Podcasts by UCC Medina Worship
Weekly worship service audio from the United Church of Christ, Congregational, in Medina, Ohio. Welcoming, loving and serving for over 200 years!
Further podcasts by Luke Lindon
Podcast on the topic Christentum
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December 10, 2023: What Shall I Cry? from 2023-12-10T19:02:10
Our relationships shelter and shadow us. Sermon only.
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December 3, 2023: You Do Not Know When from 2023-12-03T20:42
The kingdom comes when you're fully present to the moment and your neighbor.
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November 26, 2023: Thou Thy People from 2023-11-26T14:50:58
Faith is in the living, for the living.
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November 19, 2023: Keep the Lights On from 2023-11-19T20:57:24
If we share our light, we can light the way for everyone.
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November 12, 2023: God’s Own Field from 2023-11-13T08:01:47
The platinum rule is to love our neighbor as they wish to be loved.
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November 5, 2023: Wants to be Supplied from 2023-11-05T16:37:27
May we continue to show up for each other.
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October 29, 2023: All Saints Day from 2023-10-30T09:56:16
Seeds of meaning like rituals connect us through the ages.
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April 17, 2022: Easter from 2022-04-17T17:32:53
Jesus looks like the gardener because we never expect the resurrection.
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April 15, 2022: Good Friday from 2022-04-16T06:58:01
Let it out. Tell God the whole of it, even if it hurts.
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April 14, 2022: Maundy Thursday from 2022-04-15T16:57:27
Let's be desperate and vulnerable for Jesus.
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April 10, 2022: Palm Sunday from 2022-04-15T16:55:12
Are you willing to be saved? Or do you want it your way?
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March 27, 2022: We Often Believe We Are the Problem from 2022-03-27T11:53:39
God is throwing us a party, why would we mourn our faith?
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March 20, 2022: Medicine from 2022-03-20T16:11:08
Vulnerability makes us more beloved, not less.
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March 13, 2022: So Much is Out of Our Control from 2022-03-13T20:36:31
Maybe there is more to learn about this surprising God of ours.
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March 6, 2022: Ordinary Lives Can Be Holy from 2022-03-06T15:56:56
All we have is the ordinary stuff of life to point toward the Divine presence.
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March 2, 2022: Ash Wednesday from 2022-03-02T20:15:23
Perfection is impossible. Transformation isn't.
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February 27, 2022: Transfiguration from 2022-02-28T12:27:10
The secret to having a moment like the Transfiguration? Show up.
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February 20, 2022: Love Your Enemy from 2022-02-20T13:56:14
Forgive your enemies for the sake of your salvation, not theirs.
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January 30, 2022: Samson from 2022-01-30T13:31:27
In a world that is wild, uncultivated, and reactionary, remember who and whose you are.
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January 23, 2022: Abraham from 2022-01-24T12:28:14
Our God is always providing a way out of no way.
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January 16, 2022: Adam from 2022-01-16T14:45:29
Taking responsibility is the way back to the garden again.
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January 9, 2022: The Magi from 2022-01-09T17:40:12
You are loved. You are not strangers here on this earth.
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January 2, 2022: Dearly Departed from 2022-01-04T10:19:28
You know how to see the face of God. It's by loving.
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December 26, 2021: Christmas Meditation from 2021-12-26T11:20:42
Shine a light in the depth of fear.
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December 12, 2021: With Joy from 2021-12-14T08:20:03
Our salvation is hidden in plain sight all around. (Sermon from early services, children's pageant at www.uccmedina.org/live)
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December 5, 2021: After the Long Silence from 2021-12-06T12:39:02
Come all ye faithful, and let God make you mighty.
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November 28, 2021: True Hope from 2021-11-29T09:38:05
Like Jeremiah, "O Come, O Come Emmanuel" is minor key liberation. Freedom with weight. Rejoicing without ignoring the pain.
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November 21, 2021: Reign of Christ from 2021-11-22T10:13:06
It's what you give away that matters, not what you can accumulate.
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November 14, 2021: Project PUNCH LIST from 2021-11-15T11:33:37
The church is best when it's in motion, when there's energy, drive, and a sense of journey.
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November 7, 2021: Project BUILD from 2021-11-10T11:59:25
The only true love we ever find in our lives is found when we risk being known as we are.
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October 31, 2021: Project BID from 2021-11-01T10:49:10
No use storing it up, let's put our time, talent, and treasure to work to bend the world toward blessing.
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October 24, 2021: Project DESIGN from 2021-10-25T09:33:48
Jesus' teachings are not abstract. He wants us to put them into action. Also: The Tom Evans Award for service.
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October 17, 2021: Project SCOPE from 2021-10-18T09:26:48
We need idea people to help us look at problems in new ways.
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October 10, 2021: Be the Bee from 2021-10-10T16:04:02
You have to do. You can't just think about it. Guest sermon by Dan and Vicki Marty.
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October 3, 2021: You See the Trouble We‘re In from 2021-10-04T09:57:12
We can help build a table that has been set in the world.
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September 26, 2021: Shouts of Joy, Sounds of Weeping from 2021-09-26T19:05:04
Sometimes it's hard to distinguish shouts of joy from sounds of weeping.
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September 19, 2021: What Is It You Want? from 2021-09-20T10:05:06
Grief can help us articulate what it is that we want. It clarifies what's important.
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September 12, 2021: On the Willows from 2021-09-12T13:33
May we open our holy imaginations as we rebuild with the example of Nehemiah and our ancestors of faith.
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September 5, 2021: Be Open from 2021-09-08T15:06:11
We don't exist for ourselves. Those who are poor, hurting, and looking for help should come here. We also exist to calculate the cost and call those in power to account.
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August 29, 2021: Alive on the Square from 2021-09-02T17:05:42
God lets us go to make our own decisions, lets us try new things. But God is never far from us.
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August 22, 2021: As for Me and My House from 2021-08-23T09:46:06
How can you tell if you have a call?
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August 15, 2021: Abiding in Christ from 2021-08-16T13:44:58
John 6 is less about communion and the last supper than it is about living the way Jesus did. Guest preacher Karen Brocco-Kish.
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August 8, 2021: Shaping Community from 2021-08-12T09:32:46
The church is where you train for kindness.
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August 1, 2021: The Persecuted from 2021-08-02T06:57:39
The last in our Beatitudes Go to the Movies worship series: "Blessed are those who are persecuted" and Hidden Figures.
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July 25, 2021: Peacemakers from 2021-07-25T14:17:37
Our Beatitudes Go to the Movies series continues with "Blessed are the peacemakers" and the movie "Brave."
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July 18, 2021: Pure in Heart from 2021-07-18T19:48:59
How "Forrest Gump" exemplifies Jesus' Beatitude "Blessed are the pure in heart."
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July 11, 2021: The Merciful from 2021-07-13T19:43:44
"Blessed are the merciful" as seen in the movie "Just Mercy."
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July 4, 2021: Hunger for Righteousness from 2021-07-04T13:32:41
Jesus' saying "blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness" and the movie "To Kill a Mockingbird" in our summer worship series.
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June 27, 2021: The Meek from 2021-07-04T13:28:31
Today we're exploring the movie "The Sandlot" and Jesus' saying "blessed are the meek."
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June 20, 2021: Those Who Mourn from 2021-06-20T16:58:58
Today we explore the movie "Up" in our Beatitudes Go to the Movies worship series.
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June 13, 2021: Poor in Spirit from 2021-06-16T18:02:33
How Marty McFly in Back to the Future exemplifies "blessed are the poor in spirit."
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May 23, 2021: Pentecost from 2021-05-23T14:45:10
The churches that will survive are the churches that find new ways to include, evolve, and follow the Spirit. Sermon only.
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May 16, 2021:The Eunuch from 2021-05-16T14:24:39
"What is to prevent me from being baptized?" Absolutely nothing. Sermon only on Acts 8:26-40.
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May 9, 2021: When It All Goes Sideways from 2021-05-09T12:44:58
Church should be a place where we encounter the other and see the divine in them. Sermon only.
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May 2, 2021: Conversion of Paul from 2021-05-05T09:24:41
God is constantly giving us the opportunity to live our faith. Sermon only.
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April 25, 2021: The Stoning of Stephen from 2021-04-26T15:02
Put down your stones and listen to the stories folks are telling you.
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April 18, 2021: All Things in Common from 2021-04-19T12:00:45
A common vision and mission help us focus and gather.
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April 11, 2021: Testimonies Not Tests from 2021-04-12T10:32:42
In what new ways will we walk toward the tombs? Sermon only.
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April 4, 2021: Easter from 2021-04-04T22:42:56
Love God and your neighbor. Every. Single. Neighbor.
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April 2, 2021: Good Friday from 2021-04-02T21:21:34
Christ died. What kind of God does that?!
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April 1, 2021: Maundy Thursday from 2021-04-02T14:18:17
Remember Jesus' last supper and the command to "love one another as I have loved you."
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March 28, 2021: Palm Sunday from 2021-03-28T20:03:19
We're all invited to this love story, for God so loved the world.
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March 21, 2021: All People to Myself from 2021-03-21T16:27:08
There's no need to play telephone... each of us is connected to the divine.
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March 14, 2021: For God So Loved the World from 2021-03-14T20:39:06
Peace and forgiveness get easier with 3 simple secrets: practice, practice, practice.
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March 7, 2021: The Temple He Had Spoken of Was His Body from 2021-03-07T14:01:42
Our faith is not in the ritual, it's in the relationship with God and our neighbor.
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February 28, 2021: A Transformed View from 2021-02-28T22:49:31
We follow a Living God, still active in our lives and our world.
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February 21, 2021: Baptism is New Again from 2021-02-21T14:04:33
No label you use or that has been placed on you can separate you from the love of God.
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February 17, 2021: Ash Wednesday from 2021-02-17T22:59:33
Jesus overcame temptations, and we can, too.
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February 14, 2021: All the Small Things from 2021-02-14T16:21:26
No pressure, only invitation. We welcome new members and celebrate 202 years of welcoming, loving and serving.
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February 7, 2021: In a Solitary Place from 2021-02-07T15:54:52
Even God took a day off. What makes you think you don't have to?
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