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.
“Commitment and Sin” by Marjory Bankson
September 7, 2008
Today begins our recommitment season, which will come to fruition on Recommitment Sunday the third week of October — when it will be time for each one of us to decide whether to claim our membership in Seekers. For us, it’s a season of reflection and examination that leads toward the commitment statement which is printed on the inside of the bulletin. You can also see the similarity and differences between the member’s statement and the additional elements of the Steward’s commitment to care for the health of Seekers.
“Good-bye Sermon” by Anna Gilcher
August 31, 2008
Rumi wrote — and I have quoted this before at this pulpit:“If your knowledge of fire has been turned to certainty by words alone, then seek to be cooked by the fire itself. Don’t abide in borrowed certainty. There is no real certainty until you burn; if you wish for this, sit down in the fire.”
This is what Jacqie and Linda and Kate invited us to do last week in the sacred conversation on race and diversity. To sit down in the fire and allow ourselves to burn… not to be consumed but to be transformed.
3rd Sacred Conversation on Race and Diversity
August 24, 2008
On May 18th, 2008 Seekers Church, Covenant Christian Community, the Divinity Center for Better Living and the National Spirituality and Science Center who all call the building at 276 Carroll Street NW their faith home joined together and formed a community of communities and began a sacred conversation about race and diversity.
“Chosen, Blessed, Broken, Given” by the 2008 Guatemala Pilgrims
August 17, 2008
Henri Nouwen, a Roman Catholic priest, has written about the idea of "chosen, blessed, broken, and given" as essential to the Cristian life. This mirrors the story of Jesus, and of the Eucharist. We pilgrims to Guatemala this year were asked to reflect and pray about this powerful concept, and allow it to inform our journey. Here are some of our refflections.
“Baptism and Beautiful Feet” by Kevin Ogle
August 10, 2008
As I was beginning to think about what I would say to you today, Deborah informed me of Seekers theme for this liturgical season. “