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I AM the Good Shepherd!   Joel Madson, Missions Pastor   Jesus is the Good shepherd!  He knows us and calls us by name.  The Good Shepherd has called us into life and a life that is abundant!  There are times we settle for less than what God has for us.  Let's put away the empty things where we try to gain meaning in life and embrace the fulness of what God has for us!   Click on the links below f...

I Am The Door Mitch Corea, Student Ministries Pastor There are many things in this life and in our culture that promise life. Jesus makes a bold statement when He claims that He is the door of the sheep. He is the only means to life, freedom and salvation. This door is open to all of those that are His sheep.    Click on the links below for additional Cascade Church resources. Connect Card: https:...

Identity Nate Hettinga, Regional President Converge Northwest  We hear a lot about identity these days.  Some say "you're just born this way."  Jesus has an encounter with a man born blind and challenges his identity — making a powerful statement about who Jesus really is AND how we are to view ourselves. Click on the links below for additional Cascade Church resources. Connect Card: https://casca...

I AM the Joy of Belonging We all have a need to belong.  Our family, heritage, history, and sense of being connected to something is incredibly important to us.  Jesus wants us to find the joy of being connected to His family.  If we believe in who He is then we are given the right to become the children of His family.  When we understand who we are in His family we discover more of the joy of His...

I Am the Light of the World   When Jesus declares who He is, we also find what He provides for us.  Jesus was making a bold statement at the end of the Feast of Tabernacles to be the Light of the World.  Jesus was making a declaration of God's presence, power, wisdom, and truth.  Jesus also said whoever followed Him in His light would be free from darkness.  How does your life change when you are...

I Am the Joy of the Word Jesus came to fulfill the law and set us free from sin and death.  Today we see the joy of the Word made real for the adulterous woman.  We all have our moment that we wish we could erase from our life.  A moment that brings shame and sometimes defines our life.  Jesus came to address that moment, not with judgement or shame but grace and joy.   Click on the links below fo...

I AM Joy Eternal Jesus shouts out I AM at the culmination of this Feast.  In the midst of the crowded Temple Jesus claims to be the "I AM" of everything symbolized in this great feast.  I am… salvation, forgiveness, restoration, refuge, provision, passion, resolve, wisdom, victory, and renewed fellowship with God my Father!  I am the Joy of Living Waters!  That sounds like something I want to be c...

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 everythin...

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....

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...

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...

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://cascadechu...

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 an...

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' ex...

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 a...

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...

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 Jo...

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 Giv...

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...

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...

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...

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 o...

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://cascadec...

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...

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 share...