The Triumphal Entry, Palm Sunday, Jesus rides a colt.

How can this day of palm branch waving and Hosannas prepare us for the week of weeks. The time of Jesus Victory and death. Join me as we enter into the transition week from Lent to Easter. Where we close up our time journeying with Jesus and become witnesses of His sacrifice living in light of His resurrection. So join me, Pastor Colin, as we sing Hosanna to the one who comes in the name of the Lord.

Scripture Focus: Mark 11

We are so close that you can taste it. Maybe it is the chocolate you gave up or the coffee. No what we can taste is Easter. The joy of eternal life in Jesus Christ through His life, death, and resurrection. We will look at the account of Lazarus and what Jesus hinted at to His disciples through the resurrection of Lazarus.

Scripture Focus: John 11:1-17

As we journey towards Easter we have learned that Lent is not a celebratory time but a reflective one. But there are glimmers of hope and beauty to behold as we journey. Healing. Healing of mind, body, and soul. The healing of Jesus that we receive because of His resurrection. This week we will chat about what it means to be a part of that healing and how it can impact every area of our lives.

Scripture Focus: John 9:1-13, John 6:25-59, Luke 15:11-32

What does it mean to repent? Well it is a turning away from something and a turning to God. We often think of ourselves as one complete being that turns all at one time. When in reality we need to do a bunch of little turns in many different areas of our lives. The big turn is when we turn to Jesus as our Savior and then all the little turns are as we realize that He is also Lord. So we spend time submitting and repenting of all the areas of ourselves that we have not submitted to His authority. Lent is a great way to cast of the things in life to focus on the greatness of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

As we journey through Lent we will face the desire or temptation to give in or faultier on the path. But Christ calls us to resist this temptation and to use what we have given up for Lent as a practice for facing greater temptations in life. We are called to practice the way of the cross. To pick it up and follow Jesus on our journey with him towards Easter.

Scripture Focus: Mark 8:31-38, Luke 13: 22-35, John 3:1-17

How do you prepare for Easter? Most likely you wait until a lot closer to the day to start thinking about it. I want to invite you into a journey towards Easter Sunday that starts now. Lent is a time within the Christian calendar that encourages a time of reflection and journeying with Jesus towards the cross and the resurrection. Through the coming weeks we will discuss why people give things up for Lent, how it is a counter cultural exercise, and can enhance our Easter celebration.

This week we will chat about how temptation plays a part in our Lenten experience and how we can foster a devotional focus during lent through the practice of self denial that begins and ends with Jesus.

Scripture Focus: Matthew 4:1-11, Mark 1:9-13, Luke 4:1-13

Hey everyone this is the last podcast in our series on Spiritual Disciplines! Learning how to have a rhythm of learning for the rest of our lives. Learning about God, godliness, life and living. Really a great way to end the series. Also next week we will start chatting about Lent and what it means to prepare to celebrate Easter.

Have you ever had a great idea and then forgot what it was an hour later? Writing it down may have captured that thought for you. This week we will discuss how journaling is a spiritual discipline and where we see evidence of it in scripture. As well you will learn what WIDOLIFE means. (Hint it has to do with the question earlier)

Here is an interview of me, Pastor Colin. We are using it as a primer for getting back into the Spiritual Disciplines. In this episode Pastor Daniel interviews me for the youth leaders at Living Hope Alliance Church. So come along with us and catch a bit of Daniel's vision for the youth of Regina and how Spiritual Disciplines are helpful for Christians of all ages. Oh and you might learn a little bit more about me your host.

In November 2020 Living Hope Alliance Church spent time learning how to creatively engage with our community. During one of the Sunday morning services we showed a cut together video of two interviews. I wanted to share these two interviews with you in their entirety as a way of encouraging you to reach out to the people around you with the gospel. This one features Brett Austring. Brett is about the gospel and loving his neighbor as himself. This young man is a joy to converse with and is passionate about being the presence of Jesus in every space he finds himself in. I pray you are blessed to live with consistency in sharing the gospel through this interview with Brett.