Castle Oaks Sermons

We'll introduce a helpful prayer tool as we try build a daily habit of self-reflection.

We'll look further at the wisdom literature from our Old Testament as we chart a course for the race we're training for and running in.

The wisdom literature from our Old Testament will be helpful as we begin to chart a specific course for the race we're training for and running in.

Athletic metaphors have been used for spiritual purposes since ancient times. The Apostle Paul points our attention to their usefulness on multiple occasions, spurring us on to diligently focus on what matters most.

Instant Replay has been an integral part of sports for decades. It's also a part of our daily lives. Well, not literally. However, God did give us the capacity to remember and to creatively imagine who we might be if we trusted God more, loved more fully, or maybe just kept our ego out of the conversation. In our first sermon series of 2023. we'll work toward integrating a habit of spiritual reflection into our daily lives.

On this first day of 2023, we will celebrate Communion as we look forward to the coming year with thoughtful anticipation and hope.

Doesn't Christmas seem like a risky plan? To place the redemption of all humankind into the birth of a fragile infant? It might be God's boldest move ever — to trust us with caring for and nurturing Jesus.

On this, our fourth Sunday of Advent, we learn valuable lessons from the extended family of Jesus about waiting and leaning on each other while we wait.

“To all who mourn in Israel, he will give a crown of beauty for ashes, a joyous blessing instead of mourning, festive praise instead of despair. In their righteousness, they will be like great oaks that the Lord has planted for his own glory.”

We'll conclude The Scroll series this week, exploring once more the real and practical ways these Scripture passages are true and effective. When Jesus said, "this prophecy has been fulfilled in your hearing," he was giving us a beautiful picture of what our faith looks like in our lives and the lives of others.