Greenfield Presbyterian Podcast

This message and Scripture reading were given at Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI. The Scripture is Ecclesiastes 9:13-18 13 I also observed the following example of wisdom under the sun—it impressed me greatly: 14 There was a small town with only a few residents. A mighty king came against it, surrounded it, and waged a terrible war against it. 15 Now there lived in that town a poor b...

Scripture and Message given at Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI. The Scripture is Ecclesiastes 4:1-12 Death is better than oppression 4 When I next observed all the oppressions that take place under the sun, I saw the tears of the oppressed—and they have no one to comfort them. Their oppressors wield power—but they have no one to comfort them. 2 So I declare that the dead, who have al...

Scripture and Message given at Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI. The Scripture Reading is Ecclesiastes 3:1-22 Ecclesiastes 3 A season for everything 3 There’s a season for everything and a time for every matter under the heavens: 2 a time for giving birth and a time for dying, a time for planting and a time for uprooting what was planted, 3 a time for killing and a time for healing, a...

Scripture and Message given at Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI. The Scripture Reading is Ecclesiastes 1:1-18 Opening motto 1 The words of the Teacher of the Assembly, David’s son, king in Jerusalem: 2 Perfectly pointless, says the Teacher, perfectly pointless. Everything is pointless. Some things are inevitable 3 What do people gain from all the hard work that they work so hard at un...

This message and Scripture reading were given at Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI. The Scripture Reading Matthew 9:9-13 Calling of Matthew 9 As Jesus continued on from there, he saw a man named Matthew sitting at a kiosk for collecting taxes. He said to him, “Follow me,” and he got up and followed him. 10 As Jesus sat down to eat in Matthew’s house, many tax collectors and sinners joi...

This message and scripture were given by the Rev. Neeta Nichols at Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI. The Scripture reading is from Matthew 13:1-9 and 18-23. Matthew 13:1-9 Setting for the parables 13 That day Jesus went out of the house and sat down beside the lake. 2 Such large crowds gathered around him that he climbed into a boat and sat down. The whole crowd was standing on the sh...

Today's scripture and message are given at Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI. The Scripture Acts 15:1-21 The Jerusalem Council 15 Some people came down from Judea teaching the family of believers, “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom we’ve received from Moses, you can’t be saved.” 2 Paul and Barnabas took sides against these Judeans and argued strongly against their posi...

Happy Father's Day! It is a tradition at Greenfield Presbyterian Church, Berkley, MI for the men of the church to lead the worship service. So this Scripture Reading is by Mr. Terry Barash and the message is by Mr. Charlie Hunt. Scripture Reading is 1 John 3:1-10 3 See what kind of love the Father has given to us in that we should be called God’s children, and that is what we are! Because the worl...

This message and Scripture lesson are by the Rev. Anders Edstrom at Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI. Scripture Lesson comes from Luke 10:38-42 Jesus visits Martha and Mary 38 While Jesus and his disciples were traveling, Jesus entered a village where a woman named Martha welcomed him as a guest. 39 She had a sister named Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to his message. 4...

This service was at Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI and given by the Rev. Anders Edstrom. Scripture reading is Exodus 33:12-23 Moses pleads with God 12 Moses said to the Lord, “Look, you’ve been telling me, ‘Lead these people forward.’ But you haven’t told me whom you will send with me. Yet you’ve assured me, ‘I know you by name and think highly of you.’ 13 Now if you do think highly...

Today is Pentecost. The message and Scripture are given by the Rev. Anders Edstrom at Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI. The Scripture is Acts 2:1-21 Pentecost 2 When Pentecost Day arrived, they were all together in one place. 2 Suddenly a sound from heaven like the howling of a fierce wind filled the entire house where they were sitting. 3 They saw what seemed to be individual flames...

This is the 7th Sunday of Eastertide at Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI. The message was given by Mr. Stacy Peterson. the Scripture Lesson is Luke 24:13-35 Encounter on the Emmaus road 13 On that same day, two disciples were traveling to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem. 14 They were talking to each other about everything that had happened. 15 While they were...

This is the 6th Sunday of Eastertide at Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI. The message is given by the Rev. Anders Edstrom. The Scripture reading is John 21:15-19. Jesus and Peter 15 When they finished eating, Jesus asked Simon Peter, “Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?” Simon replied, “Yes, Lord, you know I love you.” Jesus said to him, “Feed my lambs.” 16 Jesus asked...

This is the Fifth Sunday of Eastertide. The scripture and message were given by the Rev. Andres Edstrom at Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI. The Scripture reading is John 21:1-14 Jesus appears again to the disciples 21 Later, Jesus himself appeared again to his disciples at the Sea of Tiberias. This is how it happened: 2 Simon Peter, Thomas (called Didymus), Nathanael from Cana in Gal...

This is the fourth Sunday of Eastertide. This Scripture lesson and Message were given at Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI by the Rev. Anders Edstrom. Scripture lesson is John 20:24-29 Jesus appears to Thomas and the disciples 24 Thomas, the one called Didymus, one of the Twelve, wasn’t with the disciples when Jesus came. 25 The other disciples told him, “We’ve seen the Lord!” But he r...

This is the 3rd Sunday of Eastertide. Today's sermon and scripture lesson were given by the Rev. Anders Edstrom at Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI. Scripture Lesson is John 20:19-23 Jesus appears to the disciples 19 It was still the first day of the week. That evening, while the disciples were behind closed doors because they were afraid of the Jewish authorities, Jesus came and stoo...

This is the 2nd Sunday of Easter at Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI. Today's scripture and Sermon are given by the Rev. Gretchen Larson-Wolbrink. Scripture Lesson is John 20:11-18 Jesus appears to Mary 11 Mary stood outside near the tomb, crying. As she cried, she bent down to look into the tomb. 12 She saw two angels dressed in white, seated where the body of Jesus had been, one at...

Today is Easter Sunday at Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI. The Scripture and Sermon are given by the Rev. Anders Edstrom. Scripture Reading is Mark 16:1-8 Empty tomb 16 When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they could go and anoint Jesus’ dead body. 2 Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they came...

Today is Palm Sunday and the 6th Sunday of Lent at Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI Scripture and Message are given by the Rev. Anders Edstrom. Scripture is Mark 11:1-11 Jesus enters Jerusalem 11 When Jesus and his followers approached Jerusalem, they came to Bethphage and Bethany at the Mount of Olives. Jesus gave two disciples a task, 2 saying to them, “Go into the village over ther...

This is the 5th Sunday of Lent and the story continues at Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI. Scripture is Mark 10:35-45 A request from James and John 35 James and John, Zebedee’s sons, came to Jesus and said, “Teacher, we want you to do for us whatever we ask.” 36 “What do you want me to do for you?” he asked. 37 They said, “Allow one of us to sit on your right and the other on your le...

The 4th Sunday of Lent at Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI preached by the Rev. Anders Edstrom. The Scripture is Mark 8:27-38 Jesus predicts his death 27 Jesus and his disciples went into the villages near Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?” 28 They told him, “Some say John the Baptist, others Elijah, and still others one of the prophet...

This is the 3rd Sunday of Lent, the message and Scripture were given at Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI. The scripture reading is from Mark 7:24-30 An immigrant’s daughter is delivered 24 Jesus left that place and went into the region of Tyre. He didn’t want anyone to know that he had entered a house, but he couldn’t hide. 25 In fact, a woman whose young daughter was possessed by an...

This is the 2nd message of the Lenten Season given by the Rev Anders Edstrom at Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI. The Scripture lesson is Mark 6:6b-13 Sending out the disciples Then Jesus traveled through the surrounding villages teaching. 7 He called for the Twelve and sent them out in pairs. He gave them authority over unclean spirits. 8 He instructed them to take nothing for the jo...

This is the 1st Sunday of the season of Lent at Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI. The scripture lesson is Mark 1:21-28 Jesus throws a demon out 21 Jesus and his followers went into Capernaum. Immediately on the Sabbath Jesus entered the synagogue and started teaching. 22 The people were amazed by his teaching, for he was teaching them with authority, not like the legal experts. 23 Sud...

This is the fourth sermon in the series preached at Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI by the Rev Anders Edstrom. The Scripture is Luke 4:16-21 16 Jesus went to Nazareth, where he had been raised. On the Sabbath he went to the synagogue as he normally did and stood up to read. 17 The synagogue assistant gave him the scroll from the prophet Isaiah. He unrolled the scroll and found the pl...