Cascade Community Church Podcast

Michael Lodge, Speaking Pastor  Numbers 6:24-26 is a very familiar Bible verse that sums up the entire Gospel. This is such a good verse to internalize and live in this week. In this verse we discover God's heart to bless His children through grace and to keep them secure in His peace. Walking in His blessing should change our lives forever. Click on the links below for additional Cascade Church resources. Connect Card: https://cascadechurch.org/connect Give Online: https://cascadechurch.org/give  

Dan Bushy, Pastor/Missionary    God's chosen way for us to live as believers is to go the way of the cross. Following Jesus' example of laying down His life for others.   Click on the links below for additional Cascade Church resources. Connect Card: https://cascadechurch.org/connect Give Online: https://cascadechurch.org/give  

Do You Treasure The WORD? Michael Lodge, Speaking Pastor As we kick off our summer series we begin with a big question. Do you treasure the WORD of God? Or... is it so accessible and available to you that you don't interact with it as much as you probably should. Today we read Psalm 119:11, and 105 to understand how we are changed by internalizing the gift of the WORD.   Click on the links below for additional Cascade Church resources. Connect Card: https://cascadechurch.org/connect Give Online: https://cascadechurch.org/give  

Michael Lodge, Speaking Pastor   Where do you find life? Where do you find affirmation of life? We often need to be affirmed that we are living life well. And often we turn to our success in what we do or how we feel to regulate our confidence in a life well lived. Today Paul leads us to the source of security, freedom, and joy in life. Finding life in Jesus frees us from obsessive law keeping and emotional dysregulation. We find LIFE sourced in the person of Jesus Christ.   Click on the links below for additional Cascade Church resources. Connect Card: https://cascadechurch.org/connect Give Online: https://cascadechurch.org/give  

Identity-Security-Trajectory: IN CHRIST   Michael Lodge, Speaking Pastor   Paul calls us to not stop short. Don't just exalt Jesus and know that He is all powerful and all sufficient. Live in His all sufficient power every day. Today, as we unpack verses 9-15, we see this amazing life we get to live when we keep Jesus exalted. He is our new identity, His works give us eternal security, and His empowerment sets us on a new trajectory.   Click on the links below for additional Cascade Church resources. Connect Card: https://cascadechurch.org/connect Give Online: https://cascadechurch.org/give

Avoiding Chaotic Currents of Culture   Michael Lodge, Speaking Pastor   After establishing the Exaltation of Jesus in Chapter 1, Paul moves on to help the Colossians establish themselves in Christ. The Colossians were in a community that was at risk of being swept away in the trends of gnosticism, legalism, and humanism. How could they be a people resistant to falling back into these empty philosophies? In verses 1-10, Paul shows us how to avoid these chaotic currents and fix ourselves on the exaltation of Jesus.   Click on the links below for additional Cascade Church resources. Connect Card: https://cascadechurch.org/connect Give Online: https://cascadechurch.org/give

An Altered Life, Not An Altar Call   Michael Lodge, Speaking Pastor   When Christ is exalted we see the fullness of who He is and all He has done. This moves us far beyond responding to an altar call to an altered way of living. Paul uses this section to show the Colossians that He has found something worth living for. If you want your life to matter and have the energy for your days, then you need to find the subject and purpose worth living for. Are you willing to respond to the exalted Christ with a life used to proclaim Him?   Click on the links below for additional Cascade Church resources. Connect Card: https://cascadechurch.org/connect Give Online: https://cascadechurch.org/give  

Preeminence Yields Worship, Work, & Witness   Michael Lodge, Speaking Pastor   Click on the links below for additional Cascade Church resources. Connect Card: https://cascadechurch.org/connect Give Online: https://cascadechurch.org/give

Exalting Jesus and knowing God's will for your life!   Joel Madson, Global Training Network   We exalt Jesus most by knowing God's will and living in a manner that pleases God!   Click on the links below for additional Cascade Church resources. Connect Card: https://cascadechurch.org/connect Give Online: https://cascadechurch.org/give

Celebrate Good Times   Zac Price, Student Ministries Pastor   Colossians 1:1-8 is the introduction for Paul’s letter to the Church in Colossae. We dive in to understand that as Saints, we should celebrate who Jesus is.    Click on the links below for additional Cascade Church resources. Connect Card: https://cascadechurch.org/connect Give Online: https://cascadechurch.org/give

How to Study This Amazing Word   Michael Lodge, Speaking Pastor   Last week we unpacked why we study the Word of God. This week we look at a practical approach to studying the letter of Colossians. Today we look at background, context, and how to use an inductive approach to reading the Word.   Familiarize yourself with the inductive study method and the background of the letter to the Colossians.  Free Inductive: https://www.scribd.com/document/40806... Keith Ferrin Study: https://www.amazon.com/Colossians-Scr... Great Article on the Colossian Heresy: https://archive.gci.org/articles/the-... Useful Commentaries Christ Centered Exposition: Exalting Jesus in Colossians https://www.amazon.com/Exalting-Colos... Douglas Moo Commentary on Colossians https://www.amazon.com/Letters-Coloss... You can also use commentaries in the Bible Hub app!   Click on the links below for additional Cascade Church resources. Connect Card: https://cascadechurch.org/connect Give Online: https://cascadechurch.org/give  

The Word, The Truth, The Gospel   Michael Lodge, Speaking Pastor   The book of Colossians is Paul's exaltation of Jesus. But before digging into this book, we want to ask ourselves how much we exalt the greater book. Do we lift up the Word of God and value it as much as we value the breath in our lungs? Today, we begin our study by lifting up the miracle of His Word.   Click on the links below for additional Cascade Church resources. Connect Card: https://cascadechurch.org/connect Give Online: https://cascadechurch.org/give

This Changes Everything   John Reynolds, Adult Ministries Pastor   If Jesus really rose from the dead, if He really gave His life for us, then that should change everything about us. We should live in a way that shows our devotion to Christ, to each other, and to the church.   Click on the links below for additional Cascade Church resources. Connect Card: https://cascadechurch.org/connect Give Online: https://cascadechurch.org/give

Easter at Cascade Church   Michael Lodge, Speaking Pastor   Click on the links below for additional Cascade Church resources. Connect Card: https://cascadechurch.org/connect Give Online: https://cascadechurch.org/give  

Victory over Sin and Death   Michael Lodge, Speaking Pastor   Jesus defeated death to show His power over our greatest physical enemy. In doing this, He gives us the confidence in His power over our greatest spiritual enemy. Today, we will see how Jesus' defeating of Sin impacts our lives. If He has risen from the dead, then only He can free us from Sin's rule over our lives.   Click on the links below for additional Cascade Church resources. Connect Card: https://cascadechurch.org/connect Give Online: https://cascadechurch.org/give

Victory Over Death   Michael Lodge, Speaking Pastor   Jesus made many bold claims during His life and ministry on earth. He claimed to be the authority over all over creation, life, death, and sin. This week we look at His claim to be victorious over death. If He is victorious over death then what are the effectual realities now made available to us?   Click on the links below for additional Cascade Church resources. Connect Card: https://cascadechurch.org/connect Give Online: https://cascadechurch.org/give

James Like Jesus   Keith Ferrin, Speaker & Author   We're going to wrap up the series on James by going up to 40,000' and walking through the whole book. We'll revisit a few "nuggets" we've already looked at throughout the series.    Click on the links below for additional Cascade Church resources. Connect Card: https://cascadechurch.org/connect Give Online: https://cascadechurch.org/give

Pray Like Jesus   Michael Lodge, Speaking Pastor   You were created to be in an active daily relationship with your creator. James calls that prayer. Today we see how prayer is the culmination of finding our new Identity in Jesus and allowing His Spirit to bring our every new activity into alignment with His life.   Click on the links below for additional Cascade Church resources. Connect Card: https://cascadechurch.org/connect Give Online: https://cascadechurch.org/give

Wise Like Jesus   Michael Lodge, Speaking Pastor   Click on the links below for additional Cascade Church resources. Connect Card: https://cascadechurch.org/connect Give Online: https://cascadechurch.org/give

Speak Like Jesus Michael Lodge, Speaking Pastor Words matter. Words are powerful. Words can bring someone alive in life or...they can completely ruin life. James calls us to speak out of our new identity in Jesus Christ. As we unpack his illustrations we find the blessing of seeking Jesus' words over our world.   Click on the links below for additional Cascade Church resources. Connect Card: https://cascadechurch.org/connect Give Online: https://cascadechurch.org/give