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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Deborah Sokolove: Dry Bones
March 17, 2002
When I serve as liturgist, I often say in introducing the preacher for the day something like: “Because we believe that the Word of God may come to any one of us, anyone may sign up for a time to preach.” What does it mean to say that we believe the Word of God may come to anyone? On what do we base that belief? And what are the implications of such a belief for those who gather their courage to stand at the pulpit, as well as for those who receive their words?
Muriel Lipp: All Crew; No Passengers
March 10, 2002
I had been a church shopper. I was very critical of churches I had tried. They did not ask enough of their people. It did not matter if you came on Sundays or not. However, here was one that asked you, almost, to give your life — daily prayer, study, tithing, and of course it was understood you would be there every Sunday. Here was a preacher who said, “On this ship it is all crew, no passengers.”
Brenda Seat: One Small Step
March 03, 2002
One of the more famous lines in the movie is a question that Neo is asked by his guide, Morpheus, as he gets ready to encounter the truth of the Matrix. “Have you ever had a dream that you were so sure was real? What would happen if you were unable to wake from that dream? How would you know the difference between the real world and the dream world?” The conversation that Jesus had with the Samaritan woman begins to answer that question.
David W. Lloyd: The Temptations of Seekers Church
February 17, 2002
Being church implies something more than being a faith community. A church has a particular function. I think we should use the statement in the membership commitment of the Church of the Saviour: “the function of the Church is to glorify God in adoration and sacrificial service, and to be God’s missionary to the world, bearing witness to God’s redeeming grace in Jesus Christ.” Each word in this sentence has been examined and reexamined, with possible substitutes suggested but never accepted, since this sentence was first written in 1947.
Richard Brady: Plum Village Tears, Plum Village Joy
February 10, 2002
During the question and answer session, James told Thây that his brother and sister-in-law had committed suicide. Thây responded that each of us has the seed of suicide and the seed of joy. Which of these seeds sprouts depends upon which is watered. Thây went on to say that from what James had shared, it was clear that the seed of suicide had been watered in him. James was at risk. He needed to examine carefully his life choices (his home, his job, his friends) and change any elements that were not watering his seeds of joy.