When we “walk by the Spirit”, God will lead us in ways that reflect and embody the character of Jesus Himself–namely characteristics like: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. In this message, we examine how joy is a sign of the Holy Spirit’s renewing work in you, obstacles to our joy, […]

The letter of Galatian proclaims the freedom that Jesus brings and the Spirit empowers us to live. This new life begins when we trust in Jesus and can only be completed by continuing to trust Him. Our own strength isn’t enough. so, when we “walk by the Spirit”, God will lead us in ways that […]

When Jesus sends us out on mission, He sends us out to do as He would. However, when you read Jesus’s Sermon on mission in Matthew 10, you begin to see that how we go on mission matters just as much as going out does. In this message, Alex highlights how Jesus wants us to […]

Disciples of Jesus are people sent out on mission. Remarkably what Jesus sends His disciples to do is what he did; proclaim the good news of His kingdom, teach what it’s like, and bring His healing to whole person. Cascades Church is a church in the heart of Metro Vancouver longing to see our city […]

When Jesus sees the exhaustion, illness, and waywardness of humanity something deep within Him is stirred up: Compassion. It is not the resilience, faithfulness, or prayers that moves Jesus to compassion; it’s our hurt. Remarkably, His response to it is to call us to join Him in His mission. Cascades Church is a church in […]

When the disciples of John the Baptist discover Jesus’s disciples don’t fast they’re confused. Jesus reveals fasting was the not appropriate response in light of His arrival. Jesus is bringing the kingdom of God on earth. Trust in Jesus is the only response that pleases God and grants us access to the kingdom of God. […]

Few people were more despised than tax collectors in Jesus’s day. That’s what makes His call to Matthew the tax collector so remarkable–it reveals the depths of His mercy. Yet this kind of mercy is bound to be misunderstood. Religious leaders question Jesus character—what kind of person spends time befriending sinners and tax collectors? Jesus […]

After Jesus paints a picture of what of the kingdom of God looks like through His sermon on the mount, He brings the reality of God’s kingdom to those around Him. Matthew will give us 9 different scenes of Jesus doing it in chapters 8 and 9. In this message Alex focus’ on the middle […]

Pastor Brad Bruneski from Mount Pleasant Baptist preaches from the beginning of Paul’s letter to the church in Philippi. This text finds Paul encouraging the church to carry on the work of the Gospel, living lives worthy of the call of Christ, trusting that God plans to bring the work in them as individuals and […]

Pastor John Fortune of CA Church this message. In the second beatitude, Jesus shocks us by saying that those who mourn are in fact blessed. In the gospel of Matthew, we learn that what seems to be upside down and paradoxical is actually true and right and leads to us to experience real Christian comfort. […]