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: First Fruits of Pentecost
May 31, 1998
Whenever I hear about the sight and sound of the Holy Spirit’s outpouring, I think of firing a pottery kiln at night. With the gas burners on full, it’s the sound of a propane torch, magnified many times. Flames lick the night air, reaching for oxygen, hungry for change. The bright yellow-white light is pulsing and the pots stand almost transparent — shadows in the light.
Deborah Sokolove: Wiggling our Toes in the City of God
May 10, 1998
The Book of Revelation is a difficult one, full of visions and prophecy. For some, what it seems to reveal is a map, or a timetable, forecasting the events at end of time, when Jesus will return in glory. For others, it recalls other apocalyptic writings, such as parts of the Book of Daniel, a coded wishful thinking, lurid imaginings of the vengeance that will one day befall the oppressors of a captive people. Many prefer not to read it at all.
David W. Lloyd: Feeding Lambs and Tending Sheep
May 03, 1998
The poisonous plants that threaten our Seekers flock, particularly our little lambs, are not false doctrines purporting to be Christian. Rather, they are toxic parts of our secular culture — TV shows, movies, and music, and art that appear to feed our senses but poison our souls. They include beliefs: that we are not responsible for our brothers and sisters, that all things are relative, that the only way to keep hopeless at bay is to claim redress, that everything has monetary value, and that only things with high monetary value are important.
Annamarie White: Jesus on the Shore
April 26, 1998
As a writer, I’ve always loved the story in John 21. It’s so wonderfully tied-together and satisfying. Here are the disciples back in a boat, fishing, the original activity that Christ called them to abandon, when he invited them to become fishers of men instead. [Also includes “Wyoming”, a poem.]
Kathy Cochrane: Creation — God Saw That It Was Good
April 19, 1998
But, you say — “well it says later that we’re supposed to be those with dominion.” Hold on my friends. Not until we comprehend the totality of all of Creation being seen and valued as good by God, can we even approach comprehending the idea of dominion.