By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett – Asbury Free Methodist Exodus 12:1-14/ Luke 22:15-20 June 18th, 2023 Today we are launching into a new summer series on the middle part of the book of Exodus. Exodus has 40 chapters. We are going to look at chapters 12 through 20. Even then, we are going to skim through a lot of …
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The Lord’s Supper – Communion
By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett – Asbury Free Methodist May 21st, 2023 Last week I spoke on Baptism. We are having a baptismal service on June 11th, and I am expecting to baptize six people. If you want to be baptized, talk to me after church today. The Free Methodist Church has two sacraments. Baptism and Lord’s Supper. …
Baptism
By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett – Asbury Free Methodist May 14, 2023 On June 11th, God willing and weather cooperating, we are going to be having our church service outside in the parking lot and a barbeque after that. Included in that service will be some testimonies and some baptisms. If you are a follower of Jesus and you …
Praying for the Lost
By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett – Asbury Free Methodist May 7, 2023 – 2 Corinthians 5:16-21 Lost people matter to God. That young child in Brazil that has grown up on the garbage dump outside the city. He survives by scrounging other people’s garbage. That young child matters to God. The Ukrainian mom, who is one of the thousands …
How Prayer Works!
By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett – Asbury Free Methodist April 30, 2023 Last week we started a series on prayer. I challenged you to pray 12 “Daily Bread” kind of prayers every day. How did you do? I am not going to ask for a show of hands – but this kind of discipline, if you learn it, helps …
Learning to Pray
By Rev. Brent Russett – Asbury Free Methodist Church April 23, 2023 – Matthew 6:9-13 We are starting a three-week series on prayer today. In some ways, it is just a prayer primer. I am hoping that your faith will be built and that you will get a glimpse of what prayer actually does. It is also my hope …
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April 9th, 2023 – John 20:1-11 By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett The last time some of us were in this sanctuary was Good Friday. It was a sombre service. A holy moment. It was a sombre service; A holy service. The cross, the cross – although Christ went to war and won, it was a gory mess. The service …
Loving Jesus
By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett -Asbury Free Methodist April 2nd – John 17:24-26 A number of years ago, I travelled to a pastor’s Promise Keepers rally in Atlanta, Georgia. I gathered with 40 000 other pastors in the Georgia Dome to listen to some great speakers and some good music. The conference took place over a period of three …
Unity and Outreach
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 …
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 …