Last weekend was a real highlight for Cascade Community Church. I thought Jeff Lucas was an outstanding guest and blessed us with good messages and challenged us on the need to be an authentic ‘prodigal friendly church’. As a bonus he was genuinely funny!…and we enjoyed a lot of laughter which was really good for [...]
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December 10, 2009
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December 3, 2009
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A final reminder to pray for our special weekend with Jeff Lucas.
There’s still time to phone up a friend and invite them to join you at some or all of the sessions on Friday night, Saturday morning and Sunday.
Jeff will remind us that God is a missionary God, a searching out and seeking God [...]
November 30, 2009
Posted in Pastor's Communication, tagged Advent, Bringing Hope to Abbotsford, Christmas, Jeff Lucas, kettles on November 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Christmas starts for me once we have celebrated the first Sunday in Advent. That’s what we did yesterday at Cascade when we launched our Emmanuel preaching series. Mike got us of to a good start and reminded us that God is always with us, even when it seems like he is absent and even when [...]
November 9, 2009
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November 9, 2009
Yesterday we enjoyed another meaningful time of worship together. It is always a an emotional time when we gather each Remembrance Sunday and remember those who have paid the supreme sacrifice in defense of the freedom of our great nation of Canada. Let me repeat the Ode of Remembrance that was recited yesterday:
They [...]
November 3, 2009
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Our special weekend with Jeff Lucas, December 4-6, is now just a little more than four weeks away! I am excited about Jeff’s visit and especially about the topic he will address with us. The theme is “How to Be a Prodigal Friendly Church!” Are we a church that actively seeks the lost? Are we [...]
October 27, 2009
Posted in Pastor's Communication, tagged Asleep in the Light, bring others to Christ, That's My King, Transformed People on October 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
God is always with us! He has promised to come alongside us in the person of His Holy Spirit. Sometimes that presence is hard to feel. Other times, however, God seems to be close, and that is what we felt on Sunday. Through the gathering of His people, through the message from God’s Word, through [...]
October 23, 2009
Posted in Pastor's Communication, tagged H1N1, Jeff Lucas, Prodigal on October 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I am sending out this week’s “Edition 2” of Cascade Online just to highlight a couple of things!
Visit of Jeff Lucas – Weekend of December 4-6, 2009
We are now just 6 weeks away from Jeff’s visit. The theme for the weekend is “How to be a prodigal friendly church”. Jeff has written a book with [...]
October 20, 2009
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Thank you for praying for our youth who were away at Youth Together 2009. Reports are that a challenging time was experienced, and that our young people are ready to move forward with God under the leadership of Mike and Amy. Will you pray daily for Mike and Amy as they begin to make an [...]
October 16, 2009
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October 16, 2009
I thought that our worship together last Sunday was really special. It was one of those occasion that the presence of God very evident. The participation of the children in the offering of fruit helped to launch our worship with the focus on Thanksgiving.
Transformed People
Last Sunday our theme was The Call to [...]
October 9, 2009
Posted in Pastor's Communication, tagged City Council, prayer, Small Groups, tax, Thanksgiving, Transformed People on October 9, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
As we approach Thanksgiving weekend, Agnes joins me in praying that this will be a special time for you and your families.The apostle Paul encourages us “give thanks in all circumstance.” (1 Thessalonians 5:18). Sometimes it is hard to give thanks when life and circumstances seem stacked against us. However, there is a healing power [...]
