Welcome Message
HELLO! WELCOME TO WPC
from Pastor Carlton Rhoden – Get Sermon
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.
Shhh, Virtual Worship is Starting
Opening Prayer:
With open arms You welcome all who call on Your name—
who acknowledge You as Lord, and look to You in faith.
No one stands outside the circle of Your mercy and love.
And so we come to offer You our worship—
to declare that You are our God,
and that we are Your people,
called and chosen by You from the very beginning.
Through the presence of Your Holy Spirit
open our eyes to see You here;
open our minds to receive Your truth,
and our mouths to speak and sing Your praise.
For You alone are God—
worthy of all praise and worship,
now and to the end of time.
Amen.
Opening Praise:
“Hills and Valley” – Tauren Wells
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, Sept. 6, 2020 at 10:00 a.m.
PLEASE ARRIVE 9:30-9:45 A.M.
On Sunday, September 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)
NOTE: This is the New Phone# as of Aug 18th
BIBLE STUDY
Thursday at 12:30
Please 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!
Prayer Song:
“I Look To You” – Whitney Houston
Prayers of the People:
Most gracious God,
who gives the fruits of the earth for the benefit of all your creatures,
we give thanks to you for abundant harvests and plentiful food.
We pray for those in our land who are denied these gifts,
and seek your forgiveness for our complicity in their want.
We pray for our government, to be responsive to the will of the governed,
and for the choices that are ours in this land of opportunity.
We pray for those whose voices are not heard and for those who do not hear.
Forgive us when our choices are selfish ones,
and forgive us especially when we do not choose to raise our own voice
against the pain of those among us who suffer needless want.
Most of all, O God, we give you thanks for the revelation of your love in Jesus Christ,
who came that everyone might have abundant life.
Amen!
Offering Song:
“Jesus is Real” – John P. Kee
“You Can’t Beat God Giving” – Billy Preston
Offertory Prayer:
Like the prophets of old, we search for the ways of God in the world.
We bring these offerings as symbols of our commitment to continue the search for peace with justice in our local and global communities.
We offer these gifts because we know that change is possible.
We know that God’s love can work through us transforming and enabling us to live in God’s way. We offer these gifts for the transformation of ourselves and our world for the good of all.
Amen.
Tithes and offerings:
SERMON MESSAGE
Sermonic Songs:
“His Eye Is On The Sparrow” – Larnelle Harris
Sermon:
“Maintenance”
~ Isaiah 56:1, 6-8 ~
By Youth Pastor Jason Floyd
SCRIPTURE READING
SERMON by YOUTH PASTOR JASON FLOYD
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SONG OF INVITATION
“I Surrender All” – Cece Winans
CLOSING SONG
“Not Lucky, I’m Loved” – Jonathan McReynolds
Closing Prayer:
This is what the Lord says:
Be just and fair to all.
Do what is right and good,
for I am coming soon to redeem you,
and to reveal My righteousness to all.
So go to love and serve the Lord and one another.
And may the blessing of God—
Father, Son and Holy Spirit—
be with you and among you all.
Amen.
We hope you enjoyed Virtual Sunday Worship.
ADD YOUR COMMENTS BELOW, SHARE THE WORSHIP,
& JOIN US FOR COFFEE HOUR on ZOOM at NOON on SUNDAY, August 16th.
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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