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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David W. Lloyd: On Taking Up the Cross
March 16, 2003
Am I a follower of Jesus? My inability to surrender my life freely to Christ, to offer my death for his sake and for the sake of the gospel, makes my answer “no.” When I look into my heart I am pretty sure that I cannot take up the public humiliation of the cross. I have a lot of time and energy invested in avoiding public humiliation, and for that matter, private humiliation. I have a lot of status: my sex as male, my race as white, my nationality as an American, my education, my job, my wealth. Some of this status I can’t give up and some I won’t give up. In addition, there is my fear of death.
Dan Phillips: Hosannah, the Sermon
April 13, 2003
As I prepare to deliver this sermon, I must do something I do not like doing. I must explain ahead-of-time what it is that I am presenting. This is a sermon and it is a poem. Some of you know that I write poetry, and I wanted to share that part of me with all of you. This is an unusual poem for me, being probably the longest poem I have ever written. Poetry for me is the re-shaping of feelings and ideas through words. This poem contains what are for me new combinations of words and thoughts, gathered about one very passionate time.
Sermon for First Presbyterian Church, Austin, Texas by Marjory Zoet Bankson
March 30, 2003
Watching the news of war in Iraq this week, it is not hard to imagine the scene in our Old Testament scripture for today…sandstorms, sun glare and thirst, danger and despair. They remembered Egypt, with its cool shadows and plentiful water, and they wanted to go back, even if it meant slavery again
“Welcoming the Truth” by Pat Conover
March 30, 2003
This is a sermon about the United States, land that I love, carrying visions of democracy, liberty, and the common good that cannot be distorted by the scoundrels of our current national leadership who lead by deceit and bring forth death and alienation.
“What?s Good About Bad Art? Art Criticism, Theology and Christian Devotion ” by Deborah Sokolove
March 03, 2003
This sermon is about lifting up the good news, the Gospel, for everyone, however you understand yourself as a man, a woman, or as a transgender person; the good news is that God loves you and wants you to be the best kind of man, woman, or transgender person that you can be.