Greenfield Presbyterian Podcast

This is a new sermon series titled “Strange Encounters of the Divine Kind” from Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI. The Scripture is Genesis 18:1-15 Isaac’s birth announced 18 The Lord appeared to Abraham at the oaks of Mamre while he sat at the entrance of his tent in the day’s heat. 2 He looked up and suddenly saw three men standing near him. As soon as he saw them, he ran from his te...

Today is Baptism of the Lord Sunday at the message is from Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI. The Scripture is Matthew 3:13-17 Baptism of Jesus 13 At that time Jesus came from Galilee to the Jordan River so that John would baptize him. 14 John tried to stop him and said, “I need to be baptized by you, yet you come to me?” 15 Jesus answered, “Allow me to be baptized now. This is necessa...

2026-01-04 Give Us the Courage by The Rev Gretchen Larson-Wolbrink This message is from Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI. The Scripture is Jeremiah 31:7-14 Jeremiah 31:7-14 7 The Lord proclaims: Sing joyfully for the people of Jacob; shout for the leading nation. Raise your voices with praise and call out: “The Lord has saved his people, the remaining few in Israel!”8 I’m going to bri...

2025-12-28 Theodicy and Hope by The Rev Carol Taylor. This message is from Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI. The Scripture is Isaiah 40:1-11 Comfort for God’s people 40 Comfort, comfort my people! says your God. 2 Speak compassionately to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her compulsory service has ended, that her penalty has been paid, that she has received from the Lord’s hand dou...

2025-12-21 I’m Dreaming of…A New World by The Rev Anders Edstrom This message is from Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI. Today is the fourth Sunday of Advent. The sermon series for Advent is “I’m Dreaming of…”. The Scripture is Luke 1:45-55 Mary praises God 46Mary said, “With all my heart I glorify the Lord! 47In the depths of who I am I rejoice in God my savior. 48He has looked with f...

2025-12-14 I’m Dreaming of…Belonging by The Rev Anders Edstrom This message is from Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI. Today is the third Sunday of Advent. The sermon series for Advent is “I’m Dreaming of…”. The Scripture is Luke 1:26-45 Jesus’ birth foretold 26 When Elizabeth was six months pregnant, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a city in Galilee, 27 to a virgin who was eng...

2025-12-7 I’m Dreaming of…Peace by The Rev Anders Edstrom This message is from Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI. Today is the second Sunday of Advent. The sermon series for Advent is “I’m Dreaming of…”. The Scripture is Isaiah 2:1-5 The Lord’s mountain 2 This is what Isaiah, Amoz’s son, saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. 2 In the days to come the mountain of the Lord’s house will be...

2025-11-30 I’m Dreaming of…Something More by The Rev Anders Edstrom This message is from Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI. Today is the first Sunday of Advent. The sermon series for Advent is “I’m Dreaming of…”. The Scripture is Isaiah 40:1-11 Comfort for God’s people 40 Comfort, comfort my people! says your God. 2 Speak compassionately to Jerusalem, and proclaim to her that her compu...

2025-11-23 Echoing Grace by The Rev Anders Edstrom This message is from Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI. It is the final in the new sermon series “Prayers of Gratitude”. The Scripture is 1 Thessalonians 1:2-10 Thanksgiving to God 2 We always thank God for all of you when we mention you constantly in our prayers. 3 This is because we remember your work that comes from faith, your effo...

2025-11-16 Messy Grace by The Rev Anders Edstrom This message is from Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI. It is the third in the new sermon series “Prayers of Gratitude”. The Scripture is 1 Corinthians 1:4-9 Thanksgiving for the Corinthians 4 I thank my God always for you, because of God’s grace that was given to you in Christ Jesus. 5 That is, you were made rich through him in everythi...

2025-11-09 The Gospel According to Paul by The Rev Anders Edstrom This message is from Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI. It is the second in the new sermon series “Prayers of Gratitude”. The Scripture is Romans 1:8-17 Thanksgiving and Paul’s plans to visit 8 First of all, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for all of you, because the news about your faithfulness is being spread throu...

This message is from Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI. It is the first in the new sermon series “Prayers of Gratitude”. The Scripture is Philippians 1:3-11. Thanksgiving and prayer 3 I thank my God every time I mention you in my prayers. 4 I’m thankful for all of you every time I pray, and it’s always a prayer full of joy. 5 I’m glad because of the way you have been my partners in the...

This message is from Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI. The Scripture is 2Corinthians 5:16-21. 16 So then, from this point on we won’t recognize people by human standards. Even though we used to know Christ by human standards, that isn’t how we know him now. 17 So then, if anyone is in Christ, that person is part of the new creation. The old things have gone away, and look, new things...

This message is from Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI. The Scripture is Luke 14:25-33. Discipleship’s demands 25 Large crowds were traveling with Jesus. Turning to them, he said, 26 “Whoever comes to me and doesn’t hate father and mother, spouse and children, and brothers and sisters—yes, even one’s own life—cannot be my disciple. 27 Whoever doesn’t carry their own cross and follow me...

This message is from Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI. The Scripture is Jeremiah 29:1-9. Disturbing hope: Settle down in Babylon 29 The prophet Jeremiah sent a letter from Jerusalem to the few surviving elders among the exiles, to the priests and the prophets, and to all the people Nebuchadnezzar had taken to Babylon from Jerusalem. 2 The letter was sent after King Jeconiah, the queen...

This message is from Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI. The Scripture is Isaiah 25:6-10. 6 On this mountain, the Lord of heavenly forces will prepare for all peoples a rich feast, a feast of choice wines, of select foods rich in flavor, of choice wines well refined. 7 He will swallow up on this mountain the veil that is veiling all peoples, the shroud enshrouding all nations. 8 He will...

This message is from Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI. The Scripture is Daniel 6:1-23 Plot against Daniel 6 Darius decided to appoint one hundred twenty chief administrators throughout the kingdom, 2 and to set over them three main officers to whom they would report so that the king wouldn’t have to be bothered with too much. One of these main officers was Daniel. 3 Because of his ext...

This message is from Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI. The Scripture is Jonah 4:1-11 Jonah balks at God’s mercy 4 But Jonah thought this was utterly wrong, and he became angry. 2 He prayed to the Lord, “Come on, Lord! Wasn’t this precisely my point when I was back in my own land? This is why I fled to Tarshish earlier! I know that you are a merciful and compassionate God, very patient...

This message is from Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI. The Scripture is 1 Samuel 17:1-11, 32-49 1 Samuel 17:1-11 David defeats Goliath 17 The Philistines assembled their troops for war at Socoh of Judah. They camped between Socoh and Azekah at Ephes-dammim. 2 Saul and the Israelite army assembled and camped in the Elah Valley, where they got organized to fight the Philistines. 3 The P...

This message is from Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI. The Scripture is Genesis 6:5-8; 9:8-17 Genesis 6:5-8 Great flood 5 The Lord saw that humanity had become thoroughly evil on the earth and that every idea their minds thought up was always completely evil. 6 The Lord regretted making human beings on the earth, and he was heartbroken. 7 So the Lord said, “I will wipe off of the land...

This message is from Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI. The Scripture is Acts 20:17-38 17 From Miletus he sent a message to Ephesus calling for the church’s elders to meet him. 18 When they arrived, he said to them, “You know how I lived among you the whole time I was with you, beginning with the first day I arrived in the province of Asia. 19 I served the Lord with great humility and...

This message is from Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI. The Scripture is Acts 19:21-41 21 Once these things had come to an end, Paul, guided by the Spirit, decided to return to Jerusalem, taking a route that would carry him through the provinces of Macedonia and Achaia. He said, “After I have been there, I must visit Rome as well.” 22 He sent two of his assistants, Timothy and Erastus,...

This message is from Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI. The Scripture is Acts 16:6-10 Vision of the Macedonian 6 Paul and his companions traveled throughout the regions of Phrygia and Galatia because the Holy Spirit kept them from speaking the word in the province of Asia. 7 When they approached the province of Mysia, they tried to enter the province of Bithynia, but the Spirit of Jesu...

This message is from Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI. The Scripture is Acts 16:1-5 Paul adds Timothy 16 Paul reached Derbe, and then Lystra, where there was a disciple named Timothy. He was the son of a believing Jewish woman and a Greek father. 2 The brothers and sisters in Lystra and Iconium spoke well of him. 3 Paul wanted to take Timothy with him, so he circumcised him. This was...

This message is from Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI. The Scripture is Acts 14:8-18 Healing a crippled man in Lystra 8 In Lystra there was a certain man who lacked strength in his legs. He had been crippled since birth and had never walked. Sitting there, he 9 heard Paul speaking. Paul stared at him and saw that he believed he could be healed. 10 Raising his voice, Paul said, “Stand...