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 Service in the Style of Taizé – 29 April 2012
The 4th Sunday of Easter 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. This Sunday was one such time. Repeating the chants together until they die away into the silence provides rest for our world-weary spirits as well as an opportunity for individual reflection on our faith journeys. As we joined in spirit with the monks at Taizé, we were nourished by their faithfulness as well as by their music.
A Sermon by Andre Faulkner
15 April 2012
The 2nd Sunday of Easter
Andre Faulkner spoke about his experiences as a current participant in the Church of the Saviour Discipleship Year program.
“Practicing Resurrection” by Marjory Bankson
08 April 2012
Easter Sunday
On Easter, we celebrate resurrection — the physical presence of Jesus in a new form — as the Risen Christ. Easter is also a pagan celebration set for the first Sunday after the first full moon following the Spring Equinox to honor the return of Spring after a long Winter although the beauty of our springtime this year suggests that we do not need the deathwatch of winter in order to see rebirth in the natural world.
“More Promise in a Dark Time” by Deborah Sokolove
01 April 2012
Palm/Passion Sunday
This has been a long and difficult Lenten season. In other years, I have felt out of synch with the liturgical year, unable or unwilling to enter into a season of penitence just when the sky is beginning to show light as I walk to the gym in the early morning, and my spirits are lifting after the long, dark, cold of winter. This year, however, Ash Wednesday seemed to coincide with a deep, inner need to repent, to re-examine my motives and behavior, to renew my commitment to the spiritual disciplines that keep me connected to the Divine. In the weeks that followed, I have found my prayer life richer, my awareness of my failings sharper, and my compassion for the failings of others much greater.
“Justice, Mercy, Law, and Discrimination” by Pat Conover
25 March 2012
The Fifth Sunday in Lent
I know some of you don’t like Hebrew Scripture very much, so you helped me pick the lectionary scripture I wanted to work with for writing this sermon. Fortunately, the Jeremiah 31 scripture provides a lot to work with that is quite relevant for the story I’m going to tell you.