VERDUGO COMMUNITY CHURCH SUNDAY WORSHIP SERVICE JUNE 29, 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 from Luke 1. Michael Blanco opens us in prayer. Nicholas Baltazar and Ed Manacop lead us in joyous singing. Albert Ramseyer takes up the praises and concerns of our church, our city, and our world in the Prayers of the People. Chaplain David Saltzman concludes our service by leading us in Communion, and you are invited to participate.

 

In his sermon, “Prophets of Grace: Mirroring God’s Faithfulness,” Chaplain David Saltzman uses the story of Elijah and Elisha in 2 Kings 2, set just before Elijah is taken into heaven in a whirlwind, as an example of how to boldly live our faith in the present, trusting in God’s love and power. Elisha faithfully shared the journey with Elijah, who mentored Elisha and willingly handed over his mantle of leadership to him when the time came. As prophets they pointed to God, not to the future, and to hope, not fear, to encourage us to follow God in our spiritual journey.

 

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 David Saltzman and Verdugo Community Church.