Asbury Messages: Recent Episodes
Asbury Free Methodist Church
Here’s where you’ll find recordings of the current message series from Sunday mornings. Whether you’re looking to get a sample of of what it’s like, or to catch up on that one that you missed, you’ll find them here.
Rev. Brent Russett’s examines Matthew 4:1-11. Are you trying to conform yourself to the image of Christ or will you put yourself in a place where God can do the work?
Rev. Brent Russett begins a new series on Spiritual Formation. Scripture is Isaiah 35:1-10. How does God spiritually form us?
Rev. Brent Russett examines 1 Corinthians 12:4-7. Have you found your place on the team?
Rev. Brent Russett gives practical steps on how to live in the middle of trials and pain. Scripture is 1 Peter 4:12-19.
Rev. Brent Russett continues his journey through 1 Peter. Scripture is 1 Peter 4:7-11. How do you live?
Rev. Brent Russett continues his tour through 1 Peter with a look at 1 Peter 3:13-22. How do you behave in a world that doesn’t agree with you and sometimes actively opposes you?
Rev. Brent Russett scripture for this Sunday is 1 Peter 1:13:2:3. Are you living as if this life is all there is or do you live as a temporary resident?
Rev. Brent Rusett starts a new series on 1 Peter. Scripture for this Sunday is 1 Peter 1:1-9.
Rev. Brent Russett studies Jeremiah 2:1-13. Do you find strength in God to meet the challenges of our time?
This Sunday our guest speaker is Don Miller, Church Relations Director from Tearfund Canada. Scripture is Luke 10:25-37.
Rev. Brent Russett’s scripture for Easter Is John 20:1-31. Have you invited God into your life and invited him to co-author your story with you?
Rev. Brent Russett continues his series on Christus Victor. Scripture for Palm Sunday is Matthew 21:1-17.
Rev. Brent Russett continues his series on Christ the Conqueror. Scripture is Ephesians 1:19b-23. When trouble hits do you stand firm and put on the armour of God?
Rev. Brent Russett continues his series on Christus Victor. Scripture is Colossians 3:1-14. Have you built walls around your heart?
Rev. Brent Russett continues his series on Christus Victor. Scripture is Romans 8:22-39. How can Christ be the victor and still sometimes life be hard?
Rev. Brent Russett begins a new series for Lent on Christ’s victory on the cross. Scripture is Matthew 15:17-20.
Rev. Brent Russett continues his series on Encountering God. What does it mean to encounter God in three persons? Scripture is Mark 1:4-11.
Rev. Brent Russett’s scripture for this Sunday is Acts 3:1-10. Will you help people encounter God through you?
Rev. Brent Russett begins a new series on encountering God. Scripture is Luke 24:13-35.
Rev. Brent Russett’s scripture is 1 Kings 18 and Philippians 4:10-19. Have you fallen into a scarcity mindset?
Rev. Brent Russett looks at an edited version of the story My Heart, Christ’s Home by Robert Munger. Are you living the life you want to live?
For the third Sunday of Advent, Rev. Brent Russett looks at the role of Jesus as King. Scripture is Matthew 2:1-12.
Rev. Brent Russett looks at the role Jesus plays as a priest in our life. Scripture is Hebrews 7.
Rev. Brent Russett begins a series on the different roles of Jesus revealed in scripture. For this first Sunday of Advent Rev. Russett looks at what it means to give Jesus the prophet access to our life.
Rev. Brent Russett concludes his study on the book of Ephesians. Scripture for this Sunday is Ephesians 6:10-20. Are you ready for the fight?
Rev. Brent Russett examines Ephesians 5:21-6:9. Are you trying to change those around you or are you focusing on God and letting him change you?
Rev. Brent Russett continues his series on the book of Ephesians with a look at Ephesians 5:3-20. Are you filled with the Spirit?
This Sunday our Guest Speaker is Rev. Adam Kline. Adam is the Free Methodist Church’s Intercultural Engagement Team Leader.
Rev. Brent Russett examines Ephesians 4:1-16. Paul has moved from telling us about the gospel to telling us how to live out the gospel.
Rev. Brent Russett’s scripture is Ephesians 3:1-12. Are you walking in a relationship with the God of the universe? Are you closer to God now than you were a year ago?
Rev. Brent Russett examines Ephesians 2:11-22. Is your attitude to other people or groups of people what God would have them be?
Rev. Brent Russett continues his study on the book of Ephesians. Scripture for this week is Ephesians 2:1-11,
Rev. Brent Russett continues his study on Ephesians. Scripture for this week is Ephesians 1:15-23.
Rev. Brent Russett studies John 1:1-4 and John 3:16. Why do we do church? What is the point of coming to church?
This Sunday our guest speaker is Shawn Ketcheson from Ottawa Innercity Ministries. Scripture is 1 Samuel 3 1:11.
Rev. Brent Russett concludes his series on Exodus. Scripture for this Sunday is Exodus 20.
Rev. Brent Russett’s scripture is Exodus 19. Do you want God to show up? Will you do what you need to do for God to show up?
Rev. Brent Russett continues his series on Exodus with a look at Exodus 15:1-21. How are you at celebrating what God has done? Do you notice what God is up to day by day?
Rev. Brent Russett continues his series on Exodus. Scripture for this week is Exodus 13:17-14:30.
Pastor Brent begins a new series on chapters 12 through 20 of the book of Exodus. Scripture for this week is Exodus 12:1-14 and Luke 22:15-20.
Guest Speaker Jeff Naut examines John 20:19-29. Jeff looks at some of the events and encounters with Jesus after Jesus was resurrected from the grave.
Rev. Brent Russett’s sermon is on baptism. Why should you be baptized? What does baptism mean?
Rev. Brent Russett begins a three-week series on prayer. Continual prayer will change your life, your community, your heart. Scripture for this week is Matthew 9:6-13.
This Sunday our guest speaker is Don Miller, Church Relations Director at Tearfund Canada.
Rev. Brent Russett continues his series on John 17. Scripture for this Sunday is John 17:24-26.
Rev. Brent Russett continues his series on John 17. Scripture for this Sunday is John 17:14-19.
Rev. Brent Russett examines John 17:8-15. In this prayer that Jesus prayed the night before he died who is he praying for and what does he ask?
Rev. Brent Russett continues his series on John 17, the prayer Jesus prayed the night before he died. Scripture for this Sunday is John 17:6-8.
For the first Sunday of Lent Rev. Brent Russett studies John 17:1-5. During the season of Lent Rev. Russett will preach through the seventeenth chapter of John.
This Sunday our guest speaker is Doug Sprunt. Doug studies the story of Daniel in Daniel 1:3-16.
For the third installment of the story of Gideon, Rev. Brent Russett examines Judges 7. When you face challenges call out to God. God is bigger than any issue you face.
Rev. Brent Russett’s scripture is Judges 6:25-40. Are there things in your life that you are putting ahead of God?
Rev. Brent Russett starts a three-week series on the story of Gideon. Scripture for the first installment is Judges 6:1-24.
Rev. Brent Russett concludes his series on generosity. This week is on the generosity of treasure. Scripture is Matthew 19:23-26.
Rev. Brent Russett continues his series on generosity. This week he looks at the generosity of talent and skills. Scripture is Matthew 25:14-30.
Rev. Brent Russett begins a new series on generosity. Today he looks at generosity of time. Scripture is Mark 12:41-44
Rev Brent Russett’s scripture is Galatians 6:7-8. Is the path you are on taking you where you want to be or is it taking you to a place where the bridge is out and the swamp is real.
Rev. Brent Russett continues his study of fear through the Christmas study. Rev. Russett examines Joseph’s story found in Matthew 1:18-25.
For the third Sunday of Advent Rev. Brent Russett looks at the Shepherd’s fear. Scripture is Luke 2:8-20.
For the second Sunday of Advent Rev. Brent Russett looks at Mary’s story found in Luke 1:26-38
For the first Sunday of Advent Rev. Brent Russett will examine Luke 1:5-25 the story of Zechariah. The theme for the Advent series is fear.
This is the final installment of Rev. Brent Russett’s series on spiritual disciplines. Scripture for this week is John 15:1-8.
This Sunday our guest speaker is Jeff Nault. Jeff examines the healing at the pool of Bethesda. Scripture is John 5:1-17.
Rev. Brent Russett continues his series on Spiritual Formation with a look at spiritual discipline. Do you want to grow your spiritual life?
Rev. Brent Russett continue his series on spiritual formation. This week he looks at the stages of spiritual growth (Part 2). Scripture is Galatians 5:13-26.
Rev Brent Russett continues his series on spiritual formation. This Sunday he looks at the process of transformation. Scripture is Ephesians 4:17-5:2.
Rev. Brent Russett continues his series on spiritual formation. Are you willing to engage in the process of transformation or Christian spiritual formation? Will you let God do what he wants in your life?
Rev. Brent Russett begins a new series Spiritual Formation. How do you become the person that Jesus wants you to be? Scripture for this Sunday is Romans 12:1-8
Pastor Brent concludes his mini series from the Gospel of Matthew; passages are from Matthew 16:21-28, titled "From Hero to Zero."
Pastor Brent continues his series from the Gospel of Matthew; passages are from Matthew 15:10-28, titled “"Things on the heart of God."”.
This Sunday our guest speaker is Doug Sprunt from One Way Ministries. Doug’s scripture is Psalm 46.
Rev. Brent Russett’s scripture is Romans 7:15-8:2. What is the role of our bodies in our spiritual formation?
Rev. Brent Russett concludes his series “The Churches of Revelations.” This week’s scripture is Revelation 3:14-21.
Rev, Brent Russett studies the letter to the church at Philadelphia. This week’s scripture is Revelation 3:7-13.
Rev. Brent Russett studies the letter to the church at Sardis. Scripture is Revelations 3:1-6.
Rev. Brent Russett studies Jesus’ letter to the church in Thyatira. Scripture for this week is Revelation 2:18-29.
Rev. Brent Russett continues his series “The Churches of Revelations.” His scripture is Revelation 2:11-17. The message that Jesus gave to John for the seven churches also applies to the church today.
This Sunday our guest speaker is Rev. Dr. Cliff Fletcher. Rev. Fletcher is the Bishop of the Free Methodist Church in Canada.
Guest Speaker Jeff Nault examines John 2:1-12. What can we learn from the miracle of Jesus turning water into wine?
Rev. Brent Russett continues his series on Revelations with an examination of Revelations 2:1-7. Jesus’ words to the church of Ephesus also apply to Asbury.
Rev. Brent Russett begins a new series on the churches of Revelations. The first installment looks at Revelation 1:9-18.
Rev Brent Russett’s scripture is 1 Peter 1:3-8. Why did Jesus become human, die and rise again?
Rev. Brent Russett’s scripture for Palm Sunday is Luke 19:28-35. Do you see the purpose of God for your life?
Rev. Brent Russett looks at the story of blind Bartimaeus in Mark 10:46-52. Are you like Bartimaeus looking for Jesus in the middle of your mess?
This Sunday our guest speaker is Rev. Don Miller from Tear Fund. Tear Fund is the relief and development arm of the Free Methodist Church and many other denominations.
Rev. Brent Russett concludes his series on Philippian with a look at Philippians 4:10-23. Where are you in terms of contentment? Where are you at in regards to generosity?
Rev Brent Russett continues his walk through Philippians. Scripture for this week’s sermon is Philippians 4:1-9. How do you pray though anxiety?
Rev. Brent Russett continues his walk through Philippians with an examination of Philippians 3:15-4:1. What do we do when we are lashed by the storms of life?
Rev. Brent Russett studies Philippians 3:7-15. Are you pursuing Jesus or just the things he can do for you? Are you pressing toward the goal of knowing Jesus?
Rev Brent Russett continues his series on Philippians. Do you have trouble focusing on what really matters? Philippians 3:1-8 can help you focus your life on what matters.
Rev. Brent Russett continues his study of Philippians. Philippians 2:19-30 gives practical advice if you are facing an uncertain future.
Rev. Brent Russett continues his walk through Philippians with an examination of Philippians 2:12-18. How do you live as a disciple of Jesus?
Rev. Brent Russett continues his study in Philippians. Scripture for this Sunday is Philippians 2:1-11. Are you like Jesus in your relationship with others?
Rev. Brent Russett continues his study on the book of Philippians. Scripture for this week is Philippians 1:18-30.
Rev. Brent Russett scripture is Philippians 1:12-18. The books of Philippians gives us insight into how to flourish in the times we are in.
Rev Brent Russett begins a new series “A Walk Through Philippians”. Philippians tells us how to live the Christian life. Scripture for this week is Philippians 1:1-11.
Rev Brent Russett examines John 1:1-5, 9-11, 14 and Philippians 2:5-1. He looks at the birth of Jesus from heavens perspective.
For the second Sunday of Advent Rev. Brent Russett studies Isaiah 9:2-7. Rev. Russett looks at some of the prophecies about Jesus and their fulfillment.
Rev Brent Russett begins a new series for Advent. His scripture for this first Sunday of Advent is Philippians 2:5-11.
Rev Brent Russett concludes his series on Prayer. Scripture for this week is Acts 2:41-47. Why do we need to pray together?
Rev. Brent Russett is on part five of his series “Pray”. Do you believe that not only God can but also will answer your prayers?
Rev Brent Russett examines Luke 18:1-8 in his fourth installment of his series on prayer. There are times when we pray when God says wait. Rev. Russett looks at 12 reasons why God says wait.
Rev Brent Russett continues his series on prayer. He looks at nine reasons why God doesn’t seem to answer prayer. His scripture is James 4:1-10.
Rev. Brent Russett continues his series on prayer. If God knows our needs, why should we pray? Rev. Russett examines five reasons why we need to pray.
Rev. Brent Russett begins a new series on prayer. This series will look at different aspects of prayer eg. how to pray, why some prayers don’t seem to be answered and the connection between faith and prayer. Scripture is Philippians 4:4-11.
Rev. Brent Russett concludes his series on Asbury's vision with an examination of 1 Peter 3:13-18. Will you join God as he works in our community?
Rev. Brent Russett examines the second part of Asbury’s vision statement. How does our relationships with each other contribute to our growth in the Lord? The Scripture is 1 Corinthians 2:12-31
Rev. Brent Russett starts a three part series on the vision of Asbury. The first installment deals with our relationship with God. Scripture for this week is Matthew 28:18-20.
Rev. Brent Russett concludes his series “Forks In The Road” with an examination of Psalm 23. Are you following the shepherd along the sheep path or are you on the superhighway?
Rev Brent Russett studies Psalm 13. At some point, our spiritual journey will lead us through a wilderness. When you are in the wilderness has God forgotten about you? Does God even care?
Rev. Brent Russett continues his series about the choices we make on our spiritual journey. Have you put down deep roots? When you come to the fork in the road that says trouble ahead, do you know what to do? Scripture for this week is Matthew 13:20-21
Rev. Brent Russett begins a 5 week series about choices. Choices we make can either propel us forward in our Christian journey or put us in a traffic loop where we are always moving forward but never getting anywhere. The Scripture is Matthew 13:22.
Guest Speaker Shawn Ketcheson's sermon is based on Philippians 2:3-8. Do you value others above yourself or are you self-centered?
Assistant Pastor Jamie Smith’s message is from Luke 23:32-43. How do we relate to the two criminals that were crucified with Jesus?
Today our guest speaker is Don Miller, Church Relations Director for Tearfund Canada. Scripture for today’s message is Matthew 14:1-14.
This Sunday our guest speaker is Marc McAlister, Director of Church Health in the Free Methodist Church in Canada. The scripture is Luke 10:25-37. Do you love other people as well as love God?
Rev. Brent Russett concludes his series on the book of Colossians with a look at Colossians 4:2-18. What does it mean when Paul tell us to devote ourselves to prayer?
Rev. Brent Russett examines Colossians 3:18-4:1. Is Jesus transforming your life? Are you living your relationships with others in a Godly manner?
Continuing his series on the book of Colossians Rev. Brent Russett studies Colossians 3:9-17. How is your spiritual life? Have you been transformed by Jesus?
Rev Brent Russett continues his study on the book of Colossians. His scripture for this Sunday is Colossians 3:1-11. How do you live the Christian life?
In part 8 of his series on Colossians, Rev. Brent Russett studies Colossians 2:16-23. How do you live out the Christian life?
Rev. Brent Russett continues his series on the book of Colossians with an examination of Colossians 2:6-15. What is the difference between a Christian and Non-Christian?
In Part 6 of his series “Genuine – A Walk Through Colossians” Rev. Brent Russett examines Colossians 1:28-2:5. What does it takes to become spiritually mature?
Rev. Brent Russett continues his series on the book of Colossians. Scripture for this Sunday is Colossians 1:24-29. What does it mean to us when Paul says, "Christ in you, the hope of glory."
Rev. Brent Russett continues his walk through Colossians with an examination of Colossians 1:21-23. Is God your compass? Is your life God referenced, living for him or is it self referenced, living for yourself?
Rev. Brent Russett continues his series "Genuine - A Walk Through Colossians." The scripture for today’s sermon is Colossians 1-:15-20. Join us as we look at who Jesus is.
Rev. Brent Russett continues his series "Genuine” The scripture studied is Colossians 1:9-12. How do you know the will of God? What does knowing the will of God do for you?
Rev. Brent Russett starts a news series on the book of Colossians called "Genuine". Today we are introduced to the book and look at what it means to have a healthy Church.
For Easter Sunday Rev. Brent Russett studies 1 Peter 1:3-4. Are you finding life challenging these days? How is the resurrection of Jesus impacting your life?
For Palm Sunday Rev. Brent Russett examines Luke 19:28-44. Are you receiving all that God wants to give you? Is the pull toward God becoming stronger and the pull toward things of the world becoming weaker?