Look for the Liberator
Rev. Jeffrey Spencer – Sunday, March 26, 2023
 
John 11:1-45
Psalm 130
 
Jesus calls us to come out of our tombs into the freedom of love. – Go to this sermon’s page
 

Look for the Shepherd
Rev. Jeffrey Spencer – Sunday, March 19, 2023
 
John 9:1-30
Psalm 23
 
The shepherd can teach us how to love each other. – Go to this sermon’s page
 

Look for the Thirst-Quencher
Rev. Brenda Loreman – Sunday, March 12, 2023
 
John 4:5-42
Exodus 17:1-7
 
We find love when we make a practice of returning to the well of living water (Jesus). – Go to this sermon’s page
 

Look for the Helper
Rev. Jeffrey Spencer – Sunday, March 05, 2023
 
John 3:1-17
Psalm 121
 
We find love when we allow the Spirit to birth love in our lives. – Go to this sermon’s page
 

Look for the Resister
Rev. Jeffrey Spencer – Sunday, February 26, 2023
 
Matthew 4:1-11
Psalm 32
 
In our resisting evil, we find true love-communion with God. – Go to this sermon’s page
 

Looking for Love
Rev. Brenda Loreman – Wednesday, February 22, 2023
 
Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21
Joel 2:1-2, 12-17
 
When we look for God's love, not simply for approval of others, we participate in the turning the world around. – Go to this sermon’s page
 

The Practice of Hope
Rev. Jeffrey Spencer – Sunday, February 19, 2023
 
1 Corinthians 13:1-13
John 13:31b-35
 
Pastor Jeff explores three potential ways to practice and grow hope. – Go to this sermon’s page
 

What Hope Is
Rev. Brenda Loreman – Sunday, February 12, 2023
 
Romans 8:18-28
Psalm 33:18-19
 
Hope is outmatched and still it is enough  – Go to this sermon’s page
 

What Hope Is Not
Rev. Jeffrey Spencer – Sunday, February 05, 2023
 
Jeremiah 29:10-14
Psalm 137:1-6
 
Hope is not optimism. – Go to this sermon’s page
 

Looking with Gratitude
Rev. Brenda Loreman – Sunday, January 29, 2023
 
Acts 4:32-35
 
Cultivating "deep gratitude" rather than "cheap gratitude" helps us create communities where all can flourish. – Go to this sermon’s page
 

 
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Rev. Jeff Spencer
The Rev. Jeff Spencer
Brenda Lorman, Associate Pastor
Brenda Loreman
 

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