Sermons

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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Feel free to use what is helpful from these sermons. We only ask that when substantial portions are abstracted or used in a written work, please credit Seekers Church and the author, and cite the URL.

“Judgment and Grace in the Middle East” by Pat Conover

09 pentecost bulletin thumb.jpg June 21, 2009

   

On the one hand Psalm 9 is a hymn of exultation in revenge following victory in battle, a common theme for the oppressed tribes that had to fight repeatedly for their existence. On the other hand, it is also a hymn of faith in a God of justice for all people, justice with recognition that it is the oppressed who most need justice to restrain the arbitrary whims of those who hold power. . 

“We walk by faith and not by sight” by Jill Joseph

09 pentecost bulletin thumb.jpg  June 14, 2009

   

Without sight we are dependent, contingent, tentative, and incomplete.  Again and again today, the lectionary tells us that the reality is that we cannot see, at least not as God sees.  We are distracted by the external and trivial.  We are, frankly, wrong when we believe we do see. 

“Languages of the Heart” by Deborah Sokolove

09 pentecost bulletin thumb.jpgMay 31, 2009

Pentecost

   

How well did you follow the Scripture readings we just heard? I imagine the Hawaiian Pidgin version of Acts 2 was understandable to most of you, even if it sounded a big strange. And some of you might have been able to follow the Gospel in Spanish, in which Jesus promises, "When the Advocate comes, whom I will send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who comes from the Father, he will testify on my behalf." But I’m guessing that only one or two of you could follow the passage from Romans as it was read in Japanese,