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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“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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Pastor Rich Knight Central Congregational Church Nov. 14, 2021 We’re studying the book of Revelation this Fall because it was written during a very trying time in the history of the early church. I think you’d agree with me that we are currently living through very trying times. The earliest Christians refused […]