Castle Oaks Sermons

Two thousand years ago, Jesus addressed the issue that seems to plague our lives and our culture today: anxiety and worry. His teaching directs us to deal head-on with our anxious hearts and our habit of worry.

Jesus describes a spirituality that is decidedly counter-cultural midway through the Sermon on the Mount. His teaching gives us an opportunity to thoughtfully consider how we encounter God's presence and grow in grace.

Jesus describes a spirituality that is decidedly counter-cultural midway through the Sermon on the Mount. His teaching gives us an opportunity to thoughtfully consider how we encounter God's presence and grow in grace.

A couple of years ago we began a message series based on the Sermon on the Mount. This week we return to that series, adding Luke's Sermon on the Plain to our scripture passages we'll be studying. 

May the teachings of Jesus shape our faith and order our steps.

Walking on water requires us to get out of the boat. God is asking for our attention and our obedience.

The words we use and our speech have so much power--power to build up and to tear down. How is it so easy to in one breath praise God and in the next use words for ill? What is truly at the root of those words that tumble all too easily out of our mouths?

The song lyrics that Jesus prayed from the cross give us permission to lament and a roadmap for navigating our way through difficult times.

Many of the songs in our scriptures serve the important purpose of helping us deal with loss, grief, disappointment, and sadness. This is true of some of our favorite songs as well.

This all points us to an eternal truth: Hope does not have a chance unless we face all that we have lost.

In the first words of Colossians, we find a beautiful picture of what has been, how things are now, and what will ultimately be.

David writes an incredibly personal song giving us some significant insights into his relationship with God.