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First of all we want to wish you a blessed Easter!! We hope you get to celebrate the resurrection of our Saviour!!
Let Jesus be your example in doing the fathers will and not our own!
God bless you
Markus and Jen
Our Story today is about a young man who is ready to come home. You will find it in Luke 15.11-22
How are you?
Jen and i are getting ready for our little boy to arrive soon and are wrapping up all things that need to get done before and also rest a bit before he comes. God really helped us in this season to focus on the right priorities and guided us to get them done. Its so good beeing led by our loving father. Very fitting to our blog video this week as well.
SO dont forget to think this week about your perspective of God, do you see him as the loving Father who wants his child to come home or as the one who can’t wait to punish you? Read the story of the Prodigal son and let God show you his true heart for you!
God bless you
Markus and Jen
When Israel left Egypt they became a new society in a sense. But to have a society work well together and live under Gods ways you have to have rules and leaders that live them. The book of Leviticus is talking about that. It also laid a healthy foundation for the people that were exposed and shaped by not the not most godly things in Egypt. Be inspired by it!
How was your week?
Jen and i had a good one here in SF. This week we had another one of our virtual dinners and it was such a wonderful time for everyone. We all felt encouraged through the wonderful conversation and time with each other. We also started to plan a love your neighbor workshop with a chinese church in the bay area for June a time after our son arrived! Its exciting to see how God is really inspiring people in more and more places to love their neighbor than ever before. We also want to encourage you to keep loving your neighbor where you are!!!
Also here is a question to ponder on for this weeks bible book Leviticus. How do you see in our society things that are not really following Gods heart and how can you bring change by living in his truth? Let God speak to you how you can influence for the good.
God bless you
Markus and Jen
Why is it important?
When Jesus called us to love our neighbor, he gave us a task that is possible for each one of us and is also a blessing for each one of us. Many people around us might feel isolated or don’t feel a sense of belonging (maybe including us), and each one of us can bring change to that. You will see how loving your neighbor will change those things and also the relationships but also how it will give you a greater love for the people around you. It will leave a great impact and it builds a strong and lasting community for your neighbors and you as well to just name a few things. When I think back to last year and how the pandemic affected everyone around the world we saw more and more 1. the need of bringing God’s love to our local places and 2. How important it is to be connected with our neighbors. We got reminded of the call from Jesus also because our neighborhoods were the only places we could go to. So let’s all do this together starting today to take Jesus seriously and love our neighbor. We will give you a monthly tip with how to establish that relationship and love your neighbors in a practical way and then we will all put it into action with the neighbors right around us. And then watch how over time your neighborhood will change! You, me, and all of us can do it so let’s do it!!
This month we start to pray for our neighbors! Watch the video with some tips on that!
How are you?
We hope you had a wonderful week. Here in San Francisco things start to slowly open up again which is a blessing for many businesses in our neighborhood. Even so community still mostly happens through zoom. During the last week we had some wonderful times to connect with others even with neighbors that moved away quite a few years ago. Like i said before technology can be a blessing. Community doesnt have to stop it just has to look different. Join us in praying for this reeoping season and that people can connect with each other again in a safe way!
Alsodon’t forget to pray for your neighbors and add them to your Prayer list!
God bless you
Markus and Jen
We are on the third months of our bible journey and this month we are looking at the gospel of Luke. Be encouraged and inspired!
How was your week?
Jen and i had a wonderful week here in SF. 2 of our neighbor friends planned a wonderful baby shower for us. We stood on our balcony and neighbors socially distanced on the street in front of the building and we got to celebrate together. It was amazing. It was so wonderful to see what a wonderful community now exists on our hill. During our week we were also able to encourage different people which is also a blessing. We want to encourage you to find 2 people this week that you will encourage!!
Also dont forget to read this week through the book of Luke and be encouraged and inspired!!
God bless you
Markus and Jen