In the Lenten journey we ask, Can we really trust God? From the film Babette’s Feast we draw inspiration. Sermon recorded at Zion United Church in Armstrong BC Canada. Continue reading →
Category Archives: Sermons
Into the Wilderness
The season of Lent is not easy, but teaches us how to face difficult days. Sermon recorded at Zion United Church in Armstrong BC Canada.
Continue reading →Losing Church
This Sunday, Reign of Christ Sunday, I had the privilege of leading worship with the people of St. Andrew’s United Church in Enderby and Zion United Church in Armstrong.
Continue reading →David or Goliath?
Who’s Minding the Story? · David or Goliath? A Sermon by Rev. Dr. Jeff Seaton at Zion United Church, Armstrong — June 23, 2024
Continue reading →Three Sins of the Mainline: “Relevant” Preaching
This post will explore the first of what I have called three “sins” of the contemporary mainline church: relevant preaching. Subsequent posts will explore accessible liturgy, and pastoral care as a membership privilege.
Continue reading →Our Merciful Judge
As we come to the end of the liturgical year I looked back at the sermon I preached three years ago.
Continue reading →A Model Faith
A sermon preached by the Rev. Jeff Seaton, August 16, 2020 I speak to you in the name of God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen. This week’s gospel story is a story that is often considered to be … Continue reading →
‘You Give Them Something to Eat’
Last Sunday, at the ordination service, Chris began his sermon by saying it was a tradition on Trinity Sunday to have the curate preach, because preaching on Trinity Sunday was such a minefield of potential heresies. At the time I … Continue reading →
Transfiguration
Back in the days when I was a United Church of Canada minister, I used to dread having to preach on Transfiguration Sunday. The reason I found it so uncomfortable is because this story is so obvious and clear in … Continue reading →
An Unwelcome Guest: a sermon for Advent I
Welcome to Advent! Advent, this season that steals in upon us in late November or early December, and then carries us along through the December darkness to the eve of Christmas. Advent, this strange and somewhat unwelcome season that descends … Continue reading →