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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.wp-show-posts-columns#wpsp-4136 {margin-left: -2em; }.wp-show-posts-columns#wpsp-4136 .wp-show-posts-inner {margin: 0 0 2em 2em; } Two weeks ago, Ken asked me to preach today. For me, that wasn’t much time at all to prepare. I like to read the lectionary and let the ideas percolate for quite a while before I sit down to write a sermon. And when I looked at the lectionary, I was sure I couldn’t possibly write a sermon on the readings for today, especially the Gospel reading. I re-read it anyway and, to my surprise, an outline of a sermon immediately popped into my head and I knew I had to write it. The gospel reading, as you know, is from John, chapter 3, and includes words attributed to Jesus that I have a long and complicated history with and that at one time haunted me. You heard them earlier, but I’ll read them again and then tell you why they have been so difficult for me: I find this passage from John’s Gospel to be quite intriguing. It appears in all four gospels but in the gospels of Mark, Matthew, and Luke this incident occurs during the last week of his life, Holy Week, whereas John puts it at the very beginning of Jesus’ ministry, as the first public action he takes after the wedding feast at Cana where he changed water into wine. By the time these gospels were written the Temple had long been destroyed. Early Christians might have smiled at the gospels’ account that Jesus said he would rebuild the Temple in three days. They knew he was referring to his resurrection. Twelve years ago, in my men’s group, I created a mission statement which continues to resonate deep within my soul. The mission is: “I will use my compassionate voice to inspire others and myself and I will build connections of trust.” It’s through the lens of trust building that I speak to you today. Celebration Circle’s suggested theme for Lent is “the foolishness of faith.” This is a great theme for what I have to say today because I believe that this very foolish faith is necessary for us to hear God’s calling in each of our lives and God’s calling to us collectively. Today we read the story that is usually referred to as the Transfiguration of Jesus. What does it mean to be transfigured? A quick check of the online etymology dictionary https://www.etymonline.com/word/transfigure tells us that it comes from Latin transfigurare “to change the shape of.” It is derived from the familiar prefix trans, meaning “across” or “beyond” plus the verb figurare “to form or fashion.” To transfigure, then, is to change something or someone beyond what it was into something new and better.“Either/Or? I Don’t Think So” by Jacqie Wallen
March 11, 2018Fourth Sunday in Lent
“An Incident in the Temple” by David Lloyd
March 4, 2018Third Sunday in Lent
“Do You Hear It Too?” by Will Ramsey
February 25, 2018Second Sunday in Lent
A Service in the Style of Taizé for Lent 2018
February 18, 2018First Sunday in Lent
“Me Too” by Deborah Sokolove
February 11, 2018Transfiguration Sunday