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Here is the Love your neighbor monthly tip – Sing Christmas carols with neighbors at a nursing home or senior center

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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!!

Our tip for this month is sing Christmas carols with neighbors at a nursing home or senior center! Watch the video with some tips on that!

Hi our friend

First of all we want to wish you a happy and blessed first of Advent week!! The first candle symbolizes hope which is something so important in every area of our life. Spend some time this week to think about true hope only God can bring.

If I would have to title this week I would call it the week of the meetings. All of the meetings were good and productive which is wonderful. I really love those times to be able to help others but also get help and advice from others. It is such a blessing to walk with others and also see all the different giftings God gave each of them and us in use.

Also as mentioned in our monthly love your neigh or tip, lets bring some joy this Christmas season by singing Christmas carols with neighbors at a nursing home or senior center

God bless you

Markus and Jen

 

 

Redemption Part 3: Mary or how God partners with ordinary people

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We are in Week 3 in our Series on Redemption and this week its all about Mary and how God partners with ordinary people. Be encouraged through her story! Here is the bible part to read for you Luke 1.26-38 and Matthew 1.18-25.

Hi our friend

How was your Thanksgiving? We hope wonderful!!

Thanksgiving is such a special day to celebrate with family. But being family doesn’t have to be limited to people that are related by blood. It can be people that are neighbors, friends, church community and many others that can be included in that. When I look at our thanksgiving table that is exactly what I am seeing. I see a friend from the service industry, neighbors and others we know in the neighborhood. And we have to say we are thankful for all of them. Our blood family being far away doesn’t mean that we don’t have family here. We have it through each of them. Are you having family like that in your neighborhood? If not, let’s get started and build relationships with your neighbors, so next year you do. If you need help to get started, we would love to help you get started. Get in touch with us or just simply follow our weekly tips on how on Facebook or Instagram.

Also ask yourself this week this question: Are you willing to partner with God like Mary when he shares with you how he wants to use you and your life?

God bless you

Markus, Jen and Caleb

 

Redemption Part 2 Redemption from Circumstances

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If you missed last week here is a little intro to our series:I love how God is the God of redemption. Over this next season we will talk more about that through our new Series on Redemption. We will start off with some of the why and also some Redemption in the Old Testament, then move into the Christmas story, then a bit into Jesus’ life here on earth and then go towards Easter with everything that happened around that time. After watching each of the videos we want to encourage you to think about how God wants to partner with you to bring His Redemption to people in your neighborhood, workplace, school etc. Be inspired and encouraged through this Series. This week we are talking about how God brings Redemption of Circumstances for his people in the Old Testament. You can read the stories in the whole old testament.

Hi our friend

First of all we want to wish you a happy Thanksgiving! We hope you are going to have a wonderful time with family and friends! Thanksgiving is one of the celebrations were food and great conversations are so plenty. We are excited for a wonderful time with our neighbor friends and are so thankful for each of them. What are you thankful for this season?

Also let’s spend some time thinking about (watch video blog on top) where we mainly ask God for deliverance from circumstances and then forget about him in our own life? Let us ask Him to help us grow in our relationship with Him in all circumstances!

God bless you

Markus, Jen and Caleb

Redemption Part 1 Why is Redemption needed

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I love how God is the God of redemption. Over this next season we will talk more about that through our new Series on Redemption. We will start off with some of the why and also some Redemption in the Old Testament, then move into the Christmas story, then a bit into Jesus’ life here on earth and then go towards Easter with everything that happened around that time. After watching each of the videos we want to encourage you to think about how God wants to partner with you to bring His Redemption to people in your neighborhood, workplace, school etc. Be inspired and encouraged through this Series. This week we are starting off with Why Redemption is needed in first place! For that, we are going back all the way to the beginning. You can read the story in Genesis 1-3.

 

Hi our friend

How are you?

We hope you had a wonderful week! One of the things I do every week is to join a zoom prayer meeting with different people from our church. Its always wonderful to pray together for things going on in our city, neighborhoods and the world. We also had a really encouraging meeting this week which affirmed a lot of the direction we are going. In the coming week we start to plan for our Thanksgiving meal which will be a lot of fun. What are you doing for Thanksgiving? Are you planning to have neighbors over for it?

Also are you ready to work together with God in His redemption plan we talked about in the video?

God bless you

Markus, Jen and Caleb

Here is the Love your neighbor monthly tip – Compliment the first 3 neighbors that you see today

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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!!

Our tip for this month is Compliment the first 3 neighbors that you see today! Watch the video with some tips on that!

Hi our friend

How are you?

Caleb and I sadly had some health setbacks this week and didn’t recover fully yet as we hoped for. The sickness seems to really hold on and not wanting to leave. Please keep praying with us for its soon departure!  I was able to keep working on things from bed and could join meetings also that way which was a blessing. Jen has been the best nurse for both of us during that time.

I don’t know if you saw the blog we wrote a wall ago or heard but the Founder of YWAM Loren Cunningham passed away at the beginning of October. Last night they had a beautiful Celebration of life for him that was so encouraging and inspiring. We want to encourage you to watch the recoding of it and be inspired how God used this man to touch many many lives including Jens and mine! watch at https://lorencunningham.com/

Like we said int the video, its always nice to get a compliment right? So lets all do the tip for this month and give a compliment to the first 3 neighbors we see!

God bless you

Markus and Jen