Pastor Gail Whitcome Linstrom – “Following Jesus to the Mountaintop” – Verdugo Community Church March 3, 2024

In her sermon, “Following Jesus to the Mountaintop,” Pastor Gail uses the story of the Transfiguration in Mark 9 where Jesus takes Peter, John, and James to a mountaintop. There they see Jesus conversing with Moses and Elijah, who both had encounters with God on Mt. Sinai. The disciples are overwhelmed and uncertain what to make of this revelation, but Jesus reassures them not to fear. But as happened with Moses and Elijah, this mountaintop experience is followed by the hard work of doing what God wants us to do. In Jesus’s life this meant the crucifixion. Yet because of the Resurrection, we too can be transformed and empowered to follow God’s direction in our lives and show his love to others.

 

Verdugo makes its Sunday sermons available to you on Facebook and posts audio copies of the service and sermon at https://verdugochurch.podbean.com.

 

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.

 

Verdugo is online at www.facebook.com/verdugochurch and www.verdugochurch.org.

Sermon copyright 2024 by Gail Whitcome Linstrom and Verdugo Community Church.