Seaford Lutheran Church

Seaford Lutheran Church We welcome everyone! We are a family of God journeying together in faith, touching lives by Welcoming, Worshiping, Teaching, and Serving.

12/09/2026

HOPE Spots began in the uncertainty of 2020, when lockdowns, COVID and so much unknown left us all needing a little extra hope. But Jonathan was thinking about something else too...

“My biggest fear though was that the people you help through ALWS would be forgotten. That’s when, and why, I started writing HOPE Spots…”

Six years later, HOPE Spots continue to remind us of the hope, kindness and goodness we can find, even when the world feels heavy.

Read more about where it all began: https://www.alws.org.au/news-and-stories/26-35/

12/09/2026

Open your hands for a moment. Notice the simple gift, skill, resource, or opportunity already resting there.

Father, teach me to offer what You have given me: not for approval, comparison, or performance, but in love. Quiet my need to be seen, and show me whom I can serve today. Let my gifts become a gentle blessing in Your hands.

1 Peter 4:10 : “Each of you should use whatever gift you have received to serve others, as faithful stewards of God’s grace in its various forms.”

Today, ask the Lord: “How can I use one ability or resource to bless someone?” Then take one humble step without waiting for applause.

What gift or opportunity are you placing in God’s hands today? Share your prayer needs below, and let’s pray for one another.



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Seaford Lutheran Church Online Worship Service September 13, 2026Pastor Kevin's theme for this week is ‘each of us wil...
12/09/2026

Seaford Lutheran Church Online Worship Service September 13, 2026

Pastor Kevin's theme for this week is ‘each of us will give an account of ourselves to God’ based on Romans 14: 12. This is a sobering thought, but it also frees us from the need to judge others.

Jesus reminds us how much we have already been forgiven. The challenge is to allow that forgiveness to shape the way we treat others—with humility, mercy and grace.

Pastor Kevin's theme for this week is ‘each of us will give an acco...

10/09/2026

I Once Was Lost, but Now Am Found.

(Published June 10th 2026)

Theodore has a toy dog named, very imaginatively, Doggy.

Doggy comes everywhere with him. The store, the car, preschool, bed, even the bath if we are not quick enough to stop him.

His little brother Jesse has one too, a squirrel named, of course, Squirrel, because apparently that is just how we name things in our house.

One thing about Doggy: he has seen better days...

I looked back at some old photos recently and could barely recognize him. He has been sewn back together more times than I can count. He has been through the wash so often that his fur has completely lost its fluff. His little black eyes have been scratched almost white.

He does not look like the dog we first brought home. He looks loved. Loved nearly to pieces.

Then a few weeks ago, the unthinkable happened. We had spent the afternoon at a garden center, and we did not realize Doggy was missing until we were home and climbing into bed.

"Where's Doggy?" And then again, louder. Theo was beside himself. He woke up crying in the night, more than once, asking for a scruffy little dog we could not produce.

Thankfully, the garden center had found him. So first thing the next morning we made the drive back to collect him. Forty minutes drive each way....

The reunion might have been one of the happiest moments of Theo's little life. He held that dog like he had been handed the whole world back.

It reminded me of the story Jesus tells in Luke 15, and of how the father must have felt. A dad who had watched the road every day for a son who had walked out on him.

When the boy finally appeared, still a long way off, the father did not stop to weigh up whether he was worth it.

He runs to him. He throws a party. "For this, my son, was dead and is alive again. He was lost and is found." Then, Jesus says, they began to celebrate.

So if you are feeling a little like Doggy today, worn down, patched up, not the shiny version you used to be, far from who you once were, hear this:

You are not too far gone to be found, and you are not too battered to be loved. The wear does not lower your worth to God. You are sought after.

And when you are found, heaven does not sigh with relief. Heaven celebrates.

P.S. I write these devotionals every weekday and email them out along with a prayer and journaling prompts. You can sign up to receive them free through the link in the comments.

10/09/2026

Sometimes the simple question, "R U OK?" can make a world of difference.
A simple conversation can help a friend, family member, or colleague feel seen, heard, and supported. If they're struggling, your willingness to listen could make all the difference. And if they're doing OK, they'll know you're someone who genuinely cares.

"The Lord is close to the broken-hearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit."
Psalm 34:18

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