Posts by Ryan Seow (Page 6)

“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.” Galatians 5:22-23 As many of you know, we had our AGM this past Sunday. In addition to the necessary church business, I found it to be a good time of looking back on what God had done over the past year, while also looking forward to what God is doing. Most importantly, I truly think the presence…

It was such a blessing to have Dr. Siang-Yang Tan with us this Father’s Day weekend. To all the fathers out there, thank you for all that you do as dads. I wish you all another good year of parenting as we continue to learn how to be better fathers, mentors, leaders, coaches, and all the other roles we fill for those we love. For our Father’s Day message, Siang-Yang spoke on Romans 16:20, that says, “The God of peace will soon crush…

It was a blessing to have Pastor Alvin share with us about his work at MissionGTA in the city of Toronto. For those who missed it, Pastor Alvin gave us insight into the journey that he’s been on with God over the past 32 years in the area of reconciliation and unity in the church. It began in 1992, when Pastor Alvin was filled with the Spirit, and continued all the way until today with God moving among the Brethren and Alliance churches, among…

For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith — and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God — not by works, so that no one can boast. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do. Ephesians 2:8-10 Hopefully these verses are somewhat familiar to you, as they were one of our memory verses at Lifespring! There are many benefits…

We were blessed to have Leona speak on Sunday! She had a chance to share about her family’s trip to Thailand in June, as well as speak on the topic of joy. If you missed it, you can view her sharing below, and if you’re able please listen in prayer about supporting the Lee family in prayer and through financial support for their mission trip. Leona’s message I think the topic of joy is one that we don’t often think…

Happy Easter weekend! This weekend, we celebrate the victorious resurrection of Jesus, and his defeat of death on the cross. It is because of Easter that we get to live today as children of God with the favour of God. We are blessed! One of the greatest stories from the Easter season is the story of the disciples on Emmaus road. It takes place in Luke 24:13-32. Right before this story, the disciples had witnessed Jesus crucified, and had seen him buried in…

“For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Ephesians 2:10 I thought to write this week about something I’ve been learning as I’ve seen God at work in my life, and in the lives of others. I’m learning that in a way, God is very practical. God speaks to us and works in our lives based on where we currently are. I think Auntie Pat’s message…

Last weekend, I had a chance to speak at MLCF and had a great time worshipping with the Lifespring family in Mississauga. I spoke on John 6:1-13, which is a passage I’ve spoken on before but I think has special significance for our theme of Patient Endurance this year. The theme of Patient Endurance seems to already be resonating with many people that I’ve spoken to, even though we’re only eight weeks in to the year. Maybe you’ve had an…

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being in him was life, and the life was the light of all people. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.” John 1:1-5 Some time ago, I worked on memorizing the…

During January, we’ve had messages about our annual theme of “Patient Endurance” that we’ll be focusing on for the upcoming year. Personally, near the end of last year I felt like God was challenging me on one aspect related to patient endurance, and it had to do with growing in the fear of the Lord. First off, I think it’s important to understand how the fear of the Lord is different from the normal kind of fear. When we normally think…

Last Sunday, we had our first prayer and intercession meeting of 2024. As we just started fasting together as a church family in January, it seemed fitting to start the year off with prayer. We had 19 people join us for intercession, which definitely exceeded our expectations for the meeting as we had to keep expanding our circle of seats as people joined! This was the largest in-person intercession we’ve had since the pandemic, so it was great to start…

Christmas Day is upon us! For the past few Sundays we’ve been celebrating the Advent season, which is the weeks leading up to Christmas when we look forward to the celebration of the birth of our Lord. For many of us, Christmas may seem like a sort of ending. During the weeks leading up to Christmas we are usually busy with fitting in end of year plans or preparing gifts and cards for loved ones. Christmas is also close to New Years,…