Repentance Archives - Catoctin Presbyterian Church

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|

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|

To Be the Christ: Welcome

Date: March 27, 2022

Bible Text: 2 Corinthians 5:16-21, Luke 15:1-3, 11-32 | 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. Some of the religious leaders of Jesus' day were not

By David Douthett|2022-03-29T20:27:56-04:00March 29th, 2022|

To Be the Christ: Challenge

Date: March 20, 2022

Bible Text: Isaiah 55:1-13, Luke 13:1-9 | 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. Jesus challenged the power structures of his day and challenges

By David Douthett|2022-03-24T14:51:38-04:00March 24th, 2022|

Ash Wednesday Service Online

Date: February 17, 2021

Bible Text: Joel 2:1-2, 11-16, Matthew 6 | Rev. David A. Douthett

This is an "on demand" worship service, if those words can actually go together, for Ash Wednesday. It follows the liturgy in our Presbyterian Book of Common Worship and includes the virtual imposition of ashes.

By David Douthett|2021-02-17T04:23:59-05:00February 17th, 2021|

By Whose Authority?

Date: January 31, 2021

Bible Text: Galatians 5:16-26, Mark 1:21–28 | Rev. David A. Douthett

At the beginning of Jesus' ministry he taught in the synagogue in Capernaum. His teaching had tremendous impact on those who heard him, because he taught "with authority, not like the scribes." His authoritative words

By David Douthett|2021-02-02T16:59:23-05:00February 2nd, 2021|

Turn, Turn, Turn

Date: January 24, 2021

Bible Text: Jonah 3:1-5, 10, 1 Corinthians 7:29-31, Mark 1:14-20 | Rev. David A. Douthett

The three texts today come from very different times and contexts, but they share an urgency about repentance and the call to turn to the Lord. Paul, in particular, invites the Corinthian believers to live

By David Douthett|2021-01-24T23:20:43-05:00January 24th, 2021|

Free Indeed

Date: January 17, 2021

Bible Text: John 1:43-51, 1 Corinthians 6:12-20 | Rev. David A. Douthett

In Paul's first letter to the Corinthians, he addresses several situations in that congregation where folks were taking their freedom in Christ as license to do whatever they wanted. This seems to have included participating

By David Douthett|2021-01-20T16:16:55-05:00January 20th, 2021|

All God’s Children, Part 4: God Calls Sinners to Repentance

Date: November 8, 2020

Bible Text: Ezekiel 18:21-32, Matthew 12:33-42 | Rev. David A. Douthett

Series: All God's Children

When we have done what is wrong or not done what is right, we break relationships with God, our selves, and our neighbors. That's what we call sin, and that's what God wants us to

By David Douthett|2020-12-21T00:03:35-05:00December 21st, 2020|

Clinging Like Ivy

Date: August 30, 2020

Bible Text: Romans 12:9-21, Matthew 16:21-27 | Rev. David A. Douthett

We continue the story from last week of Jesus exploring and explaining his identity with the disciples. Simon Peter acknowledged Jesus as the Messiah and the Son of God, but when Jesus talks about what

By David Douthett|2020-08-30T22:22:58-04:00August 30th, 2020|