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Sunday, November 14th, 2021 – Get Sermon Text
Good morning, Thank you for choosing to join Westminster Presbyterian Church of Los Angeles in our Zoom Worship service on this 2nd Sunday of November. Would you bow your heads as I pray our Opening Prayer.
(Please keep yourselves muted.)
Shhh, Virtual Worship is Starting
Opening Prayer:
We celebrate the dream of peace: Not only the absence of conflict, but the presence of true compassion and community;
We celebrate the dream of justice: Not only appropriate consequence, but radical, inclusive dignity and equality;
We celebrate the dream of goodness: Not only an end to corruption and evil, but the nurture of extravagant integrity and love;
We celebrate the dream of salvation: Not only life beyond the grave, but present wholeness and restoration for all; Here and now, O God, we, your people, give you thanks and praise for the dream, and the reality, of Shalom. Amen.
Opening Praise:
CHURCH NEWS & GIVING
Announcements:
MARK YOUR CALENDARS
Next FELLOWSHIP COFFEE HOUR via Zoom
on Sunday, November 14th at 12:00 p.m. / Noon
Fellowship with your Westminster Family. Let’s join one another for a check in and fellowship following the morning virtual worship service via zoom. Join the Zoom Coffee Hour Meetings – Let’s Chat! – CLICK HERE
Attention Westminster Family
~ ANNOUNCEMENT HIGHLIGHTS ~
- Wednesday Bible Study online 1:00 pm
- Prayer Meeting via phone 5:30 pm
- Thursday Food Give Away in Parking Lot 11:00 am
- 1st Sunday worship 10:00 am in the Parking Lot
PRAYER MEETING:
Wednesdays at 5:30pm
Please join us for the via conference call.
Phone: (339) 209-4324 – (no code is needed)
BIBLE STUDY
Wednesday at 1:00 p.m.
As of Wednesday, September 9th, we will meet for our Bible Study at 1pm as to not conflict with the food giveaway ministry. Join Pastor Rhoden for our weekly zoom virtual Bible Study. – CLICK HERE
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BIBLE STUDY & PRAYER:
Wednesdays at 12 Noon
Interaction Based discussions/Scripture Translation will continue until the end of the summer. – GET DETAILS!
*** FOOD GIVE AWAY ***
Thursdays at 11:00 a.m.
We know that times are tough. Thanks to our partnership with Immanuel Presbyterian Church, we’re giving away FREE FOOD to the community. Come and get your free box of food in the parking lot of Westminster Presbyterian Church of Los Angeles on Thursdays.
LEARN MORE ~ Click Here
Prayers of the People:
We confess, O God, that it is far more comfortable to sit in the pew and profess to follow you than to walk with you into places we would rather not go. Yet our faith is such that we are called to go forth with others into foreign lands: lands of grief … and pain … and illness. Grant us the strength, we pray, to be your agents of healing in our ministry to others. And our faith is such that we are called to go forth for others as we respond to those whose needs are beyond our comprehension. We pray for those who know not where their next meal is coming from; for those whose pillow is a stone; for those who live their lives in quiet desperation because to speak the truth would mean death.
Yet we know that some who are here are too weary for words and for action. Grant them, we pray, the certainty of your presence and enable them to relax in the arms of your love. Kindle the spark of our faith that we might be set afire with enthusiasm for the adventure to which you have called us. Let us not forget the name of your son is Emmanuel … God with us. God with all of us.
Amen.
Offering Song:
Offering Prayer:
Gracious God, we bring not only our monetary gifts this morning; we also offer ourselves. We are choosing to recommit ourselves to you and to the study of your Word. We pledge to seek you and follow your commandments, to treasure your Word in our hearts, to delight in your decrees, learn your laws, fix our eyes on your way and remember your Word. Use our financial gifts and each one of us to further the work of your kingdom. Amen.
Tithes and offerings:
SERMON MESSAGE
Sermonic Songs:
Sermon:
“Not One Stone!”
~ Mark 13:1-8 ~
CLOSING PRAYER
Go forth in the light of God, Go out into the world sure of hope and In confident belief in Christ the risen Lord.
Go forth with sweetness on your tongue, Truth in your heart, and convinced that God loves you, and Will use you to encourage the downhearted, and To convince the skeptical of God’s existence, and To live with patience.
Amen.
We hope you enjoyed Virtual Sunday Worship.
ADD YOUR COMMENTS BELOW, SHARE THE WORSHIP,
& JOIN US FOR OUR NEXT COFFEE HOUR on ZOOM at NOON on Sunday, November 14th.
MEET PASTOR RHODEN
Rev. Carlton A. Rhoden
Westminster Presbyterian Church / Los Angeles
Rev. Carlton A. Rhoden became the Pastor/Head of Staff of the Westminster Presbyterian Church in April, of 2014. Rev. Rhoden comes with a wealth of experience, having formerly served as Senior Minister of the First Baptist of Los Angeles from 2006 until 2013. Rev. Rhoden earned a Masters of Divinity from the American Baptist Seminary of the West in Berkeley California in 2005. Upon graduation Rev. Rhoden was awarded “The J. Alfred Smith Sr. Award for Outstanding Ministry in the Black Church”. He is also a graduate of the Harvard Divinity School Summer Leadership Program class of 2005. Rev. Rhoden received a Bachelor of Science in Social Work with a minor in African American Studies from the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey in 1999. While at Stockton, Rev. Rhoden was a member of the Men’s Basketball team, a member of Student Government, and pledged Iota Phi Theta Fraternity, Inc.
He is also active in community organization, most recently with Oakland Community Organizations. He is nationally recognized for his expertise in this field and has provided advice and consulting for community organization groups from coast to coast.
Carlton is married to Nikki Thomas-Rhoden. Nikki holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration. They have two children, CJ and Maya. Nikki is a Social Worker who has a great concern for children in need. She is a graduate of Richard Stockton College of N.J. (B.A.), and a Master’s of Public Administration from Cal State Hayward. She is currently employed at Penny Lane Centers as a Site Director of Wrap Around. She is devoted to her family and the ministry of Westminster Presbyterian Church Los Angeles. Most importantly she is the best wife and mother a man and his children (Maya and C.J.) can have.
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