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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The Parable of the Mustard Seed by Elizabeth Gelfeld
October 5, 2025
The Seventeenth Sunday After Pentecost
Elizabeth Gelfeld presented the Parable of the Mustard Seed (Luke 13:18-19) from The Complete Guide to Godly Play, Vol. 3, by Jerome W. Berryman. The quotes below are taken from this volume.
“Godly Play is what Jerome Berryman calls his interpretation of Montessori religious education. It is an imaginative approach for working with children, an approach that supports, challenges, nourishes, and guides their spiritual quest. It is more akin to spiritual guidance than to what we generally think of as religious education.” (p. 5)
A Service in the Style of Taizé for Recommitment 2025
September 28, 2025
Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
From time to time Seekers Church takes time out from its regular preaching schedule for a service of chant, prayer and reflection modeled on the worship of the Taizé Community in France. This Sunday was one such time. Repeating the chants together until they die away into the silence provides rest for our world-weary spirits as well as an opportunity for individual reflection on our faith journeys. As we joined in spirit with the monks at Taizé, we were nourished by their faithfulness as well as by their music. Our chants were accompanied and supported by Glen Yakushiji at the piano.
Spiritual Thresholds at Seekers by Jacqie Wallen
September 21, 2025
Fifteenth Sunday After Pentecost
Last Sunday, 44 of us gathered for a Day of Prayer and Conversation facilitated by Mike Little of the Faith and Money Network, another offshoot of Church of the Saviour. In a remarkable display of goodwill, unity, vulnerability, acceptance, and creativity, we responded in a collaborative and orderly way to the following questions:
- What do we as a community hold most precious?
- What difficulties are we experiencing as we work to keep Seekers Church thriving and true to our values?
- Based on the values we’ve identified, what do we hope Seekers will look like in ten years?
The day itself was a profound example of liminal space. Liminal space is a time or place between what was and what will be. The word comes from the Latin limen, meaning “threshold.” It’s not where we were or where we will be but rather a between time of change. A chrysalis, or pupa, exemplifies liminal space. A caterpillar, a crawling worm, spins itself a cocoon and then dissolves into a soupy goop. The goop consists of what biologists call “imaginal cells,” which contain the blueprint for a butterfly. The butterfly emerges transformed, with beautiful wings and the ability to fly.
A Day of Prayer and Conversation
September 14, 2025
Fourteenth Sunday After Pentecost
Our worshipping community gathered for a Day of Prayer and Conversation at the Wellspring Conference Center in Germantown, Maryland. Together we explored three questions:
- What do we as a community hold most precious?
- What difficulties are we experiencing as we work to keep Seekers Church thriving and true to our values?
- Based on the values we’ve identified, what do we hope Seekers will look like in ten years?
These explorations were rich and engaging and offered us many opportunities to grow together into the future.
A Pottery Obect Lesson by Marjory Bankson
September 7, 2025
The Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost
As the Word for All Ages, Marjory Bankson spoke about the scripture as she demonstrated using a potters wheel. The text for this sermon is not yet available.