St James' Church of Scotland, Lossiemouth
For Christ, For You
Sunday 26 June 2022 is the third Sunday after Pentecost.
The answer to the question implied by our headline today has a lot to do with Love – and a choice.
Below, you’ll find our ‘headline’ Scriptural passage from Paul’s letter to the Galatian Church, taken from the New Testament.
Sunday 05 June 2022 is Pentecost Sunday, when the coming of the Holy Spirit to Jesus’ disciples marked the founding of the Christian Church.
Here is the video of today’s service from St. James’ Church, Lossiemouth, conducted by Rev. Geoff McKee.
29 May 2022 is Ascension Sunday, a celebration of Jesus’ ascension to be with God, following Jesus’ death and resurrection.
The main focus of Rev. Geoff McKee’s sermon is on Ephesians 1:15-23 but he also refers back to Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness by the Devil, explaining an important parallel between these things.
There is no video of the service for today available and instead you will find the text of the sermon, below.
[Read more…]Out of the Box (Scotland) Ltd (OOTB) is a charity set up in 2004 to provide Christian outreach using puppetry, song and other forms of performing arts.
Chris Watt, Children’s Worker with OOTB, will lead the club, which will be held in the Hall at St James’ Church from 10am to 12 noon, Monday to Friday (11 – 15 July 2022).
The First Sunday in Lent falls on 06 March 2022. Rev. Geoff McKee’s Gospel text is Luke 4:1-13, in which Jesus is tested by the Devil in the desert.
Below, you will find the main scripture for today (taken from The Message translation of the Bible) and the video of today’s service from St James’ Church.
Luke 4:1-13 (The Message)
Tested by the Devil
4 1-2 Now Jesus, full of the Holy Spirit, left the Jordan and was led by the Spirit into the wild. For forty wilderness days and nights he was tested by the Devil. He ate nothing during those days, and when the time was up he was hungry.
3 The Devil, playing on his hunger, gave the first test: “Since you’re God’s Son, command this stone to turn into a loaf of bread.”
4 Jesus answered by quoting Deuteronomy: “It takes more than bread to really live.”
5-7 For the second test he led him up and spread out all the kingdoms of the earth on display at once. Then the Devil said, “They’re yours in all their splendour to serve your pleasure. I’m in charge of them all and can turn them over to whomever I wish. Worship me and they’re yours, the whole works.”
8 Jesus refused, again backing his refusal with Deuteronomy: “Worship the Lord your God and only the Lord your God. Serve him with absolute single-heartedness.”
9-11 For the third test the Devil took him to Jerusalem and put him on top of the Temple. He said, “If you are God’s Son, jump. It’s written, isn’t it, that ‘he has placed you in the care of angels to protect you; they will catch you; you won’t so much as stub your toe on a stone’?”
12 “Yes,” said Jesus, “and it’s also written, ‘Don’t you dare tempt the Lord your God.’”
13 That completed the testing. The Devil retreated temporarily, lying in wait for another opportunity.
[Read more…]