Announcements (Page 31)

From our Life-Spring family to yours, we want to wish you a very merry and blessed Christmas! On behalf of the pastoral team, I want to express our heartfelt thanks for making this a wonderful year. From the mother’s day hampers to the Christmas pageant, and many other countless ways, we have shown together that Life-Spring is blessed to be a blessing. This would have been impossible without the contribution of so many of you, whether in providing food for…

Dear LifeSpring Family A week ago I received a Christmas devotional from Bible Study Fellowship (BSF) in my email. Reading the devotional got me thinking about this almost-completed year of 2022. The devotional centered on the popular verses of Isaiah 9:6 and 7, which we usually read during the Christmas season. 6 For to us a child is born, to us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder, and his name shall be called Wonderful…

I’ve been discovering that my new favourite thing about the Heart of God is the all-encompassing desire and promise to redeem all things. In different seasons of my life I’ve clung to different parts of God’s character… after heart breaks and relationships ending, I would rely entirely on the faithfulness of God; Jesus promised to never leave or forsake us!! In times of increased stress and literal failures in school, I learned about and appreciated the grace, forgiveness and mercy…

This week the Pastoral Team had the privilege of dropping off 10 hampers to families in need. The beautiful hampers made by you looked great, had fantastic gifts, and were truly a blessing! When we arrived to drop off our hampers, to be entirely honest with you – I thought that Lifespring had done her part and taking on 10 hampers was probably a bulk of what they need. However, we found out that they had 215 families sign up for hampers…

One of the gems that I caught from Ryan’s sermon on Sunday was the line about “The right thing at the wrong time can make it the wrong thing.” It reminded me of all the times I’ve played Rock, Paper, Scissors with Sam Lai. Let me explain:  One of the things I love about playing Rock, Paper, Scissors with Sam Lai is that he always goes Rock. Like, he even says he’s going to go Rock and for a second…

At the beginning of this month, we launched Lifespring’s vision for 2023 (see it here: https://youtu.be/dvDYU138YMc?t=2725). I, for one, am excited about what we’ll be doing in the new year. When Uncle Perry spoke about the new season coming up for Lifespring, he mentioned that God would be taking us from a place of equipping to empowerment. But what does the journey from equipping to empowerment look like? I compare that journey to another journey in the Bible, that of…

A friend of mine was sharing some really exciting news with me and she said that she felt like her whole self was cheerful! She’s been seeing God do really extraordinary things in her work life and the more she shared about this cheerfulness, the more I began to realize that what she is experiencing is the joy of the Lord…   I was amazed because it sounds like she is truly getting to experience a portion of the joy…

Dear LifeSpring Family, It has started. The Christmas gathering appointments, the gift buying, the decorations, the Christmas Tree, and the list of responsibilities/chores goes on. What was suppose to be a time of joy, rest and reflection can sometimes become a time of busyness, stress, and strained relationships. For me, knowing what love is and how love behaves has helped me to avoid sinning. I have memorized 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 to keep me focused on the reason for the season.…

As an Eldership & Pastoral Team we fast and pray in the month of September seeking God for His purposes for the next year. As we sought the Lord we felt God put on our hearts “Kingdom Parenting”. “Kingdom Parenting” is not restricted to the idea of raising your own physical children – parenting is raising the people whom God has put around us to be all that He has called them to be. Paul refers to Timothy as “my…

Last week, I had the opportunity to lead prayer for our weekly intercession meeting on Wednesday night. As I was doing listening prayer about where to focus our prayer that evening, my mind went to some of the events that Lifespring is involved in during December as well as some of the needs of people connected to the church. For this devotion, I hope that you can join us in prayer as we continue to lift up those in need…

Last week, I had the opportunity to lead prayer for our weekly intercession meeting on Wednesday night. As I was doing listening prayer about where to focus our prayer that evening, my mind went to some of the events that Lifespring is involved in during December as well as some of the needs of people connected to the church. For this devotion, I hope that you can join us in prayer as we continue to lift up those in need…

Growing in the Lord has always been a bittersweet thing for me if I’m being honest. The ideas of growth seem sweet to the ears. The idea of going deeper with God and allowing Him to take you to a different level than you were once at is something we all long for in our spirit. But when I focus on the pain more than the promise I end up resisting the process of growth. What makes growth bittersweet for…