Cascade Community Church Podcast

The church in Ephesus had a lot going well.  They were the church everyone else wanted to learn from -- but they had lost their 1st love.  If you've lost your 1st love, what can you do?  Jesus actually has a very specific prescription!  Pastor Nate teaches from Revelation 2 in this practical talk.   Continue the conversation. Community Group Leaders click here to access study questions.

Pastor Nate begins the "Known" series today with a powerful description of Jesus from Revelation chapter one.  The church belongs to Jesus, not to the pastor or to you.  His love for us is overwhelming and he has something to say to the church today.   Continue the conversation. Community Group Leaders click here to access study questions.

Today Pastor Michael wraps up the Heavy Hitters Series.  We wrap things up by taking an inside look into the lives of modern day Heavy Hitter David Platt and Peter.  In the process we will discover the true unseen influences that made them who they are.  We will also find that maybe, the real heavy hitter in God's Kingdom... is you...   Continue the conversation. Community Group Leaders click here to access study questions.

This week's heavy hitter doesn't have a name, just a job description.  He's Jonathan's armor-bearer and he models that "extreme circumstances call for extreme faith."     Continue the conversation. Community Group Leaders click here to access study questions.

The Apostle Paul was the greatest church-planter theologian in history. But what drove him despite failure and pain?  You might be surprised  as Pastor Nate talks from 2 Corinthians about one of his heroes.   Continue the conversation. Community Group Leaders click here to access study questions.  

Enjoy a look at a life who radically turned into a discipler one he found Jesus....... Then had a significant contribution to the kingdom on heaven.     Continue the conversation. Community Group Leaders click here to access study questions.

Some heroes are obscure, their names are hidden in history.  Obed is one of those.  He experienced the presence of God in a powerful way -- and it changed his life, his direction and his family legacy.  Pastor Nate tells the story from 2 Samuel and 1 Chronicles.   Continue the conversation. Community Group Leaders click here to access study questions.

Jesus' epic statement "I am the way, the truth and the life," uniquely prepared the Apostle Thomas for the task he was to take on. Thomas' example launched William Carey to go to India bringing the gospel and impacting the nation.    Continue the conversation. Community Group Leaders click here to access study questions.

We are creatures of habit.  Faith often calls us to step beyond where we feel most comfortable and risk -- even if we don't know where, how, or why God is moving us.  Pastor Nate tells part of Abram's story from Genesis 12 and challenges us to walk with risky faith.   Continue the conversation. Community Group Leaders click here to access study questions.

Rahab was a woman with a past. Her baggage included stuff she could control and things she couldn't. Pastor Nate highlights her story and the outrageous grace of God that changed her life. Because our past doesn't have to define our future.    Continue the conversation. Community Group Leaders click here to access study questions.

Today we are going to look at the life of Keith Green and King David.  Both lives were marked by passionate love for God and His word.  We will look at 4 characteristics both men shared that kept them aware of the presence of God in their lives.  Listen as we learn to make this our reality as well.   Continue the conversation. Community Group Leaders click here to access study questions.

This message reviews the way Jesus worked through Oswald Chambers to accomplish His work.   Continue the conversation. Community Group Leaders click here to access study questions.

When God gives you a dream it is for powerful motivation. He invites us all into His plan to win the biggest game of all! Continue the conversation. Community Group Leaders click here to access study questions.

What happens when you pray?  Actually, A LOT more than we realize!  Daniel 10 reveals some amazing stuff going on behind the scenes when we talk to God.  Join the conversation as Pastor Nate concludes the Courage series this week.   Continue the conversation. Community Group Leaders click here to access study questions.

Sometimes leadership looks like prayer.  Daniel teaches us in chapter 9 how to lead God's people out of Babylon by owning sin, choosing humility and crying out to God. Pastor Nate brings this Father's Day message.   Continue the conversation. Community Group Leaders click here to access study questions.

Daniel is most known for his night in the lion's den.  How did he get there?  Was it avoidable?  Are we headed for a similar fate?  Pastor Nate draws life lessons from Daniel chapter 6 regarding staying faithful to the God who is in control of our lives and our stories.   Continue the conversation. Community Group Leaders click here to access study questions.

Pastor Nate continues with the Daniel stories by recounting chapter 5 and the end of an era. Sometimes God will (in his kindness) wait and let us mess up. Sometimes "the writing is on the wall" and God chooses to judge. The smart play is to choose humility before it chooses you.    Continue the conversation. Community Group Leaders click here to access study questions.

Daniel is a book that demonstrates how God's people can stand courageously in a fallen culture.  Today pastor Nate and Pastor Michael look at God's perspective on sex and how we can stand in an unbiblical sexual culture. What is the purpose for sex? God created sex to bring man and woman to a place where they were most satisfied, fulfilled and secure.  Listen as we explore God's incredible sexual design.   Continue the conversation. Community Group Leaders click here to access study questions.

Daniel chapter four is the Old Testament equivalent of the prodigal son story in the New Testament.  This message will clearly illustrate what true conversion looks like.  It will also demonstrate how God changes culture by changing hearts.   Continue the conversation. Community Group Leaders click here to access study questions.

Daniel and his friends found themselves in a culture that was different and offensive to their own.  How did they react and respond to that culture?  We find ourselves in a similar situation today.  What can we learn from Daniel and where do we stand in culture?   Continue the conversation. Community Group Leaders click here to access study questions.