Seekers recognizes that any member of the community may be called upon by God to give us the Word, and thus we have an open pulpit with a different preacher each week. Sermons preached at Seekers, as well as sermons preached by Seekers at other churches or events, are posted here, beginning with the most recent.
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Peter Bankson and Jeffrey P. Silverstone: A Pilgrimage to Guatemala
July 27, 2003
Last week ten Seekers were in Guatemala, as part of the Faith@Work pilgrimage, climbing some hills of our own, opening ourselves to others and receiving the gifts of the Maya people. It was a time of many surprises – dare I say miracles?
Marjory Zoet Bankson: Experiencing the Kin-Dom of God
July 06, 2003
Religious folk today emphasize the hard work of loving ourselves so that we can love others. But we cannot learn to love ourselves in a vacuum. We need small groupings in which we see ourselves. Family is not enough because with children, we do not meet as peers. Paul preached about becoming the body of Christ because it is impossible to practice loving alone. He knew that without community, we never learn the effort and intention needed to love ourselves or our neighbors!
Pat Conover: Parables and the Basilea
June 29, 2003
The Gospel of Mary, like the ends to the stories of Daniel, of Job, of several of the minor prophets, of several of the books in the apocrypha, of the latter chapters of the synoptic gospels, of the Gospel of John, found also in the writings of Paul and of the Revelation of John and of numerous apocalyptic writings that did not make it into the biblical canon, move this anger and revenge theme from the realm of guerilla warfare and political maneuvering into a spiritual realm with the payoff either after death or after the end-of-the-world. This apocryphal transition solves the emotional problem of deep disappointment from the death of Jesus through the official shame of the cross and the genocide of Jerusalem that ended the growing revolt against the Romans.
Martha Phillips: A Church Without a Call
June 22, 2003
By far the biggest fear is for their building. This congregation had worked hard to build it and they are compulsive about maintaining it. The church is a family and they come together at the family house. It is a source of great pride, but it is also the biggest obstacle to their revitalizing the congregation.
Peter Bankson: On Being Born Again
June 15, 2003
As we get ready to move to Carroll Street, we have a great opportunity to take a hard, loving look at the structures of Seekers Church, the wineskins of our time. We need to be remembering both the wonders of our life here, and the pain that we have inflicted on each other and the parts of Creation that we serve. Moreover, if we want to have an exciting future, we need to be ready to do some creative re-structuring of the wineskins we have been using.