Betrayed!

  February 5, 2023 Pastor Rich Knight Central Congregational Church, UCC   I Corinthians 11:23-26 For I received from the Lord what I also handed on to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took a loaf of bread, and when he had given thanks, he broke it and said, […]

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Bending & Blending

  Pastor Rich Knight Central Congregational Church Jan. 29, 2023 Romans 12:9-21   A couple years ago I was having a planning meeting with a couple, just a few weeks prior to their wedding day. I asked them if they’d selected their scripture passages. The bride said, “Yes, it’s this one. May I read it?” […]

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On Being an Ally

Pastor Rich Knight Central Congregational Church, UCC                                                Jan. 15, 2023  Acts 9:23-30  Note: The Saul in this passage is the Apostle Paul, one of the most important Christians who ever lived! Saul was a Pharisee and a fierce persecutor of the first Christians. Then he had a miraculous experience on the road to Damascus […]

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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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When It’s Hard to Love

              “When It’s Hard to Love” Series: “Living Lent with Love” April 3, 2022 Pastor Rich Knight Central Congregational Church   We’ve been talking about love this Lent. It’s our true & central calling as Christ followers. To do justice to this topic, I believe we need to think […]

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  Pastor Rich Knight Central Congregational Church Jan. 23, 2022   It’s been several weeks since we read from the Book of Revelation. So it’s time!   Revelation 5:8-10 When he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell before the Lamb, each holding a harp and golden bowls full […]

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