VERDUGO COMMUNITY CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE JULY 14, 2024

 

We begin our service with song. Pastor Gail welcomes all to worship and to participate in the life of our church family. Chaplain David Saltzman calls us to worship with a reading from Exodus 15 and opens us in prayer. Nick Baltazar and Ed Manacop 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 her sermon, “Planning Starts with Prayer,” Pastor Gail addresses how we should prepare fo the 100^th Anniversary celebration for Verdugo Church by looking at how Nehemiah prepared to rebuild the walls and gates of Jerusalem in Nehemiah 2. Along with prayer, Nehemiah planned out what he had to do, gathered resources, and then invited the residents of Jerusalem to join in that good work. Pastor Gail related instances in her life where church activities were only made possible by the planning group praying for each part of the activity, seeking God’s direction and support. Then Pastor Gail gave examples of how God has already provided direction for the Verdugo celebration. Because as God’s people relying on prayer is how we will proceed in all that we do, Greg Hart closed us praying for God’s guidance and provision as we live out his plan for Verdugo Church.

 

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.