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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A Sermon by a Discipleship Year Intern
19 August 2012 Twelth Sunday after Pentecost One of the Discipleship Year interns shared a reflection on her life history, current faith calling, and fuoture vision.
A Sermon by Nat Reid
29 July 2012
Ninth Sunday after Pentecost
Our Gospel passage will be my point of departure today. I want to consider three things, primarily: the incredible fruitfulness, or abundance of God; the limitations of the rational mind we glimpse in Phillip; and the symbolism of the story which follows where we see Jesus walking across the water toward the disciples.
New Story Leadership 2012
22 July 2012 Eighth 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. We heard from an Israeli and a Christian Palestinian is they described their struggles to write a “new story” of the tortured relationships between their peoples as well as to do the inner work needed by each to break out of their respective cultural patterns.
“Spiritual Freedom” by Pat Conover
15 July 2012
Seventh Sunday after Pentecost
Two weeks ago I preached about Communion as the sacrament which celebrates the new covenant written on our hearts, the covenant that binds us together in Seekers, the covenant made possible by the good gifts of God , the gifts we give and the gifts we receive. I talked about the love and caring and trust that makes us who we are, the love and caring that sings the harmony of alignment with the guidance and inspiration of Jesus, the opportunities to recognize and respond to the Presence of God in every moment and situation of our lives.
Today I’m going to talk about this gift of covenant as a gift of spiritual freedom, a freedom for shared here and now salvation.
“Why are you afraid? Have you still no faith?” by Sandra Miller
8 July 2012
Sixth Sunday after Pentecost
Psalm 19:14 according to Nan Merrill, Psalms For Praying
Let the words of my mouth
and the meditation of my heart
find favor in your Heart
O my Beloved, my strength and
my joy!
Kate always started, as I have, our sermons with this prayer from Psalm 19, and today is no different. In just a few weeks we will mark the anniversary of her death, each in our own way. Sadness and gladness for me will walk hand in hand in my remembrance of Kate. I still miss her terribly, especially in the way her wisdom helped to anchor me in the daily structures of my life. Yet, I look around this sanctuary, at those present and those who can’t be with us today, and I see reflections of Kate and her goodness in every face. It isn’t fair to single people out, but how can I not remark that she must be dancing in heaven as she looks on Jackie’s and David’s lives today. We all know that she was a vital part of their welcoming into Seekers, and more importantly welcoming them into the being and becoming of their lives now. Todo cambio – everything changes.