July 7, 2024
I think now is the time for the church to grow, not in numbers, but in truthfulness. Today is the day of our salvation, if we will let go of our lies, and heal the wounds they’ve made.
Rev. Meghan Malone
Grow By Loving Yourself
June 30, 2024
Christ has made it so that we can be connected to the divine in a way that is open, free, and bold, because Christ has proven to us that we can trust God completely, and confidently.
Grow Through Service
June 23, 2024
- Rev. Meghan Malone
- Ephesians 4:25-32
- Youth Mission Trip
- Medina United Church of Christ Congregational
When you give someone a part of your very self like that, building kindness, you always receive something in return. Not always something tangible, but always something from the Holy Spirit.
It’s Time To Grow
June 2, 2024
- Rev. Meghan Malone
- It's Time To Grow
- 1 Corinthians 3:5-11
- Medina United Church of Christ Congregational
I believe that if we want to end the violence and terror we see in the world and to stop the greed that is rotting us from the inside out, it will take many courageous people, wise enough to work together, and brave enough to love in the face of hate.
The Miracle of Gratitude
May 5, 2024
- Rev. Meghan Malone
- Miracle of the Moment
- 1 Thessalonians 5:12-24
- Gratitude
- Medina United Church of Christ Congregational
Though we may face challenges that seem impossible to overcome, and injustices that seem too deeply rooted for us to resist, the miracle of gratitude is in how it works like an antidote for the overwhelm of negativity and hopelessness.
The Miracle of Trust
April 21, 2024
- Rev. Meghan Malone
- Miracle of the Moment
- Proverbs 3:5-6
- Trust
- Medina United Church of Christ Congregational
The kind of trust I’m going for now, is what I’m thinking of in this moment as the trust of jellyfish. Part grand mystery, part self-guided tour of the universe.
The Pharisee and the Tax Collector
March 10, 2024
Thanks be to God that even though we stumble, and judge, and forget our own belovedness, there is mercy enough for all of us, and we can still go home justified, not rather than, but alongside. Amen.
In the Shadows of the Past
February 4, 2024
The story of God includes the stories of single mothers, and sex workers, and women whose ethnicities were devalued, and women who were homeless and survivors of violence.
Breaking the Cycles
January 14, 2024
- Rev. Meghan Malone
- Generation to Generation
- John 8:30-40, 56-58
- Medina United Church of Christ Congregational
Jesus was both connected and different. He was radical and rooted in his history. He broke some of the rules in order to more faithfully follow the most important commandments: to love God and neighbor. He gave out forgiveness without asking the religious leaders for permission because he knew who he was. He was a descendant of Abraham.
Greetings, Favored One
December 24, 2023
- Rev. Meghan Malone
- Advent
- Luke 1: 26 - 38
- Christmas Eve
- Medina United Church of Christ Congregational
Having God’s favor is finding purpose and meaning in life. It is hearing sacred callings and finding sacred answers. It is responding to the tidings that came to you, by letting them become fully enfleshed within you.