Monthly Archives: January 2022

Generations

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This video blog is about Generations and how things are affected by the wrong perspective we learned! Be inspired!!

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How are you?

This week we got to spend time over a lunch with an older friend from the neighborhood. It is always so special to hear about his life and how everything looked like when he was young and also see the world through his eyes of poetry. One of the big things in loving others is listening to them. We want to encourage you this week to listen to a neighbor and their heart.

Also don’t forget to ask God this week what he wants you to keep from generations before and what to get rid of!

God bless you

Markus and Jen

Stories to think about – Timothy a spiritual Son

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Todays story is about Timothy and how he was a spiritual son to Paul! Be encouraged through that story!

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How are you?

Our vacation was wonderful. We feel refreshed and also really enjoyed the snow, something we don’t really get in San Francisco. After we got back, I started to pray and prepare for a message for an online service in Germany. Pray with me that God will put the right words in my mouth when I record it this week and that everyone who watches it will be encouraged and inspired. Thank you so much!!

And as we we saw in the video above in Timothy and maybe our own life that not all of us had fathers that taught us about God. That is why spiritual fathers are so important. Ask God in prayer and yourself who you could be a spiritual son to and then ask if they could adopt you in that way!

God bless you

Markus and Jen

A journey through the bible the book of Nehemiah

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The book of Nehemiah is right after the time of Ezra and he is also going back to rebuild but he rebuilds the city. But Nehemiah was in a different job position then Ezra, he was a governor, a political leader. Be inspired by the video introduction into the book and of course then by reading it too!!

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How was your week? We hope wonderful!!!

We are out for a vacation so no new update this week!

But as you saw on the top we still keep going on our journey through the bible! And as you saw in Nehemiah, God is using people in the position they are in. He wants to use you too!!

God bless you

Markus Jen und Caleb

 

Here is the Love your neighbor monthly tip – Research the history of your neighborhood or ask an older person

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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 research the history of your neighborhood! Watch the video with some tips on that!

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We hope you had a wonderful first week in 2022. We are excited for the things God will do this year. One of the things we will start doing in February is having a monthly love your neighbor conversation. We will talk each month with each other on zoom about how we can love our neighbor better and talk about challenges we face in that and how we can overcome them. Stay tuned for details!!

On that note don’t forget to do this month’s love your neighbor tip and research the history of your neighborhood! If you haven’t, watch the video with some tips! It will help you to understand your neighborhood a lot better!

God bless you

Markus, Jen and Caleb

A journey through the bible 1 and 2nd Timothy

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The letter Paul wrote to Timothy are so full of good things to learn. I could only put a few of them into this video so be inspired by this short intro into these letters.

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We hope you had a wonderful start into 2022! Isnt it exciting to have a brandnew year with many ways to love our neighbors and also grow closer to our loving father God right ahead of us. We are excited to see what God has in store for all of us in this new year. We are praying for a wonderful start for you!!

Also don’t forget to spend time to read through the 2 letters to the Thessalonians. Getting in Gods word is always a wonderful and encouraging thing!!

Have a blessed new year!!

Markus, Jen and Caleb