Advent Archives - Catoctin Presbyterian Church

The Birth of Faith: Love

Date: December 19, 2021

Bible Text: Ephesians 3:10-21, Luke 1:39-56 | Rev. David A. Douthett

Series: The Birth of Faith - Advent 2021

We come to the fourth and final week of Advent, the season of preparation for the feast of Christmas, and we reflect on how Christ's birth in history, his coming into our lives, and his

By David Douthett|2021-12-19T17:57:26-05:00December 19th, 2021|

The Birth of Faith: Joy!

Date: December 12, 2021

Bible Text: Philippians 4:4-13, Luke 3:7-18 | Rev. David A. Douthett

Series: The Birth of Faith - Advent 2021

It's the third week of Advent, the season of preparation for the feast of Christmas, and we reflect on how Christ's birth in history, his coming into our lives, and his coming in power at

By David Douthett|2021-12-15T13:15:17-05:00December 15th, 2021|

The Birth of Faith: Peace

Date: December 5, 2021

Bible Text: Philippians 1:3-11, Luke 1:68-79 | Rev. David A. Douthett

Series: The Birth of Faith - Advent 2021

It's the second week of Advent, the season of preparation for the feast of Christmas, and we reflect on how Christ's birth in history, his coming into our lives, and his coming in power at

By David Douthett|2021-12-05T19:14:02-05:00December 5th, 2021|

The Birth of Faith: Hope

Date: November 28, 2021

Bible Text: 1 Thessalonians 3:9-13, Luke 21:25-36 | Rev. David A. Douthett

Series: The Birth of Faith - Advent 2021

As we begin the season of Advent in preparation for the feast of Christmas, we will reflect on how Christ's birth in history, his coming into our lives, and his coming in power at the

By David Douthett|2021-11-28T15:44:19-05:00November 28th, 2021|

Gifts for Our Coming King, Part 4: My Worship

Date: December 20, 2020

Bible Text: Luke 2:8-20, Ephesians 3:7-21 | Rev. David A. Douthett

The shepherds who received the good news of the Messiah's birth have their world radically changed in that one moment. They ended their adventure praising and glorifying God. The apostle Paul suffered all sorts of

By David Douthett|2020-12-20T23:17:43-05:00December 20th, 2020|

Gifts for Our Coming King, Part 3: My Relationships

Date: December 13, 2020

Bible Text: Luke 1:39-56, 1 John 4:7-21 | Rev. David A. Douthett

Series: Advent 2020: Gifts for Our Coming King

In our third installment for Advent, as we consider how we can offer our relationships to Christ as a gift. It takes some intention and some humility. You know, like how Jesus does it himself.

By David Douthett|2020-12-20T23:34:04-05:00December 20th, 2020|

Gifts for Our Coming King, Part 2: My Priorities

Date: December 6, 2020

Bible Text: Matthew 1:18-24, Ephesians 4:17-5:2 | Rev. David A. Douthett

Series: Advent 2020: Gifts for Our Coming King

We are in our Advent series, Gifts for Our Coming King, where we consider what we can offer to Jesus Christ at the celebration of his birth. In week 1, we looked at Mary's obedience.

By David Douthett|2020-12-20T23:41:17-05:00December 20th, 2020|

Gifts for Our Coming King, Part 1: My Obedience

Date: November 29, 2020

Bible Text: Luke 1:26-38 , Ephesians 2:1-10 | Rev. David A. Douthett

Series: Advent 2020: Gifts for Our Coming King

Using Advent as a season to reflect on the stewardship of our lives; how do we offer ourselves as gifts to the One who is coming into the world? Part 1 is the root of

By David Douthett|2020-12-21T01:52:30-05:00December 21st, 2020|