This morning we continued in our current series, Christian Living In The Current of Culture, an exposition of 1 Corinthians. This sermon titled “Church Unity Through Church Identity” is from from 1 Corinthians 3:10-23 and was preached by a frequent guest preacher at Trinity Church, Pastor Cody Cannon who is the Lead Pastor of Life Pointe Church in …

Kurt Kroon talks through Nehemiah 2 and what we do with criticism. Do we internalize or reject it? What tools do you use to discern your areas of growth?Door Cascade Church Portland

Behold the Lamb of God and worship Him- He's all glorious- He's all powerful- He's mighty to save- He takes away the sin of the world-

This morning we arrived at our fifth sermon in our current series, Christian Living In The Current of Culture. This sermon titled “Big Babies” was preached by Pastor Thomas Terry from 1 Corinthians 3:1-9. Because the Corinthians were living with an attitude of spiritual superiority, Paul starts this section with a reproof telling the Corinthians he…

Kurt Kroon introduces the book of Nehemiah and talks about rebuilding in deconstructed spaces and what we do with power and privilege.Door Cascade Church Portland

This morning we continued in our series Christian Living In The Current of Culture, preaching through Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians. This sermon titled “God's Better Wisdom” was preached by Andrey Gorban from 1 Corinthians 2:6-16. This sermon text teaches us the great importance of God's wisdom versus human wisdom. We must not allow oursel…

Kurt Kroon shares about pep rallies, Shamrock Runs and the ever present cycle of death and resurrection pulling us into the present.Door Cascade Church Portland

This morning we celebrated Resurrection Sunday and continued our series Christian Living In The Current of Culture, preaching through Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians. This sermon titled “The Message of the Cross” was preached by Pastor Thomas Terry from 1 Corinthians 1:18-2:5. This sermon text helps us see the power in the preaching of the c…

What is strange glory-- How is it part of the Christian life-- Why is it so tragically rare-- What is your personal experience of this strange glory--

How is Christian joy strange-- What does it have to do with suffering-- What relationship does it have with the Great Commission-- How is Christian joy related to our ever changing circumstances--

This Sunday we hear from Harriet Congdon, Andrew Chang and Kendra Wenzel on their experiences with polarization and what has been helpful and harmful in that process.Door Cascade Church Portland

Strange Christianity--- What is strange Christianity-- What Christianity turned the world upside down-- What Christianity gives Christians victory through persecution and suffering-- What is the Apostle Peter talking about in 1 Peter 4-12 and how does it apply to our Christian lives--

This morning, we continued in our series Christian Living In The Current of Culture, preaching through Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians. This sermon titled “The Key To Dealing With A Divided Church” and was preached by Pastor Thomas Terry from 1 Corinthians 1:10-17. This sermon text points us to the importance of church unity in order that th…

Sarah Swartzendruber shares about a recent social media experience dealing with theology on her Parenting After Deconstruction Instagram page and how she processed it.Door Cascade Church Portland

This morning we continued in our series Christian Living In The Current of Culture, preaching through Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians. This sermon titled “The Key To Dealing With Difficult Christians” was preached by Pastor Thomas Terry from 1 Corinthians 1:4-9. This sermon continued to unpack the initial greeting of Paul to the Corinthians.…

Chelsea Gerlach shares some incredibly practical next steps for engaging in polarizing conversations. In this conversation Chelsea references Loretta Ross, and you can find her work hereDoor Cascade Church Portland

This morning we began a new series titled, Christian Living In The Current of Culture, preaching expositionally through Paul's First Letter to the Corinthians. This sermon titled “The People, Paul, & the Purpose For It All.” was preached by Pastor Thomas Terry from 1 Corinthians 1:1-3. This sermon laid the groundwork for coming months we will be pr…

Kurt Kroon shares on the story of Jonah about the tendencies we have to idealize and demonize folks as a means of feeling safe and God's movement to reconcile all people.Door Cascade Church Portland

This morning our sermon titled “Walking In The Truth" was preached by Pastor Greg Taylor from 3 John 1-15. This letter showed us the importance of walking in Biblical truth because truth is inextricably connected to love and how we live the Christian life. We also saw that we are to support people who do gospel ministry—especially missionaries. Thi…

WHAT IS GOING ON--- The double-mindedness and hypocrisy in the -ShepCon2024 Truth Triumphs Conference is staggering. John Piper has been pulpit sharing and conference slumming with a who's who of sketchy, female, cursing, pervert, heretic preachers for years. He NEVER should have been invited to speak at the Shepherds' Conference and he should be i…

Kurt Kroon shares about Paul, Colossians 2 and how Christ moves us to end gatekeeping.Door Cascade Church Portland

This morning we completed our short series titled, The Twelfth Chapter, expositing Romans 12. This sermon titled “A Transformed And A Renewed Mind In Action” was preached by one of our faithful members, Andrey Gorban from Romans 12:9-21. This text unpacks how we are to live for Christ once He has changed us. This section is often referred to as the…

Leroy Barber joins us to share about the US's history of reparations and how the scriptures talk about making repairs.Door Cascade Church Portland

This morning we continued our series titled, The Twelfth Chapter, expositing Romans 12. This sermon titled “Gifted For The Good Of Others” was preached by one of our faithful members, Andrey Gorban from Romans 12:3-8. This text points us toward the spiritual gifts God gives to all of his people. We are told not to think more highly of ourselves tha…

This Sunday Kurt Kroon interviews Alvin Hayes about the link he sees in the Civil Rights movement and Jesus Christ.Door Cascade Church Portland

This morning we began a new series titled, The Twelfth Chapter expositing Romans 12. This sermon titled “A Life Of Worship” was preached by one of our faithful members, Andrey Gorban and is from Romans 12:1-2. This sermon focused us on how Christians are to live lives of sacrificial worship by presenting ourselves in totality to God. In addition to…

Kurt Kroon looks at Luke 8 and the parable of the sower within the context of how we interpret parables today and some of the context around what Jesus in his context.Door Cascade Church Portland

-Do not receive an accusation against an elder except from two or three witnesses. Those who are sinning rebuke in the presence of all, that the rest also may fear.- -1 Timothy 5-19-20--Why preach this sermon-- Why bring public correction to a 70 year old Scottish gentleman preacher with an amazing accent and widely trusted, global Bible teaching m…

This morning Pastor Thomas Terry brought to a conclusion our series “The Word of God and the People of God”. This concluding sermon is titled “Every Member Ministry” and is from Ephesians 4:7-16. This sermon focused us on how God gives us grace to serve in His church. He has given us the gifts of offices in the church to equip the people of the chu…

Kurt Kroon discusses wisdom and how Jesus and John the Baptist are bringing this to us via radical inclusion through very different methods.Door Cascade Church Portland

This morning our sermon titled “Every Member Holy" is from Matthew 18:15-20 & 1 Corinthians 5:1-13 and was preached by Pastor Greg Taylor and part of our series “The People of God & the Word of God.” This sermon focused on the subject of church discipline which is found in our two main texts where we see that church discipline is a necessary device…

While I encourage you to listen to the entire sermon to get the full meaning and context of 1 Peter 4-1-6, I will tell you that I speak illustratively and directly to the situation with Alistair Begg beginning at the 45 minute mark.--If you fight a good fight in every area except where Satan's battle against God and the souls of men is raging the h…

On this Sunday Kurt Kroon shared about how Jesus negotiates the sacredness of who each person is and the potential of who we can become. This comes with a look at Luke 13:11-17 and the healing of a woman in the synagogue on the sabbath.Door Cascade Church Portland

This morning our sermon titled “The Keys of the Kingdom” is from Matthew 16:13-19 and was preached by Pastor Thomas and part of our series “The People of God and the Word of God.” This text begins with Jesus asking who the disciples think he is. Peter correctly replies with the accurate confession that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God. Jesus mak…

Christ suffered for sinners once- He paid our sin debt in full- It is finished- Salvation is through faith in Christ and His finished work alone- There is no condemnation for sin left for believers. Purgatory doesn't exist, is a blasphemy of Christ's finished work on the cross, and 1 Peter 3-19 doesn't support it. There is no second chance for salv…