Christmas Eve Homilies

  Christmas Eve – Dec. 24, 2020  7:00 pm   You know, 2020 has been a year we’ll never forget – as hard as we might try! Have you ever longed for a New Year the way you long for 2021? But before we turn the page, before we hang up our new calendars and […]

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Gratitude and Wellness

    Pastor Rich Knight Central Congregational Church Nov. 22, 2020 Matthew 18:21-33     You know that there are scientifically proven ways to live healthier and longer lives. Exercise helps a lot. Weight management is important. Eating right can’t be overlooked, especially vegetables.  It’s important not to smoke. And getting enough sleep is quite good […]

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Either/Or  vs  Both/And

    Pastor Rich Knight Central Congregational Church Sept. 6, 2020   Mark 9:38-41 John said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he was not following us.”  But Jesus said, “Do not stop him; for no one who does a deed of power […]

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“O What a Friend”

  Pastor Rich Knight Central Congregational Church August 30, 2020   John 15:12-15  “This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends.  You are my friends if you do what I command you.  I do not call you […]

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Help for Covid-Depression

  Pastor Rich Knight Central Congregational Church Aug. 23, 2020 Psalm 42 Philippians 4   I want to talk briefly about Covid-Depression this morning.     Covid-Depression can take many forms – from general sadness, like a mild depression, to profound feelings grief & loss, as we’re reminded of death every night on the evening […]

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Easter Means Hope!

  Pastor Rich Knight Central Congregational Church April 12, 2020 – Easter Message I like for us to think about hope this morning. Hope is essential in our lives. Everything that gets done in this world starts with hope. Hope is the ignition, the spark that gets things moving. With hope, almost anything is possible. […]

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Sometimes It Takes an Artist

  Pastor Rich Knight Central Congregational Church March 1, 2020 John 1:1-18   It’s well known that there are 4 accounts of the life of Jesus Christ. The 4 Gospels – Matthew, Mark, Luke & John. Each begins in a unique way. Matthew begins with a genealogy to establish Jesus’ Messianic credentials as a descendent […]

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Out of Your Comfort Zone

  Doug Drake, Ast. Scoutmaster, Troop 74 Feb. 9, 2020 Scout Sunday   Many of you saw the signs on the edge of the pews requesting that you sit alphabetically rather than wherever you might normally sit. How does it feel to be sitting in a different spot? A little unnerving? A little uncomfortable? It’s […]

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The Power of We

  Pastor Rich Knight Central Congregational Church Feb. 2, 2020   Genesis 1:26-28 26Then God said, “Let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the wild animals […]

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