Greenfield Presbyterian Podcast

Today was VBS Sunday at Greenfield Presbyterian Church, Berkley, MI. The Scripture Reading is Matthew 13:31-32 Parable of the mustard seed 31 He told another parable to them: “The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that someone took and planted in his field. 32 It’s the smallest of all seeds. But when it’s grown, it’s the largest of all vegetable plants. It becomes a tree so that the birds i...

This Sermon and Scripture reading given at Greenfield Presbyterian Church, Berkley, MI. The Scripture Matthew 18:21-35 Parable of the unforgiving servant 21 Then Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, how many times should I forgive my brother or sister who sins against me? Should I forgive as many as seven times?” 22 Jesus said, “Not just seven times, but rather as many as seventy-seven times. 23 Therefore,...

This service was broadcast from Greenfield Presbyterian Church, Berkley, MI by the Rev. Anders Edstrom. The Scripture Reading is Matthew 20:1-16 Workers in the vineyard 20 “The kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who went out early in the morning to hire workers for his vineyard. 2 After he agreed with the workers to pay them a denarion, he sent them into his vineyard. 3 “Then he went out around...

Today's sermon and Scripture were delivered at Greenfield Presbyterian Church, Berkley, MI. The Scripture reading Luke 13:18-19 Growth of God’s kingdom 18 Jesus asked, “What is God’s kingdom like? To what can I compare it? 19 It’s like a mustard seed that someone took and planted in a garden. It grew and developed into a tree and the birds in the sky nested in its branches.”

This message was delivered to Greenfield Presbyterian Church, Berkley, MI. The Scripture related to this message is Mark 4:1-9 Parable of the soils 4 Jesus began to teach beside the lake again. Such a large crowd gathered that he climbed into a boat there on the lake. He sat in the boat while the whole crowd was nearby on the shore. 2 He said many things to them in parables. While teaching them, h...

This message was delivered at Greenfield Presbyterian Church, Berkley, MI. The Scripture passage associated with it is Luke 10:25-37 Loving your neighbor 25 A legal expert stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he said, “what must I do to gain eternal life?” 26 Jesus replied, “What is written in the Law? How do you interpret it?” 27 He responded, “You must love the Lord your God with all your heart, w...

Today's sermon by the Rev. Anders Edstrom was given at Greenfield Presbyterian Church, Berkley, MI The Scripture is Luke 13:31-35 Sorrow for Jerusalem 31 At that time, some Pharisees approached Jesus and said, “Go! Get away from here, because Herod wants to kill you.” 32 Jesus said to them, “Go, tell that fox, ‘Look, I’m throwing out demons and healing people today and tomorrow, and on the third d...

Father's Day 2022. This message was given by the Rev. Anders Edstrom at Greenfield Presbyterian Church, Berkley, MI. The Scripture is Luke 15:11-32 11 Jesus said, “A certain man had two sons. 12 The younger son said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the inheritance.’ Then the father divided his estate between them. 13 Soon afterward, the younger son gathered everything together and took...

Today's Scripture and Sermon were given by the Rev. Anders Edstrom at Greenfield Presbyterian Church, Berkley, MI. The Scripture Reading is Acts 8:26-40 Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch 26 An angel from the Lord spoke to Philip, “At noon, take the road that leads from Jerusalem to Gaza.” (This is a desert road.) 27 So he did. Meanwhile, an Ethiopian man was on his way home from Jerusalem, where he...

Today is Pentecost and the sermon and scripture are from Greenfield Presbyterian Church, 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 of fire alighting on each one o...

This sermon and Scripture on the 7th Sunday of Easter are given by the Rev. Anders Edstrom at Greenfield Presbyterian Church, Berkley, MI. The scripture reading is Acts 1:1-11. The risen Jesus with his disciples 1 Theophilus, the first scroll I wrote concerned everything Jesus did and taught from the beginning, 2 right up to the day when he was taken up into heaven. Before he was taken up, working...

Today's message and scripture lesson are given by the Rev. Anders Edstrom, pastor, Greenfield Presbyterian Church, Berkley, MI. The Scripture is Mark 5:21-43 Jesus heals two people 21 Jesus crossed the lake again, and on the other side a large crowd gathered around him on the shore. 22 Jairus, one of the synagogue leaders, came forward. When he saw Jesus, he fell at his feet 23 and pleaded with hi...

Today's message is by the Rev. Neeta Nichols, Honorably Retired Minister member of the Presbytery of Detroit. This message and scripture are from the pulpit of Greenfield Presbyterian Church, Berkley, MI. The Scripture Lesson is Acts 11:1-18 Jerusalem church questions Peter 11 The apostles and the brothers and sisters throughout Judea heard that even the Gentiles had welcomed God’s word. 2 When Pe...

Today's message is by guest minister the Rev. Garrett Mostowski, pastor at Fort Street Presbyterian Church, Detroit, MI. He is filling the pulpit for Rev. Anders Edstrom at Greenfield Presbyterian Church, Berkley, MI. This Mother's Day the scripture lesson is from the book Song of Songs 4 and a poem that are included in the recording.

This is the 3rd Sunday of Easter at Greenfield Presbyterian Church, Berkley, MI. The scripture for today 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 Galilee, Zebedee’s sons, and two other disciples were together. 3 Simon P...

This is the 2nd Sunday of Easter. The sermon and scripture were given at Greenfield Presbyterian Church, Berkley, MI by the Rev. Gretchen Larson-Wolbrink. The scripture reading John 20:19-31 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 stood amo...

Happy Easter Sunday! Today's sermon and scripture were given at Greenfield Presbyterian Church, Berkley, MI. Scripture Reading is John 20:1-18 Empty tomb 20 Early in the morning of the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene came to the tomb and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb. 2 She ran to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one whom Jesus loved, an...

Palm Sunday 2022. This reading and Sermon are from Greenfield Presbyterian Church, Berkley, MI given by the Rev. Anders Edstrom. Scripture reading is Luke 19:28-44 28 After Jesus said this, he continued on ahead, going up to Jerusalem. Procession into Jerusalem 29 As Jesus came to Bethphage and Bethany on the Mount of Olives, he gave two disciples a task. 30 He said, “Go into the village over ther...

Scripture Reading and Sermon given by the Rev Anders Edstrom at Greenfield Presbyterian Church, Berkley, MI. Scripture Lesson Luke 12:49-53 Conflicts brought by Jesus 49 “I came to cast fire upon the earth. How I wish that it was already ablaze! 50 I have a baptism I must experience. How I am distressed until it’s completed! 51 Do you think that I have come to bring peace to the earth? No, I tell...

The 4th week of Lent brings us What is You Name? by the Rev. Anders Edstrom and the Scripture Reading from Luke 8:26-39 at Greenfield Presbyterian Church, Berkley, MI. Scripture Reading is Luke 8:26-39 Jesus frees a demon-possessed man 26 Jesus and his disciples sailed to the Gerasenes’ land, which is across the lake from Galilee. 27 As soon as Jesus got out of the boat, a certain man met him. The...

Third Sunday of Lent at Greenfield Presbyterian Church, Berkley, MI. Scripture Lesson Mark 3:31-35 31 His mother and brothers arrived. They stood outside and sent word to him, calling for him. 32 A crowd was seated around him, and those sent to him said, “Look, your mother, brothers, and sisters are outside looking for you.” 33 He replied, “Who is my mother? Who are my brothers?” 34 Looking around...

This is the 2nd Sunday of Lent and the Scripture Lesson and Sermon were given at Greenfield Presbyterian Church, Berkley, MI. Scripture Lesson is John 6:60-69 60 Many of his disciples who heard this said, “This message is harsh. Who can hear it?” 61 Jesus knew that the disciples were grumbling about this and he said to them, “Does this offend you? 62 What if you were to see the Human One going up...

Today is the 1st Sunday in Lent 2022. The Message was Given by the Rev. Anders Edstrom at Greenfield Presbyterian Church, Berkley, MI. The Scripture Lesson is Mark 6:30-44 Jesus feeds five thousand people 30 The apostles returned to Jesus and told him everything they had done and taught. 31 Many people were coming and going, so there was no time to eat. He said to the apostles, “Come by yourselves...

Today's Scripture Lesson and Sermon are given at Greenfield Presbyterian Church, Berkley, MI by the Rev. Anders Edstrom. ScriptureLesson is Luke 10:25-37 Loving your neighbor 25 A legal expert stood up to test Jesus. “Teacher,” he said, “what must I do to gain eternal life?” 26 Jesus replied, “What is written in the Law? How do you interpret it?” 27 He responded, “You must love the Lord your God w...

Today's Scripture and Message are done by the Rev. Anders Edstrom at Greenfield Presbyterian Church, Berkley, MI. The Scripture Reading is Matthew 15:21-28 Canaanite woman 21 From there, Jesus went to the regions of Tyre and Sidon. 22 A Canaanite woman from those territories came out and shouted, “Show me mercy, Son of David. My daughter is suffering terribly from demon possession.” 23 But he didn...