VERDUGO COMMUNITY CHURCH SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICE JUNE 22, 2025

Pastor Gail Linstrom begins our service by welcoming all to worship and to participate in the life of our church family.  Dale Reynolds focuses us with a reading of Psalms 42 and 43. Albert Ramseyer opens us in prayer.  Marvin Juan and Ed Manacop lead us in joyous singing.  Greg Hart takes up the praises and concerns of our church, our city, and our world in the Prayers of the People.  Pastor Gail concludes our service by leading us in Communion, and you are invited to participate.

 

In his sermon, “The Seven Thousand,” Pastor Brian Scott of Foothill Church uses the story of Elijah’s interaction with God in 1 Kings 19 to illustrate that God wants to partner with us as he works out his will on this earth.  Elijah goes from the euphoria of calling down fire from heaven on Mt. Carmel to despair that Israel still worshipped the Baals.  He  runs away from his responsibilities and wishes for death. Instead, God sends an angel to support him in his travels and after showing him that the fireworks of wind, fire and, earthquake are not God, in a still small voice asks Elijah why he was there.  Elijah’s complains that he alone was left worshipping God are met with instructions on what to do next, including naming his successor, Elisha, and, the affirmation that there are seven thousand in Israel who still worship God.  God continues to call us to him and to be in relationship, working together to advance the Kingdom of God where we find ourselves.

 

 

Verdugo makes its Sunday sermons and select worship services available to you on Facebook at https://facebook.com/verdugochurch and posts audio copies of the service and sermon at https://verdugochurch.podbean.com.  Please note that video copies will be deleted after 90 days under Facebook rules.

 

Prayers of the People have been edited to respect the privacy and confidentiality of those participating or mentioned. 

 

All song titles, lyrics, and music are used with permission. 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.

 

Worship service copyright 2025 by Verdugo Community Church.  Sermon copyright 2025 by Brian Scott and Verdugo Community Church.