The Verdugo Community Church’s Podcast

VERDUGO COMMUNITY CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE OCTOBER 30, 2022

We begin our service in song. Pastor Gail Linstrom welcomes all to worship and to participate in the life of our church family. Dale Reynolds and Pastor Gail call us to worship with a responsive reading from Psalms 90 and 100. The Praise Team of Nick Baltazar, Jessica Jimenez, Mike Minasyan, and Derrick Adams leads us in praise and worship music. Greg Hart takes up the concerns of the church and our world in the Prayers of the People. Pastor Moises Bejarano of Sunrise Church in Rialto looks to John 4 for his sermon. He notes that Jesus did not use the usual route from Judea to Galilee, but instead knew he had to go through Samaria to meet the woman at the well and bring salvation to her and her village, just as he had to go to the Cross to provide salvation for all. When after that Jesus meets a government official whose son is dying, Jesus looks beyond the crowd’s desire for spectacular signs to the man’s simple faith and heals his son with a word. The Samaritan woman, her fellow villagers, and the government official were marginalized and rejected by the society Jesus lived in. Nevertheless he showed them mercy and rewarded their faith. God calls us to take roads we would not choose, to meet people and situations we would avoid, to do his will here on earth. We, too, should look beyond our social divisions and extend God’s grace and mercy to all.

 

Pastor Gail then leads us in Communion, so you are invited to have bread or crackers and a beverage ready to participate in this sacrament.

 

Verdugo is again meeting in person but 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.

 

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

Sermon copyright 2022 by Moises Bejarano and Verdugo Community Church.

Pastor Daniel Whipple – ”Nonjudgmental Humility” – Verdugo Community Church October 23, 2022

Pastor Daniel Whipple, from Rose City Church, in his sermon, “Nonjudgmental Humbleness,” considers Jesus’s parable found in Luke 18:9 – 14 of the self-righteous Pharisee praising God for his righteous lifestyle, and the reviled tax collector begging God for mercy to forgive his sins. Then, as now, there was divisions in society that left each group feeling it was righteous compared to others. This leads to our not seeing other people as whole persons, and we are proud not to be like them. Jesus calls us to not judge those we disagree with, but to humbly see and love them as Jesus sees and loves them. He died for each of us and extends his grace and mercy to all.

 

Verdugo is again meeting in person but 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 2022 by Gail Whitcome Linstrom and Verdugo Community Church.

VERDUGO COMMUNITY CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE OCTOBER 23, 2022

We begin our service in song. Pastor Gail Linstrom 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 51, and Jessica Jimenez opens us with prayer. Mike Minasyan leads us in praise and worship music. Greg Hart takes up the concerns of the church and our world in the Prayers of the People. Pastor Daniel Whipple, from Rose City Church, in his sermon, “Nonjudgmental Humbleness,” considers Jesus’s parable found in Luke 18:9 – 14 of the self-righteous Pharisee praising God for his righteous lifestyle, and the reviled tax collector begging God for mercy to forgive his sins. Then, as now, there was divisions in society that left each group feeling it was righteous compared to others. This leads to our not seeing other people as whole persons, and we are proud not to be like them. Jesus calls us to not judge those we disagree with, but to humbly see and love them as Jesus sees and loves them. He died for each of us and extends his grace and mercy to all.

 

Pastor Gail then leads us in Communion, so you are invited to have bread or crackers and a beverage ready to participate in this sacrament.

 

Verdugo is again meeting in person but 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.

 

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

Sermon copyright 2022 by Daniel Whipple and Verdugo Community Church.

Pastor Gail Whitcome Linstrom – ”Making a Difference for Good – And God” – Verdugo Community Church October 16, 2022

Pastor Gail in her sermon, “Making a Difference for Good – And God,” considers Jesus’s parable of the unjust judge who is compelled to give justice to the persistent widow in Luke 18, affirming that God hears our prayers for justice, however much resistance we seem to experience. In 2 Timothy 3 and 4 Paul affirms the need for Timothy to clearly teach the Scriptures and continue to lead his church faithfully, preparing and equipping them to spread the Good News and do every good work. Likewise, we at Verdugo Church must work together to seek justice and the welfare of the poor and marginalized in our neighborhood, our city and beyond.

 

Verdugo is again meeting in person but 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 2022 by Gail Whitcome Linstrom and Verdugo Community Church.

VERDUGO COMMUNITY CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE OCTOBER 16, 2022

We begin our service in song. Pastor Gail Linstrom 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 34, and Albert Ramseyer opens us with prayer. Nick Baltazar and Mike Minasyan lead us in praise and worship music. Greg Hart takes up the concerns of the church and our world in the Prayers of the People. Pastor Gail in her sermon, “Making a Difference for Good – And God,” considers Jesus’s parable of the unjust judge who is compelled to give justice to the persistent widow in Luke 18, affirming that God hears our prayers for justice, however much resistance we seem to experience. In 2 Timothy 3 and 4 Paul affirms the need for Timothy to clearly teach the Scriptures and continue to lead his church faithfully, preparing and equipping them to spread the Good News and do every good work. Likewise, we at Verdugo Church must work together to seek justice and the welfare of the poor and marginalized in our neighborhood, our city and beyond.

 

Pastor Gail then leads us in Communion, so you are invited to have bread or crackers and a beverage ready to participate in this sacrament.

 

Verdugo is again meeting in person but 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.

 

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

Sermon copyright 2022 by Gail Whitcome Linstrom and Verdugo Community Church.

Pastor Gail Whitcome Linstrom – ”… And Then There Was One” – Verdugo Community Church October 9, 2022

Pastor Gail considers the story of Jesus healing ten lepers in her sermon “ … And Then There Was One” from Luke 17:11 – 19. Jesus told the group to go to the priest to verify they were cured. As they went, they were cured. Only one leper, a Samaritan. came back praising God and kneeling to thank Jesus for his healing. Jesus told him that his faith had cured him and made him whole. Are we ready to respond to God’s passionate love for us by leaving the crowd to tell others about what he has done for us, and become not just cured but made whole?

 

Verdugo is again meeting in person but 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 2022 by Gail Whitcome Linstrom and Verdugo Community Church.

VERDUGO COMMUNITY CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE OCTOBER 9, 2022

We begin our service in song. Pastor Gail Whitcome Linstrom 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 66, and Mike Minasyan opens us with prayer. Nick Baltazar and Mike Minasyan lead us in praise and worship music. Albert Ramseyer takes up the concerns of the church and our world in the Prayers of the People. Pastor Gail considers the story of Jesus healing ten lepers in her sermon “ … And Then There Was One” from Luke 17:11 – 19. Jesus told the group to go to the priest to verify they were cured. As they went, they were cured. Only one leper, a Samaritan. came back praising God and kneeling to thank Jesus for his healing. Jesus told him that his faith had cured him and made him whole. Are we ready to respond to God’s passionate love for us by leaving the crowd to tell others about what he has done for us, and become not just cured but made whole?

 

Pastor Gail then leads us in Communion, so you are invited to have bread or crackers and a beverage ready to participate in this sacrament.

 

Verdugo is again meeting in person but 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.

 

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

Sermon copyright 2022 by Gail Whitcome Linstrom and Verdugo Community Church.

Pastor Daniel Whipple – ”Contentment in a Broken System” – Verdugo Community Church September 25, 2022

Pastor Daniel Whipple, from Rose City Church, in his sermon, “Contentment in a Broken System,” takes a fresh look at Paul’s admonitions to Timothy from 1 Timothy 6. He cautions us that some of Paul’s advices applies to specific problem being experienced by the church in Ephesus in the First Century, and that Paul is not laying down rules for all Christians ar every time and place. The Ephesus church had been corrupted by its leaders love of money, resulting in a lack of contentment. Rich members could dictate who and what would be preached, including some wealthy women. Paul emphasized that Christians should not seek to lord it over others or think they could buy their way to heaven. The contentment of the Christian life comes from treating others with gentleness respect and love, which is valid advice for all of us in this time and place.

 

Verdugo is again meeting in person but 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 2022 by Daniel Whipple and Verdugo Community Church.

VERDUGO COMMUNITY CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE SEPTEMBER 25, 2022

We begin our service in song. Pastor Gail Whitcome Linstrom welcomes all to worship and to participate in the life of our church family. Dale Reynolds and Pastor Gail call us to worship with a responsive reading of Psalm 146, and Albert Ramseyer opens us in prayer. Nick Baltazar and Mike Minasyan lead us in praise and worship music. Greg Hart takes up the concerns of the church and our world in the Prayers of the People. Pastor Daniel Whipple, from Rose City Church, in his sermon, “Contentment in a Broken System,” takes a fresh look at Paul’s admonitions to Timothy from 1 Timothy 6. He cautions us that some of Paul’s advices applies to specific problem being experienced by the church in Ephesus in the First Century, and that Paul is not laying down rules for all Christians ar every time and place. The Ephesus church had been corrupted by its leaders love of money, resulting in a lack of contentment. Rich members could dictate who and what would be preached, including some wealthy women. Paul emphasized that Christians should not seek to lord it over others or think they could buy their way to heaven. The contentment of the Christian life comes from treating others with gentleness respect and love, which is valid advice for all of us in this time and place.

 

Pastor Gail then leads us in Communion, so you are invited to have bread or crackers and a beverage ready to participate in this sacrament.

 

Verdugo is again meeting in person but 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.

 

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

Sermon copyright 2022 by Daniel Whipple and Verdugo Community Church.

Pastor Gail Whitcome Linstrom – ”Parables of the Lost …. and Found” – Verdugo Community Church September 18, 2022

Pastor Gail in her sermon, “Parables of the Lost …. and Found,” looks at two parables by Jesus from Luke 15:1 – 10, those of the Lost Sheep and the Lost Coin. In each story what is lost is found and returned, to great joy in Heaven. Even when we wander away, God continues to seek after us and reconcile us to himself. As disciples, we too should care for the marginalized and hurting.

 

Verdugo is again meeting in person but 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 2022 by Gail Whitcome Linstrom and Verdugo Community Church.