Cascades Church Sermons

Lest we forget! Psalm 103 gives us one of the most powerful descriptions of the character and nature of God that we encounter in the Psalms. This beautiful Hebrew poem of thanksgiving reveals to us the very being of a loving and merciful God. The psalmist uncovers the relationship between the Lord and limited humans, […]

Songs are the soundtrack of our lives. They have a way of marking and enhancing moments in our lives. It should come as no surprise then that God’s people have treated the Psalms as their Songbook. No where is that more clear than in Psalm 136. This psalm invites us to make the repeating chorus […]

Follow Jesus long enough and you will find yourself joining in the ancient cry, How long, O Lord? What’s taking You so long to come to my help? Psalm 40 offers an example of how we can remain steadfast while waiting for God’s help. Cascades Church is a church in the heart of Metro Vancouver […]

In this message, we explore how Jesus and the Spirit of God lead us into the meaning of the Psalms and into liberation for the poor and oppressed. Cascades Church is a church in the heart of Metro Vancouver longing to see our city renewed as we follow Jesus. If you’d like to learn more […]

Experiencing guilt and shame are part of the human experience. It is no exaggeration to say that the way you relate to your guilt and shame will determine who you become. In Psalm 51, David brings the need for forgiveness into focus, and in so doing, teaches us about the nature of forgiveness and how […]

All of us will experience a season of disorientation – a time in the desert – as disciples of Jesus. Psalm 63 confronts us with a question: what will I seek in the desert? In Psalm 63, we discover a psalmist earnestly seeking God and in so doing, he finds joy, justice, security, satisfaction, purpose, […]

Taking a week off the Psalms for a Parable, Brad Bates of Multiply explores what it means to prepare our hearts to be good soil for God’s seed, by humbly receiving His word and allowing it to take root in our lives. Through confession, prayer and other spiritual disciplines, learn what it means to cultivate […]

Psalm 121 is a beautiful declaration of God’s unwavering protection and help. Come explore the comforting truth with our guest speaker, Dr. Ron Edgecombe, that God is not distant, but is our source of help, our constant protector, and our eternal keeper. In the midst of life’s chaos, we can find sanctuary in His presence […]

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Witnessing Jesus walking on water instigated a major shift in the hearts of the disciples; their response was: “truly, You are the Son of God”. So what was it about this moment that changed their experience of Jesus, and what might it be for you and me? Cascades Church is a church in the heart […]

Our guest, Rev. Brad Strelau from CA Church, will share insights on how to invite both the hurting and the hopeful to see our Christian community as a sanctuary—one that embodies not just easy answers, but a lasting presence and grace in action. It’s a call for the local church to make room for the […]

Jesus continues His teaching on the community of love that He is forming. Love limits its freedom for others, love redirects its ambition towards others, and love does not want to hurt the faith of others. Jesus calls His followers to look inward, and radically deal with their sinful desires and behaviours, for the sake […]

We all want to be great. But one of the most counterintuitive of all Jesus’s teachings— that goes against everything we hear, and even the intuition of our own heart —is His teaching on greatness. For Jesus, the problem isn’t that we want to be great: it’s that the route we want to take towards […]

Alex unpacks Jesus’ words before he breathes his last breath.

Ron Edgecombe unpacks Jesus’ words in the Gospel of John, “I thirst,” looking what they meant and how it impacts us today. (John 19:28-29).

Famous Last Words | We examine Jesus’ words from the cross, “Father, forgive them for they know not what they do.” In this reflective message Alex invites us to behold the mercy of Jesus and then come and confess our sins to Him.

Pastor Alex preaches the fourth and final part in our series How To Neighbour. In this message Pastor Alex teaches how loving orphans is near to the heart of God and should be near ours. Passages include James 1:27, Psalm 68, Psalm 82, and Ephesians 1:5. A couple of notes: I share two stories one […]

Pastor Alex continues in Part 3 of How to Neighbour. He outlines 3 ways we can love by listening to understand, making time, and demonstrating genuine care for people’s welfare.

Pastor Alex carries on in the second part of How to Neighbour. He preaches from Matthew 25:30-41 discussing the importance of helping in way that honors and empowers rather than inadvertently hurting the poor.

Guest Speaker David Wood, CA Church, speaks from Philippians 3: 12-21 on Paul’s call for us to “Press On” and not lose hope.

Pastor kicks off a 4 part series on How to Neighbour. He preaches from Luke 10 on the Good Samaritan and the issue of race.

In this message Ron and Gloria share from Luke 24:13-33 highlight how Jesus walks with us and invites us to look at the Scriptures.

This is the Pastor Alex preaches from John 20:19-31. He outlines 7 great gifts that Jesus gives us through His resurrection.

This is the fifth part in our Easter series in the Gospel of John. Pastor Alex preaches from John 20:1-18 he outlines reasons we can believe the resurrection is a truthful and credible account, but more importantly explains why it is matters for us today. Jesus’ resurrection is the beginning of God’s new creation.

This is the fourth part in our series in the Gospel of John. In this message Pastor Alex unpacks John 19:1-16 discussing how King Jesus suffers and dies for the sins of the world.