Cascades Church Sermons

In one of Jesus final messages to his disciples Jesus highlights a couple of paradoxes. One of the paradoxes Jesus opens up is that we are both mediated and welcomed directly to the Father. Cascades Church is a church in the heart of Metro Vancouver longing to see our city renewed as we follow Jesus. […]

Ephesians 3 offers us a prayer God wants to answer in your life. Paul prays for the new reality that Jesus established through his death and resurrection to be fully realized in your and I. Cascades Church is a church in the heart of Metro Vancouver longing to see our city renewed as we follow […]

Love is the primary marker of being a disciple of Jesus. More than a feeling this love is self-sacrificial and counter to the way of our world and it’s most clearly modelled in Christ. If we are going to become a people of love we must first receive God’s love for us, only then will […]

The Lord’s Prayer is a gift. You can’t follow Jesus apart from praying. God designed life in His kingdom like that which is why Jesus places it exactly in the middle of his Sermon on Mount. The power to live out the way of Jesus is found in praying the Lord’s Prayer. Cascades Church is […]

In this message, we explore how, because of Jesus, we have access to God through the Holy Spirit. When we pray, we are taking hold of this gift, entering into the throne room of God. Cascades Church is a church in the heart of Metro Vancouver longing to see our city renewed as we follow […]

In this update from two of Cascades’ supported missionaries, Alex sits down with Brad and April Bates to talk about what it has been like to serve Jesus as individuals and as a family. They share what their work has looked like over the past couple of years and what it will look like in […]

Matthew 24 is a highly disputed text which has produced any number of end-times predictions, especially in the past 200 years. Is that what it’s about? Or is there another message about faithfulness and witness that we should be taking from Jesus’ teaching? Cascades Church is a church in the heart of Metro Vancouver longing […]

In Matthew 22, Jesus is confronted with a series of questions, the last of which essentially asks the “deep question” of life: What is our purpose? What should I spend my life pursuing? His answer is surprising and encouraging. Contrary to common Western assumptions about love, we are not at the centre; God is at […]

The Resurrection of Jesus changed everything. Sin, evil, and death no longer have the authority. In this Easter Sunday message we examine the implications of this for our lives drawing from the 3 imperatives found in Matthew’s account of the resurrection: (1) “do not be afraid”, (2) “come and see”, (3) and “go and tell”. […]

This Palm Sunday, we dive into Matthew 21, the climatic chapter where Jesus Christ arrives in Jerusalem. 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 about Cascades Church, visit our website at http://cascadeschurch.ca LINKS Alpha: https://cascadeschurch.ca/alpha […]

In Matthew 22, Jesus confronts four controversial questions, the first of which is: is it lawful (right) to give tribute to Caesar? As we unpack this passage, we discover how Jesus intends for us to relate to God and governing authorities. Cascades Church is a church in the heart of Metro Vancouver longing to see […]

Jesus’s actions in the Jerusalem Temple and before the fig tree are often confounding, yet they are far from the outbursts of a temperamental or selfish man. A closer look reveals these as prophetic acts: a parable told through illustration. As we draw near to Easter, this message invites us to examine the “fruit” we […]

In this Family Service, we explore one of Jesus’s famous interaction with children. When Jesus’s disciples ask him who is the greatest in the kingdom, he uses a tangible object lesson: a little child. Living in the kingdom of Heaven means learning to live as a child of God. Cascades Church is a church in […]

As the tension of Jesus’ final days reaches its climax, Mary recognizes what others miss and pours out extravagant love in an act of untamed devotion that mirrors Christ’s own journey to the cross. May we be challenged to move beyond safe, calculated faith and instead live lives so fully surrendered to Jesus that our […]

Jesus’ humble entry into Jerusalem reveals a King who upends our expectations by holding majesty and mercy, might, and gentleness in perfect balance. This message invites us to consider how our search for earthly security can blind us to the true peace found in the Saviour who fights — and wins— our greatest battle. Cascades […]

The story of the two blind men offers a powerful invitation to stop hiding our needs behind distractions and instead call out to the Saviour who stops, listens, and touches our deepest wounds. This message explores how Jesus rewards persistent faith with a healing that restores our sight and sets us free to follow Him […]

In the Kingdom of Heaven, greatness isn’t measured by status or power, but by humble service shaped by Jesus’ sacrificial love. This message invites us to turn from the world’s vision of greatness and follow the Servant King who gave His life as a ransom for many. Cascades Church is a church in the heart […]

Jesus’ parable of the workers in the vineyard reveals a God whose generosity defies our instincts for fairness and exposes the danger of spiritual pride. This message invites us to marvel at God’s extravagant grace — where eternal life is not earned, but freely given. It calls us to delight in receiving and giving His […]

The story of the rich young ruler reveals that the life we long for is not found in accumulating more, but in surrendering ourselves to Jesus. This message invites us to confront the deceitfulness of wealth and discover the freedom and joy of a generous, simplified life shaped by trust in God. Cascades Church is […]

Jesus is a compassionate Saviour who enters into the “waiting rooms” of our lives to weep with us in our grief and ultimately prove that He possesses the final authority over death and despair. Cascades Church is a church in the heart of Metro Vancouver longing to see our city renewed as we follow Jesus. […]

In this message, Jesus invites his followers to welcome children — and all who are like them — and to rediscover that entrance into the kingdom starts with coming to Jesus empty-handed, trusting, and fully dependent on God’s grace. Cascades Church is a church in the heart of Metro Vancouver longing to see our city […]

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 about Cascades Church, visit our website at http://cascadeschurch.ca LINKS CHRISTMAS: https://cascadeschurch.ca/CHRISTMAS BREAD: https://cascadeschurch.ca/BREAD/ Making Room Initiative: https://cascadeschurch.ca/making-room/ Following Jesus Today Course:...

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 about Cascades Church, visit our website at http://cascadeschurch.ca LINKS CHRISTMAS: https://cascadeschurch.ca/CHRISTMAS BREAD: https://cascadeschurch.ca/BREAD/ Making Room Initiative: https://cascadeschurch.ca/making-room/ Following Jesus Today Course:...

Advent declares to us that God, out His great love for us, has come to us and become one of us in the person of Jesus of Nazareth. 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 […]

The story of Christmas reminds us that Jesus birth was an arrival of peace on earth. Our longing for peace is met in person and work of Jesus the Christ. 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 […]