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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Story Telling Time: “The Secret Agent” by Edward Hayes, offered by Cynthia Dahlin
June 29, 2025
Third Sunday After Pentecost
Two weeks ago, John Morris told us “…we have a sort of tension here – we have the Word of God as a truth that was there at the beginning, a deep structure of everything that is and could be – but we also have the Word of God as evolving, requiring understanding and interpretation, not the kind of Word we can point to in a piece of scripture and say, “It’s written there, so it must be true.”
A Journey Through 1 Kings 19 by Erin Bush
June 22, 2025
Second Sunday After Pentecost
Thanks so much for having me, Seekers, for my first time bringing the word from this suddenly-rather-intimidating lectern. The good thing about being part of a congregation with an open pulpit is that you know the congregation is full of people who either have done this before, or who might do this in the future, and that’s encouraging somehow.
Our lectionary series has brought us some powerful passages–there are some real bangers this week! Galatians 3, a passage that has said so much to generations of our faith, would be the obvious focus–but instead, I want you to come with me on a journey to the ancient kingdom of Israel, to 1 Kings 19.
The Word, Then and Now by John Morris
June 15, 2024
Trinity
Deborah gave us a sermon a few weeks back called “Listening for the Word of God.” As always, she said so many excellent things that I’m tempted to just reshuffle them and call them my sermon. But I’ll resist, and quote just one statement that really got my attention and led to my volunteering to preach today. Here it is:
“Rather than simply ignoring the parts of the biblical record that today seem immoral, unjust, or downright cruel, we can acknowledge the whole truth of our past and use that knowledge to move forward into a more just, merciful, and inclusive future.”
Pentecost and the Divine Feminine by Jacqie Wallen
June 8, 2025
Pentecost
I love Pentecost! Which is why, I assume, Deborah asked me to preach today. The first thing I did after I said “yes” to Deborah was to go to Google and type in “Pentecost.” This is my usual way of starting a project, and especially necessary in this case because I have already preached on Pentecost several times and needed to be sure I had some new ideas.
Being a Man, for Better and for Worse: How Illuman Deepened My Inner Work by Dave Kraybill, Kevin Barwick, and Oswaldo Montoya
June 1, 2024
Seventh Sunday of Easter
Dave Kraybill
Some years ago, I had a heart attack that caught me and those who know me by surprise. I didn’t have the usual markers for heart disease. Except, that is, my tendency to work long hours at the expense of my physical and emotional health. A few years later, I experienced a breakdown in some close social ties, and that also caught me by surprise. No, I wasn’t mean to others intentionally, but I had often left my loved ones down through my constant preoccupation with work. I found myself in a place I didn’t expect to be—facing a health crisis, emotionally drained, and unsure how to move forward. That’s when I found “men’s work.”