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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“The Prodigal Son and the Unrepentant Son” by John Morris
March 10, 2014
The 4th Sunday in Lent
I grew up with no religious education, because my parents didn’t believe in it…The prodigal son story first came to me in a song recorded by the Rolling Stones in 1968, when I was 14. I remember vividly everything about my early musical loves; listening to and playing music were the closest things to spiritual experiences I had. So, though it sounds unlikely, I can remember what I thought and felt when I first heard this song… I was moved and interested by this song. I did not know the story came from the bible. It sounded like a blues, a Southern tall tale, full of “poor boys” and “swine” and “famine comin’ in the land.”
“Money Matters” by Marjory Bankson
March 3, 2013
The Third Sunday in Lent
Today, I want to speak about money as a Lenten practice. How we deal with money is one of the hardest things to talk about in community or family. That makes it a likely place to expect a visit from the Devil, and that might make it a good place to confront our “functional atheism.”
A Service in the Style of Taizé in Lent 2013
February 24, 2013
The Second Sunday in Lent
Several times each year, Seekers Church takes time out from its regular preaching schedule for a service of chant, prayer and reflection modeled on the worship of the Taizé Community in France.
“A More Opportune Time” by Deborah Sokolove
February 17, 2013
The First Sunday in Lent
A few days ago, we marked our foreheads with ashes, reminding one another that we come from the earth and, one day, sooner or later, each of us will return to it. We do this to join our story to the story of Jesus, as we learn along with him what it means to be God’s beloved, chosen child.
“Transfiguration, Veiled Minds, and Loving Your Mother” by Elizabeth Gelfeld
February 11, 2013
The Feast of the Transfiguration
Most Sundays we hear the liturgist say something like this: We at Seekers believe that all of us hear the Word of God and from time to time some are called to share that Word in the sermon. I confess to you that that is not exactly how I happen to be standing here today. . . . Because global climate change is something I care deeply about, I signed on hoping that, by today, the Holy One would give me a word to share with you.