Verdugo Community Church Worship Service for March 27, 2022

Pastor Gail Whitcome Linstrom welcomes all to worship and to participate in the life of our church family. Ben Jimenez calls us to worship with a reading from Psalm 103, and Albert Ramseyer opens us in prayer. Guest Music Director Nicolas Baltazar, accompanied by Mike Minasyan leads us in praise and worship music. Greg Hart focuses us on the concerns and praises of the congregation in the Prayers of the People. Pastor Gail in her sermon “Run to the Father’s Arms” takes a new look at the story of the Prodigal Son in Luke 15, focusing on the father who had the two sons, clearly a metaphor for God. The father did not prevent the youngest son from making mistakes but welcomed him back unconditionally. At the same time she challenged us to realize that the stay at home, obedient son had also broken his relationship with their father. We all need to follow the example of the younger son and repent and return to the Father’s arms. Pastor Gail then leads us in Communion, so you are invited to have bread or crackers and a beverage ready to participate in this sacrament.

 

Verdugo is again meeting in person but will continue making its Sunday service available to you online at this site and will resume making video copies of the sermon available on Facebook at www.facebook.com/verdugochurch.

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.

Verdugo is online at www.facebook.com/verdugochurch and www.verdugochurch.org.

Sermon copyright 2022 by Gail Whitcome Linstrom and Verdugo Community Church. An audio copy of the sermon is also posted on this podcast site.