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Westminster Presbyterian Church of Los Angeles invites you to experience Virtual Worship. Scroll the page to participate in Virtual Sunday Worship and join us on Sunday’s at noon for the Video Chat Coffee Hour on Zoom. See you soon.
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Opening Prayer:
Most gracious and loving God, as we come into this worship space, as we lift our hearts to worship you, we ask that you look deep within us and search us. Help us see the true condition of our hearts. Help us hear again your words of love and grace and life. We pray that this hour is an hour that will change our lives forever.
Amen.
Opening Praise:
“Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing” – The Morgan State Choir
CHURCH NEWS & GIVING
Announcements:
FELLOWSHIP COFFEE HOUR via Zoom
Sunday 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
~ DRIVE-IN COMMUNION SERVICE ~
Sunday, December 6th, 2020 at 10:00 a.m.
PLEASE ARRIVE 9:30-9:45 A.M.
On Sunday, December 6th we will be having a special drive-in Communion service in our parking lot. Please pay close attention to upcoming emails this week about instructions for the service. So hold the first Sunday date at 10am and join us in the WPC parking lot for our Westminster drive-in Communion service.
PREVIEW
DRIVE-IN COMMUNION SERVICE TODAY
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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.
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Prayer Song:
“Through It All” – Andrae Crouch
Prayers of the People:
Lord God, As we come to you in prayer, O God, we offer our thanks that you are always present to us even though there are times when we are not present to you. We thank you that you call us by name, even though there are times when we take your name in vain. We are sorry for the times when we have not been present to you, and for all the times when we have looked for you in all the wrong places. We ask that you would instill in us a sensitivity to your presence as we find your glory in the majesty of a sunset and in the smile of a child. We are thankful that when we find a human need and fill it, you are there. We offer gratitude for the courage of martyrs who confront conflict with nonviolence. Help us likewise to search for options for a better way. Awaken us to the opportunities for ministry. Inspire us to pray for peace and for healing of our broken world and our broken relationships. Expand our horizons so that we might know that wherever we are, you are there for even as we seek you, you have already found us. Help us to live out our lives that when we meet you face to face, we might hear you say, “You are my beloved son; you are my beloved daughter. With you, I am well pleased.”
Amen!
Offering Song:
“Didn’t My Lord Deliver Daniel” – The Nathaniel Dett Chorale
Offertory Prayer:
Holy and merciful God, your Word is a lamp to our feet, illuminating the way of salvation and life. We are grateful for its powerful beam that guides us to safety when we lose our way. We trust it to correct our direction when we drift dangerously close to the shoals of life. We rely on it as a faithful compass as we traverse the complex world in which we live. We receive it as a gift and a revelation and ask that you continue to use it to speak, invite, admonish and woo us with the message of your profound, unfathomable love. For the sake of Christ we pray.
Amen.
Tithes and offerings:
SERMON MESSAGE
Sermonic Songs:
“His Eye Is On The Sparrow” – Afro Blue
Sermon:
“Just Do This One Thing”
~ Joshua 24:1-3a, 14-25 ~
By Pastor Carlton Rhoden
SCRIPTURE READING
SERMON by Pastor Carlton Rhoden
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Song of Invitation:
“The Blessing” – Azusa Pacific University
CLOSING PRAYER
Christ Jesus has made us his own. Press on toward the goal of knowing Christ and the power of his resurrection. Press on to that upward call of God in Jesus Christ.
May the Lord bless you and keep you. The Lord be kind and gracious to you; and look upon you with favor. May the Lord grant you peace.
Amen.
We hope you enjoyed Virtual Sunday Worship.
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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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