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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Dan Phillips: Sandals
July 06, 1997
My father is a Baptist minister. An Independent Baptist minister. For those of you who don’t recognize the distinction, “Independent” means that he considered the Southern Baptist to be too liberal to associate with. To my father and his peers, this text said that God calls men, only men – sorry ladies, to be witnesses to a world that had lost touch with God: to be independent voices of a different set of values.
combined Sunday School classes: Sunday School Drama
June 22, 1997
This is your roving reporter, Judith of Jerusalem. We are now entering into the time of one of our holiest of holidays, the Passover, and crowds of people from all over the country are streaming into the city. The priests estimate about 500,000 people will visit the Temple this week. Right now I am standing in the Court of the Gentiles at the Temple.
Karen P. Eriksen: A New Creation
June 15, 1997
Those operating out of Stage Three have been socialized into some societal norm. They function conventionally in society, following the rules and norms, living the unexamined life. They understand that others have feelings that differ from themselves. Others’ needs are so well known, that they pay sole attention to them. They do not rock the boat. They accommodate in intimate relationships. They go along with the program in organizations. I think the choice to be part of Seekers represents some position beyond Stage Three, to break with conventions we grew up with. According to Kegan, most adults function primarily out of Stage Three.
Peter Bankson: Let Go? — Of Course!
June 08, 1997
I think there is an element of detachment in every expression of Christian community and Christian call. And it is more than simply “letting go and letting God.” This is the detachment of prophets and mystics. It is commitment without control, compassion without coercion, ministry without micro-management.
Bob Bayer: Where Is The Spirit?
May 24, 1997
There was a roaring wind at the core members meeting as we shared our feelings around the prospect of moving. We were swept up in a whirlwind of dust and debris that blinded and wounded. The wind has passed … for the moment …, and we are left trying to clear the grit from our eyes, determine injury, and bind one another’s wounds.