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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Hope for What we Cannot Yet See
Deborah Sokolove
December 29, 2024
Christmastide
For most of the world, Christmas is over. All the presents have been opened, and whether we are delighted or disappointed by the gifts we have or have not received, many of us feel a kind of let-down. After all the tidings of comfort and joy, after all the familiar feasting of Christmas Eve and Christmas morning, the twelve days of Christmastide seem to fall a little flat. Here on the altar, the Christ child is in the manger and the wise men are still making their way from the East to Bethlehem, but the angels and shepherds seem to have fallen silent. We struggle to keep celebrating while all around us, the news is just as bad as ever. If the savior whose advent we longed for has really come, why does everything seem just like it did before the big day?
Mothers of the Promise
Elizabeth Gelfeld
December 22, 2024
Fourth Sunday of Advent
God of Grace,
Appear to us today.
Come, Lord Jesus.
We long for peace.
We long for love.
We rise each day in hope.
We wait for you.
You are the bringer of hope.
You are the bringer of love.
You are peace.
Come to us, Lord Jesus.
Amen
During this Advent season our scripture readings have come from a different lectionary from the Revised Common Lectionary, which we generally use. The lectionary we’ve been using for these four weeks is titled A Women’s Lectionary for the Whole Church, compiled by the Rev. Dr. Wil Gafney, who is a Black woman, though you might not guess that from her first name, Wil.
Seekers Church and Reparations
Lucy Slater
December 15, 2024
Third Sunday of Advent
It has been at least five years (or since I joined Seekers) since we last examined our domestic and international giving principles and guidelines. During that time, the REJMT was created, and we conducted a whole season, examining racism and white supremacy during Lent this year. As part of that ongoing liturgy, I preached a sermon on reparations, and called for us to have a conversation on how Seekers considers institutional racism and reparations in our giving programs.
About Annunciations
Jeanne Marcus
December 8, 2024
Second Sunday of Advent
Good morning.
I requested a pretty unusual introduction this morning, one that includes my maternal lineage, as a way to create expectations what this sermon will be about this morning. There’s some hints that we may touch on women’s presence in scripture, including mothers and birth; and maybe something about women’s lineage. We’ll see.
Reflections on World AIDS Day
John Hassell and Glenn Clark
December 1, 2024
First Sunday of Advent
John Hassell
Good morning. Please pray or sing with me:
Blessed Assurance, Jesus is mine
Oh, what a foretaste of glory divine,
Heir of salvation, purchase of God
Born of God’s goodness, washed in God’s love.
This is my story, this is my song
Praising my savior, all the day long
This is my story, this is my song
Praising my savior, all the day long.
Today is World AIDS Day.
In 1988, a group of AIDS activists established World AIDS Day when they went to the World Health Organization to make the day official in order to raise awareness about HIV and to remember the millions who had already died from HIV related illnesses.