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As Lifespring journeys in maturity, we will begin to learn and experience aspects of God that are sometimes new or uncomfortable. The fear of the Lord is one of those things. As a church family we have been entrenched and inundated with the Father’s Heart – thank God for that! But I believe as we continue to mature, we need to know, understand, and apply a Godly fear of the Lord in this house. What is the Fear of the Lord? First: It…

Exodus 16 (NLT)Manna and Quail from Heaven16 Then the whole community of Israel set out from Elim and journeyed into the wilderness of Sin,[a] between Elim and Mount Sinai. They arrived there on the fifteenth day of the second month, one month after leaving the land of Egypt.[b] 2 There, too, the whole community of Israel complained about Moses and Aaron. 3 “If only the Lord had killed us back in Egypt,” they moaned. “There we sat around pots filled…

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 (excerpts from it):1There’s a season for everythingand a time for every matter under the heavens:2 a time for giving birth and a time for dying,a time for planting and a time for uprooting what was planted…4 a time for crying and a time for laughing,a time for mourning and a time for dancing. For the music fans out there, you may remember a song released in the 60s called “Turn, Turn, Turn.” Reading the verses from Ecclesiastes 3:1-8…

Romans 8:28 (New International Version)And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose. As we spring forward to a new season, it’s good to enquire of the Lord what he has in store for Life-Spring in the days ahead. Especially at this time knowing what the world is going through…an unprecedented year, facing the fear of infection/death and uncertainty of the future because of…

Acts 6:1-5In those days when the number of disciples was increasing, the Hellenistic Jews among them complained against the Hebraic Jews because their widows were being overlooked in the daily distribution of food. So the Twelve gathered all the disciples together and said “It would not be right for us to neglect the ministry of the word of God in order to wait on tables. brothers and sisters, choose seven men from among you who are known to be full…

The last time I wrote one of our devotions, I was writing about the value of prayer – no matter what the outcomes may be. About how when we pray, we are connecting with God and being changed forever and for the better in the presence of God, even when things don’t go the way we hoped they would… Never could I have imagined how soon or how intensely many of us would be learning this lesson. How soon we…

2 Peter 1:5-85 For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge,6 and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness,7 and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love.8 For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful inthe knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. – ESV I am sure we all have our reason. Some, like myself, even…

Exodus 13:17-22 (NLT)Israel’s Wilderness Detour17 When Pharaoh finally let the people go, God did not lead them along the main road that runs through Philistine territory, even though that was the shortest route to the Promised Land. God said, “If the people are faced with a battle, they might change their minds and return to Egypt.” 18 So God led them in a roundabout way through the wilderness toward the Red Sea.[c] Thus the Israelites left Egypt like an army…

Mark 4: 35-40Later that day, when evening came, Jesus said to them, “Let’s cross over to the other side of the lake.” They left the crowd and took him in the boat just as he was. Other boats followed along.Gale-force winds arose, and waves crashed against the boat so that the boat was swamped. But Jesus was in the rear of the boat, sleeping on a pillow. They woke him up and said, “Teacher, don’t you care that we’re drowning?”He…

James 1:2-3 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds because you know the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Trials are a regular part of being a Christian. The bible indicates time and time again that trials, tribulations and temptations will come. Before Jesus started his ministry, He came face-to-face with Satan and was tested by him, and this was right after a 40 day fast! It is God’s way of building…

As a Pastoral Team, we have been reading Unwritten together. It’s the story of John and Lorraine Baergen and what they learned/how they dealt with crisis. Tragedy struck their family in the form of a drunk driver and their lives were forever changed in the blink of an eye. Although none of us on the team have personally experienced tragedy in this way, or perhaps even on the same scale, so much of what they wrote is applicable for us…