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.

Deborah Sokolove: Learning Compassion

February 13, 2005

What no one expected was Birgitta’s vehement, positive assurance that everyone was a sinner from birth, condemned to eternal lakes of fire unless they accepted Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. It was the first time that we had ever met anyone who believed in a literal hell, and we were astounded. In fact, I was so surprised by her assertion about the existence of the undying lakes of fire that I did not even notice what she said about sin and redemption.

Pat Conover: Taking Care of Each Other

January 30, 2005

You do not have an individual choice about whether you want to pay your Social Security taxes or not so maybe you do not feel virtuous. However, we live in a country that has made repeated choices to first create, and then expand, Social Security. Now we face a key political moment in which the president has proposed taking a significant step to start breaking down the traditional Social Security system. The choice is collectively before us once again.

Tiffany Montavon: Tiffany’s Epiphany

January 23, 2005

I signed up for a weeklong flamenco dance camp. To prepare I took a 10 week beginner flamenco class with Ziva here in Chevy Chase. The advanced class was after my class. One day I slipped in just to watch, and Ziva looked at me with that haughty flamenco distain and said, “No No! You go!”

Tiffany Montavon: Tiffany's Epiphany

January 23, 2005

I signed up for a weeklong flamenco dance camp. To prepare I took a 10 week beginner flamenco class with Ziva here in Chevy Chase. The advanced class was after my class. One day I slipped in just to watch, and Ziva looked at me with that haughty flamenco distain and said, “No No! You go!”