VERDUGO COMMUNITY CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE JUNE 23, 2024

We begin our service with song. Pastor Gail welcomes all to worship and to participate in the life of our church family. Linda Kozik calls us to worship with a reading from Ezekiel 20 and Psalms 118. Luisa Fernandez then opens us in prayer. Nick Baltazar and Ed Manacop lead us in our praise singing. Chaplain David Saltzman takes up the praises and concerns of the church and our world in the Prayers of the People.

 

Pastor Nikki Ramage, of Santa Barbara Free Methodist Church, in her message “Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath,” looks at two stories from Mark 6 revealing how Jesus interpreted this important aspect of the Law. Jesus rejected the legalistic, restrictive interpretation of the pharisees who saw Sabbath as a time to not do any work, not even to permit healing. Jesus reminded them, and us, that God in his love for us created the Sabbath so that we would have times of rest and refreshment. It is God who never stops his work of redemption and healing. Jesus is Lord of the Sabbath, and he is Lord over all of our lives.

 

Pastor Gail lads us in Communion. You are invited to participate in this sacrament as well.

 

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 and the congregational sharing during the message 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. Message copyright 2024 by Nikki Ramage and Verdugo Community Church.