Castle Oaks Sermons

The Resurrection of Jesus changes everything. So, if that's true, then why do our lives often look so much like everyone else's? Tough questions demand truthful answers. Maybe this Easter can be the start of something new for all of us.

At the beginning of this series, Jesus "resolutely set out for Jerusalem." Now he arrives in the Holy City, and our Holy Week begins. Through this longer passage, Luke records several events and teaching that help frame the last week of Jesus' life in a unique and powerful way.

On his way to Jerusalem, Jesus shares a surprising parable that gives us direction and motivation during this trying time. Our community will thrive if we can put His words into practice.

As Jesus is making his way to Jerusalem, he makes a stop at a friend's house. An unplanned moment before dinner provides us an incredibly relevant teaching, especially during these days of cancelled events, quarantines, working from home and online school.

Fear Less

"As the time approached for Him to be taken up to heaven, Jesus resolutely set out for Jerusalem." Luke 9:51. As Jesus travels this road toward crucifixion, His teachings become focused on the imminent task at hand. The road He travels is the road we are invited to walk on as well, as we follow Him every day.

The beauty of our life being incorporated into the life of Christ as a people chosen, adopted, loved, forgiven, redeemed is that we get to align our hearts with God’s heart and participate with him in what he is doing in our world.

When we adibe (remain) with God we are reciprocating exactly the way God loves (and remains with) us. What does it mean for us to abide with God? How can we do this in a daily way?

One of the results of staying connected to the Vine is that we bear fruit in the proper season.

Jesus describes our relationship with God with a powerful metaphor: He is the vine and we are the branches. What does that mean? How does it work? How come we often feel disconnected from God? How can we deepen our connection to the all-important source of life? Before we begin the Lent Season we will spend a few weeks in John 15:1-17.