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: We have this Gift to Give
June 17, 2001
On the spring overnight I was part of the kite flying crew. I had one of my favorites way up high.. The wind was calm on the ground, but so strong up there that it made the string sing. Just as I was showing Marian how the string was singing, it broke under the strain of the strong wind. Instantly the kite fluttered aimlessly down and was lost in a jumble of confusion. A kite needs a string to fly. We need to hold onto commitment to know the crazy Peace of God.
Sherri Alms: What It Means to Be Kissed by God
June 10, 2001
Home is where the heart is. That sounds like such a nice Hallmark sentiment. But I’ve always thought of love as fierce and demanding far more than I’ve considered it a nice thing. Where you find love, you find conflict. When you love something, you bring to it all your passion, all your beliefs in what is right and good. And inevitably the person, family or community that you love has other ideas about what is right and good.
Kris Herbst: On Common Ground
May 20, 2001
These two drums here came into my life because I decided to go to Common Ground two years ago, where I received the first drumming instruction of my life. The origin of rhythms that animate our modern music is that they were the received voices of the gods in West Africa, and playing them was a way to invoke and celebrate Spirit. The knowledge of these rhythms, and their divine significance, became secret when they were brought to the New World.
Peter Bankson: Called to Commitment … Through Community
May 13, 2001
One of the realities we face as an independent little Christian Church, is how to keep the faith — how honor the traditions and structures that we have set in place to guide us … and still be open to the Holy Spirit. I think this is at the heart of God’s call on the Church today. It’s another version of the dance between creativity and discipline.
Cynthia J. Dahlin, Brenda Seat, Marjory Bankson and Kate Cudlipp: Graduation 2001
May 06, 2001 We give thanks today for these three young women as they leave their time of High School and move forward to seek their own way and call in the world.