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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Brenda Seat: Hope, Call, and the Kingdom of God
December 03, 2000
The Japanese kanji for Hope looks like this … Here at the bottom is the symbol for Earth, or ground. … on top of it is the symbol for person … together it means King … a person on top of the land. To the left is the symbol for eyes, wide open; to the right is the symbol for the moon. So all together the symbols for Hope are: A person who stands on top of the land, with eyes wide open gazing up at the moon. Hope is found outward and upward.
Pat Conover: Jesus – Meaning of History
November 26, 2000
The roles of king and priest were only a few thousand years old in Jesus’ day because empires had only been begun a few thousand years ago and most of those empires had to make do without much writing. Empire was still very much an idea that was under development from the concept of tribe. The writing of Hebrew scripture, which tells us so much about ancient empires, was only about 700 years old in the time of Jesus, developed only after the Hebrew people could settle down in one place.
Elisabeth Dearborn: Seized by the Power of a Great Affection
October 29, 2000
For the first thirty years of my life, the God I knew was a God of the mountains and the night sky, a God of nature in her vast, unpredictable mystery. In my early 30’s, I was opened to the God of the church and to issues of call and faithfulness. These two Gods, the God of nature and the God of the church, are demanding a conversation. How does my spiritual life support my love for the planet? How does my love for the planet inform my spiritual life?
Kate Cudlipp: Sexuality, The Sacred and Seekers
October 22, 2000
The summer I turned eleven I went to Girl Scout camp for two weeks and was desperately homesick. At least that’s how my family named what had gone on. It was actually more complicated than that. Camp was my first encounter with feelings about girls and boys that differed from others’ feelings. I could not have put that into words at the time, but that is what was going on.
Sherri Alms: Unpacking the Camel
October 15, 2000
The eye of the needle is a gate built into an old city wall. Travelers enter by the gate. The inhabitants of the city purposely built the gate very narrow so that the camels carrying the travelers’ belongings would have to be unpacked, making it difficult for strangers to just sneak in with pack animals. I carry that image to you today for this Recommitment Sunday. As I ready myself to fully commit to this community, I am being asked to unpack. We are often asking to unpack and leave behind is that which we most love. As Peter said to Jesus, “Look, we have left everything to follow you.”