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Sermons from Verdugo Community Church, 4300 Verdugo Rd, Los Angeles, CA 90065. Services are 10:15 AM on Sunday. A Free Methodist congregation.
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Tuesday Dec 10, 2024
Tuesday Dec 10, 2024
In her sermon, “Prepare to Be Agents of Abounding Insight,” Pastor Gail continues our celebration of Advent by reminding us that it is a time when we should reflect on how much the coming of Jesus and his promised return demonstrate the depth of the love God has for us. God’s overflowing love is for everyone, even those who reject him or hate him, and is our model as his agents of love. Jesus washed the feet of Judas and shared the bread of the last supper with him. Confronted with those we do not care for, we should show the same type of love. James and Paul challenge us to grow in spiritual wisdom and insight so that our moral conscience lines up more and more with the way God views us and our world. This includes practicing spiritual disciplines that teach us true self denial so that we are open to God’s leading. Christianity is not all about us and our gaining heaven. Opening our hearts to receive and give love prepares us to be used in the world to bring heaven to earth in the here and now!
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 services and sermons 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 Gail Whitcome Linstrom and Verdugo Community Church.
Tuesday Dec 10, 2024
Tuesday Dec 10, 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 from Psalm 111. Then he and Pastor Gail light the second Advent candle, the Candle of Faith. Albert Ramseyer gives our opening prayer. Nick Baltazar and Ed Manacop lead us in our praise singing. Greg Hart takes up the praises and concerns of the church and our world in the Prayers of the People.
In her sermon, “Prepare to Be Agents of Abounding Insight,” Pastor Gail continues our celebration of Advent by reminding us that it is a time when we should reflect on how much the coming of Jesus and his promised return demonstrate the depth of the love God has for us. God’s overflowing love is for everyone, even those who reject him or hate him, and is our model as his agents of love. Jesus washed the feet of Judas and shared the bread of the last supper with him. Confronted with those we do not care for, we should show the same type of love. James and Paul challenge us to grow in spiritual wisdom and insight so that our moral conscience lines up more and more with the way God views us and our world. This includes practicing spiritual disciplines that teach us true self denial so that we are open to God’s leading. Christianity is not all about us and our gaining heaven. Opening our hearts to receive and give love prepares us to be used in the world to bring heaven to earth in the here and now!
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 Gail Whitcome Linstrom and Verdugo Community Church.
Tuesday Dec 03, 2024
Tuesday Dec 03, 2024
In her sermon, “Prepare to Be Agents of Overflowing Love,” Pastor Gail begins our celebration of Advent by reminding us that it is meant to be a season of reflection and commitment to God. The coming of Jesus as a baby was foretold by the prophets Isaiah and Jeremiah, and we celebrate that today, while also waiting for his return. It is a time of the year when many of us are mindful of being with family, attending church, and helping those in need. These are good acts, but as John Wesley noted, we need to go beyond being superficial “almost” Christians to truly commit ourselves to follow God and become “authentic” Christians. We are sent by Jesus to the world around us to show the way to the Kingdom of God in deeds and words. As we begin our Advent journey, we need to ask ourselves if we have made progress in our faith this year. As Paul said in his first letter to the Thessalonians, if our faith continues to grow, we will be overflowing with love for God and each other. Opening our hearts to receive and give love prepares us to be used in the world.
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 services and sermons 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 Gail Whitcome Linstrom and Verdugo Community Church.
Tuesday Dec 03, 2024
Tuesday Dec 03, 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 from Psalm 130 and Isaiah 9. Pastor Gail and Dale then light the first Advent candle, the Candle of Hope. Michael Blanco gives our opening prayer. Joletta Sells leads us in our praise singing. Greg Hart takes up the praises and concerns of the church and our world in the Prayers of the People.
In her sermon, “Prepare to Be Agents of Overflowing Love,” Pastor Gail begins our celebration of Advent by reminding us that it is meant to be a season of reflection and commitment to God. The coming of Jesus as a baby was foretold by the prophets Isaiah and Jeremiah, and we celebrate that today, while also waiting for his return. It is a time of the year when many of us are mindful of being with family, attending church, and helping those in need. These are good acts, but as John Wesley noted, we need to go beyond being superficial “almost” Christians to truly commit ourselves to follow God and become “authentic” Christians. We are sent by Jesus to the world around us to show the way to the Kingdom of God in deeds and words. As we begin our Advent journey, we need to ask ourselves if we have made progress in our faith this year. As Paul said in his first letter to the Thessalonians, if our faith continues to grow, we will be overflowing with love for God and each other. Opening our hearts to receive and give love prepares us to be used in the world.
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 Gail Whitcome Linstrom and Verdugo Community Church.
Thursday Nov 28, 2024
Thursday Nov 28, 2024
In his sermon, “Trust the Truth,” Chaplain David Saltzman concludes the church year by looking at the importance of knowing and following the truth of Jesus’ teachings. In John 18 Pilate confronts Jesus at his trial with the accusation that he claims to be a king. Jesus asks Pilate what he knows and thinks, and then acknowledges that although his kingdom is not of this world, he came to testify to the truth, and that all who belong to the truth hear his voice. In John 8:32 Jesus said that if you know the truth of his teachings, it shall make you free from the slavery of sin. Jesus’ teaching is that God loves each of us and wants us to help each other. In our present world we are bombarded with numerous examples of groups fighting each other over which version of the truth is right. We should not give in to this, but continue to trust God and remain focused on the truth of Jesus.
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 services and sermons 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.
Thursday Nov 28, 2024
Thursday Nov 28, 2024
We begin our service with song. Pastor Gail Linstrom welcomes all to worship and to participate in the life of our church family. Dale Reynolds calls us to worship reading from Psalm 25 and Luisa Fernandez 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 his sermon, “Trust the Truth,” Chaplain David Saltzman concludes the church year by looking at the importance of knowing and following the truth of Jesus’ teachings. In John 18 Pilate confronts Jesus at his trial with the accusation that he claims to be a king. Jesus asks Pilate what he knows and thinks, and then acknowledges that although his kingdom is not of this world, he came to testify to the truth, and that all who belong to the truth hear his voice. In John 8:32 Jesus said that if you know the truth of his teachings, it shall make you free from the slavery of sin. Jesus’ teaching is that God loves each of us and wants us to help each other. In our present world we are bombarded with numerous examples of groups fighting each other over which version of the truth is right. We should not give in to this, but continue to trust God and remain focused on the truth of Jesus.
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.
Monday Nov 25, 2024
Monday Nov 25, 2024
In her sermon, “Discipleship and Prayer,” Pastor Gail concludes our study of the book of James by looking at how James 5 reminds us of the importance of prayer. James admonishes Christians to pray for each other for physical and spiritual healing, and to help each other when we are discouraged and liable to be led astray. Our prayers are heard and can be of tremendous power. While we do not always see the result we prayed for, we do see God working in our lives, and we draw nearer to God because we prayed. James’ mantra would be “pray, pray, pray,” and that is what we should always strive to do.
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 services and sermons 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 Gail Whitcome Linstrom and Verdugo Community Church.
Monday Nov 25, 2024
Monday Nov 25, 2024
We begin our service with song. Pastor Gail Linstrom welcomes all to worship and to participate in the life of our church family. Dale Reynolds calls us to worship reading from Psalm 86 and Michael Blanco gives our opening prayer. Nick Baltazar and Ed Manacop lead us in our praise singing. Greg Hart takes up the praises and concerns of the church and our world in the Prayers of the People.
In her sermon, “Discipleship and Prayer,” Pastor Gail concludes our study of the book of James by looking at how James 5 reminds us of the importance of prayer. James admonishes Christians to pray for each other for physical and spiritual healing, and to help each other when we are discouraged and liable to be led astray. Our prayers are heard and can be of tremendous power. While we do not always see the result we prayed for, we do see God working in our lives, and we draw nearer to God because we prayed. James’ mantra would be “pray, pray, pray,” and that is what we should always strive to do.
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 Gail Whitcome Linstrom and Verdugo Community Church.
Monday Nov 11, 2024
Monday Nov 11, 2024
In her sermon, “Wisdom and Wealth,” Pastor Gail addressed the question of how we as Christians should acquire and use wealth. In chapter 5 of Jame’s letter he condemned those who abused others to get wealthy. Jesus in the Synoptic Gospels challenged the rich young ruler to not let his wealth rule his heart and get in the way of salvation. Jesus warned against putting your faith in earthly wealth but instead instructed us to store up treasures in heaven through helping those in need. John Wesley, the founder of the Methodist movement, who eventually earned a large income as an academic writer, and speaker, confronted the challenge of not letting this divert him from his helping others. His practical advice to believers is to first ensure that they have met their obligations to family, employees, and creditors, then to spend the surplus on helping others is advice we should take to heart.
Verdugo makes its Sunday service and sermon available to you on Facebook at https://verdugochurch.podbean.com 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.
Monday Nov 11, 2024
Monday Nov 11, 2024
We begin our service with song. Pastor Gail Linstrom welcomes all to worship and to participate in the life of our church family. Dale Reynolds calls us to worship reading from Psalm 118 and our Affirmation of Faith. Pastor Gail lead us the Lord’s Prayer as our opening prayer. Nick Baltazar and Ed Manacop lead us in our praise singing. Greg Hart takes up the praises and concerns of the church and our world in the Prayers of the People.
In her sermon, “Wisdom and Wealth,” Pastor Gail addressed the question of how we as Christians should acquire and use wealth. In chapter 5 of Jame’s letter he condemned those who abused others to get wealthy. Jesus in the Synoptic Gospels challenged the rich young ruler to not let his wealth rule his heart and get in the way of salvation. Jesus warned against putting your faith in earthly wealth but instead instructed us to store up treasures in heaven through helping those in need. John Wesley, the founder of the Methodist movement, who eventually earned a large income as an academic writer, and speaker, confronted the challenge of not letting this divert him from his helping others. His practical advice to believers is to first ensure that they have met their obligations to family, employees, and creditors, then to spend the surplus on helping others is advice we should take to heart.
Verdugo makes its Sunday service and sermon 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 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.