Sermons

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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Feel free to use what is helpful from these sermons. We only ask that when substantial portions are abstracted or used in a written work, please credit Seekers Church and the author, and cite the URL.

David W. Lloyd: Preparing the Way of the Lord

December 07, 1997

Isaiah and John remind us that as we prepare the Lord’s way we have mountains to bring low. The first mountain is the hoarding of resources we claim as Americans. This mountain is built on a cultural foundation of ambition and self-interest that blend with greed and selfishness. When you read the first three chapters of Luke as a unity, it is very clear that there is a radical ethic common to John and to Jesus that challenges the existing order.

 

Prelude by The Teen Clowns: The Annunciation

December 07, 1997

Angel Gabriel: Don’t be afraid, you will have a baby boy and name him Jesus. He will be great and God will give him the throne of David and his reign over Israel will never end. Mary: No, you don’t understand. I’m a virgin. Joseph and I are old fashioned and are waiting until we’re married.

 

Marjory Zoet Bankson: Advent and Apocalypse

November 30, 1997

Think of the tension for those early believers who thought the end of time was coming in their lifetime. How did they manage to keep their faith and give birth to a new generation when they expected the Apocalypse? Converts, yes. Babies, no — and yet we know children are conceived in times of war. Something in us yearns for life, maybe more when the end is near.

 

Jeanne Marcus: Salvation History Lessons

November 09, 1997

The story seems more Naomi’s than Ruth’s. Ruth marries Boaz, and gives birth to a son. But the strange thing is: from that point on, nothing is seen or heard of either Ruth or Boaz again. They disappear! Instead, everyone turns to Naomi, congratulating her on the baby who restores her to life.