Asbury Church

Everyone wants to win, and winning comes with a cost. In fact, I believe that nothing worth having comes without a cost. But here’s where it gets interesting: sometimes the cost of winning is being willing to lose. Some things are more important than life itself. This is the lesson that Abraham faces in the final test of his life, the lesson recounted in Genesis 22. The binding of Isaac is the gre...

What if we’re just a half-step away? What if right on the other side of a step out into trust lies something amazing? And what if the surest way to delay God’s blessings is to be only half-way obedient? This Sunday we’re looking at Abraham, whom I love—he’s such a great-hearted man. But he’s not without flaws. (Who is?) And Abraham’s failure to trust God causes great harm and delays the amazing bl...

When God begins to set him plan in motion that will rescue the entire world, he begins with one man and his family. Today we begin what I am calling Genesis Part 2, which recounts the history of the patriarchs of Israel: Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. It is the story of the formation of the family that will carry on the covenant promise--in fact, it's all about family; or, to put it another way, the m...

Does difference produce division? From the Tower of Babel until the present day, the answer has been “Yes.” And, it therefore follows that if difference produces division, then the way to avoid division is to erase difference and to create a unity through forced uniformity. The Good News is that God has another way--a way to unity without uniformity. Let’s go!

So, I have some questions: Why do we think Noah’s Ark is a children’s story? And why does God decide to wipe away all that he has made? And then, why does he change his mind? What is this very strange story doing in the Bible? Good news: I think Genesis chapters 6-9—Noah and the Flood—are there to teach us. And here’s the lesson I’ve been learning: *Wherever You Go, There You Are.*

I don’t think you can read Genesis and NOT gain some important insights into human nature. So this week I’m talking to men. And I have something I want to say: I’m challenging every man in our congregation to take this one particular action.

In the middle of the Garden are two trees. And Adam and Eve had to walk right by the one to get to the other. Today, it’s like we’re still standing between two trees. There is the Tree of Life, and the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. And they are *right* next to each other! Here’s the thing, though: the Lord isn’t trying to trick or entrap us—he really wants to give us life, but we have to...

I want to begin our sermon series on Genesis by focusing on what ISN’T there. And what isn’t there isn’t just a curiosity or an answer to a trivia question—it is EVERYTHING. I’d like to explain why this matters to me personally.

There is what you’re supposed to think, and then what you *actually* think. What if I told you that, when it comes to the Bible, what I am *supposed* to think and what I *actually* think are the same thing? I’d like tell you today my plan for both my life and for my time as senior pastor of Asbury. (Hint: it involves becoming more tree-ish.) *Okay, it wasn’t “THE GREATEST” day, but it was pretty d...

Sunday, August 7, 2022 started an exciting chapter in Asbury’s history: for the first time in 29 years we welcomed a new senior pastor! Pastor Andrew set out a vision for us to be a church that builds on the legacy of those who have gone before. If we are breathing today, that’s proof that the Lord isn’t done with us yet. Let’s GO. Preacher: Andrew Forrest Date: Sunday, August 7, 2022 [one service...