Pastor Rich Knight Central Congregational Church April 22, 2018 Luke 6:12-19 You’ll notice in the passage a distinction made between the words, “disciple” and “apostle.” Apostle means, one who is sent. Even though Jesus is selecting the disciples to be with him, to learn and serve with him, Christ’s ultimate purpose for them is to […]

Pastor Rich Knight Central Congregational Church April 15, 2018 Acts 17:16-34 In this passage, Paul is in Athens, a very cosmopolitan place in the First Century. It was also a place where people liked to debate and discuss the great issues of the day. Paul has been causing some commotion in the city by his […]

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. […]

Palm Sunday Sermon Pastor Rich Knight Central Congregational Church March 28, 2018 Matthew 21:1-17 Jesus chose this day to ride into Jerusalem. You’ll hear in the account that he carefully orchestrated it. One of the reasons he likely chose this day was that Jerusalem would have been filled with people – because Passover was approaching […]

  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 […]

 Pastor Rich Knight Central Congregational Church February 11, 2018 Painting Dedication for “Joseph & His Brethren” Genesis 42:1-6   and  Selections from Genesis 44 & 45  We’re going to dig into this story this morning, the story of “Joseph & His Brethren,” depicted in the painting we dedicated this morning. When we study Old Testament stories, […]