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.

Marjory Zoet Bankson: Advent and Apocalypse

November 30, 1997

Think of the tension for those early believers who thought the end of time was coming in their lifetime. How did they manage to keep their faith and give birth to a new generation when they expected the Apocalypse? Converts, yes. Babies, no — and yet we know children are conceived in times of war. Something in us yearns for life, maybe more when the end is near.

 

Jeanne Marcus: Salvation History Lessons

November 09, 1997

The story seems more Naomi’s than Ruth’s. Ruth marries Boaz, and gives birth to a son. But the strange thing is: from that point on, nothing is seen or heard of either Ruth or Boaz again. They disappear! Instead, everyone turns to Naomi, congratulating her on the baby who restores her to life.

 

Dan Phillips: A Faith Trip to China

October 26, 1997

What did China offer as a stop on the Faith Journey? First, it taught the immediacy of prayer. Every time we climbed into an automobile there, we began to pray. It had something to do with the traffic. The Chinese do not stop! I saw no stop signs in the entire country, and only a minimum of traffic lights. Instead, they come to a corner, and slow down, and merge into the oncoming traffic. Now this approach is very scary to an American, but it works there. And over time I came to understand that there is a method to this seeming madness: they trust each other.

 

Peter Bankson: What Must I Do To Inherit Eternal Life?

October 12, 1997

Today we made a commitment to this community — together. Instead of the Cub Scout oath — the cub scout helps the pack go; the pack helps the cub scout grow; the cub scout gives good will — our motto might be: “Each of us helps Seekers go; Seekers helps each of us grow; Seekers Church does God’s will.”