Casas Church
Weekly sermons from Casas Church in Oro Valley, AZ
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Monday Oct 31, 2022
Monday Oct 31, 2022
We may often hear the phrase “Churches just want your money.” How can we look at giving beyond that statement? In 2 Corinthians, Paul gives us a picture of what giving should look like and why it’s important. There’s a different kind of giving that comes from the heart and is rooted in the joy we have in our dreams for the community around us.
Monday Oct 24, 2022
Monday Oct 24, 2022
In Romans Chapter 14, Paul describes a third way to live when disputable matters arise. We don’t have to figure out everything or try to disagree in the correct way. Following Christ in faith is all Paul says we need when lines are drawn. We don’t have to convince each other of one “right way” or argue our point. We only need to put our energy into pursuing our relationship with Jesus, allowing God to work through us, and finding the loving thing to do in the situation we face.
Monday Oct 17, 2022
Monday Oct 17, 2022
Oftentimes disagreements and tension can create distance and resentment between us and the relationships in our lives. In order to reconcile those meaningful relationships, we need to remember to see them as God sees them, choose to lean into the difficulty rather than avoid the discomfort, and take the vulnerable step of removing any obstacles in our power to remove.
Wednesday Oct 12, 2022
Monday Oct 03, 2022
Monday Oct 03, 2022
When life can feel all tangled up there are two practical things that you can do: prayer and meditation. Prayer holds the possibility of changing you or God changing something for you. Meditation is an opportunity to pause and can pull you back to who God is and what He has for you. With both practices, you can know that whatever you face - you can always come before God and cast your cares on Him.
Monday Sep 26, 2022
Monday Sep 26, 2022
Sometimes we might struggle with the concept of relationship instead of religion. Glenn shared three practical steps on Sunday to help increase our relational connection to God. He challenged us to try them out this week and see what happens. Step One: Pray through Psalm 139: 7-12. Step Two: Practice imagining God just smiling at seeing you. Step Three: Practice enjoying the company of God, with others. Be deliberate in reminding yourself that through relationships we can find an even deeper and richer connection to God.
Monday Sep 19, 2022
Monday Sep 19, 2022
Reading the Bible can seem complex, but Glenn illustrated a “funnel” process to reading that starts with Jesus and who we know Him to be and ends with the text itself. This allows us to take a step-by-step approach to understand scripture. How you read the Bible can truly become a helpful tool in your spiritual journey.
Monday Sep 12, 2022
Monday Sep 12, 2022
How do we live by faith? What do we do when we don’t know what to do? Ryan shared four simple steps to help and encourage us in our faith journey. We can step out in the confidence we have within our relationship with God because He is always with us.
Wednesday Sep 07, 2022
Wednesday Sep 07, 2022
Why do we sing? Singing at church could be thought about in three specific ways: upward, outward, and repeatedly. We sing upward from the heart to God with gratefulness. We sing together outwardly because we bless one another. Finally, we sing repetitively because we need repeated positive experiences that build up in our minds and hearts to carry with us. It’s all about the relational connection to God and to each other that pulls us together as a community.
Monday Aug 29, 2022
Monday Aug 29, 2022
Unlike the Greeks, we have one word for love and we use it for everything. Whether we love our family or our favorite sandwich, it’s the same word. Ryan walked us through the different words for love that the ancient Greeks used to help us understand what definition of love we mean when our updated mission says, “Loving people.” We want to be a church that seeks the good of someone else without our own agenda.