Welcome to Family Night

Join us every Wednesday evening for a delightful Family Night at Asbury Free Methodist Church. We invite you to come together as a community and share in the warmth and joy of fellowship, delicious meals, and uplifting programs for all ages. Event Details: Dinner Delights: Kick off the evening at 6:00 p.m. with a delectable meal prepared with love. We …

Jesus the Priest –

2nd Sunday of Advent By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett – Asbury Free Methodist December 10, 2023 – Hebrews 7             Advent is a time when we anticipate, like the people of old, Jesus’ coming. Our desire is that he would come in a way where we would receive him deeper into our lives.             So, the question is, “How does …

Jesus the Prophet – 1st Sunday of Advent

By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett – Asbury Free Methodist December 3rd, 2023             Advent is all about preparing our hearts to receive Jesus. I recognize that most of you have invited Jesus into your lives. So, when I talk about receiving Jesus – some of you have a tendency to say – been there, done that.             But one of …

Standing Firm in Spiritual Warfare

By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett – Asbury Free Methodist November 26th, 2023 – Ephesians 6:10-20             We are finishing up our series on Ephesians today. It has been a good reminder of grace, the power of the cross and how we should live for Jesus and with one another.             Paul gets to the end of his letter and says, …

Christian Households

Rev. Dr. Brent Russett – Asbury Free Methodist November 19, 2023 – Ephesians 5:21-6:9             I love teaching God’s word. I love preaching through books of the Bible. The problem with doing that is that you can’t skip passages. You preach what comes next in the book. Usually, that is great, but every so often, I run across a passage …

Children of the Light

By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett – Asbury Free Methodist Ephesians 5:3-20 November 12, 2023             Paul is writing to the church of Ephesus and other churches in the surrounding area. He has talked about the power of the cross, the power of the gospel, and how grace is activated by faith. It is all about what Jesus has done for …

Community Life

By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett – Asbury Free Methodist October 29, 2023 – Ephesians 4:23-5:2             I love working with people, but I have found that people’s lives are messy. Sometimes, they get messy through no fault of their own. But oftentimes, people lack either wisdom or common sense. They don’t realize the likely outcome of their actions. If you …

Putting on the New You

By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett – Asbury Free Methodist October 22, 2023 – Ephesians 4:17-24             We are in the middle of our series on Ephesians. Last week, we looked at what the Christian community should look like. This week, we’re going to look at a contrast between Christians and non-Christians. Or, more accurately, between Christians and a subset of …

Walk in a manner worthy of the Lord

By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett – Asbury Free Methodist October 15, 2023 – Ephesians 4:1-16             I love theology. I am kind of a geek that way. My favourite course at school was systematic theology. My brain is wired to think that way. And theology is important. Wrong belief usually leads to wrong action.             We have been working our …

Our Huge Prayer

By Rev. Brent Russett – Asbury Free Methodist October 8th, 2023 – Ephesians 3:14-21             We are working our way through the book of Ephesians. This morning, we come to one of my favourite passages in this book. It is Paul’s prayer for the believers at Ephesus and the surrounding churches.             I have been your pastor for just over …