Pastor Gail Whitcome Linstrom – “Life Is Messy, But Our Faith Emboldens and Empowers Us” – Verdugo Community Church July 21, 2024

In her sermon, “Life Is Messy, But Our Faith Emboldens and Empowers Us,” Pastor Gail reminds us that we should always look at social and political ideas through the lens of our faith, and not the reverse. Paul in his letters addressed the issues of diversity in the church at Ephesus in 1 Timothy 2 and Ephesians 2. Paul said that whatever our social background or position in society, we are all now God’s children through the sacrifice of Jesus and the work of the Holy Spirit. For Verdugo that means we must build relationships in our community so that we may invite them into God’s family, too. This means we must accept people as they are, even if it makes church “messy”. As we come upon Verdugo’s 100^th anniversary, we must reach out to the community to share the Good News.

 

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Prayers of the People have been edited to respect the privacy and confidentiality of those participating or mentioned. All CCLI songs are performed under Verdugo Community Church’s CCLI license # 2486815.

 

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, or by email at pastorgail50@yahoo.com or our church email set out above.

 

 

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