Sermons from Presbyterian Church of Upper Montclair, NJ

The Presbyterian Church of Upper Montclair Sunday, June 8, 2025 Sermon: "You Need to Fill Up! We All Do!" Scripture Reading: Acts 2:1-13 Pastor Greg Horn Lizzie Valle, liturgist

The Presbyterian Church of Upper Montclair Sunday, June 1, 2025 Sermon: "Make No Apologies for the Resurrection" Scriptures: Psalm 2, Matthew 22:23-40 Millie Tourtelot, Director of Christian Education Joanne Bowman, liturgist

The Presbyterian Church of Upper Montclair Sunday, May 25, 2025 Sermon: "What Do You Expect" Scripture Readings:  Psalm 67, Acts 16:9-15 Pastor Greg Horn Gary Diamante, liturgist

The Presbyterian Church of Upper Montclair Sunday, May 18, 2025 Sermon: "Sneetches on Beaches" Scriptures: Psalm 148, Acts 11:1-18 Pastor Greg Horn 

The Presbyterian Church of Upper Montclair Sunday, May 11, 2025 Sermon: "She's Good Value" Scriptures: Proverbs 8:1-4, 22-36, Acts 9:36-43 Pastor Greg Horn Elder Tom Johnson, liturgist

The Presbyterian Church of Upper Montclair Sunday, May 4, 2025 Sermon: "Time to Un-Focus" Scripture Readings: Psalm 30: 4-5, 8-12 Pastor Greg Horn Andrew Bortey , liturgist

The Presbyterian Church of Upper Montclair Sunday, April 27, 2025 Sermon: "He'll Be Right Back!" Scripture Readings: Psalm 118:14, 22-29, John 20:19-23 Pastor Greg Horn Elder Laura Phillips, liturgist

The Presbyterian Church of Upper Montclair Easter Sunday, April 20, 2025 Sermon: "Still Dark" Scripture Reading: John 20:1-14 (NRSV) Pastor Greg Horn Julie Platte, liturgist

The Presbyterian Church of Upper Montclair Sunday, April 6, 2025 Sermon: "May the Presence Be With You"  Scripture Readings: Psalm 139:1-3, 7-12, 14-18, Exodus 33:12-23 Pastor Greg Horn Arden Tourtelot, liturgist

The Presbyterian Church of Upper Montclair Sunday, March 30, 2025 Sermon: "Water, Fire, Love and Death in the Desert" Scripture Reading: 2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14 Pastor Greg Horn

The Presbyterian Church of Upper Montclair Sunday, March 23, 2025 Sermon: "When the Manna Stops"  Scriptures: 2 Corinthians 5:17-21, Joshua 5:1-12 Pastor Greg Horn

The Presbyterian Church of Upper Montclair Sunday, March 16, 2025 Sermon: "A Promise in the Wilderness" Scripture Readings: Isaiah 40:1-3, 27-31, Genesis 15:1-18 Pastor Greg Horn Will Hofmann, liturgist

The Presbyterian Church of Upper Montclair Sunday, March 9, 2025 Sermon: "A Camping Life" Scripture Readings: Deuteronomy 26:1-15, 10-11, Luke 4:1-14 Pastor Greg Horn Garrett Pahl, liturgist

The Presbyterian Church of Upper Montclair Ash Wednesday, March 5, 2025 Meditation Pastor Greg Horn

The Presbyterian Church of Upper Montclair Sunday, March 2, 2025 Sermon: "With Jesus, There's Always an After" Scripture Reading: Luke 9:28-36 Pastor Greg Horn

The Presbyterian Church of Upper Montclair Sunday, February 16, 2025 Sermon:  "Blessed is Not the Bully" Psalm 126, Luke 6:17-26 Pastor Greg Horn Sierra Joy, liturgist

The Presbyterian Church of Upper Montclair Sunday, February 9, 2025 Sermon: "Don't Push Me! I'm Not Worthy!" Scripture Reading: Luke 5:1-11 Pastor Greg Horn

The Presbyterian Church of Upper Montclair Sunday, February 2, 2025 Sermon:  "Wait! That Was Just Level One?!"  Scriptures: Exodus 16:9-16, Luke 9:1-2, 10-11a, 12-17 Pastor Greg Horn Elder Lauren Rahaghi, liturgist

The Presbyterian Church of Upper Montclair Sunday, January 26, 2025 Sermon: "Rejection Remedy, Disappointment Ointment" based on Luke 4:16, 22-30 Pastor Greg Horn

The Presbyterian Church of Upper Montclair Sunday, January 19, 2025 Sermon: "Light from the Shadows"  John 2:1-11, Ecclesiastes 1:1-2, 12-17, 2:12-13 Pastor Greg Horn Gary Diamante, liturgist

The Presbyterian Church of Upper Montclair Sunday, January 12, 2025 Sermon: "Names Us, Claims Us, Aims Us"  Scripture Reading: Luke 3:15-22 Pastor Greg Horn

The Presbyterian Church of Upper Montclair Sunday, January 5, 2025 Sermon: "Reason to Hope in This New Year"  Scriptures: Jeremiah 31:7-14, Ephesians 1:1-14 Pastor Greg Horn

The Presbyterian Church of Upper Montclair Sunday, December 29, 2024 Sermon: "Clothed With Love" Scriptures: Luke 2:41-52, Colossians 3:12-17 Henry Anyomi, guest preacher Elder Tres Williams, liturgist

The Presbyterian Church of Upper Montclair Sunday, December 22, 2024 Sermon: "The Best of Women" Scriptures: Micah 5:2-5a, Luke 1:39-45 Pastor Greg Horn

The Presbyterian Church of Upper Montclair Sunday, December 15, 2024 Sermon: "Always Winter and Never Christmas" Scripture Reading: Luke 3:1-20 Pastor Greg Horn Amy Bortey, Andrew Bortey, liturgists

The Presbyterian Church of Upper Montclair Sunday, December 1, 2024 Sermon: "Stuck in Pre-Christmas"  Scripture: Jeremiah 33:10-16 Pastor Greg Horn

The Presbyterian Church of Upper Montclair Sunday, November 24, 2024 Sermon: "What Is True These Days? Scripture: John 18:28-40 Pastor Greg Horn Elder Laurie Kroll, liturgist

The Presbyterian Church of Upper Montclair Sunday, November 17, 2024 Sermon: "Pack It Up? Tear It Down?" Scripture: Mark 13:1-10 Pastor Greg Horn Melinda Hofmann, liturgist

The Presbyterian Church of Upper Montclair Sunday, November 10, 2024 Sermon: "The Godfather's Choice" Scriptures: Micah 6:1-4, 8, Mark 12:38-44 Pastor Greg Horn Garrett Pahl, Director of Youth Ministries

The Presbyterian Church of Upper Montclair Sunday, November 3, 2024 Sermon: "Yeah, Gimme a..." Scriptures: Ruth 1:1-18, Mark 10:35-45 Pastor Greg Horn

The Presbyterian Church of Upper Montclair Sunday, October 27, 2024 Sermon:  "Deeds Not Words" Scripture Readings: Psalm 126, James 2:14-18 Graham Bridgeman, preaching Elder Andrew Kennedy, liturgist

The Presbyterian Church of Upper Montclair Sunday, October 20, 2024 Sermon:  "A Lifetime Embracing the Cloud, Finding the Lining" Job 29:1-4; 30:16-21, Hebrews 4:15-5:10 Pastor Greg Horn June Miller, liturgist

The Presbyterian Church of Upper Montclair Sunday, October 13, 2024 Sermon: "Be Ultimately Concerned" Scriptures: Deuteronomy 6:1-9, Mark 10:17-31 Pastor Greg Horn Gary Diamante, liturgist

The Presbyterian Church of Upper Montclair Sunday, October 6, 2024 Sermon:  "What We (Still) Have Here..." Scriptures: Psalm 8, Hebrews 1:1-3, 2:5-12 Pastor Greg Horn

The Presbyterian Church of Upper Montclair Sunday, September 29, 2024 Sermon: "Us Against Them Is Against Us" Scripture Readings: Numbers 11:23-30, Mark 9:38-42 Pastor Greg Horn Denise Silecchia, liturgist

The Presbyterian Church of Upper Montclair Sunday, September 22, 2024 Sermon: "Get That Competitive Edge" Scriptures: Genesis 11:27-12:5, Mark 9:30-37 Pastor Greg Horn Jacqueline Henry, liturgist

The Presbyterian Church of Upper Montclair Sunday, September 15, 2024 Sermon: "Theology from the Garden Beds" Matthew 13:10-17, 31-35 Millie Tourtelot preaching Martin Gritsch, liturgist

The Presbyterian Church of Upper Montclair Sunday, September 8, 2024 Sermon:  "I Want to Live a Dog's Life" Scriptures: Isaiah 35:1-10, Mark 7:24-30 Pastor Greg Horn Garrett Pahl, liturgist

The Presbyterian Church of Upper Montclair Sunday, September 1, 2024 Sermon: "What's In Our Name?" Psalm 135:1-7, 13-21, Acts 4:1-13, 17-20 Pastor Greg Horn Lizzie Valle, liturgist

The Presbyterian Church of Upper Montclair Sunday, August 25, 2025 Sermon: "Have You Found Your Stairway to Heaven?" Scriptures: Genesis 28:10-22, John 1:43-51 Pastor Greg Horn

The Presbyterian Church of Upper Montclair Sunday, August 18, 2024 Sermon: "Chasing Our Tails: The Never-Ending Search for Happiness" Scriptures: Genesis 18:1-15, Galatians 5:13-15, 22-25 Pastor Greg Horn Elder Tom Williams, liturgist

The Presbyterian Church of Upper Montclair Sunday, August 4, 2024 Sermon: "Abigail & David: God, Protect Me from Myself"  I Samuel 25 (selected verses) Pastor Greg Horn Victoria Herzberg, liturgist

The Presbyterian Church of Upper Montclair Sunday, July 28, 2024 Sermon: "Finding the Freedom to Forgive" John 8:1-11, Genesis 45:1-15, 25-28 Pastor Greg Horn Elder Andrew Kennedy, liturgist

The Presbyterian Church of Upper Montclair Sunday, July 21, 2024 Sermon: "Can You See Yourself?" Psalm 51, II Samuel 11:1-5, 14-17, 26-12:7a Pastor Greg Horn Ravon Middlebrooks, liturgist

The Presbyterian Church of Upper Montclair Sunday, July 14, 2024 Sermon: "Would Your Care to Dance?" (II Samuel 6:2, 5, 20-22, I Corinthians 1:18-31) Pastor Greg Horn Renae Baker, liturgist

The Presbyterian Church of Upper Montclair Sunday, July 7, 2024 Sermon: "Shake the Dust Off Your Feet" Ezekiel 2:1-5, Mark 6:1-13 Pastor Madelynne Lindsey Elder Jean Anne Rose, liturgist

The Presbyterian Church of Upper Montclair Sunday, June 30, 2024 Sermon: "Should We Be This Worn Out?" Psalm 111:1-10, Micah 6:1-8 Pam Osborne

The Presbyterian Church of Upper Montclair Sunday, June 23, 2024 Sermon: "Just a Little Peace" John 14:25-27, Mark 4:35-41 Pastor Greg Horn Matt Richards, liturgist

The Presbyterian Church of Upper Montclair Sunday, June 16, 2024 Sermon: "The Secret's in the Little Things" Mark 4:26-34 Pastor Greg Horn Elder Elizabeth Bozik, liturgist

The Presbyterian Church of Upper Montclair Sunday, June 9, 2024 Sermon: "A House Divided: Confronting the Unexpected Jesus" Mark 3:20-30 Pastor Greg Horn

The Presbyterian Church of Upper Montclair Sunday, June 2, 2024 Sermon: "Trapped! One Way or Another" Genesis 32 (selected verses), Romans 6:15-23 Pastor Greg Horn Gary Diamante, liturgist