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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“Honey From the Rock” by Jacqie Wallen
August 29, 2010
In the lectionary readings for today God is complaining that people don’t turn to Him but instead, act as if they were gods themselves. In Jeremiah He says: “For my people have committed two evils: they have forsaken me, the fountain of living water, and dug out cisterns for themselves, cracked cisterns that can hold no water.” Imagine that! People are ignoring God, thefountain of living water, and relying solely on their own cracked cisterns. They probably don’t even know their cisterns are cracked — that’s how proud they are.
“On Jeremiah’s Baptism” by Kevin L. Ogle
August 22, 2010
Two years ago it seemed more of a stretch to find the lection text that I could really lean into when preparing to talk about the topic of baptism for Nathaniel at Seekers as his spiritual home. This year also I did not check the lection texts in advance of scheduling with Celebration Circle for Jeremiah’s baptismal service here. So, for today I expected a similar struggle.
Imagine my surprise when I learned that the Hebrew Bible text for this Sunday was the call of the biblical prophet whose name Jeremiah shares! That, I confess, I took as a good sign.
“I am scared for my generation” by Andrew Holmes
August 15, 2010
I am scared for my generation of Americans. And it might not be for what you think. Yes there are the obvious issues which come to mind; ever increasing sea levels, global warming, an unstable economy, an unstable middle east, a dwindling supply of fossil fuel, an upsurge in obesity, a decrease in job opportunities, two wars, and the appearance that the great American empire may be on its last leg…to name a few. But that’s not what worries me… at least not what worries me the most. What keeps me up at night, what throws me into a real frightful fit is that my generation is woefully unprepared to deal with the economy and global warming and wars and host of other issues we will unfortunately be inheriting in only a few short years. That’s what worries me.
“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for…” by Jill Joseph
August 8, 2010
Let me begin by saying that to deal adequately with what I find to be the frankly difficult readings of this week’s Lectionary would, I believe, require the heart of a prophet and the soul of a saint. And I am neither.
Instead, I come as a woman wrestling with issues of faith, inpatient with herself, buffeted by the quotidian demands of work and family. I often feel that in this community of long and steadfast tradition, I bring adolescent questions and yearnings even as I look squarely at my own aging and mortality. Far too often, I am confused and restless. Far too frequently, the fidelity I am building to daily spiritual practice seems shallow and inadequate, my prayer stale and my meditation empty. My heart cries with a world that is broken and wounded, but I know my response to be incomplete and lackluster.
“Where Is Your Treasure?” by Marjory Zoet Bankson
August 1, 2010
Last Monday, I was sitting on a bus in the Highlands of Guatemala with David Novello, as we threaded our way past the giagantic potholes created by Hurricane Agatha.. I asked him what had surprised him the most about our pilgrimage.
He answered: “The richness of the land and the people here. I had a certain image of poverty that probably comes from the urban landscape in the U.S., but that’s not at all what I experienced here in Guatemala.”