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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“Allan and Ivan Reflect” by Allan Kawiiso and Ivan Kisense with Brenda Seat
June 1, 2014 The Seventh Sunday of Easter (Ascension) Allan Kawiiso and Ivan Kisense, members of the Dongo family, reflected on their lives since coming to the US from Uganda. They are both graduating from high school this year. In a conversation with Brenda Seat, they spoke about the role that their faith has played in sustaining them through difficult times in their major cultural transition, particularly in their academic lives. Both Allan and Ivan will attend Montgomery College in the fall.
“Compassion vs. Codependency: Where Do We Draw the Line?” by Jacqie Wallen
May 25, 2014
The Sixth Sunday of Easter
In our worship services, we often chant: “Ubi caritas, deus ibi est,” meaning, “Where there is caritas, God is there.” Caritas is a, if not the, core Christian virtue. It is the unconditional selfless love of others.
“Street Sense” by Street Sense
May 18, 2014 The Fifth Sunday of Easter Street Sense offered the word this Sunday. Street Sense elevates voices on poverty issues and creates economic opportunities for people experiencing homelessness. With support from Roy Barber and Leslie Jacobson, a group of Street Sense vendors told their stories in song and spoken word. Street Sense is also a biweekly newspaper sold on the street by the vendors as a means of support.
A Sermon for Good Shepherd Sunday by Larry Rawlings
May 11, 2014
The Fourth Sunday of Easter
From all the evangelists and from the Old Testament too, we are used to the image of the Good Shepherd; “The Lord is my shepherd,” we recited with the Psalmist in our response this morning. But in The Gospel we just heard, The Lord is not the Shepherd; He is the gate to the pen where the sheep are kept,
the gate through which the shepherd must pass.
“Imperishable Seeds of Living Hope” by Peter Bankson
May 4, 2014
The Third Sunday of Easter
This time between Easter and Pentecost seems like “chrysalis time.” The caterpillar is being transformed into a new being, one that will carry the Good News to all corners of Creation. The grains of wheat, ground to make bread, die to their identity as seeds even as they feed our identity as the Body of Christ. Is this the “Living Hope” that we carry in our souls as our gift from God? How many grains of wheat have given up their lives to nourish this Body of Christ today?