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Casas Church episodes

  • Judges - Week Two/May 31, 2026/Ryan Kramer
    When we experience significant failure, our natural response is to protect ourselves by living defensively and avoiding risk. The story of Gideon shows us how failure can cause us to lose our anchor and retreat. God calls Gideon a mighty warrior even as he finds him in hiding, reminding us that one failure doesn't define our identity or capabilities. The desire for certainty before taking action is understandable, but if we always wait for guarantees, we rarely do what we need to do. Moving forward requires choosing trust over certainty and remembering that we were created to live fully, not just in survival mode.
    12 min
  • Judges - Week One/May 24, 2026/Glenn Barteau

    In Judges, we see gifted, but flawed leaders living through cycles of compromise, rescue, and rebellion. When Israel drifts away from God, we witness the consequences of only using strength and influence without tempering it with surrender and integrity. Even though it seems like chaos, God continues to work through imperfect people. As we look at Judges, we will see why character matters more than giftedness.

    39 min
  • Celebration Sunday/May 17, 2026/Glenn Barteau

    Join us as we celebrate all the wonderful things God has done through each one of you! You make Casas a different kind of church for everyone to experience the love and acceptance of Jesus Christ. We’ll also be honoring our graduating senior class, hosting child dedications, and celebrating baptisms!

    44 min
  • Growing Pains - Week Four | May 3, 2026 | Ryan Kramer
    Our lives can feel busy all the time. Different seasons bring various challenges, and even though God wants to grow us in certain ways, how do we make room for it? The story of Mary and Martha in Luke 10 brings light to the struggle we face. When everything feels equally important, we can follow a four-step process to creating room: take inventory of commitments, identify where God is working, create a hierarchy of priorities, and intentionally make room for what matters most.
    47 min
  • Growing Pains - Week Three/April 26, 2026/Glenn Barteau
    When we feel like we’re running on empty - it doesn’t mean we are failing - it could mean we need to refuel by rediscovering our purpose, just like Paul shares in 1 Corinthians 9. If we make time to connect with our passions and with what God has put in our path, and focus on the goal, not just the process, we can discover renewed energy for growth.
    44 min
  • Growing Pains - Week Two | April 19, 2026 | Ryan Kramer

    How do you think God might be trying to grow you? In this second week, we looked at Moses’ story in Exodus that reveals two major obstacles that keep us stuck when God wants to grow us: believing our weaknesses disqualify us and thinking we have to handle everything alone. The key to growth isn’t ignoring our limitations, but shifting our gaze from ourselves to God’s power. We also don’t have to do it alone; God often prepares others to partner with us. 

    50 min
  • Growing Pains - Week One | April 12, 2026 | Glenn Barteau

    Oftentimes in our culture, we pursue comfort. However, what if God is doing His best work in the middle of a challenge? What if the very things we want to escape -  tension, struggle, discomfort - are actually where growth begins? The places and times we feel weakest may be the moments we’re meant to invite others in and trust God more deeply.

    43 min
  • Easter with Casas | April 5, 2026 | Glenn Barteau

    Easter represents God's ultimate answer to what He truly desires from us. The cross became the final sacrifice, ending our need to earn God's approval through good works. The resurrection demonstrates that God's heart focuses on bringing us abundant life rather than judgment. Mercy is God extending grace regardless of our actions, and us opening our hearts to receive what He freely offers. This Easter message reminds us that we are already worthy and don't have to do anything for God's love. He has already prepared our place at His table.

    34 min
  • Jesus Is Different - Week Three/March 29, 2026/Stacie Bartels
    When Jesus rode into Jerusalem on a donkey on Palm Sunday, the crowds expected a military revolution against Rome, waving illegal palm branches as a symbol of political uprising. Instead, Jesus chose the path of love over force, demonstrating that God’s kingdom operates through grace and compassion rather than coercion and control. His apparent defeat on the cross became the ultimate subversive victory over death and separation from God. Lasting change comes not through forcing outcomes, but through trusting in the power and love in God’s timing.
    35 min

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