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Dear LifeSpring Family, Two weeks ago, my devotion was based on Zephaniah 3:17 (ESV): The LORD your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing. This week, the Lord brought me to Isaiah 30:18 (ESV): Therefore the LORD waits to be gracious to you, and therefore he exalts himself to show mercy to you. For…

Something I was reminded of was that, while we see the outside, God sees and cares about the inside. … The Lord does not look at the things people look at. People look at the outward appearance, but the Lord looks at the heart. 1 Samuel 16:7b An example of this comes from John 4, when Jesus meets a Samaritan woman by a well: Now he [Jesus] had to go through Samaria. So he came to a town in Samaria called Sychar, near the plot…

Kingdom Family – Genuine Love for God and Genuine Care of Others As a leadership team, we have sought the Lord and felt God put on our heart a cry to “Increase Our Faith”. We believe that God has worked mightily in our midst and that it is time to increase our faith, take that which is so good, and seek God on where and how to give it to the world. In LifeSpring’s journey of maturity and fruitfulness, the…

On Sunday, we covered a really powerful lesson in Rapha, our Gr 4-6 class at Kingdom Kids, which was “God can do the impossible”. That’s a tall order. Impossible is impossible, right? One thing I loved about this lesson was that it wasn’t just theory. We (mostly Joe Chong) brought the kids into service to hear Amanda’s testimony about her journey to pregnancy. I shared about my experience getting into university and Joe shared about a seriously/terminally ill kid with…

This past Sunday we got to hear a message from Jon & Gabby (Leaders of Peace House in Greece) and a testimony from Steven & Amanda (members of the LifeSpring family). One of the themes I picked up from both the message and the testimony was the theme of Grace. Jon & Gabby shared their personal testimonies of how God met them in their darkness and brought them out into His wonderful light. They shared about how the grace of…

We had the privilege of having Jon and Gabby Tirla as our speakers on Sunday. As you may know, this past October, a team of five people from LifeSpring had an opportunity to go on a missions trip to Greece. As part of that time, we ran a trauma care workshop out of a centre called Peace House. Peace House is a short walk from the refugee camp on Lesbos island. Jon and Gabby are the leaders of the ministry at…

Dear LifeSpring Family, In the past two weeks, God has brought Zephaniah 3:17 (ESV) to my attention: The LORD your God is in your midst, a mighty one who will save; he will rejoice over you with gladness; he will quiet you by his love; he will exult over you with loud singing. God reminded me of the promises and truths in this verse, and I was also able to use it to encourage friends on two occasions. As we…

It was so special to hear Abby and Elise’s testimonies and see them get baptized this past Sunday! I had grown up with both of them in the church and, in the years leading up to their baptisms, had gotten to see different parts of their journey and how they led up to that moment. One of the things that stood out from what they shared was how they found safe space in the church. You can hear their testimonies…

On Sunday we got to celebrate the baptisms of Abby & Elise. After hearing their public declaration of faith and their confession and commitment to following Jesus Christ, I realized that they had encountered a true and living God. Their testimonies were filled with stories of encounters with the unfailing love of God. Whether it was in the mundane or the hard times, the love of God had impacted them to the point of making a public declaration of faith.…

Sometimes, life gets busy. We can get so caught up and overwhelmed with work, school, life, and even serving God that we lose sight of God. However, Jesus repeatedly invites us in our busyness to come to Him and rest. “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. 29 Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. 30 For my yoke…

Last Sunday, I had an opportunity to visit Mississauga LifeSpring with Ada and her family to share about our mission trip to Greece. I always enjoy visiting MLCF; along with the much shorter commute, getting a chance to see family friends and worship with the LifeSpring family at MLCF is great. One thing I always appreciate when I visit is the unity at LifeSpring, and the same sense of the Holy Spirit at both Toronto and Mississauga sites. Though we…

We had the privilege of having Samuel Lai, deacon of Wildfire, speak to our church family this past Sunday. Sam taught about being present in the present. We often look back and long for ‘the good old days’ or we look to the future in hopes of better days. But in doing so, we miss the blessings right in front of us. For anyone who has a teenage child and up, we can all truly relate. Every time I see…