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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“Listen Up!” by Peter Bankson
September 25, 2016
Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost
INTRODUCTION
Annual recommitment is a key element in the life of Seekers Church, maintaining a tradition of the Church of the Saviour begun with the initial commitment of founding members in 1947. Each year we renew our commitment to Christ and to the Seekers Church in a conscious and intentional way. In Seekers, God’s call and our commitments are linked together. Every choice you make, every call you answer changes all of us! This year “Recommitment Sunday” will be October 16th, three weeks from today.
“Listening and Waiting for God” by Kevin Barwick
September 18, 2016
Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost
This short sermon is on waiting and listening when no calling seems to come forth, and consequently not knowing the next step. I invite you in the next few minutes that when I pause that you also pause within yourself to listen if God is speaking to you in some way. [Pause]
“Recommitment in Gratitude for God’s Saving Grace” by David Lloyd
September 11, 2016
Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost
Fifteen years ago today it was a beautiful September morning. I was in Rosslyn, conducting a meeting of the heads of the military services’ social services program that addresses child abuse and domestic violence in military families. We were meeting with staff of the Defense Task Force on Domestic Violence to discuss the challenges in implementing its recommendations. I would be drafting a proposed DoD response for the Deputy Secretary of Defense to transmit to the Congress. Based on the discussion we anticipated stressful months ahead and we were ready for a break, earlier than usual at a little after 9 am.
A Reflection by Bettina Del Sesto
September 4, 2016 Sixheenth Sunday after Pentecost Bettina Del Seston shared from her journey and reflected on the lectionary passages for this Sunday. The full text of her sharing is not available.
A Sermon by Michael Gelfeld
August 28, 2016
Fiftheenth Sunday after Pentecost
Good morning and thank you all for having me here today. I’d like to begin my message with a verse from Revelations. Now, Revelations is a book of the bible that I, being Jewish, don’t often have much to say or think about. But when scouring the bible for a verse that summed up my message Revelations ended up having an overwhelming amount of candidates, hopefully you’ll agree that this one fits it well. Revelations 2:10 tells us,
“Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you life as your victor’s crown.”
Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I find this to be an interesting challenge as it is implied that said suffering is unavoidable, yet we are instructed not to fear it. Doesn’t that make it even more frightening?