Cascade Community Church Podcast

When do you tend to pray?  Daniel shows us that desperate times call for desperate measures.  Join Pastor Nate as he unpacks Daniel 2 and how to pray when life gets messy.   Continue the conversation. Community Group Leaders click here to access study questions.

 How does a life of faith exist within a hostile culture? What if you find yourself often alone? What is the effect of prayer? Daniel lived in a land far from his real home -- and followed God even when the cost was high. His stories are our story. Today, Pastor Nate teaches from the first chapter of Daniel.   Continue the conversation. Community Group Leaders click here to access study questions.

Jesus flipped the script when it comes to forgiveness.  So what does it really look like to "love our enemies" and offer forgiveness for offenses?  We have opportunity every day to forgive or to choose to be offended.  Pastor Nate takes a look at Jesus' teaching in Matthew 5 and 18 in this message.   Continue the conversation. Click here to access this Sunday's followup questions.

What is the worth of a human life?  Jesus turned the value system of the world upside down when he declared that "every person has value."  Pastor Nate leads a conversation from the words of Jesus on how we can see what God sees so we will do what God says.   Continue the conversation. Click here to access this Sunday's followup questions.

All of us want to be great. This message gives us the front row seat to see what the paradigm of Greatness looks like from the perspective of Jesus. Is it possible that the way Jesus teaches greatness is the most fulfilling, most useful, most hopeful form of Greatness offered?     Continue the conversation. Click here to access this Sunday's followup questions.

He is history's most familiar figure. Yet on the day he died, it looked as though his mark on the world would quickly disappear. What makes him unique? Why have billions been drawn to him? What is his irresistible  influence?    Continue the conversation. Click here to access this Sunday's followup questions.

Pastor Nate concludes the Make Room series (Lent) by turning our attention outward.  In Mark 2, Jesus is interrupted by 4 dudes who carry their buddy to him in dramatic fashion.  Who's the "one" that God wants you to reach?   Continue the conversation. Click here to access this Sunday's followup questions.

Football has a pass named after a prayer (Hail Mary).  Yeah -- we pray when times are tough -- and that's good.  But does prayer really change things?  Pastor Nate leads this conversation on the practical aspects of a life of prayer from both the Old and New Testaments.   Continue the conversation. Click here to access this Sunday's followup questions.

What does it mean to honor God with your body? Does God even care about what you eat or how often you work out? Pastor Todd joins Pastor Nate for this provocative conversation. Continue the conversation. Click here to access this Sunday's followup questions.

The Bible isn't just a book full of facts and stories.  It is meant to display God's character and His plan for us.  Pastor Nate leads a conversation on loving God with our minds by engaging the heart of God via Scripture.   Continue the conversation. Click here to access this Sunday's followup questions.

Today we’ll learn to make room in our lives through simplicity.  Simplicity is an easy concept to grasp, but it flies in the face of our culture and our natural tendencies. Can simplicity not only make room to love God more, but also open doors to loving people?   Continue the conversation. Click here to access this Sunday's followup questions.

We suffer from "hurry sickness."  But our bodies and souls were never meant to sustain the pace we are driven to live.  Pastor Nate draws from the example of Jesus to introduce the spiritual discipline of silence and solitude.  Jesus' invitation:  "Come away to a quiet place and rest."    Continue the conversation. Click here to access this Sunday's followup questions.

As Lent kicks off this Wednesday, Pastor Nate begins the spiritual disciplines with the topic of fasting.  Jesus seemed to think that his followers would practice fasting (Matt 6:16-19) -- so -- "When you fast, do it well!"  This message covers the basics:  why, what, when, where, and how fasting can help us "make room" for Jesus. Continue the conversation. Click here to access this Sunday's followup questions.

Why bother with spiritual disciplines? Pastor Nate speaks from 1Timothy on the purpose of transformation (Morphe) as a way of life and a way of hope. Continue the conversation. Click here to access this Sunday's followup questions.

The heart of Christianity is about transformation. The high point of our faith is the power of the cross and the resurrection of Jesus. Lent has been a helpful tradition that provides focus for the 40 days prior to Easter. In this season, we will re-discover spiritual practices that provide a road map toward true life change centered on Jesus!   Continue the conversation. Click here to access this Sunday's followup questions.

From the parable of the Talents, Pastor Nate talks about living with open hands, learning to "Take what God has given you and use it for His glory."  What talents has God given you -- and what will you do with what you have?   Continue the conversation. Click here to access this Sunday's followup questions.

Today in our Fresh Start series we will look at our goal to Love People.  Jesus gives us a command to love others the way He loved us.  This kind of sacrificial love will take a lifetime to implement.  Today we will look at some micro-goals to help moving along this path.   Continue the conversation. Click here to access this Sunday's followup questions.

What will you become this year? What does Jesus want in my life? Pastor Nate continues the Fresh Start series from John 15 and encourages us to "Choose a God-centered life!"

When you see how much God loves, you can't help but want to love Him right back!  Pastor Nate unpacks the parable of the Lost Son from Luke 15.  Wherever this first week of the new year finds you, grace will welcome you home. Continue the conversation. Click here to access this Sunday's followup questions.  

As we look backward at 2014 we have a lot to evaluate. This week we look at the faith of the Centurion for Luke chapter 7 as the springboard for how to take inventory of what amazing faith looks like. Continue the conversation. Click here to access this Sunday's followup questions.