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Pastor Gail Whitcome Linstrom – “Walking with Jesus – On Land and Water” – Verdugo Community Church August 13, 2023

n her sermon, “Walking With Jesus – On Land and Water,” Pastor Gail looks at the story of Jesus walking on the water in Matthew 14 to explore why we, like Peter, doubt that God will give us what we need to do what he wants us to do. Peter starts out walking on the water, then sees the waves and begins to sink. Jesus reaches out and pulls him back up, but chides him for his doubts. To doubt is a common human reaction to the unknown future. Instead of faith, we give way to fears about what might happen in the future instead of living in the present and seeing what God is doing. She invites us to walk with Jesus and to keep your eyes upon him—on land and water.

 

Verdugo makes its Sunday sermons available to you on Facebook and posts audio copies of the service and sermon at https://verdugochurch.podbean.com.

 

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.

 

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

Sermon copyright 2023 by Gail Whitcome Linstrom and Verdugo Community Church.

VERDUGO COMMUNITY CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE AUGUST 13, 2023

We open our service with song. Pastor Gail Linstrom welcomes all to worship and to participate in the life of our church family. Michelle Hensley calls us to worship reading from Psalm 89 and Albert Ramseyer opens us with 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, “Walking With Jesus – On Land and Water,” Pastor Gail looks at the story of Jesus walking on the water in Matthew 14 to explore why we, like Peter, doubt that God will give us what we need to do what he wants us to do. Peter starts out walking on the water, then sees the waves and begins to sink. Jesus reaches out and pulls him back up, but chides him for his doubts. To doubt is a common human reaction to the unknown future. Instead of faith, we give way to fears about what might happen in the future instead of living in the present and seeing what God is doing. She invites us to walk with Jesus and to keep your eyes upon him—on land and water.

 

Pastor Gail then leads us in the sacrament of communion, and you are invited to participate 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 has been edited to respect the privacy and confidentiality of individual prayer requests. All CCLI songs are performed under Verdugo Community Church’s license with CCLI.

 

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.

 

Sermon copyright 2023 by Gail Whitcome Linstrom and Verdugo Community Church.

 

Pastor Gail Whitcome Linstrom – “Not Your Ordinary Church Picnic” – Verdugo Community Church August 6, 2023

In her sermon, “Not Your Ordinary Church Picnic,” Pastor Gail looks at the miracle of the Feeding of the 5,000 which is found in all four Gospels, comparing it to similar miracle involving the prophet Elisha found in 2 Kings 4. In both situations the skeptics cannot see how they can do what God wants done. Only by responding in faith do they find out how God will provide. God calls us all to bring what we have to the task, and trust him to use it to accomplish more than we could ever do alone.

 

Verdugo makes its Sunday sermons available to you on Facebook and posts audio copies of the service and sermon at https://verdugochurch.podbean.com.

 

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.

 

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

Sermon copyright 2023 by Gail Whitcome Linstrom and Verdugo Community Church.

 

VERDUGO COMMUNITY CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE AUGUST 6, 2023

We open our service with song. Pastor Gail Linstrom welcomes all to worship and to participate in the life of our church family. Linda Kozik calls us to worship reading from Psalm 36, and Mike Minasyan opens us with prayer. Nick Baltazar, Ed Manacop, and Mike Minasyan 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, “Not Your Ordinary Church Picnic,” Pastor Gail looks at the miracle of the Feeding of the 5,000 which is found in all four Gospels, comparing it to similar miracle involving the prophet Elisha found in 2 Kings 4. In both situations the skeptics cannot see how they can do what God wants done. Only by responding in faith do they find out how God will provide. God calls us all to bring what we have to the task, and trust him to use it to accomplish more than we could ever do alone.

 

Pastor Gail then leads us in the sacrament of communion, and you are invited to participate 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 has been edited to respect the privacy and confidentiality of individual prayer requests. All CCLI songs are performed under Verdugo Community Church’s license with CCLI.

 

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.

 

Sermon copyright 2023 by Gail Whitcome Linstrom and Verdugo Community Church.

Andrew Mumm – “The Art of Letting God” – Verdugo Community Church July 23, 2023

 

In his sermon, “The Art of Letting God,” Andrew Mumm looks at Ecclesiastes 11 and Matthew 13 to remind us that we need to surrender to God’s will and be present in the moment, trusting him to lead us through whatever is unfolding. We do not know how our efforts will turn out, and if we think we can go our own way, we will be disappointed. Letting go and accepting God’s direction is the sure way to live life.

 

Verdugo makes its Sunday sermons available to you on Facebook and posts audio copies of the service and sermon at https://verdugochurch.podbean.com.

 

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.

 

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

Sermon copyright 2023 by Andrew Mumm and Verdugo Community Church.

VERDUGO COMMUNITY CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE JULY 23, 2023

We open our service with song. Pastor Gail Linstrom welcomes all to worship and to participate in the life of our church family then calls us to worship reading from Psalm 105. Nick Baltazar opens us with prayer. Nick Baltazar, Ed Manacop, and Mike Minasyan 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, “The Art of Letting God,” Andrew Mumm looks at Ecclesiastes 11 and Matthew 13 to remind us that we need to surrender to God’s will and be present in the moment, trusting him to lead us through whatever is unfolding. We do not know how our efforts will turn out, and if we think we can go our own way, we will be disappointed. Letting go and accepting God’s direction is the sure way to live life.

 

Pastor Gail then leads us in the sacrament of communion, and you are invited to participate 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 has been edited to respect the privacy and confidentiality of individual prayer requests. All CCLI songs are performed under Verdugo Community Church’s license with CCLI.

 

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.

 

Sermon copyright 2023 by Andrew Mumm and Verdugo Community Church.

Pastor Gail Whitcome Linstrom – “A Holy God and His Holy People” – Verdugo Community Church July 16, 2023

In her sermon, “A Holy God and His Holy People,” Pastor Gail looks at Leviticus 19 to show that God is holy and wants his people to be holy. God’s instructions on holiness are based on our loving and helping others. Jesus reaffirmed this when he summarized the Law: Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul and mind; and, love your neighbor as yourself. Pastor Gail reminds us that holiness comes from the heart, not from following a rigid legalistic set of “do’s and dont’s.” God calls us to be a holy people whose hearts have been transformed, and our response is love our neighbors as we love ourselves.

 

Verdugo makes its Sunday sermons available to you on Facebook and posts audio copies of the service and sermon at https://verdugochurch.podbean.com.

 

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.

 

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

Sermon copyright 2023 by Gail Whitcome Linstrom and Verdugo Community Church.

VERDUGO COMMUNITY CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE JULY 16, 2023

We open our service with song. Pastor Gail Linstrom welcomes all to worship and to participate in the life of our church family. Linda Kozik calls us to worship reading from Psalm 5, and Luisa Fernandez opens us with prayer. Nick Baltazar, Ed Manacop, and Mike Minasyan lead us in our praise singing. Hugh Linstrom takes up the praises and concerns of the church and our world in the Prayers of the People.

 

In her sermon, “A Holy God and His Holy People,” Pastor Gail looks at Leviticus 19 to show that God is holy and wants his people to be holy. God’s instructions on holiness are based on our loving and helping others. Jesus reaffirmed this when he summarized the Law: Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul and mind; and, love your neighbor as yourself. Pastor Gail reminds us that holiness comes from the heart, not from following a rigid legalistic set of “do’s and dont’s.” God calls us to be a holy people whose hearts have been transformed, and our response is love our neighbors as we love ourselves.

 

Pastor Gail then leads us in the sacrament of communion, and you are invited to participate 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 has been edited to respect the privacy and confidentiality of individual prayer requests. All CCLI songs are performed under Verdugo Community Church’s license with CCLI.

 

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.

 

Sermon copyright 2023 by Gail Whitcome Linstrom and Verdugo Community Church.

Pastor Gail Whitcome Linstrom – “Fruitful Transformation by the Holy Spirit” – Verdugo Community Church July 9, 2023

In her sermon, “Fruitful Transformation by the Holy Spirit,” Pastor Gail looks at Paul’s comparison in Galatians 5 of the differences between a Spirit-filled and worldly life. . She points out that Paul was not seeking to impose rules on the new believers, but to invite them to live in the freedom of the Spirit as God intended. Too often people seek to gain power over others by creating “church” rules and forcing others to comply. Paul rejected this and reminds us that it’s only through the Holy Spirit transforming our hearts, not by adhering to rules, that we receive the fruits of the Spirit and use them to show love towards each other and the world.

 

Verdugo makes its Sunday sermons available to you on Facebook and posts audio copies of the service and sermon at https://verdugochurch.podbean.com.

 

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.

 

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

Sermon copyright 2023 by Gail Whitcome Linstrom and Verdugo Community Church.

VERDUGO COMMUNITY CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE JULY 9, 2023

We open our service with song. Pastor Gail Linstrom welcomes all to worship and to participate in the life of our church family, and Michelle Hensley calls us to worship and guides us in a responsive prayer using Psalm 119. Nick Baltazar and Mike Minasyan lead us in our praise singing. Luisa Fernandez takes up the praises and concerns of the church and our world in the Prayers of the People.

 

In her sermon, “Fruitful Transformation by the Holy Spirit,” Pastor Gail looks at Paul’s comparison in Galatians 5 of the differences between a Spirit-filled and worldly life. . She points out that Paul was not seeking to impose rules on the new believers, but to invite them to live in the freedom of the Spirit as God intended. Too often people seek to gain power over others by creating “church” rules and forcing others to comply. Paul rejected this and reminds us that it’s only through the Holy Spirit transforming our hearts, not by adhering to rules, that we receive the fruits of the Spirit and use them to show love towards each other and the world.

 

Pastor Gail then leads us in the sacrament of communion, and you are invited to participate 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 has been edited to respect the privacy and confidentiality of individual prayer requests. All CCLI songs are performed under Verdugo Community Church’s license with CCLI.

 

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.

 

Sermon copyright 2023 by Gail Whitcome Linstrom and Verdugo Community Church.