God's Love Archives - Catoctin Presbyterian Church

Summer Road Trip Through the Bible – John

Date: August 6, 2023

Bible Text: John 17:9-11, 20-23, John 6:35, John 8:12, John 10:9,11, John 11:25-26, John 14:6, John 15:5 | Rev. David A. Douthett

Series: A Summer Road Trip Through the Bible

We are taking an unexpected turn in our biblical journey this week, jumping from the second gospel to the fourth. We'll explain why in the sermon, but our destination this time is John's gospel. Written

By David Douthett|2023-08-06T13:34:28-04:00August 6th, 2023|

The Bread of Heaven and Hunger for Love

Date: March 19, 2023

Bible Text: Matthew 18:12-22, John 15:9-17 | Rev. David A. Douthett

Series: Lent 2023 - The Bread of Life

This is the fourth Sunday in Lent, the season of preparation for the feast of Easter and the Resurrection of the Lord. Lent is traditionally a time of self-reflection and other spiritual disciplines like fasting,

By David Douthett|2023-03-20T16:32:25-04:00March 20th, 2023|

Lost and…

Date: September 11, 2022

Bible Text: 1 Timothy 1:12-17, Luke 15:1-10 | Rev. David A. Douthett

Today is the anniversary of the September 11, 2001, attacks, a day of profound loss for our country and for many of us personally. Since that day, as we look back to it, America has

By David Douthett|2022-09-11T13:41:17-04:00September 11th, 2022|

No Thanks

Date: September 4, 2022

Bible Text: Jeremiah 18:1-12, Luke 14:15-24 | Rev. David A. Douthett

We have two interesting parables this week, one from Jesus and one from the Old Testament prophet Jeremiah. God tells Jeremiah to go see a potter and then teaches the prophet using an illustration from

By David Douthett|2022-09-06T13:45:15-04:00September 6th, 2022|

Of Love and Anger

Date: January 30, 2022

Bible Text: 1 Corinthians 12:31-13:13, Luke 4:14-30 | Rev. David A. Douthett

Our first scripture lesson today is one of the most familiar in the New Testament, 1 Corinthians 13, known as the Love Chapter. Most of us have heard it at weddings for years, even though

By David Douthett|2022-02-03T14:28:07-05:00January 31st, 2022|

Beloved

Date: January 9, 2022

Bible Text: Isaiah 43:1-7, Luke 3:15-18, 21-22 | Rev. David A. Douthett

Grace and peace from the Lord Jesus Christ be with you! It's Baptism of the Lord Sunday, so we are considering what Jesus' baptism meant to him in reinforcing

By David Douthett|2022-01-09T13:11:23-05:00January 9th, 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|

Home At Last

Date: July 18, 2021

Bible Text: 2 Samuel 7:1-16, Ephesians 2:1-22 | Rev. David A. Douthett

In these days, many people feel dislocated. Even though we have been confined to our houses for much of the last year and a half, the world seems topsy-turvy and not quite familiar and often

By David Douthett|2021-07-18T15:07:08-04:00July 18th, 2021|

For God’s Good Pleasure

Date: January 5, 2020

Bible Text: Jeremiah 31:7-14, Ephesians 1:3-14 | Rev. David A. Douthett

What? What do you mean it's still Christmas? Yep, for a few more days it's Christmastide, until January 6. Personally, I'm really enjoying the ongoing comfort of Christ's appearing in these darkest days of winter.

By David Douthett|2020-01-07T18:58:57-05:00January 7th, 2020|

Grace Sharking

Date: November 10, 2019

Bible Text: Haggai 1:15b-2:9, Sirach 35:9-17 | Rev. David A. Douthett

It's stewardship time! But actually, it's always stewardship time, as long as we have anything that belongs to God, like possessions, time, and life itself. Still, we focus on the theme of how we use

By David Douthett|2019-11-10T16:41:36-05:00November 10th, 2019|