Beatitudes Archives - Catoctin Presbyterian Church

Who Dat?

Date: November 5, 2023

Bible Text: Revelation 7:9-17, Matthew 5:1-12 | Rev. David A. Douthett

We are celebrating All Saints Sunday this week. We'll take a quick look at what All Saints Day is and where it came from. We'll also consider the work and the rewards of being a

By David Douthett|2023-11-09T16:43:02-05:00November 9th, 2023|

Know Where to Look

Date: January 29, 2023

Bible Text: 1 Corinthians 1:18-31, Matthew 5:1-12 | Rev. David A. Douthett

This week we begin exploring Jesus' Sermon on the Mount, the first of his major teaching discourses as recorded in Matthew's gospel. The sermon begins with the Beatitudes, a list of nine blessings Jesus describes

By David Douthett|2023-01-29T22:05:09-05:00January 29th, 2023|

Not What You Think

Date: February 13, 2022

Bible Text: 1 Corinthians 15:21-22, Luke 6:17-26 | Rev. David A. Douthett

We are still in the season of Epiphany, which means revealing, so the passages we are reading tell about how Jesus was revealed to be the Christ and Son of God. The gospel lesson today

By David Douthett|2022-02-15T15:10:38-05:00February 15th, 2022|

I Hope

Date: February 2, 2020

Bible Text: Micah 6:1-8, Matthew 5:1-12 | Rev. David A. Douthett

This week's gospel lesson is the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount, a three-chapter collection of Jesus' teachings in the book of Matthew. We start with a group of sayings called the Beatitudes, from

By David Douthett|2020-02-19T16:30:38-05:00February 19th, 2020|