Posts from 2025 (Page 3)

“For just as each of us has one body with many members, and these members do not all have the same function, so in Christ we, though many, form one body, and each member belongs to all the others. We have different gifts, according to the grace given to each of us.” – Romans 12: 4-6a Each of us have different gifts and functions within the church, like this passage states, and each of us also have a unique way of bringing the…

Dear LifeSpring Family, A few days ago, I got this devotion by my colleague, Holly Sheldon, based on John 15:5-8, our current memory verse. Have a read and be encouraged, especially if you are in the season of pruning. You are deeply loved, highly favoured and richly blessed.  “Dear Jerry, Pruning: Pathway to FruitfulnessI am the true Vine, and My Father is the Vineyard Master … every branch that bears fruit, He prunes it so that it may bear more fruit…

What a good message from Abby on Sunday. She shared wise words for our journey of fruitfulness this year, and hopefully you had a chance to hear her sharing. I appreciated the two points that we reflected on at the end of her message. Often, we can find ourselves investing our energy, time, and effort into things that are ultimately unfruitful. Our life groups are going through a series called Don’t Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table. The…

Years ago, we used to hold intercession in the Church house on Wednesday nights. At the time, we had no more than 4-5 people show up. On this particular Wednesday night, it was myself, Dan and Desmond that were present. I remember Desmond leading us in worship on my right and Dan on my left. I typically keep my eyes closed as it helps me to concentrate on the Lord. During worship as Desmond was singing and playing guitar, I…

I don’t know about you, but I do not feel fruitful. In school and life, I’m not seeing a lot of results, payoff, or other forms of fruit, and as things get busier, I’ve been asking the question, “what should I do when I am unfruitful?” Let’s look at an example that Jesus used in Luke: “A man had a fig tree growing in his vineyard, and he went to look for fruit on it but did not find any.…

On September 12, 2021 a group from GAIN Canada came and spoke about raising funds for water wells around the world. They flashed a slide that went by quite quickly, but there was a slide that God highlighted to me and disturbed me for weeks. The following information was on that slide: Life is lost because of a lack of water. There are people all around the world who are desperate for water. I was reading 2 Corinthians 1 at…

Uncle Jerry spoke this past Sunday on how taking risks is a part of fruitfulness. He mentioned how taking risks is the thing that elderly people regret not doing the most, with the second being not spending more time thinking about their lives. In some ways, taking more risks and spending more time thinking can be counterintuitive. The Bible tells us in Proverbs 2:25 (NIV), “Give careful thought to the paths for your feet and be steadfast in all your…

Dear LifeSpring Family, As we prepare for an exciting journey of fruitfulness in 2025, allow me to share some thoughts with you from Matthew 14:22-33. And Peter answered him, “Lord, if it is you, command me to come to you on the water.” 29 He said, “Come.” So Peter got out of the boat and walked on the water and came to Jesus. – Matthew 14:22-23 Fruitfulness often times requires you to “walk on water” towards our Lord Jesus Christ and take risks.  “Walking on water” requires faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. Faith requires courage, action and risk taking. Fear and doubts are the enemy of faith,…

I was listening to someone share a testimony, and one thing he shared was about his training to be a bus driver. One detail the instructors were very particular about was following the dress code (shirt, dress pants and dress shoes) at every training, regardless of whether you were driving a bus or not. This rule was not always followed by the trainees as it seemed pretty trivial. After all, it was just clothing, right? The instructor, however, said that…

As Ryan talked about the seeds of faith that have been sown and cultivated so that God can make them grow, I’m reminded of the seeds of faith in my own life that I have seen God grow.  One of the seeds of faith that was sown and cultivated in me was intercession. Intercession has been a big part of my Christian journey at Lifespring and it was one of the first places I got to experience the presence of…

Rich Young Ruler 17 As Jesus started on his way, a man ran up to him and fell on his knees before him. “Good teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?” 18 “Why do you call me good?” Jesus answered. “No one is good—except God alone. 19 You know the commandments: ‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, you shall not defraud, honor your father and mother.’” 20 “Teacher,” he declared, “all…

Dear LifeSpring Family, I have been learning and reminded from our Sunday preachers regarding our 2025 theme of Fruitfulness. Andrew reminded us that if there are no “fruit” in our lives it may be because we have no “root” in our lives. Ryan followed up on Andrew’s message by saying that we need “seeds” in our lives from which “roots” can grow out from. Additionally, how we nourish and germinate the “seed” directly impacts the “root” that comes forth from…