Pastor Gail Whitcome Linstrom – “Jesus Leads Us into the Future” – Verdugo Community Church April 14, 2024

Pastor Gail in her sermon, “Jesus Leads Us into the Future,” continues the study of the Easter story from Luke 24 with the encounter between Jesus and the disciples that evening in the locked room. They are terrified and doubt that he really is alive again. Jesus recognizes their fear and doubt and calms them by eating with them. He then explains, as he did to those on the road to Emmaus, how his death and resurrection were prophesied in the Scriptures, with the promise of forgiveness and new life for all who believe in him. He was preparing and empowering his followers to share the Good News wherever they went. We can take comfort and courage from these stories. Jesus went to where his followers were physically and emotionally, as he does with us today. He instructs and empowers us to share the Good News wherever we go. Like the disciples, our fears and doubts do not separate us from God’s love and redeeming power through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. We can confidently live out our faith and follow our risen Lord.

 

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.