Chaplain David Saltzman – “Believing Is Seeing” – Verdugo Community Church April 27, 2025

In his sermon, “Believing Is Seeing,” Chaplain David Saltzman looks at how Jesus’ conquest of death demonstrated that God had begun a new creation, one where belief leads to seeing, not the world’s point of view that belief only comes after proof. In Acts 5 the Disciples’ faith in what God had done through the death and resurrection of Jesus compelled them to disobey the orders of the religious leaders to be silent. In John 20 Jesus appears to the disciples, demonstrating that he is alive and gently helping Thomas regain his faith. Just as God breathed life into the first creation, Jesus breathes on the Disciples and gives them the Holy Spirit. They are commissioned to go out with the good news of this new creation, doing so with forgiveness and compassion to others.

 

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Verdugo Community Church is a Free Methodist congregation serving the Glassell Park, Eagle Rock, and Glendale areas in Los Angeles. It is located at 4300 Verdugo Road, Los Angeles, CA 90065. Our email address is verdugofmc@gmail.com. Contact Pastor Gail at (323) 500-3343.

 

Worship service copyright 2025 by Verdugo Community Church. Sermon copyright 2025 by David Saltzman and Verdugo Community Church.