First Presbyterian Church of San Anselmo

First Presbyterian Church of San Anselmo


Latest Episodes

Finding Our Way Home Together -- Mark 6:6-13 (Homecoming Sunday; 17th Sunday After Pentecost)
September 15, 2024

Jesus gathers us in and sends us out, insisting that we create home for each other along the way. Home is both a place of shelter, steady and sure and a vital and living place of encounter moving out into the world meeting and greeting the world i

Mind Blowing, Heart Opening Encounters -- Mark 7:24-37 (16th Sunday After Pentecost)
September 09, 2024

In worship, we welcomed to the pulpit Elder Susan Krehbiel from the Migrant Accompaniment Ministries of Presbyterian Disaster Assistance. Looking to the experiences of migrants and those who accompany and support, Krehbiel invited us to consider what we

Sowers Gonna Sow -- Mark 4:1-9 (15th Sunday After Pentecost)
September 01, 2024

A sower went out to sow: In the work we do, the life of Christ comes alive in us.

Don't Go to Court -- Matthew 18:15-22 (14th Sunday After Pentecost)
August 25, 2024

In these courtroom scenes in Scripture, we have seen a lot of real life, and weve seen God right there in the midst of it all with truth, wisdom, justice, compassion, mercy, and grace. In this Scripture, Jesus invites us to wade into real life and enga

"The Quality of Mercy" -- Genesis 45:1-15 (13th Sunday After Pentecost)
August 18, 2024

Extending mercy to the brothers who have done him wrong, Joseph recalibrates entirely our understanding of what it is that we deserve, grounding us in our shared humanity. In Gods mercy, God gives humanity what humanity deserves: Love. Life. Dignity. Foo

When God Is in the Dock -- Job 23 & 38 (11th Sunday After Pentecost)
August 04, 2024

We come to the Book of Job with Jobs big questions and ours and we dont find a neat and tidy answer. We come to the Book of Job and what we find is a groan and a shout as ancient as this story, and as fresh and alive as the dawn of this very d

When God Brings the Charges -- Isaiah 1:2-3, 12-30 & Isaiah 5 (10th Sunday after Pentecost)
July 28, 2024

In the reality of climate unraveling, God speaks truth to us, calls us to change, and invites us to become part of the operative healing reality moving forward.

The Heart of Wisdom -- 1 Kings 3 (9th Sunday After Pentecost)
July 21, 2024

Gods wisdom calls us to see each other whole, in the fullness of life, and find together the ways of living that lead to more life.

"What Is Truth?" -- John 18:28-40 (8th Sunday After Pentecost)
July 15, 2024

We are beginning a sermon series exploring courtroom scenes in Scripture -- scenes that bring real life in focus as we seek some glimpse of the truth. In Jesus' trial before Pontius Pilate, Pilate asks the question, "What is truth?" What we find: Jesus is