VERDUGO COMMUNITY CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE APRIL 28, 2024

We open our service with song. Pastor Gail welcomes all to worship and to participate in the life of our church family. Laura Vasquez calls us to worship with a reading from Psalm 103. Michael Blanco opens us in prayer. Nick Baltazar and Ed Manacop lead us in our praise singing. Greg Hart takes up the praises and concerns of the church and our world in the Prayers of the People.

 

Pastor Gail in her sermon, “Bearing Kingdom Fruit,” looks at John 15, where Jesus uses the analogy of how a vine must be trimmed of dead branches if it is to be fruitful. He is the true vine, and we are his branches. As long as we remain in him we will be fruitful. To remain in him requires us to make the conscious choice to continue our faith walk, whatever trials may come our way. Jesus’ promise is that if we do so he will be there with us and give us a more abundant life.

 

Verdugo makes its Sunday sermons available to you on Facebook and posts audio copies of the service and sermon at https://verdugochurch.podbean.com.

 

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.

 

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