St James' Church of Scotland, Lossiemouth
For Christ, For You
The Lossie Junior Singers meet in St. James; Church Hall, Prospect Terrace, Lossiemouth, from 4.15pm to 5.00pm every Thursday.
All are welcome from P3 to P7.
The choir sings music in a variety of different styles.
To register for the choir, please contact Kath on 07813 144971. There is a form which must be completed by a parent/guardian.
There will be a Songs of Praise afternoon on Sunday 19 February 2023 in the Church at 2.30pm.
We hope you can come along as you’ll be made very welcome.
Monthly music at St. James’ Church started with a Songs of Praise in October 2022.
Both old and new hymns were sung by all. Some solo items were included and also prayers, readings and meditative music. This was a very special time of worship, enjoyed by all.
Our next afternoon of music took place on Sunday 06 November 2022 at 2.30pm in the Fellowship Hall. The Dotty Crotchets performed a programme of light entertainment. Refreshments were served in the hall after the concert.
Relationships are difficult. Relationships can cause anger and frustration. Negative feelings as well as positive ones. These are feelings we find difficult to deal with.
The temptation can be to avoid other people as much as possible and keep ourselves to ourselves.
Jesus knows this but he still requires Christians to be in fellowship with each other. To be a church of interpersonal relationships; not a bunch of individuals practising a lone religion.
The main text for today (12 February 2023; The Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany) is Matthew 5:21-37, in which Jesus talks about relationships between people. Rev. Geoff McKee explains how it is in the daily working out of our relationships that we find the demands of the Kingdom of God to be most directly upon us. That’s one of the reasons that Christians are called to be together. So that we are “challenged” – by anger and frustration at others, for example – every day that we live. 🙂
05 February 2023 is the Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany and the main Scripture is Matthew 5:13-20 from the New Testament. The words of Jesus about Christians having to be “Salt and Light” – don’t lost your “saltiness” and “don’t hide your light under a bushel” (as my Granny used to say).
See below for the Matthew text, the order of service and the link to the YouTube video of today’s service.
Matthew 5:13-20 (from The Message Translation of the Bible)
Salt and Light
13 “Let me tell you why you are here. You’re here to be salt-seasoning that brings out the God-flavors of this earth. If you lose your saltiness, how will people taste godliness? You’ve lost your usefulness and will end up in the garbage.
14-16 “Here’s another way to put it: You’re here to be light, bringing out the God-colors in the world. God is not a secret to be kept. We’re going public with this, as public as a city on a hill. If I make you light-bearers, you don’t think I’m going to hide you under a bucket, do you? I’m putting you on a light stand. Now that I’ve put you there on a hilltop, on a light stand—shine! Keep open house; be generous with your lives. By opening up to others, you’ll prompt people to open up with God, this generous Father in heaven.
Completing God’s Law
17-18 “Don’t suppose for a minute that I have come to demolish the Scriptures—either God’s Law or the Prophets. I’m not here to demolish but to complete. I am going to put it all together, pull it all together in a vast panorama. God’s Law is more real and lasting than the stars in the sky and the ground at your feet. Long after stars burn out and earth wears out, God’s Law will be alive and working.
19-20 “Trivialize even the smallest item in God’s Law and you will only have trivialized yourself. But take it seriously, show the way for others, and you will find honor in the kingdom. Unless you do far better than the Pharisees in the matters of right living, you won’t know the first thing about entering the kingdom.
