Check Your Gauges!

Check Your Gauges! Series: Mindful Christians Pastor Rich Knight Central Congregational Church Sept. 15, 2019   Mark 12:28-34 28One of the scribes came near and heard them disputing with one another, and seeing that he answered them well, he asked him, “Which commandment is the first of all?” 29Jesus answered, “The first is, ‘Hear, O Israel: […]

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Be Still and Know

  Pastor Rich Knight Central Congregational Church March 31, 2019 Psalm 46 Notes before the passage: The Book of Psalms is the prayer book of the Bible. It was the hymnal of the Israelites. It’s written in poetry. So instead of saying, “When your world is falling apart,” the poet writes – “Though the mountains […]

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Unanswered Prayer

  Pastor Rich Knight Central Congregational Church March 24, 2019   Psalm 13 How long, O Lord? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long must I bear pain in my soul, and have sorrow in my heart all day long? How long shall my enemy be exalted […]

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The Laments – Cries of the Heart

  Pastor Rich Knight Central Congregational Church March 11, 2018 Psalm 42 We’re studying the Psalms this Lent, the prayer book and hymnal of the Israelites. There are 150 psalms in the collection, and there are various types. There are psalms of praise- “Make a joyful noise unto the Lord!” There are psalms of faith […]

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Pastor Rich Knight Central Congregational Church March 4, 2018 Psalm 136 We’re studying the Book of Psalms this Lent, the Prayer Book and Hymnal of the Israelites. Today we’re going to look at Teaching Psalms. Theses are also called, “Sacred History” or “Holy History” Psalms. In fact, one of the things you learn when studying […]

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Teaching Notes on the Psalms

What I’d Like You to Remember about the Psalms I hope you’ve enjoyed studying the Book of Psalms this Lent. If you missed any of the messages they’re available on our web site. Here’s a summary of what we covered: The Book of Psalms was the hymnal & prayer book of the Israelites. There are […]

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The Psalms – Answering God

    Pastor Rich Knight Central Congregational Church February 25, 2018  Scout Sunday Psalm 8 We’re studying the Book of Psalms this Lent, the prayer book & hymnal of the ancient Israelites. Today we’ll begin with Psalm 8. I chose this psalm because “A Scout is Reverent.”    This was written by someone who also was […]

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When Psalms Turn Ugly

Pastor Rich Knight Central Congregational Church Feb. 18, 2018 Psalm 139 We’re studying the psalms this Lent. Hopefully many of us are reading a psalm a day. I’ll be preaching and teaching on the psalms on Sunday mornings. The Bible is often filled with surprises for us whenever we dig into it. Sometimes there are […]

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