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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New Story Leadership 2013
July 21, 2013
The 9th 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.
“Health, Mental Health, and Salvation” by Pat Conover
July 14, 2013
The 8th Sunday after Pentecost
I look to Jesus for my positive understanding of mental health, for reclaiming the salve of salvation. Jesus said “Come and follow me” to some people but he sent most them on their own ways. Jesus is not in the business of offering healing as part of a come on for evangelism. It’s the other way round. Come to Jesus for salvation and you may end up with a calling to help others with their healing.
“Preparing for God’s Kingdom” by Dave Lloyd
July 8, 2013
The 7th Sunday after Pentecost
Every time I read this story of Naaman and Elisha I remember a clown skit we did years ago. For those of you who have joined us recently, we once had an active clown troupe that from time to time would act out the scriptures in worship. When the story of Naaman was in our lection, Doug Dodge and Mary Carol’s late husband Alan begged us to act it out because they had always wanted to do a clown skit with a medical operation, you know, the one where the clown surgeon keeps pulling all kinds of odd things from the body of the patient, who awakes and periodically needs anesthetizing by being bopped on the head. In the skit Marjory Bankson portrayed the slave-girl as a cleaning lady who was mopping up the floor during the operation, repeatedly saying, “You don’t need all that. All you need is this water,” as she gestured to a bucket labeled “Living Water.”
“For Freedom We are Set Free” by Deborah Sokolove
June 30, 2013
The 6th Sunday after Pentecost
Paul seems to be saying that our spiritual life is grounded in our daily realities, in the way that we conduct ourselves outwardly, in our relationships with others; and inwardly, in our feelings, thoughts, hopes, and desires. When we are “in the flesh” – given over to a crassly materialistic view of life, in which the only value is my pleasure, my desires, my selfish ego – we behave in ways that are harmful to others and destructive of our own peace of mind. On the other hand, the fruit of a life rooted in the Spirit is both caring and careful of the needs of others and filled with joy and inner peace.
“Invitation to Exegetical Conversation” by Fred Taylor
June 23, 2013
The 5th Sunday after Pentecost
Fred Taylor, along with Sonya Dyer, called Seekers Church into being in 1976. Fred now worships with Eighth Day Church, another of the Church of the Saviour offspring. Today, he invited us into what he called an “exegetical conversation” about the future of Seekers and the entire Church of the Saviour community.