The Neighborhood Podcast
This is a podcast of Guilford Park Presbyterian Church in Greensboro, North Carolina featuring guests from both inside the church and the surrounding community. Hosted by Rev. Dr. Stephen M. Fearing, Head of Staff.
Podcasting since 2025 • 75 episodes
The Neighborhood Podcast
Latest Episodes
Chosen, Upheld, And Not Alone: Isaiah’s Courage Meets Joseph’s Dream (December 17 Midweek Prayer Service)
Fear doesn’t vanish on command, and it rarely keeps office hours. We open with a breath prayer—mercy in, mercy out—and let that rhythm carry us into Isaiah 41, where trembling coastlands meet a voice that says, “Do not be afraid, for I am with ...
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"Even In Our Fear, We Are Called Forward" - (December 14, 2025 Sermon)
Preaching: Rev. Dr. Stephen M. FearingText: Luke 1:26-39A well-worn story can still wake the soul when we let it speak without the safety net of clichés. We open the season with Jeremiah’s protest and Mary’s trembling yes, trackin...
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Mary’s Yes And The Courage To Begin (December 10 Midweek Prayer Service)
What if the words do not be afraid are less command and more shelter? We open the season by sitting with two call stories—Jeremiah’s reluctant start and Mary’s steady yes—and discover how fear, hope, and community braid into courage. The readin...
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"When We're Running Out of Hope, God is at Work" (December 7, 2025 Sermon)
Text: Matthew 11:1-11Preacher: Rev. Dr. Stephen M. FearingThe most honest prayers start with hunger: for bread, for laughter, for a hand to hold. From that place we follow John the Baptist into a prison cell and hear the question ...
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"Hope In A Jail Cell" (December 3 Midweek Prayer Service)
What if the clearest sign of hope isn’t a headline-worthy rescue, but a street-level repair you can name by heart? We step into Advent’s quiet tension with John the Baptist—not the fiery prophet at the river, but the truth-teller in a cell—aski...
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