Castle Oaks Sermons

We are pleased to welcome Dave Ward this Sunday. Dave is a graduate of Denver Seminary with 25 years of pastoral experience. His wife, Angie, works at Denver Seminary in their Doctor of Ministry program. The Wards have two sons in college and a beagle at home.

As we wrap up this series, we’ll use two scripture passages to give us a framework for using our Examen Prayer.

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 refle...

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. 

Throughout this series we will explore 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.

Throughout this series we will explore 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.

Throughout this series we will explore 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.

In our very first pre-Advent series, we will be preparing our hearts for the month of December by taking a close look at Jesus' first sermon in his hometown of Nazareth.

The faith-shifting events in the Book of Acts have their origins in the teachings and experiences of Jesus. We'll finish this series today by looking at how Jesus' words and actions reverse deeply held Jewish beliefs and practices.

Clean or Unclean - Phil Vaughan

The shifts made by the early church can help us as we go through faith transitions. Today we’ll begin drawing some final conclusions using the stories of Acts as our guide.

As the early church begins to welcome Gentile believers into their fellowship, they face a massive theological crisis and collectively must engage in an almost unthinkable shift in beliefs and practice.

If your beliefs have ever shifted or changed, then you are not alone. The Bible provides all kinds of examples of individuals and groups who reshape their theological convictions. If we pay close attention to the narratives, we will find some help along the way as our faith grows and evolves.

Through this new series, we’ll be exploring why we believe what we believe and what happens when our faith shifts and changes.

We'll wrap up this series on the parables with the Parable of the Sower. Jesus uses a simple metaphor to illustrate what it means to be humble and teachable.

Jesus turns a question from Peter into a teachable moment for all of us as we thoughtfully consider the people we resent, hold grudges against, and refuse to forgive.

The parable of the dishonest manager is one of the most confusing passages in the Gospels. We will use this unique story for a second week to help us uncover our feelings and perspectives about money and resources.