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VERDUGO COMMUNITY CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE MAY 15, 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 and opens us in prayer. Dale Reynolds calls us to worship with a reading of Psalms 148. Guest music director Nicolas Baltazar accompanied by Mike Minasyan lead us in praise and worship music. Albert Ramseyer gives us his reflections on the just completed 2022 Annual Conference of the Free Methodist Church in Southern California. He then takes up the concerns of the church and our world in the Prayers of the People. Pastor Samantha Davidson in her sermon gives us a fresh perspective on the episode in Acts 11 when the Holy Spirit fell upon gentile believers while Peter is baptizing them. Peter then stays with them and shares their meals. This surprises and concerns some of the other believers. Peter sees that the Spirit has broken down these ethnic barriers and all are welcomed as believers. She challenges us to ask the Holy Spirit to rest upon us and surprise us with what it will be doing in our everyday lives, using the prayer, “Come, Holy Spirit.” Pastor Dan Davidson 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 and will make its Sunday sermons available to you on Facebook and will post 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.

 

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

 

Sermon copyright 2022 by Samantha Davidson and Verdugo Community Church.

Pastor Daniel Whipple – “The Certainty of Christ” – Verdugo Community Church, May 8, 2022

Pastor Daniel Whipple, of Rose City Church, considers Jesus’ claim that he and the Father are one, from John 10:22 – 30, in his sermon, “The Certainty of Christ.” He reminds us that we need to decide to accept this claim or reject Jesus as a madman. Jesus being God is good news, since his actions shows who God is – healing, accepting, full of grace, forgiving, loving, and even willing to die for us. A God that knows what it is like to be human.

 

Verdugo is again meeting in person and will make its Sunday service available to you online at this site and will post video copies of the sermon on Facebook at www.facebook.com/verdugochurch.

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.

Sermon copyright 2022 by Daniel Whipple and Verdugo Community Church. An audio copy of the service is also posted on this podcast site.

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

Verdugo Community Church Worship Service May 8, 2022

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 responsive reading based on Psalms 95 and 100 with Pastor Gail leading the congregational response. Guest music director Nicolas Baltazar, accompanied by Mike Minasyan lead us in praise and worship music. Andrew Mumm then takes up the concerns of the church and our world in the Prayers of the People. Pastor Daniel Whipple, of Rose City Church, considers Jesus’ claim that he and the Father are one, from John 10:22 – 30, in his sermon, “The Certainty of Christ.” He reminds us that we need to decide to accept this claim or reject Jesus as a madman. Jesus being God is good news, since his actions shows who God is – healing, accepting, full of grace, forgiving, loving, and even willing to die for us. A God that knows what it is like to be human. 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 and will make its Sunday service available to you online at this site and will post video copies of the sermon on Facebook at www.facebook.com/verdugochurch.

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.

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

Sermon copyright 2022 by Daniel Whipple and Verdugo Community Church. An audio copy of the sermon is also posted on this podcast site.

Pastor Daniel Whipple – “The Testimony of Easter” – Verdugo Community Church, April 24, 2022

Pastor Daniel Whipple, from Rose City Church, in his sermon, “The Testimony of Easter,” invites us to consider what we as believers should do in response to the Resurrection. Looking in Acts 5, he notes that the Disciples shared what they knew to be the the truth about Jesus whenever and wherever they could. Pastor Dan reminds us that this is all that God calls us to do as well.

 

Verdugo is again meeting in person and will make its Sunday service available to you online at this site and will post video copies of the sermon on Facebook at www.facebook.com/verdugochurch.

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.

Sermon copyright 2022 by Daniel Whipple and Verdugo Community Church. An audio copy of the service is also posted on this podcast site.

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

Verdugo Community Church Worship Service April 24, 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 25, and Andrew Mumm opens us in prayer. Guest Music director Nicolas Baltazar accompanied by 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, “The Testimony of Easter,” invites us to consider what we as believers should do in response to the Resurrection. Looking in Acts 5, he notes that the Disciples shared what they knew to be the the truth about Jesus whenever and wherever they could. Pastor Dan reminds us that this is all that God calls us to do as well. 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 and will make its Sunday service available to you online at this site and will post video copies of the sermon on Facebook at www.facebook.com/verdugochurch.

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.

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

Sermon copyright 2022 by Daniel Whipple and Verdugo Community Church. An audio copy of the sermon is also posted on this podcast site.

Pastor Gail Whitcome Linstrom – “The Tree of Life” – Verdugo Community Church, Easter, April 17, 2022

Pastor Gail in her sermon, “The Tree of Life,” reminds us that God always brings life to our world. The eternal life found in the Tree of Life in Genesis 2 and 3 was lost to us through our sin. God continued to reach out to humanity and as described in John 1 finally directly intervened in the world through Jesus. The familiar passages in John 19 and 20 show that through the death and resurrection of Jesus we are restored to the promise of the Tree of Life, a hope made clear in Revelation 21 and 22.

 

Verdugo is again meeting in person and will make its Sunday service available to you online at this site and will post video copies of the sermon on Facebook at www.facebook.com/verdugochurch.

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.

Sermon copyright 2022 by Gail Whitcome Linstrom and Verdugo Community Church. An audio copy of the service is also posted on this podcast site.

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

Verdugo Community Church Easter Worship Service April 17, 2022

We begin our service in singing the Easter 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 Isaiah 9 and 25, and Pastor Gail opens us in prayer. Special Guest Music director Heidi Sandoval, accompanied by Mike Minasyan leads us in Easter 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, “The Tree of Life,” reminds us that God always brings life to our world. The eternal life found in the Tree of Life in Genesis 2 and 3 was lost to us through our sin. God continued to reach out to humanity and as described in John 1 finally directly intervened in the world through Jesus. The familiar passages in John 19 and 20 show that through the death and resurrection of Jesus we are restored to the promise of the Tree of Life, a hope made clear in Revelation 21 and 22. 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 and will make its Sunday service available to you online at this site and will post video copies of the sermon on Facebook at www.facebook.com/verdugochurch.

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.

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

Sermon copyright 2022 by Gail Whitcome Linstrom and Verdugo Community Church. An audio copy of the sermon is also posted on this podcast site.

Christina Andriese – “Jesus, Our Messiah” – Verdugo Community Church, April 10, 2022

Christina Andriese, in her sermon “Jesus, Our Messiah,” begins with examples of how Empowering Lives International is changing the lives of people in East Africa by giving them both skills to earn their way out of poverty and a purpose in life from their relationship with Jesus. She invites us to look at Luke 19:28 – 38 and Zechariah 9:9 to realize that Jesus is our Messiah, too. That recognition allows us to receive who he is and what he wants to be for us.

 

Verdugo is again meeting in person and will make its Sunday service available to you online at this site and will post video copies of the sermon on Facebook at www.facebook.com/verdugochurch.

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.

Sermon copyright 2022 by Christina Andriese and Verdugo Community Church. An audio copy of the service is also posted on this podcast site.

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

Verdugo Community Church Worship Service for April 10, 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. She explains the story behind “How Great Thou Art,” and it is sung as our opening prayer. Dale Reynolds reads Psalm 24 to complete our call to worship. Guest Music director Nicolas Baltazar, accompanied by Mike Minasyan leads us in praise and worship music. Christina Andriese, in her sermon “Jesus, Our Messiah,” begins with examples of how Empowering Lives International is changing the lives of people in East Africa by giving them both skills to earn their way out of poverty and a purpose in life from their relationship with Jesus. She invites us to look at Luke 19:28 – 38 and Zechariah 9:9 to realize that Jesus is our Messiah, too. That recognition allows us to receive who he is and what he wants to be for us. Pastor Gail 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 and will make its Sunday service available to you online at this site and will post video copies of the sermon on Facebook at www.facebook.com/verdugochurch.

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.

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

Sermon copyright 2022 by Christina Andreise and Verdugo Community Church. An audio copy of the sermon is also posted on this podcast site.

Pastor Gail Whitcome Linstrom – “Run to the Father’s Arms” – Verdugo Community Church, March 27, 2022

Pastor Gail in her sermon “Run to the Father’s Arms” takes a new look at the story of the Prodigal Son in Luke 15, focusing on the father who had the two sons, clearly a metaphor for God. The father did not prevent the youngest son from making mistakes but welcomed him back unconditionally. At the same time she challenged us to realize that the stay at home, obedient son had also broken his relationship with their father. We all need to follow the example of the younger son and repent and return to the Father’s arms.

 

Verdugo is again meeting in person but will continue making its Sunday service available to you online at this site and will resume making video copies of the sermon available on Facebook at www.facebook.com/verdugochurch.

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.

Sermon copyright 2022 by Gail Whitcome Linstrom and Verdugo Community Church. An audio copy of the service is also posted on this podcast site.

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