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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Marjory Zoet Bankson: Resurrection!
April 23, 2000
Resurrection is not so much about what happened to the body of Jesus as it is about what happens in our bodies when we open ourselves to God. Resurrection quickens the heart when hope has dimmed and love has died.
Kate Cudlipp: What is Given and What is Asked
April 16, 2000
We know nothing more about the centurion, but something in him changed because of his paying attention to the one he was helping crucify. How many others were witnesses and saw only what they expected to see: another “enemy of the people” dispatched? Like the photographs on exhibit at a museum in New York recently with pictures of lynchings in this country in the early part of the twentieth century: the crowds were festive, celebrating the “just desserts” of those they could not see as human.
Kathy Cochrane: Call and Paying Attention
April 09, 2000
“All these wildflowers that we have been identifying are creations of the Creator whom we know — Jesus Christ.” These were the words of my Mother as we sat on the couch in the living room when I was about ten years old. Thus began a call that has woven through my life for more than 50 years.
Jane Engle: Spiritual Surgery by Forgiving Others
April 02, 2000
There are no strong tenets in Jewish theology about forgiveness. The emphasis is rather on remembering, as in the Holocaust museum. In Christianity, however, forgiveness is rooted deeply both in scripture and in our confessions.
Deborah Sokolove: Memory, Tradition, and Hope
March 19, 2000
One of the things we talk most about is call. We know we are following God’s call when what we do makes our heart sing. Discovering some of our sources in my studies, learning about the people and ideas that have shaped the Christian traditions, then sharing what I have learned with you here today and with the kids in Sunday School, and with anyone else who will listen, is what makes my heart sing. Abraham and Sarah didn’t know where they were going, but they paid attention to the signs of the call of God. Do I? Do you?