Stewardship Archives - Catoctin Presbyterian Church

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|

Passing the Baton

Date: May 22, 2022

Bible Text: Genesis 17:1-8, 2 Timothy 4:1-8 | Rev. David A. Douthett

Today is Legacy Sunday at CPC. We will consider all that God has given us in life, both materially and spiritually, and also what we are called to do with those blessings while we live,

By David Douthett|2022-05-22T18:46:30-04:00May 22nd, 2022|

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|

Where You Sit

Date: November 7, 2021

Bible Text: Mark 12:38-44 | Rev. David A. Douthett

In today's scripture, Jesus teaches about the hypocrisy of the scribes and how that would be bad for them. This is followed by a scene of comparative generosity or lack thereof in the temple as

By David Douthett|2021-11-07T23:30:21-05:00November 7th, 2021|

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|

Will We Get Our SecurityDeposit Back?

Date: April 28, 2021

Bible Text: Psalm 24:1-6, Romans 8:18-25 | Rev. David A. Douthett

Things didn't go well for our tech this week! Our sound system was barking at us first, and then the WIFI went down and crashed our live stream. Oh no! Fortunately, we were still up

By David Douthett|2021-04-28T17:58:56-04:00April 28th, 2021|

Gifts for Our Coming King, Part 4: My Worship

Date: December 20, 2020

Bible Text: Luke 2:8-20, Ephesians 3:7-21 | Rev. David A. Douthett

The shepherds who received the good news of the Messiah's birth have their world radically changed in that one moment. They ended their adventure praising and glorifying God. The apostle Paul suffered all sorts of

By David Douthett|2020-12-20T23:17:43-05:00December 20th, 2020|

Gifts for Our Coming King, Part 3: My Relationships

Date: December 13, 2020

Bible Text: Luke 1:39-56, 1 John 4:7-21 | Rev. David A. Douthett

Series: Advent 2020: Gifts for Our Coming King

In our third installment for Advent, as we consider how we can offer our relationships to Christ as a gift. It takes some intention and some humility. You know, like how Jesus does it himself.

By David Douthett|2020-12-20T23:34:04-05:00December 20th, 2020|

Gifts for Our Coming King, Part 2: My Priorities

Date: December 6, 2020

Bible Text: Matthew 1:18-24, Ephesians 4:17-5:2 | Rev. David A. Douthett

Series: Advent 2020: Gifts for Our Coming King

We are in our Advent series, Gifts for Our Coming King, where we consider what we can offer to Jesus Christ at the celebration of his birth. In week 1, we looked at Mary's obedience.

By David Douthett|2020-12-20T23:41:17-05:00December 20th, 2020|

Gifts for Our Coming King, Part 1: My Obedience

Date: November 29, 2020

Bible Text: Luke 1:26-38 , Ephesians 2:1-10 | Rev. David A. Douthett

Series: Advent 2020: Gifts for Our Coming King

Using Advent as a season to reflect on the stewardship of our lives; how do we offer ourselves as gifts to the One who is coming into the world? Part 1 is the root of

By David Douthett|2020-12-21T01:52:30-05:00December 21st, 2020|