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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Gerald Kuester: Is Jesus Christ Your King?
November 24, 2002
An important quality of a king is being wise. The stories of King Solomon’s wisdom are legendary. Likewise, Pontiac, chief of my people, the Ottawa, showed great wisdom when he settled for peace rather than sacrificing his warriors in a fight to the last. Another quality of an anointed leader, was his ability to center his people, to get them to focus on the task. Pontiac was able to do that because he had a vision, a vision of a pan-Indian nation, which he effectively communicated. Does Jesus Christ meet these simple criteria of an anointed leader?
Pat Conover: Peace, Justice and Tribalism
November 17, 2002
I remember what it was like as a teenager to feel I had no tribe, to feel everyday danger. I remember carrying a sawed off shotgun in my trunk because I was afraid of the police in Tallahassee. I remember having my phone tapped by the Chicago Police Red Squad or the FBI. Back then, you could hear the clicks. I remember that the FBI broke into my mother-in-law’s high school English Class to question her in front of her students as to whether she thought I was a Communist. I remember losing jobs and careers because I risked for my faith.
Elisabeth Dearborn: A Sermon in Stones
November 10, 2002
Having spent five years in this community as a Quaker-at-large, I now find myself prompted by divine guidance to return to my home among Quakers. This fall I began attending Meeting for Worship again. I had a teacher who used to talk about living our way into the next phase of our Truth. The words dry up if we don’t live into them.
Sandra Miller: We are Community
October 27, 2003
Last week on Recommitment Sunday, I looked around this room and was struck sharply, not for the first time but poignantly, that as much a part of us as this sanctuary is, this sanctuary is not us; it is not Seekers. We are Seekers, the oldest and the youngest among us, the longest and the newest among us. And it is our commitment to being intentional in our Christian lives that holds us together.
“How am I faithful to God?” by Sandra Miller
October 23, 2002
What does faithfulness to God mean in your life? Not faith in God, but faithfulness to God. Not just trusting that God exists, but living out faithfulness to God by obeying God, not out of submission, but with joy.