Saturday 24 December 2016

St Peter and St Paul, Seal: One Word: Love

  Our last #Advent #oneword. It has to be Love, because God's last word to us is always love. A blessed Christmas to all, from me and from Seal Church.

 St Peter and St Paul, Seal: One Word: Love: Love God’s love was revealed among us in this way; God sent his only son in to the world so that we might live through him. 1 John 4.9 ...

Friday 23 December 2016

St Peter and St Paul, Seal: One Word: Gift

St Peter and St Paul, Seal: One Word: Gift: Gift A child has been born for us, a son given to us. Isaiah 9.6 God so loved the world that he gave his only son. John 3.16 How ...

Thursday 22 December 2016

St Peter and St Paul, Seal: One Word: Light

St Peter and St Paul, Seal: One Word: Light: Light The light shines in the darkness and the darkness did not overcome it. John 1.5 The true light which enlightens everyone was co...

Wednesday 21 December 2016

St Peter and St Paul, Seal: One Word: Favoured

St Peter and St Paul, Seal: One Word: Favoured: Favoured The angel said to Mary, “Greetings favoured one, the Lord is with you.” Luke 1.28 “Favoured” can also be translated as “...

Tuesday 20 December 2016

St Peter and St Paul, Seal: One Word: Disgrace

St Peter and St Paul, Seal: One Word: Disgrace: Disgrace Mary’s husband Joseph, being a righteous man, and unwilling to expose her to public disgrace, planned to dismiss her quietly. ...

Sunday 18 December 2016

St Peter and St Paul, Seal: One Word: Flesh

St Peter and St Paul, Seal: One Word: Flesh: Flesh The Word became flesh and lived among us. John 1.14 It was really important for the early church to proclaim theat God ha...

Friday 16 December 2016

St Peter and St Paul, Seal: One Word: Emmanuel

St Peter and St Paul, Seal: One Word: Emmanuel: Emmanuel Look the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall call him Emmanuel. Matthew 1.23, quoting Isaiah 7.14 Emm...

Thursday 15 December 2016

St Peter and St Paul, Seal: One Word: Message

St Peter and St Paul, Seal: One Word: Message: Message In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth. Luke 1.26 The nativity story...

Wednesday 14 December 2016

St Peter and St Paul, Seal: One Word: Joy

St Peter and St Paul, Seal: One Word: Joy: Joy The angel said to the shepherds, “I am bringing you good news of great joy.” Luke 2.10 The angels announced Jesus’ birth to t...

Tuesday 13 December 2016

St Peter and St Paul, Seal: One Word: King

St Peter and St Paul, Seal: One Word: King: King The wise men asked Herod, “Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews?” Matthew 2.2 The wise men’s question to ...

Monday 12 December 2016

St Peter and St Paul, Seal: One Word: Chosen

St Peter and St Paul, Seal: One Word: Chosen: Chosen Mary said: “My soul magnifies the Lord and my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour, for he has looked with favour on the lowliness ...

Sunday 11 December 2016

St Peter and St Paul, Seal: One Word: Room

St Peter and St Paul, Seal: One Word: Room: Room ..there was no room for them at the inn. Luke 2.7 Biblical commentators argue about why there was “no room”, and what exac...

Saturday 10 December 2016

St Peter and St Paul, Seal: One Word: Journey

St Peter and St Paul, Seal: One Word: Journey: Journey All went to their own towns to be registered.Joseph also went from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of Dav...

Friday 9 December 2016

St Peter and St Paul, Seal: One Word: Born

St Peter and St Paul, Seal: One Word: Born: Born …to you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is the Messiah, the Lord. Luke 2.11 Have you given birth or bee...

Thursday 8 December 2016

St Peter and St Paul, Seal: One Word: Manger

St Peter and St Paul, Seal: One Word: Manger: Manger And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in bands of cloth and laid him in a manger… Luke 2.7 Where do you ...

Wednesday 7 December 2016

St Peter and St Paul, Seal: One Word: Fear

St Peter and St Paul, Seal: One Word: Fear: Fear Then an angel of the Lord stood before the shepherds and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the...

Tuesday 6 December 2016

St Peter and St Paul, Seal: One Word: Peace

St Peter and St Paul, Seal: One Word: Peace: Peace And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host, praising God and saying, ‘Glory to God in the highest hea...

Monday 5 December 2016

St Peter and St Paul, Seal: One Word: Danger

St Peter and St Paul, Seal: One Word: Danger: Danger  Now after the Magi had left, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, ‘Get up, take the child and his mothe...

Sunday 4 December 2016

St Peter and St Paul, Seal: One Word: Child

St Peter and St Paul, Seal: One Word: Child: Child The wolf shall live with the lamb,    the leopard shall lie down with the kid, the calf and the lion and the fatling together...

Saturday 3 December 2016

St Peter and St Paul, Seal: One Word: Hope

St Peter and St Paul, Seal: One Word: Hope: Hope For surely I know the plans I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope...

Friday 2 December 2016

St Peter and St Paul, Seal: One Word: Silence

St Peter and St Paul, Seal: One Word: Silence: Silence When Zechariah came out, he could not speak to the people, and they realised that he had seen a vision in the sanctuary. He kep...

Thursday 1 December 2016

St Peter and St Paul, Seal: One Word : Expect

Thenfirst of Seal Church's Advent reflectioons is here. St Peter and St Paul, Seal: One Word : Expect: Expect Joseph went to be registered with Mary, to whom he was engaged and who was expecting a child. Luke 2.5: When did you l...



There's a colouring sheet here to go with the reflections.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/59103132/One%20Word%20colouring%20sheet.docx