Devotions (Page 36)

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…

When I think about the life of Jesus, there are many words that come to mind when describing how he lived, like sincere, kind, pure, willing, humble etc. But when I was thinking about His life the word Audacity came to me. As I sat with the word and looked up its definitions, I could understand how Jesus would have been viewed as Audacious during the time he was living in. For readers, the definitions of Audacity I’m referring to…

GOD is Faithful and HIS Grace is more than sufficient. PS 23:3 – He leads me in the paths of righteousnessFor His name’s sake. NKJV Firstly, I want to comment all those wonderful and marvelous devotions that were written every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. There are so many “gold nuggets” to be found in those writings. I really appreciate the creative funny captions on those Photos. They bring smiles and laughter for the day. Thanks Andrew. Keep up the good…

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,…

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent… unless you count Shrove Tuesday (the day we eat pancakes for dinner :P) As a church we just finished a month-long fast in January, but Lent is a 40-day fast that the Global Church participates in together. The premise of Ash Wednesday is to bring our attention back towards the cross in a new way. We consider the fact that from dust we were made and to dust we will one day return……

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…

With the current climate of the Russian and Ukraine Conflict, we have been responding the best way we know how – Prayer. We might not have all the strategies, resources, and abilities, or even influence that could perhaps make a difference but we do know a God who does all those things and is all those things. At Lifespring, most of us know first hand how powerful prayer is any situation we present to God. So when presented with a…

With Family Day just a couple days behind us, I’m finding myself reflecting on family much more than usual. Within my own immediate family there are some pretty significant changes up ahead as my parents prepare to move to Finland. My sister and I have our own places and, in a mystery that Little Laura never could have anticipated, we’re in our thirties and our family unit is back to being “just the four of us”. And it is beautiful…

When God created man, He created us in 3 parts: BodyOur bodies are made of dirt. From dirt we are made, to dirt we will return. SoulThe soul consists of your mind (conscious & sub conscious thoughts), your will (power to choose – decision making), and your emotions (feelings). The soul is the mediator between body and spirit – everything passes through the soul. SpiritOur spirit is what is resurrected when we receive Jesus as our Lord and Saviour. Our…

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…

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…

Love has been one of the most impactful things in my life, to the point that it has single handedly changed me and I will never be the same. Growing up I never had a clear vision of what love was and what it looked like so I turned to places where Love was talked about openly – Social Media. As a Church, I believe that we have developed a culture where love is second nature to us because of…