Be Kind
(a sermon for 11th August, see Ephesians 4.25-5.2) Today’s sermon is Be Kind. Be Kind. When you bump into someone later and they say What have you been up to today and you say ‘I went to church’ and they say ‘What was the preacher on about?’ and you say ‘the vicar said we should […]
You’re a brick
Eph 2.11-22, 21st July 2024 If you have ever sat at the back of Church during the week, perhaps especially on a Saturday – you will have seen people who come up to the door, peer in and walk away. Sometimes the Church sitters, the welcomers, will go out and say Please do come […]
To His Praise and Glory
A sermon preached by Rev Carole Darling 14th July 2024 (Photo is of Carole sprinkling some holy water at a Christening in St Luke’s Good morning! Today we begin a new series looking at the apostle Paul’s letter to the Ephesians. Paul had spent nearly three years in Ephesus, proclaiming the Gospel and teaching the […]
made perfect in weakness
sermon preached stLukes from 2 Cor 12. My grace is sufficient for you. That’s today’s take home point. I would like you to memorise this verse – My grace is sufficient for you for my power is made perfect in weakness. I want you to try this this week, perhaps as a prayer, as a […]
Can I get my child christened and other FAQs
Welcome to the first FAQs on Christening. The first question is “Can I get my child christened?” Hello There, I’m Rev James Hollingsworth, the vicar of st Leonard’s and St Lukes in Seaford. I’ve been asked a bunch of questions about Christenings so I thought I might try and answer some of them. In These […]
You’re a mug. a treasured treasurefull mug
When you’re asked later what you did today and you say I went to Church and then they say What did the preacher say then you can say Well, the preacher told me I am a mug. To which they will say ‘I could’ve told you that for free’ and then you say I am […]
The Gift is the Giver
(photo is of Seaford Primary School a year 3 class who created this mobile on Pentecost, it will hang in St Leonard’s for a week) Come Holy Spirit. Come Holy Spirit and visit us this morning that we may encounter more of your love and power today. Amen, This is the moment, Pentecost, when […]
Eternal life, eternal love, eternal light
1 John 5.9-13 (May 12th 2024 preached at 8am). (Photo is of model yachts racing, my job was to watch for illegal contact!) We’ve been enjoying the First letter of John for about 5 weeks. We’ve seen a constant reminder that we are to Love One Another. And this sermon will say the same thing! […]
You’re a Keeper!
(1 John 5.1-6) (Photo is of a kind fella attaching a bat box / swift box to my roof) You are a keeper. When you see someone later and they say Oh what did you do over the weekend, you can say Well I went to Church and the preacher told me that I am […]
Perfect love drives out fear
(1 John 4 28th April 2024) (photo is of my son’s car after i’d washed it!) Today’s take home point is Love One Another. You should be thinking – ?isn’t that what Derreck preached last week, and ?isn’t that what I preached the week before that. Good, well done. St John said in his first […]