Pastor Gail Whitcome Linstrom – “Our Hearts Revealed” – Verdugo Community Church September 3, 2023

In her sermon, “Our Hearts Revealed,” Pastor Gail looks at the Easter story as found in John 20 and other scriptures to show that our response to the actions of God shows what is in our hearts. God had rolled away the stone that separated Mary Magdalene, John, and Peter from the evidence that Jesus had been resurrected. John and Peter saw the empty tomb and went home, believing. Mary stayed and encountered the risen Lord, although she did not recognize him until he called her name. God is always seeking us out by name, ready to help remove the obstacles to belief, but we must respond in love. When we do, we, too, can encounter the risen Lord and be transformed into his messengers of hope and salvation.

 

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 2023 by Gail Whitcome Linstrom and Verdugo Community Church.