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A journey through the bible the book of Ephesians

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Today we want to look a bit at the book of Ephesians. Have fun and be inspired

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How was your week?

We had a wonderful sunny week here in San Francisco which made us able to go outside a few times which is awesome!!

We also started this week the 21 day Love your Neighbor challenge with the church we did the workshop last weekend and it is exciting to see how excited everyone is in participating. We give a daily tip on how to do it and they get started. The goal is to help everyone to making it a habit. It’s amazing what impact that can leave in the different neighborhoods. We will do another Love your neighbor Zoom workshop in the near future and would love for you to join! Send us a quick email that you are interested and we will send you details! Also the love your neighbor social network is growing which is exciting too. Outside of all the online things we got to also connect with people outside through lunch and walks which was a real blessing.

Also remember this week to read the book of Ephesians and be inspired.

God bless you

Markus and Jen

 

The fear of missing out on something

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Today we want to talk about the fear of missing out on something. Be inspired!

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How was your week?

Its exciting to see how God keep opening doors to teach and encourage others in loving their neighbor. On Saturday we were invited to host a love your neighbor workshop at a church in the bay area and it was a wonderful time. Pray with us that each of the participants will apply what they learned about loving their neighbor right away into their life, while they do our after workshop 21 day challenge with their church. In the challenge they get a practical tip daily on how to love their neighbor, with different ways to do it, so they can put it right away into action. We also had a wonderful time with the twice a year YWAM bay area review and evaluation which was as usual encouraging. Its so good to hear from others and get some outside perspective.

We are also enjoying as a family the beautiful sunny weather we have right now to go on walks together.

Also dont forget the encouragment from the video above and start this week to commit and enjoy and not fear to miss out.

God bless you

Markus and Jen

 

Stories to think about – Ruth going to a foreign land

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Our story today is about a lady name Ruth and going to a foreign land! You can read the story in the book of Ruth!

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During this last week we spend extra time praying for all the major things going on in the world that affect so many people. If it’s the flooding in Germany, the Afghanistan situation or the drought in different parts of the world that affects many. Often its hard for us to make a physical difference at the affected location since its often far away. But through prayer and giving we can stand with the people there even if they are far away. Ask God this week what your role is in bringing change into places of struggle in this world and how you can make a difference from where you are!! Let God guide you in that!!

Also along with the story of Ruth ask yourself where did God call you to? It doesn’t matter where, just follow him and trust that he will provide for you!

God bless you

Markus and Jen

 

Stories to think about – Gideon the man who knocks down idols

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Our story today is about a man named Gideon, the man who knocks down idols! You can read his story in Judges 6!

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How are you?

Connecting with others is always a blessing and this week was full of them. Jen and I both got to connect with people at different times during the week and we both just loved it. When we spend time with others we get to hear different perspectives and see a different side of Gods heart through others since he made each of us unique. Spend some time this week with others, learn from each other and be encouraged!!

Caleb also brings a lot of joy to us every week. He just recently started to laugh which is awesome. We just love this little boy.

At the beginning of the blog you got to watch the video of Gideon.  I love the story of Gideon and his heart for God and how he got rid of that idol. Ask yourself this week what idols God wants you to knock down in your life!

God bless you

Markus and Jen

A journey through the bible 1 and 2 Corinthians

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Today I want to share with you a few nuggets out of the books of Corinthians. I love those letters since they give in such a simple way many foundations for many life areas! Be encouraged!!

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All of us need community us included. And over the years we started to build it in different places like our neighborhood, YWAM and our church. One of them as an example is our church small group and we just have to say we love our church small group. It’s always so wonderful to connect with each other (still on zoom) and encourage each other. Our group is small but everyone became family to each other. This happened over time not in a moment. But its time well spend! We want to encourage you to invest time into relationships with people in your church, your neighbors and maybe work colleagues. It will take some effort on your side first but the blessing you and everyone involved gets out of it outweighs all of that! Start today

Also don’t forget to read the book of 1.-2. Corinthians and let Holy Spirit show you what things are important from it for your life right now!

God bless you

Markus and Jen