Posts by Gabriel Wee (Page 8)

When I married Karyne, I told her I was a great boyfriend, but I had no idea how to be a husband. When I became a father to Justus, I didn’t tell him – but the same rule applied, I had no idea what it meant to be a father. Ignorance often results in experimentation. Experimentation can lead to disaster. Imagine being on an island and seeing a brand new car for the very first time. You have no idea…

What a great privilege it was to have Leona Lee, our Chair of the Board of Directors, share with the church family. Her testimony, journey, and continued story is a testimony of loving God and making every effort to live it out daily. In our journey of maturity we begin to see the things that are not aligned to God (Psalm 139:23-24), we begin to be sensitive to His voice and his convictions of where we need to align with…

We had the privilege of hearing from Peggy Leung share her testimony and how God has been working in her family’s life. As Peggy was sharing, she showed a picture of the lifecycle of a butterfly and the different seasons of life (Caterpillar – Cocoon – Butterfly). And she said something that I felt the Lord wanted to highlight: “The caterpillar does not try to be the butterfly and the butterfly does not try to be the caterpillar”. How strange…

In 2018, our Hope Deacon – Joshua Wee – brought up the idea of giving winter & summer care packages. It was birthed when Josh saw a man asking for help at a routine red light. God gave him an idea that the church has adopted and will continue to adopt – to always have something to give, to simply care. As a confession, whenever I would see a person at a red light in need, my immediate reaction was…

Today I want to appreciate all you moms out there. Physical mama, spiritual mama, soon to be mama, one day mama – I actually want to appreciate every female in this house. If I ask you today why we appreciate the females in our lives – we could probably list 1000 things! We want to appreciate all the things you do – but not only do we want to appreciate the things our females do – more importantly we want…

What a priviledge it was to have our Deacon of Technology, Nick Chua, speak and share with the church family. As Nick shared his life journey he kept going back to a question deep within, Am I Worthy to be Loved? In the midst of youth and making bad decisions like being with friends who stole cars – am I worthy to be loved? In the days of growth, graduating from University, getting a job, having a salary – am…

This week the Lord has been convicting me of sins of commission (acts) and omission (not doing what I am supposed to do). To be entirely honest with the church family, it got me kind of down. I was disappointed in myself, I was wrestling with guilt, and all in all I felt what the Scripture describes as “downtrodden”. Yet God, in His loving mercy, brought me to this Scripture: 2 Corinthians 7:8-10Even if I caused you sorrow by my…

We had the privilege of having Lyndon Dojohn from GAiN come and speak to the Lifespring family for our Sunday Celebration. A man who has pastored for over 30 years and continues to love Jesus with his entire life. As Lyndon was sharing, he spoke a line that resonated with me: “Jesus came to disturb the comfortable and comfort the disturbed.” I felt God highlighting this line over and over and I just could not shake it. I felt that…

This past Sunday we had the privilege of having Grandma Donna come speak to the Lifespring family. A fitting close to grandparents’ month. She encouraged us and spoke prophetically into what God is doing in the house and where we need to grow to walk through the assignment. Maturing Faith & Maturing WisdomAs the family of Lifespring matures in our faith and wisdom, it will require journeying and walking together. Relationships that are not just horizontal, but vertical as well (generational).…

This month is our annual grandparents’ month here at Lifespring. We invite the grandparent generation to speak from the pulpit, we listen and learn from their experiences and we do our best to honour and thank them for being people who have shown and encouraged us to love God and love others. 1 Timothy 5:9-10No widow may be put on the list of widows unless she is over sixty, has been faithful to her husband, and is well known for…

What a privilege it is to have Perry Soh share with the church family. Perry & Catherine truly demonstrate what it means to Genuinely Love God and to Genuinely Care for Others. Their faithfulness over the years and their heart for the church inspires and pushes my family and I to be all that God has called us to be. As Perry was sharing yesterday, there were 3 slides that I felt the Lord highlight. As we focus on “For…

I want to thank the Elders, the Board of Directors, the Deacons, the Pastoral Team – 2021 finances is another year of faithfulness. Over the past 3 years we have been around the $500,000 tithing mark. Thank God for that. This shows that we have a strong and steady family – people who are committed and love this church – people who give their time, talent, and treasurers.  Christianity is at an all time low since Stats Can started tracking…