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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“What Do You Expect?” by David W. Lloyd
August 17, 2014
Tenth Sunday After Pentecost
I want you to close your eyes a minute and think about what you expect when you come to Seekers worship: maybe something or someone to see, something to hear, something to taste during coffee hour, something to touch, maybe even something to smell, something that may happen.
“Fear, Sadness, Connection, and Love” by Kate Amoss
August 10, 2014
Ninth Sunday after Pentecost
Good morning. I am grateful to be here. Today I am going to bring the sermon in the form of three dances on behalf of certain themes that I will be working with – dancing on behalf of is one of my favorite InterPlay forms.
“They Need Not Go Away” by Elizabeth Gelfeld
August 3, 2014
Eighth Sunday After Pentecost
Here’s a Bible pop quiz: How many of Jesus’ miracles are recorded in all four Gospels? If your answer is “one,” you’re correct – and it’s the one we read today. The feeding of the five thousand is the only miracle story that made the cut. So the next question is, why? What does this story tell us about God, about Jesus, and about us, and who we are called to be in the world, that is so important that each of the four evangelists said, “Now, that story must be told.”
“The Power of a Little Yeast” by Peter Bankson
July 31, 2014
Seventh Sunday After Pentecost
SUMMARY
When I signed up to bring the Word on the first Sunday after the Guatemala pilgrimage, I knew that at least six of us would be together this year. I wanted to give us an opportunity to share some of our initial reflections. I’m glad to report that all 20 pilgrims are home safe and sound.
This year we worked with PAVA (Programa de Ayuda a los Vecinos del Altiplano) to help the people of Panimachavac, northeast of Tecpan with the early stages of preparing the site for constructing a new community library.
My sense is that we went to help… and we did just that: We may not have contributed much to the final building, but we helped them get something started, something that will change the way the people of Panimachavac live into the future.
“Emptying” by Kevin Barwick
July 13, 2014
Fifth Sunday After Pentecost
I invite you to close your eyes. You just found out you had the winning numbers for the mega billion jackpot. You are completely taken by surprise, and completed excited; anticipating getting that 2.3 billion dollar check! They said it’s waiting for you at the bank. You just have to go down and pick it up. You rush to the bank. The bank person and the Great Lottery King royally usher you back to the vault where the safety deposit boxes are. The “King” slowly and formally pulls out your box and, with a huge smile, hands you the key. Your heart is pounding in anticipation. You carefully insert the key and turn. The lid clicks open. You then lift the opening to find… to find… that it’s EMPTY!