Sermons

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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Feel free to use what is helpful from these sermons. We only ask that when substantial portions are abstracted or used in a written work, please credit Seekers Church and the author, and cite the URL.

Deborah Sokolove: Recommitment and Dancing Bears

October 18, 1998

What is “full, conscious and active participation” in the liturgy? And what is the liturgy that we are asked to participate in? I’d like to explore our own practice a little, to share with you some of my understandings of what we are up to in our dancing bear act, what it is that we just recommitted ourselves to.

 

David W. Lloyd: Healing and Recommitment

October 11, 1998

We are the ones walking the border between the acceptable religious community and the unaccepted. We are the ones the lepers call out to. We are the ones who tell them to show themselves to the priests. What does that mean? Where do we send lepers to show that they have been healed and can rejoin human society? And if they thank us, do we dare to tell them that their faith has healed them?

 

Margreta Silverstone: Faith – In the Tough Times

October 04, 1998

Have you ever asked for more faith? Am I short of patience? Have more faith. Am I looking for a quick solution to train an aging workforce reluctant to use technology? Have more faith. As though faith was the magic pill, capable of solving all my problems and turning me into Superwoman in the blink of an eye.

 

Carolyn D. Shields: Opening Ourselves To New Wine

September 27, 1998

Seekers understands that the inner and outward journeys cannot be separated. Jesus’ teachings show a deep awareness of how individuals are victimized by society. Compassion for ourselves, compassion for our faith community, and compassion for the poor and marginalized go hand in hand. For all his talk of heretics, Peck mentions that he does see some small signs of hope for the Christian church, and the only church he specifically mentions by name is the Church of the Savior.