Castle Oaks Sermons

Luke records an interesting event in his story of Jesus' life: a group of people experience healing from an awful disease. May God give us grateful hearts as we reflect on this passage of scripture.

When we gather together as a church, we gather as a family. God uses the family analogy often thoughout scripture to help us understand our responsibility to each other. Today we will focus on the needs of those throughout the world who feel as though they have no family at all.

Abraham and Sarah get a big promise from God, but then must endure a long, long wait. That leads to efforts, like many of ours, to grab control and try to make things happen. Thankfully, God does with them what he'll do with us: he disrupts their control and gives surprises of life-giving love. 

One of the most famous passages of scripture helps us understand the very nature of love and maturity as we follow Jesus every day.

One of the most famous passages of scripture helps us understand the very nature of love and maturity as we follow Jesus every day.

Using one of the most meaningful correlations in scripture the Apostle Paul explains that the Church is actually the Body of Christ. How does this practically work? Why is this important? What happens if I try to live independent from this truth?

Paul pulls a page from the history of Israel and makes a startling statement: their time wandering in the wilderness happened so that we could learn from their experiences. So, we will honor that truth and welcome the warnings intended for us.

Paul pulls a page from the history of Israel and makes a startling statement: their time wandering in the wilderness happened so that we could learn from their experiences. So, we will honor that truth and welcome the warnings intended for us.

This week we will tackle 5 chapters of Paul's letter to the Corinthian church. I know, it seems like a lot of ground to cover! But, this section of the letter gives us a great opportunity to talk about HOW to read the Bible thoughtfully and carefully.

Before we keep moving forward in 1 Corinthians we'll take a quick detour to another letter that Paul wrote where he describes how having the "Mind of Christ" transforms our relationships.