First Presbyterian Church Of San Anselmo

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Radio Maria CanadaSan Anselmo de Canterburry El Santo del Día – Abril 21San Anselmo de Canterburry L'articolo San Anselmo de Canterburry proviene da Radio Maria Canada. 2025-04-2103 min

WeGoTripSan Anselmo: Legacy Trail Audio TourFull Version: San Anselmo: Legacy Trail Audio TourHistory aficionados and architecture enthusiasts will find this tour to be an intimate glimpse into the roots and soul of San Anselmo. Beginning at the noteworthy Montgomery Memorial Chapel, the tour sets out to reveal secrets entwined within the structures and nature of this serene neighborhood. The route is a loop, making navigation easy, as it takes you from Bolinas Avenue through Sunnyside's first subdivision and back, ending where it started, at the chapel. Along your journey, marvel at the stately faculty houses, bask in the serenity of Geneva...2024-03-2900 min

WeGoTripSan Anselmo: Echoes of History Audio TourFull Version: San Anselmo: Echoes of History Audio TourStep into the shoes of a time traveler on this self-guided audio tour, perfect for history buffs looking to uncover the charming tales of San Anselmo. This tour is suitable for anyone interested in the historical evolution of towns, the impact of railroads, and the triumphs of local communities overcoming natural disasters. Beginning at the San Anselmo Public Library and ending at the enchanting Imagination Park, this excursion invites explorers to traverse the historic heart of Marin County. Along the route, listeners will encounter storied buildings, learn about...2024-03-2400 min

First Presbyterian Church of San Anselmo"Who Do You Say I Am?" -- Isaiah 56:3-8 & Luke 9:18-20Listen in as Rev. Dr. Janie Spahr preaches at First Pres San Anselmo.2023-11-2721 min

Catálogo divino - la vida de los santos 🙏🏼70| San Anselmo de Canterbury - 21 de Abril - 3ra temporada En los caminos de Dios, podemos encontrar toda clase de situaciones. Pero en todas, siempre debemos preguntarnos: ¿Cómo actuaría Jesús? El Evangelio es nuestra guía en toda ocasión. Qué bueno que sea nuestra brújula en nuestro caminar y nunca perdamos la meta. De esa manera, los santos también fueron trazando el camino de su vida, buscando en todo seguir los pasos de Jesús. Pidamos a ellos, la gracia de ser fieles disc...2023-04-2111 min

Filosofía SimplementeEpisodio #020 - El pensamiento cristiano después de San Agustín: desde Boecio hasta San AnselmoDesde el siglo V hasta el siglo XII, la filosofía cristiana medieval es de fuerte influencia platónica. En este episodio examinamos las aportaciones fundamentales después de San Agustín: el Pseudo- Dionisio, Boecio, Roscelino y San Anselmo. Platonismo, neoplatonismo, problema de los universales, primer nominalismo y demostración de la existencia de Dios. Si quieres acceder a la versión extendida de este episodio ayudar a la continuidad de este podcast, resolver dudas u obtener material exclusivo, visítanos en Patreon https://www.patreon.com/laTravesia Para contenido gratuito adicional https://www.youtube.com/c/LaTra...2022-02-2420 min

SkytalkersGeorge Lucas & San AnselmoIn the early 1970s, George and Marcia Lucas purchased a home in San Anselmo, in Northern California. He’s lived in the town of San Anselmo for nearly 50 years. In this episode, a bit of a passion project for architectural historian Caitlin, we look at some of the places and buildings associated with the filmmaker in this part of Northern California. Follow along with aerials and photos of San Anselmo: https://skytalkers.com/2021/12/19/george-lucas-san-anselmo-california/ https://www.patreon.com/skytalkers http://skytalkers.com http://www.twitter.com/skytalkerspod https...2021-12-201h 05

Santoral del día21 de abril San Anselmo de CantorberrySan Anselmo de Canterbury O.S.B. (Aosta, 1033 - Canterbury, 1109), conocido también como Anselmo de Aosta, por el lugar donde nació, o Anselmo de Bec, si se atiende a la población donde estaba enclavado el monasterio del cual llegó a ser prior, fue un monje benedictino que ejerció como arzobispo de Canterbury durante el periodo 1093-1109. Destacó como teólogo y filósofo escolástico. Doctor de la Iglesia. Como teólogo, fue un gran defensor de la Inmaculada Concepción de María y como filósofo se le recuerda, además de por su célebre argumento ontol...2021-04-0505 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoBelonging -- Acts 1:15-26 (Allie Utley, SFTS Interim Chaplain, preaching) (14th Sunday After Pentecost)In the body of Christ, we find our belonging and our calling.2020-09-0815 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoThe Life We Create -- Romans 12:1-12 (Thirteenth Sunday After Pentecost)The love that God has embodied for us in Jesus Christ comes to life now in us – in our bodies – in the life we create.2020-08-3121 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoCo-Conspirators -- Exodus 1:8-2:10 (Twelfth Sunday After Pentecost)God breathes with us and calls us to become co-conspirators to set the whole world free. Being a "co-conspirator" requires that we listen with humility to those who have been harmed most, and put something at risk for the life and the well-being and the freedom of others.2020-08-2325 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoReclaiming Sabbath -- Genesis 2:1-3 & Exodus 20:8-11 (Eleventh Sunday After Pentecost)In the practice of Sabbath, God invites us to rest in the presence of our Creator, and experience the gifts of balance, time to refocus, and resistance to anxiety and commodity-driven oppression.2020-08-1621 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoGod's Steadfast Intention for Good -- Genesis 45:1-15 (Tenth Sunday After Pentecost)In the story of Joseph and his brothers, we see God's providential love at work: Beyond the reality of our decisions and misdirected intention, God intends for us our ultimate good, and accompanies us along the way there.2020-08-1022 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoThat Day When the Basket Came Round -- Matthew 14:13-21 (Ninth Sunday After Pentecost)In the much-told story of the miracle of the loaves and fish, when the disciples think there's not enough to feed the crowds, Jesus says: "They don't need to go away. You give them something to eat." In a world that feels scarce, Jesus empowers us to create capacity in community.2020-08-0323 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoGod Is Near (Jacob's Dream) -- Genesis 28:10-19 (Seventh Sunday After Pentecost) In a fearful and anxious world, God is near. We consider this "nearness of God," looking to Jacob's dream of a ladder connecting heaven and earth, our own "pandemic dreams," and Celtic spirituality. 2020-07-1920 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoSow Some Seeds -- Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 (Sixth Sunday After Pentecost)We consider the Parable of the Sower -- the seed, the soil, the sower -- and notice that the parable describes a generative process for a generative season. God empowers us to create something new together by sowing seeds generously and generatively. Grace abounds!2020-07-1323 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoFor Freedom -- Galatians 5:1, 13-23 (Fifth Sunday After Pentecost)On this Fourth of July weekend, we stand at the intersection of faith and public life and consider "freedom" -- both Biblical and Constitutional. What we affirm with the Apostle Paul is this: Christ has set us free for the freedom of others and ourselves.2020-07-0620 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoHagar's Lament -- Genesis 21:8-21 (Fourth Sunday After Pentecost)Exiled into the wilderness, Hagar raises her voice in lament against the powers of slavery and patriarchy. In the power of lament, we summon God into the pain of the world, and God summons us and the world to create something better and new.2020-06-2919 min

First Presbyterian Church of San Anselmo"Is Anything Too Wonderful for God?" -- Genesis 18:1-15 (Third Sunday After Pentecost)As Sarah laughs at the news that she will have a child so late in life, we listen with her to the question: "Is anything too wonderful for God?" We consider the events of this week -- Supreme Court decisions and Juneteenth celebrations -- and we wonder, with Sarah, at things that seem too wonderful even after long seasons of hope.2020-06-2224 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoTogether We Create -- Genesis 1 (Second Sunday After Pentecost)Made in the image of a creating God, we are invited to become a creating and re-creating community, together with each other and all creation.2020-06-1529 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoRivers and Roads -- Joshua 4:1-8 (Commencement Sunday)The symbols of our faith journey remind us of God's presence in each chapter in life, and they call us into the future God has ready for us.2020-06-0820 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoPentecost Portents -- Acts 2:1-21 (Pentecost)At Pentecost, the Spirit comes among the people, gathered together, empowering them to see the world plainly, to listen, to speak, to do, and to create with God the new world that is breaking forth, even now. This year, we listen to the Pentecost story in a world that is in flames from the systemic racism that has persisted in this country for far too long. Claiming the Spirit of Pentecost, we look plainly at the world and our role in it, we listen for voices silenced for far too long, and we commit to do the work that...2020-06-0122 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoThe Complexity of Doors -- Acts 12:1-19 (Sixth Sunday in Easter)In the closing sermon in our series "Life from Behind Closed Doors," we consider the breadth of ways that folks are living behind close doors during the COVID-a9 pandemic -- not only those who are sheltering, but also those who are incarcerated. During this Easter season we have found that, in Resurrection, God gives us life beyond every separation– life more powerful than any power in the world that keeps us apart. What matters is how we use that life that we are given to find our wayto yet more life– every day – to create a world that offers more lif...2020-05-2519 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoProviding Community -- 2 Kings 4:1-7 (Fifth Sunday of Easter)This sermon considers possibilities for hunger action in this time of pandemic and sheltering, through the lens of our Easter theme: "Life from Behind Closed Doors." This week, we take up an Old Testament text in which Elisha and a widow seek miraculous provision in a time of scarcity, and what we find is this: In the face of dire need, God provides abundance in the collaborative power of community,“with love as the main ingredient.”2020-05-1720 min

First Presbyterian Church of San Anselmo"Life from Behind Closed Doors," Noah & the Ark -- Genesis 7:24-8:22 (Fifth Sunday in Easter)As we continue in our worship theme -- "Life from Behind Closed Doors" -- guest preacher Allie Utley takes us "behind closed doors" with Noah -- as Noah and family wait in the ark to be able to walk again on dry land. The sermon names our waiting in this time of pandemic, our longing for what we miss most, and how worship is part of how we survive and thrive.2020-05-1215 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoWho We Hope to Be -- Acts 2:42-47 (Fourth Sunday in Easter)In Acts 2, we see a snapshot of what life in community was like for the early church -- as they gathered in homes, broke bread together, prayed, held everything in common, and sold what they had to give to those in need. Stories like this give us a glimpse of who we have been, who we are, and who we hope to be. In community, the Spirit of the Risen Christ empowers us to say YES to each new day, and with our AND to create something new with God and with each other. 2020-05-0318 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoStitch by Stitch -- Acts 9:36-42 (Third Sunday in Easter)This sermon considers the resurrection of Tabitha, the clothes she made to care for a community of widows, the quilters of Gee's Bend, and those who are making masks for others in this time of pandemic. In this quilting and this sewing, we see that God gathers us at her quilting table, and invites us into acts of tender mercy.2020-04-2717 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoThe Case for Thomas -- John 20:19-29 (Second Sunday of Easter)For centuries the disciple Thomas has been labeled "Doubting Thomas." This sermon makes the case FOR Thomas. Behind closed doors with Thomas and the disciples, what we see in Thomas is someone who -- like us -- is baffled by a bewildering world. He voices his need for Jesus, and the Risen Christ responds. In Resurrection, when we reach the limits of our understanding, Jesus takes our hand and says, “I'm still here.”2020-04-1918 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoYet More Life -- John 20:1-18 (Easter Sunday)On Easter morning, we go with Mary to the tomb and encounter the Risen Christ. And what we find there together is yet more life -- yet more life than we ever imagined -- yet more life to live right here, right now, and yet more life to live on into forever.2020-04-1216 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoA Healing, Holy Week -- Matthew 21:1-11; Psalm 31:9-16 (Palm Sunday)In the hosanna and hope of Palm Sunday and in the suffering and lament of Passion Sunday, we find Christ in the midst of the whole of life. In communion -- a sacrament as old as our faith and lived anew today in this online worship space -- we experience "the real presence of Christ," embodied in us to bless the world God loves.2020-04-0619 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoHealing Community -- John 11, the story of the raising of Lazarus (Fifth Sunday in Lent)The story of Lazarus is a story about the healing presence of Christ embodied in community. In a world full of fear, illness, and death, Jesus stands in the midst of a grieving community, and together they stand against death and everything that does us harm. In Christ's love, we call each other into life – Christ’s healing touch in our hands.2020-03-3020 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoHealing Words: Praying in Hard Times -- James 5:13-16 (Fourth Sunday in Lent)In times of epidemic and sheltering in place, we are thinking of new ways of living grounded in and enlivened by Prayer, Care, and Connection. This sermon focuses on prayer, offering specific suggestions as how we might pray in these hard times. In prayer, God is inviting us to draw near– inviting us into conversation– inviting us into deeper relationship– inviting us into life. When we pray, we say yes to the conversation and yes to God's love. In prayer, God is at work transforming us into living, embodied Words to bless the world God loves.2020-03-2318 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoHealing Relationships -- John 4:5-26 (Third Sunday in Lent)In a time of epidemic and social distancing, we look to the story of Jesus and the Samaritan Woman at the well, and how they create entirely new ways of being in relationship -- bridging and transcending separation. As Jesus and the Samaritan Woman create this new way of being in relationship, they become for each other Living Water. As we do the same, we are for each other, in the desert, a healing spring.2020-03-1522 min

First Presbyterian Church of San Anselmo"Healing Our Image of God" -- John 3:1-17 (Second Sunday in Lent)As we continue in our Lenten sermon series -- "In the Desert, a Healing Spring" -- this sermon turns to the text of John 3:16 for a healing word. We unpack some of the cultural baggage that follows this familiar text, and specifically the harm that has come from an exclusionary reading. We then look to the text and affirm that God so loves the whole world that God invites us into the healing life of Christ -- eternal life, right here, right now.2020-03-0919 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoIn the Desert, a Healing Spring -- Isaiah 58:1-12 (First Sunday in Lent)This sermon begins our Lenten series, "In the Desert, a Healing Spring." Standing in Isaiah 58, we consider our own hurt, the harm we cause in the world, and God's healing power. Healing is God’s love at work, in us and around us, moving us and the whole world toward wholeness. 2020-03-0220 min

First Presbyterian Church of San Anselmo"Always, We Begin Again" -- Psalm 51 (Ash Wednesday)Psalm 51 takes our lives seriously – the whole of our lives – in all of their complexity. It acknowledges plainly for us: The harm we do in the world is real, and so is the hurt that we know in our bodies and our lives – in bones that have been crushed, and hearts that have been broken. On Ash Wednesday, we say these try things and lean into this truth: In the love and mercy we find in Jesus Christ, "Always, we begin again."2020-02-2714 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoThe Wonder of Wonder -- Matthew 17:1-9 (Transfiguration Sunday)On Transfiguration Sunday, we journey up a high mountain with Peter, James, and John -- and experience with them an epiphany -- God made manifest in the midst of us. This sermon considers the experience of wonder -- as the disciples experience the dazzling humanity of Jesus: "God is so very big – God’s love for us so vast – the world so much more than we could ever comprehend. And God is near. One writer puts it this way – what we find in Jesus and in each other is 'just as much of God as a hand can hold.'”2020-02-2418 min

First Presbyterian Church of San Anselmo"Live As If" -- Romans 8:22-27 (on living in a time of climate emergency)Standing in the midst of our climate emergency, this sermon enters the groaning of Romans 8 -- all creation groaning, our groaning, the Spirit praying with us in groans too deep for words. In our groaning together, we experience a deeper sense of belonging, we hope, and we enter into God's work of world-healing. We live as if the world we long for is already here -- a world that is healed and whole.2020-02-0919 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoGet Up and Go -- 1 Kings 19:1-15a"What we experience with Elijah is this: God shows up in the sheer silence – in the sheer silence that underlies all of our noise. Not in the wind, not in the earthquake, not in the fire – not (always) in big flashy moment – but in the sheer silence that is always with us – that underlies every moment of every day – in a small quiet whisper."2020-02-0219 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoThe Work of Dismantling -- Amos 5:18-24 (MLK Day Observance)This Sunday, we observe Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, as we continue our Epiphany series -- "The Work of Wonder." This sermon considers the Amos text that Dr. King often quoted, "But let justice roll down like the waters, and righteousness like a mighty stream," and listens to how it announces God's steely determination to dismantle all systems of oppression. We then turn to the persistent systems of American racism, and trace how they flow from the US Constitution as originally written and historic resistance to every attempt to set it right. Then, we think some about...2020-01-2028 min

First Presbyterian Church of San Anselmo"The 200-Year Present" -- Matthew 1:1-8, 16-17 & 3:13-17 (Baptism of Jesus)This sermon continues our Epiphany theme – “The Work of Wonder” – as we consider this week how our lives and work connect to the broad expanse of God’s saving love throughout history, from the beginning of time, down through the generations. Along the way, we consider sociologist Elise Boulding's notion of a "200-Year Present" -- our lives are held by and touch lives that span a 200-year present. Listen to explore this a little further!2020-01-1321 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoLight for the Next Step -- Matthew 2:1-12 (Epiphany)This sermon begins an Epiphany series -- "The Work of Wonder" -- as we explore together the ways that we experience a world so much bigger than us and are called to work with God for its well-being. This Sunday's sermon considers the story of the Magi who follow a star and find their way to an experience of the Christ -- and our curiosity as a gateway to epiphany.2020-01-0621 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoThe Songs That Set Us Free -- Luke 1:39-56 (Mary's Magnificat)This week we turn to the song that has inspired our Advent theme, "My Heart Shall Sing." We look at the revolutionary words that Mary sings in her Magnificat (Luke 1:39-56). Then we think about why we sing, and consider how the songs that God gives us to sing set the whole world free. 2019-12-1619 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoThe Silence Before the Song -- Luke 1:68-79This sermon is the first in our Advent worship series -- "My Heart Shall Sing" -- inspired by Mary's Magnificat -- as we experience Advent's songs of hope, peace, joy, and love. This week's sermon considers the Song of Zechariah -- but first we think some about what Zechariah might have experienced in "The Silence Before the Song" -- as he sat in silence for nine months waiting with his wife Elizabeth for the birth of their son, John (the Baptist). As we listen with Zechariah, we hear this good news: In the coming of Christ, God saves us...2019-12-0118 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoHow Jesus Is King -- Luke 23:33-43 (Christ the King Sunday)For Christ the King Sunday, we engage Luke 23:33-43, a glimpse of Jesus on the cross, and his conversation with one of those crucified with him. This sermon considers (1) how, in our power and privilege, we should take care in how we claim that Christ is king; (2) how, for those whose backs are up against the wall, we affirm that Christ is king over every power in the world; and (3) how Christ the King, on the cross, enters even the deepest ditch of our suffering, and holds us close in the heart of God.2019-11-2520 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoFinding Our Voice, Telling Our Story -- Luke 21:5-19In Luke 21:5-19, Jesus looks around at all the upheaval in the world, and says, "All this will open up for you the opportunity to testify." In today's sermon, we look at the upheaval in our world, the testimony we have heard (perhaps some even this week), and the power of the stories we tell and the lives we live to turn the world rightside up. 2019-11-1723 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoNo Marriage in the ResurrectionLuke 20:27-38Sermon Theme: Jesus turns the world rightside-up by dismantling every type of "power-over" in the world, setting the whole world free.2019-11-1219 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoCrowded Table 2019-11-0422 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoThe Main ThingIsaiah 43:18-21; Colossians 3:12-17: Stephen Covey says, "The main thing is to keep the main thing the main thing. In this farewell sermon by First Presbyterian Church of San Anselmo's pastor of 14 1/2 years, Paul's advice to "clothe everything with clothe" is the main thing. And one way the church can love our neighbors is by welcoming the "new thing" that God is doing.2019-10-0616 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoThe Parable and the PlanetLuke 16:1-13: The Parable of the Unjust Steward is confusing, but leaves no doubt that the rich owner, who has exploited the peasants through usury, is not the good guy. In the Luke’s context, if you were rich, it meant you exploited others to get that way. On the one hand, we might reasonably say that being rich isn’t bad, after all. It’s exploitation that’s bad. But it's very easy to ignore the ways our economic system and structures exploit people, and the planet God created. What would Jesus do about climate disruption? Luke’s Jesus consistent...2019-09-2317 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoLoved, Precious, Sought-AfterLuke 15:1-10: In the Parables of the Lost Sheep and the Lost Coin, Jesus shows the scribes and Pharisees that we are all in the same boat: tax collectors, "sinners," scribes and Pharisees, and we are all represented by the one sheep that God relentlessly pursues. God loves us all so much that God never stops trying to find us; God never gives up on us, and we are never to give up on each other.2019-09-1516 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoChoose LifeDeuteronomy 30:15-20; Luke 14:25-33: Jesus' dire warnings about the cost of discipleship reflect the cost of any and every choice we make in life that involves commitment. Given that this is the same Jesus who said, "I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly” (John !0:10), the emphasis of our faith should not be sacrifice and suffering but the joy of life lived as though God is the ruler of our hearts and minds here and now. Author Barbara Ehrenreich was asked what she would give up to live in a more human world. She answered, “I think we...2019-09-0812 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoMy Labor, My Work, My Ministry 2019Romans 12:4-21: We celebrate Labor Day with three members of the First Presbyterian Church of San Anselmo community, who share how they live out their faith in the workplace: The Rev. Christine Francisco, Activity Coordinator, NeuroRestorative; Patrick O’Connor, Director of Family Ministries, First Presbyterian Church; and Lisa Cosby, Public Utilities Regulatory Analyst, California Public Utilities Commission.2019-09-0120 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoSix Great Ends of the Church: 6. The Exhibition of the Kingdom of Heaven to the WorldLessons: Acts 1:6-9; Ephesians 4:1-6: This 6th of the Presbyterian "Great Ends of the Church" sums up the other five with, "Go, and let the world know about this." Let the world know about Jesus' message that the reign of God is already present and active; it is here, available for those who see that everything is holy, everything and everyone is precious to God and belongs to God. Let the world know about Jesus' radically different approach to power and authority. Jesus didn’t use power or authority to impress or coerce. He expressed his power in acts of ser...2019-08-2517 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoSix Great Ends of the Church: 5. The Promotion of Social RighteousnessLessons: Amos 5:21-24; Luke 4:14-21: The promotion of social righteousness means that Christians can and should take political action to advance the coming of the kingdom of God on earth as it is in heaven, and it looks like this: the hungry are fed, the poor are lifted up, the naked are clothed, those caught in poverty – including the crime, poor health, lack of education and hopelessness that poverty engenders – are freed to live as God intends for us all to live. The reason the promotion of social righteousness is one of the Great Ends of the Church is that...2019-08-1920 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoSix Great Ends of the Church: 4. The Preservation of TruthLessons: John 8:12-16, 31-32; John 18:37-38a: Jesus says if we follow him, we will know the truth and it will set us free. The truth that is the core of our faith is that Jesus Christ is God’s self-defining Word. Our tradition also insists on “the sovereignty of God,” which means God can do whatever God wants to do. If God wants to speak to people through nature, God can do it. If God wants to speak through art or philosophy or other religions, God can do that, too, simply because God is God, and God’s freedom. So...2019-08-1118 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoSix Great Ends of the Church: 3. The Maintenance of Divine WorshipLessons: 1 Corinthians 11:23-26, Psalm 122: In this third in a series on the Six Great Ends of the Church from the Book of Order of the Presbyterian Church (USA), we look at the maintenance of divine worship. The goal of worship is a transforming encounter with God. "Public worship matters because it is the one time in the week when God’s people gather to acknowledge God’s presence in the world in our lives, to remember our faith, to act out its meaning, to celebrate the good news in Christ, to respond to God’s claim on our lives, and to r...2019-08-0520 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoA Place in the WorldAs we continue our six-week series called "The Six Great Ends of the Church," our guest preacher The Rev. Scott Clark looks at #2: The Shelter, Nurture, and Spiritual Fellowship of the Children of God.2019-07-2925 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoSix Great Ends of the Church: 1. The Proclamation of the Gospel for the Salvation of HumankindLessons: Mark 1:14-20, Luke 1:46-55: In this first in a series on the Six Great Ends of the Church from the Book of Order of the Presbyterian Church (USA), we look at the way that the good news of the kingdom of God - God's intention for all of God's creation - can accomplish the salvation of the whole world, not just some individuals, and not just after we die.2019-07-2218 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoThe Good SamaritanLuke 10:25-37: The Samaritan teaches us several important lessons. First, God comes where we least expect God to be, because God comes for all and to all. Second, “loving” looks like helping those in need. And third, the Samaritan, the one who acted as a neighbor, crossed a boundary. The hatred between Samaritans and Judeans went both ways, and yet this Samaritan stepped outside of his national and ethnic loyalty. He did not say, “You aren’t my people; I save my compassion for my own people.” He crossed a boundary that was a hard and fast line to Jesus’ listeners...2019-07-1616 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoPack LightLuke 10:1-11: Jesus sends out his disciples as missionaries to proclaim the nearness of the Kingdom of God. We, as Jesus' disciples, are sent as well. We are send not to convert, force our culture on others, or save souls, but to rely on the hospitality of others, which means listening to them, meeting them on their turf, and joining with them in the work God is already doing in and through them. 2019-07-0716 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoPicking Up the Mantle2 Kings 2:1-2, 6-14. God tells Elijah to anoint Elisha to replace him as a prophet to the people of Israel. When the people of God need a new leader, God is on the job. God made it clear that as exceptional as Elijah was, God’s plans did not depend solely on Elijah. Likewise, God’s work doesn’t depend on any one pastor of a church, or on any individual leader within the church. God continues to raise up new leaders, sometimes even leaders blessed with a double portion of their predecessor’s spirit. 2019-06-3018 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoOur Abode in the Spirit--Rev. Douglas OldsOur Abode in the SpiritSermon by Rev. Douglas Olds (all rights reserved)First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoJune 23, 2019 Sermon Texts: Lamentations 1.1-4; 11-13 Genesis 1.1-4 2019-06-2318 min

First Presbyterian Church of San Anselmo"Grazing on Ashes" by Rev. Douglas Olds"Grazing on Ashes"A sermon by Rev. Douglas OldsFirst Presbyterian Church of San Anselmo (CA)June 16, 2019Sermon Texts: Galatians 5: 13-18, Isaiah 44: 9-20 2019-06-1622 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoFeed My SheepJohn 21:1-19: In this post-resurrection scene on the beach, Jesus offers Peter what many contemporary psychologists contend every one of us needs: a sense of belonging, and a sense of purpose.2019-05-0515 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoEaster PeopleJohn 20:1-18: Easter is not a celebration of something that happened 2,000 ago. Easter is ongoing. Easter is God's ongoing work in the world, making us new people. Easter is not in or about the church, but the church is the fellowship of people who look for, recognize, and point to new life.2019-04-2218 min

Podcast Academia CruellasEpisodio 98: Argumento antológico de San Anselmo de CanterburyEl más importante de los pensadores pertenecientes a la corriente agustiniana hasta el siglo XIII es San Anselmo de Canterbury. Sin embargo, San Anselmo ha pasado a la historia de la filosofía fundamentalmente por haber sido el primero en formular una prueba de la existencia de Dios a partir de la idea misma de Dios 2019-04-1800 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoLead Us Not Into TemptationLuke 19:28-40, Luke 11:1-4: In this final Lenten sermon on the Lord's Prayer, we find that the greatest temptation, at the core of all temptation and every human act of succumbing to temptation, is the temptation faced by Jesus in his 40 days in the wilderness: To doubt that our most important identity is as God's beloveds.2019-04-1415 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoForgive Us Our What, Now?Matthew 6:12; Matthew 18:21-35: The fifth in our Lenten series on the Lord's Prayer looks at forgiveness as a practice. At times forgiveness doesn't mean reconciliation; it simply means unburdening.2019-04-0713 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoGive Us This Day Our Daily BreadMatthew 6:7=17: The fourth sermon in our Lenten series on the Lord's Prayer looks at how the Lord's Prayer prays for sufficiency for today for all people, not just for individuals.2019-03-3120 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoThy Kingdom Come, Thy Will Be Done on EarthLessons: Micah 6:6-8; Matthew 6:9-10: This third in-depth exploration of the Lord's Prayer looks at "the kingdom of God" as Jesus' primary metaphor for what God wants for God's world. God's kingdom is God's will - it is what we pray for when we pray, "thy will be done on earth." Jesus intended us to understand the kingdom of God as an alternative to the oppressive kingdoms and empires of this world, not as an escape from this life but as a call to live in this alternative way here and now. In fact, Jesus said, God’s kin...2019-03-2417 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoChanged from Glory into GloryLuke 9:28-43: In this highly symbolic story, called the Transfiguration, the disciples see Jesus transformed before their eyes. Moses and Elijah appear, connecting Jesus with the long history of God’s deliverance and God’s word to a sometimes unfaithful, but always beloved, people. We’re told they speak about Jesus’ “departure,” which in Greek is literally, “exodus.” This is not a random word. It points to the meaning of the cross waiting for Jesus; it is about release and freedom. In his first sermon in Nazareth, back in Chapter 4, freedom was the overarching theme. It’s easy to forget that the cross is...2019-03-0315 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoDo Unto OthersLuke 6:27-38: The Golden Rule isn’t so much setting up one more rule we have to figure out how to follow correctly, and get just right. Instead, each of the verses in the passage from Jesus' "sermon on the plain," including the Golden Rule, is not a command or a rule, but a promise. The promise, essentially, that the world doesn’t have to be the way it is. That there is another option, an option grounded in active love – in love that does for others.2019-02-2415 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoThe Rule of LoveScott Clark Dean of Student Life and Chaplain of San Francisco Theological Seminary preached from 1 Corinthians 13: Love is the plumb line and the polestar of our everyday life and all we do.2019-02-0323 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoMission Statement1 Corinthians 12:12-14, 27-31; Luke 4:14-21: When Jesus reads the Isaiah scroll, it is not only a promise and a declaration, but an invitation to us to participate with God in fulfilling the good news of God's kingdom, today, tomorrow, and always.2019-01-2714 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoWe Are BelovedIsaiah 43:1-7; Luke 3:15-17, 21-22: Seminary intern Heather Gordon explored the way God claims us as God's beloved children. 2019-01-1309 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoThe Other Christmas StoryIsaiah 60:1-6, Matthew 2:1-12: Matthew’s Christmas story is the story of two different human communities: Jerusalem, the big city center of the elite, and Bethlehem, with its rural peasants. In 2019, you don’t have to be from the country to be marginalized, and you don’t have to be from a big city to be arrogant. So for us, it’s less about urban verses rural, and more about world view. It is still a choice between two stories. A choice between the story that leads to death and darkness, and a story that leads to light and life. Politi...2019-01-0815 min

First Presbyterian Church of San Anselmo"Failing Nature's Trust" 12/30/18 sermon by Rev. Douglas Olds 2018-12-3024 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoMake Room for the Unexpected (2)Luke 1:39-56: The video, "An Unexpected Christmas," [produced in 2012 by St. Paul’s Church in Auckland, New Zealand, a church with a ministry called St. Paul’s Arts and Kids. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TM1XusYVqNY.] captures precisely what Luke intended in the first two chapters of his gospel, in the story of Elizabeth and Mary and in the Christmas story. “Brilliant! They won’t be expecting that!” Luke’s version is much edgier. Luke gives center stage to these two women, ordinary women chosen by God and unhindered by men. Luke has God sending the rich away empty, and br...2018-12-2305 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoWoven TogetherColossians 2:2-4, Mark 12:38-44: The story of the wdow's mite isn't a "Wow! I should be more like her!" story. It's a story about connection and the way our lives are interwoven. Jesus doesn't hold her up as a role model, but as an example of how the brokenness of the institutions and the establishment impact the lives of human beings. He shows us we need to see people, as he saw the easily ignored widow, and let their lives and situations touch our hearts, so that we change the systems that cause injustice and misery. 2018-11-1118 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoHallelujah!Psalm 146, Mark 12:28-34: The Psalm celebrates the lifelong praise of the God who is trustworthy, who stands up for the oppressed and sides with the most vulnerable. Praising God, which is what we do in worshiping communities, transforms us into people of hope, resilience and resistance to the forces that would worship power, wealth, status or security, turning, "me and my" into "we and our." 2018-11-0414 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoDone Being QuietMark 10:46-52: Bartimaeus recognizes that his condition as a blind beggar is not normal, and so he cries out. The crowd attempts to silence him. The crowd always has a stake in pretending that something that really is abnormal – in this case, blind begging – is normal, because it means no one has to change. If being a blind beggar is just normal, then the society doesn’t have to ask, “Why are some people forced to beg in order to survive, while others have more than enough? Why aren’t we taking steps to fix that?" The Church is constantly chal...2018-10-2820 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoLet Them ComeMark 10:2-16: This sermon explains how Jesus' comments about divorce and his welcoming the children are connected. In 1st century Palestine, divorce meant economic and social ruin for the wife. Jesus is saying human beings are not disposable, and a case in point is the children seeking Jesus' blessing. They have no status in the culture, they have no way to "earn" God's love, which is how we are all to receive it: as a gift of grace for all. God's concern is for the hurt, the suffering, the impoverished, the tossed aside. Jesus shows us this by saying, "Let...2018-10-0712 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoWas God Involved?The Book of Esther: God is not mentioned in the Book of Esther. Are we intended to understand that God was involved - that God was a character ion this story, even thought never mentioned? How do we detect God's action and comprehend God's intention when, as someone put it, "God is subtle to a fault?" Borrowing from author Frederick Buechner, we trust that God offers the possibility of new life and healing. God the director conveys to us, somehow, from the wings, “if we have our eyes, ears, hearts open and sometimes even if we don’t, how we can...2018-09-3017 min

Dialogo con los Medievales -Dr.Gonzalo Soto PosadaSan Anselmo de Canterbury [ MedioEvo Cap.19 ] Gonzalo Soto PosadaAproximaciones al MedioEvo, Curso de Historia del Filosofo Doctor Honoris causa en Teología, Dr. Gonzalo Soto Posada UPB Medellin Antioquia. San Anselmo de Canterbury 2018-07-2100 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoWhat Do You Do When the Old No Longer Works and the New Has Not Arrived?Acts 1:1-11; Daniel 1:1-17; “Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing,” the poem by James Weldon Johnson Guest preacher the Rev. Floyd Thompkins, Director of the Center for Innovation in Ministry at San Francisco Theological Seminary, looks at the story describing Daniel's invitation to compromise his beliefs and his integrity in order to be seen as successful and important, as defined by the king and the dominant culture. Daniel refuses to give up his integrity, not because being himself "works," as the culture defines it, but because God called him to be faithful, regardless of what appears to work. God promises not to...2018-06-1040 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoThe News from San Anselmo 2018John 20:19-34: This work of fiction serves as the "sermon" on Holy Humor Sunday, culminating a Lenten and Easter series on spiritual practices. In her search for a spiritual practice that fits her, the main character, Jenna, discovers that humor and laughter may be her spiritual practices, healing her when she hurts and fueling her to walk the walk. In the process, she realizes that her humorous take on "Doubting Thomas" helped her grasp its central message: That Jesus shows up for us, whether we doubt or not.2018-04-0810 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoHow to WaitMatthew 23:1-12: The parable of the ten bridesmaids reminds us that the Church still waits for the fulfillment of God's kingdom. How shall we wait? The oil points to practices that no one else can do for us that help us prepare for the long haul, the "slow kingdom coming." These practices add up to "Keep awake." At First Presbyterian Church of San Anselmo, we also know that the best way to wait is to serve in Christ's name.2017-11-1217 min

Angelitos MisionerosSanto Tomas Evangelio de San Juan 20, 19-31 y San Anselmo de CanterburyEn Angelitos Misioneros te presentamos la vida de San Anselmo de Canterbury y el Padre Silvestre reflexiona sobre el evangelio de San Juan capitulo veinte versículos del diecinueve al treinta y uno. Escucha nuestro programa en vivo todos los viernes por Radio María o el programa grabado por www.todocuautla.com o por www.ivoox.com 2017-04-2439 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoThe News from San Anselmo 2017On the Sunday after Easter, we celebrate Holy Humor Sunday, the traditional "Easter laugh." Our worship takes the format of a radio show, "A San Anselmo Home Companion." (Our thanks to Garrison Keillor.) The proclamation of the Word (or sermon) is "The News from San Anselmo," a work of fiction.2017-04-2311 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoWe All Have Questions: What Is the Bible?Lessons: John 1:1-14; Genesis 1:1-3. Today we welcome guest preacher Yolanda Norton, Assistant Professor of Old Testament at San Francisco Theological Seminary. Ordained in the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Rev. Norton is completing her doctorate in the Graduate Department of Religion at Vanderbilt University.2016-10-0714 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoWe All Have Questions: Doubt with a Cherry On TopLessons: Isaiah 55:8-13, 1 Corinthians 13:9-13: To kick off our fall sermon series on, "We All Have Questions," the two pastors of First Presbyterian Church of San Anselmo share a dialogue about their own big faith questions.2016-09-1119 min

Fray NelsonMaestros en la Fe, 2 de 6, San Anselmo[Curso a las Monjas Dominicas del Monasterio de Santa Ana, en Murcia, España.] Tema 2 de 6: San Anselmo, y la fe que quiere entender * San Anselmo de Canterbury (1033-1109), ingresó al Monasterio de Bec, que pronto habría de convertirse, con su liderazgo, en un reconocido centro de estudios. Allí escribió su obra Proslogion (1077-78). * Algunos temas teológicos del Proslogion: la fe quiere entender (fides quaerens intellectum). Ese querer puede ser el de la curiosidad o la arrogancia, y entonces hace daño, pero también puede ser el querer que brota del amor, o el querer de quien desea pr...2015-09-031h 10

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoThe News from San Anselmo 2015Lesson: John 20:19-34. "And perhaps above all: “I sing because I’m happy. I sing because I’m free. For his eye is on the sparrow. And I know he watches me.” And that’s all the news from San Anselmo, where everyone is spiritual, a few people are religious, and the Presbyterians strive to be holy."2015-04-1215 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoThe News from San Anselmo 2014Lesson: Psalm 24:1. "And that’s all the news from San Anselmo, where everyone is spiritual, a few people are religious, and the Presbyterians strive to be holy."2014-04-2713 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoSaint ZacchaeusLesson: Lesson: Luke 19:1-10. "Thanks be to God that Jesus follows us home. And thanks be to God for the saints of San Anselmo."'2013-11-0312 min

First Presbyterian Church of San AnselmoThe News from San AnselmoJohn 20:19-31 "And that's all the news from San Anselmo, where everyone is spiritual, a few people are religious, and the Presbyterians strive to be holy."2013-04-0711 min