“The Church” Sermon Series

Two thousand years ago, a gathering of people in a middle-eastern city began a movement that would circle the globe and leave its mark on individuals and cultures on every continent. This movement would eventually become known as The Church. The church is a movement. And it’s still moving.

September 25, 2022 // Opening Day // Acts 1:6-8

When we think of church, why is a building the first thing that comes to mind? Is church a place full of robes and pews? Bands and banners? Or is church meant to be something different? Church is much more than a building or a place. Church is more than pews, hymnals, lights, and music. In fact, on opening day, the church had no buildings or rituals, no bands or robed choirs. What it did have was a gathering of people intent on one thing: creating followers of Jesus Christ. The church was a movement that continues today: A multiplying, multicultural gathering of people who believe that Jesus is the Savior and whose lives reflect his teaching.

October 2, 2022 // How the West Was Won // Acts 9:1-19

A few short years after the church began the movement was stalling out. The mission to be Jesus’ witnesses to the ends of the earth was not happening. But that was all about to change. And Christianity would begin to spread up and down the Mediterranean due to the ministry of the most unlikely of candidates.

October 9, 2022 // The Reformation // Revelation 3:14-22

Five hundred and five years ago this month, Martin Luther changed history forever. His hammer, nail and list of 95 beliefs rocked the most powerful empire of his day. What did he believe that was so explosive? How did Martin Luther ultimately change the way we think about God?

October 16, 2022 // Methodism // Ephesians 2:8-10

The 1700’s were a time when society was polarized, when rationalism had led people to believe they no longer needed God, when the rich struggled with materialism and the poor with lack of necessities. Sound familiar?
Into this world a priest and Oxford professor named John Wesley came to trust in Christ and then began preaching a faith that would bring a revival of Christianity throughout the British Isles and across America. Wesley’s message and his faith continue to speak to 21st Century Christians – calling for a revival of our hearts and souls so that our lives and our world might be changed.

October 23, 2022 // The Best is Yet to Come (100th Anniversary) // Matthew 28:18-20

Today Asbury celebrates its 100th anniversary. A lot has changed since 1922, but our mission and vision remain clear. Join us to celebrate this milestone in the life of our church, remembering who we are and what God has called us to do.