Cascade Community Church Podcast

The standard of God is to use the unlikely people of this planet to accomplish His will. Jepthah, son of a prostitute, man of war, is humbled by God’s hand upon him. Continue the conversation. Click here to access the Community Group questions. 

Listen as we examine how God used an unlikely deliverer in Ehud.  God desires to use us, as unlikely as we may think we are, to bring people into relationship with Him. Continue the conversation. Click here to access the Community Group questions. 

Who do you put your trust in?  This is the greatest question in our day.  We are facing unprecedented times to come in the 21st century, and fear is rampant as we look for someone we can actually put our trust in.  Ultimately, our trust is not to be put in an earthly leader (or a likely leader), but a heavenly one… an unlikely King. Continue the conversation. Click here to access the Community Group questions. 

Pastor Nate wraps up the Joseph series with a message of Hope and Faith from the last chapters of Genesis. Continue the conversation. Click here to access the Community Group questions. 

After almost 20 years of life in Egypt, Joseph is reunited with the family who betrayed him.  How did he respond?  And what can we learn about how to let go of pain and bitterness?  Pastor Nate speaks from Genesis 42-45. Continue the conversation. Click here to access the Community Group questions.        

After 13 years of disappointment and postponed dreams, God redeems Joseph.  His maturity has been growing and his usefulness increased.  Join Pastor Nate in the telling of Joseph's redemption from Genesis 41. Continue the conversation. Click here to access the Community Group questions.  

Doing Time   In light of this weeks' violence, we start off a little different today -- seeking God together.  Then, the saga of Joseph takes us to chapter 40 of Genesis.  It seems that God does some of his best work in us while we wait for Him to move.  What do we do when God says "wait"?   Click here to listen to the song used in today's message.   Continue the conversation. Click here to access the Community Group questions.  

Godly character is formed in the trenches of difficulty. We must go through hard times to align with the big way God is planning on using us. Joseph is a great example in scripture to teach us how to persevere under trial.   Click here to listen to the song used in today's message.   Continue the conversation. Click here to access the Community Group questions.  

Joseph's life took a drastic turn as his dysfunctional family altered his plans. "But God. .." Had another plan. Our past can be overcome by the power of God!   Click here to listen to the song used in today's message.Continue the conversation.   Click here to access the Community Group questions.    

The detours of life (Acts 16:6-10) Detours in life are those unexpected changes that put us in places we never planned for.  God uses these detours to position us for His greater purposes.   God positioned the Apostle Paul through detours and delays on his missionary journey.  Today God uses the detours of life to position us for purposes greater than we can imagine.  Watch for the detours, view them as opportunities rather than delays!  Continue the conversation. Click here to access the Community Group questions.  

Ever feel like life is just one thing after another? Betrayal. Temptation. Disappointment. Conflict. For Joseph, it’s all of these and more. Yet, “God was with him and rescued him from all his troubles.” Through God’s presence and power, Joe went from victim to victor. And God’s offers the same for us today. The study of Joseph's life begins with the dreams God gives to his people. When God grants a dream -- we often get the issue right and the timing wrong. Click here to listen to the song used in today's message. Continue the conversation. Click here to access the Community Group questions.  

The 10th and final talk in the Still Restless series!  The Hettinga guys finish with the story of Great Faith from Luke 7.  What does the authority of God have to do with salvation?     Continue the conversation. Click here to access the Community Group questions. 

The focus this week is the outrageous forgiveness that is available through the sacrifice of Jesus at the Cross.  The issues of being too bad or too good for salvation have been removed by Jesus.  Anyone can be forgiven.   Continue the conversation. Click here to access the Community Group questions. 

 The sermon on May 22nd is the 8th in the Still Restless series.  It focuses on the Blind Man of John 9.  The story is about Jesus, the Light of the World and the healing of the blind man's physical eyes and the eyes of his heart.  It draws a distinct contrast between the kingdom of darkness and the kingdom of light.  It also is a warning to all who think the darkness is something they can control and dance with.   Continue the conversation. Click here to access the Community Group questions. 

The message this week is about the women at the well and the kingdom of shame. It touches the issues of those who think they are too sinful to enter the kingdom of God. Some shame based self image comes from others, some from ourselves...but all forms can produce a strong negative kingdom. Jesus loved to surprise those who thought they were unworthy with his "no condemnation " Gospel.   Continue the conversation. Click here to access the Community Group questions. 

"Born Again" is a phrase we've heard. And John 3:16 is a verse we know. Pastor Nate speaks from John 3 and the encounter Jesus has with Nicodemus.    Continue the conversation. Click here to access the Community Group questions. 

  The Kingdom of religious performance is based on chapter eight in Still Restless....At Odds with God. The modern story of a religious leader, who turned away from a relationship with Christ. In oder to not risk his religious kingdom, is sad. But it reveals how bright, ambitious people, can go there. Saul of Tarsus and his salvation conversation with Jesus is timeless. It reveals the pursuing love of God for each one of us.    Continue the conversation. Click here to access the Community Group questions. 

  Pastor Nate and Jan teach the encounter of Jesus with the invalid at Bethesda from John 5. Is it possible that Jesus was confronting the tendency we have of claiming our identity in our weakness or brokenness?    Continue the conversation. Click here to access the Community Group questions. 

One of the most difficult kingdoms to leave behind is the kingdom of intellect. We can convince ourselves that in order to believe in Christ and follow Him we have to be willing to be anti-intellectual. This is one of the biggest lies promoted by modern culture. God loves intelligence. He enhances it-maximizes it when we love him with all our minds.   Continue the conversation. Click here to access the Community Group questions.   

Week 2 of Still Restless.  The search for peace is universal.  Finding an end to inner restlessness is much less common.  We invite you to find rest in Jesus and his kingdom by listening in on the conversations Jesus has with friends.  Let's identify the sources that spawn our spiritual restlessness.   Continue the conversation. Click here to access the Community Group questions.