Lossiemouth Church of Scotland

20 June 2021 is the Fourth Sunday after Pentecost and the main reading for today is from 2 Corinthians 6:1-13.

The headline for today’s post is ‘on the contrary’ to how the apostle Paul (the writer of this New Testament letter to the church at Corinth) approaches his falling out with the church he had founded. But the sermon for today does indeed include several ‘tips’ on how best to turn a disagreement into a feud…

Below, you will find the main scripture, then a video of today’s service including all readings, prayers and Rev. Geoff McKee’s sermon.

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Sunday 30 May 2021 is Trinity Sunday. In the Church of Scotland, Trinity Sunday is the first Sunday after Pentecost.

Trinity Sunday celebrates the Christian doctrine of the Trinity – the three Persons of God: i.e. the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

The main Scripture for this week is from the Old Testament book of Isaiah.

Isaiah 6:1-8 (New International Version)
Isaiah’s Commission
6 In the year that King Uzziah died, I saw the Lord, high and exalted, seated on a throne; and the train of his robe filled the temple. 2 Above him were seraphim, each with six wings: With two wings they covered their faces, with two they covered their feet, and with two they were flying. 3 And they were calling to one another:

“Holy, holy, holy is the Lord Almighty;
the whole earth is full of his glory.”

4 At the sound of their voices the doorposts and thresholds shook and the temple was filled with smoke.

5 “Woe to me!” I cried. “I am ruined! For I am a man of unclean lips, and I live among a people of unclean lips, and my eyes have seen the King, the Lord Almighty.”

6 Then one of the seraphim flew to me with a live coal in his hand, which he had taken with tongs from the altar. 7 With it he touched my mouth and said, “See, this has touched your lips; your guilt is taken away and your sin atoned for.”

8 Then I heard the voice of the Lord saying, “Whom shall I send? And who will go for us?”

And I said, “Here am I. Send me!”

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Sunday 23 May 2021 is Pentecost.

On this day, Christians celebrate the birth of the Church – when Jesus’ disciples (all together in a house in Jerusalem) were filled with the Holy Spirit (a violent wind blowing from heaven, with ‘tongues of fire’) and visitors to the city from many nations were amazed to hear these Galileans speaking to them in the visitors’ own languages.

We hear them declaring the wonders of God in our own tongues!

Acts 2:11

Below, you will find the main scripture for today from the Book of Acts, a Musical Selection by Kath Robertson, our musical director, and Rev. Geoff McKee’s video service with readings, prayers and sermon.

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On the Seventh Sunday of Easter, the Sunday closest to Ascension Day, Christians celebrate Jesus being taken up into Heaven.

Ascension is traditionally commemorated on the sixth Thursday after Easter Sunday, the fortieth day from Easter day.

The main Bible reading for today comes from the beginning of the Book of Acts, where Luke continues his Gospel (“my former book”) account and Verses 1-11 of Chapter 1 are titled as per the title of today’s web page.

Below, you will find also the video recording of the service conducted by Rev. Geoff McKee at St James’ Church on 16 May 2021, including other Bible readings, prayers and the Ascension-themed sermon.

By way of further reading, if you wish, Geoff refers in his sermon to a 2016 article by Alan Seale – The Liminal Space – Embracing the Mystery and Power of Transition from What Has Been to What Will Be.

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It is the Sixth Sunday of Easter – 09 May 2021 – and our reading from the New Testament Book of Acts this week is from Chapter 10, verses 44-48.

This passage – and the background to it – demonstrates how generous hospitality and the graces it cultivates create the potential to change lives.

Below, you will find the main scripture for this week, the Video recording of the service from St James’ Church, Lossiemouth (conducted by our minister, Rev. Geoff McKee), recorded on 09 May 2021 and a Musical Selection.

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