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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“Discipleship Year” by Dawn Longenecker
February 15, 2015
Transfiguration Sunday
Good morning! Thank you for inviting me to take a turn to share with you today.
I’ve picked out one of my favorite scriptures to focus on. Here it is:
Matthew 13:31-32: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed, which a man took and sowed in his field; it is smaller than all other seeds; but when it is full grown, it is larger than the garden plants, and becomes a tree, so that the birds of the air come and nest in its branches.”
“The Suffering of Animals: A Christian Response:” by John Morris
February 8, 2015
The Fifth Sunday after Epiphany
My text this morning is taken from our reading from Isaiah 40, verse 21: “Do you not know? Have you not heard? Has it not been told to you from the beginning?”
I’m going to start by connecting what I want to say with Peter’s terrific sermon last week. Among other things, Peter asked the question, how can Seekers continue to hold up and nurture prophetic voices in our community? He pointed out how our very name, Seekers, was chosen to emphasize that there are prophets living here and now, and it is the quality of our listening, our seeking, that makes prophets.
“Filled with Light” by Peter Bankson
February 1, 2015
The Fourth Sunday after Epiphany
INTRODUCTION
This year our Epiphany theme has been an invitation to see things differently, to hone and spread our spirits and let ourselves be carried into fresh insight. This is a time filled with new light.
Being with Bokamoso as they face into a new time after Solly’s untimely death has given me some fresh insight about their prophetic role in South Africa. And my own stepping aside from our Servant Leadership Team is beginning to open my eyes to new possibilities closer to home. Signs of light are all around, and today’s scripture lessons invite us to think about how we can help the light shine.
Bokamoso 2015
January 25, 2014 The Third Sunday after the Epiphany Today, the young people from Bokamoso again joined us, bringing us songs and stories from their lives in Winterfeld, South Africa. There is no text, but only our joyous memories of their visit and our anticipation of their return next year.
A Martin Luther King Day Reflection by Larry Rawlings
January 18, 2015
The Second Sunday After the Epiphany
Today our readings and the persons described in them are somewhat instructive about the holiday we will celebrate tomorrow in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Dr. King was a prophet of the 20th Century, leading his people to the edge of the promised land, like Moses, who also died before he could enter himself. And like Moses Dr. King was given a vision of that promised land.
But the prophet in today’s readings is not Moses, but Samuel, a prophet who lived in that promised land to which Moses led his people.