Greenfield Presbyterian Podcast

This is the third Sunday in the series "Burning Questions" by the Rev Anders Edstrom at Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI. The Scripture Lesson is John 14:1-7 The way, the truth, and the life 14 “Don’t be troubled. Trust in God. Trust also in me. 2 My Father’s house has room to spare. If that weren’t the case, would I have told you that I’m going to prepare a place for you? 3 When I go...

This is the second Sunday in the series "Burning Questions" by the Rev Anders Edstrom at Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI. The Scripture Lesson is Romans 8:31-39 31 So what are we going to say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us? 32 He didn’t spare his own Son but gave him up for us all. Won’t he also freely give us all things with him? 33 Who will bring a charge a...

This is the first Sermon in a series called Burning Questions? by the Rev Anders Edstrom at Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI. The Scripture Lesson is Psalm 88 Lord, God of my salvation, by day I cry out, even at night, before you— 2 let my prayer reach you! Turn your ear to my outcry 3 because my whole being is filled with distress; my life is at the very brink of hell. 4 I am conside...

Today's sermon and scripture were given by the Rev Anders Edstrom at Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI. The Scripture is Luke 5:1-11 Jesus calls disciples 5 One day Jesus was standing beside Lake Gennesaret when the crowd pressed in around him to hear God’s word. 2 Jesus saw two boats sitting by the lake. The fishermen had gone ashore and were washing their nets. 3 Jesus boarded one of...

This recording is from the Youth Sunday Service held at Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI and is a joint service by the STAGE Youth Group which include youth from Greenfield, Drayton, Starr, First Royal Oak Presbyterian Churches, and Cana Lutheran Church. There are two scripture readings and two sermonettes in this service. First Scripture Reading is Matthew 5:38-48 Law of retaliation...

Today is "Baptism of the Lord" Sunday and the message and scripture were given at Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI. The scripture is Luke 3:15-22 Responses to John 15 The people were filled with expectation, and everyone wondered whether John might be the Christ. 16 John replied to them all, “I baptize you with water, but the one who is more powerful than me is coming. I’m not worthy...

This scripture and message are given by the Rev. Neeta Nichols at Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI. The scripture is from Matthew 2:13-23 Escape to Egypt 13 When the magi had departed, an angel from the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “Get up. Take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod will soon search for the child in order...

Christmas Day 2022 at Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI. The Scripture is John1:1-14. Story of the Word 1 In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. 2 The Word was with God in the beginning. 3 Everything came into being through the Word, and without the Word nothing came into being. What came into being 4 through the Word was life, and the life was th...

Christmas Eve at Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI.

This is the 4th Sunday of Advent at Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI. The Sermon and Scripture are given by the Rev. Anders Edstrom. The Scripture is Matthew 2:1-12 Coming of the magi 2 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in the territory of Judea during the rule of King Herod, magi came from the east to Jerusalem. 2 They asked, “Where is the newborn king of the Jews? We’ve seen his sta...

This is the 3rd Sunday of Advent at Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI. The Sermon and Scripture are given by the Rev. Anders Edstrom. The Scripture is Luke 1:26-38 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 engaged to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David’s house. The virgin’s na...

The Message and Scripture on this Second Sunday of Advent were given at Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI. Scripture Matthew 3:1-12 Ministry of John the Baptist 3 In those days John the Baptist appeared in the desert of Judea announcing, 2 “Change your hearts and lives! Here comes the kingdom of heaven!” 3 He was the one of whom Isaiah the prophet spoke when he said: The voice of one s...

Today is the First Sunday of Advent. The Scripture and Message were given at Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI by the Rev. Anders Edstrom. Scripture Matthew 24:36-44 Day and hour 36 “But nobody knows when that day or hour will come, not the heavenly angels and not the Son. Only the Father knows. 37 As it was in the time of Noah, so it will be at the coming of the Human One. 38 In those...

This sermon and Scripture are from Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI. The Scripture is from Isiah 25:6-9 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 na...

This Sermon and Scripture were given at Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI. The Scripture Reading is Hebrews 12:1-2 Let’s also run the race 12 So then, with endurance, let’s also run the race that is laid out in front of us, since we have such a great cloud of witnesses surrounding us. Let’s throw off any extra baggage, get rid of the sin that trips us up, 2 and fix our eyes on Jesus, f...

This Scripture and Message were given at Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI. The Scripture Lesson is Luke 12:13-21 Warning against greed 13 Someone from the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” 14 Jesus said to him, “Man, who appointed me as judge or referee between you and your brother?” 15 Then Jesus said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourself...

This Scripture reading and message was given by the Rev. Anders Edstrom at Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI. The Scripture reading is 2 Corinthians 9:1-9 It’s unnecessary for me to write to you about this service for God’s people. 2 I know about your willingness to help. I brag about you to the Macedonians, saying, “Greece has been ready since last year,” and your enthusiasm has motiv...

This scripture and message was given by the Rev. Anders Edstrom at Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI, The Scripture lesson is Genesis 1:26-31 26 Then God said, “Let us make humanity in our image to resemble us so that they may take charge of the fish of the sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock, all the earth, and all the crawling things on earth.” 27 God created humanity in God’s o...

Today is World Communion Sunday and the scripture and message were given by the Rev. Anders Edstrom at Greenfield Presbyterian Church. Scripture lesson is Isaiah 58:1-12 Fasting from injustice 58 Shout loudly; don’t hold back; raise your voice like a trumpet! Announce to my people their crime, to the house of Jacob their sins. 2 They seek me day after day, desiring knowledge of my ways like a nati...

This scripture and message were given at Greenfield Presbyterian Church, Berkley, MI. The Scripture Reading is Acts 20:7-12 Meeting with believers in Troas 7 On the first day of the week, as we gathered together for a meal, Paul was holding a discussion with them. Since he was leaving the next day, he continued talking until midnight. 8 There were many lamps in the upstairs room where we had gathe...

This sermon and Scripture were given by the Rev. Anders Edstrom at Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI. The Scripture comes from Matthew 5:13-16 Salt and light 13 “You are the salt of the earth. But if salt loses its saltiness, how will it become salty again? It’s good for nothing except to be thrown away and trampled under people’s feet. 14 You are the light of the world. A city on top...

This sermon and Scripture were given by the Rev. Anders Edstrom at Greenfield Presbyterian Church in Berkley, MI. The Scripture comes from Haggai 2:1-9 Encouraging the people 2 On the twenty-first day of the seventh month, the Lord’s word came through Haggai the prophet: 2 Say to Judah’s governor Zerubbabel, Shealtiel’s son, and to the chief priest Joshua, Jehozadak’s son, and to the rest of the p...

This message and Scripture Readings were given at Greenfield Presbyterian Church, Berkley, MI by Mr. Ben Ogden, Director of the Welcome Inn a daytime shelter for the homeless for 14 weeks in the winter. Scripture Readings James 2:14-26 and John 5:1-9. James 2:14-26 Showing faith 14 My brothers and sisters, what good is it if people say they have faith but do nothing to show it? Claiming to have fa...

This Message and Scripture reading are done at Greenfield Presbyterian Church, Berkley, MI by the Rev. Anders Edstrom. Scripture reading is Luke 14:15-24 15 When one of the dinner guests heard Jesus’ remarks, he said to Jesus, “Happy are those who will feast in God’s kingdom.” 16 Jesus replied, “A certain man hosted a large dinner and invited many people. 17 When it was time for the dinner to begi...

Today's message and Scripture lesson were given by the Rev. Anders Edstrom at Greenfield Presbyterian Church, Berkley, MI. The Scripture Reading is Matthew 25:14-30 Parable of the valuable coins 14 “The kingdom of heaven is like a man who was leaving on a trip. He called his servants and handed his possessions over to them. 15 To one he gave five valuable coins, and to another he gave two, and to...