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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“My Dilemma with Prayer” by Michele Frome
January 17, 2016
Third Sunday after Epiphany
The story of Mary and Jesus at the wedding in Cana is familiar, but when I read it to prepare for this sermon, I discovered some details I didn’t remember. We’re at a wedding party, and the host has run out of wine. Mary goes to Jesus and tells him this. So far, so good.
“Loved Into It” by Brenda Seat
January 10, 2016
Second Sunday after Epiphany
This is the second Sunday in Epiphany and our lections have now moved beyond Bethlehem and the wise men; suddenly Jesus is grown and is being baptized. I think we know this story from Luke pretty well – Jesus goes to the river where John the Baptist is baptizing many people and after his baptism a dove appears and a voice says, “You are my beloved son, in whom I delight.”
A Sermon by Roy Barber
January 3, 2016 Epiphany Observed Roy offered some moving reflections on his spiritual journey. The full text is not available.
A Sermon by Larry Rawlings
December 27, 2015 Christmastide The text of Larry’s sermon is not available for posting.
“Mary’s Hope” by David Lloyd
December 20, 2015
The Fourth Sunday of Advent
For reasons that I cannot understand, the portion of Luke’s Gospel in our lection for this week skips right past the Annunciation to Mary. When I knew that our Gospel passage would be from the first chapter of Luke I was all set to ask Glen to play those two beautiful versions of Ave Maria, one by Gounod and one by Schubert. I was waiting to hear the interchange between the angel and Mary. According to Luke the angel began by saying, “Greetings, most favored one. The Lord is with you.” When Mary responded with, essentially, “Huh? What do you mean?” the angel said the most important words, words that an angel had said to Zechariah, father of John the Baptist and husband of Mary’s relative Elizabeth, words said months later to shepherds out in the fields, words said to the people of God throughout history, words that we desperately need to hear: “Do not be afraid.” Then Luke has the angel tell her what was going to happen.