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:
We praise you, extraordinary God, for the holiness of ordinary things — a gathering of fellow believers, a song of praise, a prayer of thanksgiving, a word, a loaf of bread, a cup, a fountain of water. Send your spirit to rush, cool and clear, through our dry and brittle places. May the spirit seep into the cracks and crevices of our hearts, that we might know you more fully and worship you more deeply.
Amen.
Opening Praise:
“Do Something” – Matthew West
CHURCH NEWS & GIVING
Announcements:
SURVEY | Attending Worship at WPC In-Person (COVID-19):
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“Stay-at-Home” Thursday Bible Study:
Please join the video conference online.
Bible Study:
Please join Pastor Rhoden for our weekly virtual Bible Study Thursday at 12:30.
Prayer Meeting:
Please join us for the Wednesday prayer meeting at 4:30pm via conference call.
Phone: (701) 802-5077 – Access Code: 3183682
Join the Zoom Coffee Hour Meetings – GET DETAILS: CLICK HERE
Fellowship Coffee Hour:
Fellowship with Westminster Family Sunday at 12:00, let’s join one another for a check in and fellowship following the morning virtual worship service via zoom.
NBPC-SC Bible Study and Prayer Meeting:
Interaction Based discussions/Scripture Translation: NRSV ~ Leader – Pastor Ragland, Knox Presbyterian. Starts on June 3rd at 12 noon, and ends at 1:30pm. It will continue on Wednesdays at the same time until the end of the summer. The first 3 sessions will be led by Rev. Reggie Ragland. Click Here for details on how to join online – GET YOUR STUDY GUIDE TODAY!
Prayer Song:
“On My Knees” – Jaci Velasquez
“Take It To The Lord In Player” – the Aeolians
Prayers of the People:
Gracious and loving Creator, Sometimes the words just are not there. God, you are so amazing that our words and thoughts of how best to praise you pale in comparison to the splendors of your name. You are the Almighty, you are the Redeemer, you are grace never ending and the embodiment of love itself. And when we come to you in prayer, sometimes words fail us in what to say.
Yes, we lift up our concerns, and yet sometimes they seem so small in comparison to the tribulations encountered across your creation. How can our problems compare to disasters people face, or the fighting that surrounds people trying to escape, or the horrors that no child should ever experience?
Lord God, sometimes when we come to you to pray, we are clueless as to what we should ask for. You know the thoughts in our minds and the desires of our hearts, and there are times when they conflict. Sometimes we want what is not always the best for us, and there are times that we long to hold on to the things we should let go of. There are times when really the best thing we can do is just pray thy will be done.
Amen!
Offertory Prayer:
Lord, we thank you for your faithfulness. We are so grateful that we can always count on you. Out of your abundance and great mercy, you have given us so much. And so we give you this offering today. With it we worship you and give our whole selves to you. Take it now and use it for your kingdom and your glory. Extend and multiply its reach and influence, we pray. May it be a great blessing to many. We ask all this in the powerful name of Jesus.
Amen.
Offering Song:
“Blessed and Highly Favored” – the Clark Sisters
Tithes and offerings:
SERMON MESSAGE
Sermonic Songs:
“And He Blessed My Soul” – Anita Stevens-Watkins and Thomas Allen
Sermon:
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~ Matthew 9:35-10:8 (9-23) ~
By Youth Pastor Jason Floyd
SCRIPTURE READING
YOUTH PASTOR JASON FLOYD SERMON
“Let me tell you a story about the divine power to heal.”
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CLOSING SONG
“Chasing After You” – Tasha Cobbs and William Murphy
Closing Prayer:
Let us go from this place committed to live by faith:
Faith in the Creator who is righteous and just;
Faith in the Savior who is gracious and giving;
Faith in the Spirit who is powerful beyond measure.
Go, and may the triune God go with us.
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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