Life is too short so Sing!
(a sermon 18th Aug 2024 from Eph 5.15-20) Love divine all loves excelling joy of heaven to earth come down! Today’s take home point is I would like you to go out humming or singing, I would like you to make a point of singing your way through the day, through the week. If you […]
A faith that dares distract Jesus and is called Daughter!
(A Beach Church talk from Matt 9.20-22) Talk How do you feel about going to the Doctors? Some people hate it and put it off as much as possible. Perhaps in denial about the pain or the problem. This woman in the bible, she has been to every Dr she could possibly think of, […]
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! […]