Castle Oaks Sermons

As we wrap up this series, we'll draw wisdom and inspiration from the author of Hebrews who tells us how to persevere in spite of failure, struggle, and difficulty.

We've been talking about the "mark" as union with God. But we sometimes find it easy to lose our way and start heading in the wrong direction. How does this happen? How do we get back on track?

Dealing with the same routine day after day and stuck in a bit of a rut? What are some ways God meets us in the day-to-day? What is our response?

What if our understanding of sin is one of the things that keeps us stuck in old patterns and repeated failure?

What happens when we miss the mark? How do we deal with, process, survive, and come back from failure? What does the Bible say about all of this? As we begin 2020, let's take a close look at who we want to become and what gets in the way.

God uses difficult trials to grow our faith in powerful ways. As we begin the year, let's reframe our painful experiences and ask God to teach us how to learn from our trials and disappointments.

This Christmas Eve we will read through the most familiar words from the Christmas story and find a fresh perspective about making room for Jesus in our lives.

Luke begins the story of Jesus with the one who is called to, "prepare a way for the Lord." The first chapter of Luke will help us prepare room in our hearts for Jesus this Christmas.

Our lives are full and cluttered. We often don't have time for the all that we want to accomplish, but we sure try to make it all fit. Maybe we need to rethink our approach. The Advent season gives us opportunity to make room in our lives for Jesus, to prepare for His arrival. What would our lives look like if we made space for the King of Kings? How can we prepare Him room?

We often make the common mistake of connecting gratitude with our circumstances - when good things happen we are thankful. But the scriptures give us a different understanding of gratitude that is not dependent on what happens to us. Incredible shifts in perspective occur when we practice the habit of giving thanks.