VERDUGO COMMUNITY CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE FEBRUARY 9, 2025

We begin our service with Pastor Gail Linstrom welcoming all to worship and to participate in the life of our church family. Pastor Gail calls us to worship, and Dale Reynolds centers our thoughts with a reading from Psalm 112. Luisa Fernandez 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, our city, and our world in the Prayers of the People.

 

In her sermon, “Be the Salt – To Make a Difference for Good and God,” Pastor Gail asks how we should respond to the confusion, controversy, and even despair in our world. She reminds us that Jesus and the early church lived is times like ours. In Matthew 5 Jesus admonished his followers to remember that they are the salt, keep and the light, that makes a difference in the world. In Luke 18 Jesus urges his followers to keep working for justice in the world with the story of the widow who by persistent petitioning got a corrupt judge to finally give her justice. Paul in 2 Timothy 3 echoes this when he reminds Timothy that he should look to the scripture for guidance and keep a clear head as he is telling others the Good News and carrying out the ministry God has given him. We need to do the same with everyone and every situation that God sends our way.

 

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 2025 by Verdugo Community Church. Sermon copyright 2025 by Gail Whitcome Linstrom and Verdugo Community Church.