Pastor Gail Whitcome Linstrom – “Thrice Upon the Mountain” – Verdugo Community Church February 19, 2023

In her sermon “Thrice Upon the Mountain,” Pastor Gail looks at the Transfiguration story from Matthew 17 by recalling the prior mountaintop experiences of the two prophets who met Jesus there, Moses and Elijah. There God met them directly, but they then had to come down from the mountain to complete the work God gave them. In the Transfiguration, the disciples were given an affirmation of the divinity of Jesus, but they each had to return to the real world: Jesus to complete his ministry, suffer death, and then experience resurrection, and the disciples to carry the Good News throughout the known world. We may wish for the mountaintop experiences, but must remember that this is not the end of our journey with God.

 

Verdugo is again meeting in person but 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.