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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Marjory Zoet Bankson: The Colors of Call
May 01, 2005
I would color the first stage of call Red, like a stoplight, because you are likely to feel stopped in your tracks. The teacher is going away. A dear friend dies. The founder moves. Your job ends. Whatever situation held your sense of call is gone and God seems silent on the other end of the line.
Deborah Sokolove: Seeing the Glory of God
April 24, 2005
The defenders of icons during the iconographic controversies of the 8th and 9th centuries held that icons contained the whole of creation, with animals represented by the egg suspension, vegetables by the wood panel, and minerals by the pigments that were used as paint. Without this basis in matter, the holy images would not exist. Without the ground-up stones, there would be no image of glory.
Peter Bankson: Render Unto Caesar that which is Caesar’s … and Unto God …?
April 17, 2005
In my early days at Seekers Church, nobody asked for more of my time until I was ready to give it. There were opportunities for other commitments, and there was the overriding expectation that if this was the church for me I would come to want to spend more time and energy here. However, it did not feel like pressure.
Peter Bankson: Render Unto Caesar that which is Caesar's … and Unto God …?
April 17, 2005
In my early days at Seekers Church, nobody asked for more of my time until I was ready to give it. There were opportunities for other commitments, and there was the overriding expectation that if this was the church for me I would come to want to spend more time and energy here. However, it did not feel like pressure.
Doug Wysockey-Johnson: The Emmaus Road
April 10, 2005
It must be noted that at other points in this interaction with Cleopus and partner, the dialogue feels a little sharp. Jesus shoots back, (paraphrased) ‘Oh what knuckleheads you are; how slow of heart to believe’. It is not a model of nonviolent communication. But early in the story, Jesus simply comes along side, gives them room to talk, and asks them a few simple questions. What are you discussing? Tell me about what has happened.