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Merry Christmas to you all! For those who were able to join us at church this past Sunday, it was a wonderful time of fellowship and celebration together. It was great to have the whole church family together from both our Mississauga and Toronto sites and to meet both old and new friends. The presence and pleasure of God was tangible, and I’m glad that we could gather around such an important time of the year. During our final intercession meeting a few…

Nothing convinces me of how much I need God more than when I am overwhelmed. During exam season, I was definitely feeling the strain, as I had a lot to do between school and work, and I had no idea how I’d get everything done on time. One night, I couldn’t sleep, and I started thinking about my impending to-do list. With the way my brain was mapping out everything at 2 in the morning, it felt impossible to get…

As we continue to explore what Kingdom Fruitfulness is about in 2025, we can see that God has truly blessed the Lifespring family with many children and young adults. They are such a precious gift. They are seeds that need to be nurtured and cared for so that they too can be fruitful for His Name’s Sake. Kingdom Kids In 2023/2024 we had 53 children register. That is about 40% of the church! Personally, I have been the children’s pastor…

Dear LifeSpring Family, It has been awhile since the last time I wrote my last devotion.  Dorothy and I have been on the road for about 12 weeks in Asia. We are at the tail end of getting over our jet lag. At the same time, we are looking forward to what the Lord will do in us and LifeSpring in 2025. As we prepare for an exciting journey of fruitfulness in 2025, allow me to share some thoughts with you from Matthew 14:22-33…

Rodney’s message on Sunday reminded me of a common dilemma I face with trying to be obedient to God. It is when God asks us to do something, but our experience tells us that it is not a good idea or perhaps that we may have heard wrong.  Fundamentally, I believe you weren’t designed to live by experience alone, but by every word that comes from God.  When it comes to what God is asking you to do, I don’t…

It is always difficult to try to make plans in advance. With a rapidly moving schedule and so many unknowns – how does one know which path to take. In trying to do so, the Lord brought me to Revelations 22. It describes “the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God and of the Lamb down the middle of the great street of the city”, the Lord asked me, “was the river…

We were blessed this weekend to have Rodney share some important lessons and learnings with us from the life of Moses. One of the key ideas I took away from this was the importance of growing in character, and growing in humility. Back in 2021, we began a discipleship series through our life groups called Grow Character. As Rodney shared, I was reminded of the importance of continuously growing in character. The work of God reshaping who we are is never…

I was recently asked to list what I felt were major accomplishments over this past year. While looking back on the year and making the list, I thought, “Wow, a lot happened this year.” As I was thinking about this, one of our memory verses came to mind. “When the Lord your God brings you into the land he swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, to give you—a land with large, flourishing cities you did not build, 11 houses filled with…

In our Lifespring journey of discovering what Kingdom Fruitfulness is all about, a conviction that the Lord put on my heart is to know what we are planting. Fruitfulness: Know what we are planting – a mango tree needs to know it is a mango! How do we as a church family continue to push forward and advance while also caring for those who are stumbling? In Exodus 14 it is the story of the Israelites being pursued by the…

As a leadership team, we have sought the Lord and felt God put “fruitfulness” on our heart for 2025. We believe that God has been refining, pruning, maturing us for this very reason – fruitfulness. In 2020, the theme for Lifespring was maturity. The Lord was calling us to develop and grow in our relationship with the Lord and in our character: God is asking this house, this family, to grow in our character – to focus on our maturity. To…

According to my friend google: Buried is defined as being placed or hidden underground, covered up or repressed. Planted is defined as being placed in the ground so it can grow, place or fix in a specified position. In this season of patient endurance, I found myself feeling like I’m being buried, placed under the many burdens and expectations of life while having piles of unexpected problems and circumstances thrown into the mix, to make for one heavy load.  Being…

Have you had an opportunity to read Perry Soh’s book, Seasons of Change? If you haven’t, I would highly recommend it! Elder Perry was one of the founding members of Lifespring, and he shares about the origins of the church and how his own life story intersects with the life of the church. It’s a story of God’s faithfulness, and this faithfulness continues today in the Lifespring family. As I think about the title Seasons of Change, I’m reminded of how life…