Posts by Andrew Pubalasingam (Page 2)

On Sunday, we were blessed to receive a Father’s and Mother’s Day message from Siang-Yang. I guess we can skip Mother’s day next year and send out the link to Sunday’s message instead. I’m just kidding…sort of. (Gabe, if you’re reading this, think about it). One thing the Lord was speaking to me about on Sunday came from Joe Lee’s testimony. Joe Lee shared an amazing testimony of God’s faithfulness. In his testimony he made a comment about how amazing…

Last Sunday, we got to hear from Pastor Suwit from Thailand. His message to LifeSpring was titled “Hope In Times Of Suffering.” As Jerry mentioned on Sunday, Pastor Suwit was not aware of our theme for this year being “Patient Endurance,” yet the Lord put on his heart to share a message that aligns so well with what God is doing in this church. One of the things that stood out to me in Suwit’s message was a simple phrase.…

When Maria from Neighbourlink shared stories of the work that she and her team has done in the 415 community and the experiences that her and her team went through, I couldn’t help but feel a sense of familiarity.  Maria shared about how they recently recruited a youth yeader who started hosting youth programs in the 415 community. This guy would play basketball with the youth and eventually created opportunities to speak into their lives on and off the court.…

On Sunday Karyne spoke on the power of the Holy Spirit in helping her respond rather than react to the challenges of life. We often look to the fruit of the Spirit as an indicator of Christ in us and evidence of the Holy Spirit.  Galatians 5:22-23 (ESV) says: “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, 23 gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law.” In learning how to identify the fruit…

At intercession, Pastor Alvin and Pat led us in prayer for an upcoming event called “Toronto Police Service Prayer Walk.” Below are some of the details: Pastor Alvin & Pat also shared a video from CityNews on the Toronto Police Service Prayer Walk.  Check it out: https://toronto.citynews.ca/video/2024/04/11/faith-leaders-and-police-hold-prayer-walk/ I’d like to highlight some things that stuck out to me: The Scriptures say: It is written: “‘As surely as I live,’ says the Lord, ‘every knee will bow before me; every tongue…

When Jerry & Dorothy spoke, they shared a verse with the Church that has changed and continues to change their perspective in life as they walk in God’s purposes. “For nothing will be impossible with God.” Luke 1:37 (ESV) This verse has the ability to change your perspective from what we think we know to what God knows. It moves us from relying on what we see to what God sees. It propels us to place our faith and hope…

On Sunday we heard from Perry Soh on his experiences with Patient Endurance. One of the things that stood out to me was when he reminded us of Jesus’ experience in the wilderness.  In Matthew 4 it says “Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil.” Not only was Jesus being tempted by the devil but he was also fasting for forty days and forty nights. As mentioned in Matthew 4:2, “After…

One of the things Donna was speaking over the church in her INTRO (not even the main message) was sensing that God is expanding and increasing our capacity. She shared that this expansion and increase happens on the inside of us. She offered up a new definition of joy: being an internal experience, a delight of simply being in someone’s presence. She challenged us to intentionally rejoice in this season of patient endurance. Not only that, but we rejoice in…

One of the things God has been speaking to me after my January fast was the importance of moving forward. Moving forward is a natural process in the journey of life, and I would like to suggest to you that it is how we are designed as humans. Take a look at your feet. If they are crossed, position them flat on the ground. Tell me which direction they are pointing? For most people, their feet are pointed straight. Our…

How’s your fast going? Is it difficult? If your answer is yes, I think you’re on the right track. During this year’s fast, the Holy Spirit has been revealing to me that I am going through a change in my body, mind and spirit. I felt the Lord tell me that I was going through Spiritual Ketosis.  For those of you who don’t know what Ketosis is, it is a metabolic state that occurs when your body burns fat for…

The theme for this year, 2024, is Patient Endurance. I’m not gonna lie to you and say that I was excited to hear about this year’s journey. I’m not too sure what it will all entail but it doesn’t sound like it’s going to be easy, nor does it sound like it’s going to be fun. When I was thinking about patient endurance, I thought about an analogy of what patient endurance may look like. Imagine on Christmas day you…

As someone who is goal-oriented, one of the first things I do in a new season and/or new year is to come up with a set of goals that I can work towards. Setting goals has been a very useful tool for me in many areas of my life from my physical goals – getting into shape and eating healthy, mental goals – reading more and taking time out of my day to sit and think, emotional goals – becoming…