St James' Church of Scotland, Lossiemouth

For Christ, For You

Laich of Moray Parish Church (formerly Lossiemouth Church of Scotland)

Prospect Terrace, Lossiemouth, Moray IV31 6JS.

The Union of the former Parishes of (a) Lossiemouth; and (b) Duffus, Spynie and Hopeman

Ordained Local Minister: Anne-Marie Simpson

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The Missional Church – A Simple Explanation

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This is a transcription of the audio of a YouTube video used relative to our morning service on 15 February 2015.

This is the Missional Church: simple.

In the past, churches have spent large amounts of resources to construct the most attractive places imaginable for the community in which they were situated.

Great music, compelling teaching, and a host of programmes designed to gather people together were the staple of such church communities.

Anyone who wanted to come was welcome, and church members were encouraged to invite their friends and neighbours.

Generally, people had a pleasant experience.

The people who came – and were cared for – seemed relatively similar. Education, income, pastimes, race, struggles and histories seemed to be almost identical.

Eventually, someone asked the question: what about all the other people who aren’t like us but who live around us?

Why aren’t they here too? [Read more…]

Fruitfulness in Scripture

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The “Fruitfulness on the Frontline” series of Sermons began on 08 February 2015 at St James with the theme “Fruitfulness in Scripture” –

This morning we start on our major theme for the next nine weeks.

We are going to be looking at fruitfulness on the frontline.

What do we mean by “frontline”?

We all have different frontlines.

Your frontline may be an office, a factory floor, a lunch club or a classroom. Your frontline could be the football terraces or the local pub.

In other words your frontline is anywhere that you spend time with other people, and, in particular, other people who are not Christians. [Read more…]

Blethers ‘n’ Bakes Raise Funds for Cancer Research

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As highlighted in a previous post, the coffee morning in St James, which brought January to a close, meant that the Dryathlon ladies achieved fantastic success at the end of their month of abstinence.

They would like to  thank those who so generously donated online, contributed to the coffee morning on Saturday 31 January 2015 and who put up with “their grumpiness at nae being able tae enjoy an occasional glass of wine”. [Read more…]

8 Things Jesus Never Said

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Rev. Graham Crawford’s Sermon for the Morning Service at St James on 01 February 2015:

The problem

On Tuesday morning I sat down at my desk and opened an email from a friend.

He is another minister.

He had been reading a magazine for church leaders and had come across an article from a minister by the name of Jarrid Wilson.

Jarrid, like many of us, is concerned about the rise in the number of sayings, quotes and platitudes that seem to find their way onto websites such as Facebook.

They sound very nice, often; they sound plausible, even; but also they are often just plain wrong.

Whereas it used to be that, to find your way into print, you needed to have some credibility in order for a publisher to commit time and resources to publishing what you had to say, people now can get published on the internet or quoted on websites who have no track record, no authority and – what is more – often no academic qualifications to back up what they are saying. [Read more…]

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Our Minister is Rev. Geoff McKee.

Lossiemouth Church of Scotland is a registered Charity No. SC000880.

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Our mission is to be a Christian community sharing the love of Christ, reaching out to the people in this area and encouraging them to worship God and grow in the knowledge of the care and love of Christ.

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