Pastor Rich Knight Central Congregational Church April 1, 2018 John 20:1-18 In the passage you’ll hear the phrase, “first day of the week.” That was Sunday. In ancient times, people worked Sunday through Friday. Saturday was their Sabbath, their day off, making Sunday the “first day of the week.” Our calendars today still reflect this. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Holy Scripture: I Corinthians 13
Pastor Rich Knight Central Congregational Church May 21, 2017 Romans 12:3-8 This passage from the Book of Acts is one of those texts I believe we should turn to and study every year. And the day of our Annual Meeting is probably the best day to do it. The Book of Acts is the […]
Pastor Rich Knight Central Congregational Church Mother’s Day May 14, 2017 Isaiah 66:6-14 Listen, an uproar from the city! A voice from the temple! The voice of the Lord, dealing retribution to his enemies! Before she was in labor she gave birth; before her pain came upon her she delivered a son. Who has heard of such a […]
Pastor Rich Knight Central Congregational Church April 23, 2017 John 20:19-29 This passage, the story of “Doubting Thomas” occurs on the very first Easter Sunday. Sunday is called here, “The first day of the week.” In ancient days it was. People worked 6 days and then rested on Saturday. Sunday was the start of a […]