Devotions (Page 28)

A few weeks ago at Intercession, Rodney led us all to consider our dreams. Not like… the ones we see in our sleep at night, but the ones we hold close to our hearts; the ones that often get buried beneath the realities of life. I had joined Intercession that night, straight out of a discouraging planning meeting about the Willowdale Christmas Market. Our planning team seemed to be divided and everyone had questions, comments and concerns… but nobody seemed…

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…

Matt 6:31-33Therefore, don’t worry and say, ‘What are we going to eat?’ or ‘What are we going to drink?’ or ‘What are we going to wear?’ Gentiles long for all these things. Your heavenly Father knows that you need them. Instead, desire first and foremost God’s kingdom and God’s righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well. Last Sunday, we heard a message from Gabe about tithing and how it connects to our identity as Kingdom…

After listening to Gabe’s message last week, I was reminded of all the benefits that I have as a Canadian citizen. Some in which I didn’t even think were benefits until I realized that other countries would charge you for those same benefits in their country. I couldn’t help but think about what were some of the Kingdom’s benefits of being a Christian and a Son of the living God? What were some things that I was missing out on…

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.…

Dear LifeSpring Family This past weekend Dorothy and I had the privilege of serving God and 106 couples at Deerhurst Resort in Huntsville. We were a part of the team of FamilyLife Canada at our Weekend Getaway event. The Lord reminded me of my need of seeking and granting forgiveness in my marriage relationship. The verse from Colossians 3:13 (TLB) reminds me of this. “Be gentle and ready to forgive; never hold grudges. Remember, the Lord forgave you, so you…

One night a man had a dream… He dreamed he was walking along the beach with the LORD.Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. For each scene he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand: one belonging to him, and the other to the LORD. When the last scene of his life flashed before him, he looked back at the footprints in the sand.He noticed that many times along the path of his life there was only one…

We had an amazing privilege to hear from Missionaries that Lifespring has partnered with for many years. Not everyone would know them, but everyone in this church family has sowed into them. Thailand Missionaries: Suwit, Dong & ZippyThey serve in a nation that consists of 93% Buddhist and >1% Christian As they shared, I felt the Lord wanted to highlight a testimony:10 years ago there was a flood that devastated the region. It was a crisis and they had faced…

But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness.” So, I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may dwell in me. 2 Corinthians 12:9 Years ago, I started a simple document on my phone that lists all of the important Bible verses that I’ve tried to commit to memory. These days, that list is filled with church memory verses that we do…

As I was spending time journaling, one of the things that God brought to my attention was the idea of transferable skills. Transferable skills are skills that you possess that can be transferred from one job to the next and even to different areas of life. Many of us possess skills in areas of our lives that have the ability to transfer from one area to another. For example, some of the skills I learned in working out over the…

Dear LifeSpring Family, I am sure that many of you were thinking the same thought yesterday as we listened to Alex Soon’s testimony. “I thought I knew Alex Soon but apparently not”. His testimony reminded me of the truth in God’s word in 2 Corinthians 5:21. For our sake he made him to be sin who knew no sin, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God. The righteousness of our Lord Jesus Christ was and is…

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…