Kingdom of Heaven Archives - Catoctin Presbyterian Church

Five’ll Get You Ten

Date: November 19, 2023

Bible Text: Matthew 25:14-30 | Rev. David A. Douthett

As we draw near to the end of the liturgical year, we also come near to the end of Matthew's gospel. For these couple of weeks we will be looking at the parables of Matthew

By David Douthett|2023-11-19T21:29:41-05:00November 19th, 2023|

Naturalization

Date: October 1, 2023

Bible Text: Philippians 1:21-30 | Rev. David A. Douthett

This is World Communion Sunday. While churches around the world celebrate communion on any given Sunday, this is a day when we pay attention to the fact and consciously celebrate together at the Table of

By David Douthett|2023-10-04T17:02:51-04:00October 4th, 2023|

The Bread of Life and Hunger for Justice

Date: March 26, 2023

Bible Text: Matthew 20:1-16, Luke 18:1-18 | Rev. David A. Douthett

Series: Lent 2023 - The Bread of Life

This is the fifth 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|2023-03-28T16:08:05-04:00March 28th, 2023|

What Was He Thinking

Date: January 15, 2023

Bible Text: Acts 10:34-43, Matthew 3:13-17 | Rev. David A. Douthett

Today we will mark the Baptism of the Lord (but technically it was last week), and we will celebrate the sacrament of baptism. In our gospel text for today we find Jesus coming to John

By David Douthett|2023-01-15T17:49:55-05:00January 15th, 2023|

Anything But That

Date: August 7, 2022

Bible Text: Genesis 15:1-6, Luke 12:32-40 | Rev. David A. Douthett

We are continuing a string of sermons from Luke's gospel that include Jesus teaching on how faith should shape our everyday lives and including a number of parables to illustrate the points. Last week we

By David Douthett|2022-08-07T18:38:53-04:00August 7th, 2022|

The Kingdom Next Door

Date: July 3, 2022

Bible Text: Galatians 6:7-16, Luke 10:1-20 | Rev. David A. Douthett

Today Pastor David Douthett is back from a couple weeks of vacation; he'll bring the sermon and lead the sacrament of the Lord's Supper in our worship. The sermon focuses on a passage in Luke

By David Douthett|2022-07-14T11:53:26-04:00July 5th, 2022|

Too Full

Date: October 10, 2021

Bible Text: Amos 5:6-15, Mark 10:17-31 | Rev. David A. Douthett

Today we'll look at a well-known story of a man who comes to Jesus looking for eternal life. Jesus doesn't give quite the answer he was hoping for. This, coupled with a passage from the

By David Douthett|2021-10-10T14:20:12-04:00October 10th, 2021|

Farming the Easy Way

Date: June 13, 2021

Bible Text: 2 Corinthians 5:1-17, Mark 4:26-34 | Rev. David A. Douthett

Jesus taught people about the Kingdom of God using parables – short, sometimes quirky stories or illustrations that often catch listeners off guard and get them to think in different ways about topic. Today we'll

By David Douthett|2021-06-13T18:33:41-04:00June 13th, 2021|

Growing Up Together

Date: July 19, 2020

Bible Text: Romans 8:12-25, Matthew 13:24-33 | Rev. David A. Douthett

The kingdom of heaven is like... well, all sorts of things. In today's gospel lesson, Jesus teaches about the kingdom by using parables, short illustrative stories that make a point. He says the kingdom of

By David Douthett|2020-07-19T21:42:19-04:00July 19th, 2020|