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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“Just the Way You Are” by Glenn Clark
September 9, 2018
Sixteenth Sunday after Pentecost
As Dave Lloyd mentioned last week, my mission group, Learners and Teachers, is filling the pulpit this month. I’m not sure that I would have ever signed up to preach on my own, but here I am and here we are. I’m not very comfortable with the term sermon or preaching for my time with you today, but I will share the word as I’ve heard it these past weeks.
Three of the four lectionary readings, including one we didn’t hear read this morning, talk about healing. There’s a lot of different ways we could discuss healing. The word “heal” is used throughout the Bible and is the English translation for at least four different Hebrew and Greek words. Healing is used in several senses, to reference making whole or well, it’s used metaphorically for the restoration of the soul to spiritual health, the restoration of an afflicted land, and even the forgiveness of sin. I’ve never really questioned the concept healing. I mean, why wouldn’t someone want to be healed from whatever was wrong with them. But as I’ve prepared for today, I asked myself “Why does the Bible talk so much about healing? Does it reflect what people need from their religion—a hope that their God is in control of nature? Do I need a faith that promises healing? And what does healing mean today, and here, at Seekers?”
“Living Our Inheritance in the Period of Recommitment” by David Lloyd
September 2, 2018
Fifteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Learners and Teachers Mission Group signed up to preach the first four weeks of September. Today is the last Sunday of the theme “Living with our Inheritance” and next Sunday will be the first under the theme of “Recommitment 2018,” which will continue until the third Sunday of October.
Somewhat to my surprise, I think that the lectionary for this week serves as a bridge between the two themes.
A Sermon by Teresa Ramsey
August 26, 2018
Fourteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Good morning fellow Seekers and visitors. Usually when I have an occasion to share the word, I share from the perspective of teaching something I learned that I think would be helpful to the fellowship. I thought I would do that this time. I planned to keep notes as Will and I traveled across the country this summer. I was certain that there would be inspiration along the way. Instead, what I heard when I prayed was that I was to learn instead of teaching. What I was to learn would be in the scripture readings. Okay, I could do that I thought. Then I got to the lectionary and read the gospel for today. I must say that as I read it, I felt that I had drawn a short straw. This gospel is complicated with many huge core themes……Jesus identity, man’s purpose and the roles within the trinity, to name a few, to add the cherry on top, Jesus commands us to “eat my flesh, drink my blood.” Unlike some of you, I cannot connect to the Holy One using my mind, only with my heart. How can I feel my way through this? But I have surrendered and will do my best.
A Sermon by Kevin Barwick
August 19, 2018
Thirteenth Sunday after Pentecost
Kevin Barwick said “Be different in the world. Be a two-shoed church!” The text of his sermon is not yet available.
“Being Raised Up on the Last Day” by Ken Burton
August 12, 2018
Twelfth Sunday after Pentecost
Having been graced these past two Sundays with sermons offered by Jean and Emmy Lu, as we celebrated respectively their 90th and 95th birthdays, I hope that you will indulge me this morning. While it is true that my birthday was last Friday, it was only my 74th, so by comparison with what we have heard these last two Sundays, I speak from my relative youth and inexperience.
Moving on from that reference to time and its passing, I would like to focus on a passage from the Gospel for this week that has something of a timeless quality. The author of the Fourth Gospel, who is usually referred to as “John”, has Jesus saying at Chapter 6, verse 44 “No one can come to me unless drawn by Abba God, who sent me—and those I will raise up on the last day.”