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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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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

Stories to think about: Paul, Silas and the Thessalonians

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Our story today is about Paul and Silas and how they didn’t give up, even with big challenges, in bringing the gospel to the Thessalonians. Be inspired!!

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We hope you had a wonderful Christmas!! We for sure did even if it looked different again this year. Our Christmas day lunch with our neighborhood friend was wonderful. We had a nice meal together and it felt a bit like grandpa came over for Christmas. We also got to connect with our families through video calls which was also amazing!

2021 comes to an end in just a few days. When we come to the end of our year we always spend time to reflect and looking back at the things God did. God gave us Caleb, we hosted love your neighbor workshops, launched a love your neighbor social network just to name a few things. But with all the good during the year there are also challenging moments for all of us, like for us especially not being able to connect with people in the usual way cause of Covid. Reflect on those with God too and let him give you new perspective. Jen and I also spend some time at the end of the year to get words for the new year from God and look back at the old ones. When we do that we always get encouraged by how faithful he is. Let him speak to you and give you words for your new year too!!

Like Paul and Silas in the story above ask God in this new year where he wants you to bring the gospel. And also start into the year 2022  with the knowing that you are amazing and loved!!

God bless you

Markus, Jen and Caleb

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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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