We are God’s People
By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett – Asbury Free Methodist September 24, 2023 – Ephesians 2:11-22 Us and them. That is the way a lot of people see the world. Liberal/Conservative, Right/Left, White/Black, White/First Nations, Protestant/Catholic, Straight/LBGTQ, Rural/Urban, Christian/Non-Christian. The list could go on and on. We define ourselves…
Becoming God’s Masterpiece
By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett – Asbury Free Methodist September 17th, 2023 – Ephesians 2:1-10 It is always good to start off a sermon with a cartoon. So, I want to play you Francis Chan’s story “The Big Red Tractor.” Ephesians 2:1–2 (NIV) As for you, you were dead…
My Prayer for You
By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett – Asbury Free Methodist Ephesians 1:15-23 – September 11, 2023 While you won’t find this Sunday on any ecclesiastical calendar, I have always viewed this Sunday, the Sunday after labour day, as the start of the new church year. Family Night has restarted. Keenagers…
Who God is and Your Identity
Part 1 – Ephesians By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett – Asbury Free Methodist September 3rd, 2023 – Ephesians 1:1-14 I am starting a new series on the book of Ephesians this morning. Ephesians is my favourite book of the Bible. It has done more to stabilize my life and…
The Good News -VBS Sunday
By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett – Asbury Free Methodist August 20th, 2023- John 1:1-4, John 3:16 It is great to be back with you this morning after three weeks of vacation. You know how sometimes you come back from vacation, and it feels like you need a rest. I…
When God Shows Up
Rev. Dr. Brent Russett – Asbury Free Methodist July 16, 2023 – Exodus 19 We are on our second last sermon in our series, “When God….” Last week we looked at When God Provides. This week I want to look at, “When God Shows Up.” Let me tell you…
When God Provides
By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett – Asbury Free Methodist July 9, 2023 Exodus 16 We are midway through a series on Exodus. This morning I want to look at “When God Provides.” I have seen God provide in so many ways. In my first year of ministry, I was…
When God comes through
By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett — Asbury Free Methodist July 2nd, 2023 Exodus 15:1-2l One of the things that I hope we grow in at Asbury is celebrating wins. I am not very good at it, so when something good happens, I often forget to celebrate. Having four…
When God Leads
By Rev. Dr. Brent Russett – Asbury Free Methodist Exodus 13:17-14:30 June 25th, 2023 The year was 1989; I had been the Pastor at Bruce Mines Wesleyan Church for four years and married for two years. I was starting to get the sense that it might be time for…
When God Saves
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…