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Songs of the Season - Week Three/December 22, 2024/Seth Kreimeyer-Kelly

One of the oldest Christmas songs is “O Come, O Come Emmanuel.” It is written with a perspective of longing similar to how we can often wonder in life circumstances, “Where is God?” The verses capture the darkness of life before Jesus while the chorus embodies the rejoicing and hope that Jesus will arrive. In our day-to-day lives - are we choosing to live in the verses of the song? Or are we embracing the hope that is Jesus as reflected in the chorus by seeing things differently and trusting God? It isn’t a one-time choice, but a continual process of choosing to live as though Jesus is with us.

Songs of the Season - Week Two/December 15, 2024/Glenn Barteau

As we change our focus from what we see in the mirror to the people around us, we'll begin to recognize that there are people who need to experience God's heart and His love and we are the ones who can do that! This is what the song “Little Drummer Boy” can teach us. God can use whoever we are and whatever we have for His purpose. We all have something to offer that can benefit the world around us in beautiful and amazing ways. 

Songs of the Season - Week One/December 8, 2024/Ryan Kramer

When we sing "O Holy Night," we are reminded that people are of great value to God, there is always hope on the horizon, and Jesus is good news for everyone! In the story of Jesus's birth, we are reminded that God is constantly seeking to love us and set us free, which is good news indeed. If we don’t embrace the good news for ourselves, as described in Mark 1:14, we can get in the way of the good news for others. Let it be a blessing to us and everyone this season that there is hope because Jesus can carry the weight of it all. 

Outward Facing - Week Two/December 1, 2024/Glenn Barteau

Outward Facing means finding a way to intentionally do good and to keep doing good in multiple different ways. In Galatians 6:9, Paul encourages the early church to “not become weary in doing good.” Sometimes, it takes time to see the benefit of all we’re trying to do for others. We have to trust that God is at work in the good and unique things we are doing in this world and trust His timing, just as a farmer trusts that there will be a time of harvest.

Outward Facing Week One/ November 24, 2024/ Glenn Barteau

Thanks for being with us this morning! At Casas, it doesn't matter what your story is, your background, or the stage of life you're in - you are valued and accepted just as you are. We believe everyone has value and purpose and is loved by God. We're glad you're here!

Hurts, Habits, and Hangups Week Three / November 17, 2024 / Ryan Kramer

In this series, we’ll discuss different hurts, habits, and hangups that can become a sticking point in our lives. We might find God in the midst of them or move past them. Either way, we will learn more about how to process these impactful experiences.

Hurts, Habits, and Hangups - Week Two/November 10, 2024/Glenn Barteau

The first week in this series, we talked about different hurts we’ve experienced. This week we explored habits and how we can break away from the various habits we have. We looked at Genesis 24 - 33 and what we can learn from the life of Jacob. There are three things that can help turn habits around: awareness of the habit, a fuller vision of what we do want if that habit wasn’t in the way, and relationships with others that pull us forward to life beyond that habit we’ve created. 

Hurts, Habits, and Hangups - Week One/November 3, 2024/Stacie Bartels

In this series, we’ll discuss different hurts, habits, and hangups that can become a sticking point in our lives. We might find God in the midst of them or move past them. Either way, we will learn more about how to process these impactful experiences.
 

Thy Kingdom Come - Week Three/October 27, 2024/Ryan Kramer

What does it mean to create the kingdom of God around us when faced with political issues? They aren’t small concerns, either, especially when the subject directly affects us. It makes sense that our hearts are caught up because it’s all around us. We may feel our only hope is getting the right person in office. However, our hope is not found in the results of an election and the kingdom of politics. It is far too small of a kingdom to anchor the heart of the church. 

Thy Kingdom Come - Week Two/October 20, 2024/Glenn Barteau

In this series, we’ve established that we live in a world of competing kingdoms all around us and within us. How do we then advance the kingdom of God? Jesus and John the Baptist discuss this in Matthew 11. The kingdom of God is already being ushered into this world right now if we anchor ourselves in Jesus’ way of transformation over force. We follow Jesus because He changed our hearts, which doesn’t happen through force.