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: Bread and Roses
September 17, 2000
Is this the time for Seekers to “dream big”? Should we try for both bread and roses? What if we fail? What if we find we can’t pay back the loans generously offered by members of the congregation? Will we have to sell the building, default on the loans, disband as a church? Will we cut back on our outward giving? Or, if we eliminate all the touches that can make the difference between an OK place and one filled with delight for the senses, will we always be sorry that we missed a golden moment?
Trish Nemore: Faith and Work
September 10, 2000
This is a good time, then, to take stock of how we’re doing in bringing alive our call to inclusion of children and youth: “Seekers is committed to participation by persons of all ages. We see children, youth and adults of all ages as valuable and valued parts of our community, and desire their inclusion in our care, our ministry and our life together.” Well, duh. How hard is that?
Kathryn Tobias: Being Fed
August 20, 2000
Emily took us to see a mother and baby. The baby was malnourished and very ill with kwashiorkor. Emily agreed to see to getting the mother and child to the hospital that afternoon or the next morning. When I asked about it at the training session we were running the next morning, Emily explained that something else was going on. Some of the elders believed that the cause of the problem was not malnutrition but witchcraft.
Peter Bankson: The Bread of Life and the Life of Bread
August 13, 2000
This morning, as fresh bread rises on the altar, I want to look at what it means to be the “bread of life;” then I want to spend a few minutes standing the image on its head, sharing some ideas about the “life of bread.” The Bread of Life and the Life of Bread.
Dan Phillips: Diversity in Herstory – Babel
August 06, 2000
Children often wonder why their parents make them do hard things: such as clean their rooms, or go to school, not realizing that the parent wants what is best for them. Like those children, the people of Babel felt very much like God was beating them for some sin. However, it was not like that. God has never been afraid of people, or what they can do. She knows that any mature approach to life, spirituality or even space travel must be based on the awareness that not everyone is exactly alike, and that all deserve equal consideration. Until we learn this, nothing will work right for us humans.