The Verdugo Community Church’s Podcast

VERDUGO COMMUNITY CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE JULY 14, 2024

 

We begin our service with song. Pastor Gail welcomes all to worship and to participate in the life of our church family. Chaplain David Saltzman calls us to worship with a reading from Exodus 15 and 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 her sermon, “Planning Starts with Prayer,” Pastor Gail addresses how we should prepare fo the 100^th Anniversary celebration for Verdugo Church by looking at how Nehemiah prepared to rebuild the walls and gates of Jerusalem in Nehemiah 2. Along with prayer, Nehemiah planned out what he had to do, gathered resources, and then invited the residents of Jerusalem to join in that good work. Pastor Gail related instances in her life where church activities were only made possible by the planning group praying for each part of the activity, seeking God’s direction and support. Then Pastor Gail gave examples of how God has already provided direction for the Verdugo celebration. Because as God’s people relying on prayer is how we will proceed in all that we do, Greg Hart closed us praying for God’s guidance and provision as we live out his plan for Verdugo Church.

 

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.

Andrew Mumm – “The Call to Rejuvenation” – Verdugo Community Church July 7, 2024

In his sermon, “The Call to Rejuvenation,” Andrew Mumm uses Ezekiel 47 to remind us that God offers his healing love to us to share with others. There the prophet is shown a vision of water flowing from the Temple, first ankle high, then knee high, then waist high, and finally over his head. The water becomes a river that changes a salt sea to one that is full of fish and other life, while on its banks grow trees laden with fruit. Andrew points out that when we start to help others we may only just be able to get our feet and ankles wet. Then as our faith grows, we step into deeper waters, until we are swept along with the flood of God’s healing love. We should try each day to let more of God’s love flow through us, remembering God wants us to keep moving forward into a deeper relationship with him and with 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 Andrew Mumm and Verdugo Community Church.

VERDUGO COMMUNITY CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE JULY 7, 2024

We begin our service with song. Pastor Gail welcomes all to worship and to participate in the life of our church family. Laura Vasquez calls us to worship with a reading from Jeremiah 17. Luisa Fernandez then 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, “The Call to Rejuvenation,” Andrew Mumm uses Ezekiel 47 to remind us that God offers his healing love to us to share with others. There the prophet is shown a vision of water flowing from the Temple, first ankle high, then knee high, then waist high, and finally over his head. The water becomes a river that changes a salt sea to one that is full of fish and other life, while on its banks grow trees laden with fruit. Andrew points out that when we start to help others we may only just be able to get our feet and ankles wet. Then as our faith grows, we step into deeper waters, until we are swept along with the flood of God’s healing love. We should try each day to let more of God’s love flow through us, remembering God wants us to keep moving forward into a deeper relationship with him and with 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 Andrew Mumm and Verdugo Community Church.

 

Pastor Gail Whitcome Linstrom – “The Power of Faith and the Possibilities of Love” – Verdugo Community Church June 30, 2024

Pastor Gail in her message, “The Power of Faith and the Possibilities of Love,” asks what we should do in this time of change and conflicting calls on our loyalties. She looks at two stories from Mark 5 revealing how Jesus was willing to change what he intended to do to show his love and concern for those he was encountering. In Mark 5, Jesus was beginning to teach a large crowd when he was asked to heal the daughter of Jairus. He immediately went with Jairus, but stopped to affirm the faith of the faith of a woman with a disease who had been cured just by touching his tunic. Then he continued to Jairus’ house, and despite the doubts and scorn of the crowd there, brought the little girl back to life and restored her to her family. The ability to change our plans and show the love that Jesus had to others is what we need to practice. As Paul said in 1 Corinthians 13, no matter what you do for the good, if you do not have love, it means nothing. As Christians we should always seek to follow the example of Jesus and his love for anyone he encountered.

 

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

 

Congregational sharing during the message have been edited to respect the privacy and confidentiality of those participating or mentioned.

 

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 or by email at pastorgail50@yahoo.com.

 

Worship service copyright 2024 by Verdugo Community Church. Message copyright 2024 by Gail Whitcome Linstrom and Verdugo Community Church.

VERDUGO COMMUNITY CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE JUNE 30, 2024

We begin our service with Pastor Gail welcoming all to worship and to participate in the life of our church family. She then calls us to worship with a reading from Proverbs 3 and Psalm 90. Michael Blanco 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.

 

Pastor Gail in her message, “The Power of Faith and the Possibilities of Love,” asks what we should do in this time of change and conflicting calls on our loyalties. She looks at two stories from Mark 5 revealing how Jesus was willing to change what he intended to do to show his love and concern for those he was encountering. In Mark 5, Jesus was beginning to teach a large crowd when he was asked to heal the daughter of Jairus. He immediately went with Jairus, but stopped to affirm the faith of the faith of a woman with a disease who had been cured just by touching his tunic. Then he continued to Jairus’ house, and despite the doubts and scorn of the crowd there, brought the little girl back to life and restored her to her family. The ability to change our plans and show the love that Jesus had to others is what we need to practice. As Paul said in 1 Corinthians 13, no matter what you do for the good, if you do not have love, it means nothing. As Christians we should always seek to follow the example of Jesus and his love for anyone he encountered.

 

Pastor Gail leads us in Communion. You are invited to participate in this sacrament as well.

 

Verdugo makes selected copies of its Sunday services and sermons available to you on Facebook at https:www/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 or by email at pastorgail50@yahoo.com.

 

Worship service copyright 2024 by Verdugo Community Church. Message copyright 2024 by Gail Whitcome Linstrom and Verdugo Community Church.

Pastor Nikki Ramage – “Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath” – Verdugo Community Church June 23, 2024

Pastor Nikki Ramage, of Santa Barbara Free Methodist Church, in her message “Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath,” looks at two stories from Mark 6 revealing how Jesus interpreted this important aspect of the Law. Jesus rejected the legalistic, restrictive interpretation of the pharisees who saw Sabbath as a time to not do any work, not even to permit healing. Jesus reminded them, and us, that God in his love for us created the Sabbath so that we would have times of rest and refreshment. It is God who never stops his work of redemption and healing. Jesus is Lord of the Sabbath, and he is Lord over all of our lives.

 

Verdugo makes its Sunday sermons available to you on Facebook and posts audio copies of the service and sermon at https://verdugochurch.podbean.com. Congregational sharing during the message have been edited to respect the privacy and confidentiality of those participating or mentioned.

 

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. Message copyright 2024 by Nikki Ramage and Verdugo Community Church.

VERDUGO COMMUNITY CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE JUNE 23, 2024

We begin our service with song. Pastor Gail welcomes all to worship and to participate in the life of our church family. Linda Kozik calls us to worship with a reading from Ezekiel 20 and Psalms 118. Luisa Fernandez then opens us in prayer. Nick Baltazar and Ed Manacop lead 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.

 

Pastor Nikki Ramage, of Santa Barbara Free Methodist Church, in her message “Jesus Is Lord of the Sabbath,” looks at two stories from Mark 6 revealing how Jesus interpreted this important aspect of the Law. Jesus rejected the legalistic, restrictive interpretation of the pharisees who saw Sabbath as a time to not do any work, not even to permit healing. Jesus reminded them, and us, that God in his love for us created the Sabbath so that we would have times of rest and refreshment. It is God who never stops his work of redemption and healing. Jesus is Lord of the Sabbath, and he is Lord over all of our lives.

 

Pastor Gail lads us in Communion. You are invited to participate in this sacrament 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 and the congregational sharing during the message 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. Message copyright 2024 by Nikki Ramage and Verdugo Community Church.

Greg Hart – “God’s Love, Faithfulness, and Compassion” – Verdugo Community Church June 9, 2024

Greg Hart encourages us with his message, “God’s Love, Faithfulness, and Compassion,” based on Psalms 145 and 146. Greg points out that the Psalms were the words to hymns expressing the feelings and beliefs of their authors. In these Psalms we are reminded that God created the world and continues to act to show his love and compassion to all generations, uplifting those who are in difficulties and feeding those who are hungry, looking after the foreigner, widows, and others who are marginalized by society. The people of God can trust God to look after them and those close to them, but we must also become the ways that God performs these acts of redemption, justice, and hope toward others, helping to bring closer the Kingdom of God.

 

Verdugo makes its Sunday sermons available to you on Facebook and posts audio copies of the service and sermon at https://verdugochurch.podbean.com. Congregational sharing during the message have been edited to respect the privacy and confidentiality of those participating or mentioned.

 

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. Message copyright 2024 by Greg Hart and Verdugo Community Church.

VERDUGO COMMUNITY CHURCH WORSHIP SERVICE JUNE 9, 2024

We begin our service with song. In Pastor Gail’s absence, Michael Blanco welcomes all to worship and to participate in the life of our church family and calls us to worship with a reading from Psalms 138. Luisa Fernandez 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.

 

Greg Hart encourages us with his message, “God’s Love, Faithfulness, and Compassion,” based on Psalms 145 and 146. Greg points out that the Psalms were the words to hymns expressing the feelings and beliefs of their authors. In these Psalms we are reminded that God created the world and continues to act to show his love and compassion to all generations, uplifting those who are in difficulties and feeding those who are hungry, looking after the foreigner, widows, and others who are marginalized by society. The people of God can trust God to look after them and those close to them, but we must also become the ways that God performs these acts of redemption, justice, and hope toward others, helping to bring closer the Kingdom of God.

 

Chaplain David Saltzman leads us in Communion. You are invited to participate in this sacrament 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 and the congregational sharing during the message 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. Message copyright 2024 by Greg Hart and Verdugo Community Church.

 

Pastor Gail Whitcome Linstrom – “Walking with Jesus – On Land and Water” – Verdugo Community Church June 2, 2024

Pastor Gail in her sermon, “Walking with Jesus – On Land and Water,” looks at Matthew 14 with the story of Jesus, and for a short time Peter, walking on the water. Jesus had just fed 5,000, and told his disciples to cross the Sea of Galilee without him. They obeyed, but encountered a life-threatening storm. Jesus then appears to them, walking on the water. Peter asks and is allowed to walk on the water toward Jesus, but sees the storm and begins to sink and has to be rescued by Jesus, who chides him for a lack of faith. When they get in the boat, the storm is stilled, and the disciples realize Jesus truly is the Son of God. We, too, are disciples of Jesus, like those in the story. Jesus asks us to step out in faith and promises that he will be with us and help us as we journey with him.

 

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 2024 by Gail Whitcome Linstrom and Verdugo Community Church.