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A journey though the bible The letters to the Thessalonians

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Let Paul encourage you through his letters to the Thessalonians.  With this video, we will give you a view into the books. Be encouraged.

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How was your week?

Our family has been fighting a cold for a bit and now it was my turn to get it. But it will pass! Outside of that our week was good. I was able to encourage people online which is so needed in todays time. Jen got to connect with different Parents in the park and online and was able to encourage them. Caleb got to see a little puppy and was so happy. Not sure who was more excited him or the puppy. Babies and puppies are such a great way to get into a conversation!!

Have you thought more about how you can be a blessing to a neighbor during this christmas season? Jen and i will bake brownies and give them to our neighbors along with our christmas card. A simple thing but it brings so much joy to everyone who gets it. This is a great time to bless neighbors and also in return be blessed too!
Dont forget this week to spend time to read through the 2 letters Paul wrote to the Thessalonians!

God bless you

Markus and Jen

 

Stories to think about – Josiah a man who follows Gods heart and learns from Him

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Our story today is about Josiah and how he follows Gods heart and learns from Him! You can read the story in the book of 2. Chronicles 34-35

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How are you?

 

Think about where you learned something contrary to the bible in the past and ask God to teach you new!

God bless you

Markus and Jen

An upside down Kingdom

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Todays blog is about an upside down Kingdom. Be encouraged!!

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First of all happy Thanksgiving. We hope you get to enjoy some really good family time and food this week and feel stuffed like the turkey at the end :). Special days like Thanksgiving are a great way to bring people together. We used to set up many tables together in our little apartment and fit as many people as we could and everyone always felt encouraged in that time. Last year we had to make a change cause of covid and Everyone picked up their Thanksgiving meal and then we met up on zoom with each other. It was wonderful. We want to encourage you to use these upcoming Christmas season to bring neighbors together, online or in person.

And don’t forget to ask yourself where does God challenge you to think different?

God bless you

Markus and Jen

A journey through the bible The Books of Chronicles

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This weeks blog is about the books of Chronicles and about the trust of those Kings. Be inspired!!

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We hope your week was wonderful!!!

The last week I would call a people week. I cant remember the last time i got in touch with that many people in one week. So many different conversations and times together were wonderful. Times with a listening ear, an encouraging word, inspiration and helping hand, last week had it all. And the greatest thing is that in each of those interactions everyone left encouraged. Especially in this season everyone needs others. Be one or multiple of those things things to your neighbors and see how it will also be a blessing to you!! Let us all shine the light of Jesus through our lives in times that are dark for many!

Like we talked about in todays video blog,  ask God to show you the areas in your life where you haven’t let him in yet and invite him into those and trust him!

God bless you

Markus and Jen

Here is the Love your neighbor monthly tip – Invite a neighbor who is alone over for thanksgiving or another time

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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 to invite a neighbor that has nowhere to go for thanksgiving! Watch the video with some tips on that!

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We hope your week was a good one!! We are already in November and soon Thanksgiving and Christmas are here. A great season to connect with your neighbors and bless and love on them. After we hosted the love your neighbor workshop last weekend one of the participants wrote on the love your neighbor social network that she had so many conversations with neighbors since. I think one of the big things is that we start thinking about them and intentionally connect. Pick this week 2 neighbors and start regularly praying for them and connect with them intentionally. Build a genuine relationship with them and watch what God does through it!

Also remember our monthly love your neighbor tip and think about who of your neighbors are you gonna invite? I promise you whichever one it is you will bring joy to that person!

God bless you

Markus and Jen