Fear and anxiety are a human condition, but we live in a culture that fosters it and feeds it. Everything from social media which fosters FOMO (Fear of missing out) to our news feeds which sensationalizes all the bad thing that have happened and could happen, foster fear and anxiety. We also know that the world we live in …
Author: Brent Russett
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. …
Hearing God through His Word
Learning how to approach scripture to hear God’s voice
Family Night
Ministry Leader – Kevin Normile We believe that living out our mission as a church is more than just a Sunday thing. So, we gather for Family Night on Wednesdays at 6 pm to share a meal together and to explore ways we can live out the love of God in our everyday lives. So, after dinner there’s various activities …
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 …