Guest preacher Lisa Larges continues our theme of lamentation, discussing the book of Job and what it tells us about religion vs. faith and sympathy vs. empathy.
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Desolation to Consolation
Sunday, March 3rd, 2013
Guest preacher Rev. Keenan Kelsey discusses Luke’s story of the ten lepers, relating it to the concept of lamentation in the midst of desolation, and how it can eventually lead to peace and healing.
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When Communal Lament Goes Awry
Sunday, February 24th, 2013
Continuing the Lenten series focusing on Lament, Rev. Beth invites the Montclair Presbyterian Church community to make space for the expression of lament describing how unexpressed Lamentation can be destructive in communal relationships. Scripture Lamentations 2: 11-15 and 3:22-25.
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Lament as Disorientation
Sunday, February 17th, 2013
Building upon Walter Brueggemann’s concepts of Orientation, Disorientation, and Re-Orientation, Rev. Beth begins this Season of Lent in which Lament will be the the major theme talking about how the ability to allow room for Lament as an authentic expression is important for the life of the church. Scripture: Psalms 13 and 42
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Choose Life
Sunday, February 10th, 2013
With Rev. Beth out ill Barbara Peters, Eloise Gilland, and Betsy King read from her sermon challenging us to consider what we can do on the issue of violence and gun control.
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You Feed Them
Sunday, February 3rd, 2013
Drawing on the story of the feeding of thousands, Rev. Beth Reflected on addressing the issue of hunger.
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Home is More Than Where Your Heart Is
Sunday, January 27th, 2013
Rev. Beth discusses homelessness: biblical connections to Dueteronomy, how it is manifested in our lives, and better ways to respond to the “nudge” we feel to act.
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The Problem with Poverty
Sunday, January 20th, 2013
Rev. Beth discusses poverty in the Bible and in our modern lives, raising the question of whether we can make lives better for ourselves and others by learning to live with open hands and hearts.
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Who Is Your Enemy?
Sunday, January 13th, 2013
Rev. Beth discusses the concept of ‘beloved community’: what it meant to Martin Luther King Jr., how it evolved throughout the Bible, and how it applies to our lives today.
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Shining Like Stars
Sunday, January 6th, 2013
Rev Beth discusses Epiphany from two angles: considering stars that shine even when we can’t see them, and the way that we all shine with the presence of God.
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