January 27, 2019

• Rev. Luke Lindon
• Luke 4: 14-21
• Nehemiah 8: 1-3 5-6 8-10
• Medina United Church of Christ Congregational

Waiting can become a way of life.

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January 13, 2019

• Rev. Luke Lindon
• Acts 8: 14-17
• Luke 3:15-22
• Medina United Church of Christ Congregational

Jesus is called “Emmanuel” which means “God With Us.” Why is it shocking that Jesus would have just been a face in the crowd, baptized by another face in the crowd (or by you or me)?

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December 30, 2018

• Rev. Luke Lindon
• Romans 16: 1-10
• Remembrance
• Medina United Church of Christ Congregational

No sermon text, as Pastor Luke went off the cuff. His sermon was based on a sermon by Dr. Fred Craddock, When the Rolls is Called Down Here. Dr. Fred B. Craddock was the Bandy Distinguished Professor of Preaching and New Testament, Emeritus, in the Candler School of Theology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. An ordained… Read More »

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December 24, 2018

• Rev. Luke Lindon
• Christmas Eve
• Medina United Church of Christ Congregational

This is how God comes into the world. Humble, with no bells or whistles. No fanfare. No waft of superiority for the one who made everything.

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November 25, 2018

• Rev. Luke Lindon
• Daniel 7: 9-10
• John 18: 33-37
• Medina United Church of Christ Congregational

That truth is what Mother Teresa stated when she diagnosed what was wrong with the world: we have forgotten that we belong to one another.

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November 18, 2018

• Rev. Luke Lindon
• 1 Samual 1: 4-20
• Mark 13: 1-8
• Medina United Church of Christ Congregational

What I really want is for you to construct bridges between yourself and your enemy. This is harder, but it lasts way longer.

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October 28, 2018

• Rev. Luke Lindon
• RE:Church
• Mark 10: 46-52
• Psalm 34: 1-8
• Stewardship
• Medina United Church of Christ Congregational

Around this time of year, Kate breaks out a jacket. It’s not her winter jacket, it’s a special jacket.

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October 21, 2018

• Rev. Nayiri Karjian
• RE:Church
• Isaiah 45: 1-12
• Medina United Church of Christ Congregational

“Resurrection, rebirth, and transformation are always possible. You can re-write your story in a different direction. So never tell me that something cannot be done. My God is about impossibilities made possible.” -The Rev. Nayiri Karjian

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October 14, 2018

• Rev. Luke Lindon
• RE:Church
• John 1: 1-18
• Medina United Church of Christ Congregational

The Gospel of John begins with ‘the Word became Flesh and dwelt among us.’ The Word isn’t a book, it’s Jesus.

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October 7, 2018

• Rev. Luke Lindon
• RE:Church
• Mark 10: 2-16
• Medina United Church of Christ Congregational

Sacraments are where we bump up against life and we give it space. We don’t violate it.

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