Pastor Rich Knight Central Congregational Church Jan. 8, 2023 Matthew 3:13-17   We’re going to look at Jesus’ baptism this morning. By the way, it’s “Jesus’ baptism” not “Jesus’s” “Jesus’ baptism” is grammatically correct and it just sounds better. When we study stories in the Bible we usually ask, what’s the moral of the […]

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    The Light of Christ Pastor Rich Knight Central Congregational Church, UCC John 1:1-18 (selected verses) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made. […]

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On Christmas and Mystery

  Pastor Rich Knight    Central Congregational Church, UCC                                                                                        Dec. 4, 2022   […]

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I Need Heaven to be Real

  “Faith Matters: To affirm the truth of heaven is to fire our spiritual imaginations for this life.” by Debie Thomas Debie Thomas is minister of lifelong formation at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Palo Alto, California, and author of Into the Mess and Other Jesus Stories. August 8, 2022, Christian Century Magazine Pastor Rich Knight read […]

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The Art of Reframing

  Pastor Rich Knight Central Congregational Church, UCC Sept. 4, 2022   Our topic this morning is reframing – changing your perspective on a given situation. Here are two great examples of reframing found in the Bible.   Genesis 50:15-21  ( the end of “Joseph & his Technicolor Dreamcoat”) Realizing that their father was dead, […]

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So You Want to Go Back to Egypt?

  Pastor Rich Knight June 26, 2022 Numbers 14:1-10a   I changed the scripture lesson and sermon for this morning.  I’ve had a message churning around in my mind, and this week brought some clarity. The Context for Numbers 14: The story of the Israelites escaping slavery in Egypt is well known. Moses led them […]

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    April 24, 2022 Pastor Rich Knight Central Congregational Church   John says this is the third time John tells us about a post-resurrection appearance of Christ; twice in the Upper Room and now here on the beach. Let’s take a look. John 21:1-14 After these things Jesus showed himself again to the disciples […]

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Job and Trust

    Pastor Rich Knight Central Congregational Church Feb. 6, 2022 Selections from Job   An Outline of the Book of Job Prologue – Job Is Tested (1-2 written in prose) Job’s Soliloquy (3) The Great Debate: 1st Cycle of Speeches (4-14) The Great Debate: 2nd Cycle of Speeches (15-21) The Great Debate: 3rd Cycle […]

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“What Christmas Reveals”

  Pastor Rich Knight Central Congregational Church Dec. 5, 2021   Please turn to the Book of Revelation, Ch. 27. Just kidding! The longest sermon series I’ve ever done (the Book of Revelation) has finally finished! Just in time for Christmas!    Luke 2:8-20  In that region there were shepherds living in the fields, keeping […]

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From the First Words to the Last Words

  Pastor Rich Knight Central Congregational Church                                               Nov. 28, 2021 Genesis 3:8-13 This passage includes the first words spoken to God in the Bible. They heard the sound of the Lord God walking in the garden at the time of the evening breeze, and the man and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the Lord God […]

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