No Short-Cuts to Maturity

  Feb. 4, 2023 Pastor Rich Knight Deuteronomy 6:1-9  “Now this is the commandment—the statutes and the ordinances—that the Lord your God charged me to teach you to observe in the land that you are about to cross into and occupy, 2 so that you and your children and your children’s children may fear...

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“The Most Troubling Command in All the Bible”

“The Sacrifice of Abraham,” Rembrandt, 1635.   Pastor Rich Knight Central Congregational Church Jan. 28, 2024 Genesis 22:1-19 Our passage this morning is the story of Abraham being commanded by God to sacrifice his son Isaac. It’s a fairly well-known story and very challenging and if we’re honest it’s quite...

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What God Sees, What We Need to See

Cain smiting Abel with God’s Expulsion of Cain from the Garden of Eden is a painting by Sebastiano Ricci (1659-1734)   January 14, 2024  M.L. King Weekend   Context: The story of Cain and Abel is the second story in the Bible. Ch. 1 is a poetic celebration of God’s...

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Luke’s Gospel – Good News for the World!

It’s been called, “the loveliest book in the world.”   Luke Paul calls Luke the “beloved physician” (Col. 4:14). Luke was a Gentile. The only New Testament writer who was not Jewish. Travelling companion of Paul. With him during his second Roman imprisonment – “only Luke is with me” (II...

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Matthew’s Gospel – The Messiah has Come!

  Sept. 24, 2023 Pastor Rich Knight Central Congregational Church, UCC We’re studying the Gospels this Fall, in a series entitled, “One Good News, Four Distinct Views.” Today’s Gospel is the very first book of the New Testament, the Gospel of Matthew. Matthew’s Gospel is the most Jewish of all...

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What is The Kingdom of God?

  Pastor Rich Knight Central Congregational Church, UCC Sept. 10, 2023   We’re going to be studying the Gospels this month and next. Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John are the four accounts of the life and teachings of Jesus. We’ll talk about the unique perspective of each gospel. But I...

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Manna for Today

  Pastor Rich Knight July 23, 2023 Exodus 16:1-21 Before I read the passage, I want to offer a suggestion for studying Old Testament stories. It’s this: Don’t worry about, did it happen or not? That’s not the point of the stories! They were not written down to inform, but...

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