Montclair Presbyterian Church

On Easter Sunday, Rev. Ben preaches on the importance of not avoiding the world or falling into despair, but instead opening your eyes and hearts to the beauty of a resurrection world.

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Rev. Ben Daniel preaches on Palm Sunday about the importance of speaking truth at great personal cost, both in Jesus’ time and in our own tense and dangerous political climate.

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Guest preacher Geoff Browning (peacemaking advocate for the Presbytery of San Jose) discussed the nature of peacemaking… and then the power went out, so we have no recording of his sermon. If you’d like to read more of his thoughts on peacemaking, his writings are available online: “The Prince of Peace is not the God of War” on Tikkun Daily, and “The Spirituality of Peacemaking” (PDF) on the San Jose Presbytery website.

Rev. Talitha Phillips speaks to us as Mary of Bethany, showing her to be a person of great spirit and perception, and much more than just “Lazarus’ sister”.

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Rev. Dr. Eugene Park, guest speaker from San Francisco Theological Seminary, speaks about ancient issues in Christian Theology as they are experienced today.

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Scripture: Luke 4:1-13

Drawing upon the story of Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness, Rev. Phillips talks about how Jesus responds to the tests as a model for us in our lives, and invites us to rest in the grace of having enough.

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Admitting that he plans to view the big professional football game with friends today, Rev. Daniel contrasts Christian such concepts of Beauty, the Good, Truth with the uglier realities of current-day football.

Scripture Luke 9:28-36

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Rev. Ben discusses Jesus’ courage in the face of rejection by his own home town, and how that can inspire us to be be truth tellers, helping set things right and set ourselves (and others) free.

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Rev. Ben discusses Paul’s message of valuing all “members of the body”, highlighting how the church needs to keep throwing the doors open wide and to understand that all are needed.

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On Martin Luther King Jr. weekend, Rev. Ben tackles the issue of white privilege — including white ignorance of inequality — and how we should strive to ensure that all are equally privileged and aware.

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