Received: 2022-04-06 08:10:00

I heard on the news yesterday that one in five young adults are committing suicide , I believe this is a result from bullying on the internet as I see it myself often, pray that Canadians would rise up against drug dealers as the bullying is an easy path to hook these young folk with alternative highs other than the presence of the Holy Spirit. Pray for a big sports complex here in the city that would occupy the youth in a positive way.

Spiritual Practices

Our lives run at a relentless 24/7 pace of so much noise, motion, and stress, that it leaves little room to attend to the health of our souls. Yet that is where our greatest source of energy, life, and spiritual vitality come from! Engaging in regular time with God recalibrates us to the life of the Spirit within, transforming us from the inside out. Take some time to explore and experiment with a variety of spiritual practices today – the freshness of new life awaits!

Daily Spiritual Exercise

Each week we create daily spiritual practices to help you connect with God beyond the one-hour-a-week of our Weekend Services. These are designed to disrupt your daily routine and stimulate a posture of openness to God’s presence and activity in your life.

More than just something to add to your already crowded “to do” list, daily practices awaken us to the spiritual reality all around us, helping us live connected 24/7 to the power and presence of Jesus.

Want to receive these practices daily to your phone? Simply download the Southridge app, and turn on the Spiritual Practices notification under Settings.

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Month of May 2022

The only foundation of true Christianity, is the person of Christ. Being loved by Christ, filled with the life of Christ, and following in the way of Christ. Therefore it just makes great sense to – on a regular basis – slow down and make time to look extra closely at the life of Jesus. This May we are inviting everyone into a month-long challenge of reading through the Gospel of Luke – one of the best and most beautiful, not to mention most readable – accounts of the life of Jesus. 

Welcome back! Try some recent practices.

Reflection
Celebration

If Joy was a colour, what would it be? If Joy was a food, what would it be? If Joy was a place, where is that place? 

Activities
Journaling the Bible - The Lord's Prayer

You might be familiar with The Lord’s Prayer, it’s one of the most frequently quoted passages of the Bible. But what good is memorizing the Bible, if it doesn’t mean anything to you? 

Guided Prayer
Cell Phone Prayer

We want to experiment right now with a simple prayer exercise -- a chance to share some honest and personal thoughts with God about what’s going on in our lives. To help us do this, if you own a cell phone, you’ll want to grab that right now... 

Many of us face hard questions about how to live our lives - especially in this challenging season of life. It can quickly become overwhelming, to say the least. But perhaps that feeling of being overwhelmed is actually a good thing. What if that helplessness doesn't have to lead to hopelessness? What if you didn't have to figure all this out yourself? What if you could tap into a power beyond yourself?

Check out this message from our Spiritual Practices Pastor, Mandy Kasper.

focusing on god more than one hour a week

Check out Lori's story about how experimenting with Spiritual Practices has been a life-changing experience in her faith journey.