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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“We are All in this Together” by Brenda Seat
October 6, 2013
The 20th Sunday after Pentecost
Although we began our Recommitment Season at the beginning of September, it is usually about this time, when there are only two more Sundays left before Recommitment Sunday, that I get serious about preparing. I take out the questions that have been in the bulletin for weeks now and finally put them in my purse to take home and review. I look at my calendar for the next two weeks and try to figure out how I am going to squeeze in my hour in the chapel contemplating my commitment to God and to this community. Every year I am pretty certain that I am going to renew my commitment. It all seems rather perfunctory. After all “We are all in this together,” right?
“Commitment: Why Bother?” by Peter Bankson
September 29, 2013
The 19th Sunday after Pentecost
This is “Recommitment Season” at Seekers Church. Like our sister faith communities that have grown out of Church of the Saviour we maintain the tradition of inviting all members of the community to make a conscious, intentional commitment to join together on the spiritual journey with Christ for the upcoming year. It may sound odd, but this kind of conscious commitment helps us open our hearts to God’s creation in new ways.
A Sermon by Dr. Howard Dean Trulear
September 22, 2013 The 18th Sunday after Pentecost The service this week was jointly organized by members of Seekers Church and Covenant Christian Community, as part of the Sacred Conversation on Race and Diversity. Dr. Trulear spoke on the importance of maintaining relationships with people who are imprisoned, so that they will have a place of welcome when they return to the larger society. The text of this sermon is not yet available.
“Commitment and RE-Commitment” by Shelley Jeanne Marcus
September 15, 2013
The 17th Sunday after Pentecost
I’ve been engaged recently in pondering what we nine faith communities in the tradition of the Church of the Saviour mean when we talk about being “in the tradition of the Church of the Saviour.” These personal explorations have arisen for me from involvement in the life of three or four of these churches over the past few years. My explorations have confirmed, for me, the essential wisdom embodied in this tradition, and also have provoked new wondering about the specific structures and practices that embody that wisdom.
“Recommitting to Vulnerable Freedom” by David Lloyd
September 8, 2013
The 16th Sunday after Pentecost
The word “gospel” means “good news” and good news isn’t a lesson. Instead it’s celebratory. Bring on the good news so we can party! I’d be happy for the liturgist to announce that the reader will “bring us this week’s good news.” Today may not be one of those Sundays! Today’s gospel hardly sounds like good news! Instead, it sounds like one of those “hard teachings” of Jesus.