Casas Church

Every generation has a different view on life with unique cares and concerns. Each generation is also doing the best they can with what they’ve experienced during their formative years. If we all remember that in the end, we all desire peace - we will be stronger, more unified, and have a greater understanding of each other.

It’s undeniable that generational differences exist, but it doesn’t have to remain a hindrance. Being a multi-generational church is one of our strengths. Every generation brings something valuable to the table. How do we recognize each other’s strengths and values without feeling as if we lost something along the way? The early church faced similar challenges and also presents us with a solution when faced with different viewpoints. 

Religion only ends up weighing us down. When we lay down the burdens that we’re carrying around that weigh heavy on us - we will realize Jesus was with us all along. He’s finished things for us already. We don’t have to make our way to God because He makes his way to us through Jesus. 

Jesus didn’t arrive in Jerusalem to be the great conqueror that the Jewish people had long hoped for, but he did arrive to change where people placed their hope. The temple was the center of Jewish life and Jesus arrived to change the focus from a place empty of true relationship to Himself. Religion can only take you so far. A relationship grows with you and only strengthens you spiritually.

Do you ever have moments where you feel something weighing on you? We can overcome that by seeking and trusting the power of Christ around us, but also how it works within us. We can engage this idea by asking questions through prayer. If we continue on this path and practice, becoming more vulnerable and honest, we’ll be able to ask: “Change it and change me.” 

When we think about Jesus being fully God and fully man we often fill in the gaps of our knowledge about God with our own concerns, worries, and issues. However, If we look at Jesus - we know who God is and we don’t have to attempt to figure it out on our own. We can trust that the person of Jesus we see in scripture and are transformed by is also the God who loves us. 

What is the relationship between the fear of God and the love of God? What do I do with the fear of God? How does it relate to the idea of the love of God?

If we are going to be Christ centered then we have to see Jesus as our rabbi 

As followers of Christ, we often want to live in the choices framed as clear good vs. bad. However, if that’s the place we exist in, we can miss the opportunity of what a relationship with God offers when we’re Christ-centered. Spiritual maturity comes with trusting the place we have as God’s children, looking for Jesus in everyday situations, and asking what our own hearts are telling us.