Cascade Community Church Podcast

Lavished to Live There is no mistaking a sheep that has been anointed. They smell, look, and live anointed. When the shepherd lavishes the anointing oil onto the sheep everything changes in that sheep's life. David paints a beautiful picture of how his life was changed through God's anointing. The good news for us is that our Shepherd wants to lavish us with His love! And that can change everything for our lives. Are you living in His lavished anointing?   Click on the links below for additional Cascade Church resources. Connect Card: https://cascadechurch.org/connect Give Online: https://cascadechurch.org/give Context of John Guide: https://bit.ly/3nBBXdf

I AM the Only Bread of Life At the end of John 6, we see Jesus make, what some could consider, the greatest leadership mistake of His ministry.  Just the day before, Jesus had over 10,000 Jews cheering for Him to be King.  On the next day, Jesus delivered His most offensive message that turned the majority of them away.  This doesn't seem to be the best choice when it comes to starting a movement.  Or was it?  Jesus made a very exclusive claim.  I AM your only source of satisfaction.  I AM your only source of salvation.  Will you come only to me?  Jesus is looking for followers that are desperate for Him.  How will you respond to His message? Click on the links below for additional Cascade Church resources. Connect Card: https://cascadechurch.org/connect Give Online: https://cascadechurch.org/give Context of John Guide: https://bit.ly/3nBBXdf

I AM Peace for the Fear The more we KNOW Him, the greater we will TRUST Him.  The more we trust Him, the more deeply we will find rest in His abundant life.  It seems so simple doesn’t it?  The less we KNOW Him, the greater anxiety and fear will become in times of need.  We live in a time where fear and anxiety is crippling our nation.  We live in a time where knowing who He is should be critical for our lives.  What a gift it is to receive His peace in place of our fear. Click on the links below for additional Cascade Church resources. Connect Card: https://cascadechurch.org/connect Give Online: https://cascadechurch.org/give Context of John Guide: https://bit.ly/3nBBXdf

I AM More Than Enough It’s a new year!  How is it going to go?  How will it be compared to last year?  Will you have enough to find joy and contentment amidst all of our world’s deficiencies?  Today, we find Jesus beginning to reveal to the world who He is!  Jesus reveals to the world that He is more than enough for us to find an abundance of life through Him.  Will this be the year that you learn to rest in His enoughness? Click on the links below for additional Cascade Church resources. Connect Card: https://cascadechurch.org/connectcard Give Online: https://cascadechurch.org/give Kid's Resources: https://cascadechurch.org/children Context of John Guide: https://bit.ly/3nBBXdf

Psalm 19: Keys to Abundant Life If we seek after abundant life, we need to recognize who God is, know his Word, and seek to live according to it. How much do we actually want the abundant life God offers us? That answer is found in examining the words that we say and the things that we think about.   Click on the links below for additional Cascade Church resources. Connect Card: https://cascadechurch.org/connectcard Give Online: https://cascadechurch.org/give Kid's Resources: https://cascadechurch.org/children Context of John Guide: https://bit.ly/3nBBXdf

Walking in Compassion for Abundant Life Jesus offers us abundant life, but the enemy wants us to follow him toward death. We have to follow Jesus to turn from death and find this eternal life. Sanctity of Life is not a political or social issue, it has always been about finding abundant life. If we are to follow Jesus' example we can not just hold a political opinion, we must follow His example and walk with those who are in need. We must walk with them for their abundant life. This is a Disciple-making toward Abundant Life! Click on the links below for additional Cascade Church resources. Connect Card: https://cascadechurch.org/connectcard Give Online: https://cascadechurch.org/give Kid's Resources: https://cascadechurch.org/children Context of John Guide: https://bit.ly/3nBBXdf

Created for Abundant Life The debates over abortion are national, political, and all over our society.  But for those who follow Jesus, it is not a political or social issue. It is central to theology, pervasive in scripture, and reflective of the life of Jesus.  God is the creator of life that is made for Him and for His purposes. Abortion deny's all of this.  We are called to follow in Jesus' example and hold to truth while we demonstrate grace and compassion.  We are called to have more than just an opinion.  We are called to step into life and come alongside those who are hurting and walk them into abundant life. Click on the links below for additional Cascade Church resources. Connect Card: https://cascadechurch.org/connectcard Give Online: https://cascadechurch.org/give Kid's Resources: https://cascadechurch.org/children Context of John Guide: https://bit.ly/3nBBXdf

For Abundant Life Jesus makes a bold and clear declaration in John chapter 5 that has echoed throughout the centuries.  Jesus stands in the middle of the busy streets of Jerusalem on the most crowded day to declare “I am the Son of God that has come to give LIFE”.  The message that led Jesus to His death on the cross leads us to life! Today we see what Jesus really means when He talks about Life and Death.  Click on the links below for additional Cascade Church resources. Connect Card: https://cascadechurch.org/connectcard Give Online: https://cascadechurch.org/give Kid's Resources: https://cascadechurch.org/children Context of John Guide: https://bit.ly/3nBBXdf

The Spoken Word of John 6-10 Keith Ferrin - Author & Speaker Today, we're going to walk through chapters six through ten of John. We're simply going to "soak" in the passage.  Click on the links below for additional Cascade Church resources. Connect Card: https://cascadechurch.org/connectcard Give Online: https://cascadechurch.org/give Kid's Resources: https://cascadechurch.org/children Context of John Guide: https://bit.ly/3nBBXdf

The Spoken Word of John 1-5 Keith Ferrin - Author & Speaker Today we're going to walk through the first five chapters of John. We're simply going to "soak" in the passage.  Click on the links below for additional Cascade Church resources. Connect Card: https://cascadechurch.org/connectcard Give Online: https://cascadechurch.org/give Kid's Resources: https://cascadechurch.org/children Context of John Guide: https://bit.ly/3nBBXdf

What you really want Many of us think we know what we want in life.  But have you ever gotten everything you've been looking for only to find it's not what you were looking for?  In John 5, Jesus makes a big splash by openly declaring to the world "I am what you really want".   Click on the links below for additional Cascade Church resources. Connect Card: https://cascadechurch.org/connectcard Give Online: https://cascadechurch.org/give Kid's Resources: https://cascadechurch.org/children Context of John Guide: https://bit.ly/3nBBXdf

You Just Barely Missed Him “Close only counts with horseshoes and grenades” is something I heard my Dad say a million times.  In this passage in John we see a man almost miss finding Jesus.  And we see examples of people who were close, but “just missed” finding Jesus.  What are the things that distract us from finding the true source of living water and eternal life? Click on the links below for additional Cascade Church resources. Connect Card: https://cascadechurch.org/connectcard Give Online: https://cascadechurch.org/give Kid's Resources: https://cascadechurch.org/children Context of John Guide: https://bit.ly/3nBBXdf

Made for This It's never enough, is it?  I'm not sure what "it" is, but in life, we all find that "it" doesn't quite cut it. Maybe we have been looking in the wrong place.  When we realize that we were made to worship God, so many things fall into place.  Today, we step into a conversation that started 2000 years ago but can change our lives today.   Click on the links below for additional Cascade Church resources. Connect Card: https://cascadechurch.org/connectcard Give Online: https://cascadechurch.org/give Kid's Resources: https://cascadechurch.org/children Context of John Guide: https://bit.ly/3nBBXdf

Pastor Michael Lodge Expectations affect experience.  This is just as true in our faith as it is in life.  But how do we form reasonable expectations that lead to a joyful experience in our faith life? That has everything to do with how we position ourselves in life.  As we hear the words of John the Baptist, we find something foundational for our faith.  Right position before God sets appropriate expectations that lead to a joyful experience!  Are you positioned to experience abundant life? Click on the links below for additional Cascade Church resources. Connect Card: https://cascadechurch.org/connectcard Give Online: https://cascadechurch.org/give Kid's Resources: https://cascadechurch.org/children Context of John Guide: https://bit.ly/3nBBXdf

Pastor Michael Lodge There have been many defining moments in history.  Events that caught people's attention and changed the course of humanity.  In John Chapter 2. Jesus wasn’t just pitching a fit.  Jesus was getting everyone’s attention to change their understanding of life!  Don’t miss what Jesus is trying to say.  What have we filled our Temple with and how does Jesus fill our Temple? Click on the links below for additional Cascade Church resources. Connect Card: https://cascadechurch.org/connectcard Give Online: https://cascadechurch.org/give Kid's Resources: https://cascadechurch.org/children Context of John Guide: https://bit.ly/3nBBXdf

Scott Ridout, President of Converge The life Jesus wants us to live is a life of authenticity - trusting God and others with the real me.  However, to experience authenticity, there must be vulnerability. Click on the links below for additional Cascade Church resources. Connect Card: https://cascadechurch.org/connectcard Give Online: https://cascadechurch.org/give Kid's Resources: https://cascadechurch.org/children Context of John Guide: https://bit.ly/3nBBXdf

Pastor Michael Lodge Jesus' first miracle laid a foundation for the rest of His ministry.  Jesus was not just the life of the party.  Jesus was demonstrating how He breathes abundant life into every area of our lives through His redemption story!  Click on the links below for additional Cascade Church resources. Connect Card: https://cascadechurch.org/connectcard Give Online: https://cascadechurch.org/give Kid's Resources: https://cascadechurch.org/children Context of John Guide: https://bit.ly/3nBBXdf

Pastor Michael Lodge We ended last week with this foundation: the Supreme-Creator-All Powerful-Life Giver can be known!  This week we see the next foundation.  If we can know and experience this Jesus, then He will become to us a message that is meant to be shared!  The first people who believed and knew Jesus could not keep Him to themselves?  Have we found Jesus as something that has to be shared? Click on the links below for additional Cascade Church resources. Connect Card: https://cascadechurch.org/connectcard Give Online: https://cascadechurch.org/give Kid's Resources: https://cascadechurch.org/children Context of John Guide: https://bit.ly/3nBBXdf

Pastor Michael Lodge John’s message was a wake up call to the world.  If you want to find life, it starts with understanding that this is a big message, with life impact, that changes everything.   John sets four alarms that should shake our spirits awake.   This prologue introduces us to the center of all things and life for all times.  It’s a wake up call!  Do you understand what it means to meet this Jesus?  If so, it sets the stage to find a whole new life! Click on the links below for additional Cascade Church resources. Connect Card: https://cascadechurch.org/connectcard Give Online: https://cascadechurch.org/give Kid's Resources: https://cascadechurch.org/children Context of John Guide: https://bit.ly/3nBBXdf

Pastor Michael Lodge John's gospel was written to a people very similar to us.  John chose very specific events and words from Jesus to challenge and encourage the world around him.  Many people were defining truth to meet their own needs.  Others were trying to find life in an empty religion.  John was sharing the message that abundant life could only be found in Jesus Christ.   Click on the links below for additional Cascade Church resources. Connect Card: https://cascadechurch.org/connectcard Give Online: https://cascadechurch.org/give Kid's Resources: https://cascadechurch.org/children Serve Monroe: https://cascadechurch.org/serve-monroe1