Sermon Manuscripts

Jesus the Doctor

The Good News about Jesus – Part 5 By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett – Asbury Free Methodist Mark 2:13-17 -June 8, 2025             This is part five of our series titled The Good News About Jesus. In this series we are walking through the first half of the book of…

Bringing People to Jesus

The Good News of Jesus – Part 4 By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett – Asbury Free Methodist Mark 2:1-12 – June 1, 2025             This is part 4 of our series on the gospel of Mark – the good news about Jesus. I love the Jesus story that we are…

What is Jesus Like? –

The good news about Jesus – Part 3 Asbury Free Methodist May 25, 2025 By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett – Mark 1:40-45             I was talking with a friend a couple of weeks ago. He has kind of given up on faith. He has rejected large portions of scripture. He…

The Authority of Jesus

Asbury Free Methodist – June 18, 2025 By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett -Mark 1:21-27             Last week we launched our series on the book of Mark. The gospel of Mark spends more time telling us what Jesus did rather than what he said. Mark wants to show us, rather than…

The Resurrection of Jesus

By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett – Asbury Free Methodist April 20, 2025 – John 20             All through Lent, we have been journeying with Jesus to the cross. On Good Friday, we saw Jesus hung on a cross. I reminded you of the seven sayings of Jesus from the cross….

Suffering and Injustice

By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett -Asbury Free Methodist April 6, 2025 – Matthew 27:27-32             Today’s 5th Sunday of Lent. We are continuing our journey with Jesus to the cross. Next Sunday is Palm Sunday. We will retreat from where we are in the story to look at the triumphal…

Compromise

By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett – Asbury Free Methodist Church March 30, 2025 – John 18:28-19:16             Today is the fourth Sunday of Lent. We have been journeying with Jesus to the cross. Last week, we looked at Jesus’ arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane. He was betrayed by Judas….

Standing with Jesus in his Arrest.

By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett – Asbury Free Methodist March 23, 2025 Matthew 26:47-56             This is the third Sunday of Lent. We are continuing our series titled “Journeying with Jesus to the Cross.” This morning, we are going to stand beside Jesus when he was arrested and tried.            …

Praying when life is difficult

By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett – Asbury Free Methodist March 16, 2025 -Mark 14:32-42       This is the second Sunday of Lent. During this Lent season, we are journeying with Jesus to the cross. Last week, we joined him in the Garden of Gethsemane. We saw that, although he was…