Posts by Gabriel Wee (Page 6)

We had the wonderful privilege of having Donna Parachin of Unstoppable Blessings come and speak to the church family. As she was preaching there were so many moments where the Holy Spirit gripped my heart. One of those “gems” as we like to call it on the Pastoral Team, is the line “The Blessing is in the Breaking”. As Donna spoke from Mark 6 (feeding the 5000), the 5 loaves and 2 fish became a miracle when Jesus had given…

2022 was the first year we have ever budgeted a deficit. We anticipated spending $75,000 more than we thought would come into the house. For all you financial gurus out there – that’s not good. For those who have no idea, it is not a good idea to consistently live at a deficit. In listening prayer and trying to be sensitive to the Holy Spirit – the Lord put on my heart the water wells. Thus, the 1st deficit budget at Lifespring since 2015…

Kingdom Parenting – Always Learning Being a Kingdom Parent is a life-long, intentional journey of learning. Growing from your mistakes, being humble to recognize errors, and finding God in every situation. Here are a few things that I have learned about parenting: 1.       Open Palm:“Everything comes from You, and we have given You only what comes from Your hand.”1 Chronicles 29:14. Everything we have is the Lord’s – our job, our health, our wealth and even our family. It all comes…

Another amazing and Spirit-filled Sunday! Thank you to Abby for sharing her testimony on becoming an intern at Lifespring and for Ada & Rodney (mainly Ada) speaking to the church family! As Ada shared how Jesus – the greatest Kingdom Parent – cared for others, she focused on how he did so in a holistic way. Caring for the human development in 5 significant areas: Jesus1. Physical Jesus met the physical needs of the people – feeding and healing 2. CognitiveJesus…

This past Sunday we got to hear from 2 people that have personally made a big impact in my own life. Joe Chong and Alvin Koh. They shared amazing testimonies and experiences of how God used people in their lives to shape who they have become today. Joe shared of how Aunty Gracie would drive and care for him. She would make sure he knew that God loved him. She provided pastoral care and imparted in him how to be…

As we inquired and sought the Lord for His will for the church family in 2023, He put on our hearts Kingdom Parenting. I wish I could tell you exactly what this means and the 5 steps to accomplishment this assignment – but the reality is that as we learn and grow in Kingdom Parenting, the Lord will reveal aspects, tools, insights, for us to grow in it. Whenever there is a God-given Purpose there will always be God-given Provision.…

2022 was full of amazing accomplishments through the action and generosity of the Lifespring family. Whether it was through the raising of over $75,000 for the water wells, giving over $15,000 for Ukraine Relief, and even giving over $20,000 to the Neighbourlink food bank – God truly showed us that we were blessed to be a blessing. Yet as I reflected on all the amazing things God has done in us, through us, and around us in 2022 – I…

As I was preparing for this Sunday’s message about 2022, I read in my journal that 1 year ago at this exact time, the world went into another lockdown due to Covid-19 Omicron. It seems so long ago, but it was a mere 12 months ago! Reflecting on 2022 helped me remember that in the midst of all that happened and in the midst of all the changes and swings that occur – our constant anchor in life is Jesus.…

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…

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…

If you did not get a chance to hear Jon Koh speak yesterday, please take a listen: https://youtu.be/4fbw9HDxlOg?t=2248 There are many gems and much wisdom that can be gleaned, but today I want the entire church family to hear Jon & Brenda’s heart in our lead up to these moments: At our last AGM, I asked that every leader (Elders, Board of Directors, Deacons) engage in listening prayer to hear from God if they were in the right position. The…

Growing up in this church, I always saw people put money into a little plate – my parents would give me loonies to put in the offering plate – sometimes I did, sometimes it ended up in my pocket. It became routine as a child. In fact, the entire reason we do what we do for the children today is for that very reason – to model and teach our children the very basics of tithing – give to God.…