Posts by Ryan Seow (Page 6)

When Pharaoh let the people go, God didn’t lead them by way of the land of the Philistines, even though that was the shorter route. God thought, ‘If the people have to fight and face war, they will run back to Egypt’. So God led the people by the roundabout way of the Reed Sea desert….   The Lord went in front of them during the day in a column of cloud to guide them and at night in a…

Then the righteous will answer him, “Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink? When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?” The King will reply, “Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did…

Search me, O God, and know my heart;test me and know my anxious thoughts.Point out anything in me that offends you,and lead me along the path of everlasting life. Psalm 139: 23-24 When my Lifegroup last met, we worked through a session in discipleship level 2 about persevering through suffering and trials. As we each shared insights from the lesson, one topic that came up was the idea of asking God “why” questions. At certain times in our lives, we…

This past spring, the church family memorized 1 John 3:16-18 for our quarterly memory verse. During the month of September, the pastoral team has also been fasting together as we do listening prayer to prepare for the new year in January. As I spent some time thinking about the new year, the memory verse above from 1 John 3 came to mind. I think this verse gives us some clues about what God is up to in the Lifespring family,…

It was wonderful to be with Ray, Kevin, and Andrea last Sunday as they took the step to be baptized and publicly declare their faith and commitment to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. It was great to see so many faces old and new as we celebrated this major step in their lives and gathered with friends and family. One of my favorite parts of the baptism were the testimonies that Ray, Kevin, and Andrea shared. There was so…

It’s great to be back at Lifespring! As many of you know, I took a leave of absence from my duties on staff at the church from May to August in order to work on finishing my dissertation (read about that here: https://www.life-spring.org/making-every-effort/). I can gladly say that I now have just over 175 pages of my dissertation written, out of a total of around 225 pages. I’ll be sending a more detailed update and thank-you to the church family…

As many of you have heard, from May to August I’ll be taking a leave of absence from my staff position at Lifespring to finish my PhD program (watch the announcement here: https://youtu.be/PhduQxbe9bw?t=2503). I’m glad for the leadership team being willing to let me take this time off to finish what God had put on my heart years ago, and I’m encouraged by the support of people in the Lifespring family who are praying for me and even taking some…

April already! As the weather warms up and flowers and trees start blooming, we are without a doubt entering a new season. This time of year marks a nice transition as we start putting away winter gear and put on our fall jackets, in anticipation for warmer weather ahead. Along with the seasons changing, April is also the time of Easter this year. Easter weekend shares a lot of similarities with this idea of the seasons changing. Easter is about…

Luke 15: 22-24–“But the father said to his servants, ‘Quickly, bring out the best robe and put it on him! Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet! Fetch the fattened calf and slaughter it. We must celebrate with feasting because this son of mine was dead and has come back to life! He was lost and is found!’ And they began to celebrate.” Last Sunday we were blessed to have Donna speak and share some of…

1 John 3: 16-18: “This is how we know what love is: Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. And we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters. If anyone has material possessions and sees a brother or sister in need but has no pity on them, how can the love of God be in that person? Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth.” Since 2019,…

Earlier this week, my school (Fuller) put out a call to prayer for Ukraine. This call to prayer helped to guide and inspire my own prayers, and hopefully you find it helpful as well as you pray for the ongoing crisis. Here are some parts: “Tragically, human beings are inclined toward war. We see it again vividly and tragically unfolding in Ukraine with Russia’s invasion. We remember all in our community whose own lives, or those of family and friends,…

1 Chronicles 16:34: “Give thanks to the Lord because he is good, because his faithful love endures forever.” Since the beginning of the year, we’ve been hearing testimonies from our speakers at church. Personally, I’ve really enjoyed hearing the stories of how God has worked in the lives of people at Life-Spring, and the different places we come from. I think everyone in Life-Spring has a testimony to share, no matter what your background is. We all have a story…