First Presbyterian Church of San Anselmo
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What We Cannot Know, and What We Can -- Acts 17:22-31 (6th Sunday of Easter)
The Apostle Paul walks around Athens and notices a temple to “An Unknown God.” The God who is beyond our knowing, reaches out to us, in the Risen Christ, and is close at hand.
Where Life Slows, Life Speaks -- John 21:1-13; Proverbs 16:1-3 (Rev. Grace Hyeryung Kim, preaching) (5th Sunday in Easter)
When we pause to think, reflect, and feel, life begins to speak.
"As Any Had Need" -- Acts 2:42-47 (4th Sunday in Easter)
In the days after Resurrection and Pentecost, the community had everything in common, sold what they had, and gave to any as they had need. The Resurrection experience of radical sharing in community is alive with possibility.
Companions on the Way -- Luke 24:13-35 (3rd Sunday in Easter)
This Sunday, we considered the familiar story of the two disciples who encounter the Risen Christ on the Road to Emmaus. The Risen Christ is alive in the world in the steady, sustaining rhythm of human companionship – sharing life’s journey – w...
When Doubt Declines, Faith Decides -- John 20:19-32 (2nd Sunday in Easter) (Chaplain Chitoka Webb, preaching)
Alive in the World -- Matthew 28:1-10, 16-20
Like the women headed to the tomb, we know what it is to wake up in a bad-news world. On Easter morning, there is a different kind of headline: Christ is risen! The Good News is alive in the world, and so are we.
The Good News is... love lived out -- Matthew 21:1-17 (Palm Sunday)
Palm Sunday is a protest. The people follow Jesus, shouting and embodying together Good News. Holy Week is how that Good News then gets lived out.
The Good News is... protection and care of the vulnerable -- Deut. 24:17-22, Matt. 19:13-15 (5th Sunday of Lent)
God creates, commands, and impels an ethic and moral order that center the protection, care, and well-being of the most vulnerable. NOTE: Our usual method of recording did not work as planned, and as a result the sound is not of as hi...
Lavish Love -- Luke 7:36-50 (4th Sunday in Lent)
As a woman washes Jesus’ feet, we see her lavish love, in response to God’s, inviting us to live out our own.
Sitting Down Is Sufficient Mark 6:31-44 (3rd Sunday in Lent) (Rev. Dr. Nancy Wiens, preaching)
In the feeding of the 5,000, Jesus invites us to sit down and rest in the presence of the holy.
The Good News Is... All Are Welcome -- Luke 15:15-24 (2nd Sunday in Lent)
At a banquet, Jesus tells a story about a banquet. The Good News is... all are welcome. The invitation is for everyone. The response is ours to make.
The Good News is… so good it catches us by surprise -- Matthew 4:1-11; John 2:1-11 (1st Sunday in Lent)
The Good News is that God’s love for us in Jesus Christ catches us by surprise – because God always loves us and the whole world more. What Jesus does in his testing in the wilderness and at the wedding at Cana should catch us by surprise. It’s...
Mountaintop Spirituality - The Radiance of God -- Matthew 17:1-9 (Transfiguration Sunday, Rev. Beverly Brewster, Preaching)
And He Sat Down to Teach -- Matthew 5:11-20 (5th Sunday After Pentecost)
Jesus teaches us how to be fully human, and then invites us to be salt and light for the world. How we live our lives teaches something. It makes a difference in the world not only through direct cause and effect – but it also ripples out in wh...
A World Full of Blessing -- Matthew 5:1-12 (4th Sunday After Epiphany)
The Beatitudes describe how God is infusing the world with good. They give us a lens – that draws us into a vision –that comes to life in the lives we live. What we learn with Jesus is nothing less than how to be fully human.
"Come and Ask, Come and See" -- John 1:35-42 (3rd Sunday After Epiphany)
Jesus invites us to ask questions – to seek understanding beyond what we know now; to learn and grow; and to learn to live together in the complexity of the things we can’t yet comprehend.
Learning from Our Mistakes -- Matthew 15:21-28 (2nd Sunday of Epiphany; MLK Sunday)
As part of the humanity we have in Jesus Christ, God gives us the capacity to learn from our mistakes, and help set the world right.
Beginning with Who We Are -- Matthew 3:13-17 (1st Sunday After Epiphany)
Standing knee-deep in the waters of baptism, we find our true humanity in Jesus Christ. Jesus embodies and invites us into that full humanity – the fullness of life lived out in mutuality, sharing, love, healing, and peace.
"Get Out the Map" -- Matthew 2 (Epiphany Sunday)
On Epiphany Sunday, we consider the two journey stories that we find in Matthew 2 -- the journey of the Magi seeking the Christ, and the journey of Joseph, Mary, and Joseph as they seek refuge in Egypt. In a world of disruption and power-over, ...
A Longing for Human Decency -- Matthew 1:18-25 (4th Sunday of Advent)
Into a menacing world, in Jesus Christ, God is birthing a new humanity, grounded in human decency and overflowing with tender mercy.
A Longing for a Just World -- Isaiah 11:1-10 (2nd Sunday of Advent)
God longs for a just world, ordered to center the well-being of the poor and vulnerable.
A Longing for Peace -- Isaiah 2:1-5 (1st Sunday of Advent)
In a world of violence and war, we long for peace. In our longing, we find God already longing for us, ready to teach us the ways that lead to peace.
The Turn Toward Gratitude -- Luke 17:11-19 (Thanksgiving Sunday)
God empowers us to see the good that God is doing in the world, give thanks, and then live out our gratitude in ways that keep putting more and more good into the world.