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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“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. “
“Freedom versus Opression” by Rachel Smith
August 3, 2008
I had this thought a while back – about all the trouble that goes into the creation and enforcement of RULES. There are rules against driving anything over 65 even on the interstate, but only in certain states; rules against wearing brown shoes with a black outfit but black pants and a brown sweater is okay; rules against wearing open-toed shoes at work except on Fridays its okay, rules for how the proper way for children to stand and walk in line back and forth to the lunchroom at school, rules you make for your dog that he is allowed to eat scraps from the table, but only if Dad puts them on a plate on the floor. The list goes on.
“What You Tell Yourself” by Lia Scholl of Starlight Ministries
July 27, 2008
Did you ever hear that it takes 10 compliments to counteract one negative comment in a person’s life? Imagine this. How many negative comments do you hear a day? How many have you heard in your life? And then, how many positive comments do you hear?
“Emmanuel – God with Us” by Cari Willis
July 20, 2008
One of my favorite titles for Jesus is “Emmanuel” as it means, “God with us.” I found it interesting that my New Testament professor, Dr. Kavin Rowe, told us that Emmanuel is a framing device for the Gospel of Matthew. Matthew wants to make the theological point that Christ is the definitive fulfillment of Torah because he is the Emmanuel.