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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“On Prayer” by Billy Amoss
June 23, 2015
The Fifth Sunday after Pentecost
Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray the Lord my soul to keep,
If I should die before I wake,
I pray the Lord my soul to take.
Amen.
This was the prayer I was taught to say as a child every evening at bedtime. I don’t think I knew what it really meant. The first four words, Now I lay me, were strung together in my mind to form the single word “nowilayme.” I did not think of the possibility that I might die in my sleep, nor that it was important that if that happened, God accept my soul into his eternal realm. I say “his” realm because, of course, I thought of God as male.
New Story Leadership 2015
June 21, 2015 The Fourth Sunday after Pentecost New Story Leadership for the Middle East is an organization that brings together Israeli and Palestinian young adults to work, live, and share their stories with one another and with faith communities. Participants in this summer’s program spoke at Seekers this morning during the time of sharing the Word. Two speakers from among the participants, one Israeli and the other Palestinian, shared their experiences of growing up in the midst of the long-standing conflict. Each is committed to an ongoing project in support of peaceful sharing of the land they all call home.
“Peace in One Hundred Years” by John Mohr
June 14, 2015 The Third Sunday after Pentecost John Mohr, currently a member of Eighth Day Community, and a founding member of Seekers Church, shared his vision of how world peace might be achieved in one hundred years. Identifying world peace with the biblical Kingdom of God, John pointed out that achieving it is on no one’s agenda today. Instead we have accepted war as part of life. He feels that this view lacks both vision and hope, while his vision of peace in one hundred years is deeply rooted in both. Among the changes needed to accomplish this vision of peace are the following: • Confession and restitution for the treatment of Native Americans and African- Americans • More women in positions of power and status within the church • Renewal of the education system • The Church putting Jesus’ teachings into practice • The United Nations as a seat of world power • Enhance communications • Free education for all people everywhere.
“The Resurrection of the Body” by Deborah Sokolove
June 7, 2015
The Second Sunday after Pentecost
In our Epistle reading today (2 Corinthians 4:13-5:1), Paul assures us that our earthly life is just a momentary affliction, to be followed by an unending new life in heaven, contemplating the glory of God. At least, that’s what the plain meaning seems to be, and that’s how this passage and others like it have been taught for countless generations. And for many Christians – including many of you here today – this understanding of eternal life is a comfort and a hope.
“A Sermon for Trinity Sunday” by Teresa Ramsey
May 31, 2015
Trinity Sunday
Greetings to each of you this Trinity Sunday.
I offered to speak today on a subject that is not directly related to today’s lectionary readings.
The readings center on the Trinity. It is just as well for all of us that I am not addressing this subject. The doctrine of the Trinity is challenging for me and many others. I have no formal religious training in a seminary or otherwise. I know that many of those present have this training and in fact can be quite brilliant when addressing theological matters. I would not presume to offer my thoughts about God from a theological perspective because, quite frankly, God is simply too big and too complicated for me to grasp with my mind. So today I wish to share instead from my own limited experience about a topic I do know something about from both my head and my heart. My topic is forgiveness.