As followers of Jesus, we stand between the two arrivals of Jesus. Christmas is full of waiting, watching, and longing. Looking at the story of Simeon, found in Luke 2:25-35, we discover what it means to wait patiently for the Lord. Cascades Church is a church in the heart of Metro Vancouver longing to see […]

The stories we consume have the power to change the way we think about others, ourselves, and the world around us. Instead of walking with hope, we can walk filled with this existential dread about the future. Christmas is so important because it points us back to the moment God came to us and became […]

We all want Christmas to be wondrous. It turns out that for many of us, what’s supposed to be a season of celebrating and gathering is far from wonderful; it’s downright painful. Is there a way for us to be fully immersed in the wonder of Christmas? In this message, we look at Jesus’s family […]

All throughout Scripture (before and after Jesus), we read again and again of what one theologian has called “the preferential option for the poor”. In fact, there are over 2000 passages on God’s heart for the poor and, through Jesus’s teachings, we see God’s heart on display. In this message, we look at Jesus’ parable […]

As we follow Jesus in community, we fundamentally ask ourselves the question, what would Jesus do if He were us? To know this, we must study Jesus’s life, teachings, and Way. One way we do this is by studying the Gospels. John’s Gospel account is full of reflection, theological richness, and big-picture teaching. Cascades Church […]

When we think about our relationship to our home, stuff, or money, most of us do not see ourselves as caretakers of them; we see ourselves as owners of them as if they’re all ours. But that is not actually the view of Jesus. Examining Luke 12, we discover Jesus teaches that God owns it […]

No matter how much we get, it’s never “enough.” Despite living in the most affluent generation in human history, so many of us are wracked by fear, worry, greed, and unsatisfied desire. Is there a way to untangle our hearts from greed so we can be formed into people who are deeply happy and at […]

We all want to be happy. One of the most counterintuitive of all Jesus’ teachings is his teaching on money and generosity — it’s better to give than to it is to receive. In this message, we explore Jesus’ teachings in Matthew 6:19-24, and in so doing, we see that discovering the joy of living […]

Every Sunday, we sing songs, teach from the Scriptures, give our finances, partake in Communion, and pray. Why? In this message, we explore the fun and challenging question of why we give. Cascades Church is a church in the heart of Metro Vancouver longing to see our city renewed as we follow Jesus. If you’d […]

As we follow Jesus in community, we are fundamentally asking ourselves the question: what would Jesus do if He were us? To know this, we must study the life, teachings, and Way of Jesus. One of the ways we do this is by studying the Gospels. John’s Gospel account is full of reflection, theological richness, […]