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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Kate Amoss: November Sermon
November 15, 1998
November is the month of apocalypse — the month of unveiling and uncovering. In November, the earth disrobes. Her bright shimmering garb of red and gold leaves falls. Naked trunks and limbs are exposed to the cold autumn light. The underlying structure of the world is revealed — the hidden purpose of creation laid bare. We see the trees bridging the divide between earth and heaven. Apocalypse is about dispelling illusion and seeing deeply into the marrow of existence. [Also contains the liturgy of the baptism of Cassandra Willkens.
Sherri Alms: Haggai and the Velveteen Rabbit
November 08, 1998
Because in Margery Williams’ tale of a toy rabbit lies the essence of resurrection for me. “Real isn’t how you are made,” said the Skin Horse. “It’s a thing that happens to you. When a child loves you for a long, long time, not just to play with, but REALLY loves you, then you become real.” The skin horse told the Rabbit this when the rabbit was still new, plush, and loved. But it wasn’t until the Rabbit was old, threadbare, and worn, like my childhood bear here, that the miracle of resurrection could occur.
Pat Conover: Space Discovery
November 01, 1998
[Delivered at a nearby hotel in a special service aimed at helping the community with the spiritual challenge of our search for new space.] I proclaim to you the Seekers time of the movable circle, the holy meal as a picnic, the out-of-control holy meal on a hillside near the chaotic sea.
Marjory Zoet Bankson: Living from Book to Book
October 25, 1998
Each time I thought I’d gotten the answer right, Elizabeth O’Connor came out with another book, which probed and poked my religious imagination into new places.
Deborah Sokolove: Recommitment and Dancing Bears
October 18, 1998
What is “full, conscious and active participation” in the liturgy? And what is the liturgy that we are asked to participate in? I’d like to explore our own practice a little, to share with you some of my understandings of what we are up to in our dancing bear act, what it is that we just recommitted ourselves to.