Christian Faith Center Podcast

What defines you when fear, old wounds, or other people’s judgments feel louder than your faith? Drawing on scripture, the sermon considers how identity influences choices, relationships, and hope. It invites listeners to understand themselves through their connection to Christ and to practice that perspective through daily renewal of the mind.

Pastors Casey and Caleb Treat sit down together for an honest conversation about Christian Faith's eight-year eminent domain battle with Sound Transit, what the court case means for our Federal Way campus, and the vision for where we're going next. Plus, a preview of our upcoming series on identity.

Raised in church as the son of a megachurch pastor, Haddon Aranza knew church but didn't know God. At 16, the night after knee surgery, police knocked on the door to tell his family his brother Wesley had died in a motorcycle accident. What followed was four years of addiction to heroin and fentanyl, rehab [...]

Sin, disappointment, and religion often convince us God pulls away when we fall short. By seeing that He remains constant light and love, we find courage to come close instead of hiding, and begin to trade fear, guilt, and shame for trust, honesty, and deep inner freedom.

Revival often begins with fresh encounters, but it endures through a renewed identity. In this message we unpack what it means to be a new creation in Christ. The old self has passed away, the sinful nature has been cut away, and we explore what it looks like to bring the reality of Christ in [...]

Many followers of Jesus still live as if guilt is the engine of spiritual growth. Centered on John the Baptist’s call, this message reframes repentance as metanoia, a renewed way of thinking shaped by God’s kingdom, where lasting transformation flows from seeing Jesus clearly rather than striving to perform better.

In this teaching we walk through Elisha’s story to look at what real discipleship costs. We explore burning the “back door,” receiving hard truth from mentors, and choosing worship over complaint, then ask what’s already “in your house” and how simple obedience can open the way for God’s provision, guidance, and lasting legacy.