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 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.
A Sermon by Pat Conover
1 July 2012
5th Sunday After Pentecost
I was tempted to toss my sermon plan and preach on the Samuel passage. I offer a brief reflection on verses twelve to fourteen of the Corinthians passage which deals with Paul’s theology of giving, giving from his Gentile churches to the poverty of the Jewish community in Jerusalem, before turning to the primary focus of my sermon. Here are verses twelve to fourteen in my U. S. language version based on the Revised New English Bible.
If we give eagerly according to our means that is acceptable to God. God doesn’t ask us to give what we don’t have. You don’t need to relieve others at a cost of hardship to yourselves. It is a question of equality. At the moment your surplus meets their need. One day your need may be met from their surplus. The aim is equality.
“Whoever Does the Will of God” by Deborah Sokolove
10 June 2012
The 3rd Sunday After Pentecost
In today’s Gospel reading, we have been dumped into the middle of a story. All through the Easter season, and on through Pentecost and Trinity Sundays, we’ve been reading mostly from John. Today, suddenly, we are in the third chapter of Mark, where we hear that Jesus is being followed around by such large crowds that from time to time he has to get on a boat or climb up a mountain, just to have time to have a bite to eat or stop to listen to what God is saying to him.