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Dear LifeSpring Family, In Matthew 19, we see the disciples attempt to rebuked those bringing children to Jesus, viewing them as an interruption. However, our Lord corrected their thinking and welcomed the children into His presence: “Let the little children come to me and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of heaven.” (Matthew 19:13–15, ESV) This past Tuesday, I had the privilege of welcoming our brothers and sisters from the House of Blessing in Chiang Mai,…

My birthday is coming up at the end of this month, and it’s always interesting to see how people react when they learn that I’m in my early 40s. When I tell people that I’m starting to feel my age and noticing the changes, people who are older have responded with, “you haven’t seen anything yet, wait until you get older.” On the other hand, when younger people learn that I’m in my 40s, I get a look of surprise…

Rabbi/Pastor/Teacher/Mr/Uncle/Grandpa Stephen Hawkins spoke to the church family this past weekend and it is just a taste of what is in store for us at the Family Weekend. As Ryan and I were reflecting on where God has taken the Lifespring family, one of the major moments of gratefulness was the fact that God has brought amazing people to teach and impart us Kingdom principles that have truly blessed us and carried us to where we are today. I think…

My family and I have recently moved into a new home. We purchased the home in February with excitement in our hearts and in anticipation of all the fun memories that will be had. Little did we know that the next few months would include many challenges that come with purchasing a new home. We were placed in positions where things were out of our control and we had no choice but to either panic or increase our faith. If…

Dear LifeSpring Family, A couple of weeks ago during my Bible Study Fellowship meeting, I was reminded of the important lesson in Ephesians 2:8-9: “For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, not a result of works, so that no one may boast.” (ESV) It is an absolute truth that we are saved by the grace of God through faith, and not by our own works.…

We had an amazing privilege to listen to our elder, Joe Chong. Joe takes us down a journey of how God has been showing him how to Advance His Kingdom. Please take a listen to the sermon HERE. As Joe was sharing how God has been working in his life and the things God has been doing to take him from where he was to where he is today – Joe shared a moment in time that I remember vividly. It…

On Wildfire Sunday last weekend, we had a chance to have our youth and young adults run our whole worship service. I was so blessed by their leading. One of the things that really encouraged me was to see some of our younger Wildfire members serving as part of the team. When I was their age, I think I had barely even begun to assist in our Children’s ministry. So to see them running the whole service together was great!…

This past Sunday, we got to see Wildfire, our youth group, run our Sunday service, doing everything from leading worship to Holy Communion to sharing announcements and running media and ushering. They put in effort to practice and prepare, and they did an amazing job! In particular, it was really incredible to see how far the worship team has come since the beginning, when Andrew first started leading Wildfire with Sam Lai. Back then, Andrew encouraged that generation of Wildfire…

When we pray for God to “Increase Our Faith”, we often focus on the word increase. But God wanted me to look at the word OUR. There is a massive difference between a borrowed faith and a personal faith. A borrowed faith is when you believe because your parents do or because you grew up in a certain church. But a personal faith is forged when you start asking the hard questions, trying new things, and sharing what you believe.…

I’ve been thinking of Hagar lately. For those who don’t know, Hagar was Abraham’s wife Sarah’s slave, with whom Abraham had a son named Ishmael. Hagar and Sarah had a contentious relationship because of that, which led a pregnant Hagar to run away from Sarah. Then, the angel of the Lord found Hagar near a spring in the desert, and the angel told Hagar to go back to Sarah and submit to her. The angel also declared that they would…

Dear LifeSpring Family, This past Sunday, I had the privilege of leading Holy Communion during our service. I love celebrating Holy Communion because it reminds me of the hope and joy that awaits me.  Pastor Gabe reminded us in his Easter Service message of the importance of blood in our lives. Life is in the blood both physically and spiritually. Indeed, under the law almost everything is purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness of…

We had an amazing privilege to listen to my wonderful wife, Karyne, speak and share how God has been working in her own life. It was very special to me because Karyne was sharing the moments in her life that I had a front row seat to, in the moment I saw with her the challenge and the obstacles in her way. Yet hearing how God was working inside of her, I praised the Lord. I don’t always get to…