Posts by Jerry Chee (Page 6)

Dear LifeSpring Family, I have been trying to keep up with the young ones on the pastoral team in the area of scripture memory. It has not been an easy task. Dorothy has been my biggest and sadly, only cheerleader. She does not use Google calendar or for that matter, any written or electronic calendar. She remembers every appointment mentally in her head. So when I commented that I will be a good team player and memorize scripture along with…

Dear LifeSpring Family, “For as often as you eat this bread and drink the cup, you proclaim the Lord’s death until He comes.” 1 Corinthians 11:26 We thank our Lord Jesus Christ that while we wait expectantly for His return, we are reminded that He is our propitiator and actively interceding and advocating for us. While there is an overlap between an intercessor and an advocate, there is also a difference. In general terms, intercession means that a third party…

Dear LifeSpring Family, “Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath” Eph. 4:26 KJV Recently, I have been listening to Tim Keller’s podcast from his early days as the pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Manhattan, New York. The podcast I was listening to was his preaching series on the book of Ephesians. I found that this particular sermon on the emotion of anger spoke to me and challenged my beliefs. Pastor Keller…

Dear LifeSpring Family As mentioned before, Dorothy and I are participating in Power To Change’s fasting during this season of Lent. Today is day 21 of the fast and the reminder to us is the need to relax in the Lord.  “So then, there remains a Sabbath rest for the people of God, for whoever has entered God’s rest has also rested from his works as God did from his. Hebrews 4:9-10 ESV God wants you to enjoy what is called a “Sabbath rest,” which is taking time to step away from the daily schedule and have some down time with Him. Some people spend part of…

Dear LifeSpring Family, Dorothy and I are responding to P2C’s call to prayer and fasting for this 40 Days of Lent. I did not know that the 40 Days of Lent does not include Sundays. Below is the first Sunday of Lent devotions from CRU International. It’s Sunday — a day to rest. Did you know that ever since Jesus died and rose again, each Sunday is like a mini Easter? In addition to resting, like God commanded in the Old…

Dear LifeSpring Family, As I am writing this devotion, my thoughts wander to what is happening in Ottawa. To the residents of Ottawa and to the protestors in Ottawa. I am also reminded of the passage in Joshua 5:13-15 that Pastor Alvin shared with us in our weekly MissionGTA prayer meeting. 13 And then this, while Joshua was there near Jericho: He looked up and saw right in front of him a man standing, holding his drawn sword. Joshua stepped…

Dear LifeSpring Family, I was challenged by Jon Koh’s Sunday sermon and by Gabe’s devotional this past Monday. Looking out from the window of my home, I can feel the chill of winter and see the mounds of snow. My mind starts to drift with the understanding that time and tide wait for no one. Winter weather affords much time for reflection. How does one keep the fire burning? This Prayer of Sir Francis Drake is worth contemplating: Disturb us,…

Dear LifeSpring Family, Recently, Pastor Alvin forwarded a video teaching series by Donna Jordan to me and several others. Donna Jordan is a “mother” in the YWAM Movement. She along with her husband are senior leaders in the YWAM organization. There are 11 YouTube videos of Donna teaching on several topics. Her teaching on video number 4 is entitled, The Basic Right of Every Believer; Knowing and Hearing the voice of God. I was encouraged and challenged to hear her…

Dear LifeSpring Family, A few days ago, I was revisiting this liturgy for Seasons of Uncertainty. It helped me to center myself on our true North, our Lord Jesus Christ. Praying that we are taking this one step backward in the COVID situation in order to take two steps forward. Listen to what Holy Spirit wants to say to you as you meditate on this prayer below with our heavenly Father. In the midst of whatever follows, O Lord,let me…

Dear LifeSpring Family, Happy New Year to 2022!!! Happy because of 1 Corinthians 11:23-26: 23 For I received from the Lord what I also delivered to you, that the Lord Jesus on the night when he was betrayed took bread, 24 and when he had given thanks, he broke it, and said, “This is my body, which is for you. Do this; in remembrance of me.” 25 In the same way also he took the cup, after supper, saying, “This…

Jesus Made Every EffortFor You!!! The Temptation of Jesus4 Then Jesus was led up by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. 2 And after fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. 3 And the tempter came and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command these stones to become loaves of bread.” 4 But he answered, “It is written, “‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word…

Dear LifeSpring Family, The speaker at Power To Change chapel last week spoke on Luke 17:11-19. Most of us are familiar with this passage of our Lord Jesus Christ healing the ten lepers.  Jesus Cleanses Ten Lepers11 On the way to Jerusalem he was passing along between Samaria and Galilee. 12 And as he entered a village, he was met by ten lepers,[a] who stood at a distance 13 and lifted up their voices, saying, “Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.” 14 When he saw them he said to…