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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“L’Arche” by Emmy Lu Daly
October 26, 2008
"Holy Spirit, make my eyes to see…"
This is a favorite song in the L’Arche Community and it is sung at the opening of prayer night every other Tuesday evening. Many people who are not directly involved in L’Arche join us because it is always inspiring. Seekers Church has been a generous support of L’Arche for many years and I want to thank the community for that faithful support.
“Recommiting to Loving Forgiveness” by David Lloyd
October 19, 2008
So, does Saint Paul’s first letter to that little house church in Thessalonica describe us? A community whose faith has shown itself in action, its love in labor, and its hope of our Lord Jesus Christ in fortitude? Have we welcomed the Gospel so that it meant grave suffering for us? In spite of that suffering, do we rejoice in the Holy Spirit? Have we become a model for all believers outside of our area?
“Wailing and Gnashing Teeth” by Deborah Sokolove
October 12, 2008
This is a hard Sunday to be preaching. As the crashing stock market tests our faith, I don’t want to preach cheap grace and easy solutions. Many of us will, indeed, weather this economic storm, with nothing more than a little inconvenience. But some people will lose their homes, their jobs, their entire life savings. And many people who already have nothing will continue to bear the cost of an inequitable system from which I, and many of you, benefit. Jesus knew about that inequitable system.
“Faith and Commitment”
October 5, 2008
A grey squirrel runs down the trunk of an oak tree and into the road in front of my car. Halfway across the road, he notices my car and panics. He skids to a stop, then turns back toward the oak tree. Almost immediately, he seems to question his decision. He stops, turns, and races back across the road. My car is bearing down on him, but he’s still not sure. Maybe he should hurry back to the oak tree, after all. He hesitates. No, maybe not. . . . Commitment. It can be a problem for squirrels. Also for humans.
“Two Ways, at Least” by Dan Phillips
September 28, 2008
Dan Phillips, a Seekers alumnus who is now a Baptist minister, askd which of the two children in the parable did what the parent asked. Was it the one who agreed, but went off and did something else? Or was it the one who said no, but thought better of it and mowed the lawn anyway?