Faith Archives - Catoctin Presbyterian Church

Thoughts and Prayers

Date: July 24, 2022

Bible Text: Genesis 18:20-33, Luke 11:1-13 | Rev. David A. Douthett

We return to Luke's gospel this week with Jesus teaching his disciples about prayer at their request. So we have Luke's recording of the Lord's Prayer (a little shorter that Matthew's and what we say

By David Douthett|2022-07-26T14:13:10-04:00July 26th, 2022|

Straight Up

Date: July 10, 2022

Bible Text: Luke 10:25-37, Amos 7:1-9 | Rev. David A. Douthett

The world sure seems like a mess these days! Nothing seems to be quite right. The scriptures tell us that God's ways are always right and true, though. So if it isn't God that's the

By David Douthett|2022-07-14T11:49:52-04:00July 14th, 2022|

The Most Important Meal of the Day

Date: May 1, 2022

Bible Text: John 21:1-19 | Rev. David A. Douthett

The season of Easter is a time when, not surprisingly, we meditate on Christ's resurrection, its impact, and its implications. The Gospel lesson this week is a beautiful story of the Risen Christ appearing to

By David Douthett|2022-05-01T20:22:06-04:00May 1st, 2022|

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|

Uncommon

Date: August 29, 2021

Bible Text: James 1:17-27, Mark 7:1-23 | Rev. David A. Douthett

** Technical note: The pulpit microphone died at 41:30 during the gospel reading. Audio picks up again in a couple minutes at 43:10 from one of the camera mics, and the sound quality suffers for

By David Douthett|2021-09-05T13:42:03-04:00September 5th, 2021|

Suit Up!

Date: August 22, 2021

Bible Text: Psalm 146, Ephesians 6: 10-20 | Rev. David A. Douthett

As the Apostle Paul concludes his letter to the Ephesians, he encourages them with the imagery of the full armor of God. It's a classic passage. We'll take a look at his imagery and the

By David Douthett|2021-08-22T22:39:27-04:00August 22nd, 2021|

Extending God’s Kingdom

Date: November 22, 2020

Bible Text: Ephesians 1:11-23 | Rev. David A. Douthett

The life of faith is a journey. We grow as we go, moving from simple faith, generally agreeing to precepts and principles, to a deeper experience of relationship with Jesus Christ, to still deeper understanding

By David Douthett|2020-12-21T01:09:32-05:00December 21st, 2020|