The Verdugo Community Church’s Podcast

Pastor Liz Cornell – “Unexpected Lessons on Love” – Verdugo Community Church October 20, 2024

In her sermon, “Unexpected Lessons on Love,” Pastor Liz Cornell of Cucamonga Christian Fellowship, looks at the interaction between Jesus and the disciples in Mark 10 when, after Jesus had explained his coming passion and resurrection, they wanted him to agree to give them political power in the coming Kingdom of God. When Jesus asked if they were willing to pay the price he was going to pay, they said they would. Jesus responded that while they might indeed suffer the same fate, he had not come to create an earthly kingdom. Instead of the greed, abuses, and tyranny of earthly rulers, anyone wanting to be great in the Kingdom had to become the servant of all. God is love, and ambition is not compatible with love. Love is about faithfulness, and following Jesus even when things don’t seem to make sense. God’s love is sacrificial, humble, and abundant.

 

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 Liz Cornell and Verdugo Community Church.

VERDUGO COMMUNITY CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE OCTOBER 20, 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 91 and Isaiah 53. Albert Ramseyer 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 and our world in the Prayers of the People.

 

In her sermon, “Unexpected Lessons on Love,” Pastor Liz Cornell of Cucamonga Christian Fellowship, looks at the interaction between Jesus and the disciples in Mark 10 when, after Jesus had explained his coming passion and resurrection, they wanted him to agree to give them political power in the coming Kingdom of God. When Jesus asked if they were willing to pay the price he was going to pay, they said they would. Jesus responded that while they might indeed suffer the same fate, he had not come to create an earthly kingdom. Instead of the greed, abuses, and tyranny of earthly rulers, anyone wanting to be great in the Kingdom had to become the servant of all. God is love, and ambition is not compatible with love. Love is about faithfulness, and following Jesus even when things don’t seem to make sense. God’s love is sacrificial, humble, and abundant.

 

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 Liz Cornell and Verdugo Community Church.

Andrew Mumm – “Closing the Gap” – Verdugo Community Church October 13, 2024

n his sermon, “Closing the Gap,” Andrew Mumm continues our study of the book of James by reminding us that to love your neighbor as ourselves we must put aside the differences we see in society. Merely saying pious words and having righteous thoughts are not enough. We must act to meet the needs of others. As we work on being doers of the Word and not just hearers, we will become more aware of God’s direction on what we need to do. Instead of just lifting up our prayers for others, we can become part of the answers to those prayers. If we do not take action, then our faith will die. Our task is to close the gap between what we believe and what we do.

 

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 Andrew Mumm and Verdugo Community Church.

VERDUGO COMMUNITY CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE OCTOBER 13, 2024

We begin our service with song. Pastor Gail Linstrom welcomes all to worship and to participate in the life of our church family. She invites us to worship and Dale Reynolds provides an opening reading from Psalm 15 and Micah 6:8. Pastor Gail then 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 and our world in the Prayers of the People.

 

In his sermon, “Closing the Gap,” Andrew Mumm continues our study of the book of James by reminding us that to love your neighbor as ourselves we must put aside the differences we see in society. Merely saying pious words and having righteous thoughts are not enough. We must act to meet the needs of others. As we work on being doers of the Word and not just hearers, we will become more aware of God’s direction on what we need to do. Instead of just lifting up our prayers for others, we can become part of the answers to those prayers. If we do not take action, then our faith will die. Our task is to close the gap between what we believe and what we do.

 

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 Andrew Mumm and Verdugo Community Church.

Pastor Somer Reed – “From Hearers to Doers Using Scripture ” – Verdugo Community Church October 6, 2024

In her sermon, “From Hearers to Does Using Scripture,” Pastor Somer Reed, from Marina Christian Church continues our study of the book of James by challenging us to put our faith to work, to be doers of the Word, and not just hearers. She looks to the examples given by James and incidents in her own life to illustrate what it means to truly live out Jesus’scommandment to love others as you love yourself. The temptations and controversies we see in our lives were present in the First Century church that James was writing to. Then as now, true religion is found not in passive acceptance of the Word, but in addressing the real needs of those around us who have been ignored.

 

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 Somer Reed and Verdugo Community Church.

VERDUGO COMMUNITY CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE OCTOBER 6, 2024

We begin our service with song. Pastor Gail Linstrom welcomes all to worship and to participate in the life of our church family. She calls us to worship and Dale Reynolds provides an opening reading from Psalm 37. 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 and our world in the Prayers of the People.

 

In her sermon, “From Hearers to Does Using Scripture,” Pastor Somer Reed, from Marina Christian Church continues our study of the book of James by challenging us to put our faith to work, to be doers of the Word, and not just hearers. She looks to the examples given by James and incidents in her own life to illustrate what it means to truly live out Jesus’s commandment to love others as you love yourself. The temptations and controversies we see in our lives were present in the First Century church that James was writing to. Then as now, true religion is found not in passive acceptance of the Word, but in addressing the real needs of those around us who have been ignored.

 

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 Somer Reed and Verdugo Community Church.

Pastor Gail Whitcome Linstrom – “The Study of James: Finding a Faith that Works” – Verdugo Community Church September 29, 2024

Pastor Gail in her sermon, “The Study of James: Finding a Faith that Works,” invites us individually and as a church to eek to know and follow God’s direction for the future. James and others such as John Wesley provide us with practical advice on how to be doers of the Word, and not hearers only. James reminds us that when our faith is tested it is to make it stronger. We should ask God for wisdom and help in overcoming our challenges, but do so with a firm belief that God will provide, for divided loyalty between God and the world makes us unstable and prevents us from receiving this help. God does not tempt us, temptation comes from within. Whether rich or poor, we need to follow God and not the transitory things of this world. God has given us a new birth, and we should look at the world with a new perspective and rely on his promises. As we do that we will enjoy his blessings and be better able to minister to others.

 

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.

VERDUGO COMMUNITY CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

We begin our service with song. Pastor Gail welcomes all to worship and to participate in the life of our church family. Dale Reynolds calls us to worship with a reading from Psalm 33. Chaplain David Saltzman 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 and our world in the Prayers of the People. Hugh Linstrom gives us background on James, who was the half brother of Jesus and a leader in the early Jerusalem church before being martyred in 62 A.D. as we begin our sermon series from the book of James.

 

Pastor Gail in her sermon, “The Study of James: Finding a Faith that Works,” invites us individually and as a church to eek to know and follow God’s direction for the future. James and others such as John Wesley provide us with practical advice on how to be doers of the Word, and not hearers only. James reminds us that when our faith is tested it is to make it stronger. We should ask God for wisdom and help in overcoming our challenges, but do so with a firm belief that God will provide, for divided loyalty between God and the world makes us unstable and prevents us from receiving this help. God does not tempt us, temptation comes from within. Whether rich or poor, we need to follow God and not the transitory things of this world. God has given us a new birth, and we should look at the world with a new perspective and rely on his promises. As we do that we will enjoy his blessings and be better able to minister to others.

 

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.

Pastor Gail Whitcome Linstrom – “The Duality of Keeping Sabbath and Practicing Discipleship” – Verdugo Community Church September 22, 2024

In her sermon, “The Duality of Keeping Sabbath and Practicing Discipleship,” Pastor Gail helps us to see the relationship between Isaiah 58 and Matthew 25 and the ways in which these two important passages of Scripture are the basis for keeping the two great commandments of loving God and loving our neighbor as ourselves. By honoring Sabbath worship and rest, we are prepared and empowered to live out our discipleship of caring for others with kindness and compassion. As Isaiah 58 admonishes us, however, our behavior toward others must match our words to demonstrate our love for the Lord. In the coming weeks we will use Scripture, John Wesley’s life and ministries, as well as our denomination’s Free Methodist Way materials to discern God’s plan for Verdugo’s second century and to reshape her outreach ministry to share the Lord’s love in practical ways to serve the community.

 

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.

VERDUGO COMMUNITY CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE SEPTEMBER 22, 2024

We begin our service with song. Pastor Gail welcomes all to worship and to participate in the life of our church family. Dale Reynolds calls us to worship with a reading from Psalm 18. Albert Ramseyer opens us in prayer. Nick Baltazar leads 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.

 

In her sermon, “The Duality of Keeping Sabbath and Practicing Discipleship,” Pastor Gail helps us to see the relationship between Isaiah 58 and Matthew 25 and the ways in which these two important passages of Scripture are the basis for keeping the two great commandments of loving God and loving our neighbor as ourselves. By honoring Sabbath worship and rest, we are prepared and empowered to live out our discipleship of caring for others with kindness and compassion. As Isaiah 58 admonishes us, however, our behavior toward others must match our words to demonstrate our love for the Lord. In the coming weeks we will use Scripture, John Wesley’s life and ministries, as well as our denomination’s Free Methodist Way materials to discern God’s plan for Verdugo’s second century and to reshape her outreach ministry to share the Lord’s love in practical ways to serve the community.

 

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.