Category Archive

July 6, 2025 // Wicked

Wicked is the untold story of the witches of Oz. Elphaba, is a misunderstood young woman who has yet to discover her true power, and Glinda, a popular young woman who has yet to discover her true heart. The two meet at Shiz University and forge an unlikely friendship - before their lives take different paths following an encounter with The Wonderful Wizard of OZ. Join us as we explore the themes of friendship, wickedness, redemption, and the dangers of unchecked power.

July 13, 2025 // Captain America: Brave New World // TBD

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July 20, 2025 // Bonhoeffer: Pastor. Spy. Assassin. // Micah 6:8

Dietrich Bonhoeffer gets swept into the epicenter of a deadly plot to assassinate Adolf Hitler. With his faith and fate at stake, Bonhoeffer must choose between upholding his moral convictions or risking it all to save millions of Jews from genocide.

July 27, 2025 // Inside Out 2 // Matthew 6:25-34

Feeling overwhelmed by anxiety? You're not alone. In this week's message, we explore the powerful themes from the movie Inside Out 2 and how they relate to the real-life battle many of us face with anxiety. Just as the characters in the movie navigate their emotions, we often find anxiety trying to take control. But there’s hope!

June 15, 2025 // Restoring “Project Cars” // Ezekiel 36:26-27

The process of restoring an automobile is a great metaphor for what scripture says that God does with us. He sees us, not simply as we are, but as we could be. And he is an expert at restoring people. Christ gave his life to purchase you, redeem you, and to restore you; and all of us need to be restored.

June 22, 2025 // Driver’s Ed and the Owner’s Manual // Joshua 1:7-8a, Romans 12:2

Most people never read their car’s owner’s manual, but it can help car owners understand how to operate and maintain their car. Not reading the owner’s manual has led to terrible consequences for some drivers. And if you are going to pass a driver’s test it’s imperative to read the state’s driving manual. So what does all this have to do with our faith?

June 29, 2025 // Life is a Highway // Ephesians 2:1, 4-5, 8-10

In 2006, Disney and Pixar came out with an animated movie called Cars. Rascal Flatts' contribution to the soundtrack, a song called “Life is a Highway,” highlights how driving and the adventures on the road are a picture of what our life journey is supposed to be about. If that’s the case, what can help us have a successful journey in life?

May 4, 2025 // Understanding Islam // Genesis 17:18-20

Part of Asbury’s ‘Closing the Gap’ visioning campaign is to close the justice and kindness gap. And one of those initiatives is to bring people together across faiths for mutual understanding and to stand with our neighbors of other faiths demonstrating a witness to the love of Christ. Join us for a discussion with various members of the Al Ahad Islamic Center, as we work towards a better understanding of the Islamic faith.

May 11, 2025 // Mother's Day // Proverbs 31:25-31

Today, as we celebrate Mother’s Day, we will hear from some Asbury mothers about the challenges of being a mother and the importance of their faith during motherhood.

May 18, 2025 // Dr. Chris Hena

Today we will hear a message from Dr. Chris Hena. Chris has been an Asbury missionary from Liberia for many years.

March 16, 2025 // The Kingdom of God is Near // Mark 1:14-15

Throughout the Gospels, Jesus proclaims “The Kingdom of God is near!” So what did Jesus mean by that statement and what is our role in ushering in the kingdom? In week 1 of the series, we will explore Jesus’ teachings on the Kingdom of God.

March 23, 2025 // The World’s Most Important Sermon // Matthew 5:1-2, 7:24-27

The Sermon on the Mount is Jesus’ most well-known teaching and one of history’s most famous speeches ever. Jesus delivered this sermon 2,000 years ago, and the implications of these words are still shockingly relevant and meaningful. This week, we examine what Jesus’ teaching in the Sermon on the Mount means for us.

March 30, 2025 // The Parables of the Kingdom // Matthew 13:10-11, 13

Jesus of Nazareth was a master teacher; and some of his most well-known teachings are told in short stories called parables. Jesus used parables to tell us something about God, himself, and the Kingdom of God. This week, we examine the parables of Jesus and see what they mean for us 2000 years later.

April 6, 2025 // The “I Am” Sayings of Jesus // John 6:16-20

One of the distinctive elements of the teaching of Jesus is the way he expresses important truths in terms of his own personal character and mission. Unique to the Gospel of John are seven statements Jesus begins by saying “I am.” This week, we examine the “I Am” sayings of Jesus and look at what they reveal about him.

April 13, 2025 // Final Words // John 13:34-35, Luke 22:24-26

Today we take a look at the last 24 hours of Jesus’ life. And we will focus on the words he spoke as he prepared for his death and he was dying on the cross. Like anyone who knows they are dying, Jesus wanted to communicate what he believed were very important for his friends and followers to hear. But what do these words mean for us today?

April 20, 2025 // The Resurrection and the Life (Easter Sunday) // John 14:1-6

Four days after Jesus’ friend Lazarus died, Jesus came to the village where Lazarus’ body lay in a tomb. Lazarus’ sister Mary said to Jesus upon his arrival “if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” Jesus replied by saying “I am the resurrection and the life.” Today, as we celebrate Easter, we will look at what that statement means for us in the here-and-now.

February 23, 2025 // The Land of ER // Matthew 27:18, Proverbs 14:30, Ecclesiates 4:4-8

We’ve all heard of a win-win outcome. But we are daily engaging in a lose-lose activity and we may not even realize how destructive it is. Being rich-er or smart-er or funny-er, or thinn-er, may feel like a short-term win, but for ourselves, our families, and our marriages, comparison is a game with no winners. This week we will examine Solomon’s wisdom about comparison from the book of Ecclesiastes.

March 2, 2025 // Looking Around // Galatians 4:4-6

God is the creator of the universe. God is awesome, smart and powerful. And he has told us to call him... Father. In this message we unpack what being part of God’s family can mean for our self-assurance. God’s opinion of us may provide something we haven’t yet found comparing ourselves to others.

March 9, 2025 // Two Bags Full (Parable of the Tenants) // Matthew 25:14-30

Comparison is being caught in the trap of constantly asking, “Does she have more than me? Are they better off? Is he smarter, funnier, richer?” We preoccupy ourselves with these questions, but God has a better plan. What you have is less important than what you do with what you have. In this message, we will use a familiar parable to illustrate the question God would have us ask; a question that will free us from the comparison trap once and for all.

February 9, 2025 // Serving Like Christ // Ephesians 6:5-9

Part 1 looks at the example Jesus set. We are meant to serve others as if they were the Lord. Let us not just be kind and courteous, generous and giving while other people are watching, but look to please the Lord in every interaction.

February 16, 2025 // Getting Off the Donkey // Luke 10:25-37, Hebrews 13:1-8

Part 2 looks at how the application of hospitality produces deep blessings. We never know what our small or grand acts of kindness, welcome, or invitation can mean to someone; it may very well change someone’s life. Let us continually be hospitable as we close the gap on the kingdom of God and our world.

January 5, 2025 // Abortion // Psalm 139:13-16

The abortion debate is a longstanding and contentious discourse that touches on the moral, legal, medical, and religious aspects of induced abortion. The debate most visibly polarizes around supporters of the self-described "pro-choice" and "pro-life" movements. In week 1 of this series, we will look at both sides of the debate and see where they point us toward scripture.

Income inequality is the uneven distribution of income among individuals, groups, or populations. It's a major factor in social stratification and social class. In the United States, the income gap between the rich and everyone else has been growing markedly, by every major statistical measure, for more than 30 years. So what does Scripture say about this issue? This week, we will look at the biblical witness in regards to the issue and see how we can address it as individuals, a community and our nation.

January 19, 2025 // Immigration // Deuteronomy 10:18-19

During the 2024 U.S. presidential election, many U.S. voters listed immigration among their top concerns. This is not new; immigration has been a touchstone of the U.S. political debate for decades. So how should Christians respond? This week, we will look at what the Bible says about immigrants and how we can live out these biblical principles in our churches, our communities and our nation.

January 26, 2025 // Christian Nationalism // Matthew 4:8-10, 20:25-28

You have probably seen all the headlines over the past few years about Christian Nationalism. Like other divisive issues in our series, Christian Nationalism has people on opposite sides of the movement. Today, we will try and answer several questions about this movement. What is Christian nationalism, and how is it different from Christianity? How is it different from patriotism? How should Christians think about nations, especially about the United States?

February 2, 2025 // Human Sexuality // Acts 11:1-9

The issue over the treatment of LGBTQ+ community has divided our society and our churches over the past several decades. Today, we will be wrestling with the topic of the Bible and sexuality. We'll start off looking the question of sexual practices in the Bible and what that says to Christians in 2025. Then we will consider the question of homosexuality and what the Bible says about it.

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December 29, 2024 // Excited and Hopeful

In this special 10 AM service, we'll continue the Christmastide celebration, take a look back at 2024, and reveal the excitement that lies ahead in the new year.

December 1, 2024 // A People Prepared for the Lord // Malachi 3:1, Luke 1:5-17

Today we look at how John the Baptist prepared people for the coming of the Lord. But it’s not just John the Baptist that is supposed to prepare people for the Lord’s coming, we all are tasked with preparing people for Jesus’ coming and spreading hope.

December 8, 2024 // God is Gracious // Luke 1:57-64, 67, 76-79

Today we look at the birth of John the Baptist and the response of his father Zechariah to his birth; and what we learn from this story is how God brings peace to this world and how we are called to be on a peace-bringing mission as well.

December 15, 2024 // The Fruit of Repentance // Luke 1:80, 3:1a, 3:3-4, 3:7-8a, 3:10-14

Today we look at the message of John the Baptist to the Jewish people to “change their hearts and their lives,” as they prepared themselves for the coming of Jesus. Today, we are called to “change our hearts and minds” and produce the fruit worthy of repentance; and we are all meant to be a “John the Baptist” for someone else.

December 22, 2024 // Witnesses, Testifying to the Light // John 1:1-9 and 12

In varied places, the Bible saw the good-versus-evil conflict as “light” and “darkness.” The gospel writer John saw the “light” as the person that John the Baptist was preparing the way for. The Jesus he had seen/heard/known, he said, was the light shining in the world’s darkness. Jesus, the life and light, could (and can) deliver us from our world’s and our own darkness.

November 10, 2024 // How Good is Good Enough? // John 3:1-18

The belief that “good people go to heaven” sounds nice on the surface. But it doesn’t make sense.

November 17, 2024 // Defining "Good" // 1 Corinthians 15:3-7

Jesus offered the most just system possible in an unjust world.

November 24, 2024 // The Heart of the Law // John 3:17

People came before commandments. With God, relationships always precede rules.

September 22, 2024 // Messages from the Beginning

Everything has a beginning. From the very Beginning, God created and made things good. When sin entered the Creation, God helped humanity all the while working to enact complete reconciliation. Let’s explore the good works of God, the cycle of sin, and the promise of complete reconciliation.

September 29, 2024 // Redemption's Call

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The call from the end of the Bible is linked to the message from the beginning: God’s desire to abide with the created, forever. Through the redemptive sacrifice on the cross, empowerment through the Holy Spirit, and a message rooted in love, the reconciliation of humanity is God’s free gift to all. Let us hear the calling to God’s heavenly home, where evil is no more and no end is in sight.