#LetUsWorship :: Read the scripture and download the bulletin to prepare for Weekend Worship and Weekly Bible studies!
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Worship Location
Affordable Housing Construction is Underway!
While our worship home is under construction, this week, we gather @ the:
First Lutheran Church of Inglewood
600 W Queen St
Inglewood, CA 90301
Guest Preacher: Pastor Lesa Smith
Pastor Lesa Smith is a retired, Licensed Local Pastor in the United Methodist Church. Throughout her thirty-year ministerial career, she has served five United Methodist Churches in Los Angeles, Inglewood, and Carson—Martin L. King Jr., Holman (Associate), Inglewood First, Dominguez and Grace. In addition to her pastoral leadership assignments, since 2015, Pastor Smith has worked as the Executive Director of the Living into the Future Foundation, a 501C3 non-profit, coordinating the issuance of grants to United Methodist Churches in the West District of Los Angeles to assist with supporting leadership training and community outreach ministries. Born in Mobile, Alabama, she has been primarily educated in California schools. She was a member of the first graduating class of Crenshaw High School, attended California State University, Northridge, and graduated from Savannah State University in Savannah, Georgia with a Bachelor of Business Administration with an emphasis in Marketing and Management. Pastor Smith was certified as a candidate for ordained ministry in the United Methodist Church in 1993, completed her Local Pastor Licensing Training in 1994, and the Basic and Advanced Course of Study Ministerial program at the Claremont School of Theology in 2007. She has two adult daughters, Zaneta and Ebony, and has been a member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. since 2005.
Scripture Focus: John 14:15-21 CEB
15 “If you love me, you will keep my commandments. 16 I will ask the Father, and he will send another Companion, who will be with you forever. 17 This Companion is the Spirit of Truth, whom the world can’t receive because it neither sees him nor recognizes him. You know him, because he lives with you and will be with you. 18 “I won’t leave you as orphans. I will come to you. 19 Soon the world will no longer see me, but you will see me. Because I live, you will live too. 20 On that day you will know that I am in my Father, you are in me, and I am in you. 21 Whoever has my commandments and keeps them loves me. Whoever loves me will be loved by my Father, and I will love them and reveal myself to them.”
Bible Study Guide
Gathering (5 minutes for group to gather)
Welcome and Opening Prayer (2 minutes)
Reflect on Sunday’s sermon (23 minutes)
- Read key scripture from previous Sunday’s worship
- Scripture can be read by different persons from different translations.
- Discipleship Huddle Questions
- What is a word, phrase or image that comes to mind when you read or hear the text? Why does it stand out for you?
- What does this scripture teach you about stories?
- What does God invite you to do, change or be through this passage?
#SoulCheck (10 minutes)
In response to today’s scripture:
- How is your soul? How is your spirit?
- What makes your soul prosper? How does the lesson feed your soul?
Sharing of Prayer Requests (3 minutes)
Closing Prayer (4 minutes)