VERDUGO COMMUNITY CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE DECEMBER 29, 2024

We begin our service with Pastor Gail Linstrom welcoming all to worship and to participate in the life of our church family. Dale Reynolds calls us to worship reading Psalm 98. Dale and Pastor Gail light the Advent Candles and the Christ Candle. Michael Blanco gives our opening prayer. Nick Baltazar, Ed Manacop, and Michael Minasyan lead us in our praise singing. Albert Ramseyer takes up the praises and concerns of the church and our world in the Prayers of the People.

 

In his sermon, “Ch–Ch–Ch–Changes” Chaplain David Saltzman explores the changes that the birth of Jesus caused, and pointed out that following him will lead to changes in our lives too. In Luke2:41 – 52, in the only Bible story about his childhood, 12 year old Jesus is inadvertently left behind in Jerusalem when his family begins their journey back to Nazareth. They find him sitting in the Temple among the teachers, listening to them and amazing them with his understanding. He reassures his parents that he was supposed to be in His Father’s house. God does not change, and his love endures forever. But he also allows for change in our circumstances, because change is essential for our spiritual growth. Jesus is the source of change, replacing hatred of enemies with the command to love them, and by renewing our minds to see God’s plan for our lives.

 

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.

 

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 2024 by Verdugo Community Church. Sermon copyright 2024 by David Saltzman and Verdugo Community Church.