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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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.
E. Vail, Kathryn Tobias and Joan M. Dodge: Growing Edges
April 29, 2001 I have just spent this past week studying micro enterprise development with practitioners in the field at the Brookings Institution. I am not sure where that journey will take me, but I believe that what matters is to keep putting one foot in front of the other — and sometimes taking a wild leap on the journey of faith. Having many partners helps too.
Muriel Lipp: Doubting Thomas and Believing John
April 22, 2001
Prayer has been my favorite channel to God. However, I have had my difficulties with prayer, particularly when our children were small. I tried to pray each day at 7:00. That was supposed to be before the children got up. Nevertheless, they got up any old time. If I told them to be quiet — I was praying — it made little difference. I took my problem to Gordon. He said, set your time, and whatever goes on in that time is prayer, and at the end of the time, it is “amen,” and you have prayed. It is amazing how that satisfied me. I do not know if it satisfied God.