Praying the Word of God – Part 2

November 8, 2020 Colossians 3:14-17                Last week we started a new series on discipleship skills. I want to give you a toolbox of practices that will help you through the pandemic and beyond. These are things, that if you put them to work, will allow you to persevere, and maybe even thrive, when others around you are not.                …

Praying the Word of God.

Asbury Free Methodist -November 1, 2020 – Anniversary Sunday 2 Corinthians 1:3-4                So, I may have bit off more than we can chew today. I wanted to teach two the discipleship skills – one was the symbol of the chair – because you need to talk to a God who is near. We also wanted to celebrate our 66th …

Five Steps to Praying God’s Word

November 2020                Over the next while we at Asbury will be looking at some discipleship skills that will help us walk well in the coming months.                The writer to the Hebrews tells say in Hebrews 4:12 (NIV)  For the word of God is alive and active.. Hebrews 4:12 (NLT)  For the word of God is alive and powerful.. …

The Parable of the Cloth and the Wineskins

October 25th, 2020 Mark 2:18-22                This fall we have been looking at the stories that Jesus told, – his parables. In the book of Mark, only four parables are recounted. We are looking at two of them today, the parable of the unshrunk cloth and the parable of the wineskins.                There are some core truths in this passage …

The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector

October 11, 2020 Luke 18:9-14                We have been working our way through a series on the stories that Jesus told. So, as I was planning ahead, I looked for a parable that would fit the thanksgiving theme. While there is a lot in the bible about giving thanks, that theme is not covered in the stories that Jesus told. …

The Parable of the Rich Fool

Asbury Free Methodist – October 4th, 2020 Luke 12:13-21                I have seen it. You probably have too. A family comes together, a death happens – and then the will is read. It is like a thermal nuclear warhead is set off in the middle of family relationships. It’s not fair. I worked harder than my brother, but she treated …

The Parable of the two sons

Asbury Free Methodist September 27, 2020 Matthew 21:28-32                We are continuing our series on the stories of Jesus. We have been looking at a number of his parables. They have been showing us what God is like, and they have a way of revealing our own heart. But primarily they answer the question – “What is the kingdom of …

Kingdoms

By Brent Russett Originally written for the Keenager Newsletter – September 2020                Every kingdom is born to die. The Portuguese reigned in the 15th century, the Spanish in the 16th century, the Dutch in the 17th and the French in the 18th century. Britain dominated the 19th century until it was left almost bankrupt by the Great War. Its …

The Parable of the Vineyard

Matthew 20:1-16 – Spiritual Envy Asbury Free Methodist September 20,2020                We have been looking at the stories of Jesus. This morning we are considering the parable of the workers in the vineyard. I don’t know that I have ever heard a sermon on what I am going to talk about today – but if I had it would have …