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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David W. Lloyd: Recommitment Tasks
October 14, 2001
On Wednesday the 12th, I went to the Pentagon, in response to a request for volunteers to staff the phones in our agency’s headquarters. My colleagues set up an assistance center in a nearby hotel for the families of those missing after the attack. There was an air of unreality about being in the Pentagon. The smell of smoke was present, though not in our part of the building. Periodically we would look out the windows across the Pentagon courtyard to firefighters standing on the roof of the innermost ring of the building, 6 stories up, directing their hoses to the outermost rings where smoke was still rising.
Peter Bankson: Prayer: A Radical Response to Life
October 07, 2001
Authentic prayer has the same three elements as the life of a butterfly. First, you need to receive from Creation. Like a caterpillar. Eat, grow, eat, grow. Then you must reflect on Creation. Like a pupa. Withdraw from the culture. Spin a cocoon. Go on silent retreat. Then — and only then — you must respond to Creation. Like a butterfly. Draw attention to the hidden blossom. Change the system. Break down the walls that separate us.
Deborah Sokolove: In Fear and Trembling
September 29, 2001
This is my story, my history, a reality I share with those brought up within the Jewish community. My decision to follow Christ does not erase it. We were taught to fear that anti-Semitism is lurking just beneath the surface of even the most civilized and friendly Christians. Although I grew up in a largely Jewish neighborhood, I was taught to wear my Star of David necklace hidden inside my shirt, “just in case.” It was a precious secret, but not to be shared with outsiders. Just like African-Americans who see slight and prejudice where none was intended, Jewish people who were educated as I was see danger that is invisible to others.
Margreta Silverstone: How Do We Build the Community of God?
September 23, 2001
After having spent six weeks sitting with the Psalms and feeling their passion and emotion, I read Psalm 79 and think, “Yes, they invaded us. Yes, they poured out blood like water. So, yes, I want you, God, to get them, pour out Your wrath.” On the other hand, when I read Psalm 4 I cannot help but wonder the same questions and examine my own life for how I may have caused what occurred on September 11.
Marjory Zoet Bankson: Seeing Things Whole
September 16, 2001
Last Tuesday, the world saw and heard the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington. Diane told me that she had heard from clients and friends in 37 different countries. Kathy forwarded an inquiry from our MUKA friends in South Africa. I suspect we have all had calls from near and far that began “Are you ok?” I found myself stumbling over my response, bewildered by the enormity of what had happened. Never has a national disaster brought such an international response — because now we know we are all connected. What we do matters to the rest of the world.