After the fashion of the “Prairie Home Companion” Rev, Beth delivers a humorous rendition of events at Montclair Presbyterian Church. Scripture 1 John 4:7-8

Guest preacher Rev. Keenan Kelsey discusses prayer, drawing out the various levels of meaning in the Lord’s Prayer, as well as setting it in the larger context of Jesus’ teachings.

Guest preacher Rev. Kathy Ray discusses Luke 10:38, both in terms of what it says about busyness vs. mindfulness and how it illuminates the powerful role of women in the early Christian church.

Rev. Beth and MPC member Earl Hamlin discuss Deuteronomy 30 in the light of an article on ProgressiveChristianity.org, asking the question: what is ‘progressive Christian’, and does that definition suit MPC?

Continuing her sermon series on preaching, Rev. Beth today talks about the sermon Listener, and the role of the Spirit. Scripture: Galations 5:1, 13-26

Continuing her series on preaching, Rev. Beth talked about how a sermon is written.

Rev. Beth begins a series on the phenomenon of the Sermon. Today, she “pulls back the veil” of sermon development and delivery from the perspective of the preacher. Scripture: Psalm 119:97-112

Rev. Beth discusses the difficult lesson of 1 Kings 13, focusing on how we can tell when we’re hearing the voice of God in our lives.

A few weeks ago several members were given “Talents” – five, ten, or twenty dollars – and were given the charge of multiplying the talents they were given.  Today, they bring them back along with their earnings, and report about the experience.

Rev. Beth discusses the depiction of Wisdom in the Book of Proverbs, both as it relates to the future of the church and how we discern it in our everyday lives.