Castle Oaks Sermons

Reading a Psalm is like peeking into someone's private journal as they pour out their various feelings to a trusted friend and revered God. Sometimes the words mirror our own thoughts and emotions in powerful ways. Spend some time with this week's Psalm as we move through the Lenten Season, preparing our hearts for Good Friday and our celebration of the Resurrection on Easter.

Hear from Mike Mason - the new associate Pastor here at Castle Oaks. 

Reading a Psalm is like peeking into someone's private journal as they pour out their various feelings to a trusted friend and revered God. Sometimes the words mirror our own thoughts and emotions in powerful ways. Spend some time with this week's Psalm as we move through the Lenten Season, preparing our hearts for Good Friday and our celebration of the Resurrection on Easter.

Reading a Psalm is like peeking into someone's private journal as they pour out their various feelings to a trusted friend and revered God. Sometimes the words mirror our own thoughts and emotions in powerful ways. Spend some time with this week's Psalm as we move through the Lenten Season, preparing our hearts for Good Friday and our celebration of the Resurrection on Easter.

Who wants to have a great life? That almost seems like a rhetorical question in these tough times. However, in Psalm 1, God tells us there are two roads in life, with two different destinations. He wants us to choose the road to the blessed life in Him – the only way that goes well and ends well.

What are the things that leave you unsettled? What is our response to the things that might be difficult to name but leave our soul disquieted?

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Lent season. This service will focus on thoughtful reflection and repentance — a time to allow God’s Spirit to draw us close and consider how we might turn our hearts and minds toward following Jesus every day. The 40 days of Lent represent Christ’s time of temptation in the wilderness, where he fasted and where Satan tempted him. Lent is a time set as...

Paul finishes his letter to the Ephesians with beautiful imagery and advice about how to live and thrive through difficult times.

Who is in charge? Who will make the decisions? The words in Ephesians 5 have been misused in appalling ways. Paul's instructions and advice about family relationships can transform our approach to each other, as long we read them with humility and a selfless mindset.

Paul has some pointed words for us as we make our way through the complexities of life and relationships. Don't move past the details too quickly, and don't miss the bigger picture. His words help us follow Jesus along the narrow road.

Words have immense power. We can use words to help others, or tear them down. Paul frames these choices in powerful ways as he encourages us to be thoughtful in our relationships.

We will pick up the "Packed" series where we left off in November and continue our journey together through the letter to the Ephesians. The final three chapters are packed with essentials for our travels during this challenging season.

Until Jesus establishes a new heaven and a new earth, we get to participate with him in building the kingdom now - one decision, one act of kindness and love, one act of mercy at a time. This Sunday, we'll look at some of the ways we are doing that at Castle Oaks.

As we begin the New Year together, let's think deeply about what it means to follow Jesus.

A Hope Fulfilled

On this Christmas Eve, we celebrate the birth of Hope. May God give new meaning to the most familiar words of the Christmas narrative for all of us this year.

While our lives are rooted in a specific time in history, our hope is focused on eternity. The beginning of Luke 2 reminds us that history and eternity are connected in important ways.

The stories of Jesus' parents and John's parents continue to intersect. It seems that God is always telling His larger story through our relationships. Mary and Zechariah describe God's past faithfulness to increase our hope in the days to come.

Mary gets word from an angel that her life is about to take an unexpected turn. We can learn so much about hope from her response.

The Christmas story reminds us that hope is crucial to our life in Christ as we walk with each other. But, hope can seem distant, even absent...especially when our circumstances are tough.

The last part of Ephesians 3 includes one of the most profound and powerful prayers in the entire New Testament. Paul's words echo in our current times and connect us to the ancient church, reminding us that we are all in this together and God has already given us everything we need.

The last part of Ephesians 3 includes one of the most profound and powerful prayers in the entire New Testament. Paul's words echo in our current times and connect us to the ancient church, reminding us that we are all in this together and God has already given us everything we need.

There's one more piece to the puzzle as we wrap up our focus on this passage in Ephesians. If we're going to break free from "us & them" thinking, we must embrace grace in new and profound ways.

Do current conflicts come to mind as Paul details the division between the Gentiles and the Jewish people? Us & them, Republicans & Democrats, and so on. The divisions are numerous and deep. Not only does Paul talk about how we are one, he explains the reasons behind our hard-won unity.

Celebrating 20 Years of God's Faithfulness - 20th Anniversary Celebration