Following Jesus Archives - Catoctin Presbyterian Church

Life, Death, and Jesus: Humility

Date: February 25, 2024

Bible Text: Romans 4:13-25, Mark 8:27-38 | Rev. David A. Douthett

Series: Lent 2024 - Life Death and Jesus

This second Sunday in Lent we will look at Peter's confession that Jesus is the Messiah and Jesus' first passion prediction, as Mark records it. In the gospel lesson we find that Jesus lays aside

By David Douthett|2024-03-10T14:37:45-04:00February 27th, 2024|

Not Big Enough

Date: September 3, 2023

Bible Text: Matthew 16:13-20, Matthew 16:21-28 | Rev. David A. Douthett

Series: Take Up Your Cross

This week we return to the weekly lectionary (suggested Bible readings) at a turning point in the Gospel according to Matthew. It's a pretty well known story about Jesus

By David Douthett|2023-09-08T13:21:40-04:00September 3rd, 2023|

Summer Road Trip through the Bible: Matthew

Date: July 23, 2023

Bible Text: Matthew 4:18-25, Matthew 5:1-2, 13-16, Matthew 28:16-20 | Rev. David A. Douthett

Series: A Summer Road Trip Through the Bible

As we continue our tour of the Bible, we move into mountainous territory this week with the Gospel According to Matthew. The mountain is a recurring motif in this gospel, calling to mind the many

By David Douthett|2023-07-24T13:26:26-04:00July 24th, 2023|

Summer Road Trip Through the Bible: New Testament Overview

Date: July 16, 2023

Bible Text: John 20:30-31, Revelation 22:6-7 | Rev. David A. Douthett

Series: A Summer Road Trip Through the Bible

The road trip rolls on! This week we make the turn into the New Testament. So we'll take a few pictures of the landscape before we drive in. What's in the New Testament? Who wrote

By David Douthett|2023-07-18T14:47:34-04:00July 18th, 2023|

Proclaiming Hope

Date: December 18, 2022

Bible Text: Leviticus 25:1-13, Matthew 4:12-17, 23-25 | Rev. David A. Douthett

Series: Advent 2022: Practicing Hope

Hope is our theme for Advent this year. We are spending the four Sundays and the four Wednesday Advent study sessions considering hope as a biblical practice for following Jesus Christ. We have considered so

By David Douthett|2022-12-18T23:14:13-05:00December 18th, 2022|

To Be the Christ: Focus

Date: March 6, 2022

Bible Text: Deuteronomy 26:1-11, Luke 4:1-13 | Rev. David A. Douthett

Series: Lent 2022 - To Be the Christ

The season of Lent is a time of preparation for the feast of Easter that leads us with Jesus on the road to the cross. While it ends in victory and resurrection, it is a

By David Douthett|2022-03-06T22:07:41-05:00March 6th, 2022|

Both / And

Date: September 12, 2021

Bible Text: James 3:1-12, Mark 8:27-38 | Rev. David A. Douthett

Grace and peace from the Lord Jesus Christ be with you! [**The service begins about 12 minutes before the video today. We had some issues with our internet connections. So the video misses the welcome and

By David Douthett|2021-09-12T17:51:19-04:00September 12th, 2021|

What Compels You?

Date: February 7, 2021

Bible Text: 1 Corinthians 9:16–23, Mark 1:29–39 | Rev. David A. Douthett

Paul feels compelled to preach the gospel; Jesus, having done good work in Capernaum, is ready to move on to new ground to continue his work. Both keep a sharp focus on the goal of

By David Douthett|2021-02-07T18:13:44-05:00February 7th, 2021|

Going Off the Map

Date: January 26, 2020

Bible Text: Psalm 27:1-9, Matthew 4:12-23 | Rev. David A. Douthett

Last week we heard the story of how Jesus' first disciples got started with him as told by John's gospel. This week we hear about it from Matthew. The details are quite a bit different,

By David Douthett|2020-01-28T15:57:57-05:00January 28th, 2020|