In the Parable of the Net, Jesus teaches us about His desire to gather up all those who hunger to be rightly-related to God and who will live in light of His Gospel, and His promise to finally separate the evil and the righteous on the Day of Judgement. Cascades Church is a church in […]

In these twin parables Jesus reveals the incalculable value of the Kingdom followed by the cost to gain it. Through the parables we are invited to see that when we discover Jesus is the greatest treasure we become willing to risk all we have for His Kingdom. Cascades Church is a church in the heart […]

In these twin parables Jesus reveals the hidden power of His Kingdom and invites us to place our confidence in His Kingdom’s power to grow and even permeate in our lives and world. Cascades Church is a church in the heart of Metro Vancouver longing to see our city renewed as we follow Jesus. If […]

In the Parable of the Sower the farmer throws seed in four soils, yet only the seed that falls in good soil bears fruit. In this message we share stories about how the gospel of Jesus Christ has fallen into receptive hearts in Bolivia. Cascades Church is a church in the heart of Metro Vancouver […]

In this parable, Jesus teaches us about His desire to fill the earth with people of the kingdom and His commitment to ultimately weed out evil from the world. For followers of Jesus, the call is to keep growing, yielding fruit of the kingdom, and to keep patience as we wait on His promise to […]

Jesus is after transformed hearts that exude the fruit of the kingdom. Despite this, many people don’t always embrace His message of the Kingdom. In this parable, Jesus highlights three conditions of the heart that explain why the seed of the kingdom fails to bear the kind of fruit it was designed to in some […]

Jesus’s parables are an invitation to embrace the posture of discipleship at the feet of Jesus and dwell in the truth in them so that God can transform your imagination, your longings, your own words, and ultimately the way you live. Cascades Church is a church in the heart of Metro Vancouver longing to see […]

Jesus is accused of drawing his power and authority from evil spirits. Jesus responds explaining His teaching, His way, and works are enough proof to show He am not under by the Enemy’s power, because it’s restorative goodness that people witness Him bringing. Like good fruit comes from a good tree, so goodness comes from […]

If there’s an Old Testament prophet that most faithfully and effectively conveys the identity, nature, and mission of Jesus it is Isaiah. In this passage Matthew draws on Isaiah to paint an entire portrait of Christ. Jesus is Servant Son of God, He’s the bearer of the Spirit, and He’s the proclaimer of God’s saving […]

Jesus shows us that the kind of rest He wants to give to his disciples is rooted in a heart of mercy and kindness. Because He is the most restful being in all the cosmos, anyone who chooses to follow Him will experience what resting with Him is like: namely provision for our needs, defence […]