2022 – Matthew 25:14-30 We started our three-part series on generosity last week by talking about the generosity of time. This week we are going to look at the generosity of talent and skills. Next week we will look at the generosity of treasure. If you are a …