Author Archives: Markus

A journey through the bible the book of Colossians

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When people first come to faith, they need someone to guide them and give them direction, and that is exactly what Paul does in this book. With this video we will give you a view into the book. Be encouraged.

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How was your week?

We had a wonderful week here! We came back into everything with renewed strength after our vacation. It was wonderful to connect with different people this week; it was a real blessing. We also had our bay area meeting which was as usual encouraging.

On Saturday we taught the love your neighbor workshop for the first time on the love your neighbor social network. It was such an encouraging time for us and all the people that came. Its amazing to see how far God brought us over the years, and how he guided us in developing this tool for multiplication and keeping people with a heart for loving their neighbor connected. If you would like to do one of our workshops in the future send us an email and we will email you dates when they happen!!

Also dont forget to spend time this week to read through Colossians and let it be an inspiration and guide for you!

God bless you

Markus and Jen

 

Stories to think about – Salomon and the right request

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Our story today is about Salomon and about the right request! You can read the story in the book of 1. Kings 3.4-15!

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How are you?

We had a wonderful time on our vaccation and it was so refreshing to all of us. We didnt really know how much we needed the refreshment till we got it. Now we are back in San Francisco to some really rainy weather. We hope you had a wonderful week too!!

Dont forget this week to think about the them of this weeks blog and especially about what you would say if God asks you what you would like to have?

God bless you

Markus and Jen

 

A journey through the bible the books of 1&2 Kings

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The story of the tribes of Israel keeps going under the books of Kings and the leadership of different Kings. We hope this video will give you a little bit more inside into the books before you read it yourself. May it inspire and encourage you!

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How was your week?

Jen and I are so excited that we are able to go on a little vaca to our favorite spot lake Tahoe. Its the first time since Caleb was born for us to leave the city besides a day workshop I lead in August. We are super excited for some refreshing time. Before we left on Friday we got to say our Goodbyes to our neighbor and also wrap up a few things that still needed to get done. How was your week? Update us on your life with a short email sometime!!

And fitting to the blog, we pray that God will inspire you in a new way about leadership through the books of Kings!

God bless you

Markus and Jen

Here is the Love your neighbor monthly tip – Bake something for your neighbors

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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 bake something for your neighbors! Watch the video with some tips on that!

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How are you?

This week was sad and happy at the same time. First of we were able to have a bbq with 2 of our neighbors on our deck which was amazing! It felt more like normal again to connect with neighbors in the way we always did before. This week our whole street also had a Goodbye for one of our long term neighbor friends. He lived here for 49 years and was such a big part of the neighborhood. It was wonderful to celebrate him, but in the same way sad to see him move. Pray for a good start for him at his new spot.

No matter if you have a neighbor that is here for a short time or a long time, make sure to invest in relationship. And also fitting with our monthly love your neighbor tip at the beginning of the blog, maybe start that relationship or make it go deeper by bringing over something home baked!! So think about what you gonna bake, come up with a simple plan when and then do it!!

God bless you

Markus and Jen

 

A journey through the bible the book of Philippians

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When Paul talks about the Philippians, he often talks about the joy he gets from them. Be encouraged through this video!

Hi our friend

How was your week?

We had a good week here in San Francisco. The summer fully arrived with Tshirt weather which is awesome! That also enables us to be even more outside and are able to connect in a natural way. And when you are outside you start thinking about people and maybe think or see little things you can do for them. As an example last week we were able to welcome back a neighbor from a longer trip with a card and a small gift and it brought so much joy to him. Another neighbor we saw working with some boxes and I got to help him with that small moving project and he felt as well so blessed. Little things done with love make such a difference in peoples lives and the great thing is we can all do that!! We want to encourage you to go for a walk on your block and think of your neighbors and then do something small for them this week. You will brighten up their day!

Also dont forget to send time to read through Philippians and get inspired!

God bless you

Markus and Jen