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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Brenda Seat: Celebrating Christmas: Telling the Great Stories of God's Presence Among Us
December 28, 2003
As a Christian, I am supposed to be following in Jesus’ footsteps, but sometimes it feels like Jesus’ footsteps aren’t ever really touching the ground, that somehow in all of this “amazingness” he is far beyond my reach.
Peter Bankson: An Irrational Season
December 21, 2003
Here is my Christmas stocking. My great aunt Orpha made it for me when I was two years old. Over the past 62 years, it has hung in twenty homes, waiting each year for something small and special to fill it out.
Dan Phillips: The Tale of Zechariah
December 07, 2003
Zechariah had been waiting for this since the angel came. He could, he supposed, call this child Zechariah Jr. just to spite that haughty angel. However, it had been God’s command, and surely, she knew best. So he asked for paper, to make sure everyone understood him, and he wrote down the name John, which some scholars say means ‘Grace of God’. The family might have argued further, but at this very moment, Zechariah got his voice back. As he began praising God, everyone began asking what kind of a child this was going to be, with such parents!
Marjory Zoet Bankson: What Are We Waiting For?
November 30, 2003
25 years ago this fall, Emily sent me to a clown class as part of my preparation for membership in Seekers. She thought that I needed to learn how to laugh at myself…and indeed, I did. I still do.
Muriel Lipp: Circle of Hope
November 23, 2003
How do we, who follow Jesus, bear witness to the truth when we are involved in a network of pain, war and desecration? How can we bear witness when we are rich and powerful and much of the world hates us? Where is the Hope in this? Revelation says, “I hold the keys of death’s domain.” Hope. Sometimes that is all we have, and as Emily Dickinson says, it is a thing with feathers. It is not always solid. Sometimes, hope is just a wispy thing.